Copper (leaf-like specimen) wire It may be more of

It may be more of a Quartz specimen than a Cassiterite specimen

the small amount of damage is forgivable

radiating silvery “balls” of Wavellite are aesthetically sitting on attractive white to colorless Quartz crystals

I acquired this piece in early 2009

and the locality at Bombori has produced what are arguably the largest quantity of fine crystallized Calcites from anywhere in Bolivia

Copper (leaf-like specimen) wire It may be more ofA very attractive locality specimen, and a surprise discovery from early 2011. These are the only Copper sheets that I have seen from Corocoro, and according to the locals, there were very few found. Most people are familiar with the Copper pseudomorphs after Aragonite from this locality, but to find non pseudomorphic, native Copper is rather rare in my experience. This aesthetic, branching, "sheet" of Copper is a great display specimen from this