Tennantite with Quartz
specimen number:
4931005
location:
Aranzazu mine, Concepcion del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico
description:
Classic old Mexican specimen with metallic crystals of tennantite measuring to 0.8 cm in size scattered across the top of a white crystallized quartz matrix. This is in very good condition with minimal micro-chipping to some of the less prominent crystals. Good example for this material likely collected in the 1960s or 1970s.
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