AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Peru > Hübnerite on Quartz |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 62443 |
Mineral: | Hübnerite on Quartz |
Locality: | Mundo Nuevo Mine, Huamachuco, La Libertad, Peru |
Description: | Lustrous black hübnerite crystals to 12 mm on lustrous transparent colorless quartz crystals to 22 mm. The hübnerite crystals appear black, but exhibit red translucency on the thin edges when illuminated from the rear. One crystal is cleaved on the rear. |
Overall Size: | 30x22x20 mm |
Crystals: | micro to 22 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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