Colquijirca mine, Colquijirca mining district, Tinyahuarco district, Pasco province, Pasco, Peru

Enargite Colquijira, Pasco Dept., Peru 4.7x 3.3x 2.7 cm A cluster or large enargite crystals with minor pyrite. The crystals reach 1.6 cm accross.

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The image is 5 mm wide. Photo & collection: D. Schläfli

© 2001 by Dominik U. Schläfli. All rights reserved.

Enargite. Specimen was purchased at the mine from a miner. Specimen is from the collection of Rock Currier (1975). Scale at bottom of image is an inch with a rule at one cm.

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9.3 x 5.4 x 3.6 cm. A really nice carbonate association specimen featuring semi-botryoidal cream colored aggregates of ankerite up to 5 mm associated with tan colored "rosettes" of siderite associated with quartz and pyrite. A very hard to find locality specimen. Ex. Paolo Matioli Collection.

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9.3 x 5.4 x 3.6 cm. A really nice carbonate association specimen featuring semi-botryoidal cream colored aggregates of ankerite up to 5 mm associated with tan colored "rosettes" of siderite associated with quartz and pyrite. A very hard to find locality specimen. Ex. Paolo Matioli Collection.

© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com

9.3 x 5.4 x 3.6 cm. A really nice carbonate association specimen featuring semi-botryoidal cream colored aggregates of ankerite up to 5 mm associated with tan colored "rosettes" of siderite associated with quartz and pyrite. A very hard to find locality specimen. Ex. Paolo Matioli Collection.

© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com

9.3 x 5.4 x 3.6 cm. A really nice carbonate association specimen featuring semi-botryoidal cream colored aggregates of ankerite up to 5 mm associated with tan colored "rosettes" of siderite associated with quartz and pyrite. A very hard to find locality specimen. Ex. Paolo Matioli Collection.

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Mass of lustrous crystals on a light brown matrix. JSS specimen and photo.

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Metallic Enargite crystals. Specimen size 7x5x4 cm. Bought at Turin Mineral Fair, 2021. Photo and collection Alessandro Cantamessa (#2242).

9.3 x 5.4 x 3.6 cm. A really nice carbonate association specimen featuring semi-botryoidal cream colored aggregates of ankerite up to 5 mm associated with tan colored "rosettes" of siderite associated with quartz and pyrite. A very hard to find locality specimen. Ex. Paolo Matioli Collection.

© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com

Group of twinned crystals with minor pyrite. Purchased at the mine in September 1977.

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Crystals of enargite with quartz from Colquijirca Mine, Pasco, Peru.

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Former Andreatto Liguria Collection, Italy. From Webminerals, Signorelli & Franza, Italy. Former Pesce Roberto Collection, Italy. A heavy specimen composed of numerous intersecting enargite crystals, accompanied by many small pyrite crystals. Some crystals appear to be in contact or unfinished rather than damaged. Nevertheless, I find it a ...

A view of the head frame of the Colquijirca mine. Specimens were in short supply among the miners, but they did have a few small Enargite specimens. The mine probably produced a lot of them, but they mostly got run through the mill.

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A view of the Colquijirca mine. For most of its history this mine was an underground mine but in 1974 they were starting an open pit. Specimens were in short supply among the miners, but they did have a few small Enargite specimens. The mine probably produced a lot of them, but they mostly got run through the mill.

© Rock Currier

A view of the head frame of the Colquijirca mine. Specimens were in short supply among the miners, but they did have a few small Enargite specimens. The mine probably produced a lot of them, but they mostly got run through the mill.

© Rock Currier

A view of the head frame of the Colquijirca mine. Specimens were in short supply among the miners, but they did have a few small Enargite specimens. The mine probably produced a lot of them, but they mostly got run through the mill.

© Rock Currier