Carbonate-rich HydroxylapatiteThe area around Cerro Huanaquino is best known for its excellent Magnetite specimens, but a close second behind these pieces are the attractive and very well crystallized Carbonate rich Hydroxylapatite crystals. Carbonate rich Hydroxylapatite is actually a variety of Hydroxylapatite and is well known from a fair number of world localities, but not often are the crystals as large, attractive and well formed as the Bolivian specimens. This piece is a

One of the most attractive miniature sized specimens of twinned Ferberite from Tasna that I have offered

layered blades of Ferberite on the side

and it’s one of my favorite Vivianites from this mine for obvious reasons

this is a great opportunity for somebody to purchase an aesthetic wire specimen for a good price

sharpness and a slight amount of iridescent Bornite coating a few of the Tetrahedrite faces

Specimen # BOL711B93

predominant

but there is a Gold mining operation in the north that has produced some of the finest "phantom" Quartz specimens from any locality I have seen

the Siglo XX specimens are also found with interesting associations and pleasing matrixes

The first is the sentimental value

Baddeley then sent more samples of that mineral

most often as blades