Sphalerite with Pyrite (rare find)

Item Description

From the find from around 2002. This is a piece from that great find at the Estano Orcko mine. This toenail features a few good sized, relatively sharp, dark, semi lustrous, modified dodecahedra of Sphalerite up to 2.2 cm associated with associated golden Pyrite octahedra. The Sphalerites have a slight unusual "peacock blue-green" patina which is actually a Bornite "wash" that is seen on practically every specimen from this find. These are some of the most interesting and impressive Sphalerites I have seen in a while from Bolivia, despite being opaque. Don't miss out on this one, as there are very few of these specimens around. I know they're not the most attractive Sphalerite crystals in the world, but this was a one time find at this mine and the Sphalerites are unlike anything I've seen from any other ore body in Bolivia.