2" Quartz with Chrysocolla from Tentadora Mine DX1547 amethyst including vibrant reds

including vibrant reds

with only a few having very minor damage

This piece reacts to long wave and short wave ultraviolet light

Its distinctive green color comes from the presence of lead or copper impurities

The Sikhote-Alin meteorite is an iron meteorite that fell February 12

2" Quartz with Chrysocolla from Tentadora Mine DX1547 amethyst including vibrant reds2" Quartz with Chrysocolla from Tentadora Mine Approx. Dimensions: 2x1. 5x1 inches Approx. Weight: 44. 4 grams Locality: Tentadora Mine, Huancavelica, Peru This specimen features a single, well formed quartz point coated in botryoidal chrysocolla from the Tentadora Mine in Peru, a locality known for producing some of the finest quartz and copper mineral combinations in the world. Chrysocolla is a hydrated copper silicate that forms in the oxidation