SOLD
MD-46860
Pyrite, Chalcopyrite, Sphalerite
Concepcion del Oro, Mun. de Concepcion del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico
Thumbnail, 6.7 x 4.5 x 4.5 cm
Ex. Ed Ruggiero
SOLD
A very SHOWY, nearly complete all-around, combination sulfide specimen from Concepcion del Oro, Mexico. Mirror-bright, brass-yellow pyrite cubes to 1.0 cm rest in matrix with coated, tetragonal chalcopyrite crystals to 1.7 cm and striated, lustrous, olive-green sphalerite. Trivial damage, overall and with only two small points of attachment. Ex Ed Ruggiero Collection, who purchased this piece in June, 1975 from the Columbine Rock Shop in Ouray, Colorado. 6.7 x 4.5 x 4.5 cm

Shop More Minerals

Sphalerite on Quartz

Sphalerite on Quartz

Krushev Dol Mine, Madan, Rhodope Mtns., Bulgaria
Miniature, 3.9 x 2.9 x 2.0 cm
Sphalerite (twinned)

Sphalerite (twinned)

St. Lawrence Zinc No. 4 Mine, Balmat, Balmat-Edwards Zinc Mining Dist., St. Lawrence Co., New York, USA
Thumbnail, 2.3 x 2.0 x 0.8 cm
Sphalerite var. Cleiophane (twinned)

Sphalerite var. Cleiophane (twinned)

Ait Ahmane, Zagora Prov., Draa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Thumbnail, 1.7 x 1.4 x 1.2 cm
Sphalerite with Galena and Quartz

Sphalerite with Galena and Quartz

Rucheng Mine, Caojia, Nuanshui, Rucheng Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
Small Cabinet, 7.4 x 6.4 x 4.0 cm
Sphalerite on matrix

Sphalerite on matrix

Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith Co., Tennessee, USA
Cabinet, 10.7 x 9.5 x 9.2 cm
Sphalerite on matrix

Sphalerite on matrix

Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith Co., Tennessee, USA
Cabinet, 10.6 x 8.7 x 4.7 cm
Sphalerite (Twinned) on Quartz

Sphalerite (Twinned) on Quartz

Mine 57, 180 meter level, Dzezkazgan, southeast of Karaganda, Kazakhstan
Small Cabinet, 7.2 x 6.6 x 3.4 cm
Acanthite, Chalcopyrite, Stephanite

Acanthite, Chalcopyrite, Stephanite

San Carlos vein, Fresnillo Mun., Zacatecas, Mexico
Miniature, 5.2 x 3.1 x 2.9 cm
Fluorite on Sphalerite

Fluorite on Sphalerite

Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico
Small Cabinet, 9.0 x 9.0 x 7.1 cm
Fluorite with Sphalerite on matrix

Fluorite with Sphalerite on matrix

Cerro de Pasco, Pasco Prov., Pasco, Peru
Small Cabinet, 8.1 x 4.3 x 3.7 cm
Fluorite and Sphalerite

Fluorite and Sphalerite

Cerro de Pasco, Pasco Prov., Pasco, Peru
Miniature, 3.9 x 3.5 x 1.7 cm
Fluorite with Sphalerite and Pyrite

Fluorite with Sphalerite and Pyrite

Cerro de Pasco, Pasco Prov., Pasco, Peru
Cabinet, 10.9 x 4.8 x 4.5 cm
Fluorite on Sphalerite, Pyrite

Fluorite on Sphalerite, Pyrite

Cerro de Pasco district, Pasco Province, Peru
Miniature, 3.5 x 3.4 x 2.5 cm
Fluorite with Calcite and Chalcopyrite

Fluorite with Calcite and Chalcopyrite

Denton Mine, Harris Creek Mining Sub-Dist., Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
Cabinet, 11.3 x 9.6 x 8.3 cm
Arsenopyrite on Sphalerite

Arsenopyrite on Sphalerite

Mina Santa Barbara, Hidlago del Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico
Cabinet, 10.9 x 8.0 x 7.4 cm
Suredaite (type locality) with Wurtzite, Sphalerite, Pyrite, and Coiraite (?)

Suredaite (type locality) with Wurtzite, Sphalerite, Pyrite, and Coiraite (?)

Oploca vein system, Pirquitas Ag-Sn deposit, Rinconada Department, Jujuy, Argentina
Small Cabinet, 6.5 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm
Chalcopyrite on Sphalerite

Chalcopyrite on Sphalerite

Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico
Cabinet, 10.8 x 6.4 x 4.3 cm
Chalcopyrite

Chalcopyrite

Zacatecas, Mexico
Small Cabinet, 7.4 x 5.8 x 5.5 cm
Chalcopyrite on Pyrite with Quartz and Dolomite

Chalcopyrite on Pyrite with Quartz and Dolomite

Concepcion del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico
Small Cabinet, 5.3 x 5.3 x 4.5 cm
Fluorite on Sphalerite

Fluorite on Sphalerite

Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico
Small Cabinet, 7.9 x 7.3 x 5.0 cm