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Chile South America

0428 Molybdofornacite, Wulfenite, Chrysocolla, Dulcinea de Llampos Mine, Cachiyuyo de Llampos district, Copiapo Province, Atacama Region, Chile

Three 5mm specimens, mounted side by side, with tiny yellow-green molybdofornacite crystals, orange-yellow wulfenite crystals and chrysocolla. The molybdofornacite from Dulcinea has been identified with semiquantitative and quantitative analysis by Dr. Jochen Schlater (curator of Hamburg Mineral Museum, Germany). Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 44 images. Click on the...

  • October 17, 2023
Argentina South America

ncat 221640993 IAB-MG iron Meteorite, Campo del Cielo meteorite, Gancedo, Doce de Octubre Department, Chaco Province, Argentina

“Alien-Shape” meteorite. Longest dimension 9mm. Estimated to have fallen 4,000 to 6,000 years ago. Composition is metallic nickel-iron and a few sulphides, carbides, and phosphides (normal for iron meteorites), and it also contains silicate inclusions. One of the world’s most abundant meteorites, over a hundred tons having been found scattered...

  • January 22, 2023
Ecuador South America

ncat RB Gold, Ecuador

Labelled simply “Plateau Mining Co., Ecuador”, this specimen came from a collection acquired by Richard Bell. Obviously, Plateau Mining Co. isn’t a locality, but a company, so the starting point is simply Ecuador. After a bit of searching, I came across a mining professional, Byron Granda, who at one time...

  • December 14, 2022

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