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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
Stone HIll Mine [Wood Copper Mine]
Mineral # 1836
This is a close up view of this ore sample as pictured above
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Bornite
Mineral # 1804
San Martin, Zacatecas, Mexico
8 x 7.5 x 6 cm
$ 20
Attractive multicolored specimen
collected by M. Rheinlander in 1997
Bornite
Mineral # 1804
a surface view of the above specimen
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
Chalcopyrite with Magnetite and Bornite
Mineral # 1835
A closer view of the specimen
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
Cobaltite with Smaltite
Mineral # 1806
a closer view of the specimen above
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.
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
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
Native Copper
Mineral # 1809
Another view with a change in light source
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
Phlogopite and Molybdenite
Mineral # 1813
On the lower aspect of this specimen are more Phlogopite crystals and some flashing silver Molybdenite crystals
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
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.
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
Gold Mine Ore
Mineral # 1818
Sunnyside Gold Mine,
Eureka, San Juan County, Colorado
7.5 x 5.5 x 4.5 cm
$ 30
Specimen consists of quartz, gold, pyrite, chalcopyrite, galena, and sphalerite in matrix
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
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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
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)
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
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
Pyrite / Gold ore in matrix
Mineral # 1831
A closer view showing pyrite and gold everywhere on/in the quartz-sericite schist rock
Graphite
Mineral # 1823
La Colorado, Sonora, Mexico
5.5 x 5 x 0.5 cm
SOLD
Silver, metallic, specimen of pure graphite
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
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
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
Molybdenite
Mineral # 1827
another view of the side of the above specimen
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
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
Molybdenite
Mineral # 1829
A closer view of the specimen above
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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