Zinkenite Amethyst I have photographed the crystals

I have photographed the crystals under the microscope to better illustrate their quality

This is not only a first-time find for Hopeite from Bolivia

This mine at Oruro dates Spanish mining as far back as the year 1595 and was mined by Incan Indians for several centuries prior

Without question

Zinkenite Amethyst I have photographed the crystalsFrom the impressive find of 2004. This boom at the San Jose mine gave us a plethora of top notch sulfides, the likes of which may never be matched from any mine in Bolivia. This find produced record setting Andorite and Potosiite specimens but also produced some of the finest Zinkenites ever found from any world locality. This specimen is a fairly large, sharp, lustrous, acicular spray of Zinkenite crystals. This is a first rate Zinkenite specimen,