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Pyrrhotite, Chalcopyrite Stone HIll Mine [Wood Copper Mine], Arbacooche Mining District, Cleburne County, Alabama slice: 8 x 8 cm, 4 mm thick 86 grams Mineral # 1836 $ 39 This is a slice of Stone Hill Ore composed of mainly two just minerals - mainly pyrrhotite with some brighter spots of Chalcopyrite |
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Pyrrhotite, Chalcopyrite Stone HIll Mine [Wood Copper Mine] Mineral # 1836 This is a close up view of this ore sample as pictured above |
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Galena in massive Sphalerite New Prospect Mine, Leadmine Bend, Union County, Tennessee slice: 8 x 6 cm, 4 mm thick 38 grams Mineral # 1837 This is a slice of the ore from the New Prospect Mine composed mainly of two just minerals - bright galena in massive sphalerite $ 25 |
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Galena in massive Sphalerite New Prospect Mine, Leadmine Bend, Union County, Tennessee Mineral # 1837 Minor minerals - Smithsonite (small bubbles in occasional vugs) and Greenockite (yellowish-brown coating on outer edges of the ore as seen above) The galena is very reflective across the fresh cut as you tip the slice in good light |
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Chalcopyrite, Pyrrhotite Mineral # 1838 Gossan Howard Mine, Carroll County, Virginia [Discovered in 1789] Slice: 11 x 8 cm, 4mm thick 86 grams SOLD This is a slice of Stone Hill Ore composed mainly two just minerals This slice cut through a clear area, presumably quartz |
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Pyrrhotite and Chalcopyrite Mineral # 1838 This is a close-up view of an ore specimen from the Gossan Howard Mine which is composed mainly Pyrrhotite and lesser amounts of Chalcopyrite (metallic appearance) with black Silicate streaks. Upon chemical analysis sphalerite and stannite are also present in most specimens from this mine. Reference: Economic Geology, Volume 74, pages 645 - 656 |
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Native Antimony Mineral # 1800 Lac Nicolet Mine, Quebec, Canada 2.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm $ 20 This is a glistening, silver, metallic specimen of native antimony ore; from this pick you might think it looks like chalk, it actually is a collection of silver particles and quite nice; click on the image to get a little closer ; click on the specimen to enlarge by 4 times |
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Bornite on Native Silver Mineral # 1801 San Martin Mine, Zacatecas Mexico 6.5 x 4 cm $ 30 Bluish-black ore covering thin sheets of nearly pure silver; very impressive specimen |
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Bornite with Covellite and Chalcopyrite Mineral # 1802 Magma Mine, 3600' level, Superior Pinal County, Arizona 10 x 7 x 3 cm SOLD This is a bright bluish-purple metallic ore; most specimens have pyrite inclusions |
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Bornite Mineral # 1803 Kelly Mine, Butte Silver Bow County, Montana 5 x 4 x 3.5 cm $ 10 Gray to blue solid metallic specimens collected in the deep mines of Butte when the mines were still active; this specimen has a sawed flat surface for displaying |
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Bornite Mineral # 1804 San Martin, Zacatecas, Mexico 8 x 7.5 x 6 cm $ 20 Attractive multicolored specimen collected by M. Rheinlander in 1997 |
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Bornite Mineral # 1804 a surface view of the above specimen |
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Chalcopyrite with Magnetite and Bornite Mineral # 1835 Ertsberg Mine, Indonesia 5.5 x 4 x 2 cm SOLD Collected in 1998 at 11,000 feet |
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Chalcopyrite with Magnetite and Bornite Mineral # 1835 A closer view of the specimen |
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Cobaltite with Smaltite Mineral # 1806 Cobalt, Ontario, Canada 7 x 4.5 x 1.5 cm $ 25 Cobaltite is a sulfosalt mineral composed of cobalt, arsenic, and sulfur compounds to make the formula CoAsS |
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Cobaltite with Smaltite Mineral # 1806 a closer view of the specimen above |
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Copper on Black Shale Mineral # 1807 White Pine Mine, Ontonagan County, Michigan 6.5 x 5 x .2 <and> 4 x 4 x .2 cm $ 24 This specimen consists of two pieces; there is a nice, sharp contrast between the bright copper and the black shale These pieces were found originally in the pictured position. |
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Copper Mineral # 1808 Chino Pit, New Mexico 9 x 3.5 x 0.25 cm $ 25 A fairly flat , but 3D piece of native copper with a little rock matrix |
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Native Copper Mineral # 1809 Ray Mine, Arizona 6.5 x 5 x 1 cm, 103.1 grams $ 55 A clean 3D piece of native copper with virtually no matrix |
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Native Copper Mineral # 1809 Another view with a change in light source |
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Phlogopite and Molybdenite Mineral # 1813 Questa Mine, Taos County, New Mexico 8 x 7.5 x 6 cm $45 On the top of this specimen is a pocket of Phlogopite crystals |
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Phlogopite and Molybdenite Mineral # 1813 On the lower aspect of this specimen are more Phlogopite crystals and some flashing silver Molybdenite crystals |
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Covellite Mineral # 1816 Little Annie Vein, Summitville, Rio Grande County, Colorado 6 x 6 x 2 cm SOLD Typical Covellite with fine blues, gold, on white matrix; a very attractive but rare ore specimen; fracture lines are common is this material |
