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This page provides a selection of the specimens that have passed through the Fabre Minerals website and, due to their quality,
rarity, or significance as specimens from interesting locations, have been preserved as reference specimens in #MVM

Baryte from Cerro Warihuyn

Baryte
Baryte.
 

ED11J8: From a very recent find on Cerro Warihuyn, it has very different characteristics from the samples known so far. A tabular crystal of perfectly defined faces and edges, very transparent and of deep yellow color. Very esthetic and aerial on the Dolomite matrix.
Cerro Warihuyn, 2850 m.↑, Miraflores, Huamalias, Huanuco  Peru (2007)

Specimen size: 3.4 × 2.4 × 2.1 cm = 1.34” × 0.94” × 0.83”

Main crystal size: 2.3 × 1.8 cm = 0.91” × 0.71”

Minor zoned fluorescence long & short UV
Baryte with Dolomite
 

TX46H4: The specimen is from a recent find at this Peruvian locality, completely unknown a short time ago. Crystals are between tabular and laminar and have an exceptional luster and are on a small matrix of Dolomite. Fluorescence under UV light is spectacular, having curious and well defined zones of different intensity.
Cerro Warihuyn, 2850 m.↑, Miraflores, Huamalias, Huanuco  Peru (2005-2006)

Specimen size: 4.3 × 3.6 × 1.5 cm = 1.69” × 1.42” × 0.59”

Main crystal size: 3.9 × 2.8 cm = 1.54” × 1.10”

Intense zoned fluorescence long & short UV
Baryte with Dolomite.
Baryte
Baryte.
 

MJ46K6: Parallel group of very transparent and very sharp crystals of Baryte with a deep yellow color, on a Dolomite matrix.
Cerro Warihuyn, ↑2850 m., Miraflores, Huamalias, Huanuco  Peru (03-04/2007)

Specimen size: 4.8 × 3.4 × 1.5 cm = 1.89” × 1.34” × 0.59”

Minor fluorescence long & short UV
Baryte with Dolomite
 

EH64J8: From a very recent find on Cerro Warihuyn, it has very different characteristics from the samples known so far. Parallel growths of tabular crystals with perfectly defined faces and edges and a deep yellow color. Very esthetic and aerial on the Dolomite matrix.
Cerro Warihuyn, 2850 m.↑, Miraflores, Huamalias, Huanuco  Peru (2007)

Specimen size: 4.8 × 4 × 4.2 cm = 1.89” × 1.57” × 1.65”

Main crystal size: 2 × 1.5 cm = 0.79” × 0.59”

Minor zoned fluorescence long & short UV
Baryte with Dolomite. Front
Front
Baryte with Dolomite. Rear
Rear
Baryte with Dolomite
Baryte with Dolomite. Front
Front
Baryte with Dolomite. Rear
Rear
 

NB96AI3: Very aerial Baryte crystals on a Dolomite matrix in very sharp thin tabular crystals with very well defined polycrystalline growths. They are complete, transparent, bright and with a slightly smoky color.
The sample is from the Ignacio Hernández collection (num. 138) whose original label we’ll send to the buyer.
Warihuyn Hill, →2850 m., Puños, Miraflores District, Huamalíes Province, Huánuco Department  Peru

Specimen size: 8.2 × 3.8 × 4.5 cm = 3.23” × 1.50” × 1.77”

Main crystal size: 3.5 × 1.7 cm = 1.38” × 0.67”

Fluorescence short UV & minor fluorescence long UV

Former collection of Ignacio Hernández
Baryte

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TW26AK9: Group of tabular and very sharp Baryte crystals on matrix, many of them doubly terminated and all of them transparent, extraordinarily lustrous and slightly smoky. A very elegant specimen.
Warihuyn Hill, →2850 m., Puños, Miraflores District, Huamalíes Province, Huánuco Department  Peru (2007)

Specimen size: 14.6 × 6.9 × 3.9 cm = 5.75” × 2.72” × 1.54”

Main crystal size: 2.7 × 1.2 cm = 1.06” × 0.47”

Zoned fluorescence long & short UV
Baryte. Photo: Joaquim Callén
Photo: Joaquim Callén
Baryte. Detail
Detail

Quartz (variety rose quartz)

Quartz (variety rose quartz)
Quartz (variety rose quartz).
 

MH14AM9: A novelty at Tucson Virtual 2021. Unusual fan-shaped growths on matrix of translucent, lustrous and deep pink Quartz crystals whose color is not due to inclusions of iron oxides but rather is inherent to the Quartz itself. The exact name of the mine is not yet known, but it will surely become known with the passage of time.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (2020)

Specimen size: 2.7 × 2.5 × 1.9 cm = 1.06” × 0.98” × 0.75”

Main crystal size: 0.4 × 0.1 cm = 0.16” × 0.04”

Quartz (variety rose quartz)
Quartz (variety rose quartz)  

SM60MHZ: A novelty at Tucson Virtual 2021: Unlike other pieces from this find, the crystals here are of good size and their color is more pink. The precise name of the mine is not yet known, but it will surely become known with the passage of time.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (2020)

Specimen size: 3 × 2.5 × 1.7 cm = 1.18” × 0.98” × 0.67”

Main crystal size: 1.5 × 1.4 cm = 0.59” × 0.55”

Quartz (variety rose quartz).
Quartz (variety rose quartz)
Quartz (variety rose quartz).
 

