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San Antonio Mine (San Antonio el Grande Mine), East Camp, Santa Eulalia District, Mun. de Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico

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Anglesite : PbSO4, Smithsonite : ZnCO3

San Antonio Mine (San Antonio el Grande Mine), East Camp, Santa Eulalia District, Mun. de Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico

What looks like a druse of quartz or calcite is actually anglesite, on light green smithsonite -- betraying the presence of both lead and zinc in the solution in which this specimen formed, flowing through the ore-rich rock bodies which later became the San Antonio mine. 4.6 x 3.2 x 2.1 cm
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 27269    View Count: 378

Aragonite : CaCO3, Quartz : SiO2

San Antonio Mine (San Antonio el Grande Mine), East Camp, Santa Eulalia District, Mun. de Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico

From the Marty Lewadny collection, snowy aragonite on a combination of beta quartz crystals and conventional ones - VERY unusual! 5.6 x 4.1 x 3.2 cm
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 71771    View Count: 245

Aragonite : CaCO3

San Antonio Mine (San Antonio el Grande Mine), East Camp, Santa Eulalia District, Mun. de Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico

White Aragonite; Image width: 3 cm; Picture & Collection: René Gervers: Image was made with Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50 and Minolta Close Up lens no.2
Photo ID: 221235    View Count: 46

Arsenopyrite : FeAsS - (Fe0.90Co0.10)AsS

San Antonio Mine (San Antonio el Grande Mine), East Camp, Santa Eulalia District, Mun. de Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico

Brilliant crystal cluster (hard to photograph!) of metallic arsenopyrite crystals. The crystals are exceptionally brilliant luster - the best I have ever seen from this locale. No damage. Mounted in plastic display box for protection. Overall size of mineral specimen: 25x22x20 mm. Size of individual crystals: 5-10 mm.
 © 2002 John H. BettsPhoto ID: 6821    View Count: 3687

Arsenopyrite : FeAsS - (Fe0.90Co0.10)AsS

San Antonio Mine (San Antonio el Grande Mine), East Camp, Santa Eulalia District, Mun. de Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico

Specimen size 6x6x4cms.
 © Steve RustPhoto ID: 15623    View Count: 434

Arsenopyrite : FeAsS - (Fe0.90Co0.10)AsS

San Antonio Mine (San Antonio el Grande Mine), East Camp, Santa Eulalia District, Mun. de Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico

Compact mass of cubic crystals of Asernopyrite. Very shiny. This specimen also contains vein of galena and sphalerite.
Overall size of specimen: 6x5x5cm
 © Carlos MedinaPhoto ID: 112609    View Count: 196

Calcite : CaCO3

San Antonio Mine (San Antonio el Grande Mine), East Camp, Santa Eulalia District, Mun. de Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico

A beautiful, aesthetic and pristine specimen of lustrous, translucent and colorless calcite scalenohedrons to 1.8 cm nearly covering sulfide matrix from the famous San Antonio Mine at Santa Eulalia, Mexico. The largest calcite crystal on the bottom front really sets off this showy piece. Choice material from the Lewadny Collection. 6.5 x 6.0 x ...
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 40520    View Count: 367

Calcite : CaCO3, Hematite : Fe2O3

San Antonio Mine (San Antonio el Grande Mine), East Camp, Santa Eulalia District, Mun. de Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico

A showy, very interesting and unusual specimen of lustrous, color-zoned calcite crystals from the famous San Antonio Mine at Santa Eulalia, Mexico. Hematite causes the beautiful butterscotch and rust-brown zoning. Very minimal peripheral damage does not impair this fine piece. Ex Marty Lewadny Collection of Winnipeg, Canada. 8.6 x 4.8 x 3.1 cm
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 40641    View Count: 269

Calcite : CaCO3

San Antonio Mine (San Antonio el Grande Mine), East Camp, Santa Eulalia District, Mun. de Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico

Crystals with 5x2,5cm on plate with 11x6,5x2cm - May of 1985
 © Martins da PedraPhoto ID: 52923    View Count: 268

Calcite : CaCO3

San Antonio Mine (San Antonio el Grande Mine), East Camp, Santa Eulalia District, Mun. de Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico

A showy, beautiful and pristine specimen of lustrous, translucent and colorless calcite scalenohedrons to 5.3 cm from the famous San Antonio Mine at Santa Eulalia, Mexico. Some are doubly-terminated, impaled by others. Choice material from the Marty Lewadny Collection. 5.3 x 4.9 x 3.0 cm
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 55770    View Count: 238
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