MS Book and Mineral Company
Mineral Specimens Mineral Index Mineralogy Books Select Mineral Books Rock, Gem, and Mineral Books
Place an Order
MS Book and Mineral Company
Minerals from Nevada
Images below are hyperlinked.....click to enlarge
To order a mineral give the mineral name and the number of the specimen(s) you wish to purchase.
You will receive that exact specimen.
Satisfaction is guaranteed.
Creedite
Liberty Mine, Tonopah, Nevada
Mineral # 751
Medium to light purple xls. surrounded by Gearksutite (white powdery matrix) on a typical underground Tonopah rock matrix containing small pyrites
6 x 4.5 x 2 cm
$ 45
Creedite
Mineral # 751
another view of this specimen
Creedite
Liberty Mine, Tonopah, Nevada
Mineral # 752
Medium or light purple xls. surrounded by Gearksutite (white powdery matrix) on a typical underground Tonopah rock matrix containing small pyrites
7 x 4 x 3 cm
$ 40
Mineral # 752
another view of the specimen above
Orpiment
Mineral # 753
Betze Post Mine, Carlin Trend,
Tuscarora Mountains, Elko County, Nevada
Bright orange specimens with red Realgar crystals on a gray matrix
5 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm
$ 50
Orpiment
Mineral # 753
another closer view
Orpiment
Mineral # 754
Betze Post Mine, Carlin Trend,
Tuscarora Mountains, Elko County, Nevada
Bright orange orpiment with red Realgar crystals on a gray matrix
9.5 x 6 x 5 cm
$ 149
Orpiment
Mineral # 754
another view
Realgar
Mineral # 755
Gold Strike Mine,
Eureka County, Nevada
Chunk of massive Realgar crystalline mineralization
4 x 3 x 2 cm
$ 38
Realgar
Mineral # 755
another view
Realgar
Mineral # 756
Gold Strike Mine,
Eureka County, Nevada
Attractive pockets of Realgar crystalline mineralization scattered throughout gray carbonaceous matrix
8.5 x 6.5 x 4.5 cm
$ 78
Realgar
Mineral # 756
another closer view
Vesuvianite (Idocrase)
Mineral # 757
Ludwig Mine, Ludwig, Yerington District, Singatse Range, Lyon Co., Nevada
6 x 5 x 4 cm$ 45
Vesuvianite (Idocrase)
Mineral # 757
another view of the mineral
This mineral was named in 1795 when it was found in lava
flows on Mount Vesuvius
Vesuvianite (Idocrase)
Mineral # 758
Ludwig Mine, Ludwig, Yerington District, Singatse Range, Lyon Co., Nevada
7 x 5 x 2.5 cm
$ 45
Vesuvianite (Idocrase)
Mineral # 758
another view with natural light for accurate color
Metastibnite
Mineral # 759
Type locality:
Steamboat Springs, Washoe County, Nevada
9 x 5 x 3 cm
$ 55
Metastibnite
Mineral # 759
Steamboat Springs, Washoe County, Nevada
another view
Metastibnite
Mineral # 760
Type locality: Steamboat Springs, Washoe County, Nevada
9 x 6 x 3 cm
$ 55
Metastibnite
Mineral # 760
Steamboat Springs, Washoe County, Nevada
another view
Barite
Mineral # 761
Dee (Boulder Creek) Underground Mine, Bootstrap District, Drill Station # 6, Elko County, Nevada
10 x 9 x 6 cm
$ 295
Reference: Mining Magazine, 2004, page 38: Barite is now used in drilling mud, paint, automotive underbody
coatings, engine covers, brake pads, and much more... Lots of barite is now being ground up for uses other than collecting
Barite
Mineral # 761
a closer view of this specimen
Barite
Mineral # 761
another closer view of the Barite Crystals
Barite
Mineral # 761
another view of another side of this Barite crystal mass
Barite
Mineral # 761
another closer view of this side of the specimen
Mineral # 762
Meikle Mine, Bootstrap District, Elko County, Nevada
8 x 6 x 5.5 cm
$ 189
This is a fine, golden, colored mass of Barite crystals; Note the 3 "dots" toward the left of center - these are natural crystal surfaces in a row
Barite Crystals
Mineral # 762
A slightly different angle of the specimen above
Mineral # 762
This is a close-up view of a portion of the specimen; the golden color turns to almost a white along some crystal edges
Mineral # 763
Northumberland Mine, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada
6.5 x 5.5 x 6 cm
$ 75
Barite crystals from this mine have a yellowish-gray color which gradually turns to a true gray along the crystal length.
This is my first offering of a mineral from this particular mine.
Mineral # 763
This is a closer view of the other side of the Northumberland Barite crystal mass
Barite Crystals
Mineral # 764
Meikle Mine, Bootstrap District, Elko County, Nevada
6.5 x 3.5 x 2 cm
$ 45
This is a smaller Barite crystal mass with numerous, delicate crystals
Barite Crystals
Mineral # 764
This is a closer view with a different light source which renders the actual color of the specimen
Specimen # 765
Potosi Mining District, Hmboldt County, Nevada
7 x 5.5 x 3 cm
$ 59
Specimen # 765
Another view of this specimen with Realgar veins running through the orpiment
Specimen # 765
A closer view of the Realgar veins in the solid orpiment
Crystalline Orpiment, Realgar, Graphite,
in Rodeo Creek Argillite
Specimen 766
Betze Post Mine, Carlin Trend,
Tuscarora Mountains, Elko County, Nevada
4.5 x 4 x 3 cm
$ 50
Crystalline Orpiment, Realgar, Graphite,
in Rodeo Creek Argillite
Specimen 766
Another view of this specimen from the opposite side
in Rodeo Creek Argillite
Specimen 767
Betze Post Mine, Carlin Trend,
Tuscarora Mountains, Elko County, Nevada
5.5 x 4 x 3 cm
$ 55
in Rodeo Creek Argillite
Specimen 767
Another view of this specimen from the opposite side; small separations are common in this highly crystalline material but the
specimens appear to be solid; should these crystalline specimens ever come apart over time they will be replaced at no cost to you
MS Book and Mineral Company
Mineral Specimens Mineral Index Mineralogy Books Select Mineral Books Rock, Gem, and Mineral Books
Place an Order