Collectible Mineral Specimens Under $50
- Availability
- Sold
- Locality
- Imiter mine, Anti-Atlas Mts., Dades Region, Morocco
- Formula
- Ag2S
- Size
- 6 x 5 x 4 cm - Sm Cabinet
- Tagged
- sulfide, silver
A mass of solid Acanthite. It doesn't look like much, but up close are hundreds of single and stacked octahedral crystals.
- Availability
- Sold
- Locality
- San Rafael mine, Nye Co., Nevada, United States
- Formula
- Zn2AsO4(OH)
- Size
- 7.5 x 5.5 x 4 cm - Sm Cabinet
- Tagged
- arsenate
Colorless to light yellow gemmy, beautiful mice crystals from this well-known mineralogical treasure.
- Availability
- Sold
- Locality
- Minerva #1 mine, Hardin Co., Illinois, United States
- Formula
- BaCa(CO3)2
- Size
- 2 x 1.5 x 1 cm - Thumbnail
- Tagged
- carbonate
White rice-shaped micro crystales to about 1mm. Alstonite is a rare barium carbonite found in only two localities in the USA, and a handful across the world.
- Availability
- Sold
- Locality
- Croft quarry, Croft, Blaby, Leicestershire, England
- Formula
- Na(Si2Al)O6·H2O
- Size
- 12 x 4 x 5 cm - Cabinet
This is a stunning bold orange laumontite covered with transparent, colorless Analcime. Very unique specimen.
- Availability
- Sold
- Locality
- Smallcleugh Mine, Nenthead, Alston Moor dist., Cumbria, England
- Formula
- CaFe2+(CO3)2
- Size
- 10 x 6 x 3 cm - Cabinet
- Tagged
- carbonate
A handsome basic mineral specimen from a well-known Cumbrian locality well-known to collectors of the area. This specimen sits perfectly well on its own as seen in the first photo. The other photos show the saddle-shaped crystals with a pearly luster and curvy shapes of the Ankerite crystals generally to 4mm.
- Availability
- Sold
- Locality
- Mt. Vesuvius, Somma Complex, Napoli, Campania, Italy
- Formula
- CaAl2Si2O8
- Size
- 6 x 4 x 3.5 cm - Sm Cabinet
This is an antique specimen with an old label from the University of Amsterdam. The old label, unfortunately, names the dark red crystals Sphalerite. It is not Sphalerite, but rather a garnet. The forms and hardness gives this away......always question identification (yes, even mine) everyone makes mistakes. That's what makes this hobby fun. The clear crystals are very nice Anorthite which is associated with green prisms of hornblende.
