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This page was last updated on 30 May 2010

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Mineral sizes:

thumbnail (tn) = up to 1" (2.5cm) /   miniature (min) = up to 2" (5 cm) /  small cabinet (scab) = up to 3" (7.5cm) /  cabinet (cab) = around 4" (10 cm) /  museum = larger than 4" (> 10 cm)

Mineral

Photograph

Source

Sizes

Price

Description

Smithsonite and Rosasite

Level 8, San Antonio El Grande Mine, Chihuahua, Mexico

tn

$ 10

Green smithsonite on a limonite matrix; Smithsonite is covered with hemimorphite xls. and/or white rosasite spheres composed of microscopic xls.; some specimens have rosasite only

min

$ 15 -   $ 30

Stilbite

Tunguska Basin, East Siberia

min

$ 10

Most of these specimens consist of numerous radiating crystals (6mm wide x 20mm long) extending from a flattened matrix; the color of the stilbite is yellow-brown

scab

$ 20

cab

$ 30

museum

$ 50

Stilbite, bowtie

Tunguska Basin, East Siberia

tn

$ 20

Classic "textbook" single bowties or multiples

[A few imperfect bowties are available from time to time in various sizes at ½ of the prices given - ask for bowties # 2]

min

$ 45

scab

$ 100

Stillwater Mine ore

JM Reef, Stillwater Mine, Montana

tn

$ 15

Specimens are gabbro, mostly olivine/plagioclase cumulates +/- augite +/- bronzite with chalcopyrite and/or pyrrotite and/or pentandite

min

$ 25

scab

$ 40

cab

$ 85

Strontianite

Winfield Quarry, Union County, Pennsylvania

cab

$ 45

Long, white xls. of Strontianite on calcite; named for Strontian, Lochaber, Scotland, where it was first discovered

museum

$ 150

Sulfur

Jemez Sulfur Springs, Jemez Mountains, New Mexico

cab

$ 65

Typical yellow, well-shaped sulfur crystals on matrix; unusual because the origin in New Mexico

Thomsonite

Amudiha, Tunguska Basin, East Siberia

min

$ 25

This rare zeolite with other zeolites on matrix

scab

$ 50

Tremolite

Sunset South Mine, Harquahala Mnts., Maricopa Co., Arizona

scab

$ 10

chunks of massive material containing radiating tremolite xls.

Tremolite

Ostanmossa, Norberg, Sweden

tn

$ 5

classic soft, white tremolite fibers (packed in glass tubes with cotton to protect structure of fibers)

min

$ 10

scab

$ 30

cab

$ 60

Ulexite

Boron, California tn $ 10 These are sawed sections of the material commonly known as TV rock; hold a piece over printed matter to get the image
min $ 20

Vanadinite

Mibladen Lead Mines, 15km Northeast of Midelt, Morocco min $ 40 Typical Morocco Vanadinite; these are small yellow-orange crystals
Vanadinite

Mibladen Lead Mines, 15km Northeast of Midelt, Morocco min $ 60 This material has larger crystals of Vanadinite and the color is a darker orange-brown
Vanadinite

Hamburg Mine, Silver District, Trigo Mts, La Paz County, Arizona tn $ 5 -   $ 20 Brilliant orange to red xls. of vanadinite on a black and white matrix
min $ 10 - $ 30
scab $ 40 - $ 60
cab $ 60 - $ 85
Vanadinite

Apache Mine, Globe Hills District, Globe-Miami District, Gila County, Arizona tn $ 10 - $ 20 Bright orange to red xls. covering surfaces of gray-yellow-brown matrix; color and size of crystals are a near rival to Moroccan material
min $ 25 - $ 40
scab $ 65 - $ 90
Vanadinite

Pure Potential Mine, La Paz County, Arizona tn $ 10 Specimens range from tiny orange to large pristine  red xls. on red and gray volcanic rock matrix
min $ 25 - $ 70
scab $ 100
Vermiculite   Montana scab

$ 20

Large black "mica" plates

Vivianite

Kertch, Crimea Peninsula, Ukraine min $ 75 Dark blue crystals on brown matrix
scab $ 200
Volborthite

Monument # 1 Mine, Monument Valley, Navajo County, Arizona tn $ 10 Yellow-green crystalline coverings a brown matrix
min $ 25
museum $ 250
Wavellite

Maulden Mountain, Mt. Ida, Arkansas min $ 5 Typical green spherules of wavellite in matrix
scab $ 20
Weeksite / Carnotite

Anderson Mine, Yavapai County, Arizona tn $15 -  $ 25 Specimens are coated with weeksite (yellow) and/or carnotite (orange) on a soft, chalky matrix
min $ 25
museum $ 100
   

Wood, Petrified

Nacimento Mine, Sandoval County, New Mexico

tn

$ 5

Petrified wood containing replacement minerals including the sulphides of copper and iron; the min piece has a polished surface

min

$ 25

cab

$ 75

 


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