Guanajuatite

  
Origin: Santa Catarina Mine, Santa Rosa, Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico (type locality)
Sample size: 2 x 2 x 1 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

Lead grey metallic guanajuatite in matrix
Origin: Guanajuato, Mexico (type locality)
Sample size: microphoto
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Diederik Visser

Diederik Visser Minerals & Petrological Services

 

   
Fine grain, metallic grey mass of very rare guanajuatite. Usually occors with paraguanajuatite, but is not verified on this piece.
Origin: Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico
Sample size: 6 x 3 x 3 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Tom Loomis

Dakota Matrix Minerals

 

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