Description
This hubnerite is from the Mundo Nuevo Mine in Mundo Nuevo, Huamachuco, Sanchez Carrion District, La Libertad Department, Peru. Twenty- three different minerals can be found in this area including hubnerite..Hubnerite is in the Wolframite Group and it contains the elements Mn, W, and O. This specimen consists of clusters of scepter quartz crystals and hubnerite crystals. The quartz crystals are inverse scepters. The hubnerite grows off the base at about a 30 degree angle.They have a sub-metallic luster. This piece measures 2 3/4 x 2 1/4 x 1 1/2 inches or 72 x