Miargyrite with Pyrargyrite

Miargyrite with Pyrargyrite from San Genaro Mine, Castrovirreyna District, Huancavelica, Peru

Collection

John Betts - Fine Minerals

Description

Flattened platy Miargyrite crystals on one face of massive Miargyrite matrix with fragments of milky Quartz included on the side. Under magnification translucent red Pyrargyrite microcrystals are visible on the Miargyrite terminations.

Locality

San Genaro Mine, Castrovirreyna District, Huancavelica, Peru

Dimensions

3.0 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm.


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