Bingham Collection

A collection of 10 minerals from the Bingham, New Mexico area. These specimens were sold as a suite during the Mineralogical Record benefit auction at the 1979 Tucson Gem and Mineral Show and have been in a private collection since that time, offered here for the first time since the 1979 auction.  An old label indicating the minerals were donated by Scott Fadrowski and Bob Thompson of Renowned Minerals.  


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NMB - Barite with Fluorite $ 200
 Mex Tex Mine, Bingham, New Mexico, USA
small cabinet - 6.5 x 6 x 1 cm


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Barite with Fluorite from Mex Tex Mine, Bingham, New Mexico, USA [db_pics/pics/NMba.jpg] Barite with Fluorite from Mex Tex Mine, Bingham, New Mexico, USA [db_pics/pics/NMbb.jpg] Barite with Fluorite from Mex Tex Mine, Bingham, New Mexico, USA [db_pics/pics/NMbc.jpg] Barite with Fluorite from Mex Tex Mine, Bingham, New Mexico, USA [db_pics/pics/NMbd.jpg]

Large single Barite crystal, translucent to transparent. Perfectly terminated and complete all around. There is a Fluorite crystal intergrown on the right edge, and there is a small cleave on part of the edge, possibly caused by the growth of the Fluorite crystal, otherwise undamaged. 

NMC - Anglesite on Galena with Fluorite $ 150
 Blanchard Mine, Bingham, New Mexico, USA
miniature - 4 x 4 x 4 cm


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Anglesite on Galena with Fluorite from Blanchard Mine, Bingham, New Mexico, USA [db_pics/pics/NMca.jpg] Anglesite on Galena with Fluorite from Blanchard Mine, Bingham, New Mexico, USA [db_pics/pics/NMcd.jpg] Anglesite on Galena with Fluorite from Blanchard Mine, Bingham, New Mexico, USA [db_pics/pics/NMce.jpg]

Galena cubes with a surface alteration to Anglesite with two attached partial crystals of Fluorite. 

NMD - Linarite on Galena $ 300
 Blanchard Mine, Bingham, New Mexico, USA
miniature - 3.5 x 2.2 x 2 cm


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Linarite on Galena from Blanchard Mine, Bingham, New Mexico, USA [db_pics/pics/NMda.jpg] Linarite on Galena from Blanchard Mine, Bingham, New Mexico, USA [db_pics/pics/NMdb.jpg] Linarite on Galena from Blanchard Mine, Bingham, New Mexico, USA [db_pics/pics/NMdc.jpg] Linarite on Galena from Blanchard Mine, Bingham, New Mexico, USA [db_pics/pics/NMdd.jpg] Linarite on Galena from Blanchard Mine, Bingham, New Mexico, USA [db_pics/pics/NMde.jpg]

Single Galena crystal covered by crystals of bright blue Linarite. 

NME - Fluorite on Quartz $ 150
 Mex Tex Mine, Bingham, New Mexico, USA
small cabinet - 8.5 x 5 x 3 cm


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Fluorite on Quartz from Mex Tex Mine, Bingham, New Mexico, USA [db_pics/pics/NMea.jpg] Fluorite on Quartz from Mex Tex Mine, Bingham, New Mexico, USA [db_pics/pics/NMeb.jpg] Fluorite on Quartz from Mex Tex Mine, Bingham, New Mexico, USA [db_pics/pics/NMec.jpg]

Light purple/blueFluorite crystals on Quartz crystals. The Fluorite crystal is hexoctahedral. 

NMG - Cerussite on Galena $ 200
 Blanchard Mine, Bingham, New Mexico, USA
small cabinet - 5.5 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm


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Cerussite on Galena from Blanchard Mine, Bingham, New Mexico, USA [db_pics/pics/NMga.jpg] Cerussite on Galena from Blanchard Mine, Bingham, New Mexico, USA [db_pics/pics/NMgb.jpg] Cerussite on Galena from Blanchard Mine, Bingham, New Mexico, USA [db_pics/pics/NMgc.jpg] Cerussite on Galena from Blanchard Mine, Bingham, New Mexico, USA [db_pics/pics/NMgd.jpg] Cerussite on Galena from Blanchard Mine, Bingham, New Mexico, USA [db_pics/pics/NMge.jpg] Cerussite on Galena from Blanchard Mine, Bingham, New Mexico, USA [db_pics/pics/NMgf.jpg]

Single 3.1cm Galena crystal with a surface alteration to Cerussite on matrix. 

NMJ - Fluorite $ 350
 Mex Tex Mine, Bingham, New Mexico, USA
small cabinet - 7 x 6 x 4 cm


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Fluorite from Mex Tex Mine, Bingham, New Mexico, USA [db_pics/pics/NMja.jpg] Fluorite from Mex Tex Mine, Bingham, New Mexico, USA [db_pics/pics/NMjb.jpg] Fluorite from Mex Tex Mine, Bingham, New Mexico, USA [db_pics/pics/NMjc.jpg] Fluorite from Mex Tex Mine, Bingham, New Mexico, USA [db_pics/pics/NMjaa.jpg]

Translucent purple/blue Fluorite cubes. Good color and some partially covered by drusy Quartz. 

 

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