Fine Mineral Specimens Over $50
- Availability
- Available
- Price
- $95.00
- Locality
- Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
- Formula
- PbCO3
- Size
- 8 x 6 x 3.5 cm - Sm Cabinet
- Tagged
- carbonate
Large specimen of lustrous white Cerussite showing large distinct crystals and most show twinning planes. There is a small spot on the backside which shows a green inclusion, most like Duftite. It did not take photos well, but in-hand this specimen is ver impressive.
- Availability
- Sold
- Locality
- Cole Shaft, Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, United States
- Formula
- Cu2S
- Size
- 12 x 7 x 2.5 cm - Cabinet
- Tagged
- sulfide, copper, ore specimen
Large cabinet specimen loaded with well-formed twinned Chalcocite crystals to 2.5mm with Chalcopyrite and Pyrite. The backside is sawed flat.
- Availability
- Sold
- Locality
- Flambeau mine, Ladysmith, Rusk Co., Wisconsin, United States
- Formula
- Cu2S
- Size
- 13 x 7 x 5 cm - Cabinet
- Tagged
- sulfide, copper, ore specimen
Large specimen full of stacked Chalcocite crystals with a black to iridescent blue color.
- Availability
- Sold
- Locality
- Pabellón de Pica, Chanabaya, Iquique, Tarapacá Region, Chile
- Formula
- CuCl(N3C2H2)(NH3) 0.25H2O
- Size
- 5 x 3.5 x 3 cm - Miniature
- Tagged
- copper
- Special Info
- Type Locality
- Special Info
- XRD Confirmed
- Special Info
- EDS Confirmed
Beautiful blue acicular crystals to about 0.5mm in 1-1.5mm clusters. This is a new IMA mineral published in 2013 by Russian mineralogists. This specimen has a dozen or so bright blue clusters. Excellent rich specimen.
It was described by a host of Russia's foremost mineralogist: Chukanov, N.V., Zubkova, N.V., Möhn, G., Pekov, I.V., Zadov, A.E. and Pushcharovsky, D.Y. in 2013 in Mineralogical Magazine, 77, 2997-3005.
- Availability
- Sold
- Locality
- Chuquicamata mine, El Loa Prov., Antofagasta, Chile
- Formula
- (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O
- Size
- 8.5 x 4 x 4.5 cm - Sm Cabinet
Green to blue, light weight mass of colorful and banded Chrysocolla.
- Availability
- Sold
- Locality
- Zorge, Bad Sachsa, Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany
- Formula
- PbSe
- Size
- 3.5 x 2 x 2 cm - Miniature
- Special Info
- Microprobed
There are two specimens: the mineral and the sliced and mounted specimen used for the identification of the mineral. The specimen is sliced in preparation for the microbrobe mount. It also carries and old inked label.
