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Minerals from Alaska
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Mineral # 1500
Garnet Ledge (Alaska Garnet; Wrangell Garnet),
Wrangell, Wrangell Island, Wrangell-Petersburg Borough, Alaska
Garnet: 1 cm, with matrix: 2.5 x 1.5 x 1 cm
$ 20
Almandine Garnet
Mineral # 1500
A view of the garnet with the specimen pointed
straight up toward the camera
Cinnabar
Mineral # 1501
Red Top Mine, Marsh Mountain,
Aleknagike, Alaska
5 x 4 x 3.5 cm
$ 45
Bright crystalline mass in matrix
Cinnabar
Mineral # 1501
This Cinnabar ore consists of an attractive blend of Calcite, Cinnabar,
Dolomite, Hematite, and Quartz on Limonite
Gold Ore
Mineral # 1502
Kensington Mine, Juneau District, Juneau Borough, Alaska
15 x 7 x 5 cm
$ 175
Gold Ore
Mineral # 1502
Another view showing a close-up of pyrites in white quartz; trace the pyrites upward and note the color change at the top near the black semicircle where mineralization of the pyrites changes to a copper color.
This indicates some gold content (as was the case in some California gold mines.
Chromite Ore
Mineral # 1503
Chromite, Kanuti Hills, Kokrines - Hodzana
Highlands ultramafic body, Central Alaska
8 x 5.5 x 2 cm
$ 55
Mineral # 1503
A closer view of the chromite ore in veins
through native rock
Reference: USBM IC 8915
Cinnabar
Mineral # 1504
Red Devil Mine, Red Devil, Kuskokwim
Mountains, Bethel Borough, Alaska
3.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm
$ 45
Cinnabar
Mineral # 1504
Another view at a slightly different angle
and with a different light source
This mine was active from 1933 to 1971. It produced more mercury than any other mine in Alaska.
Realgar and Orpiment were common at this mine. There might be some crystals of these on this specimen.
Gold Ore
Mineral # 1505
Jualin Mine, Juneau District,
Juneau, Borough, Alaska
3.5 x 3.5 x 2 cm
$ 75
Gold Ore
Mineral # 1505
Another view of the other side of the
specimen showing the metal surrounding
the white quartz
Gold Ore
Mineral # 1506
Jualin Mine, Juneau District,
Juneau Borough, Alaska
Specimen 1505 above was actually a
piece broken off of this much larger specimen
9 x 6 x 5 cm ~ 498 grams
$ 249
Gold Ore
Mineral # 1506
A closer view of the specimen again
showing the attractive white quartz and
metallic mineralization
Gold Ore
Mineral # 1506
Another very close view of the mineralization
in this specimen; I do not have an assay report
on these specimens; Jualin ore generally
yielded 0.5 oz (or more) per ton of ore
Cinnabar
Mineral # 1507
Aleknagik, Alaska
4.5 x 4.5 x 5.5 cm
Mine is located 22.6 miles north of Dillinham which is located on the Bristol Bay
$ 49
Mineral # 1507
A closer view of this rock containing sparkling silver crystals of cinnabar
Mineral # 1508
Green Monster Mountain, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska
4 x 6 x 7.5 cm
$ 175
Mineral # 1508
A close up view of this specimen with bright dark green prismatic epidote crystals with occasional quartz crystals.
Very attractive!
Silver - Zinc Ore
Mineral # 5051
Apollo Mine,Unga Island
Aleutians East Borough, Alaska
4 x 4.5 x 5 cm 125 grams
$ 249
The Apollo Mine was discovered in 1891.
Silver - Zinc Ore
Mineral # 5051
This is the base of the rock showing the veins traveling through the specimen.
All 3 of the Apollo Mine Specimens are composed of a black matrix
composed of andesite and dacite that hosted the mineralization at the mine.
The mine has 5 minerals of importance. While silver and zinc are most abundant,
copper, lead and gold were present in smaller amounts. It seems the the veins
in this rock look like silver-zinc veins in many locations.
Apollo Ore
Mineral # 5052
5 x 12 x12 cm 1406 grams
$ 399
This is another specimen where the minerals were deposited in swirling patterns.
Most of the waves tend to be silver toned except for the one on the top of the specimen
where there could be a little gold mixed in.
This mine was discovered in 1891.
Apollo Ore
Mineral # 5052
This is another photo taken at a different angle with a change of lighting.
There are a few cracks in this specimens. Blasting will do that. This specimen is so thick
that it won't come part.
Apollo Ore
Mineral # 5053
4 x 10 x 14 cm 1088 grams
$ 999
This is a third specimen from the same location.
This is larger specimen; it also has streaks and waves developed during deposition,
but there is one big difference, GOLD is present in some of these folds.
Apollo Ore
Mineral # 5053
This is a closer photo of this specimen which was cut and polished.
Apollo Ore
Mineral # 5053
This is a photo of the bottom of this specimen. It specimen had good ore all the way through.
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