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This page provides a selection of the specimens that have passed through the Fabre Minerals website and, due to their quality,
rarity, or significance as specimens from interesting locations, have been preserved as reference specimens in #MVM

Baryte from Cerro Warihuyn

Baryte
Baryte.
 

ED11J8: From a very recent find on Cerro Warihuyn, it has very different characteristics from the samples known so far. A tabular crystal of perfectly defined faces and edges, very transparent and of deep yellow color. Very esthetic and aerial on the Dolomite matrix.
Warihuyn Hill, →2850 m., Puños, Miraflores District, Huamalíes Province, Huánuco Department  Peru (2007)

Specimen size: 3.4 × 2.4 × 2.1 cm = 1.34” × 0.94” × 0.83”

Main crystal size: 2.3 × 1.8 cm = 0.91” × 0.71”

Minor zoned fluorescence long & short UV
Baryte with Dolomite
 

TX46H4: The specimen is from a recent find at this Peruvian locality, completely unknown a short time ago. Crystals are between tabular and laminar and have an exceptional luster and are on a small matrix of Dolomite. Fluorescence under UV light is spectacular, having curious and well defined zones of different intensity.
Warihuyn Hill, →2850 m., Puños, Miraflores District, Huamalíes Province, Huánuco Department  Peru (2005-2006)

Specimen size: 4.3 × 3.6 × 1.5 cm = 1.69” × 1.42” × 0.59”

Main crystal size: 3.9 × 2.8 cm = 1.54” × 1.10”

Intense zoned fluorescence long & short UV
Baryte with Dolomite.
Baryte
Baryte.
 

MJ46K6: Parallel group of very transparent and very sharp crystals of Baryte with a deep yellow color, on a Dolomite matrix.
Warihuyn Hill, →2850 m., Puños, Miraflores District, Huamalíes Province, Huánuco Department  Peru (03-04/2007)

Specimen size: 4.8 × 3.4 × 1.5 cm = 1.89” × 1.34” × 0.59”

Minor fluorescence long & short UV
Baryte with Dolomite
 

EH64J8: From a very recent find on Cerro Warihuyn, it has very different characteristics from the samples known so far. Parallel growths of tabular crystals with perfectly defined faces and edges and a deep yellow color. Very esthetic and aerial on the Dolomite matrix.
Warihuyn Hill, →2850 m., Puños, Miraflores District, Huamalíes Province, Huánuco Department  Peru (2007)

Specimen size: 4.8 × 4 × 4.2 cm = 1.89” × 1.57” × 1.65”

Main crystal size: 2 × 1.5 cm = 0.79” × 0.59”

Minor zoned fluorescence long & short UV
Baryte with Dolomite. Front
Front
Baryte with Dolomite. Rear
Rear
Baryte
Baryte. Front
Front
Baryte. Rear
Rear
 

MP86AI0: Very aerial growth of fine and very sharp thin tabular crystals, practically complete, transparent, bright with very well defined phantom growths and with a small aggregate of Dolomite micro-crystals.
Warihuyn Hill, →2850 m., Puños, Miraflores District, Huamalíes Province, Huánuco Department  Peru

Specimen size: 5.1 × 3.8 × 2.4 cm = 2.01” × 1.50” × 0.94”

Main crystal size: 4.4 × 3.1 cm = 1.73” × 1.22”

Former collection of Carles Manresa
Baryte on Dolomite

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TBF66AN4: Polycrystalline growths of tabular Baryte crystals, fine, very sharp and complete, translucent, lustrous and with a slightly smoky color, on a Dolomite matrix.
Warihuyn Hill, →2850 m., Puños, Miraflores District, Huamalíes Province, Huánuco Department  Peru

Specimen size: 6.7 × 5.4 × 3.9 cm = 2.64” × 2.13” × 1.54”

Main crystal size: 2.2 × 1.5 cm = 0.87” × 0.59”

Fluorescent long & short UV
Baryte on Dolomite. Front
Front
Baryte on Dolomite. Rear
Rear
Baryte on Dolomite.
Baryte with Dolomite
Baryte with Dolomite. Front
Front
Baryte with Dolomite. Rear
Rear
 

NB96AI3: Very aerial Baryte crystals on a Dolomite matrix in very sharp thin tabular crystals with very well defined polycrystalline growths. They are complete, transparent, bright and with a slightly smoky color.
The sample is from the Ignacio Hernández collection (num. 138) whose original label we’ll send to the buyer.
Warihuyn Hill, →2850 m., Puños, Miraflores District, Huamalíes Province, Huánuco Department  Peru

Specimen size: 8.2 × 3.8 × 4.5 cm = 3.23” × 1.50” × 1.77”

Main crystal size: 3.5 × 1.7 cm = 1.38” × 0.67”

Fluorescence short UV & minor fluorescence long UV

Former collection of Ignacio Hernández
Baryte

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TW26AK9: Group of tabular and very sharp Baryte crystals on matrix, many of them doubly terminated and all of them transparent, extraordinarily lustrous and slightly smoky. A very elegant specimen.
Warihuyn Hill, →2850 m., Puños, Miraflores District, Huamalíes Province, Huánuco Department  Peru (2007)

Specimen size: 14.6 × 6.9 × 3.9 cm = 5.75” × 2.72” × 1.54”

Main crystal size: 2.7 × 1.2 cm = 1.06” × 0.47”

Zoned fluorescence long & short UV
Baryte. Photo: Joaquim Callén
Photo: Joaquim Callén
Baryte. Detail
Detail

Quartz (variety rose quartz)

Quartz (variety rose quartz)
Quartz (variety rose quartz).
 

