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Rare Minerals

Friday, 08 November 2024 06:00 PM

Introducing the "Rare Minerals" gallery which is part of our New Additions galleries. This gallery contains mineral specimens for sale including arthurite, marthozite, and orthoserpierite and more from places like Majuba Hill mine, Pershing Co., Nevada, United States, Musonoi mine, Kolwezi, Shaba Cu belt, DR of Congo, and Hidden Treasure mine, Tooele Co., Utah, United States.

Arthurite

with Pharmacosiderite - #JD64856
Locality
Majuba Hill mine, Pershing Co., Nevada, United States 
Formula
CuFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2·4H2
Availability
Available
Price
$50.00
Size
7 x 5 x 3 cm - Sm Cabinet 

Lime green acicular sprays lining large vug.


Arthurite

Formula
CuFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2·4H2
Crystal System
Monoclinic 
Crystal Habit
Prismatic, Acicular, Spherical 
Cleavage
None, None, None 
Luster
Vitreous (Glassy) 
Color
apple green, emerald green 
Streak
light green 
Class
Monoclinic - Prismatic 
Fracture
Brittle 
Hardness
3-4 
Collection
John Dagenais Collection
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Marthozite

#JD64846
Locality
Musonoi mine, Kolwezi, Shaba Cu belt, DR of Congo 
Formula
Cu2+(UO2)3(Se4+O3)2O2·8H2
Availability
Available
Price
$225.00
Size
3 x 2.3 x 2 cm - Thumbnail 
Tagged
copper  
Special Info
Radioactive!! 

Exceptional olive green to yellow crystals in an area of 10 x 7mm.


Marthozite

Formula
Cu2+(UO2)3(Se4+O3)2O2·8H2
Crystal System
Orthorhombic 
Crystal Habit
Bladed 
Cleavage
Perfect, Indistinct, None 
Color
greenish brown, yellow green 
Class
Orthorhombic - Pyramidal 
Hardness
Collection
John Dagenais Collection
Special Info
Radioactive!!

Orthoserpierite

#JD64829
Locality
Hidden Treasure mine, Tooele Co., Utah, United States 
Formula
CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2
Availability
Available
Price
$25.00
Size
2.5 x 2 x 1 cm - Thumbnail 
Tagged
copper  

Blue flat-lying crystal groups to about 0.4mm across.


Orthoserpierite

Formula
CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2
Crystal System
Orthorhombic 
Crystal Habit
Crystalline - Fine, Platy 
Cleavage
Perfect, None, None 
Luster
Vitreous (Glassy) 
Color
pale blue green 
Streak
light green 
Class
Orthorhombic - Pyramidal 
Fracture
Splintery 
Hardness
Collection
John Dagenais Collection

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