Inca de Oro mining district, Chañaral/Copiapó Provinces, Atacama Region, Chile

4.6 x 3.9 x 2.1 cm. Szenicsite with elongated, individual crystals and full terminations. Most specimens are lamellar or contacted masses, or clusters of chunky crystals. This fine miniature is made up of bladed, lustrous, electric-green, crystals, to 3.5 cm in length. Ex. Dr. Edward David, Dr. Steve Neely, and Joseph Freilich Collections.

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This is an outstanding specimen of top-quality Szenicsite from the type and only find, with one of the most 3-dimensional and freestanding crystals. This specimen features a 2 cm free-standing crystal perched upon a natural 3-dimensional pedestal of Szenicsite! 2.4 x 2 x 1.4 cm

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Difficult to believe on first impression, these distinct crystals were identified as pseudomalachite by Carl Francis at Harvard University, June 2006. Collected along with other rare species by Terry Szenics during his recent three month expedition in Chile. Photomicrograph © Saul Krotki 2006 (.0778.4). Field of view 1.4 mm across. Krotki Mineral ...

© Saul Krotki 2006

A 2 cm tall Szenicsite xl group. Ex. Minette collection. C. Stefano specimen #2214.

© C. Stefano '20

Example of extremely rare szenicsite of dark green color in contrast with lime green cuprian-powellite xls that makes this piece real beauty. Specimen size is 5x4 cm. Marek Patúš photo & collection #583

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3.5 x 3.1 x 1.7 cm. Szenicsite miniature with the typical electric shimmering green color that this find is known for. Ex. Terry Szenics and Paul Stahl Collections.

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Difficult to believe on first impression, these distinct crystals were identified as pseudomalachite by Carl Francis at Harvard University, June 2006. Collected along with other rare species by Terry Szenics during his recent three month expedition in Chile. Photomicrograph © Saul Krotki 2006 (.0777.1). Field of view 2.0 mm. Krotki Mineral ...

© Saul Krotki 2006

Field of view is about 1 cm across. P. Cristofono specimen and photo. The massive powellite (bottom, left) fluoresces yellow in SW ultraviolet light.

© 2006 Peter Cristofono

4.0 x 3.9 x 2.2 cm. Extremely sharp, brilliant green crystals. Ex. Terry Szenics Collection.

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Sony Alpha 7R ii, bellows, Mitutoyo M Plan 10x, aperture, Raynox DCR-250 retro, Stack-Master linear actor, stack shot control. Yellow Powellite. Collection and photo: Stephan Wolfsried.

© Stephan Wolfsried 10/2017

Picture width is 6mm. Green crystals of Szenicsite (TL). Depth of field is achieved with CombineZM.

© Elmar Lackner 2006

4.3 x 2.9 x 1.4 cm. Extremely sharp, brilliant green crystals lining a crevasse in the matrix. Ex. Charlie Key.

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5.8 x 4.4 x 3 cm. Extremely sharp, brilliant green crystals lining a crevasse in the matrix. Ex. Martin Zinn Collection.

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Quartz crystals covering chrysocolla. Cube = 1 cm. Photo & Collection Chinellato Matteo

© Chinellato Matteo

Field of view 6 mm. Powellite multiple crystal. Specimen and photo Leon Hupperichs.

© Leon Hupperichs

Szenicsite xls. FOV is ~5mm. JBS specimen and photo.

© 2004 Jason B. Smith

Nice pale yellow crystals of Powellite. Picture width is 4mm.

© Elmar Lackner

Szenicsite & Powellite. Vasco Trancoso collection. Size: 8.5 x 5.2 x 4.9 cm. This specimen is covered with crystals of szencsite. Powellite is fluorescent under SW UV light. Photo courtesy from John Veevaert.

2.6 x 1.8 x 1.7 cm. A superb large electric green crystal from the type locality and type find of January 1993. Highly lustrous and finely layered. Ex. Carlton Davis Collection.

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Crude, orthorhombic crystal of szenicsite. Crystal size, 20mm x 10mm. Brent Thorne specimen and photograph.

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Flakes and aggregates of metallic grey hexagonal crystals of molybdenite in matrix. The main aggregate is about 2.5x1.1 cm. and fully terminated. Specimen size: 4.3x3.5x3 cm.

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Crystalline powellite (variety- Cuprian). Photo is about 8.6 mm in length. Specimen obtained from Terry Szenics at the 2008 Rochester Mineralogical Symposium. Photo and specimen: Steve Stuart.

© SMS 2008

40 x 30 mm. Left: Normal light. Right: SWUV, powellite fluoresces white. RFC FM 1881.

© 2008 Michael C. Roarke

Pyramidal powellite crystals, highly fluorescent yellow-white under SW UV light. Specimen obtained from Terry Szenics at the 2008 Rochester Mineralogical Symposium. Photo is about 2.1 mm in length. Photo and specimen: Steve Stuart.