EA10AM7: A novelty at Tucson Virtual 2021. Unusual fan-shaped growths on matrix of translucent, lustrous and deep pink Quartz crystals whose color is not due to inclusions of iron oxides but rather is inherent to the Quartz itself. The exact name of the mine is not yet known, but it will surely become known with the passage of time.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (2020)

Specimen size: 2.7 × 2.2 × 1.7 cm = 1.06” × 0.87” × 0.67”

Quartz (variety rose quartz)
 

MH14AM9: A novelty at Tucson Virtual 2021. Unusual fan-shaped growths on matrix of translucent, lustrous and deep pink Quartz crystals whose color is not due to inclusions of iron oxides but rather is inherent to the Quartz itself. The exact name of the mine is not yet known, but it will surely become known with the passage of time.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (2020)

Specimen size: 2.7 × 2.5 × 1.9 cm = 1.06” × 0.98” × 0.75”

Main crystal size: 0.4 × 0.1 cm = 0.16” × 0.04”

Quartz (variety rose quartz).
Quartz (variety rose quartz)
Quartz (variety rose quartz).
Quartz (variety rose quartz)  

SM60MHZ: A novelty at Tucson Virtual 2021: Unlike other pieces from this find, the crystals here are of good size and their color is more pink. The precise name of the mine is not yet known, but it will surely become known with the passage of time.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (2020)

Specimen size: 3 × 2.5 × 1.7 cm = 1.18” × 0.98” × 0.67”

Main crystal size: 1.5 × 1.4 cm = 0.59” × 0.55”

Quartz (variety rose quartz)
 

MX14AM7: A novelty at Tucson Virtual 2021. Unusual fan-shaped growths on matrix of translucent, lustrous and deep pink Quartz crystals whose color is not due to inclusions of iron oxides but rather is inherent to the Quartz itself. The exact name of the mine is not yet known, but it will surely become known with the passage of time.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (2020)

Specimen size: 3.1 × 2.4 × 2 cm = 1.22” × 0.94” × 0.79”

Quartz (variety rose quartz).
Quartz (variety rose quartz)
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Quartz (variety rose quartz).
 

MA10AM7: A novelty at Tucson Virtual 2021. Unusual fan-shaped growths on matrix of translucent, lustrous and deep pink Quartz crystals whose color is not due to inclusions of iron oxides but rather is inherent to the Quartz itself. The exact name of the mine is not yet known, but it will surely become known with the passage of time.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (2020)

Specimen size: 3.3 × 3 × 2.1 cm = 1.30” × 1.18” × 0.83”

Quartz (variety rose quartz)
 

MC10AM9: A novelty at Tucson Virtual 2021. Unusual fan-shaped growths on matrix of translucent, lustrous and deep pink Quartz crystals whose color is not due to inclusions of iron oxides but rather is inherent to the Quartz itself. The exact name of the mine is not yet known, but it will surely become known with the passage of time.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (2020)

Specimen size: 3.6 × 2.9 × 2.4 cm = 1.42” × 1.14” × 0.94”

Main crystal size: 2.3 × 1.3 cm = 0.91” × 0.51”

Quartz (variety rose quartz). Front
Front
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Side
Side
Quartz (variety rose quartz)
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Quartz (variety rose quartz).
 

MB14AM7: A novelty at Tucson Virtual 2021. Unusual fan-shaped growths on matrix of translucent, lustrous and deep pink Quartz crystals whose color is not due to inclusions of iron oxides but rather is inherent to the Quartz itself. The exact name of the mine is not yet known, but it will surely become known with the passage of time.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (2020)

Specimen size: 3.9 × 2 × 2.7 cm = 1.54” × 0.79” × 1.06”

Quartz (variety rose quartz)

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TBB16AO6: Unique fan-shaped growths on a matrix of translucent, lustrous and intense pink Quartz crystals whose color is not due to inclusions of iron oxides, but is their natural color. Much larger crystal size than previous finds. The precise name of the mine is not yet known, but surely with the passage of time we will find out.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (02/2022)

Specimen size: 4.1 × 2.9 × 2.2 cm = 1.61” × 1.14” × 0.87”

Main crystal size: 3.2 × 2 cm = 1.26” × 0.79”

Quartz (variety rose quartz).
Quartz (variety rose quartz)
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Front
Front
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Side
Side
 

MG48AM7: A novelty at Tucson Virtual 2021. Unusual fan-shaped growths on matrix of translucent, lustrous and deep pink Quartz crystals whose color is not due to inclusions of iron oxides but rather is inherent to the Quartz itself. The exact name of the mine is not yet known, but it will surely become known with the passage of time.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (2020)

