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- Availability
- Sold
- Locality
- Chuquicamata mine, El Loa Prov., Antofagasta, Chile
- Formula
- Cu(IO3)(OH)
- Size
- Miniature 4x2.5x2cm
- Tagged
- copper
Excellent, euhedral single crystals from 1-2mm showing all the good forms and plenty of them. There is also minor green Krohnkite crystals. Salesite crystals such as these are rare. Ex. Wouter I. Van Tichelen and Kext England.
- Availability
- Sold
- Locality
- Chuquicamata mine, El Loa Prov., Antofagasta, Chile
- Formula
- Cu(IO3)(OH)
- Size
- Miniature 3.5x2.5x1cm
- Tagged
- copper
- Special Info
- Type Locality
An excellent rich specimen loaded with tiny less than 0.75mm pyramidal crytsals on Quartz. Salesite is a very rare copper iodate found in copper porphyries but only two localities worldwide thus far - both Chilean.
- Availability
- Sold
- Locality
- Chuquicamata mine, El Loa Prov., Antofagasta, Chile
- Formula
- Cu(IO3)(OH)
- Size
- Miniature 3.5x4.5x5cm
- Tagged
- copper
- Special Info
- Type Locality
Absolutely rich coverage of glassy blue-green prismatic Salesite crystals to 2mm. These are not the most gemmy Salesite I've seen, but this piece is definitely remarkable because of the rich coverage as well as the size of the crystals.
Additionally, it comes with two labels from the P. Moore collection (with the corresponding catalog number 1002 pasted to the backside) and a D. Garske Collection.
- Availability
- Sold
- Featured
- Featured in Special Editions
- Locality
- Chuquicamata mine, El Loa Prov., Antofagasta, Chile
- Formula
- Cu(IO3)(OH)
- Size
- Micromount xxcm
- Tagged
- copper
Salesite is a rare copper iodate found only in Chile, at two localities. There are two good, well-formed crystals on this mount. The largest is 1mm. Salesite is a seldom seen on the market.
- Availability
- Sold
- Featured
- Featured in Special Editions
- Locality
- no locality
- Formula
- Sm2O3
- Size
- Miniature 4x1x1cm
Small vial of samarium oxide.
- Availability
- Sold
- Locality
- Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Formula
- (Y,Ce,U,Fe,Nb)(Nb,Ta,Ti)O4
- Size
- Thumbnail 3x2.2x1.1cm
- Tagged
- REE mineral
- Special Info
- Radioactive!!
Group of typical Samarksite crystals to 2cm with alterations and crusts.