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Covellite Mineral # 1816 A closer side view of the specimen above showing various exposed Covellite in the specimen. During the last 3 days the original mine was open, miners were encouraged to collect as many specimens as they wanted. |
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Gold Ore Mineral # 1817 Homestake Mine, Lead, South Dakota 5 cm across, 1.5 cm thick core section $ 40 All the flecks in the specimen are native gold. The slight bevel on one edge is due to the chipping on one edge when the core is cut by a diamond saw blade. Also available: a smaller 2.5 cm circular core sections, $ 5; request one of these free with any order Reference: see the photographs in USGS Professional Paper 26 |
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Gold Mine Ore Mineral # 1818
Sunnyside Gold Mine, $ 30 Specimen consists of quartz, gold, pyrite, chalcopyrite, galena, and sphalerite in matrix |
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Gold Mine Ore Mineral # 1819 Sunnyside Gold Mine, Eureka, San Juan County, Colorado 6 x 5 x 4 cm $ 100 A fine specimen of quartz, pyrite, chalcopyrite, gold, galena, and sphalerite on/in rock matrix |
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Gold Mine Ore Mineral # 1819 A closer view of the specimen above showing the ore clearly exposed on the surface of the specimen. The white quartz background makes the specimen quite attractive. |
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Gold Mine Ore Mineral # 1832 Sunnyside Gold Mine, Eureka, San Juan County, Colorado 9 x 6 x 2.5 cm $ 20 Specimen has a cut surface which exposes the ore inside the rock. When you tip the specimen in the light the x.s. through the ore crystals are very apparent . |
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Gold Mine Ore Mineral # 1832 A close-up view of the specimen above showing the both the ore and some Rhodonite in the specimen which is common in ore samples from this location. |
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Gold Mine Ore Mineral # 1833 Sunnyside Gold Mine, Eureka, San Juan County, Colorado 14 x 13 x 6 cm 1496 grams $ 50 A nice specimen with massive Rhodonite. Rhodonite was common in Silverton and Ouray area ore. |
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Gold Mine Ore Mineral # 1833 A close-up view of the specimen above showing the Rhodonite and exposed ore. This specimen has a cut flat base for good display. |
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Pyrite / Gold ore in matrix Mineral # 1820 Haile Mine, 3 ½ miles northeast of Kershaw, Lancaster County South Carolina 6 x 4 x 3 cm $ 75 Massive sulfide deposits containing pyrite/gold which are embedded in white to cream or gray colored shists Price determined by the number of sulphides and/or metallic inclusions on the surface of the host rock; not assayed; this mine is now back in operation again |
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Pyrite / Gold ore in matrix Mineral # 1821 Haile Mine, 3 ½ miles northeast of Kershaw, Lancaster County South Carolina 6.5 x 6 x 1.5 cm SOLD Close up of another Haile Mine specimen as above showing the metal content of the host rock; this is the actual color of the specimen (gray to yellow) |
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Pyrite / Gold ore in matrix Mineral # 1822 Haile Mine, 3 ½ miles northeast of Kershaw, Lancaster County South Carolina 5 x 2.5 x 1 cm $ 35 Another Haile Mine specimen showing the color of the schist host rock; the surface of the specimen is covered with pyrites / gold crystals |
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Pyrite / Gold ore in matrix Mineral # 1834 Haile Mine, 3 ½ miles northeast of Kershaw, Lancaster County, South Carolina 10 x 4.5 4 cm $ 55 |
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Pyrite / Gold ore in matrix Mineral # 1831 A closer view showing pyrite and gold everywhere on/in the quartz-sericite schist rock |
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Graphite Mineral # 1823 La Colorado, Sonora, Mexico 5.5 x 5 x 0.5 cm SOLD Silver, metallic, specimen of pure graphite |
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Heubnerite Mineral # 1824 Adams Mine, Silverton, San Juan County, Colorado 3.5 x 3 x 3 cm $ 30 Typical Heubnerite with brown-gold-black glistening metallic crystals on matrix |
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Molybdenite on Calcite Mineral # 1826 Questa, Taos County, New Mexico 9 x 6 x 3 cm $ 40 Thumb-nail specimens are small pieces of pure moly ore; larger specimens are silver metallic ore on matrix; some specimens with Phlogopite crystals |
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Molybdenite Mineral # 1827 Jardinera # 1 Mine, Inca de Oro, Chile 5.5 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm $ 40 Silver metallic specimen, some on a green matrix, collected in 1994 |
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Molybdenite Mineral # 1827 another view of the side of the above specimen |
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Molybdenite Mineral # 1828 Santa Ana de Yecora, Sonora, Mexico 5.5 x 4.5 x 1.5 cm $ 20 Molybdenite covers most of the surface of this rock which also has malachite and pyrite; it was collected in 1999 |
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Molybdenite Mineral # 1829 Cadillac Mine, Lac Preissac, Quebec, Canada 8 x 6 x 4.5 cm $ 45 This specimen is very impressive with the stark contrast of silver ore on white quartz |
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Molybdenite Mineral # 1829 A closer view of the specimen above |
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Silver - Lead Ore Mineral # 1830 War Eagle Mine Tecopa, California 6 x 5 x 6 cm $ 35 Galena, pyrite, sphalerite, and associated minerals |
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