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Rare Minerals

Wednesday, 01 January 2025 06:00 PM

Introducing the "Rare Minerals" gallery which is part of our New Additions galleries. This gallery contains mineral specimens for sale including bismutite, erythrite, and franckeite and more from places like Schmiedestollen, Wittichen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Bou Azzer dist., Anti-Atlas, Morocco, and Pirquitas Ag-Sn Deposit, Rinconada Dept., Jujuy, Argentina.

Bismutite

#JD65243
Locality
Schmiedestollen, Wittichen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany 
Formula
Bi2O2(CO3
Availability
Available
Price
$30.00
Size
2 x 2 x 1.5 cm - Thumbnail 
Tagged
carbonate  

Yellow bead-like crystals grown on spindly Quartz.


Bismutite

Formula
Bi2O2(CO3
Crystal System
Orthorhombic 
Crystal Habit
Fibrous, Earthy 
Cleavage
Distinct, None, None 
Luster
Vitreous - Pearly 
Color
brown, brownish yellow, green, gray, yellow 
Streak
gray 
Class
Orthorhombic - Pyramidal 
Hardness
Collection
John Dagenais Collection

Erythrite

#JD65241
Locality
Bou Azzer dist., Anti-Atlas, Morocco 
Formula
Co3(AsO4)2·8H2
Availability
Available
Price
$95.00
Size
4.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm - Miniature 
Tagged
arsenate  

Excellent rich specimen with radial sprays of Erythrite with bladed crystals of, also, Erythrite. This specimen is absolutely gorgeous under the scope.


Erythrite

Formula
Co3(AsO4)2·8H2
Crystal System
Monoclinic 
Crystal Habit
Striated, Prismatic, Divergent 
Cleavage
Perfect, None, None 
Luster
Pearly 
Color
colorless, violet red, light pink, purple red 
Streak
pinkish red 
Class
Monoclinic - Prismatic 
Fracture
Sectile 
Hardness
1.5-2 
Collection
John Dagenais Collection
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Franckeite

(arsenian) - #BAC65187
Locality
Pirquitas Ag-Sn Deposit, Rinconada Dept., Jujuy, Argentina 
Formula
Fe2+(Pb,Sn2+)6Sn4+2Sb3+2S14 
Availability
Available
Price
$35.00
Size
2.2 x 1 x 0.8 cm - Thumbnail 
Tagged
sulfide , tin  

Very fine granular Franckeite. 


Franckeite

Formula
Fe2+(Pb,Sn2+)6Sn4+2Sb3+2S14 
Crystal System
Triclinic 
Crystal Habit
Tabular, Massive - Fibrous, Radial 
Cleavage
Perfect, None, None 
Luster
Metallic 
Color
grayish black, blackish gray 
Streak
grayish black 
Class
Triclinic - Pinacoidal 
Fracture
Flexible 
Hardness
2.5 
Collection
William & Anne Cook Collection

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