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Rare Mineral Species

Thursday, 09 January 2025 06:00 PM

Introducing the "Rare Mineral Species" gallery which is part of our New Additions galleries. This gallery contains mineral specimens for sale including sincosite, suzukiite, and xocolatlite and more from places like South Rasmussen Ridge mine, Soda Springs, Caribou Co., Idaho, Tanohata mine, Tohoku Region, Honshu Island, Japan, and Bambollita mine, Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico.

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Sincosite - 65283

Sincosite - 65283

Sincosite

#65283

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Locality: South Rasmussen Ridge mine, Soda Springs, Caribou Co., Idaho
Formula: Ca(V⁴⁺O)₂(PO₄)₂·5H₂O
Availability: Sold
Size: 5 x 4 x 3 cm - Miniature
Tagged: phosphate , vanadium

Thin plates of green and reddish brown crystals crystals of rare Sincosite to 1mm covering black sooty phosphate ore.

Sincosite

Formula: Ca(V⁴⁺O)₂(PO₄)₂·5H₂O
Crystal System: Tetragonal
Crystal Habit: Scaly, Platy, Aggregates
Cleavage: Perfect, Distinct, Poor
Luster: Vitreous - Metallic
Color: green, yellowish green, olive green, brownish green
Streak: light green
Class: Tetragonal
Fracture: Brittle
Hardness: 1-2

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

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Suzukiite - BAC65273

Suzukiite - BAC65273

Suzukiite

#BAC65273

Details
Data
Provenance
Resources

Locality: Tanohata mine, Tohoku Region, Honshu Island, Japan
Formula: BaV⁴⁺Si₂O₇
Availability: Sold
Size: 3 x 2 x 1 cm - Thumbnail
Tagged: vanadium

About a 1mm crystal in matrix.

Suzukiite

Formula: BaV⁴⁺Si₂O₇
Crystal System: Orthorhombic
Crystal Habit: Flakes
Cleavage: Perfect, Distinct, Distinct
Luster: Vitreous (Glassy)
Color: light green
Streak: light green
Class: Orthorhombic - Pyramidal
Hardness: 4-4.5

Collection: William & Anne Cook Collection

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

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Xocolatlite - JD65267

Xocolatlite - JD65267

Xocolatlite

#JD65267

Details
Data
Provenance
Resources

Locality: Bambollita mine, Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico
Formula: Ca₂Mn⁴⁺₂Te⁶⁺₂O₁₂·H₂O
Availability: Sold
Size: 1.2 x 1 x 1 cm - Thumbnail
Tagged: tellurium
Special Info: Type Locality

Brownish red coatings.

Xocolatlite

Formula: Ca₂Mn⁴⁺₂Te⁶⁺₂O₁₂·H₂O
Crystal System: Monoclinic
Crystal Habit: Encrustations, Micaceous
Cleavage: Perfect
Luster: Vitreous (Glassy)
Color: chocolate brown
Streak: copper brown
Class: Monoclinic
Fracture: Conchoidal
Hardness: 2-3

Collection: John Dagenais Collection
Special Info: Type Locality

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

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