Specimen size: 4.2 × 3.5 × 3.8 cm = 1.65” × 1.38” × 1.50”

Quartz (variety rose quartz)
 

MF11AM9: A novelty at Tucson Virtual 2021. Unusual fan-shaped growths on matrix of translucent, lustrous and deep pink Quartz crystals whose color is not due to inclusions of iron oxides but rather is inherent to the Quartz itself. The exact name of the mine is not yet known, but it will surely become known with the passage of time.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (2020)

Specimen size: 4.3 × 3.9 × 2 cm = 1.69” × 1.54” × 0.79”

Main crystal size: 0.6 × 0.3 cm = 0.24” × 0.12”

Quartz (variety rose quartz).
Quartz (variety rose quartz)
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Quartz (variety rose quartz).
 

MY14AM7: A novelty at Tucson Virtual 2021. Unusual fan-shaped growths on matrix of translucent, lustrous and deep pink Quartz crystals whose color is not due to inclusions of iron oxides but rather is inherent to the Quartz itself. The exact name of the mine is not yet known, but it will surely become known with the passage of time.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (2020)

Specimen size: 4.3 × 4.1 × 2.3 cm = 1.69” × 1.61” × 0.91”

Quartz (variety rose quartz)

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TMB46AP6: Unusual Quartz growth with very sharp bipyramidal terminations and highly polycrystalline growths, translucent, with good luster and deep pink color, The natural color of the Quartz, not due to inclusions of iron oxides.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (02/2022)

Specimen size: 4.4 × 3.5 × 2.5 cm = 1.73” × 1.38” × 0.98”

Main crystal size: 4.2 × 1.9 cm = 1.65” × 0.75”

Quartz (variety rose quartz). Front
Front
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Rear
Rear
Quartz (variety rose quartz)
Quartz (variety rose quartz).

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TTA16AO3: Group of crystals with very well defined and sharp crystal forms, translucent, with good luster and an intense pink color, their natural color, not due to inclusions of iron oxides.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (02/2022)

Specimen size: 4.4 × 4.3 × 3.6 cm = 1.73” × 1.69” × 1.42”

Main crystal size: 2.3 × 1.8 cm = 0.91” × 0.71”

Quartz (variety rose quartz)
 

MG13AM9: A novelty at Tucson Virtual 2021. Unusual fan-shaped growths on matrix of translucent, lustrous and deep pink Quartz crystals whose color is not due to inclusions of iron oxides but rather is inherent to the Quartz itself. The exact name of the mine is not yet known, but it will surely become known with the passage of time.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (2020)

Specimen size: 4.6 × 2.5 × 1.7 cm = 1.81” × 0.98” × 0.67”

Main crystal size: 0.5 × 0.2 cm = 0.20” × 0.08”

Quartz (variety rose quartz). Front
Front
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Side
Side
Quartz (variety rose quartz)
Quartz (variety rose quartz).
 

ME11AM9: A novelty at Tucson Virtual 2021. Unusual fan-shaped growths on matrix of translucent, lustrous and deep pink Quartz crystals whose color is not due to inclusions of iron oxides but rather is inherent to the Quartz itself. The exact name of the mine is not yet known, but it will surely become known with the passage of time.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (2020)

Specimen size: 4.6 × 2.6 × 2.5 cm = 1.81” × 1.02” × 0.98”

Main crystal size: 1 × 0.3 cm = 0.39” × 0.12”

Quartz (variety rose quartz)
Quartz (variety rose quartz)  

SM60MFY: A novelty at Tucson Virtual 2021: Unlike other pieces from this find, the crystals here are of good size and their color is more pink. The precise name of the mine is not yet known, but it will surely become known with the passage of time.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (2020)

Specimen size: 4.7 × 3.8 × 2.6 cm = 1.85” × 1.50” × 1.02”

Main crystal size: 3.2 × 1.2 cm = 1.26” × 0.47”

Quartz (variety rose quartz).
Quartz (variety rose quartz)
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Quartz (variety rose quartz).
 

MM48AM7: A novelty at Tucson Virtual 2021. Unusual fan-shaped growths on matrix of translucent, lustrous and deep pink Quartz crystals whose color is not due to inclusions of iron oxides but rather is inherent to the Quartz itself. The exact name of the mine is not yet known, but it will surely become known with the passage of time.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (2020)

Specimen size: 4.8 × 4.6 × 4.5 cm = 1.89” × 1.81” × 1.77”

Quartz (variety rose quartz)

Fluorescent light (daylight)
Quartz (variety rose quartz)
 

SV90EBB: Group of Quartz crystals (variety rose quartz) with deep and uniform tones, in two distinct habits, one forming aerial spherical aggregates with sharp crystal terminations, and one more massive with stalactitic and columnar shapes, all on a rock matrix. The pink color in this type of specimen is not due to inclusions of iron oxides but is the natural color of the quartz. The exact location of the find is not yet known.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (2021)

Specimen size: 5 × 4 × 3.7 cm = 1.97” × 1.57” × 1.46”

Quartz (variety rose quartz).
Quartz (variety rose quartz).
Quartz (variety rose quartz)
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Front
Front
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Rear
Rear

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TPX36AP6: Group of Quartz crystals (rose quartz variety) with very sharp bipyramidal terminations, translucent, lustrous and deep pink, its natural color, not due to iron oxide inclusions.
The size of the crystal is very large compared to previous finds from the same locality.


Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (02/2022)

Specimen size: 5 × 4.4 × 2.8 cm = 1.97” × 1.73” × 1.10”

Main crystal size: 4.5 × 2.4 cm = 1.77” × 0.94”

Quartz (variety rose quartz)
 

MF96AM7: A novelty at Tucson Virtual 2021. Unusual fan-shaped growths on matrix of translucent, lustrous and deep pink Quartz crystals whose color is not due to inclusions of iron oxides but rather is inherent to the Quartz itself. The exact name of the mine is not yet known, but it will surely become known with the passage of time.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (2020)

Specimen size: 5 × 3 × 2.8 cm = 1.97” × 1.18” × 1.10”

Quartz (variety rose quartz). Front
Front
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Rear
Rear
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Side
Side
Quartz (variety rose quartz).
Quartz (variety rose quartz)
Quartz (variety rose quartz).
 

MJ14AM9: A novelty at Tucson Virtual 2021. Unusual fan-shaped growths on matrix of translucent, lustrous and deep pink Quartz crystals whose color is not due to inclusions of iron oxides but rather is inherent to the Quartz itself. The exact name of the mine is not yet known, but it will surely become known with the passage of time.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (2020)

Specimen size: 5.1 × 2.6 × 2.6 cm = 2.01” × 1.02” × 1.02”

Main crystal size: 0.4 × 0.2 cm = 0.16” × 0.08”

Quartz (variety rose quartz)
 

MC11AM9: A novelty at Tucson Virtual 2021. Unusual fan-shaped growths on matrix of translucent, lustrous and deep pink Quartz crystals whose color is not due to inclusions of iron oxides but rather is inherent to the Quartz itself. The exact name of the mine is not yet known, but it will surely become known with the passage of time.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (2020)

Specimen size: 5.1 × 3.4 × 1.9 cm = 2.01” × 1.34” × 0.75”

Main crystal size: 0.4 × 0.2 cm = 0.16” × 0.08”

Quartz (variety rose quartz).
Quartz (variety rose quartz)
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Rear / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Rear / Photo: Joaquim Callén
 

MX27AM5: A novelty at Tucson Virtual 2021. Original-looking fan-shaped growths of translucent Quartz crystals, with good luster and an intense pink color, on matrix. The pink color is not due to inclusions of iron oxides but is rather their natural color. The precise name of the mine is not yet known, but will surely become known with the passage of time.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (2020)

Specimen size: 5.3 × 4.4 × 2.9 cm = 2.09” × 1.73” × 1.14”

Main crystal size: 0.5 × 0.2 cm = 0.20” × 0.08”

Quartz (variety rose quartz)
 

TQ37AM8: A novelty at Tucson Virtual 2021. Original fan-shaped growths on a matrix of translucent Quartz crystals, with bright luster and an intense pink color, the color being their intrinsic natural color, not due to inclusions of iron oxides. The precise name of the mine is not yet known, but surely with the passage of time it will become known.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (2020)

Specimen size: 5.1 × 4.7 × 3.3 cm = 2.01” × 1.85” × 1.30”

Main crystal size: 0.5 × 0.1 cm = 0.20” × 0.04”

Quartz (variety rose quartz). Quartz (variety rose quartz).
Quartz (variety rose quartz)
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Front
Front
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Rear
Rear
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Side
Side
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Side
Side

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TFR48AO6: Unique fan-shaped growths on a matrix of translucent, lustrous and intense pink Quartz crystals whose color is not due to inclusions of iron oxides, but is their natural color. Much larger crystal size than previous finds. The precise name of the mine is not yet known, but surely with the passage of time we will find out.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (02/2022)

Specimen size: 5.3 × 5.2 × 3.5 cm = 2.09” × 2.05” × 1.38”

Main crystal size: 3 × 2.1 cm = 1.18” × 0.83”

Quartz (variety rose quartz)
 

TM86AM8: A novelty at Tucson Virtual 2021. Original fan-shaped growths on a matrix of translucent Quartz crystals, with bright luster and an intense pink color, the color being their intrinsic natural color, not due to inclusions of iron oxides. The precise name of the mine is not yet known, but surely with the passage of time it will become known.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (2020)

Specimen size: 5.5 × 4 × 2.7 cm = 2.17” × 1.57” × 1.06”

Quartz (variety rose quartz).
Quartz (variety rose quartz)
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Front
Front
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Side
Side

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TXY16AP6: Group of Quartz crystals (rose quartz variety) with very sharp bipyramidal terminations, translucent, lustrous and deep pink, its natural color, not due to iron oxide inclusions.
The size of the crystal is very large compared to previous finds from the same locality.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (02/2022)

Specimen size: 5.8 × 3.2 × 3.1 cm = 2.28” × 1.26” × 1.22”

Main crystal size: 4.4 × 2 cm = 1.73” × 0.79”

