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Sunday, 30 October 2022 07:00 PM

Introducing the "Mixed & Rare Minerals" gallery which is part of our New Additions galleries. This gallery contains mineral specimens for sale including diopside, silver, and walstromite and more from places like Chamachhu, Haramosh Mts., Roundu dist., Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, Houghton Co., Michigan, United States, and Esquire #7 claim, Big Creek, Fresno Co., California, United States.

Diopside

chromian - #59501

$50.00 - Available
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Locality: Chamachhu, Haramosh Mts., Roundu dist., Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Formula: CaMgSi₂O₆
Availability: Available
Price: $50.00
Size: 3 x 1 x .4 cm - Thumbnail

A sweet prismatic crystal of chromium Diopside with a good termination.

Diopside

Formula: CaMgSi₂O₆
Crystal System: Monoclinic
Crystal Habit: Prismatic, Blocky, Granular
Cleavage: Good, Indistinct, None
Luster: Vitreous (Glassy)
Color: blue, brown, colorless, green, gray
Streak: white green
Class: Monoclinic - Prismatic
Fracture: Brittle - Conchoidal
Hardness: 6

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Silver

with Copper - #WR59554

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Locality: Houghton Co., Michigan, United States
Formula: Ag
Availability: Sold
Size: 2.5 x 1.2 x 0.9 cm - Thumbnail
Tagged: native element

A Silver and Copper nugget.

Silver

Formula: Ag
Crystal System: Isometric
Crystal Habit: Arborescent, Dendritic, Massive
Cleavage: None, None, None
Luster: Metallic
Color: silver white, gray white, gray
Streak: silver white
Class: Isometric - Hexoctahedral
Fracture: Hackly
Hardness: 2.5-3

Collection: Willard L. Roberts Collection

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Walstromite

withFresnoite & Benitoite - #59294

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Locality: Esquire #7 claim, Big Creek, Fresno Co., California, United States
Formula: BaCa₂Si₃O₉
Availability: Sold
Size: 7 x 5 x 3 cm - Sm Cabinet
Special Info: Fluorescent
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Without the aid of a UV light, Walstromite is hard to identify. In this case the pearly white crystal grains are the Walstromite which is flurescent orange. It occurs with tiny grains of Benitoite (blue, FL) and yellow Fresnoite. Rich specimen. Rare.

Walstromite

Formula: BaCa₂Si₃O₉
Crystal System: Triclinic
Crystal Habit: Granular
Cleavage: Perfect, Perfect, Very Good
Luster: Vitreous - Pearly
Color: colorless, white
Streak: white
Class: Triclinic - Pinacoidal
Hardness: 3.5

Special Info: Fluorescent
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