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Mixed Minerals

Sunday, 23 October 2022 06:00 PM

Introducing the "Mixed Minerals" gallery which is part of our New Additions galleries. This gallery contains mineral specimens for sale including scapolite, smithsonite, spodumene, and sulphur and more from places like Badakshan, Afghanistan, Wenshan mine, Yunnan Province, China, Pala dist., San Diego Co., California, United States, and Alum mine, Esmeralda Co., Nevada, United States.

Scapolite

#CS59407

$195.00 - Available
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Locality: Badakshan, Afghanistan
Formula: Na₄Al₃Si₉O₂₄Cl to Ca₄Al₆Si₆O₂₄CO₃
Availability: Available
Price: $195.00
Size: 4 x 3 x 3 cm - Miniature

Purple Scapolite, terminated, partial crystal with a bit of scoffing along the edges.

Scapolite

Formula: (Na,Ca)4[(Al,Si)12O24]Cl
Crystal System: Tetragonal
Crystal Habit: Massive - Granular, Prismatic
Cleavage: Distinct, Distinct, None
Luster: Vitreous (Glassy)
Color: white, gray, pale brown, pink, yellow
Streak: white
Class: Tetragonal - Dipyramidal
Fracture: Splintery
Hardness: 6

Collection: Chris Schmitz Collection

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Smithsonite

#CS59413

$350.00 - Available
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Locality: Wenshan mine, Yunnan Province, China
Formula: ZnCO₃
Availability: Available
Price: $350.00
Size: 9 x 5.5 x 2.5 cm - Sm Cabinet
Tagged: carbonate

A gorgeous and unique Smithsonite with a very pleasant yellow color and a sparkly luster. This piece would certainly rival some of the best Smithsonite localities such as the Kelly mine.

Smithsonite

Formula: ZnCO₃
Crystal System: Trigonal
Crystal Habit: Botryoidal, Reniform, Earthy
Cleavage: Perfect, Perfect, Perfect
Luster: Vitreous (Glassy)
Color: grayish white, dark gray, green, blue, yellow
Streak: white
Class: Trigonal - Hexagonal Scalenohedral
Fracture: Brittle
Hardness: 4.5

Collection: Chris Schmitz Collection

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Spodumene

var. kunzite - #CS59404

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Locality: Pala dist., San Diego Co., California, United States
Formula: LiAlSi₂O₆
Availability: Sold
Size: 11.5 x 4 x 4 cm - Cabinet
Tagged: pegmatite mineral

Large pink kunzite Spodumene crystal which is terminated and partially etched. Two of the sides look to be cleaved and shows good color zoning from pink at the termination to yellow with feathering and inclusions at the other end. It shows the pleochroism of Spodumene quite well.