175 Grams unique Chalcopyrite Pseudomorph after Sphalerite with Quartz Crystals from Huanza Mine in Peru
$90.00
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This listing is for 175 Grams unique chalcopyrite pseudomorph after sphalerite that formed in association with quartz crystals from the Huanza Mine in Peru.
Sphalerite is a part of the sulfide group and typically exhibits a grey/black appearance due to high concentrations of impurities. In its purest state, sphalerite's chemical composition is ZnS, and can display a gemmy transparent light tan/yellow color. This is one of the few minerals that can form crystals ranging anywhere between gemmy and transparent to opaque and metallic-like. Opaque or cloudy sphalerite tends to be most abundant since iron easily replaces zinc in the process of formation.
Chalcopyrite is a brass-yellow colored mineral and an important copper ore. When weathered, chalcopyrite loses its metallic luster, turning a gray-green color. When exposed to acids, the tarnish can develop a red, blue, or purple iridescence: this acid-treated material is often sold under the name peacock ore.
Quartz is the name given to silicon dioxide (SiO2) and is the second most abundant mineral in the Earth's crust. Quartz crystals generally grow in silica-rich environments--usually igneous rocks or hydrothermal environments like geothermal waters--at temperatures between 100°C and 450°C, and usually under very high pressure. In either case, crystals will precipitate as temperatures cool, just as ice gradually forms when water freezes. Quartz veins are formed when open fissures are filled with hot water during the closing stages of mountain formation: these veins can be hundreds of millions of years old.
This piece was ethically sourced, is completely natural, not color enhanced, cut and polished to enhance it’s natural beauty.
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6.30onz /175g - L 3.83" x W 1.96" x H 1.90"
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175 Grams unique Chalcopyrite Pseudomorph after Sphalerite with Quartz Crystals from Huanza Mine in Peru
$90.00