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- Availability
- Sold
- Locality
- Berezovskoye Au deposit, Central Urals, Russia
- Formula
- CuPbBiS3
- Size
- 2.5 x 2 x 1.5 cm - Thumbnail
Slender, silvery Aikinite crystals to 6mm in Quartz. There are three pieces and several smaller. There is a possibility of a little Gold on the smaller chips. Comes with a copy of a hand-written label.
- Availability
- Sold
- Locality
- Tom's Phosphate quarry, Kapunda, South Australia, Australia
- Formula
- Mg5Al12(PO4)8(OH)22·32H2O
- Size
- 4.25 x 3 x 3 cm - Miniature
- Tagged
- phosphates
The white covering the large Fluellite crystals is acicular Aldermanite, white is microscopic in size, less than 0.3mm. The Minyulite is colorless, thick bladed and occurs in radial sprays. Very nice specimen of three rare phosphates on one specimen. Aldermannite is very rare and occurs at three different localities in the Mt Lofty Ranges in Australia.
- Availability
- Sold
- Locality
- 3M quarry, Little Rock, Pulaski Co., Arkansas, United States
- Formula
- Na(Si2Al)O6·H2O
- Size
- 8 x 4 x 3 cm - Sm Cabinet
Lots of great micro crystals on this specimen. The main mineral though is the large white crystals of Analcime to 1.3cm. The micro crystals include tiny brownish orange Titanite crystals along with colorless prismatic Natrolite and dark green Aegerine.
- Availability
- Sold
- Locality
- Km-3 mine, Laurium, Attika, Greece
- Formula
- Ni3(AsO4)2·8H2O
- Size
- 3.5 x 2 x 1.5 cm - Miniature
- Tagged
- arsenate
Green lath-like crystals to 1mm in good groups.
- Availability
- Sold
- Locality
- Chuquicamata mine, El Loa Prov., Antofagasta, Chile
- Formula
- Cu2+3SO4(OH)4
- Size
- 4.5 x 4 x 3 cm - Miniature
- Tagged
- copper
Deep green veins of Antlerite from 3mm to 12mm.
- Availability
- Sold
- Locality
- Christmas mine, Gila Co., Arizona, United States
- Formula
- Cu2+9Si10O29·11H2O
- Size
- 7 x 4.5 x 3 cm - Sm Cabinet
- Tagged
- copper
- Special Info
- Type Locality
The blue beads are the Apachite and the green is Gilalite. Not a real good rich specimen but one good enough as a reference piece to tell the two minerals apart.
