Enargite

  
Highly lustrous prismatic terminated enargite crystals to 9 mm in length with minor pyrite is in association.
  
Enargite with pyrite, ex. Don Belsher collection
  
Enargite on quartz, ex. John Barlow collection
Origin: Butte, Butte District, Silver Bow Co., Montana, U.S.A.
Sample size: 4.5 x 3.7 cm (top), 3.3 x 3.4 x 5.2 cm (2nd/3rd row), 8 x 8 x 3.5 cm (bottom)
 
Origin: Coquijirca, Junin, Peru
Ex. Willard Perkin collection
Sample size: 28 x 7 x 17 mm
 
  
Enargite with pyrite
Origin: Quiruvilca Mine, Santiago de Chuco Prov., La Libertad Dept., Peru
Sample size: 6.3 x 4.6 x 1.5 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Dan Weinrich

Dealer in fine mineral specimens

 

  
Origin: Butte, Montana, U.S.A.
Sample size: 4.8 x 3.2 x 1.8 cm
 
  
  
Enargite with pyrite
Origin: Stewart Mine, Butte, Silverbow County, Montana, U.S.A.
Sample size: 4.2 x 3.5 x 3 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

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