The Miner's Lunchbox - Miner's Lunchbox Update #30

15 specimens selected...
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15 new specimens.

ML00745 - Galena & Sphalerite
9th of September Mine, Madan Ore Field, Rhodope Mtns., Smolyan Oblast, Bulgaria
small cabinet - 6.0 x 4.8 x 3.4 cm
$ 350.00 (=~ £ 280.55)

Well crystallized hoppered galenas on a matrix of sphalerite with minor quartz.

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Galena & Sphalerite from 9th of September Mine, Madan Ore Field, Rhodope Mtns., Smolyan Oblast, Bulgaria [db_pics/update7/ML00745a.jpg]

Galena & Sphalerite from 9th of September Mine, Madan Ore Field, Rhodope Mtns., Smolyan Oblast, Bulgaria [db_pics/update7/ML00745a.jpg]

Galena & Sphalerite from 9th of September Mine, Madan Ore Field, Rhodope Mtns., Smolyan Oblast, Bulgaria [db_pics/update7/ML00745b.jpg]

Galena & Sphalerite from 9th of September Mine, Madan Ore Field, Rhodope Mtns., Smolyan Oblast, Bulgaria [db_pics/update7/ML00745c.jpg]

Galena & Sphalerite from 9th of September Mine, Madan Ore Field, Rhodope Mtns., Smolyan Oblast, Bulgaria [db_pics/update7/ML00745d.jpg]

ML00746 - Copper ps. Cuprite
Rubtsovskoe Mine, Rudnyi Altai, Western Siberian Region, Russia
miniature - 3.2 x 2.7 x 1.9 cm
SOLD

Octahedral cuprite crystals that have been almost entirely pseudomorphed to native copper.

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Copper ps. Cuprite from Rubtsovskoe Mine, Rudnyi Altai, Western Siberian Region, Russia [db_pics/update7/ML00746a.jpg]

Copper ps. Cuprite from Rubtsovskoe Mine, Rudnyi Altai, Western Siberian Region, Russia [db_pics/update7/ML00746b.jpg]

Copper ps. Cuprite from Rubtsovskoe Mine, Rudnyi Altai, Western Siberian Region, Russia [db_pics/update7/ML00746c.jpg]

Copper ps. Cuprite from Rubtsovskoe Mine, Rudnyi Altai, Western Siberian Region, Russia [db_pics/update7/ML00746d.jpg]

ML00747 - Pyrite
Nanisivik Mine, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada
small cabinet - 5.7 x 4.4 x 3.1 cm
SOLD

A cluster of pyrite cubes from Nanisivik, a Zn-Pb mine located 750km north of the Arctic Circle. About half of the cubes have a secondary growth of highly lustrous pyrite displaying beveled edges on the cubes. Fun fact; many of the pockets from this mine were frozen solid with ice, and once chipped out needed defrosting to see what mineral specimens they held.

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Pyrite from Nanisivik Mine, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada [db_pics/update7/ML00747a.jpg]

Pyrite from Nanisivik Mine, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada [db_pics/update7/ML00747b.jpg]

Pyrite from Nanisivik Mine, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada [db_pics/update7/ML00747c.jpg]

Pyrite from Nanisivik Mine, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada [db_pics/update7/ML00747d.jpg]

ML00748 - Topaz & Bixbyite
Solar Wind Claim, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah, USA
thumbnail - 2.2 x 1.7 x 1.5 cm
SOLD

Sherry colored topaz sandwiched between two modified bixbyite crystals. A super aesthetic thumbnail of this classic Utah combination.

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Topaz & Bixbyite from Solar Wind Claim, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah, USA [db_pics/update7/ML00748a.jpg]

Topaz & Bixbyite from Solar Wind Claim, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah, USA [db_pics/update7/ML00748b.jpg]

Topaz & Bixbyite from Solar Wind Claim, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah, USA [db_pics/update7/ML00748c.jpg]

Topaz & Bixbyite from Solar Wind Claim, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah, USA [db_pics/update7/ML00748d.jpg]

ML00749 - Zircon
Bulbin, near Astor Wazirat District, Northern Areas, Pakistan
small cabinet - 5.1 x 4.6 x 3.8 cm
SOLD

A deep red lustrous zircon crystal set in pegmatite matrix.

