Sphalerite with Pyrite, Quartz
specimen number:
8661619
location:
Animon mine, Huaron, Pasco, Peru
description:
Attractive combination piece with lustrous black crystals of sphalerite and bright golden cubic crystals of pyrite in a cluster with little attached matrix. Small crystals of colorless quartz present as well. The sphalerite crystals exhibit twinning and the piece is in good condition.
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