MAGNETITE CRYSTALS ON ALBITE - Andes Mountains, Bolivia
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San Calixto prospect,
San Calixto prospect,
Cerro Huañaquino, Potosí,
Andes Mountains, Bolivia
Gorgeous, black, lustrous magnetite crystals on pale albite. The magnetite crystals are small but perfectly formed.
The San Calixto prospect was a small trial for magnetite crystals lining fissures in dacite rock.
Presented in a lidded gift box.
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Size: approx. 8 x 6 x 2 centimetres
Weight: 123 grams