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Hübnerite from Araucana Mine, Cerro Chuquichuecho, southeast of Casapalca, Yauli, Peru

 
Hübnerite from Araucana Mine, Cerro Chuquichuecho, southeast of Casapalca, Yauli, Peru

Hübnerite from Araucana Mine, Cerro Chuquichuecho, southeast of Casapalca, Yauli, Peru

Hübnerite from Araucana Mine, Cerro Chuquichuecho, southeast of Casapalca, Yauli, Peru

Hübnerite from Araucana Mine, Cerro Chuquichuecho, southeast of Casapalca, Yauli, Peru

DESCRIPTION:No. 65349
Mineral:Hübnerite
Locality:Araucana Mine, Cerro Chuquichuecho, southeast of Casapalca, Yauli, Peru
Description:Single crystal of black hübnerite that has crystal faces on the front, rear, and top edge. Originally labeled by Boyle (mineral educator at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum) as ferberite (now a mineral group), tests indicate it is hübnerite. Ex. Irving Horowitz collection #201, originally purchased from Jack Boyle (1887-1955); Reference: The Amazon Provinces of Peru (1894) by H. Guillaume
Overall Size:5x5x2 cm
Crystals:50 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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