The Miner's Lunchbox - Miner's Lunchbox: Update #44

15 specimens selected...
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A varied assortment of 15 specimens from all across the globe.

ML00958 - Vivianite
Blackbird Mine, Cobalt, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
miniature - 3.6 x 2.8 x 2.6 cm
SOLD

Black vivianite crystals with blue flashes from the classic American locality in Idaho.

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Vivianite from Blackbird Mine, Cobalt, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA [db_pics/update7/ML00958a.jpg]

Vivianite from Blackbird Mine, Cobalt, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA [db_pics/update7/ML00958b.jpg]

Vivianite from Blackbird Mine, Cobalt, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA [db_pics/update7/ML00958c.jpg]

Vivianite from Blackbird Mine, Cobalt, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA [db_pics/update7/ML00958d.jpg]

ML00959 - Quartz on Marble
La Facciata Quarry, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
small cabinet - 8.9 x 7.4 x 2.6 cm
SOLD

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Several small water clear quartz crystals, some doubly terminated, on a matrix composed of white marble.

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Quartz on Marble from La Facciata Quarry, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy [db_pics/update7/ML00959a.jpg]

Quartz on Marble from La Facciata Quarry, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy [db_pics/update7/ML00959b.jpg]

Quartz on Marble from La Facciata Quarry, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy [db_pics/update7/ML00959c.jpg]

Quartz on Marble from La Facciata Quarry, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy [db_pics/update7/ML00959d.jpg]

ML00960 - Quartz "Eisenkiesel", Barite & Fluorite "Stink-Fluss"
Johannesschacht Mine, Wölsendorf, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
miniature - 4.6 x 3.8 x 2.5 cm
$ 45.00

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"Eisenkiessel" (iron pebble) hematite included quartz crystals coating barite blades and dark purple fluorites "stink-fluss", in reference to the odor of HF & ozone emitted when ground up for industrial uses.

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Quartz

ML00961 - Chlorargyrite
Coeur d'Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
thumbnail - 1.9 x 1.0 x 0.9 cm
SOLD

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Chlorargyrite is a secondary silver chloride mineral that occurs in the oxidation zone of silver ores. The Coeur d'Alene District was one of Idaho's most productive mining districts, producing primarily silver and lead ores, with smaller deposits hosting gold and copper.

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Chlorargyrite from Coeur d'Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA [db_pics/update7/ML00961a.jpg]

Chlorargyrite from Coeur d'Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA [db_pics/update7/ML00961b.jpg]

Chlorargyrite from Coeur d'Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA [db_pics/update7/ML00961c.jpg]

Chlorargyrite from Coeur d'Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA [db_pics/update7/ML00961d.jpg]

ML00962 - Quartz var. Citrine
Pasto Bueno, Pampas District, Pallasca Province, Áncash, Peru
small cabinet - 5.8 x 5.5 x 5.2 cm
SOLD

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Quartz var. Citrine from Pasto Bueno, Pampas District, Pallasca Province, Áncash, Peru [db_pics/update7/ML00962a.jpg]

Quartz var. Citrine from Pasto Bueno, Pampas District, Pallasca Province, Áncash, Peru [db_pics/update7/ML00962b.jpg]

Quartz var. Citrine from Pasto Bueno, Pampas District, Pallasca Province, Áncash, Peru [db_pics/update7/ML00962c.jpg]

Quartz var. Citrine from Pasto Bueno, Pampas District, Pallasca Province, Áncash, Peru [db_pics/update7/ML00962d.jpg]

ML00963 - Arsenian Pyromorphite
090-23-25 Stope, 9 Level, Deadwood-Jersey Vein, Bunker Hill Mine, Kellogg, Shoshone County, Idaho
small cabinet - 7.3 x 7.1 x 3.7 cm
$ 600.00

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Arsenic bearing pyromorphite crystals from North America's best locality for the species. This specimen was collected by one of the mine geologists in December of 1980.

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Arsenian Pyromorphite from 090-23-25 Stope, 9 Level, Deadwood-Jersey Vein, Bunker Hill Mine, Kellogg, Shoshone County, Idaho [db_pics/update7/ML00963a.jpg]

Arsenian Pyromorphite from 090-23-25 Stope, 9 Level, Deadwood-Jersey Vein, Bunker Hill Mine, Kellogg, Shoshone County, Idaho [db_pics/update7/ML00963a.jpg]

ML00964 - Quartz ps. Barite
O.S. Pocket, Ouray County, Colorado
small cabinet - 8.1 x 7.0 x 6.0 cm
SOLD

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Quartz pseudomorphing barite crystals from the well known diggings in the San Juan Mountains of Southern Colorado.

Collected by Robert Stoufer 1994

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Quartz ps. Barite from O.S. Pocket, Ouray County, Colorado [db_pics/update7/ML00964a.jpg]

Quartz ps. Barite from O.S. Pocket, Ouray County, Colorado [db_pics/update7/ML00964b.jpg]

Quartz ps. Barite from O.S. Pocket, Ouray County, Colorado [db_pics/update7/ML00964c.jpg]

Quartz ps. Barite from O.S. Pocket, Ouray County, Colorado [db_pics/update7/ML00964d.jpg]

ML00965 - Fluorite & Pyrite
Atacocha Mine, Cerro de Pasco, Pasco, Peru
miniature - 4.3 x 2.8 x 2.3 cm
$ 100.00

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Fluorite & Pyrite from Atacocha Mine, Cerro de Pasco, Pasco, Peru [db_pics/update7/ML00965a.jpg]

Fluorite & Pyrite from Atacocha Mine, Cerro de Pasco, Pasco, Peru [db_pics/update7/ML00965b.jpg]

Fluorite & Pyrite from Atacocha Mine, Cerro de Pasco, Pasco, Peru [db_pics/update7/ML00965c.jpg]

Fluorite & Pyrite from Atacocha Mine, Cerro de Pasco, Pasco, Peru [db_pics/update7/ML00965d.jpg]

ML00966 - Fluorite & Sphalerite
Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA
small cabinet - 7.2 x 5.0 x 4.3 cm
$ 220.00

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An American classic: purple fluorite on lustrous sphalerite from the one and only Elmwood Mine.

