W archived mineral specimens

Wagnerite

#43842

Availability: Sold

Locality: Panasqueira, Covilha, Castelo Branco dist., Portugal
Formula: Mg₂PO₄F
Size: Thumbnail 3x1.5x1cm
Tagged: phosphate

Orange cleavable mass with Arsenopyrite.

Wagnerite at WebMineral Wagnerite at MinDat

Wakabayashilite

#40000

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Locality: White Caps mine, Nye Co., Nevada, United States
Formula: (As,Sb)₆As₄S₁₄
Size: Miniature 5x1x0.2cm

These are golden yellow fibrous crystals to over 3cm and are impossible to obtain these days. Please refer to the prov. tab for background. The specimen was from the collection of Ernest Chapman of Manhattan, Nevada (near the mine) and acquired in 1953. Formerly of the Forrest and Barbara Cureton II collection. Only copies of these labels are available.

Wakabayashilite at Dakota Matrix Wakabayashilite at WebMineral Wakabayashilite at MinDat

Walentaite

#WR56078

Availability: Sold

Locality: White Elephant mine, Custer Co., South Dakota, United States
Formula: H₂Ca₂Fe³⁺₆(AsO₄)₅(PO₄)₃·14H₂O
Size: Thumbnail 1.5x1.5x0.5cm
Tagged: phosphate , arsenate , pegmatite mineral
Special Info: Type Locality

This is a type localitiy specimen of Walentaite, a mineral first discovered at the White Elephant mine. It has subsequently been found at another five localities worldwide. The crystals on this specimen are flat-lying and radial to about 0.3mm. It is small, a thumbnail but shows good crystals across the face.

It carries a Willard L. Roberts label.

Walentaite at Dakota Matrix Walentaite at WebMineral Walentaite at MinDat

Walstromite

#42252

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Featured: Featured in Special Editions
Locality: Esquire #7 claim, Big Creek, Fresno Co., California, United States
Formula: BaCa₂Si₃O₉
Size: SmCabinet 7x4.5x3cm
Special Info: Type Locality

Sanbornite rich matrix with one side loaded with fluorecent orange Waltromite. The photos show the fluorescent nature of Walstromite and also some of the isolated crystal grains. Minor Gillespite on the back side.

Walstromite at Dakota Matrix Walstromite at WebMineral Walstromite at MinDat

Wardite

#23733

Availability: Sold

Locality: Little Green Monster mine, Clay Canyon, Fairfield, Utah Co., Utah, United States
Formula: NaAl₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₄·2H₂O
Size: Miniature 4.5x2.5x2cm
Tagged: phosphate

Aqua blue, translucent, pseudo-octahedral crystals to 1mm. This is a pretty nice specimen, considering that most of the LGM Wardite occurs as just a blue crust. These crystals are unusually distinct. Associated with yellow Crandallite and Apatite.

Wardite at Dakota Matrix Wardite at WebMineral Wardite at MinDat