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Proustite from Chile, Atacama, Chañarcillo Mining District

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Terry Wallace
Evergreen, Colorado, USA
0 for sale·Member since 2025
Proustite, 3.7 cm, Dolores Tercera mine, Chañarcillo District, Copiapó, Atacama, Chile. Terry C. Wallace collection; Jeff Scovil photo.

Product details

SpeciesProustite
SizeMiniature
Dimensions3.7 cm
Added on10/30/2025
LocalityChile, Atacama, Chañarcillo Mining District
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Special Issue: Refined Elegance page 59

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
02/1982Terry WallaceNot disclosed

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