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Zircon from Bulbin, near Astor Wazirat District, Northern Areas, Pakistan [db_pics/update7/ML00749a.jpg]

Zircon from Bulbin, near Astor Wazirat District, Northern Areas, Pakistan [db_pics/update7/ML00749b.jpg]

Zircon from Bulbin, near Astor Wazirat District, Northern Areas, Pakistan [db_pics/update7/ML00749c.jpg]

Zircon from Bulbin, near Astor Wazirat District, Northern Areas, Pakistan [db_pics/update7/ML00749d.jpg]

ML00750 - Titanite on Muscovite
Tormiq, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
thumbnail - 4.0 x 3.5 x 3.3 cm
SOLD

Lime green twinned titanites on a matrix coated in albite crystals.

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Titanite on Muscovite from Tormiq, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan [db_pics/update7/ML00750a.jpg]

Titanite on Muscovite from Tormiq, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan [db_pics/update7/ML00750b.jpg]

Titanite on Muscovite from Tormiq, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan [db_pics/update7/ML00750c.jpg]

Titanite on Muscovite from Tormiq, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan [db_pics/update7/ML00750d.jpg]

ML00751 - Hematite & Calcite
N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa
miniature - 5.0 x 4.8 x 4.0 cm
SOLD

Hematite with mirror luster on certain faces and complex crystallization. Calcite is present at the base for contrast.

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Hematite & Calcite from N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa [db_pics/update7/ML00751a.jpg]

Hematite & Calcite from N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa [db_pics/update7/ML00751a.jpg]

Hematite & Calcite from N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa [db_pics/update7/ML00751b.jpg]

Hematite & Calcite from N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa [db_pics/update7/ML00751c.jpg]

Hematite & Calcite from N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa [db_pics/update7/ML00751d.jpg]

ML00752 - Tourmaline & Albite
Stak Nala, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
cabinet - 10.1 x 7.3 x 3.4 cm
$ 200.00 (=~ £ 160.32)

A shard of albite hosting a bi-color tourmaline crystal. The tourmaline is capped with a bright yellow-green zone at the top, with an unusual angle separating the lower, darker zone.

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Tourmaline & Albite from Stak Nala, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan [db_pics/update7/ML00752a.jpg]

Tourmaline & Albite from Stak Nala, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan [db_pics/update7/ML00752b.jpg]

Tourmaline & Albite from Stak Nala, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan [db_pics/update7/ML00752c.jpg]

Tourmaline & Albite from Stak Nala, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan [db_pics/update7/ML00752d.jpg]

ML00753 - Microcline var. Amazonite & Smoky Quartz
Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA
small cabinet - 9.4 x 7.5 x 5.0 cm
SOLD

Robin's egg blue/green amazonite crystals with several smoky quartzes for contrast. Classic material from the Pikes Peak Batholith in Colorado.

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Microcline var. Amazonite & Smoky Quartz from Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA [db_pics/update7/ML00753a.jpg]

Microcline var. Amazonite & Smoky Quartz from Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA [db_pics/update7/ML00753b.jpg]

Microcline var. Amazonite & Smoky Quartz from Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA [db_pics/update7/ML00753c.jpg]

Microcline var. Amazonite & Smoky Quartz from Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA [db_pics/update7/ML00753d.jpg]

ML00754 - Scheelite on Quartz
Yaogangxian Mine, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
small cabinet - 8.0 x 4.5 x 3.7 cm
SOLD

A single striated quartz crystal with vitreous luster partially coated in dolomite crystals, which in turn are peppered with lustrous brown scheelite octahedrons. A good example of greisen style mineralization from Yaogangxian.

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Scheelite on Quartz from Yaogangxian Mine, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China [db_pics/update7/ML00754a.jpg]

Scheelite on Quartz from Yaogangxian Mine, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China [db_pics/update7/ML00754b.jpg]

Scheelite on Quartz from Yaogangxian Mine, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China [db_pics/update7/ML00754c.jpg]

Scheelite on Quartz from Yaogangxian Mine, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China [db_pics/update7/ML00754d.jpg]

ML00755 - Rhodochrosite
Manuelita Mine, Yauli Province, Junin Dept., Peru
small cabinet - 7.8 x 5.2 x 1.5 cm
SOLD

A slab of pink rhodochrosite crystals with nice banding on the rear. While it may be considered sacrilege to some, this specimen could conceivably benefit from a polish on the sides to better show the banded rhodochrosite.

