$1,875Median
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$7,500Last sale
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Miargyrite from San Genaro Mine, Huancavelica, Peru
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An excellent miniature for the species, metallic semi lustrous crystallized groupings made up of tiny miargyrite crystals measuring to 2.0 cm across standing up with nice relief from matrix. This is in good condition.The San Genaro Mine, located in the Castrovirreyna District of Huancavelica, Peru, is an ancient silver-lead-zinc deposit situated within high-altitude hydrothermal vein systems of the Andes Mountains. Mining activity in the region dates back to the Spanish colonial era, with modern underground operations extracting rich polymetallic ores trapped inside volcanic host rocks. Hydrothermal vein mineralizing events produced an exceptional array of complex sulfosalt species, making the site famous among mineralogists and serious collectors for world-class mineral specimens. Among these notable species is miargyrite, a rare silver antimony sulfide mineral that forms striking, dark steel-gray to iron-black tabular crystals with a brilliant metallic luster and reddish internal reflections. Deep underground workings at San Genaro produced some of the finest matrix examples of miargyrite known to science, highly prized in private and museum collections worldwide.
Product details
SpeciesMiargyrite
SizeMiniature
Dimensions4.5 x 3.5 x 3.0 cm
Listed on10/25/2026
LocalityPeru, Huancavelica, San Genaro Mine
SKU2354123
Current owner
WM
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