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Ore Minerals, part 1

Thursday, 13 July 2023 06:00 PM

A wide array of excellent, rich, and large ore minerals from classical mining districts.

Chalcopyrite - AH62049
Chalcopyrite - AH62049

Chalcopyrite

with Pyrite - #AH62049
Locality
Little Dora mine, San Juan Co., Colorado, United States 
Formula
Cu1+Fe3+S2 
Availability
Available
Price
$30.00
Size
5 x 5 x 3.5 cm - Miniature 
Tagged
ore mineral , sulfide , copper  

Gold colored and iridescent Chalcopyrite with a little Galena and Quartz.


Chalcopyrite

Formula
Cu1+Fe3+S2 
Crystal System
Tetragonal 
Crystal Habit
Euhedral Crystals, Striated, Druse 
Cleavage
Indistinct, None, None 
Luster
Metallic 
Color
brass yellow, honey yellow 
Streak
greenish black 
Class
Tetragonal - Scalenohedral 
Fracture
Brittle 
Hardness
3.5 
Collection
Arnold G Hampson Collection
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Lepidolite - AH58898
Lepidolite - AH58898

Lepidolite

with Spodumene - #AH58898
Locality
Harding mine, Taos Co., New Mexico, United States 
Formula
K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2 
Availability
Available
Price
$35.00
Size
6.5 x 4 x 5 cm - Sm Cabinet 
Tagged
ore mineral , pegmatite mineral , lithium  

Rich purple mass of crystalline Lepidolite with Spodumene. Both are rich ores of lithium. The white is Albite. 


Lepidolite

Formula
K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2 
Crystal System
Monoclinic 
Crystal Habit
Platy, Foliated, Massive 
Cleavage
Perfect, None, None 
Luster
Vitreous - Pearly 
Color
colorless, gray white, lilac, yellowish, white 
Streak
white 
Class
Monoclinic 
Fracture
Uneven 
Hardness
2.5-3 
Collection
Arnold G Hampson Collection
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