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Rare Minerals for Sale

Sunday, 02 February 2025 05:00 PM

Introducing the "Rare Minerals for Sale" gallery which is part of our New Additions galleries. This gallery contains mineral specimens for sale including grischunite, hydroboracite, imiterite, jadeite, joseite, and juabite and more from places like Falotta, Tinzen, Sursass, Graubünden, Switzerland, Marmara Region, Turkey, Imiter mine, Anti-Atlas Mts., Dades Region, Morocco, Russian River, Cloverdale, Mendocino Co., California, United States, Glacier Gulch, Smithers, British Columbia, Canada, and Pittsburg-Liberty mine, Mono Co., California, United States.

Grischunite

#BAC65308
Locality
Falotta, Tinzen, Sursass, Graubünden, Switzerland 
Formula
NaCa2Mn2+4(Mn2+,Fe3+)2(AsO4)6·2H2
Availability
Sold
Size
1.5 x 1 x 0.7 cm - Thumbnail 
Tagged
arsenate  

Brown platy crystals with Rhodonite. Grischunite is a rare one-locality mineral.


Grischunite

Formula
NaCa2Mn2+4(Mn2+,Fe3+)2(AsO4)6·2H2
Crystal System
Orthorhombic 
Cleavage
Perfect, None, None 
Luster
Vitreous (Glassy) 
Color
dark reddish brown 
Streak
brown 
Class
Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal 
Hardness
Collection
William & Anne Cook Collection

Hydroboracite

#CL65376
Locality
Marmara Region, Turkey 
Formula
CaMg[B3O4(OH)3]2·3H2
Availability
Sold
Size
5 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm - Miniature 

Excellent specimen with greyish white staked platy crystals.


Hydroboracite

Formula
CaMg[B3O4(OH)3]2·3H2
Crystal System
Monoclinic 
Crystal Habit
Fibrous, Foliated 
Cleavage
Perfect, None, None 
Luster
Vitreous - Silky 
Color
colorless, greenish, white, light brown, wine yellow 
Streak
white 
Class
Monoclinic - Prismatic 
Hardness
Collection
Chet S. Lemanski, Jr. Collection

Imiterite

#BAC63840
Locality
Imiter mine, Anti-Atlas Mts., Dades Region, Morocco 
Formula
Ag2HgS2 
Availability
Available
Price
$45.00
Size
2 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm - Thumbnail 
Tagged
sulfide , silver  

Tiny silvery acicular crystals less than 1mm.


Imiterite

Formula
Ag2HgS2 
Crystal System
Monoclinic 
Luster
Metallic 
Color
light gray, black, silver gray 
Streak
dark gray 
Class
Monoclinic - Prismatic 
Hardness
2.5-3 
Collection
William & Anne Cook Collection
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Jadeite

#65377
Locality
Russian River, Cloverdale, Mendocino Co., California, United States 
Formula
NaAlSi2O6 
Availability
Sold
Size
6.5 x 4.5 x 2 cm - Sm Cabinet 

Compact fibrous light green crystals. Very nice for Jadeite.


Jadeite

Formula
NaAlSi2O6 
Crystal System
Monoclinic 
Crystal Habit
Granular, Fibrous, Massive - Fibrous 
Cleavage
Good, None, None 
Luster
Vitreous (Glassy) 
Color
green, white, pale bluish gray, grayish green, pale purple 
Streak
white 
Class
Monoclinic - Prismatic 
Fracture
Tough 
Hardness
6.5 
Collection
Chet S. Lemanski, Jr. Collection
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Joseite

#CL65378
Locality
Glacier Gulch, Smithers, British Columbia, Canada 
Formula
Bi4TeS2 
Availability
Sold
Size
6 x 3.3 x 3 cm - Sm Cabinet 
Tagged
sulfide , tellurium  

A 7mm brassy crystal with several microscopic crystal around the matrix.


Joseite

Formula
Bi4(S,Te)3 
Crystal System
Trigonal 
Luster
Metallic 
Color
gray, grayish black 
Class
Trigonal - Hexagonal Scalenohedral 
Hardness
Collection
Chet S. Lemanski, Jr. Collection
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Juabite - JD65373
Juabite - JD65373

Juabite

with Goldfieldite - #JD65373
Locality
Pittsburg-Liberty mine, Mono Co., California, United States 
Formula
CaCu10(TeO3)4(AsO4)4(OH)2·4H2
Availability
Sold
Size
Micromount 
Tagged
tellurium  
Special Info
XRD Confirmed 

Green micro crystals lining vugs with Goldfieldite.


Juabite

Formula
CaCu10(TeO3)4(AsO4)4(OH)2·4H2
Crystal System
Triclinic 
Crystal Habit
Platy 
Cleavage
Perfect, None, None 
Luster
Vitreous - Adamantine 
Color
emerald green, light green 
Streak
pale green 
Class
Triclinic - Pinacoidal 
Fracture
Brittle 
Hardness
3-4 
Special Info
XRD Confirmed
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