Minerals From South America - $200 or less

Sharply formed complete crystal with smaller crystal attached, 1.4 x 1.4 x 1.2 cm.

Alimon Mine, Huaron District, Peru

Bright 1 cm Chalcopyrite crystals with black sphalerite and quartz, a superb example from this prolific locality, 5.5 x 4 x 3 cm.

Red Realgar crystals tucked amongst Sphalerite. The Sphalerite has a surface alteration, possibly a micro dusting of Orpiment, giving it a metallic bronze coloration. Unique looking specimen, size 4.5 x 3.5 x 2 cm.

Red Realgar crystals in a 1.1 cm cluster on Sphalerite and Galena. The Sphalerite has a surface alteration, possibly a micro dusting of Orpiment, giving it a metallic bronze coloration, size 3.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm.

Mirror bright Hematite crystal, well crystallized, 2.8 x 2.5 x 1 cm.

Strange, skeletal Galena with excellent luster associated with Chalcopyrite, 4 x 4 x 3 cm.

Red Realgar crystals intergrown with Sphalerite and Galena. The Sphalerite has a surface alteration, possibly a micro dusting of Orpiment, giving it a metallic bronze coloration, size 4.5 x 4 x 3.5 cm.

Realgar crystal cluster, deep translucent red, with small amounts of Orpiment, size 3.5 x 2.5 x 1.1 cm.

Sharp, well formed crystal, size 2.2 x 1.4 x 1 cm.

Arsenopyrite replacing 3 Pyrrhotite crystals, each covered by tiny Pyrite crystals, associated with black Sphalerite and quartz crystals, fine and unusual, 5 x 3.5 x 3 cm.

Bright and lustrous Pyritohedrons to 4.2cm, showy specimen, 7.5 x 7 x 5 cm.

Double terminated blue-stripe Kyanite. Undamaged floater, size 2 x 1.3 x 0.7 cm.

Viloco, Bolivia

Sharp, semi-translucent Cassiterite crystals on matrix, size 3.2 x 2.2 x 2 cm.

Floater specimen of two Dolomite crystals with Quartz and Lepidolite. The Dolomite crystals reach 2cm and have transparent inner zone with two opaque white layers on either side. A 1-2mm transparent layer covers the outside of each crystal, unusual, 4 x 2.5 x 2 cm.

Bright and lustrous Pyritohedrons to 3cm in an attractive cluster and atypical formation, showy specimen, 6.5 x 6 x 4.5 cm.

Tomokoni Mine, Potosi, Bolivia

Transparent 2.5 cm green crystal isolated on red sandstone, great thumbnail, 3.5 x 2 x 2 cm.

Light green sprays of Metavauxite with clusters of blue Vauxite. Old specimen, nice colorful combo,1.7 x 1 x 1 cm.

Partial sixling crystal, complete front and back, ex. Joan & Bill Sanborn collection, 1.6 x 1.3 x 1.2 cm.

Looking for the perfect matrix Vivianite thumbnail? 1.7cm gem green terminated crystal on matrix - hard to come by in this size, 2 x 2 x 1.5 cm.

Silver wires on a very unusual hoppered, skeletal Acanthite crystal, size 1.5 x 1 x 0.7 cm.

Viloco, Bolivia

Cassiterite crystals on quartz, super luster and translucent brown in areas, 7.3 x 5.5 x 3 cm.

San Jose Mine, Oruro, Bolivia

Two attached "sprays" of very bright Zinkenite, 4 x 2.6 x 1.3 cm.

San Jose Mine, Oruro, Bolivia

Stacked, flat Andorite crystals to 1cm with Zinkenite, 1.9 x 1.3 x 0.6 cm.

Two interconnected clusters of Gratonite. Old, rare specimen, size 1.5 x 0.8 x 0.8 cm.

Excellent single green crystal, good transparency, undamaged, 3.2 x 2 x 1.1 cm.

Enargite crystals to 1.4cm wide on the terminations. Crystals have good luster, 4.5 x 3.5 x 3 cm.

Black cassiterite crystals with a 2.2 cm rounded Arsenopyrite, 4.1 x 3.3 x 2.5 cm.

Big Pyrite crystals to 5cm with Quartz crystals and small dark Sphalerite crystals, new find, size 17 x 13 x 7 cm.

Quiruvilca, Peru

Tetrahedrite crystals to 2.3cm on edge with a coating of irridescent blue and purple Bornite, 11 x 6 x 4 cm.

Better than normal floater specimen of Pyrite crystals with Calcite. The back is entirely coated by Calcite crystals, 9 x 7.5 x 4 cm.

Single crystal from the old (original) locality with great luster, razor sharp edges, and good gemmyness. An internal cleavage plain that reflects light is the only detraction. Comes with an old Steve Perry Minerals label with a price of $190, 3.3 x 2.1 x 2 cm.

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