Tetrahedrite

     
Tetrahedrite on quartz
Origin: Back Pine mine, Granite Co., Montana, USA
Sample size: 3 x 3 x 3 cm, crystals to 1.2 cm
 
 
  
Tetrahedrite on quartz
Origin: Sweet Home mine, Alma, Colorado, United States
Sample size: 3.5 x 3.5 x 1.7 cm (top), small cabinet with 1.4 cm tetrahedrite crystal
 
    
Grey, metallic, nice tetrahedral crystals approximately 1 cm across.
Origin: Capnic, Romania
Sample size: 4.5 x 4 x 3 cm
 
  
Hard to tell from the photo, but very reflective and lustrous tetrahedrite crystals to 6mm covering face with chalcopyrite
Origin: Casapalca mine, Huarochiri Province, Lima dept., Peru
Sample size: 6 x 3 x 3 cm
 
  
Modified tetrahedrons to 5 mm associated with chalcopyrite.
Origin: Herodsfoot mine, Cornwall, England
Sample size: 5 x 4 x 4 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Tom Loomis

Dakota Matrix Minerals

 

  
Origin: Horhausen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Owner: Lou Perloff
Microscopic image
 
Origin: Huaron, Cerro de Pasco, Pasco Dept., Peru
Owner: Lou Perloff
Microscopic image
 
Origin: Oruro, Oruro Dept., Bolivia
Owner: Lou Perloff
Microscopic image
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Lou Perloff

Photo-Atlas of Minerals

 

 
  
Tetrahedrite, quartz, pyrite
Origin: Cavnic, Crisana-Maramures District, Romania
ex. Barlow Collection
Sample size: 5 x 3.8 x 3.2 cm
 
  
Origin: Botes, Romania
ex. Robert Linck Collection
Sample size: 5.5 x 3.5 x 1.75 cm
 
     
Tetrahedrite with hubnerite and quartz
Origin: Black Pine Mine, Phillipsburg, Montana, U.S.A.
Sample size: 5 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

  
Origin: Pacococha District, Huarochiri Prov., Lima Dept., Peru
Sample size: 5 x 9.3 x 3.6 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Dan Weinrich

Dealer in fine mineral specimens

 

  
Origin: Julcani, Angaraes Prov., Huancavelica Dept., Peru
Sample size: 2 x 1.5 x 1.2 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co

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