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Quartz with Chalcopyrite from Huaron District, Cerro de Pasco Province, Pasco Department, Peru

 
Quartz with Chalcopyrite from Huaron District, Cerro de Pasco Province, Pasco Department, Peru

Quartz with Chalcopyrite from Huaron District, Cerro de Pasco Province, Pasco Department, Peru

Quartz with Chalcopyrite from Huaron District, Cerro de Pasco Province, Pasco Department, Peru

DESCRIPTION:No. 23323
Mineral:Quartz with Chalcopyrite
Locality:Huaron District, Cerro de Pasco Province, Pasco Department, Peru
Description:Large cluster of elongated quartz crystals up to 5 cm long with yellow chalcopyrite crystals in rounded aggregates up to 1 cm diameter. Areas of the chalcopyrite are overgrown with blue-gray tennantite microcrystals.
Overall Size:17x11x6 cm
Crystals:micro to 5 cm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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