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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 58066 |
| Mineral: | Tetrahedrite with Galena, Sphalerite, Chalcopyrite |
| Locality: | Casapalca District, Huarochiri Province, Peru |
| Description: | Tetrahedral dark-metallic tetrahedrite crystals to 18 mm with dull gray octahedral galena crystals to 10 mm and lustrous black sphalerite crystals to 5 mm plus minor yellow-metallic. The tetrahedrite crystals have small parallel faces on the surfaces. Ex. B. Gaber collection #629; ex. Paul Pohwat collection #838 (Mineral Collection Manager at Smithsonian) |
| Overall Size: | 9x9x7 cm |
| Crystals: | 0.5-18.0 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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