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

Enargite, Pyrite

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.

© www.khyberminerals.com

Native Silver

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

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

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

Enargite

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

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.

© Rock Currier

Ankerite, Siderite, Quartz, Pyrite

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

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

Ankerite, Siderite, Quartz, Pyrite

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

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

Ankerite, Siderite, Quartz, Pyrite

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

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

Ankerite, Siderite, Quartz, Pyrite

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

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

Enargite

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

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

© 2021JSS

Enargite

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

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

Ankerite, Siderite, Quartz, Pyrite

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

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

Enargite, Pyrite

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

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

© Demetrius Pohl

Enargite

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

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

© Knut Eldjarn

Enargite

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

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 ...

Colquijira mine 1974

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

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

Colquijira mine 1974

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

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

Colquijira mine 1974

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

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

Colquijira mine 1974

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

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

Enargite, Pyrite

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.

© www.khyberminerals.com

Native Silver

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

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

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

Enargite

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

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.

© Rock Currier

Ankerite, Siderite, Quartz, Pyrite

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

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

Ankerite, Siderite, Quartz, Pyrite

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

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

Ankerite, Siderite, Quartz, Pyrite

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

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

Ankerite, Siderite, Quartz, Pyrite

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

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

Enargite

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

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

© 2021JSS

Enargite

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

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

Ankerite, Siderite, Quartz, Pyrite

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

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

Enargite, Pyrite

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

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

© Demetrius Pohl

Enargite

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

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

© Knut Eldjarn

Colquijira mine 1974

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

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

Enargite

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

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 ...

Colquijira mine 1974

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

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

Colquijira mine 1974

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

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

Colquijira mine 1974

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

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