Pyrargyrite from San Genaro Mine, Huancavelica, Peru - image 1
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Pyrargyrite from San Genaro Mine, Huancavelica, Peru

$210.00

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Metallic lustrous well-formed crystals of pyrargyrite to 0.8 cm in size that the on a crystalline pyrargyrite matrix. This is in good condition and very choice as a thumbnail specimen for the species and locality. The San Genaro Mine, situated in the high-altitude Andean Cordillera within the Castrovirreyna district of Huancavelica, Peru, is renowned for its complex epithermal vein systems hosted in volcanic and sedimentary rock sequences. Regionally dominated by polymetallic vein and breccia mineralization where silver sulfosalts and precious metals predominate, the district has a rich historical legacy of exploitation dating back centuries to the colonial era. In modern times, the mine has gained international recognition among mineral collectors and museums for producing exceptional, world-class crystal specimens of rare silver-bearing sulfosalts and sulfides.

Product details

SpeciesPyrargyrite
SizeThumbnail
Dimensions2.2 x 1.0 x 0.7 cm
Listed on10/07/2026
LocalityPeru, Huancavelica, San Genaro Mine
SKU2063074

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Pyrargyrite
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ruby-silver with deep red color in transmitted light, dark reflective surface, and sharp trigonal prisms on matrix; scarce, highly collectible.
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San Genaro Mine
San Genaro Mine, Peru - famed for pyrargyrite and miargyrite, a historic epithermal silver deposit and key collector locality, plus rare type minerals.