PL02 Quartz (Japan Law Twins)
Pampa Blanca Mine, Castrovirreina Prov., Huancavelica Dept., Peru
12.3x 9.8x 8.0 cm
$600

A large specimen with multiple quartz Japan law twins, from Pampa Blanca.   The is sawed on one side, and does have a coule dings, though to see a specimen with so many twins is very rare, particularly twins of this size.

 

This site was worked from 1999 to 2004, but as is often the case with Peruvian mines, local artisanal miners often begin looking for specimens after a claim has been officially abandoned.  This specimen comes from hose later diggings.










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