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- Availability
- Sold
- Locality
- Alto do Giz pegmatite, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
- Formula
- Mn2+Ta2O6
- Size
- Miniature 5x4.5x3cm
A thick tabular, shiny, very nice crystal of Tantalite. The crystal tapers downward and has many slightly striated faces.
- Availability
- Sold
- Locality
- Jote mine, Pampa Larga dist., Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó, Atacama, Chile
- Formula
- Ca5Al2(AsO4)4(OH)4 12H2O
- Size
- Miniature 5x3x3cm
- Special Info
- XRD Confirmed
- Special Info
- EDS Confirmed
- Special Info
- Type & Only Locality
This is a new IMA mineral recently approved. Tapiaite forms tiny clear lath-like crystals less than 0.03mm in size. Impossible to capture with my photo set-up, these crystals can nonetheless be seen in the photos as all the hundreds or thousands of reflections all over most of the matrix. It is associated with light bluish green Joteite. This is a fabulous, rich specimen.
- Availability
- Sold
- Locality
- Jote mine, Pampa Larga dist., Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó, Atacama, Chile
- Formula
- Ca5Al2(AsO4)4(OH)4 12H2O
- Size
- Miniature 3.5x2.5x2.5cm
- Special Info
- EDS Confirmed
- Special Info
- Type & Only Locality
This is a new IMA mineral recently approved. Tapiaite forms tiny clear lath-like crystals less than 0.03mm in size. Impossible to capture with my photo set-up, these crystals can nonetheless be seen in the photos as all the hundreds or thousands of reflections all over most of the matrix. It is associated with light bluish green Joteite. This is a fabulous, rich specimen. I have a few more of these if you miss out, just let me know. This is the best one.
- Availability
- Sold
- Locality
- Tip Top mine, Custer Co., South Dakota, United States
- Formula
- LiFe3+PO4(OH)
- Size
- SmCabinet 6.5x5.5x4cm
- Tagged
- phosphate
This is a nice cluster of light translucent green tabular Tavorite crystals. The cluster measures about 1mm but contains dozens of individual well-defined crystals. Typically Tavorite at the Tip Top is light green and granular looking with sugary habit. Tavorite crystals such as these are rare - from anywhere. It is a relatively rare lithium phosphate found exclusively in granitic pegmatites. The matrix of this specimen is mostly compact fibrous black Rockbridgeite.
- Availability
- Sold
- Locality
- Tip Top mine, Custer Co., South Dakota, United States
- Formula
- LiFe3+PO4(OH)
- Size
- Cabinet 9.5x7.5x5.5cm
- Tagged
- phosphate , pegmatite mineral , lithium
Larger specimen of pinkish red Hureaulite in masses and crystals to 3mm with cavities filled with sugary lime green Tavorite and clusters of well-defined, excellent crystals in groups to 2mm. These are fabulous crystals of Tavorite, some of the best around. At the Tip Top mine, Tavorite is uncommon and crystals are very rare. I'm not sure if there is a better locality. Scattered around the cavaties to a lessor degree are tiny less than 1mm opaque yellow-orange Ushkovite crystals, deep red Bermanite and purple Leucophosphate crystals.
- Availability
- Sold
- Locality
- San José mine, Oruro City, Oruro Dept., Bolivia
- Formula
- PbSnS2
- Size
- Miniature 5x4x2cm
- Tagged
- ore mineral , sulfide , tin
Large, brilliant, platy crystals to 1.5cm with Sphalerite.
