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Polybasite

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Polybasite stacked in lustrous hexagonal plates, 6cm, likely recovered in the early 1800s from the Babicanora vein, Las Chispas mine, Sonora, Mexico. Ex Evan Jones, Eric Long. Blanca Espinoza photo.

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SpeciesPolybasite
Added on03/26/2026
LocalityMexico, Sonora, Chispas Mine
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record 57 2 page 278
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University of Texas at Austin

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Previous owners
DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Eric LongNot disclosed
—Evan JonesNot disclosed

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Mineral guide
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Polybasite from Chispas Mine
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Locality guide
Chispas Mine
Chispas Mine, Mexico — Sonora silver-specimen locality famed for bonanza pockets of acanthite, pyrargyrite, stephanite and polybasite; prized by collectors.