The Miner's Lunchbox - Minerals 101 to 499

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ML00230 - Chalcopyrite & Sphalerite
Animon Mine, San Jose de Huayllay District, Cerro de Pasco Province, Pasco Department, Peru
small cabinet - 8.0 x 4.0 x 2.3 cm
~~$ 250.00~~ DISCOUNTED 25.00% OFF TO $ 187.50

This sulfide specimen has great luster which is relatively uncommon from the mines at Cerro de Pasco.

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Chalcopyrite & Sphalerite from Animon Mine, San Jose de Huayllay District, Cerro de Pasco Province, Pasco Department, Peru [db_pics/update4/ML00230a.jpg]

Chalcopyrite & Sphalerite from Animon Mine, San Jose de Huayllay District, Cerro de Pasco Province, Pasco Department, Peru [db_pics/update4/ML00230a.jpg]

ML00233 - Fluorite on Quartz
Yaogangxian Mine, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
small cabinet - 6.8 x 6.0 x 4.6 cm
~~$ 180.00~~ DISCOUNTED 35.00% OFF TO $ 117.00

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An aesthetic single fluorite on quartz with good natural display.

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Fluorite on Quartz from Yaogangxian Mine, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China [db_pics/update4/ML00233a.jpg]

Fluorite on Quartz from Yaogangxian Mine, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China [db_pics/update4/ML00233b.jpg]

ML00237 - Pyrite
Niccioleta Mine, Massa Marittma, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
cabinet - 13.3 x 6.6 x 5.0 cm
~~$ 300.00~~ DISCOUNTED 35.00% OFF TO $ 195.00

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Tuscany is not all about excellent food and wine; they have good pyrite as well!

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Pyrite from Niccioleta Mine, Massa Marittma, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy [db_pics/update4/ML00237a.jpg]

Pyrite from Niccioleta Mine, Massa Marittma, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy [db_pics/update4/ML00237b.jpg]

ML00238 - Orthoclase var. Adularia with Quartz
Furka Region, Canton Uri, Switzerland
cabinet - 12.2 x 8.4 x 6.5 cm
~~$ 250.00~~ DISCOUNTED 60.00% OFF TO $ 100.00

This adularia crystal appears to be twinned and has very lustrous faces.

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Orthoclase var. Adularia with Quartz from Furka Region, Canton Uri, Switzerland [db_pics/update4/ML00238a.jpg]

Orthoclase var. Adularia with Quartz from Furka Region, Canton Uri, Switzerland [db_pics/update4/ML00238b.jpg]

ML00242 - Stilbite
Jalgaon District, Maharastra, India
cabinet - 12.0 x 11.3 x 9.9 cm
~~$ 475.00~~ DISCOUNTED 35.00% OFF TO $ 308.75

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A large stilbite bowtie asthetically perched on matrix.

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Stilbite from Jalgaon District, Maharastra, India [db_pics/update4/ML00242a.jpg]

Stilbite from Jalgaon District, Maharastra, India [db_pics/update4/ML00242b.jpg]

Stilbite from Jalgaon District, Maharastra, India [db_pics/update4/ML00242c.jpg]

ML00257 - Barite
Book Cliffs, Grand Junction, Colorado, USA
small cabinet - 7.0 x 4.6 x 3.6 cm
~~$ 200.00~~ DISCOUNTED 25.00% OFF TO $ 150.00

Anybody who has collected at the Book Cliffs will appreciate this specimen.

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Barite from Book Cliffs, Grand Junction, Colorado, USA [db_pics/update5/ML00257a.jpg]

Barite from Book Cliffs, Grand Junction, Colorado, USA [db_pics/update5/ML00257b.jpg]

Barite from Book Cliffs, Grand Junction, Colorado, USA [db_pics/update5/ML00257c.jpg]

ML00259 - Quartz Faden
Piz Beverin, Mathon, Hinterrhein Valley, Grishun, Switzerland
small cabinet - 6.2 x 3.7 x 3.2 cm
~~$ 150.00~~ DISCOUNTED 50.00% OFF TO $ 75.00

A nice faden from a classic Swiss location.

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Quartz Faden from Piz Beverin, Mathon, Hinterrhein Valley, Grishun, Switzerland [db_pics/update5/ML00259a.jpg]

Quartz Faden from Piz Beverin, Mathon, Hinterrhein Valley, Grishun, Switzerland [db_pics/update5/ML00259b.jpg]

ML00265 - Bismuthinite
Victoria Mine, Elko County, Nevada, USA
small cabinet - 5.6 x 4.5 x 4.0 cm
~~$ 150.00~~ DISCOUNTED 25.00% OFF TO $ 112.50

Free standing Bismuthinite crystals with quartz and pyrite from the underground copper mine last worked by Anaconda Mining Company.

