16540: Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite, and Pyrite
- Was $14 Now $7 San Antonio Mine, East Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico Miniature - 5.3 x 4.2 x 2.5 cm 88 grams Specimen status: Reserved Send an email with specimen number to order A brown, massive to crystalline
pyrrhotite matrix hosts several groups of complexly
formed, lustrous and jet-black sphalerite crystals, with
individuals reaching 1.1 cm. Minor crystalline pyrite,
massive to crystalline white calcite, and tiny siderite
crystals complete the ensemble. Some incomplete spots on
the sphalerites as seen in the photos.
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