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Fluorite & Sphalerite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA [db_pics/update7/ML00966a.jpg]

Fluorite & Sphalerite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA [db_pics/update7/ML00966b.jpg]

Fluorite & Sphalerite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA [db_pics/update7/ML00966c.jpg]

Fluorite & Sphalerite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA [db_pics/update7/ML00966d.jpg]

ML00967 - Fluorite, Sphalerite & Barite
Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA
small cabinet - 7.3 x 5.7 x 5.3 cm
$ 125.00

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A fairly common association from a classic mine with nice presentation.

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Fluorite, Sphalerite & Barite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA [db_pics/update7/ML00967a.jpg]

Fluorite, Sphalerite & Barite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA [db_pics/update7/ML00967b.jpg]

Fluorite, Sphalerite & Barite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA [db_pics/update7/ML00967c.jpg]

Fluorite, Sphalerite & Barite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA [db_pics/update7/ML00967d.jpg]

ML00968 - Fluorite & Pyrite
Atacocha Mine, Cerro de Pasco, Pasco, Peru
small cabinet - 7.5 x 5.4 x 4.0 cm
$ 1000.00

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Bright green fluorite that glows electric green when under good lighting. This material has only started trickling into the market in the last few years.

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Fluorite & Pyrite from Atacocha Mine, Cerro de Pasco, Pasco, Peru [db_pics/update7/ML00968a.jpg]

Fluorite & Pyrite from Atacocha Mine, Cerro de Pasco, Pasco, Peru [db_pics/update7/ML00968b.jpg]

Fluorite & Pyrite from Atacocha Mine, Cerro de Pasco, Pasco, Peru [db_pics/update7/ML00968c.jpg]

Fluorite & Pyrite from Atacocha Mine, Cerro de Pasco, Pasco, Peru [db_pics/update7/ML00968d.jpg]

ML00970 - Anglesite
Montevecchio Mines, Guspini, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
small cabinet - 7.7 x 4.5 x 4.0 cm
$ 350.00

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The lead-zinc-silver mines of Sardinia have been mined since the bronze age. The green anglesite specimens have long been considered European classics, with specimens very difficult to obtain.

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Anglesite from Montevecchio Mines, Guspini, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy [db_pics/update7/ML00970a.jpg]

Anglesite from Montevecchio Mines, Guspini, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy [db_pics/update7/ML00970b.jpg]

Anglesite from Montevecchio Mines, Guspini, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy [db_pics/update7/ML00970c.jpg]

Anglesite from Montevecchio Mines, Guspini, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy [db_pics/update7/ML00970d.jpg]

ML00971 - Almandine
Granatenkogel, Gaisberg Valley, Tyrol, Austria
miniature - 3.7 x 3.5 x 2.0 cm
SOLD

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More often than not, these Austrian garnets have had their crystal faces polished in order to show their color. This example, though small for the locality, is completely natural.

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Almandine from Granatenkogel, Gaisberg Valley, Tyrol, Austria [db_pics/update7/ML00971a.jpg]

Almandine from Granatenkogel, Gaisberg Valley, Tyrol, Austria [db_pics/update7/ML00971b.jpg]

Almandine from Granatenkogel, Gaisberg Valley, Tyrol, Austria [db_pics/update7/ML00971c.jpg]

Almandine from Granatenkogel, Gaisberg Valley, Tyrol, Austria [db_pics/update7/ML00971d.jpg]

ML00972 - Fluorite, Sphalerite & Pyrite
Atacocha Mine, Cerro de Pasco, Pasco, Peru
miniature - 4.6 x 3.1 x 2.0 cm
SOLD

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Bright green fluorite in association with sphalerite and pyrite from the new finds in Cerro de Pasco.

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Fluorite, Sphalerite & Pyrite from Atacocha Mine, Cerro de Pasco, Pasco, Peru [db_pics/update7/ML00972a.jpg]

Fluorite, Sphalerite & Pyrite from Atacocha Mine, Cerro de Pasco, Pasco, Peru [db_pics/update7/ML00972b.jpg]

Fluorite, Sphalerite & Pyrite from Atacocha Mine, Cerro de Pasco, Pasco, Peru [db_pics/update7/ML00972c.jpg]

Fluorite, Sphalerite & Pyrite from Atacocha Mine, Cerro de Pasco, Pasco, Peru [db_pics/update7/ML00972d.jpg]

ML00974 - Gold on Barite
El Guanaco Mine, Santa Cataline, Region II, Chile
cabinet - 11.1 x 6.5 x 5.0 cm
SOLD

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A cluster of barite crystals coated with blebs of supergene enriched gold.

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Gold on Barite from El Guanaco Mine, Santa Cataline, Region II, Chile [db_pics/update7/ML00974a.jpg]

Gold on Barite from El Guanaco Mine, Santa Cataline, Region II, Chile [db_pics/update7/ML00974b.jpg]

Gold on Barite from El Guanaco Mine, Santa Cataline, Region II, Chile [db_pics/update7/ML00974c.jpg]

Gold on Barite from El Guanaco Mine, Santa Cataline, Region II, Chile [db_pics/update7/ML00974d.jpg]