Proustite
specimen number:
1321011
location:
Chanarcillo, Copiapo Province, Atacama Region, Chile
description: Lustrous glassy translucent red scalenohedral crystals of proustite to 1.0 cm in size covering the top of a massive proustite matrix. Shows all around; micro-chipping is present but overall this is in very good condition for one of these old classics. Measures 3.0 x 1.7 x 1.2 cm. Ref: The Mineralogical Record, 10(4), 197-204. Ex Sal Avella collection.
Size: 3.0 x 1.7 x 1.2 cm (thumbnail)
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