© SMS 2008

15 mm wide FOV. Metallic green szenicsite with cuprian powellite, type locality. Specimen was found by Terry Szenics himself. Whole specimen view included. RFC M1674.

© 2007 Michael C. Roarke

Groups of platy crystals of the rare species Szenicsite. The crystals, with excellent color and luster, form fanlike growths and are on matrix. The sample is from the personal collection of Terry Szenics, in whose honor the species was named, and it is with a label signed by him.
Mina Jardinera Número 1, Inca de Oro, Chañaral, Atacama, ...

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A 6.0 x 4.0 x 2.5 cm matrix, this rich on one edge with brilliant green sparkling crystallized szenicsite. On the other side of this matrix is bubbly botryoidal crystallized green powellite. Neat combination specimen! Ex Peter Gillis collection.

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The width of field is 2.5 mm. Collection of Jesse Crawford. The depth of field has been enhanced using Helicon Focus (11 exposures). Equipment: Nikon D-100 digital camera on a homemade microscope.

© 2008 by Jesse Crawford

Small drusy crystals of yellow-green (cuprian) powellite. Fluoresces bright yellow under UV illumination. Crystals of powellite are quite rare. Overall size of mineral specimen: 3x3x2 cm. Size of individual crystals: 1 mm.

© 2001 John H. Betts

Small group of gold on and in Chrysocolla. Speciman is 2.9 cm tall. Photographed by, and in the collection of, Karl Volkman.

© Karl Volkman

Terry Szenics Specimen, Tucson 2008

© J.Ralph 2008

Large and heavy (2.2 kg.) specimen featuring numerous cavities in matrix containing bright blue Chrysocolla, partially covered by fine Quartz crystals. Overall size of specimen is 16.5 x 15 x 7.5 cm.

© Nik Nikiforou

Pale blue chrysocolla - Specimen size 4x4x2.5 cm

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Crystals oxidized up to 1,2cm on Dolomite - Overall size 5,5x3,5x2cm - May of 1997

© Photo & Collection of Martins da Pedra

A 3mm mass on and in Chrysocolla. Photographed by, and in the collection of, Karl Volkman

© Karl Volkman 7/31/05

Small 1-2 mm crystals of yellow-green (cuprian) powellite. Fluoresces bright yellow under UV illumination. Crystals of powellite are quite rare. Overall size of mineral specimen: 5x4x2.5 cm. Size of individual crystals: 1-2 mm.

© 2001 John H. Betts

Image is 5,7 mm wide.

© 2004 by Dominik Schläfli. All rights reserved.

Light green molybdofornacite xls on matrix. This material was collected by Terry Szenics. Field of view: 4 mm Photo and collection Antonio Borrelli

© Antonio Borrelli

Field of view 4 mm. Specimen and photo Leon Hupperichs.

© Leon Hupperichs

Sprays of rare acicular dioptase xls. Field 10mm.

© J. Rosell

Beautiful "Geode" of Malachite after Azurite. This piece dates back more than 25 years since it was collected. The measure is 6.1 x 4.0 x 3.2 cm. The largest crystal of approximately 0.7 cm. Roberto Rojas R. Personal Collection.

An unusual specimen with BOTH yellow and green powellite crystals, though on opposite sides of the piece !?! The color on each is due to copper, perhaps of differing amounts? This specimen was colleced by and is from the collection of Skip Szenics, discoverer of Szenicsite at this locality 4 x 3.5 x 3 cm

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A 27cm wide floater mass of Cooper studded with cuprite crystals. Photographed by Karl Volkman. In the Collection of Donald Volkman. Ex A. Handly specimen.

© Karl Volkman 10/2007

Powellite, pseudomorph after molybdenite, 49 x 46 x 38 mm., Jardinera Mine #1, Inca de Oro, Chile. Collected by Terry Szenics in 1994. The other side of the specimen (see other photo) shows unaltered molybdenite in the core. K. Nash specimen & image.

Example of extremely rare szenicsite of dark green color in contrast with lime green cuprian-powellite xls that makes this piece real beauty. Specimen size is 5x4 cm. Marek Patúš photo & collection #583

© Marek Patúš

Size 0,6 mm Colletion and photo L. Mattei

© Luigi Mattei

Blue-green ludjibaite (PXRD-analysed), associated with olive-greenish dull crusts of chenevixite (EDS-analysed) on acicular, brownish tourmaline (top left and foreground; SXRD-analysed). Width of photo 5 mm.

© Fritz Schreiber

Picture width is 2,5mm. Very small intense green crystals of Molybdofornacite. Depth of field is achieved with CombineZM.

© Elmar Lackner 2006

This is a very rare large specimen of a new varietal of powellite that was identified during analysis of the szenicsite associations from this remote mine, only found in the 1990s by Terry Szenics. I bought much at the time, and saw no plates of this size for sale. It has some peripheral contacts, but the main display area is pristine and the ...