Quartz (variety rose quartz)
 

MP16AM9: A novelty at Tucson Virtual 2021. Unusual fan-shaped growths on matrix of translucent, lustrous and deep pink Quartz crystals whose color is not due to inclusions of iron oxides but rather is inherent to the Quartz itself. The exact name of the mine is not yet known, but it will surely become known with the passage of time.
This specimen has been published on the Mineralogical Record´s web page, in the 'What's New' section, report 60, May 23, 2021 edition, page 6
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (2020)

Specimen size: 5.8 × 3.6 × 2.3 cm = 2.28” × 1.42” × 0.91”

Main crystal size: 0.6 × 0.3 cm = 0.24” × 0.12”

Quartz (variety rose quartz).
Quartz (variety rose quartz)
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
 

MV66AM5: A novelty at Tucson Virtual 2021. Original-looking fan-shaped growths of translucent Quartz crystals, with good luster and an intense pink color, on matrix. The pink color is not due to inclusions of iron oxides but is rather their natural color. The precise name of the mine is not yet known, but will surely become known with the passage of time.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (2020)

Specimen size: 5.8 × 5 × 4.4 cm = 2.28” × 1.97” × 1.73”

Main crystal size: 0.9 × 0.2 cm = 0.35” × 0.08”

Quartz (variety rose quartz)
 

ML67AM7: A novelty at Tucson Virtual 2021. Unusual fan-shaped growths on matrix of translucent, lustrous and deep pink Quartz crystals whose color is not due to inclusions of iron oxides but rather is inherent to the Quartz itself. The exact name of the mine is not yet known, but it will surely become known with the passage of time.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (2020)

Specimen size: 5.9 × 2.7 × 3.7 cm = 2.32” × 1.06” × 1.46”

Quartz (variety rose quartz). Quartz (variety rose quartz).
Quartz (variety rose quartz)
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Quartz (variety rose quartz).
 

MM67AM7: A novelty at Tucson Virtual 2021. Unusual fan-shaped growths on matrix of translucent, lustrous and deep pink Quartz crystals whose color is not due to inclusions of iron oxides but rather is inherent to the Quartz itself. The exact name of the mine is not yet known, but it will surely become known with the passage of time.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (2020)

Specimen size: 6 × 3.2 × 3.4 cm = 2.36” × 1.26” × 1.34”

Quartz (variety rose quartz)

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TMA36AP6: Group of Quartz crystals (rose quartz variety), on a white Quartz matrix, with very acute bipyramidal terminations, translucent, with good luster and intense pink color, its natural color, not due to iron oxide inclusions.
The size of the crystal is very large compared to previous finds from the same locality.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (02/2022)

Specimen size: 6.1 × 3.8 × 3 cm = 2.40” × 1.50” × 1.18”

Main crystal size: 6.2 × 1.6 cm = 2.44” × 0.63”

Quartz (variety rose quartz).
Quartz (variety rose quartz)
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Quartz (variety rose quartz).

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TBX27AP6: Unusual Quartz (rose quartz variety) growth with very sharp bipyramidal terminations and strongly polycrystalline growths, translucent, with good luster and deep pink color, its natural color, not due to inclusions of iron oxides.
The size of the crystal is very large compared to previous finds from the same locality.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (02/2022)

Specimen size: 6.1 × 5.9 × 3.9 cm = 2.40” × 2.32” × 1.54”

Main crystal size: 5.4 × 2 cm = 2.13” × 0.79”

Quartz (variety rose quartz)

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

EFM88AN7: A novelty in Tucson Virtual 2021. Unique fan growths, with three generations, the first being a larger crystal with a slightly smoky color visible on the back of the sample, a second, with crystals of good size and intense color, and a last phase, with smaller crystals, very sharp, translucent, with a very bright luster and an intense and uniform color. It should be noted that the color is not due to inclusions of iron oxides but is the intrinsic color of the quartz. Different from what has been seen so far from this locality.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (2021)

Specimen size: 6.2 × 4.6 × 2.6 cm = 2.44” × 1.81” × 1.02”

Quartz (variety rose quartz). Quartz (variety rose quartz).
Quartz (variety rose quartz)
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Front
Front
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Rear
Rear
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Side
Side

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TFR88AO6: Unique fan-shaped growths on a matrix of translucent, lustrous and intense pink Quartz crystals whose color is not due to inclusions of iron oxides, but is their natural color. Much larger crystal size than previous finds. The precise name of the mine is not yet known, but surely with the passage of time we will find out.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (02/2022)

Specimen size: 6.5 × 4.8 × 3.6 cm = 2.56” × 1.89” × 1.42”

Main crystal size: 6 × 2 cm = 2.36” × 0.79”

Quartz (variety rose quartz)
 

MB97AM8: A novelty at Tucson Virtual 2021. Original fan-shaped growths on a matrix of translucent Quartz crystals, with bright luster and an intense pink color, the color being their intrinsic natural color, not due to inclusions of iron oxides. The precise name of the mine is not yet known, but surely with the passage of time it will become known.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (2020)

Specimen size: 6.6 × 5 × 4.3 cm = 2.60” × 1.97” × 1.69”

Main crystal size: 0.5 × 0.4 cm = 0.20” × 0.16”

Quartz (variety rose quartz). Front
Front
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Side
Side
Quartz (variety rose quartz)
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Quartz (variety rose quartz).

