Quartz and Hubnerite

Huayllapon Mine, Pasto Bueno, Ancash Department, Peru
Large Cabinet, 16.1 x 15.1 x 7.4 cm
Start Time: 05/24/2016 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 06/07/2016 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

A rare large example from the older finds here of the 1980s and early 1990s, this aesthetically pleasing, acicular, glassy and gemmy, colorless quartz crystals to 1.5 cm in length. They are intimately associated with lustrous, black crystals of hubnerite, to 3 cm in length. This is a classic combination, and a really aesthetic, geometric specimen. Valued $1000-1500

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