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Rhodochrosite from Manuelita Mine, Yauli Province, Junin Dept., Peru [db_pics/update7/ML00755a.jpg]

Rhodochrosite from Manuelita Mine, Yauli Province, Junin Dept., Peru [db_pics/update7/ML00755b.jpg]

Rhodochrosite from Manuelita Mine, Yauli Province, Junin Dept., Peru [db_pics/update7/ML00755c.jpg]

Rhodochrosite from Manuelita Mine, Yauli Province, Junin Dept., Peru [db_pics/update7/ML00755d.jpg]

ML00756 - Galena & Sphalerite
Commodore Mine, Creede, Mineral County, Colorado, USA
small cabinet - 5.5 x 4.9 x 2.4 cm
$ 150.00 (=~ £ 120.24)

Another Colorado Classic. Gemmy green/orange sphalerite crystals intergrown with chalcopyrite and galena from Creede County's famous and long operating silver mine, Commodore.

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Galena & Sphalerite from Commodore Mine, Creede, Mineral County, Colorado, USA [db_pics/update7/ML00756a.jpg]

Galena & Sphalerite from Commodore Mine, Creede, Mineral County, Colorado, USA [db_pics/update7/ML00756b.jpg]

Galena & Sphalerite from Commodore Mine, Creede, Mineral County, Colorado, USA [db_pics/update7/ML00756c.jpg]

Galena & Sphalerite from Commodore Mine, Creede, Mineral County, Colorado, USA [db_pics/update7/ML00756d.jpg]

ML00757 - Quartz
Near Chandalar Lake, Brooks Range, Alaska, USA
small cabinet - 9.0 x 5.8 x 4.6 cm
SOLD

Here is a great locality piece for the quartz collector. Glassy smoky quartz with striations on the prism faces and growth hillocks on the terminal faces. Self collected in 2006 by Scott Werschky while in Northern Alaska consulting and mapping for a potential platinum project.

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Quartz from Near Chandalar Lake, Brooks Range, Alaska, USA [db_pics/update7/ML00757a.jpg]

Quartz from Near Chandalar Lake, Brooks Range, Alaska, USA [db_pics/update7/ML00757b.jpg]

Quartz from Near Chandalar Lake, Brooks Range, Alaska, USA [db_pics/update7/ML00757c.jpg]

Quartz from Near Chandalar Lake, Brooks Range, Alaska, USA [db_pics/update7/ML00757d.jpg]

ML00758 - Opal-AN
Electric Opal Claim, Zacatecas, Mexico
small cabinet - 6.1 x 4.6 x 4.0 cm
$ 325.00 (=~ £ 260.51)

Bubbly amorphous opal displaying daylight fluoresence due to higher than normal concentrations of uranium. One repair.

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Opal-AN from Electric Opal Claim, Zacatecas, Mexico [db_pics/update7/ML00758a.jpg]

Opal-AN from Electric Opal Claim, Zacatecas, Mexico [db_pics/update7/ML00758b.jpg]

Opal-AN from Electric Opal Claim, Zacatecas, Mexico [db_pics/update7/ML00758c.jpg]

Opal-AN from Electric Opal Claim, Zacatecas, Mexico [db_pics/update7/ML00758d.jpg]

ML00759 - Copper on Quartz
White Pine Mine, White Pine, Ontonagon County, Michigan
thumbnail - 8.4 x 8.2 x 4.9 cm
$ 320.00 (=~ £ 256.50)

Interlocking arborescent formations of native copper coating a quartzite matrix.

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Copper on Quartz from White Pine Mine, White Pine, Ontonagon County, Michigan [db_pics/update7/ML00759a.jpg]

Copper on Quartz from White Pine Mine, White Pine, Ontonagon County, Michigan [db_pics/update7/ML00759b.jpg]

Copper on Quartz from White Pine Mine, White Pine, Ontonagon County, Michigan [db_pics/update7/ML00759c.jpg]

Copper on Quartz from White Pine Mine, White Pine, Ontonagon County, Michigan [db_pics/update7/ML00759d.jpg]