MX14AM7: A novelty at Tucson Virtual 2021. Unusual fan-shaped growths on matrix of translucent, lustrous and deep pink Quartz crystals whose color is not due to inclusions of iron oxides but rather is inherent to the Quartz itself. The exact name of the mine is not yet known, but it will surely become known with the passage of time.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (2020)

Specimen size: 3.1 × 2.4 × 2 cm = 1.22” × 0.94” × 0.79”

Quartz (variety rose quartz)
 

MA10AM7: A novelty at Tucson Virtual 2021. Unusual fan-shaped growths on matrix of translucent, lustrous and deep pink Quartz crystals whose color is not due to inclusions of iron oxides but rather is inherent to the Quartz itself. The exact name of the mine is not yet known, but it will surely become known with the passage of time.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (2020)

Specimen size: 3.3 × 3 × 2.1 cm = 1.30” × 1.18” × 0.83”

Quartz (variety rose quartz). Quartz (variety rose quartz).
Quartz (variety rose quartz)
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Front
Front
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Side
Side
 

MC10AM9: A novelty at Tucson Virtual 2021. Unusual fan-shaped growths on matrix of translucent, lustrous and deep pink Quartz crystals whose color is not due to inclusions of iron oxides but rather is inherent to the Quartz itself. The exact name of the mine is not yet known, but it will surely become known with the passage of time.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (2020)

Specimen size: 3.6 × 2.9 × 2.4 cm = 1.42” × 1.14” × 0.94”

Main crystal size: 2.3 × 1.3 cm = 0.91” × 0.51”

Quartz (variety rose quartz)
 

MG48AM7: A novelty at Tucson Virtual 2021. Unusual fan-shaped growths on matrix of translucent, lustrous and deep pink Quartz crystals whose color is not due to inclusions of iron oxides but rather is inherent to the Quartz itself. The exact name of the mine is not yet known, but it will surely become known with the passage of time.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (2020)

Specimen size: 4.2 × 3.5 × 3.8 cm = 1.65” × 1.38” × 1.50”

Quartz (variety rose quartz). Front
Front
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Side
Side
Quartz (variety rose quartz)
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Quartz (variety rose quartz).
 

MY14AM7: A novelty at Tucson Virtual 2021. Unusual fan-shaped growths on matrix of translucent, lustrous and deep pink Quartz crystals whose color is not due to inclusions of iron oxides but rather is inherent to the Quartz itself. The exact name of the mine is not yet known, but it will surely become known with the passage of time.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (2020)

Specimen size: 4.3 × 4.1 × 2.3 cm = 1.69” × 1.61” × 0.91”

Quartz (variety rose quartz)

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TMB46AP6: Unusual Quartz growth with very sharp bipyramidal terminations and highly polycrystalline growths, translucent, with good luster and deep pink color, The natural color of the Quartz, not due to inclusions of iron oxides.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (02/2022)

Specimen size: 4.4 × 3.5 × 2.5 cm = 1.73” × 1.38” × 0.98”

Main crystal size: 4.2 × 1.9 cm = 1.65” × 0.75”

Quartz (variety rose quartz). Front
Front
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Rear
Rear
Quartz (variety rose quartz)
Quartz (variety rose quartz).

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TTA16AO3: Group of crystals with very well defined and sharp crystal forms, translucent, with good luster and an intense pink color, their natural color, not due to inclusions of iron oxides.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (02/2022)

Specimen size: 4.4 × 4.3 × 3.6 cm = 1.73” × 1.69” × 1.42”

Main crystal size: 2.3 × 1.8 cm = 0.91” × 0.71”

Quartz (variety rose quartz)
 

MG13AM9: A novelty at Tucson Virtual 2021. Unusual fan-shaped growths on matrix of translucent, lustrous and deep pink Quartz crystals whose color is not due to inclusions of iron oxides but rather is inherent to the Quartz itself. The exact name of the mine is not yet known, but it will surely become known with the passage of time.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (2020)

Specimen size: 4.6 × 2.5 × 1.7 cm = 1.81” × 0.98” × 0.67”

Main crystal size: 0.5 × 0.2 cm = 0.20” × 0.08”

Quartz (variety rose quartz). Front
Front
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Side
Side
Quartz (variety rose quartz)
Quartz (variety rose quartz).
 