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TBM26AO4: Peculiar growth of Quartz on matrix with very sharp bipyramidal terminations and highly polycrystalline growths, translucent, lustrous and intense pink, its natural color not due to inclusions of iron oxides. The size of the crystal is very large compared to previous finds made in the same locality.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (02/2022)

Specimen size: 6.6 × 5.6 × 4.2 cm = 2.60” × 2.20” × 1.65”

Main crystal size: 2.1 × 1 cm = 0.83” × 0.39”

Quartz (variety rose quartz)
 

MR56AM5: A novelty at Tucson Virtual 2021. Original-looking fan-shaped growths of translucent Quartz crystals, with good luster and an intense pink color, on matrix. The pink color is not due to inclusions of iron oxides but is rather their natural color. The precise name of the mine is not yet known, but will surely become known with the passage of time.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (2020)

Specimen size: 6.6 × 6.4 × 3.1 cm = 2.60” × 2.52” × 1.22”

Main crystal size: 0.8 × 0.2 cm = 0.31” × 0.08”

Quartz (variety rose quartz). Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Quartz (variety rose quartz)
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Front
Front
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Side
Side
 

MC27AM8: A novelty at Tucson Virtual 2021. Original fan-shaped growths on a matrix of translucent Quartz crystals, with bright luster and an intense pink color, the color being their intrinsic natural color, not due to inclusions of iron oxides. The precise name of the mine is not yet known, but surely with the passage of time it will become known.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (2020)

Specimen size: 6.7 × 4 × 3.7 cm = 2.64” × 1.57” × 1.46”

Main crystal size: 0.7 × 0.2 cm = 0.28” × 0.08”

Quartz (variety rose quartz)
 

TP86AM8: A novelty at Tucson Virtual 2021. Original fan-shaped growths on a matrix of translucent Quartz crystals, with bright luster and an intense pink color, the color being their intrinsic natural color, not due to inclusions of iron oxides. The precise name of the mine is not yet known, but surely with the passage of time it will become known.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (2020)

Specimen size: 6.7 × 4.3 × 3.9 cm = 2.64” × 1.69” × 1.54”

Main crystal size: 0.3 × 0.1 cm = 0.12” × 0.04”

Quartz (variety rose quartz). Quartz (variety rose quartz).
Quartz (variety rose quartz)
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Quartz (variety rose quartz).

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TTM57AP1: Quartz crystals on matrix with very sharp dipyramidal terminations and strongly polycrystalline growths, translucent, lustrous and deep pink, its natural color which is not due to inclusions of iron oxides.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (02/2022)

Specimen size: 7 × 6 × 5.1 cm = 2.76” × 2.36” × 2.01”

Main crystal size: 5.2 × 2.6 cm = 2.05” × 1.02”

Quartz (variety rose quartz)

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TTB50AO3: Peculiar growth of Quartz, on matrix, with very sharp bipyramidal terminations and strongly polycrystalline growths, translucent, lustrous and intense pink, its natural color, not due to inclusions of iron oxides.
The crystal size is enormous compared to previous finds from the same locality.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (02/2022)

Specimen size: 7 × 7 × 4.2 cm = 2.76” × 2.76” × 1.65”

Main crystal size: 6.4 × 4.3 cm = 2.52” × 1.69”

Quartz (variety rose quartz). Front
Front
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Rear
Rear
Quartz (variety rose quartz)
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Front
Front
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Side
Side

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TFR50AP1: Quartz crystals on matrix with very sharp dipyramidal terminations and strongly polycrystalline growths, translucent, lustrous and deep pink, its natural color which is not due to inclusions of iron oxides.
Huancayo District, Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (02/2022)

Specimen size: 7.1 × 7 × 4.4 cm = 2.80” × 2.76” × 1.73”

Main crystal size: 4.4 × 3 cm = 1.73” × 1.18”

Quartz (variety rose quartz)
 

MT46AM5: A novelty at Tucson Virtual 2021. Original-looking fan-shaped growths of translucent Quartz crystals, with good luster and an intense pink color, on matrix. The pink color is not due to inclusions of iron oxides but is rather their natural color. The precise name of the mine is not yet known, but will surely become known with the passage of time.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (2020)

Specimen size: 7.2 × 4.7 × 2.6 cm = 2.83” × 1.85” × 1.02”

Main crystal size: 0.5 × 0.2 cm = 0.20” × 0.08”

Quartz (variety rose quartz). Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Quartz (variety rose quartz)
Quartz (variety rose quartz).
Quartz (variety rose quartz).

