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This page was last updated on
29 May 2010
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Catalog: 2 / Rare Minerals / 2010 |
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are now hyperlinked; click on any mineral and the photo will go to your picture
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Latest changes /
additions to this list are shown in purple.
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order, I can send you a digital image of the minerals I am about to ship for
your pre-approval, if you wish.
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see the mineral specimen you are looking for please inquire.
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source of top quality minerals and/or high-grade ore samples, please let me
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Rare and Unusual Mineral / Ore Catalog
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)
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Carrollite |
 |
Kambove, Shaba Province,
Congo |
scab |
$165 |
Shining silver crystals on a gray to white matrix |
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Cobaltite |
 |
Cobalt, Ontario, Canada
|
scab |
$ 100 |
Massive chunks of cobalt ore from the type locale of North America; these
ore specimens were mined 20-25 years ago and are now considered quite rare
and not replaceable
A few pieces contain silver
veinlets within the cobalt ore; please inquire as to availability
|
| cab |
$ 200 |
| museum |
$ 400 |
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Copper |
 |
Haile Mine, 3 1/2 miles
northeast of Kershaw, Lancaster County, South Carolina
(see additional information
on this mine in the gold section below) |
scab |
$ 100 |
Glistening copper on surface of
native white and gray schist host rock. On most specimens, the copper is
seen as multiple layers with thin sheets of copper penetrating the
host rock
|
| cab |
$ 175 |
| museum |
$ 250 |
|
Gold Ore |
 |
Haile Mine, 3 ½
miles northeast of Kershaw, Lancaster County, South Carolina |
min |
$ 25
$ 50
$ 100 |
Massive sulfide
deposits containing pyrite/gold or embedded in white to cream colored shists
Price range indicates there are three grades of this material; please
specify if you want the best # 1 material, or less sulfide/metallic
inclusions # 2, or occasional sulfide/metallic inclusions, # 3
Museum size specimens are still available |
| cab |
$ 35
$ 75
$150 |
| Lepidolite |
 |
"G" Dike, Mora
County, New Mexico |
scab |
$ 45 |
Multiple
lepidolite xls. scattered over the surface of a white matrix; very
attractive; caution: only a single specimen remains |
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Piemontite
and
Cyprine |
 |
Taos, New Mexico |
min |
$ 25 |
Piemontite (red) and Cuprine (green) on and throughout specimens mixed with
a white and gray matrix; this material is very hard and can be cut and
polished into gemstones
One large piece available priced
at $ 75 |
| scab |
$ 45 |
|
Volborthite |
 |
Copper Hill, Taos, New Mexico |
min |
$ 15 |
Yellow xls. on a green-gray-white matrix, very attractive specimens |
| scab |
$ 30 |
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