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- Availability
- Sold
- Locality
- Schneeberg dist., Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
- Formula
- Ag2S
- Size
- 7 x 7 x 5 cm - Sm Cabinet
- Tagged
- sulfide, silver
Cabinet size specimen with a large cavity filled with 1-4mm steely grey Acanthite crystals in abundance with good Calcite crystals. Excellent specimen from this classic German locality.
- Availability
- Sold
- Locality
- Keeley-Frontier mine, Cobalt dist., Ontario, Canada
- Formula
- Ag2S
- Size
- 3.3 x 2.8 x 1.0 cm - Miniature
- Tagged
- sulfide, silver
Soft, sectile mass of Acanthite with many crude forms of cubic crystals. The cluster at the tip is 7mm across. The specimen comes from the historic cobalt/silver Keeley-Frontier mine located in one of the largest silver mining districts in the world. The mine produced an incredible 3.3 million pounds of cobalt and 19.1 million ounce of silver. There is associated Calcite in mass and as crystals, a clear indication that the specimen was never etched.
- Availability
- Sold
- Locality
- Hilltop mine, Organ dist., Dona Ana Co., New Mexico, United States
- Formula
- PbTe
- Size
- 3.5 x 3 x 1.5 cm - Miniature
- Tagged
- tellurium
Silvery crystal grains to 3mm in matrix, rich specimen.
- Availability
- Available
- Price
- $20.00
- Locality
- Moorba Cave, Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia
- Formula
- Ca2(PO3OH)(SO4)ยท4H2O
- Size
- Capsule
Capsule with powdery substance.
- Availability
- Sold
- Locality
- Nickel Plate mine, Pennington Co., South Dakota, United States
- Formula
- (KNa)Fe2+(CaNa2)Fe2+13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)2
- Size
- 5 x 4 x 4 cm - Miniature
- Tagged
- phosphate, pegmatite mineral
- Special Info
- Type Locality
Massive, crystalline bottle green Arrojadite, a rare primary phosphate phase from a pegmatite near a cemetary.
- Availability
- Available
- Price
- $350.00
- Reduced Price
- $215.00
- Locality
- Pampa Larga dist., Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó prov., Atacama, Chile
- Formula
- As
- Size
- 3 x 2 x 1 cm - Thumbnail
- Tagged
- native element
Platy silvery plumose crystal mass. Excellent specimen.
