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Tetrahedrite on Calcite from Concepción del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico

 
Tetrahedrite on Calcite from Concepción del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico

Tetrahedrite on Calcite from Concepción del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Tetrahedrite on Calcite from Concepción del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 39316
Mineral:Tetrahedrite on Calcite
Locality:Concepción del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico
Description:Bright metallic tetrahedrite crystals up to 5 mm on edge scattered among colorless scalenohedral calcite crystals up to 3 mm. Ex. W. Frech collection #378
Overall Size:6x4x3 cm
Crystals:1-5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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