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Mixed Minerals

Sunday, 09 July 2023 08:00 AM

Introducing the "Mixed Minerals" gallery which is part of our New Additions galleries. This gallery contains mineral specimens for sale including anilite, calcite, dickite, lepidolite, marcasite, and orthoclase and more from places like Tagilsk, Urals, Russia, Imray mine, Marble Hill, Pickens Co., Georgia, United States, Mas d'Alary village, Lodève, Hérault, France, Harding mine, Taos Co., New Mexico, United States, Misburg, Hanover, Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany, and Oceanview mine, Pala dist., San Diego Co., California, United States.

Anilite

#61913

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Locality: Tagilsk, Urals, Russia
Formula: Cu₇S₄
Availability: Available
Price: $75.00
Size: 2.5 x 2 x 2 cm - Thumbnail
Tagged: sulfide , copper

It is hard to tell from the photos but the brownish are tarnished Anilite. There are some spots showing the typical greyish blue color.

Anilite

Formula: Cu₇S₄
Crystal System: Orthorhombic
Cleavage: None, None, None
Luster: Metallic
Color: bluish gray
Streak: black
Class: Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal
Fracture: Sectile
Hardness: 3-4

Collection: William & Anne Cook Collection

On Dakota Matrix: Previously Sold Anilite
On Dakota Matrix: Other Available Anilite
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Calcite

#44365

$150.00 - Available
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Locality: Imray mine, Marble Hill, Pickens Co., Georgia, United States
Formula: CaCO₃
Availability: Available
Price: $150.00
Size: 11 x 9 x 6.5 cm - Cabinet
Tagged: carbonate

Magnificent, large pink Calcite crystal - terminated but cleaved on two sides. The cleaved sides show the light pink internal color.

Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃
Crystal System: Trigonal
Crystal Habit: Crystalline - Coarse, Stalactitic, Massive
Cleavage: Perfect, Perfect, Perfect
Luster: Vitreous (Glassy)
Color: colorless, white, pink, yellow, brown
Streak: white
Class: Trigonal - Hexagonal Scalenohedral
Fracture: Brittle - Conchoidal
Hardness: 3

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On Dakota Matrix: Previously Sold Calcite
On Dakota Matrix: Other Available Calcite
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Dickite

#BAC61924

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Locality: Mas d'Alary village, Lodève, Hérault, France
Formula: Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Availability: Sold
Size: 4 x 3 x 3.5 cm - Miniature

Pearly white rosettes to 3mm. Excellent crystals.

Dickite

Formula: Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Crystal System: Monoclinic
Crystal Habit: Earthy
Cleavage: Perfect, None, None
Luster: Pearly
Color: blue, colorless, gray, yellow brown, white
Streak: white
Class: Monoclinic - Domatic
Fracture: Earthy
Hardness: 1.5-2

Collection: William & Anne Cook Collection

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Lepidolite

with Spodumene - #AH62036

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Locality: Harding mine, Taos Co., New Mexico, United States
Formula: K(Li,Al)₃(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(F,OH)₂
Availability: Available
Price: $45.00
Size: 8 x 5.5 x 3 cm - Sm Cabinet
Tagged: pegmatite mineral

Compact, rich purple Lepidolite with blades of Spodumene to 5cm and white Albite. Both are lithium ore minerals.

Lepidolite

Formula: K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2
Crystal System: Monoclinic
Crystal Habit: Platy, Foliated, Massive
Cleavage: Perfect, None, None
Luster: Vitreous - Pearly
Color: colorless, gray white, lilac, yellowish, white
Streak: white
Class: Monoclinic
Fracture: Uneven
Hardness: 2.5-3

Collection: Arnold G Hampson Collection

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On Dakota Matrix: Previously Sold Lepidolite
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Marcasite

#BAC61935

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Locality: Misburg, Hanover, Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany
Formula: FeS₂
Availability: Available
Price: $125.00
Size: 3 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm - Thumbnail
Tagged: sulfide

Spear-head habit and twinned Marcasite crystal. In-hand the Marcasite glitters a gold color from thousands secondary epitaxially oriented micro crystals. It's a very nice piece.