ME11AM9: A novelty at Tucson Virtual 2021. Unusual fan-shaped growths on matrix of translucent, lustrous and deep pink Quartz crystals whose color is not due to inclusions of iron oxides but rather is inherent to the Quartz itself. The exact name of the mine is not yet known, but it will surely become known with the passage of time.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (2020)

Specimen size: 4.6 × 2.6 × 2.5 cm = 1.81” × 1.02” × 0.98”

Main crystal size: 1 × 0.3 cm = 0.39” × 0.12”

Quartz (variety rose quartz)
 

MM48AM7: A novelty at Tucson Virtual 2021. Unusual fan-shaped growths on matrix of translucent, lustrous and deep pink Quartz crystals whose color is not due to inclusions of iron oxides but rather is inherent to the Quartz itself. The exact name of the mine is not yet known, but it will surely become known with the passage of time.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (2020)

Specimen size: 4.8 × 4.6 × 4.5 cm = 1.89” × 1.81” × 1.77”

Quartz (variety rose quartz). Quartz (variety rose quartz).
Quartz (variety rose quartz)
Quartz (variety rose quartz).
Quartz (variety rose quartz).

Fluorescent light (daylight)
Quartz (variety rose quartz)
 

SV90EBB: Group of Quartz crystals (variety rose quartz) with deep and uniform tones, in two distinct habits, one forming aerial spherical aggregates with sharp crystal terminations, and one more massive with stalactitic and columnar shapes, all on a rock matrix. The pink color in this type of specimen is not due to inclusions of iron oxides but is the natural color of the quartz. The exact location of the find is not yet known.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (2021)

Specimen size: 5 × 4 × 3.7 cm = 1.97” × 1.57” × 1.46”

Quartz (variety rose quartz)
 

MJ14AM9: A novelty at Tucson Virtual 2021. Unusual fan-shaped growths on matrix of translucent, lustrous and deep pink Quartz crystals whose color is not due to inclusions of iron oxides but rather is inherent to the Quartz itself. The exact name of the mine is not yet known, but it will surely become known with the passage of time.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (2020)

Specimen size: 5.1 × 2.6 × 2.6 cm = 2.01” × 1.02” × 1.02”

Main crystal size: 0.4 × 0.2 cm = 0.16” × 0.08”

Quartz (variety rose quartz).
Quartz (variety rose quartz)
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Rear / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Rear / Photo: Joaquim Callén
 

MX27AM5: A novelty at Tucson Virtual 2021. Original-looking fan-shaped growths of translucent Quartz crystals, with good luster and an intense pink color, on matrix. The pink color is not due to inclusions of iron oxides but is rather their natural color. The precise name of the mine is not yet known, but will surely become known with the passage of time.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (2020)

Specimen size: 5.3 × 4.4 × 2.9 cm = 2.09” × 1.73” × 1.14”

Main crystal size: 0.5 × 0.2 cm = 0.20” × 0.08”

Quartz (variety rose quartz)
 

MP16AM9: A novelty at Tucson Virtual 2021. Unusual fan-shaped growths on matrix of translucent, lustrous and deep pink Quartz crystals whose color is not due to inclusions of iron oxides but rather is inherent to the Quartz itself. The exact name of the mine is not yet known, but it will surely become known with the passage of time.
This specimen has been published on the Mineralogical Record´s web page, in the 'What's New' section, report 60, May 23, 2021 edition, page 6
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (2020)

Specimen size: 5.8 × 3.6 × 2.3 cm = 2.28” × 1.42” × 0.91”

Main crystal size: 0.6 × 0.3 cm = 0.24” × 0.12”

Quartz (variety rose quartz).
Quartz (variety rose quartz)
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Quartz (variety rose quartz).
 

ML67AM7: A novelty at Tucson Virtual 2021. Unusual fan-shaped growths on matrix of translucent, lustrous and deep pink Quartz crystals whose color is not due to inclusions of iron oxides but rather is inherent to the Quartz itself. The exact name of the mine is not yet known, but it will surely become known with the passage of time.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (2020)

Specimen size: 5.9 × 2.7 × 3.7 cm = 2.32” × 1.06” × 1.46”

Quartz (variety rose quartz)

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TMA36AP6: Group of Quartz crystals (rose quartz variety), on a white Quartz matrix, with very acute bipyramidal terminations, translucent, with good luster and intense pink color, its natural color, not due to iron oxide inclusions.
The size of the crystal is very large compared to previous finds from the same locality.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (02/2022)

Specimen size: 6.1 × 3.8 × 3 cm = 2.40” × 1.50” × 1.18”

Main crystal size: 6.2 × 1.6 cm = 2.44” × 0.63”

Quartz (variety rose quartz).
Quartz (variety rose quartz)
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Front
Front
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Rear
Rear
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Side
Side

