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Mixed Rare Minerals

Saturday, 07 May 2022 12:00 PM

Introducing the "Mixed Rare Minerals" gallery which is part of our New Additions galleries. This gallery contains mineral specimens for sale including cuproromeite, eosphorite, fluorluanshiweiite, hambergite, hiortdahlite, and johillerite and more from places like Comanche mine, Mono Co., California, United States, Foote mine, Cleveland Co., North Carolina, United States, Shuk-Byul' peg., Sol'bel'der peg. field, Sangilen Uppland, Tuva, Siberia, Russia, Little Three mine, San Diego Co., California, United States, Stokkøya, Langesundsfjorden, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway, and Tolbachik Volcano, Kamchatka, Russia.

Cuproromeite

aka Partzite - #58429

$40.00 - Available
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Locality: Comanche mine, Mono Co., California, United States
Formula: Cu₂Sb₂(O,OH)₇
Availability: Available
Price: $40.00
Size: 4.5 x 3 x 1.5 cm - Miniature
Tagged: copper

Partzite is not an actual IMA mineral. Instead they think that it is very similar to Cuproromeite. Scratching the metallic areas does produce a dark green color and its streak is dark olive green. The metallic large grain is 1.5cm and is probably tarnished.

Collection: RC Stamberg Collection

On Dakota Matrix: Previously Sold Cuproromeite
On Dakota Matrix: Other Available Cuproromeite
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Eosphorite

#RS58440

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Locality: Foote mine, Cleveland Co., North Carolina, United States
Formula: Mn²⁺AlPO₄(OH)₂·H₂O
Availability: Available
Price: $125.00
Size: 5 x 3 x 0.5 cm - Miniature
Tagged: phosphate , pegmatite mineral

Beautiful orange crystal group of Eosphorite about 1mm with great coverage. Excellent specimen.

Eosphorite

Formula: Mn²⁺AlPO₄(OH)₂·H₂O
Crystal System: Orthorhombic
Crystal Habit: Massive - Fibrous, Prismatic, Striated
Cleavage: Indistinct, None, None
Luster: Vitreous - Resinous
Color: light pink, yellow brown, light brown, light yellow, colorless
Streak: white
Class: Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal
Fracture: Conchoidal - Uneven
Hardness: 5

Collection: RC Stamberg Collection

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On Dakota Matrix: Previously Sold Eosphorite
On Dakota Matrix: Other Available Eosphorite
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Fluorluanshiweiite

with Spodumene - #57767

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Locality: Shuk-Byul' peg., Sol'bel'der peg. field, Sangilen Uppland, Tuva, Siberia, Russia
Formula: KLiAl_1.5(Si_3.5Al_0.5)O₁₀F₂
Availability: Sold
Size: 3.5 x 3 x 2 cm - Miniature
Tagged: pegmatite mineral
Special Info: XRD Confirmed
Special Info: EDS Confirmed

Rich groups of lilac lamellae to 9mm. It is micaceous and in fact is a lithium Mica. This is the second worldwide locality, which is apparently published. The base of this specimen is a 3cm fragment of a Spodumene crytsal. Verified by Dr. Igor Pekov.

Special Info: XRD Confirmed
Special Info: EDS Confirmed