This fascinating specimen of Chrysocoll with Quartz (Gem Silica) comes from the famous Tentadora mine in Ica, Peru.
Size approx. 8 x 5cm, weight approx. 0,33kg.
Locality: Tentadora Mine, Julcani District, Angaraes Province, Huancavelica, Peru.
Meanwhile the copper mine is closed and there are no known plans to reopen it, so minerals from the mine have become very rare.
Gem Silica is used in stone medicine to strengthen sensitivity and perception; it also supports the sense of beauty.
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