Pyrite, Siderite, Stannite
Siete Suyos mine, Chocaya-Animas mining district, Atocha Municipality, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia
4.2 x 4.2 x 2.2 cm
The Siete Suyos mine (Seven Servants mine) is sometimes considered to be part of the Animas mine, and it is often difficult to know where specimens are from because several mines in the area share the same vein system. I directly obtained this specimen from the miner who collected it, so I know for certain where it came from. ...
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