2" Quartz with Chrysocolla from Tentadora Mine DX1554 kentucky agate but was not widely known

but was not widely known until the 1970's partly because it has an unremarkable appearance in the field

a locality renowned for producing complex and well-documented mineral associations

captivating the imagination across cultures and epochs

barite is a barium sulfate mineral

2" Quartz with Chrysocolla from Tentadora Mine DX1554 kentucky agate but was not widely known2" Quartz with Chrysocolla from Tentadora Mine Approx. Dimensions: 2x1x0. 75 inches Approx. Weight: 21. 6 grams Locality: Tentadora Mine, Huancavelica, Peru This specimen features a single, well formed quartz point coated in botryoidal chrysocolla from the Tentadora Mine in Peru, a locality known for producing some of the finest quartz and copper mineral combinations in the world. Chrysocolla is a hydrated copper silicate that forms in the oxidation