Minerals from Central and South America M&W Minerals

Minerals from South and Central America

minerals in alphabetical order by first letter only

This includes all countries from Central and South America excluding Brazil

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A

Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile
Cu₃(SO₄)(OH)₄
3.6 x 3.8 x 1.1 cm
SOLD

#279 Amethyst cast over Calcite

Artigas, Uruguay
13.7 x 8.1 x 4.7 cm
$350

#125 Andradite Garnet and Quartz

El Mochito Mine, El Mocho, Santa Barbara Department, Honduras
18 x 12.5 x 6 cm
$450

C

#984 Ceruelite with Schlossmacherite Emma Luisa Mine, Guanaco, Santa Catalina, Antofagasta, Chile Type Location Cu₂Al₇(AsO₄)₄(OH)₁₃·11.5H₂O and (H₃O,Ca)Al₃(SO₄,AsO₄)₂(OH)₆ 4.5 x 4.3 x 2 cm $25	#716 Manganoan Calcite El Mochito Mine, El Mocho, Santa Barbara Department, Honduras Fluorescent LW and SW 6.6 x 4 x 3.8 cm $70	#500 Cassiterite Viloco Mine (Araca mine), Loayza Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia 7.2 x 5.5 x 5.3 cm $90
#410 Chalcopyrite and Quartz on Hedenbergite El Mochito Mine, El Mocho, Santa Barbara Department, Honduras 8.6 x 6.7 x 4.3 cm $75

E

#394 Emerald on Calcite

La Pita Mine, La Pita, Maripi, Vasquez-Yacopi Mining District, Boyaca Department, Colombia
3.6 x 4 x 1.9 cm
$275

F

#987 Florencite-(Ce), Topaz, Smoky Quartz, Microcline, Muscovite

Rumi Tucu mine, Cerro Leon Muerto, El Portezuelo Granite, Papachacra, Belen Department, Catamarca, Argentina
CeAl₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₆
3.3 x 2.5 x 2 cm
$50

H

#1304 Huebnerite on Quartz

Pasto Bueno District, Pallasca Province, Ancash Department, Peru
3.5 x 4.3 x 2.4 cm
$35

#788 Halite on Branches of Shrub

Jamaica
Ex. Philadelphia Academy of Sciences, Ex.A. E. Foote
5.7 x 5.3 x 3.3 cm
$15

O

#831 Opal

Honduras
2.4 x 1.9 x 1 cm
$75

P

#1290 Pyrite Huanzala Mine, Huallanca District, Dos de Mayo Province, Huanuco Department, Peru 5.8 x 4 x 1.4 cm $20	#1287 Pyritohedral Pyrite with unknown Sulfide Huanzala Mine, Huallanca District, Dos de Mayo Province, Huanuco Department, Peru 6 x 5.2 x 1.7 cm $30	#787 Pyrite on Calcite El Mochito Mine, El Mocho, Santa Barbara Department, Honduras 3.1 x 3.1 x 2.9 cm $20
#783 Stacked Pyrite Cubes La Libertad Mine, Quiruvilca District, Santiago de Chuco Province, La Libertad Department, Peru 5.1 x 3.4 x 2.5 cm $50	#21 Paravauxite Siglo Veinte Mine, Llallagua, Rafael Bustillo Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia Type Location Ex. Philadelphia Academy of Sciences #21548, Vaux Expedition 3.6 x 4 x 1.9 cm $300

Q

#380 Quartz on Andradite Garnet

El Mochito Mine, El Mocho, Santa Barbara Department, Honduras
10.7 x 8.1 x 6.6 cm
$125

#285 Quartz pseudomorph after Calcite

El Mochito Mine, El Mocho, Santa Barbara Department, Honduras
8.1 x 5.1 x 4.2 cm
$75

R

#1267 Rhodonite San Martin Mine, Chiurucu, Huallanca, Bolognesi Province, Ancash Department, Peru 4.3 x 3.5 x 3.8 cm $20	#1209 Rhodochrosite Stalactite Capillitas Mine, Andalgala Department, Catamarca, Argentina 4.4 x 2 x 2.1 cm $50	#894 Rhodochrosite, Hubnerite and Quartz Pasto Bueno District, Pallasca Province, Ancash Department, Peru 2.8 x 2 x 1.7 cm $90
#694 Rhodochrosite Capillitas Mine, Andalgala, Catamarca, Argentina 16.6 x 14 x 2 cm $250	#688 Rhodochrosite Capillitas Mine, Andalgala, Catamarca, Argentina 3.5 x 2.3 x 2.1 cm $20

S

#1305 Sulfur

El Desierto mine, Daniel Campos Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
8.3 x 5.1 x 1.9 cm
$45

#1269 Sampleite and Antlerite

Santa Catalina Mine, Caracoles, Sierra Gorda District, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile
NaCaCu₅(PO₄)₄Cl·5H₂O and Cu₃(SO₄)(OH)₄
3.4 x 2.1 x 2.1 cm
$25

T

#497 Tetrahedrite with Quartz

Huancavelica Department, Peru
13.1 x 10.8 x 6.2 cm
$85

V

#455 Vauxite

Siglo Veinte Mine, Llallagua, Rafael Bustillo Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
Type Location
Ex. Philadelphia Academy of Sciences, Vaux Expedition
5.5 x 5.9 x 4.4 cm
$100

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