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Rare and Antique

Friday, 27 September 2024 06:00 PM

Introducing the "Rare and Antique" gallery which is part of our New Additions galleries. This gallery contains mineral specimens for sale including kyrgyzstanite, lemmleinite-k, manganbelyankinite, millerite, olivenite, and pilsenite and more from places like Kara-Tangi U deposit, Batken Region, Kyrgyzstan, Koashva Mt., Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia, Pegmatite #31, Kedykverpakhk Mt., Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia, Temagami mine, Nipissing dist., Ontario, Canada, Centennial Eureka mine, Tintic dist., Juab Co., Utah, United States, and White Elephant Mine, Vernon, British Columbia, Canada.

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Kyrgyzstanite

#BAC64714

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Locality: Kara-Tangi U deposit, Batken Region, Kyrgyzstan
Formula: ZnAl₄SO₄(OH)₁₂·3H₂O
Availability: Sold
Size: 1.2 x 0.9 x 0.5 cm - Thumbnail
Special Info: Type Locality

Extremely rare mineral - A zinc aluminum sulfate found in only 6 worldwide localities. On this specimen it occurs as tiny white to faint blue, less than 0.75mm crystals. Russian label.

Kyrgyzstanite

Formula: ZnAl₄SO₄(OH)₁₂·3H₂O
Crystal System: Monoclinic
Class: Monoclinic - Prismatic
Hardness: -

Collection: William & Anne Cook Collection
Special Info: Type Locality

On Dakota Matrix: Previously Sold Kyrgyzstanite
On Dakota Matrix: Other Available Kyrgyzstanite
WebMineral: View Kyrgyzstanite
Mindat: View Kyrgyzstanite

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Lemmleinite-K

with Aegerine - #BW64709

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Locality: Koashva Mt., Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia
Formula: Na₄K₈Ti₈(Si₄O₁₂)₄(O,OH)₈·8H₂O
Availability: Sold
Size: 3.5 x 2.7 x 3 cm - Miniature
Special Info: Type Locality

Groups of colorless to white pseudo-orthorhombic crystals with dipyramidal terminations. Individual crystals are about 0.75 to 1mm and the clusters are to 2.5mm.

Lemmleinite-K

Formula: Na₄K₈Ti₈(Si₄O₁₂)₄(O,OH)₈·8H₂O
Crystal System: Monoclinic
Crystal Habit: Fibrous, Pseudo Orthorhombic
Cleavage: None, None, None
Luster: Vitreous (Glassy)
Color: colorless
Streak: white
Class: Monoclinic - Prismatic
Fracture: Brittle - Conchoidal
Hardness: 5

Collection: Bill Wilson Collection
Special Info: Type Locality

On Dakota Matrix: Previously Sold Lemmleinite-K
On Dakota Matrix: Other Available Lemmleinite-K
WebMineral: View Lemmleinite-K
Mindat: View Lemmleinite-K

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Manganbelyankinite

#BAC64715

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Locality: Pegmatite #31, Kedykverpakhk Mt., Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia
Formula: Mn²⁺(Ti,Nb)₅O₁₂ · 9H₂O
Availability: Sold
Size: 2 x 2 x 1 cm - Thumbnail
Special Info: Type Locality

Dark brown to black plates in Ussingite matrix. Manganbelyankinite is a rare titanium- niobium mineral. Occurs in only 2 localities on Earth.

Manganbelyankinite

Formula: (Mn,Ca)(Ti,Nb)5O12�9(H2O)
Crystal System: No Crystals
Crystal Habit: Massive, Amorphous, Metamict
Cleavage: Perfect, None, None
Luster: Vitreous - Greasy
Color: brownish black, pink brown
Streak: light brown
Class: Amorphous - No Crystals
Hardness: 2-2.5

Collection: William & Anne Cook Collection
Special Info: Type Locality

On Dakota Matrix: Previously Sold Manganbelyankinite
On Dakota Matrix: Other Available Manganbelyankinite
WebMineral: View Manganbelyankinite
Mindat: View Manganbelyankinite

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Millerite

with Gersdorffite - #64593

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Locality: Temagami mine, Nipissing dist., Ontario, Canada
Formula: NiS
Availability: Sold
Size: 10 x 6 x 4 cm - Cabinet
Tagged: sulfide , nickel
Special Info: Antique Specimen

Excellent specimen with golden plates of Millerite to 3.5cm and associated with massive golden Gersdorfite, another nickel-sulfide. Old Ward's specimen with label deaccessioned from the A.E. Seaman Museum.

Millerite

Formula: NiS
Crystal System: Trigonal
Crystal Habit: Acicular, Massive
Cleavage: Perfect, Perfect, None
Luster: Metallic
Color: bronze, greenish gray, gray, brass yellow
Streak: greenish black
Class: Trigonal - Hexagonal Scalenohedral
Fracture: Uneven
Hardness: 3-3.5

Special Info: Antique Specimen

Mineralpedia: View Millerite
On Dakota Matrix: Previously Sold Millerite
On Dakota Matrix: Other Available Millerite
WebMineral: View Millerite
Mindat: View Millerite

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Olivenite

with Jarosite - #BW64708

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Locality: Centennial Eureka mine, Tintic dist., Juab Co., Utah, United States
Formula: Cu₂AsO₄(OH)
Availability: Sold
Size: 5 x 4 x 2 cm - Miniature
Tagged: arsenate , copper

Glassy green prismatic crystals to 3mm with Jarosite.

Olivenite

Formula: Cu₂AsO₄(OH)
Crystal System: Monoclinic
Crystal Habit: Acicular to Prismatic, Radial, Fibrous
Cleavage: Indistinct, Indistinct, Indistinct
Luster: Vitreous - Greasy
Color: olive green, yellowish brown, dirty white, blackish green, liver brown
Streak: yellowish green
Geological Setting: In oxidized zone of copper and arsenate rich deposits.
Class: Monoclinic - Prismatic
Fracture: Brittle - Conchoidal
Hardness: 3

Collection: Bill Wilson Collection

Mineralpedia: View Olivenite
On Dakota Matrix: Previously Sold Olivenite
On Dakota Matrix: Other Available Olivenite
WebMineral: View Olivenite
Mindat: View Olivenite

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Pilsenite

mixed with Hessite - #BAC64713

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Locality: White Elephant Mine, Vernon, British Columbia, Canada
Formula: Bi₄Te₃
Availability: Sold
Size: 2 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm - Thumbnail

The specimen is labelled as wehrlite, which is a mixture of Pilsenite and Hessite. The distinction is probably on the microscopic or microprobe level. The crystal is 4mm and is silvery and platy.

Pilsenite

Formula: Bi₄Te₃
Crystal System: Trigonal
Cleavage: Perfect, None, None
Luster: Metallic
Color: steel gray, tin white
Class: Trigonal - Hexagonal Scalenohedral
Hardness: 1.5-2.5

Collection: William & Anne Cook Collection

Mineralpedia: View Pilsenite
On Dakota Matrix: Previously Sold Pilsenite
On Dakota Matrix: Other Available Pilsenite
WebMineral: View Pilsenite
Mindat: View Pilsenite

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