AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Peru > Enargite and Pyrite |
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DESCRIPTION: | No. 39219 |
Mineral: | Enargite and Pyrite |
Locality: | Quiruvilca District, Santiago de Chuco Province, La Libertad Department, Peru |
Description: | Large sooty-gray enargite crystals up to 25 mm intergrown with yellow-metallic pyrite crystals up to 18 mm. There are several shallow cracks running through the cluster - typical for this locality - but they do not go completely through. Ex. Steve Chamberlain collection #4078; originally acquired in 1981 |
Overall Size: | 11x9x3 cm |
Crystals: | 1-25 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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