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El Mochito Mine, Santa Bárbara Department, Honduras Cinnamon colored andradites and small quartz crystals compose the bulk of this specimen from this Ag-Zn-Pb mine in northwestern Honduras. The deposit at the El Mochito mine was discovered in 1938 and is still mined today. Size: 5.6cm x 3.8cm |
| © 2008 Jeremy Zolan | Photo ID: 171994 View Count: 235 |
Andradite : Ca3Fe3+2[SiO4]3 | |
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El Mochito Mine, Santa Bárbara Department, Honduras A ~5cm Andradite crystal group from Honduras. |
| © C. Stefano '09 | Photo ID: 256482 View Count: 173 |
Polybasite : [(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7][Ag9CuS4] | |
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El Mochito Mine, Santa Bárbara Department, Honduras Polybasite crystals on matrix. Specimen is from the Frohberg Collection at the Royal Onrario Museum #M27182 (1971), Toronto, Canada. Scale at bottom of image is an inch with a rule at one cm. |
| Photo ID: 219524 View Count: 73 | |
Silver : Ag | |
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El Mochito Mine, Santa Bárbara Department, Honduras A RARE, EXCELLENT and SHOWY silver wire specimen from Honduras!! Lustrous to tarnished, curved silver wires are richly scattered on the vuggy matrix of this very fine old-timer. Many of the wires have a fine patina. Honduras silver specimens are VERY SELDOM seen on the market and this is choice material. 6.1 x 5.7 x 5.2 cm |
| © Rob Lavinsky | Photo ID: 68995 View Count: 234 |
Silver : Ag | |
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El Mochito Mine, Santa Bárbara Department, Honduras Curled native silver wires measuring to 7 mm. |
| © Dan Weinrich | Photo ID: 117681 View Count: 110 |
Sphalerite : (Zn,Fe2+)S, Chalcopyrite : CuFeS2, Andradite : Ca3Fe3+2[SiO4]3, Quartz : SiO2 | |
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El Mochito Mine, Santa Bárbara Department, Honduras A large ~15+ cm specimen of Sphalerite and Chalcopyrite with Andradite from Honduras. |
| © C. Stefano '09 | Photo ID: 256483 View Count: 143 |
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