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1 item @ $25.00  

Rare and Mixed Minerals

Friday, 13 June 2025 06:00 PM

Introducing the "Rare and Mixed Minerals" gallery which is part of our New Additions galleries. This gallery contains mineral specimens for sale including arsentsumebite, babanekite, beryl, calcioferrite, francevillite, and geocronite and more from places like Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Namibia, Geschieber vein, Rovnost mine, Jachymov, Karlovy, Czech Republic, Piracicaba mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil, Bruguers, Barcelona Province, Spain, Mounana mine, Franceville, Haut-Ogooué, Gabon, and Milpo mine, Atacocha dist., Cerro de Pasco, Pasco, Peru.

Arsentsumebite

with Azurite - #65988
Locality
Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Namibia 
Formula
Pb2Cu(AsO4)(SO4)(OH) 
Availability
Sold
Size
3 x 2.5 x 1.3 cm - Thumbnail 
Tagged
arsenate , copper  

Bright geen crystals of Arsentsumebite filling many vugs and associated with Azurite.


Arsentsumebite

Formula
Pb2Cu(AsO4)(SO4)(OH) 
Crystal System
Monoclinic 
Cleavage
None, None, None 
Luster
Adamantine - Metallic 
Color
yellow green, emerald green 
Streak
light green 
Class
Monoclinic - Prismatic 
Hardness
4-5 

Babanekite

#65989
Locality
Geschieber vein, Rovnost mine, Jachymov, Karlovy, Czech Republic 
Formula
Cu3(AsO4)2 · 8H2
Availability
Sold
Size
2.5 x 2 x 1.5 cm - Thumbnail 
Tagged
arsenate , copper  
Special Info
Type Locality 

Beautiful fuzzy balls composed of bladed pink of Babanekite crystals. 


Babanekite

Special Info
Type Locality

Beryl

var. aquamarine - #66003
Locality
Piracicaba mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil 
Formula
Be3Al2Si6O18 
Availability
Available
Price
$35.00
Size
2.6 x 1 x 1 cm - Thumbnail 
Tagged
beryllium , pegmatite mineral  

A stubby light green terminated crystal.


Beryl

Formula
Be3Al2Si6O18 
Crystal System
Hexagonal 
Crystal Habit
Crystalline - Coarse, Prismatic, Columnar 
Cleavage
Imperfect, None, None 
Luster
Vitreous - Resinous 
Color
green, blue, yellow, colorless, pink 
Streak
white 
Class
Hexagonal - Dihexagonal Dipyramidal 
Fracture
Brittle - Conchoidal 
Hardness
7.5-8 
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Calcioferrite

#65985
Locality
Bruguers, Barcelona Province, Spain 
Formula
Ca4MgFe3+4(PO4)6(OH)4·12H2
Availability
Available
Price
$25.00
Size
2.2 x 2 x 1.5 cm - Thumbnail 
Tagged
phosphate  

Green crystalline areas.


Calcioferrite

Formula
Ca4MgFe3+4(PO4)6(OH)4·12H2
Crystal System
Monoclinic 
Crystal Habit
Foliated, Reniform 
Cleavage
Perfect, Very Good, None 
Luster
Pearly 
Color
greenish yellow, yellow, yellow green, yellowish white 
Streak
yellowish white 
Class
Monoclinic - Sphenoidal 
Fracture
Brittle 
Hardness
2.5 

Francevillite

#65993
Locality
Mounana mine, Franceville, Haut-Ogooué, Gabon 
Formula
Ba(UO2)2(VO4)2·5H2
Availability
Available
Price
$40.00
Size
2.2 x 3 x 1.2 cm - Thumbnail 
Tagged
vanadium  
Special Info
Radioactive!! 
Special Info
Type Locality 

Lemon yellow plates spread across matrix.


Francevillite

Formula
Ba(UO2)2(VO4)2·5H2
Crystal System
Orthorhombic 
Cleavage
Perfect, None, None 
Luster
Adamantine - Pearly 
Color
brownish yellow, yellow, yellow green 
Streak
light yellow 
Class
Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal 
Hardness
Special Info
Radioactive!!
Special Info
Type Locality

Geocronite

with Fluorite - #65982
Locality
Milpo mine, Atacocha dist., Cerro de Pasco, Pasco, Peru 
Formula
Pb14(Sb,As)6S23 
Availability
Available
Price
$95.00
Size
3 x 2.5 x 1 cm - Thumbnail 
Tagged
sulfide  
Special Info
XRD Confirmed 
Special Info
EDS Confirmed 

Outstanding crystals of Geocronite to 1mm crowning bright green Fluorite.


Geocronite

Formula
Pb14(Sb,As)6S23 
Crystal System
Monoclinic 
Crystal Habit
Massive - Granular 
Cleavage
Distinct, None, None 
Luster
Metallic 
Color
blue gray, gray, silver white 
Streak
lead gray 
Class
Monoclinic - Prismatic 
Fracture
Uneven 
Hardness
2.5-3 
Special Info
XRD Confirmed
Special Info
EDS Confirmed

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