Valenciana mine, Guanajuato, Guanajuato state, MEXICO
Size: 9.8 cm x 8.3 cm x 2.9 cm
VERY RARE specimen from Guanajuato, Mexico. Very shiny Valencianite crystals partially covered by Quartz and yellow Calcite crystals. Biggest crystal: 2.6 cm.
Valencianite is a typical mineral from Valenciana mine. This mine was closed in 2005, after this and other mines in Guanaguato city where sold to a Canadian company. After the sale, Valenciana mine was flooded and no one removed the water, so the mine did not work since then.
PRICE: $45
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