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L1W-39MHemimorphite Zn4Si2O7(OH)2·H2O
Downeyville Mines, Gabbs Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USAHemimorphite from Nye Co, MV
FOV 7 mm
DGC-JD4Hemimorphite Zn4Si2O7(OH)2·H2O
Downeyville Mines, Gabbs Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USAIridescent Hemimorphite from Nye Co. NV
Wonderful iridescent crystals of hemimorphite!
FOV 6 mm
GVV-3H6Dioptase CuSiO3·H2O , Wulfenite Pb(MoO4)
Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine, St. Anthony deposit, Tiger, Mammoth Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USADioptase, Wulfenite, etc. From Mamouth Mine-St Anthony, AZ
FOV 5 mm
5QJ-5R0Wulfenite Pb(MoO4)
Mapimí Municipality, Durango, MexicoWulfenite, Mimetite and Hemimorphite from Mapimi, Mexico
FOV 5 mm
FDG-HFRCalcite (Var: Cobalt-bearing Calcite) (Ca,Co)CO3
Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, GermanyVisually identified as cobaltian calcite, but label says Sphaerocobaltite from Schneebergy Germany
FOV 2 mm
Q1E-V5JAurichalcite (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Mapimí Municipality, Durango, MexicoAurichalcite from Mapimi, Mexico
FOV 5 mm
0ND-6VWVivianite Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2·8H2O
Central Florida Phosphate Mining District, Polk County, Florida, USAVivianite from Bartow, FL
The box claims that the piece is from Bartow, Polk Co, FL. The place apparently exists, but I can not be 100% sure of the locality.
FOV 7 mm
9AA-JKNCaledonite Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
Chance Mine, Casa Diablo Mountain, Chidago Mining District, Benton Range, Mono County, California, USACaledonite from Chance Mine, CA
FOV 5 mm
UL7-807Analcime Na(AlSi2O6)·H2O
Horseshoe Dam area, Maricopa County, Arizona, USAAnalcime from Horseshoe Dam, AZ
FOV 6 mm
NJ2-944Roselite-Wendwilsonite Series
Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, GermanyRoselite or Co-bearing wendwilsonite from Saxony, Germany
FOV 4 mm