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TFR88AO6: Unique fan-shaped growths on a matrix of translucent, lustrous and intense pink Quartz crystals whose color is not due to inclusions of iron oxides, but is their natural color. Much larger crystal size than previous finds. The precise name of the mine is not yet known, but surely with the passage of time we will find out.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (02/2022)

Specimen size: 6.5 × 4.8 × 3.6 cm = 2.56” × 1.89” × 1.42”

Main crystal size: 6 × 2 cm = 2.36” × 0.79”

Quartz (variety rose quartz)
 

MR56AM5: A novelty at Tucson Virtual 2021. Original-looking fan-shaped growths of translucent Quartz crystals, with good luster and an intense pink color, on matrix. The pink color is not due to inclusions of iron oxides but is rather their natural color. The precise name of the mine is not yet known, but will surely become known with the passage of time.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (2020)

Specimen size: 6.6 × 6.4 × 3.1 cm = 2.60” × 2.52” × 1.22”

Main crystal size: 0.8 × 0.2 cm = 0.31” × 0.08”

Quartz (variety rose quartz). Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Quartz (variety rose quartz)
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Front
Front
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Rear
Rear

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TTB50AO3: Peculiar growth of Quartz, on matrix, with very sharp bipyramidal terminations and strongly polycrystalline growths, translucent, lustrous and intense pink, its natural color, not due to inclusions of iron oxides.
The crystal size is enormous compared to previous finds from the same locality.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (02/2022)

Specimen size: 7 × 7 × 4.2 cm = 2.76” × 2.76” × 1.65”

Main crystal size: 6.4 × 4.3 cm = 2.52” × 1.69”

Quartz (variety rose quartz)
 

MT46AM5: A novelty at Tucson Virtual 2021. Original-looking fan-shaped growths of translucent Quartz crystals, with good luster and an intense pink color, on matrix. The pink color is not due to inclusions of iron oxides but is rather their natural color. The precise name of the mine is not yet known, but will surely become known with the passage of time.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (2020)

Specimen size: 7.2 × 4.7 × 2.6 cm = 2.83” × 1.85” × 1.02”

Main crystal size: 0.5 × 0.2 cm = 0.20” × 0.08”

Quartz (variety rose quartz). Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Quartz (variety rose quartz)
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Front
Front
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Rear
Rear

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TTX94AO3: Peculiar growth of Quartz, on matrix, with very sharp bipyramidal terminations and strongly polycrystalline growths, translucent, lustrous and intense pink, its natural color, not due to inclusions of iron oxides.
The crystal size is enormous compared to previous finds from the same locality.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (02/2022)

Specimen size: 7.6 × 7 × 5.6 cm = 2.99” × 2.76” × 2.20”

Main crystal size: 5 × 3.5 cm = 1.97” × 1.38”

Quartz (variety rose quartz)

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TTE67AO3: Peculiar growth of Quartz, on matrix, with very sharp bipyramidal terminations and strongly polycrystalline growths, translucent, lustrous and intense pink, its natural color, not due to inclusions of iron oxides.
The crystal size is enormous compared to previous finds from the same locality.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (02/2022)

Specimen size: 8 × 6.1 × 6.5 cm = 3.15” × 2.40” × 2.56”

Main crystal size: 6.2 × 2.9 cm = 2.44” × 1.14”

Quartz (variety rose quartz). Front
Front
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Side
Side
Quartz (variety rose quartz)
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Side / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Side / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
 

MZ47AM5: A novelty at Tucson Virtual 2021. Original-looking fan-shaped growths of translucent Quartz crystals, with good luster and an intense pink color, on matrix. The pink color is not due to inclusions of iron oxides but is rather their natural color. The precise name of the mine is not yet known, but will surely become known with the passage of time.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (2020)

Specimen size: 8.2 × 4.2 × 3.8 cm = 3.23” × 1.65” × 1.50”

Main crystal size: 0.9 × 0.2 cm = 0.35” × 0.08”

Quartz (variety rose quartz)
 

EC96AM7: A novelty at Tucson Virtual 2021. Unusual fan-shaped growths on matrix of translucent, lustrous and deep pink Quartz crystals whose color is not due to inclusions of iron oxides but rather is inherent to the Quartz itself. The exact name of the mine is not yet known, but it will surely become known with the passage of time.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (2020)

Specimen size: 8.6 × 7.2 × 2.6 cm = 3.39” × 2.83” × 1.02”

Quartz (variety rose quartz). Quartz (variety rose quartz).
Quartz (variety rose quartz)
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Front
Front
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Side
Side

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TTD70AO3: Peculiar growth of Quartz, on matrix, with very sharp bipyramidal terminations and strongly polycrystalline growths, translucent, lustrous and intense pink, its natural color, not due to inclusions of iron oxides.
The crystal size is enormous compared to previous finds from the same locality.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (02/2022)

Specimen size: 8.8 × 7.9 × 4 cm = 3.46” × 3.11” × 1.57”

Main crystal size: 5.7 × 4 cm = 2.24” × 1.57”

Quartz (variety rose quartz)

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TTF47AO3: Unusual polycrystalline fan-shaped growths of translucent, lustrous Quartz crystals on matrix. Intense pink, its natural color that is not due to inclusions of iron oxides.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (02/2022)

Specimen size: 9 × 6.1 × 3.7 cm = 3.54” × 2.40” × 1.46”

Quartz (variety rose quartz).
Quartz (variety rose quartz).
Quartz (variety rose quartz)
Quartz (variety rose quartz).
Quartz (variety rose quartz).