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Example of extremely rare szenicsite of dark green color in contrast with lime green cuprian-powellite xls that makes this piece real beauty. Specimen size is 5x4 cm. Marek Patúš photo & collection #583

© Marek Patúš

4.2 x 2.8 x 1.5 cm. A rich and showy, two-sided specimen of gemmy and lustrous, wine-red cuprite crystals on copper from the classic Chilean locale of Inca de Oro. The protruding, ball-like cluster of cuprite crystals is 8 mm across. Cuprite of this quality has not come out of Inca de Oro in many years. Ex. John Ydren Collection.

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Clusters of yellowish-green crystals of Molybdofornacite together with Malachite. Field of view 4 mm. Specimen and photo Leon Hupperichs.

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Field of view 18 mm. Collection M. Kampf No 98-039.

Picture width 3 mm. Photographer and collection O. Dziallas

© O. Dziallas 2005

Clusters of yellowish-green crystals of Molybdofornacite together with Malachite. Field of view 4 mm. Specimen and photo Leon Hupperichs.

© Leon Hupperichs

20.2 x 9.3 x 7.9 cm. This is a beautiful specimen. The surreal blue color looks fake, painted. However, the color is actually due to copper inclusions. Note the obvious presence of a rare green mineral in small, sharp crystals: probably libethenite or brochantite. Both are found at the mine, and I have a sample sent out for analysis. Ex. Academy ...

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Dendretic mass of copper with red cuprite crystals, size 19x7.5 cm. Gerard van der Veldt collection and photo.

Difficult to believe on first impression, these distinct crystals were identified as pseudomalachite by Carl Francis at Harvard University, June 2006. Collected along with other rare species by Terry Szenics during his recent three month expedition in Chile. Photomicrograph © Saul Krotki 2006 (.0778.3). Field of view 3.4 mm. Krotki Mineral ...

© Saul Krotki 2006

Field of view: 2 mm Photo and collection Antonio Borrelli

© Antonio Borrelli

This specimen has vugs with balls of Chryscolla covered with tiny druzy Quartz crystals. This label list the black mineral as Psilomelane with a question mark. I have not tested it as I can not do so with out damaging the specimen. Size: 7.4 x 7 x 5.3 cm. Photograph by and in the collection of Tom Klinepeter

Crystals of Molybdofornacite on matrix from San Pablo mine, Inca de Oro, Chile. Field of view: 1 cm. Specimen and photo: Knut Eldjarn.

© Knut Eldjarn

Another specimen, with limey-green color, the best you could ask for. As with the above, there is contact on the periphery which is visible, but you can see the almost gemmy crystals in the middle are in good shape. BETTER IN PERSON, with a 3-dimensional depth to this vug! 6.5 x 5.3 x 3.9 cm

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2.8 x 2.2 x 1.7 cm. A rare, gemmy, purplish-red scheelite crystal from an uncommon scheelite locality - the Aliste Mine, Inca de Oro, Chile. The sharp, lustrous crystal has excellent, complete all-around form and is a near floater.

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Intergrown group of dark green xls. Field of view, 1.4mm. R.D.Green collection and photo.

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Difficult to believe on first impression, these distinct crystals were identified as pseudomalachite by Carl Francis at Harvard University, June 2006. Collected along with other rare species by Terry Szenics during his recent three month expedition in Chile. Photomicrograph © Saul Krotki 2006 (.0778.2). Field of view 2.4 mm. Krotki Mineral ...

© Saul Krotki 2006

6.2 x 5.1 x 3.9 cm. A thin layer of drusy quartz adds sparkle to a rich pocket wall covered with botryoidal chrysocolla of an intense turquoise-blue.

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Single .4mm.thick red xl. R.D.Green collection and photo.

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Specimen is 2.7 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm., covered with terminated 1 cm. quartz crystals which in turn are covered with a druse of Azurite microcrystals.

© Richard Dale

FOV 5mm. Richard Green collection and photo.

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A 2.5 x 1.8 x 0.6 cm matrix, this with bluish-green crystalline botryoidal chrysocolla and a brilliant 0.35 x 0.15 cm patch of native gold. Ex Steve Pullman collection.

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Chrysocolla coated with very smal Quartz crystals. Specimen size 13x10cm. Photo and collection; Jorge M. Alves

© Jorge Moreira Alves

Green Fuss. FOV 5mm. R.D.Green collection and photo.

© R.D.Green

An unusual specimen in which the Szenicsite grew atop contrasting limey-green powellite, creating a green-on-green contrast that is very pretty! This is a pretty good Szenicsite on its own merits, with lustrous, metallic crystals to 2.2 cm. Usually the material is jumbled up and you see only the edges of lamellar growths , as the part touching the ...

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Nice blue Chrysocolla under sparkly clear Quartz crystals, 4cm by 6cm. Rolf Luetcke specimen and photo.

Blue-green ludjibaite (PXRD-analysed), associated with olive-greenish dull crusts of chenevixite (EDS-analysed) on acicular, brownish tourmaline (SXRD-analysed). Width of photo 4 mm.

© Fritz Schreiber