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TTC69AO3: Unusual polycrystalline fan-shaped growths of translucent, lustrous Quartz crystals on matrix. Intense pink, a natural color that is not due to inclusions of iron oxides.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (02/2022)

Specimen size: 7.2 × 6.6 × 3.6 cm = 2.83” × 2.60” × 1.42”

Quartz (variety rose quartz)
 

MQ86AM7: A novelty at Tucson Virtual 2021. Unusual fan-shaped growths on matrix of translucent, lustrous and deep pink Quartz crystals whose color is not due to inclusions of iron oxides but rather is inherent to the Quartz itself. The exact name of the mine is not yet known, but it will surely become known with the passage of time.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (2020)

Specimen size: 7.3 × 5.6 × 3.1 cm = 2.87” × 2.20” × 1.22”

Quartz (variety rose quartz). Quartz (variety rose quartz).
Quartz (variety rose quartz)
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Quartz (variety rose quartz).

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TPX16AO4: Spheroidal growths on a matrix of translucent, lustrous and intense pink Quartz crystals, whose color is not due to inclusions of iron oxides, but is their natural color.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (02/2022)

Specimen size: 7.4 × 5.6 × 3.1 cm = 2.91” × 2.20” × 1.22”

Quartz (variety rose quartz)

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TBR96AP6: Unusual Quartz (rose quartz variety) growth with very sharp bipyramidal terminations and strongly polycrystalline growths, translucent, with good luster and deep pink color, its natural color that is not due to inclusions of iron oxides.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (02/2022)

Specimen size: 7.5 × 4.7 × 3.1 cm = 2.95” × 1.85” × 1.22”

Quartz (variety rose quartz). Front
Front
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Side
Side
Quartz (variety rose quartz)
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Front
Front
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Rear
Rear

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TTX94AO3: Peculiar growth of Quartz, on matrix, with very sharp bipyramidal terminations and strongly polycrystalline growths, translucent, lustrous and intense pink, its natural color, not due to inclusions of iron oxides.
The crystal size is enormous compared to previous finds from the same locality.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (02/2022)

Specimen size: 7.6 × 7 × 5.6 cm = 2.99” × 2.76” × 2.20”

Main crystal size: 5 × 3.5 cm = 1.97” × 1.38”

Quartz (variety rose quartz)
 

TV37AM8: A novelty at Tucson Virtual 2021. Original fan-shaped growths on a matrix of translucent Quartz crystals, with bright luster and an intense pink color, the color being their intrinsic natural color, not due to inclusions of iron oxides. The precise name of the mine is not yet known, but surely with the passage of time it will become known.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (2020)

Specimen size: 7.9 × 5.1 × 2.8 cm = 3.11” × 2.01” × 1.10”

Main crystal size: 0.7 × 0.2 cm = 0.28” × 0.08”

Quartz (variety rose quartz). Quartz (variety rose quartz).
Quartz (variety rose quartz)
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Front
Front
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Side
Side

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TTE67AO3: Peculiar growth of Quartz, on matrix, with very sharp bipyramidal terminations and strongly polycrystalline growths, translucent, lustrous and intense pink, its natural color, not due to inclusions of iron oxides.
The crystal size is enormous compared to previous finds from the same locality.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (02/2022)

Specimen size: 8 × 6.1 × 6.5 cm = 3.15” × 2.40” × 2.56”

Main crystal size: 6.2 × 2.9 cm = 2.44” × 1.14”

Quartz (variety rose quartz)

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TEF37AO4: Peculiar growth of Quartz on matrix with very sharp bipyramidal terminations and highly polycrystalline growths, translucent, lustrous and intense pink, its natural color not due to inclusions of iron oxides. The size of the crystal is very large compared to previous finds made in the same locality.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (02/2022)

Specimen size: 8.1 × 6.1 × 6.1 cm = 3.19” × 2.40” × 2.40”

Main crystal size: 3 × 1.7 cm = 1.18” × 0.67”

Quartz (variety rose quartz). Quartz (variety rose quartz).
Quartz (variety rose quartz)
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Side / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Side / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
 

MZ47AM5: A novelty at Tucson Virtual 2021. Original-looking fan-shaped growths of translucent Quartz crystals, with good luster and an intense pink color, on matrix. The pink color is not due to inclusions of iron oxides but is rather their natural color. The precise name of the mine is not yet known, but will surely become known with the passage of time.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (2020)

Specimen size: 8.2 × 4.2 × 3.8 cm = 3.23” × 1.65” × 1.50”

Main crystal size: 0.9 × 0.2 cm = 0.35” × 0.08”

Quartz (variety rose quartz)
 

EC96AM7: A novelty at Tucson Virtual 2021. Unusual fan-shaped growths on matrix of translucent, lustrous and deep pink Quartz crystals whose color is not due to inclusions of iron oxides but rather is inherent to the Quartz itself. The exact name of the mine is not yet known, but it will surely become known with the passage of time.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (2020)

Specimen size: 8.6 × 7.2 × 2.6 cm = 3.39” × 2.83” × 1.02”

Quartz (variety rose quartz). Quartz (variety rose quartz).
Quartz (variety rose quartz)
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Front
Front
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Side
Side

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TTD70AO3: Peculiar growth of Quartz, on matrix, with very sharp bipyramidal terminations and strongly polycrystalline growths, translucent, lustrous and intense pink, its natural color, not due to inclusions of iron oxides.
The crystal size is enormous compared to previous finds from the same locality.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (02/2022)

Specimen size: 8.8 × 7.9 × 4 cm = 3.46” × 3.11” × 1.57”

Main crystal size: 5.7 × 4 cm = 2.24” × 1.57”

Quartz (variety rose quartz)

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TTF47AO3: Unusual polycrystalline fan-shaped growths of translucent, lustrous Quartz crystals on matrix. Intense pink, its natural color that is not due to inclusions of iron oxides.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (02/2022)

Specimen size: 9 × 6.1 × 3.7 cm = 3.54” × 2.40” × 1.46”

Quartz (variety rose quartz).
Quartz (variety rose quartz).
Quartz (variety rose quartz)
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Quartz (variety rose quartz).

