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AUU-30NPhilipsburgite Cu₅Zn(AsO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆·H₂O , Quartz SiO₂

Black Pine Mine, Philipsburg Mining District, Granite County, Montana, USA

Dimensions: 1.4 cm x 0.5 cm x 0.4 cm

Philipsburgite on Quartz.

RN2-6GWSiderite FeCO₃

Sunshine Consolidated Mine, Evolution Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA

Dimensions: 1.8 cm x 1.8 cm x 0.8 cm
Largest Crystal Size: 0.4 cm

QFT-4F8Metasideronatrite Na₂Fe(SO₄)₂(OH)·H₂O , Sulphur S₈

Sulfur Pit, Crescent Valley, Eureka County, Nevada, USA

Dimensions: 2.8 cm x 1.6 cm x 1.4 cm
Largest Crystal Size: 2 mm

Purchased several years ago from an old collection.

RL5-K8DUraninite UO₂

Kemp prospect, Cardiff Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada

Dimensions: 0.7 mm x 0.5 mm x 0.8 mm

This specimen was purchased at a gem and mineral show in Detroit about 15 years ago from the collectors. Noticed the mineral was not listed from this location yet.

FGE-131Shortite Na₂Ca₂(CO₃)₃

Green River Formation, USA

Dimensions: 16 mm x 8 mm x 3 mm

This is a gemmy, yellow crystal of shortite that was mined in August of 2014. The material does fluoresce.

8XA-MDFAzurite Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂ , Cerussite PbCO₃ , Limonite

Indiana-Arizona Mine group, Waterman Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA

Dimensions: 2.4 mm x 1.8 mm x 1.2 mm
Field of View: 1.8 cm

This one came from an old collection. The blue crystals are obviously the azurite and the white ones are cerussite. The matrix is limonite. There were no pictures of these minerals FROM THIS LOCALE in mindat, so thought I would include one before I auctioned it.

AE0-XM2Cornetite Cu₃(PO₄)(OH)₃

Manto Cuba Mine, San Pedro de Cachiyuyo mining district, Diego de Almagro, Chañaral Province, Atacama, Chile

Dimensions: 2.7 cm x 1.4 cm x 1 cm

Acquired from Terry Szenics who mined it.

7DM-8VYCuprite Cu₂O , Copper Cu

Richard Mine, Robinson Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA

Dimensions: 1.9 cm x 1 cm x 1.1 cm

1.9 x 1 x 1.1 cm in size. This specimen came from Carnegie Museum of Natural History via auction at Detroit Show. It was part of a small lot of about 12 specimens.

PTH-QCJWulfenite Pb(MoO₄) , Galena PbS , Mimetite Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl , Plattnerite PbO₂

Nakhlak Mine, Anarak District, Nain County, Isfahan Province, Iran

This is an interesting epimorph of plattnerite after galena. On it is a cluster of reddish mimetite and orange wulfenite. Specimen is 3 by 1.8 by 1.7 cm. Wulfenite crystals are between 3 and 4 mm.

Q1Q-GQEFluorite CaF₂ , Schorl NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH) , Albite Na(AlSi₃O₈)

Baha, Braldu Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

Dimensions: 4 cm x 2 cm x 1.6 cm

4x2x1.6 cm specimen from Baha. I found the association with schorl interesting. The fluorite is about 2 cm across.