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Mixed Minerals

Friday, 30 August 2024 06:00 PM

Introducing the "Mixed Minerals" gallery which is part of our New Additions galleries. This gallery contains mineral specimens for sale including connellite, copper, corundum, cuprosklodowskite, diopside, and francevillite and more from places like Czar mine, Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, United States, Central mine, Central, Keweenaw Co., Michigan, United States, Franklin, Macon Co., Pennsylvania, United States, Musonoi mine, Kolwezi, Shaba Cu belt, DR of Congo, Commercial quarry, Crestmore, Riverside Co., California, United States, and Mounana mine, Franceville, Haut-Ogooué, Gabon.

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Connellite

with Cuprite - #64568

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Locality: Czar mine, Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, United States
Formula: Cu₃₆(SO₄)(OH)₆₂Cl₈·6H₂O
Availability: Sold
Size: 5 x 4 x 3.7 cm - Miniature
Tagged: copper
Special Info: Antique Specimen

Blue compact crystals on Connellite to 1.5cm across in deep red Cuprite. Great specimen from this classic American locality.

Connellite

Formula: Cu₃₆(SO₄)(OH)₆₂Cl₈·6H₂O
Crystal System: Hexagonal
Crystal Habit: Acicular, Fibrous, Radial
Cleavage: None, None, None
Luster: Vitreous (Glassy)
Color: blue green, light blue
Streak: light blue green
Class: Hexagonal - Ditrigonal Dipyramidal
Fracture: Uneven
Hardness: 3

Collection: Ex. A.E. Seaman Museum
Special Info: Antique Specimen

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On Dakota Matrix: Previously Sold Connellite
On Dakota Matrix: Other Available Connellite
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Copper

#64504

$525.00 - Available
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Locality: Central mine, Central, Keweenaw Co., Michigan, United States
Formula: Cu
Availability: Available
Price: $525.00
Size: 5.5 x 3 x 2 cm - Sm Cabinet
Tagged: native element

Superb Copper specimen showing several cubic crystals and a spinel law twin 2cm long along the twinning plane.

Copper

Formula: Cu
Crystal System: Isometric
Crystal Habit: Nodular, Arborescent
Cleavage: None, None, None
Luster: Metallic
Color: brown, copper red, light pink, red
Streak: rose
Class: Isometric - Hexoctahedral
Fracture: Hackly
Hardness: 2.5-3

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On Dakota Matrix: Previously Sold Copper
On Dakota Matrix: Other Available Copper
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Corundum

var. ruby - #64578

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Locality: Franklin, Macon Co., Pennsylvania, United States
Formula: Al₂O₃
Availability: Sold
Size: 3 x 1.8 x 1.7 cm - Thumbnail
Special Info: Antique Specimen

Crude red crystals from the Fredick Stearns collection. It's an antique specimen with a few old labels.

Corundum

Formula: Al₂O₃
Crystal System: Trigonal
Crystal Habit: Euhedral Crystals, Tabular, Prismatic
Cleavage: None, None, None
Luster: Vitreous (Glassy)
Color: blue, red, yellow, brown, gray
Streak: none
Class: Trigonal - Hexagonal Scalenohedral
Fracture: Tough
Hardness: 9

Collection: Ex. A.E. Seaman Museum
Special Info: Antique Specimen

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On Dakota Matrix: Previously Sold Corundum
On Dakota Matrix: Other Available Corundum
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Cuprosklodowskite

with Billietite - #64625

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Locality: Musonoi mine, Kolwezi, Shaba Cu belt, DR of Congo
Formula: Cu(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·6H₂O
Availability: Sold
Size: 5 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm - Miniature
Tagged: copper
Special Info: Radioactive!!

Beautiful acicular green Cuprosklodowskite with orange, opaque Billietite. See prov. tab to view Cooke and Pinch labels.

Cuprosklodowskite

Formula: Cu(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·6H₂O
Crystal System: Triclinic
Crystal Habit: Acicular, Radial
Cleavage: Good, None, None
Luster: Vitreous - Silky
Color: grass green, green yellow, light green
Streak: greenish yellow
Class: Triclinic - Pinacoidal
Fracture: Uneven
Hardness: 4

Collection: Ex. William Pinch
Special Info: Radioactive!!

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On Dakota Matrix: Previously Sold Cuprosklodowskite
On Dakota Matrix: Other Available Cuprosklodowskite
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Diopside

in Calcite - #64616

$35.00 - Available
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Locality: Commercial quarry, Crestmore, Riverside Co., California, United States
Formula: CaMgSi₂O₆
Availability: Available
Price: $35.00
Size: 6 x 4 x 2.3 cm - Sm Cabinet