Fluorescent light (daylight)
Quartz (variety rose quartz)
 

SV250TPR: Unique central growth of a well-developed crystal on a matrix of translucent and lustrous Quartz crystals. It is an intense pink, almost red, a color which is not due to inclusions of iron oxides, but is its natural color.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (02/2022)

Specimen size: 10.7 × 6.4 × 4.6 cm = 4.21” × 2.52” × 1.81”

Main crystal size: 5.7 × 2 cm = 2.24” × 0.79”

Quartz (variety rose quartz)
 

TFB48AP1: Quartz crystals on matrix with very sharp dipyramidal terminations and strongly polycrystalline growths, translucent, lustrous and deep pink, its natural color which is not due to inclusions of iron oxides.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (02/2022)

Specimen size: 12.4 × 6.4 × 2.6 cm = 4.88” × 2.52” × 1.02”

Main crystal size: 6 × 2.5 cm = 2.36” × 0.98”

Quartz (variety rose quartz). Quartz (variety rose quartz).
Quartz (variety rose quartz)
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Quartz (variety rose quartz).
Quartz (variety rose quartz).
 

MA87AM8: A novelty at Tucson Virtual 2021. Original fan-shaped growths on a matrix of translucent Quartz crystals, with bright luster and an intense pink color, the color being their intrinsic natural color, not due to inclusions of iron oxides. The precise name of the mine is not yet known, but surely with the passage of time it will become known.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (2020)

Specimen size: 15.5 × 11.8 × 6.5 cm = 6.10” × 4.65” × 2.56”

Main crystal size: 1 × 0.3 cm = 0.39” × 0.12”


Peruvian Rhodonite

Among the most commented upon novelties at Tucson 2007 were Peruvian Rhodonites from the San Martín Mine. Although this mine was previously known for that species, more careful methods of extraction by the actual owners of the mine made it possible to obtain new samples of a high quality, especially if we consider their color, because previous Rhodonites were generally pinker than the best new ones, which are more red.
Our selection is based, precisely, on picking just the deep red specimens because we believe color is the most distinctive aspect, in terms of quality, of the Rhodonite.

Rhodonite with Quartz
 

TM6J8: Excellent miniature formed by groups of sharp, flat, prismatic crystals of exceptional transparency and color. The existence of a group of Quartz crystal adds esthetic force and mineralogical interest to the specimen.
San Martín Mine, Chiurucu (Chiuruco), Huallanca District, Bolognesi Province, Ancash Department  Peru (03/2007)

Specimen size: 2 × 1.7 × 1.7 cm = 0.79” × 0.67” × 0.67”

Main crystal size: 1.8 × 0.8 cm = 0.71” × 0.31”

Rhodonite with Quartz.
Rhodonite with Quartz
Rhodonite with Quartz. Front
Front
Rhodonite with Quartz. Rear
Rear
 

TC36J7: Excellent miniature formed by groups of flat prismatic crystals, extraordinarily sharp and exceptional color and transparency. The presence of a group of prismatic crystals of Quartz adds esthetic force and mineralogical interest to the specimen.
San Martín Mine, Chiurucu (Chiuruco), Huallanca District, Bolognesi Province, Ancash Department  Peru (03/2007)

Specimen size: 3.9 × 2.7 × 2.1 cm = 1.54” × 1.06” × 0.83”

Main crystal size: 1.7 × 0.8 cm = 0.67” × 0.31”

Rhodonite
 

TY64Q0: Group of flattened crystals of sharp, very well defined faces and edges and of very intense and uniform color and an excellent luster.
San Martín Mine, Chiurucu (Chiuruco), Huallanca District, Bolognesi Province, Ancash Department  Peru (03/2007)

Specimen size: 4 × 2.6 × 2.1 cm = 1.57” × 1.02” × 0.83”

Main crystal size: 1.6 × 0.7 cm = 0.63” × 0.28”

Rhodonite. Front
Front
Rhodonite. Top
Top
Rhodonite with Calcite
Rhodonite with Calcite. Rhodonite with Calcite.
 

