Tetrahedrite Subgroup, Quartz
Casapalca Mine, Casapalca, Chicla District, Huarochirí Province, Lima, Peru
7.5 x 6.7 x 4.3 cm. A superb, aesthetic and unusual tetrahedrite combination from this famous locale. Two intergrown, sharp, tetrahedral crystals, to 3.7 cm, are set on the pristine, 360-degree knob covered with sparkly quartz points. The pristine, lustrous, metallic-gray tetrahedrites have light iridescence and striking repetitive growth faces ...
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