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TCD96AO4: Spheroidal growths on a matrix of translucent, intense pink and lustrous Quartz crystals, whose color is not due to inclusions of iron oxides, but is their natural color.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (02/2022)

Specimen size: 9.4 × 5.6 × 5.5 cm = 3.70” × 2.20” × 2.17”

Quartz (variety rose quartz)

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TLP46AP1: Quartz crystals on matrix with very sharp dipyramidal terminations and strongly polycrystalline growths, translucent, lustrous and deep pink, its natural color which is not due to inclusions of iron oxides.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (02/2022)

Specimen size: 9.8 × 6.7 × 7.9 cm = 3.86” × 2.64” × 3.11”

Main crystal size: 1.6 × 1.1 cm = 0.63” × 0.43”

Quartz (variety rose quartz). Front
Front
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Side
Side
Quartz (variety rose quartz).
Quartz (variety rose quartz)
Quartz (variety rose quartz).
Quartz (variety rose quartz).

Fluorescent light (daylight)
Quartz (variety rose quartz)
 

SV250TPR: Unique central growth of a well-developed crystal on a matrix of translucent and lustrous Quartz crystals. It is an intense pink, almost red, a color which is not due to inclusions of iron oxides, but is its natural color.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (02/2022)

Specimen size: 10.7 × 6.4 × 4.6 cm = 4.21” × 2.52” × 1.81”

Main crystal size: 5.7 × 2 cm = 2.24” × 0.79”

Quartz (variety rose quartz)
 

TFB48AP1: Quartz crystals on matrix with very sharp dipyramidal terminations and strongly polycrystalline growths, translucent, lustrous and deep pink, its natural color which is not due to inclusions of iron oxides.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (02/2022)

Specimen size: 12.4 × 6.4 × 2.6 cm = 4.88” × 2.52” × 1.02”

Main crystal size: 6 × 2.5 cm = 2.36” × 0.98”

Quartz (variety rose quartz). Quartz (variety rose quartz).
Quartz (variety rose quartz)
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Quartz (variety rose quartz).
Quartz (variety rose quartz).
 

MA87AM8: A novelty at Tucson Virtual 2021. Original fan-shaped growths on a matrix of translucent Quartz crystals, with bright luster and an intense pink color, the color being their intrinsic natural color, not due to inclusions of iron oxides. The precise name of the mine is not yet known, but surely with the passage of time it will become known.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (2020)

Specimen size: 15.5 × 11.8 × 6.5 cm = 6.10” × 4.65” × 2.56”

Main crystal size: 1 × 0.3 cm = 0.39” × 0.12”

Quartz (variety rose quartz)
 

MP17AN0: Original fan-shaped growths on matrix of translucent, lustrous and pink Quartz crystals, the color of which is not due to inclusions of iron oxides but is their natural color. The precise name of the mine is not yet known, but will surely become known with the passage of time.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (2020)

Specimen size: 16.5 × 13.4 × 6.3 cm = 6.50” × 5.28” × 2.48”

Main crystal size: 0.3 × 0.2 cm = 0.12” × 0.08”

Quartz (variety rose quartz). Quartz (variety rose quartz).
Quartz (variety rose quartz)
Quartz (variety rose quartz). Quartz (variety rose quartz).

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TGH86AO6: Unique fan-shaped growths on a matrix of translucent, lustrous and intense pink Quartz crystals whose color is not due to inclusions of iron oxides but is their natural color. The precise name of the mine is not yet known, but surely with the passage of time it will be known.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (02/2022)

Specimen size: 19 × 18 × 9 cm = 7.48” × 7.09” × 3.54”

Main crystal size: 3.5 × 1.5 cm = 1.38” × 0.59”

Quartz (variety rose quartz)
 

MK87AM9: A novelty at Tucson Virtual 2021: Original spheroidal growths of translucent, lustrous and deep pink Quartz crystals (rose quartz variety) whose color is not due to inclusions of iron oxides, but is their intrinsic color. The specimen, somewhat different from those known until now, stands out both for its size and for the intensity of its color. The precise name of the mine is not yet known, but it will surely become known with the passage of time.
Huancayo Province, Junín Department  Peru (2020)

Specimen size: 23.8 × 17.4 × 4.9 cm = 9.37” × 6.85” × 1.93”

Main crystal size: 0.6 × 0.2 cm = 0.24” × 0.08”

Quartz (variety rose quartz). Quartz (variety rose quartz).

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