TQ52AD1: Divergent growths of flattened Rhodonite crystals that are bright, translucent but with some transparent terminations and with a very intense pink color. The crystals, more isolated than usual, are on Calcite matrix.
San Martín Mine, Chiurucu (Chiuruco), Huallanca District, Bolognesi Province, Ancash Department  Peru (2007)

Specimen size: 4.3 × 4.2 × 2.7 cm = 1.69” × 1.65” × 1.06”

Main crystal size: 0.6 × 0.2 cm = 0.24” × 0.08”

Calcite fluorescent short UV
Rhodonite with Calcite
 

TX67L1: Flattened Rhodonite crystals, with a laminar habit, translucent and with excellent and very intense color. Small white Calcite crystals add a nice contrast.
San Martín Mine, Chiurucu (Chiuruco), Huallanca District, Bolognesi Province, Ancash Department  Peru (01/2007)

Specimen size: 4.6 × 2.6 × 2.6 cm = 1.81” × 1.02” × 1.02”

Main crystal size: 1.5 × 0.8 cm = 0.59” × 0.31”

Calcite fluorescent long & short UV
Rhodonite with Calcite.
Rhodonite with Quartz
Rhodonite with Quartz.
 

ME90K6: Group of flattened Rhodonite crystals of excellent color and luster with growths of smallwhite crystals of Quartz. We especially note the intensity of the color, nearer to red most than pink, which is characteristic of the July-August 2007 samples.
San Martín Mine, Chiurucu (Chiuruco), Huallanca District, Bolognesi Province, Ancash Department  Peru (08/2007)

Specimen size: 4.7 × 4 × 2.6 cm = 1.85” × 1.57” × 1.02”

Main crystal size: 0.7 × 0.5 cm = 0.28” × 0.20”

Rhodonite
 

TX96AM9: Divergent growths of flattened Rhodonite crystals, lustrous, translucent, with some transparent terminations and an intense color, with whitish zoning. The crystals are more isolated than usual in specimens from this provenance, and are on a Calcite matrix.
San Martín Mine, Chiurucu (Chiuruco), Huallanca District, Bolognesi Province, Ancash Department  Peru

Specimen size: 5.4 × 3.4 × 2.1 cm = 2.13” × 1.34” × 0.83”

Main crystal size: 1.2 × 0.8 cm = 0.47” × 0.31”

Rhodonite. Rhodonite.
Rhodonite with Calcite, Quartz and Pyrite
Rhodonite with Calcite, Quartz and Pyrite. Rhodonite with Calcite, Quartz and Pyrite.
 

TA76J8: Groups of sharp, flattened, prismatic crystals, some of them doubly terminated, of exceptional transparency and color, on a matrix of white crystals of Calcite, crystals of Quartz and small crystals of Pyrite.
San Martín Mine, Chiurucu (Chiuruco), Huallanca District, Bolognesi Province, Ancash Department  Peru (03/2007)

Specimen size: 5.5 × 4.2 × 2 cm = 2.17” × 1.65” × 0.79”

Main crystal size: 1.6 × 0.6 cm = 0.63” × 0.24”

Calcite extremely fluorescent long & short UV
Rhodonite with Calcite, Pyrrhotite and Pyrite
 

TX36I8: Group of flat prismatic crystals, very well-defined and bright and more isolated than usual for that mine. They form fans. We specially note its color, extraordinary even for the most usual from the locality. On adition there is a tabular Pyrrhotite crystal with sharp faces and edges. On the back of the sample there are small crystallizations of Sphalerite and Pyrite. Considering all the items it is a high level specimen.
San Martín Mine, Chiurucu (Chiuruco), Huallanca District, Bolognesi Province, Ancash Department  Peru (11/2006)

Specimen size: 11.5 × 8.5 × 3.8 cm = 4.53” × 3.35” × 1.50”

Main crystal size: 0.9 × 0.6 cm = 0.35” × 0.24”

Calcite fluorescent long & short UV
Rhodonite with Calcite, Pyrrhotite and Pyrite.
Rhodonite with Calcite, Pyrrhotite and Pyrite. Rhodonite with Calcite, Pyrrhotite and Pyrite.

Manuelita Mine

Rhodochrosite on Pyrite
Rhodochrosite on Pyrite.
 

TM63F5: The beautiful world of nature never ceases to surprise me. The combination of pink Rhodochrosite and the golden Pyrite on which it sits looks like some form of offering. With the extra features of bevelled edges and the light color zoning of the Rhodochrosite make, especially given its simplicity, this one even more beautiful.
Manuelita Mine, Morococha District, Yauli Province, Junín Department  Peru (04/2005)

Specimen size: 3.3 × 2.8 × 1.7 cm = 1.30” × 1.10” × 0.67”

Main crystal size: 0.8 × 0.7 cm = 0.31” × 0.28”

Minor fluorescence long & short UV
Rhodochrosite with Quartz
 

TP66H6: Nice miniature of rhombohedral crystals that have exceptional color and luster. Small crystals of Quartz skirt the edges.
Manuelita Mine, Morococha District, Yauli Province, Junín Department  Peru (15/02/2006)

Specimen size: 3.5 × 2.4 × 2.8 cm = 1.38” × 0.94” × 1.10”

Main crystal size: 1.2 × 0.7 cm = 0.47” × 0.28”

Rhodochrosite with Quartz. Front
Front
Rhodochrosite with Quartz. Top
Top
Rhodochrosite with Quartz, Sphalerite and Pyrite
Rhodochrosite with Quartz, Sphalerite and Pyrite. Rhodochrosite with Quartz, Sphalerite and Pyrite.
 

