Mineral: Phosphophyllite
Locality: Unificada Mine, Cerro de Potosí (Cerro Rico), Potosí City, Potosí Department, Bolivia
Dimensions: 2,4 x 1,3 x 3,3 cm
Description: Well terminated and slightly dissymmetrical twin in the shape of a bishop's miter and without any cleavage. It is of a beautiful bluish-green, very transparent and brilliant, and rich in very clear facets
MIM number 1132
Photographer: Augustin de Valence (Aďnu)
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