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- Availability
- Sold
- Locality
- Krunkelbach Valley U deposit, Menzenschwand, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- Formula
- (UO2)(CO3)·2H2O
- Size
- Thumbnail 2.5x2x1.5cm
- Tagged
- carbonate
- Special Info
- Radioactive!!
- Special Info
- Type Locality
- Special Info
- XRD Confirmed
Orange-red masses of Joliotite tested by XRD. It is associated with Arsenopyrite and Pytite. See provenance tab for analytical papers.
- Availability
- Sold
- Locality
- Dallas Gem mine, San Benito Co., California, United States
- Formula
- KBa2Ti2(Si5Al)O18·nH2O
- Size
- Miniature 4x2.5x2cm
- Special Info
- Type Locality
Group of lustrous, very dark red-black Neptunite crystals to over 2cm with etched terminations with very tiny clusters of colorless Jonesite to <1mm near the spherical crusty Crossite after something. Nice piece!
- Availability
- Sold
- Locality
- Livingstone, Idaho, United States
- Formula
- Pb14(As,Sb)6S23
- Size
- SmCabinet 6.5x4x4cm
- Tagged
- sulfide
- Special Info
- XRD Confirmed
This is polished ore specimen with rich veins of Jordanite (XRD) with a bit of Galena. The old David New tag states that it is from Livingston, Montana. The locality needs research.
- Availability
- Sold
- Locality
- Glacier Gulch, Smithers, British Columbia, Canada
- Formula
- Bi4TeS2
- Size
- Miniature 4.5x3.5x2.5cm
- Tagged
- sulfide , tellurium
Excellent metallic silvery plates of Joseite. Some of the Joseite is rough, but there are many good crystals. One is long and shows deep striations. Very nice specimen of this rather uncommon telluride.
- Availability
- Sold
- Locality
- Jote mine, Pampa Larga dist., Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó, Atacama, Chile
- Formula
- Ca2CuAl[AsO4][AsO3(OH)]2(OH)2(H2O)5
- Size
- Miniature 4x4.5x2cm
- Tagged
- arsenate , copper
- Special Info
- Type & Only Locality
This is a new mineral recently approved by the IMA. Bluish coating of flat-lying blue crystals. It was described by Kampf, A.R., Mills, S.J., Housley, R.M., Rossman, G.R., Nash, B., Dini, M. and Jenkins, R.A. (2013) Joteite, IMA 2012-091. CNMNC Newsletter No. 16, August 2013, page 2697; Mineralogical Magazine, 77, 2695-2709. IMA No. 2012-092
- Availability
- Sold
- Locality
- Jote mine, Pampa Larga dist., Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó, Atacama, Chile
- Formula
- Ca2CuAl[AsO4][AsO3(OH)]2(OH)2(H2O)5
- Size
- Miniature 4x2.5x2.5cm
- Tagged
- arsenate , copper
- Special Info
- Type & Only Locality
This is a new mineral recently approved by the IMA. Bluish coating of flat-lying blue crystals.