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Bismuthinite from Victoria Mine, Elko County, Nevada, USA [db_pics/update5/ML00265a.jpg]

Bismuthinite from Victoria Mine, Elko County, Nevada, USA [db_pics/update5/ML00265b.jpg]

ML00266 - Barite & Quartz
Drill Station 6, Dee Underground Mine, Elko County, Nevada, USA
small cabinet - 9.0 x 6.0 x 5.0 cm
$ 300.00

Exceptionally transparent and light golden colored barite from the small exploration decline.

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Barite & Quartz from Drill Station 6, Dee Underground Mine, Elko County, Nevada, USA [db_pics/update5/ML00266a.jpg]

Barite & Quartz from Drill Station 6, Dee Underground Mine, Elko County, Nevada, USA [db_pics/update5/ML00266b.jpg]

Barite & Quartz from Drill Station 6, Dee Underground Mine, Elko County, Nevada, USA [db_pics/update5/ML00266c.jpg]

ML00272 - Wulfenite
Mobile Mine, Goodsprings, Clark County, Nevada, USA
small cabinet - 5.1 x 4.5 x 2.8 cm
$ 220.00

Nice yellow-orange crystals in a gossanous matrix. With Nevada's widespread mineralization, it is interesting to note there are few wulfenite localities in the state.

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Wulfenite from Mobile Mine, Goodsprings, Clark County, Nevada, USA [db_pics/update5/ML00272a.jpg]

Wulfenite from Mobile Mine, Goodsprings, Clark County, Nevada, USA [db_pics/update5/ML00272b.jpg]

ML00267 - Uranocircite
Apex Mine, Reese River District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
small cabinet - 6.0 x 4.8 x 2.7 cm
$ 125.00

Small isolated crystals on a fracture surface. This uncommon uranium bearing phosphate was found in the Apex mine on the west flank of the Toiyabe Range in Nevada.

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Uranocircite from Apex Mine, Reese River District, Lander County, Nevada, USA [db_pics/update5/ML00267a.jpg]

Uranocircite from Apex Mine, Reese River District, Lander County, Nevada, USA [db_pics/update5/ML00267b.jpg]

ML00289 - Vanadinite & Calcite
Apex Mine, San Carlos, Chihuahua, Mexico
miniature - 4.0 x 3.3 x 2.4 cm
$ 300.00

Elongate brown vanadinite crystals with small calcites.

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Vanadinite & Calcite from Apex Mine, San Carlos, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/update5/ML00289a.jpg]

Vanadinite & Calcite from Apex Mine, San Carlos, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/update5/ML00289b.jpg]

Vanadinite & Calcite from Apex Mine, San Carlos, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/update5/ML00289c.jpg]

ML00288 - Rutile
Gamsberg Area, Khomas Region, Namibia
miniature - 4.0 x 3.9 x 2.8
$ 200.00

Nice reddish brown rutile crystals from an uncommon locality.

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Rutile from Gamsberg Area, Khomas Region, Namibia [db_pics/update5/ML00288a.jpg]

Rutile from Gamsberg Area, Khomas Region, Namibia [db_pics/update5/ML00288b.jpg]

ML00276 - Goethite
Idar Oberstein, Hunsruk Mountains, Rheinland Palatinate, Germany
small cabinet - 8.7 x 7.2 x 5.0 cm
~~$ 200.00~~ DISCOUNTED 25.00% OFF TO $ 150.00

Idar Oberstein is famous for gems and gem cutting, but it produces minerals as well.

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Goethite from Idar Oberstein, Hunsruk Mountains, Rheinland Palatinate, Germany [db_pics/update5/ML00276a.jpg]

Goethite from Idar Oberstein, Hunsruk Mountains, Rheinland Palatinate, Germany [db_pics/update5/ML00276b.jpg]

ML00295 - Grossular
Nightingale Mine, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
small cabinet - 5.3 x 3.6 x 2.4 cm
$ 150.00

The skarns at Nightengale are notoriously reluctant to produce good crystals. These crystals are surprisingly large and transparent.

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Grossular from Nightingale Mine, Churchill County, Nevada, USA [db_pics/update5/ML00295a.jpg]

Grossular from Nightingale Mine, Churchill County, Nevada, USA [db_pics/update5/ML00295b.jpg]

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