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Various minerals (M thru Z)- this section is now for TN thru CAB size. (To see Various A thru L - click here.)
The MM and MT size minerals are on their own page.
For an explanation of abbreviations used, please see our guide to mineral sizes.
Malachite - Kalukuluku Mine, Congo. Botryoidal crystalline. Beautiful specimen of malachite with chrysocolla.
Size: About 4 3/4 inches max. dimension.
#CR276 ... $68.00
Manganese Minerals - Bad Grund, Steinbruch Winterberg, Harz Mountains, Germany. There must be at least four or five mineral species in each of these two specimens. There's probably rancieite, stilpnomelane, and pyrolusite at least. There are some colorless micro xtls in here, also.
Much study to be had with a loupe or stereo scope, or simply display them as they are.
Lot includes both pieces.
Size: Each piece is about 3 inches across largest dimension.
#CR274 .... $20.00
Pyrite - pseudomorphs after pyrrhotite, with pyrite xtls (pyritohedral), quartz micro xtls, and msv. sphalerite - Mina Noche Buena, Mun. de Mazapil, Zacatecas, Mexico. Size approx 3 1/2" across max. dimension. Pyritohedrons to 1/4" and flat xtln plates to 5/8". The main plates are intact, with a few smaller, side ones being only partial.
Nice
display specimen; difficult to capture adequately in a photograph.
Best appreciated
when
specimen can be rotated in the light to see the high 3D relief and the
many,
many xtl faces.Specimen was collected in the 1960's or 70's. Ship wt. 2 lbs.
#CR224 ... $27.00
Rhodonite - Franklin, NJ. Pale, powder-pink rhodonite with franklinite, calcite, and minor willemite.
Store rhodonite in a dry place. Long exposure to high moisture tends to turn it brown from oxidation of the Mn2+. The reaction is irreversible. The pink color is safe with normal indoor storage.
The two different photos of the specimen (above) show different lighting angles. Display face is rich in rhodonite; back of piece is more speckled.
Size: about 4 1/2" x 3 1/2" x 2 1/2" max. dimensions.
Heavy specimen... weighs about 4 lbs.
#CR281 ... $24.00
Siderite
& Calcite with "Stilpnosiderite"- near Knoxville,
Iowa. Rhombs of
siderite /
calcite with a lustrous black coating, most likely the form of hydrous
iron
oxides known as "stilpnosiderite", on a matrix of dark grey
limestone. Also known locally as "coal mine calcite". Very
interesting & unusual material obtained years ago from a coal strip
mine. Matrix is
ca. 5.5 x
5 x 3 cm; rhombic crystals are ca. 3-4 mm.#CR206 ... $19.00
Tourmaline crystals
in
matrix - Minas Gerais, Brazil. 3 larger, green tourmalines to 5/8 inch
long,
one having a flat but somewhat rough termination where it turns from
green to
very pale pinkish ("watermelon tourmaline"). The others have partial
or broken ends. Matrix is crystalline quartz. Many smaller tourmalines also, with at least one perfect micro tourmaline (10x mag.) showing pink color and excellent termination.
On
back of
specimen is a perfect, sharp octahedron of what appears to be magnetite,
just over 1/16" across. There are
also a couple
micro cubes of purple fluorite on here, and micro xtls of what
appear to
be lepidolite. Ship wt. 0.8 lbs.
#CR223 ... $25.00 SALE $15.00
Willemite- Red Cloud Mine, Trigo Mtns.,
Yuma Co.,
AZ - 120' level. (This part of Yuma Co. is now La Paz Co.) A MIN
specimen of
fluorescent willemite micro xtls on matrix, with some micro wulfenites.
An
older David Shannon label indicates it was collected in February,
1976. Specimen has a lot to see with magnification, but can be
displayed fine
without. FL SW. #CR182 ... $15.00
Zincite & Franklinite with minor calcite & willemite - Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, NJ. Actual wt. approx. 1.3 lbs. Size: max dimensions ~ 3 1/2" x 2 1/2" x 1 1/4".
# CR280 ... $10.00
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