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Miargyrite
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| Kelly mine, Randsburg, California, United States |
| DeVito Collection |
| Chemical Formula: AgSbS2 |
Micro crystal to about 0.75mm. |
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Micheelsenite
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| Mont St. Hilaire, Rouville Co., Quebec, Canada |
| Type Locality, Two Locality Mineral |
| Chemical Formula: (Ca,Y)3Al[PO3OH,CO3](CO3)(OH)6•12(H2O) |
Very rare mineral from MSH. This specimen is packed with bundles of white, fibrous crystals and matted aggregates filling voids between Albite and Aegerine. The agregates are generally about 1-2mm. |
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Microcline var. amazonite with smoky Quartz
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| Moat Mtn., Carroll Co., New Hampshire, United States |
| Kidwell Collection. |
| Chemical Formula: KAlSi3O8 |
Light mint green crystals to 1.3cm. |
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Microlite with Whiteite- (MnFeMg)
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| Ipe mine, Governador Valaderes, Minas Gerias, Brazil |
| Micro crystals of Microlite to 3 mm. |
Microprobe Confirmed
XRD Confirmed
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| Chemical Formula: (Na,Ca)2Ta2O6(O,OH,F) |
Lustrous, glassy orange micro crystals composing of all the matrix with white, acicular sprays. These sprays were tested by XRD and EDS and turmed out to be to my surprise Whiteite (MnFeMg)!!. It's an excellent specimen. |
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Microlite in Lepidolite
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| Harding mine, Taos Co., New Mexico, United States |
| Philadelphia Academy of Sciences |
| Chemical Formula: (Na,Ca)2Ta2O6(O,OH,F) |
Yellow crystal grains to 1.5mm throughout purple Lepidolite matrix. Extremely rich specimen mined by Arthur Montgomery. |
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Microlite on Albite
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| Ipe mine, Governador Valaderas, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Chemical Formula: (Na,Ca)2Ta2O6(O,OH,F) |
Glassy orange, octahedral crystals from 1-2mm, twinned. |
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