PERUVIAN MINERALS FOR SALE
Welcome to the new Peru page! Below, you will find a selection of specimens from various Peruvian localities and as usual, this is only a small portion of our stock, so if you have any questions or special requests, please feel free to email us at earthquest@volcano.net.
Item# PE-40 QUARTZ Casapalca Mine, Casapalca, Huarochiri Province, Lima Department, Peru Size: 5" x 2 3/4" Price: $150.00 Description: A sparkling cabinet sized crystal group of quartz with mirror lustrous crystals in a beautiful"jackstraw" grouping on massive/crystalline pyrite matrix. The quartz's are water clear, sharp and measure up to 1 1/2" long. Only very minor damage around edges of the specimen where it was removed from the pocket. An exquisite, large quartz specimen. 
Item# PE-28 RHODOCHROSITE on QUARTZ Pasto Bueno District, Pallasca Province, Ancash Department, Peru Size: 4" x 3" Price: $65.00 Description: Pink botryoidal rhodochrosite on quartz crystal matrix. Some missing quartz crystals and minor damage around perifery of specimen. Pretty cabinet sized piece with nice color contrast. 
Item# PE-29 RHODOCHROSITE Pasto Bueno District, Pallasca Province, Ancash Department, Peru Size: 2 3/8" x 2" Price: $65.00 Description: Solid crystalline mass of rhodochrosite with light pink rhombohedral crystals on the surface with the only matrix being a thin band of jet black sphalerite sandwiched between the rhodochrosite. 
Item# PE-33 QUARTZ with PYRITE Quiruvilca Mine (La Libertad Mine; ASARCO Mine), Quiruvilca District, Santiago de Chuco Province, La Libertad Department, Peru Size: 3" x 2 1/2" Price: $70.00 Description: Very pretty crystal group of medium luster quartz with a dusting of small pyrites and one lone sphalerite. Some crystals missing terminations around the edges (bottom left of 1st & 2nd photos) where it was removed from the pocket - these being easily trimmed out if desired. 
Item# PE-35 QUARTZ with PYRITE Huaron Mines, Huaron Mining District, San Jose de Huayllay District, Cerro de Pasco, Daniel Alcides Carrión Province, Pasco Department, Peru Size: 2 1/2" x 2 1/4" Price: $40.00 SOLD Description: Crystal group of quartz and pyrite with the pyrites "nested" in the center of the specimen with the quartz surrounding them. The piece has some damage and contacting but despite its shortcomings it is quite an aesthetic display specimen, as the photos clearly show. Sits and dislays well in multiple positions. 
Item# PE-30 RHODOCHROSITE Pasto Bueno District, Pallasca Province, Ancash Department, Peru Size: 2 1/2" x 1 1/2" Price: $30.00 SOLD Description: Crystal plate of light pink rhodochrosite with crystallization on both sides. 
Item# PE-37 QUARTZ with PYRITE Huaron Mines, Huaron Mining District, San Jose de Huayllay District, Cerro de Pasco, Daniel Alcides Carrión Province, Pasco Department, Peru Size: 2" x 1 1/2" Price: $35.00 Description: Pretty crystal group of medium luster quartz with a dusting of small pyrites. One crystal missing termination (in back) and small chipping around edges where it was removed from the pocket. 
Item# PE-38 QUARTZ with PYRITE on SPHALERITE Quiruvilca Mine (La Libertad Mine; ASARCO Mine), Quiruvilca District, Santiago de Chuco Province, La Libertad Department, Peru Size: 3 7/8" x 2" Price: $50.00 Description: Large, aesthetic crystal group of medium luster quartz on sphalerite matrix with a few minor pyrite crystals for accent. Minor damage around edges where it was removed from the pocket which could easily be trimmed out if desired. Really nice display specimen. 
Item# PE-31 RHODOCHROSITE with QUARTZ Pasto Bueno District, Pallasca Province, Ancash Department, Peru Size: 2 1/4" x 1 3/4" Price: $25.00 Description: Light pink botryoidal rhodochrosite with drusy crystalline quartz on sphalerite matrix. 
Item# PE-39 RHODOCHROSITE on QUARTZ with SPHALERITE Santa Rita Mine, Morococha District, Yauli Province, Junín Department, Peru Size: 3" x 2 1/2" Price: $40.00 Description: Creme colored Rhodochrosite concretions blanket sparkling quartz crystals in this unusual combination specimen. The addition of jet black sphalerite crystals as matrix and minor pyrite add even more contrast and interest to the piece. |
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