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Colorado Plateau Minerals

Tuesday, 10 November 2020 06:00 PM

Introducing the "Colorado Plateau Minerals" gallery which is part of our Special Edition galleries. This gallery contains mineral specimens for sale including antlerite, barnesite, becquerelite, and bornite and more from places like Jomac mine, San Juan Co., Utah, United States, Cactus Rat mine, Grand Co., Utah, United States, Happy Jack mine, White Canyon, San Juan Co., Utah, United States.

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Antlerite - AH54432
Antlerite - AH54432

Antlerite

#AH54432
Locality
Jomac mine, San Juan Co., Utah, United States 
Formula
Cu2+3SO4(OH)4 
Availability
Sold
Size
5.5 x 5 x 2.5 cm - Sm Cabinet 
Tagged
copper  

Dark green Antlerite covered by a layer Gypsum.


Antlerite

Formula
Cu2+3SO4(OH)4 
Crystal System
Orthorhombic 
Crystal Habit
Acicular, Concretionary, Reniform 
Cleavage
Perfect, None, None 
Luster
Vitreous (Glassy) 
Color
green, light green, emerald green, black, black green 
Streak
pale green 
Class
Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal 
Fracture
Uneven 
Hardness
Collection
Arnold G Hampson Collection
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Barnesite - AH54435
Barnesite - AH54435

Barnesite

#AH54435
Locality
Cactus Rat mine, Grand Co., Utah, United States 
Formula
Na2V5+6O16·3H2
Availability
Sold
Size
2.5 x 1.5 x 1 cm - Thumbnail 
Tagged
vanadium  

Deep red velvety Barnesite composed of tiny acicular crystals. It is not as red as the photos show.


Barnesite

Formula
Na2V5+6O16·3H2
Crystal System
Monoclinic 
Luster
Adamantine 
Color
brown red, dark red 
Streak
brownish red 
Class
Monoclinic - Prismatic 
Hardness
Collection
Arnold G Hampson Collection
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Barnesite - AH54436
Barnesite - AH54436

Barnesite

#AH54436
Locality
Cactus Rat mine, Grand Co., Utah, United States 
Formula
Na2V5+6O16·3H2
Availability
Sold
Size
9 x 3 x 3 cm - Sm Cabinet 
Tagged
vanadium  

Rich coverage of dark red acicular Barnesite.


Barnesite

Formula
Na2V5+6O16·3H2
Crystal System
Monoclinic 
Luster
Adamantine 
Color
brown red, dark red 
Streak
brownish red 
Class
Monoclinic - Prismatic 
Hardness
Collection
Arnold G Hampson Collection
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Becquerelite

#AH54492
Locality
Happy Jack mine, White Canyon, San Juan Co., Utah, United States 
Formula
Ca(UO2)6O4(OH)6·8H2
Availability
Sold
Size
4.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm - Miniature 
Special Info
Radioactive!! 

Glassy yellow to orange crystal aggregates of rare Becquerelite to 1mm and less with other unidentified minerals. Really a fantastic, rich and colorful specimen.


Becquerelite

Formula
Ca(UO2)6O4(OH)6·8H2
Crystal System
Orthorhombic 
Crystal Habit
Crystalline - Fine 
Cleavage
Perfect, Perfect, None 
Luster
Resinous 
Color
brownish yellow, golden yellow, orange, lemon 
Streak
yellow 
Class
Orthorhombic - Pyramidal 
Hardness
2.5 
Collection
Arnold G Hampson Collection
Special Info
Radioactive!!

Becquerelite

#AH54493
Locality
Happy Jack mine, White Canyon, San Juan Co., Utah, United States 
Formula
Ca(UO2)6O4(OH)6·8H2
Availability
Sold
Size
5.5 x 5.5 x 0.8 cm - Sm Cabinet 

Very nice, well-defined, glassy yellow to orange crystal aggregates to 1mm.


Becquerelite

Formula
Ca(UO2)6O4(OH)6·8H2
Crystal System
Orthorhombic 
Crystal Habit
Crystalline - Fine 
Cleavage
Perfect, Perfect, None 
Luster
Resinous 
Color
brownish yellow, golden yellow, orange, lemon 
Streak
yellow 
Class
Orthorhombic - Pyramidal 
Hardness
2.5 
Collection
Arnold G Hampson Collection
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Bornite - AH54454
Bornite - AH54454

Bornite

#AH54454
Locality
Happy Jack mine, White Canyon, San Juan Co., Utah, United States 
Formula
Cu5FeS4 
Availability
Sold
Size
3 x 3 x 3 cm - Thumbnail 
Tagged
sulfide , copper  

Dark purple or indigo mass of Bornite.


Bornite

Formula
Cu5FeS4 
Crystal System
Orthorhombic 
Crystal Habit
Massive - Granular, Reniform, Granular 
Cleavage
Imperfect, None, None 
Luster
Metallic 
Color
copper red, bronze brown, purple 
Streak
grayish black 
Class
Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal 
Fracture
Conchoidal 
Hardness
Collection
Arnold G Hampson Collection
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