EY96AD8: Aggregate of very sharp rhombohedral Rhodochrosite crystals, translucent and with a very intense, deep and uniform pink color, on matrix with Sphalerite, Pyrite and Quartz.
Manuelita Mine, Morococha District, Yauli Province, Junín Department  Peru (2005-2008)

Specimen size: 3.7 × 2.9 × 2.3 cm = 1.46” × 1.14” × 0.91”

Main crystal size: 1.2 × 1.2 cm = 0.47” × 0.47”

Rhodochrosite
 

TC6AJ9: Druse on matrix of sharp rhombohedral crystals with polycrystalline surfaces, bright and with a very intense and vivid pink color. The sample is from a recent find very deep in the Manuelita mine that has offered samples of better quality that those previously known.
Manuelita Mine, ↓1400 m., Morococha District, Yauli Province, Junín Department  Peru (03/2019)

Specimen size: 4.1 × 2.6 × 2.2 cm = 1.61” × 1.02” × 0.87”

Main crystal size: 0.3 × 0.2 cm = 0.12” × 0.08”

Rhodochrosite. Rhodochrosite.
Rhodochrosite with Quartz
Rhodochrosite with Quartz. Rhodochrosite with Quartz.
 

TJ66AJ9: Aggregates on a matrix with small Quartz crystals of sharp rhombohedral crystals with polycrystalline surfaces, bright and with a very intense and vivid pink color and partially coated, as is also the matrix, by small Quartz crystals. The sample is from a recent find very deep in the Manuelita mine that has offered samples of better quality that those previously known.
Manuelita Mine, ↓1400 m., Morococha District, Yauli Province, Junín Department  Peru (03/2019)

Specimen size: 4.2 × 3.6 × 3 cm = 1.65” × 1.42” × 1.18”

Main crystal size: 0.4 × 0.3 cm = 0.16” × 0.12”

Rhodochrosite

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TH6AO3: Druse on matrix of rhombohedral Rhodochrosite crystals, very sharp, with good luster and a very uniform, intense and vivid pink color.
Manuelita Mine, ↓1400 m., Morococha District, Yauli Province, Junín Department  Peru (03/2019 )

Specimen size: 4.6 × 3.2 × 1.6 cm = 1.81” × 1.26” × 0.63”

Main crystal size: 0.8 × 0.4 cm = 0.31” × 0.16”

Rhodochrosite. Rhodochrosite.
Rhodochrosite with Chalcopyrite
Rhodochrosite with Chalcopyrite.

Fluorescent light (daylight)
Rhodochrosite with Chalcopyrite
 

XM2110MFA: Druse of rhombohedral Rhodochrosite crystals with an intense and uniform color, with very well defined and lustrous faces and edges, associated with a small group of darkened Chalcopyrite crystals. It comes from a mine exploited for silver as well as zinc, copper and lead.
Manuelita Mine, ↓1400 m., Morococha District, Yauli Province, Junín Department  Peru (03/2019)

Specimen size: 4.8 × 2.6 × 1.6 cm = 1.89” × 1.02” × 0.63”

Main crystal size: 0.8 × 0.8 cm = 0.31” × 0.31”

Rhodochrosite with Quartz

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

MGX26AQ1: Group of rhombohedral Rhodochrosite crystals of good size, very sharp, with good luster and an intense and uniform color. On matrix and with Quartz.
Manuelita Mine, Morococha District, Yauli Province, Junín Department  Peru (15/07/2006)

Specimen size: 4.8 × 3.4 × 3.4 cm = 1.89” × 1.34” × 1.34”

Main crystal size: 2 × 1.6 cm = 0.79” × 0.63”

Rhodochrosite with Quartz.
Rhodochrosite
Rhodochrosite. Front
Front
Rhodochrosite. Top
Top
 

MA50G9: Crystals are rhombohedrons with very sharp faces and edges of a splendid size and we call your attention to its great color and the elegant disposition on matrix.
Manuelita Mine, Morococha District, Yauli Province, Junín Department  Peru (10/2005)

Specimen size: 6 × 3.5 × 5 cm = 2.36” × 1.38” × 1.97”

Main crystal size: 1.7 × 1.3 cm = 0.67” × 0.51”

