Mineral: Fluorite on Pyrite and Galena
Locality: Huanzala Mine, Huallanca District, Dos de Mayo Province, Huánuco Department, Peru
Dimensions: 7.5 x 9 x 4.5 cm / main crystal: 4.2 cm

Description: Mass: 246 g MIM number:1772 A plate made small pyrite and galena crystals covered with transparent and shiny pink fluorite crystals shaped as complex octahedra showing also the faces of the cube. One of the fluorites has a purple tinge (most likely due to interference phenomena). The set is completely intact and seems to be a floater. Photographer: AINU / Augustin de Valence

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