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Fine Minerals from Wisconsin - Miss. Valley OD's

Thursday, 31 May 2018 05:00 PM

Introducing the "Fine Minerals from Wisconsin - Miss. Valley OD's" gallery which is part of our Special Edition galleries. This gallery contains mineral specimens for sale including calcite, and galena and more from places like Blackstone mine, Shullsburg, Lafayette Co., Wisconsin, United States, Platteville dist., Grant Co., Wisconsin, United States, Elmo mine, Lafayette Co., Wisconsin, United States.

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Calcite - RW48772
Calcite - RW48772

Calcite

on Sphalerite - #RW48772
Locality
Blackstone mine, Shullsburg, Lafayette Co., Wisconsin, United States 
Formula
CaCO3 
Availability
Sold
Size
9.5 x 5.5 x 2.5 cm - Cabinet 
Tagged
carbonate  

An excellent specimen with good provenance. The specimen was personally collected by RJ Waidler in 1968 from underground at the Blackstone mine. The Calcite crystals are of rhombic forms with a cool frosted, faint yellow color. The crystals average about 8mm. The matrix is massive, crystalline dark reddish brown Sphalerite.


Calcite

Formula
CaCO3 
Crystal System
Trigonal 
Crystal Habit
Crystalline - Coarse, Stalactitic, Massive 
Cleavage
Perfect, Perfect, Perfect 
Luster
Vitreous (Glassy) 
Color
colorless, white, pink, yellow, brown 
Streak
white 
Class
Trigonal - Hexagonal Scalenohedral 
Fracture
Brittle - Conchoidal 
Hardness
3 
Collection
Robert J. Waidler Collection
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Calcite - RW48807
Calcite - RW48807

Calcite

on Sphalerite - #RW48807
Locality
Platteville dist., Grant Co., Wisconsin, United States 
Formula
CaCO3 
Availability
Sold
Size
13 x 5 x 4 cm - Cabinet 
Tagged
carbonate  

Colorless discoidal Calcite crystals covering a matrix of Sphalerite. The cystals average about 7mm. The Sphalerite on the backside is almost black and rather formless.


Calcite

Formula
CaCO3 
Crystal System
Trigonal 
Crystal Habit
Crystalline - Coarse, Stalactitic, Massive 
Cleavage
Perfect, Perfect, Perfect 
Luster
Vitreous (Glassy) 
Color
colorless, white, pink, yellow, brown 
Streak
white 
Class
Trigonal - Hexagonal Scalenohedral 
Fracture
Brittle - Conchoidal 
Hardness
3 
Collection
Robert J. Waidler Collection
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Calcite - RW48809
Calcite - RW48809

Calcite

#RW48809
Locality
Elmo mine, Lafayette Co., Wisconsin, United States 
Formula
CaCO3 
Availability
Sold
Size
9 x 4.5 x 2 cm - Sm Cabinet 
Tagged
carbonate  

A fine specimen which shows much better in-hand than on the screen. Calcite crowns to top of this specimen with 5-8mm colorless crystals. The back side is covered with the same. The matrix is of large framboidal, brassy colored Marcasite crystals. It's a very nice specimen with an accurate locality - the Elmo mine, which was personally collected by RJ Waidler in 1970.


Calcite

Formula
CaCO3 
Crystal System
Trigonal 
Crystal Habit
Crystalline - Coarse, Stalactitic, Massive 
Cleavage
Perfect, Perfect, Perfect 
Luster
Vitreous (Glassy) 
Color
colorless, white, pink, yellow, brown 
Streak
white 
Class
Trigonal - Hexagonal Scalenohedral 
Fracture
Brittle - Conchoidal 
Hardness
3 
Collection
Robert J. Waidler Collection
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Calcite - RW48819
Calcite - RW48819

Calcite

#RW48819
Locality
Platteville dist., Grant Co., Wisconsin, United States 
Formula
CaCO3 
Availability
Sold
Size
4.5 x 4 x 6 cm - Sm Cabinet 
Tagged
carbonate  

A large, single "nailhead" crystal, nicely terminated with skeletal growth and striations.


Calcite

Formula
CaCO3 
Crystal System
Trigonal 
Crystal Habit
Crystalline - Coarse, Stalactitic, Massive 
Cleavage
Perfect, Perfect, Perfect 
Luster
Vitreous (Glassy) 
Color
colorless, white, pink, yellow, brown 
Streak
white 
Class
Trigonal - Hexagonal Scalenohedral 
Fracture
Brittle - Conchoidal 
Hardness
3 
Collection
Robert J. Waidler Collection
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Calcite - RW48820
Calcite - RW48820

Calcite

#RW48820
Locality
Platteville dist., Grant Co., Wisconsin, United States 
Formula
CaCO3 
Availability
Sold
Size
3.3 x 1.2 x 1.4 cm - Miniature 
Tagged
carbonate  

Single, light honey colored nailhead crystal, terminated with nice internal feathering.


Calcite

Formula
CaCO3 
Crystal System
Trigonal 
Crystal Habit
Crystalline - Coarse, Stalactitic, Massive 
Cleavage
Perfect, Perfect, Perfect 
Luster
Vitreous (Glassy) 
Color
colorless, white, pink, yellow, brown 
Streak
white 
Class
Trigonal - Hexagonal Scalenohedral 
Fracture
Brittle - Conchoidal 
Hardness
3 
Collection
Robert J. Waidler Collection
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Galena - RW49144
Galena - RW49144

Galena

#RW49144
Locality
Elmo mine, Lafayette Co., Wisconsin, United States 
Formula
PbS 
Availability
Sold
Size
9 x 7 x 4.5 cm - Sm Cabinet 
Tagged
sulfide  

Galena is a common sulfide, but those of you who love your sulfides, this is a must have specimen since it from a virtually impossible mine to obtain. The crystals are up to 2.5cm. No damage. Personally collected by RJ Waidler in 1970.


Galena

Formula
PbS 
Crystal System
Isometric 
Crystal Habit
Euhedral Crystals, Massive - Granular, Massive 
Cleavage
Perfect, Perfect, Perfect 
Luster
Metallic 
Color
light lead gray, dark lead gray 
Streak
grayish black 
Class
Isometric - Hexoctahedral 
Fracture
Brittle 
Hardness
2.5 
Collection
Robert J. Waidler Collection
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