Rhodochrosite with Quartz and Pyrite

Fluorescent light (daylight)
Rhodochrosite with Quartz and Pyrite
 

SV90TRX: Druse, on matrix, of very sharp rhombohedral crystals of Rhodochrosite, with polycrystalline surfaces, good luster, and an intense and vivid pink color, accompanied by tiny crystals of Pyrite. The specimen comes from a find made in March 2019 on a very deep level of the Manuelita mine, and with specimens of higher quality than previously known.
Manuelita Mine, ↓1400 m., Morococha District, Yauli Province, Junín Department  Peru (03/2019)

Specimen size: 6.8 × 4.8 × 3.5 cm = 2.68” × 1.89” × 1.38”

Main crystal size: 0.4 × 0.3 cm = 0.16” × 0.12”

Rhodochrosite with Quartz and Pyrite.
Rhodochrosite with Quartz and Pyrite.
Rhodochrosite
Rhodochrosite. Rhodochrosite.
 

TX76AJ9: Druse on matrix of sharp rhombohedral crystals with polycrystalline surfaces, bright and with a very intense and vivid pink color. The sample is from a recent find very deep in the Manuelita mine that has offered samples of better quality that those previously known.
Manuelita Mine, ↓1400 m., Morococha District, Yauli Province, Junín Department  Peru (03/2019)

Specimen size: 7.2 × 5 × 3.6 cm = 2.83” × 1.97” × 1.42”

Main crystal size: 0.6 × 0.5 cm = 0.24” × 0.20”

Rhodochrosite with Quartz
 

TC96H7: Group of rhombohedral crystals of very well defined faces and edges and an excellent color. Notice the zonation of the color corresponding to different phases of growth, darker at the center of the crystal with alternating zones of different shades of pink nearer the edges. The group is on a matrix of small crystals of Quartz.
Manuelita Mine, Morococha District, Yauli Province, Junín Department  Peru (15/02/2006)

Specimen size: 7.2 × 5.4 × 2 cm = 2.83” × 2.13” × 0.79”

Main crystal size: 1.2 × 1.1 cm = 0.47” × 0.43”

Rhodochrosite with Quartz. Rhodochrosite with Quartz.
Rhodochrosite
Rhodochrosite. Rhodochrosite.
 

TA99AJ9: Druse on matrix of sharp rhombohedral crystals with polycrystalline surfaces, bright and with a very intense and vivid pink color. The sample is from a recent find very deep in the Manuelita mine that has offered samples of better quality that those previously known.
Manuelita Mine, ↓1400 m., Morococha District, Yauli Province, Junín Department  Peru (03/2019)

Specimen size: 8 × 6 × 5 cm = 3.15” × 2.36” × 1.97”

Main crystal size: 1.5 × 1 cm = 0.59” × 0.39”

Rhodochrosite with Quartz
 

TG91AK2: A matrix piece of very sharp rhombohedral Rhodochrosite crystals with very distinct polycrystalline growths on the surface of the faces, lustrous and more vivid pink than usual in the specimens from this deposit. Outstanding, among the best found in this locality, both for its definition and its color. This piece was photographed and featured in the magazine "Le Règne Minéral", number 148, page 29 and by the Russian magazine ‘Mineral Observer’ on page 72 in the volume 24, number 3
Manuelita Mine, ↓1400 m., Morococha District, Yauli Province, Junín Department  Peru (03/2019)

Specimen size: 8.3 × 6.7 × 4 cm = 3.27” × 2.64” × 1.57”

Main crystal size: 2 × 1.5 cm = 0.79” × 0.59”

Rhodochrosite with Quartz. Front
Front
Rhodochrosite with Quartz. Side
Side
Rhodochrosite with Quartz. Rhodochrosite with Quartz.
Rhodochrosite with Quartz
Rhodochrosite with Quartz. Rhodochrosite with Quartz.
 

TP29P1: Groups of rhombohedral crystals, very well defined and slightly curved. Their color is intensely pink and they contrast against a matrix coated by Quartz crystals.
Manuelita Mine, Morococha District, Yauli Province, Junín Department  Peru (2007)

Specimen size: 11 × 9.8 × 8 cm = 4.33” × 3.86” × 3.15”

Main crystal size: 1.5 × 1.3 cm = 0.59” × 0.51”

Sphalerite with Galena and Rhodochrosite
 

TA97Y3: Groups of complex Sphalerite crystals that are translucent, have a honey color and are partially coated by small cuboctahedral Galena crystals. On matrix, with groups of rhombohedral Rhodochrosite crystals. Very elegant.
Manuelita Mine, Morococha District, Yauli Province, Junín Department  Peru

Specimen size: 9.2 × 7 × 5.2 cm = 3.62” × 2.76” × 2.05”

Main crystal size: 1.5 × 1.3 cm = 0.59” × 0.51”

Sphalerite with Galena and Rhodochrosite. Sphalerite with Galena and Rhodochrosite.

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