Marin Mineral Company - Selected Specimens

Selected Specimens

US$ € EURO ¥ YEN £ POUND CAN$ AUS$ Note
(click on a page number to go to that page:)

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36
37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48
49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60
61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70	71	72
73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80	81	82	83	84
85	86	87	88	89	90	91	92	93	94	95	96
97	98	99	*100*	*101*	*102*	*103*	*104*	*105*	*106*	*107*	*108*
*109*	*110*	*111*	*112*	*113*	*114*	*115*	*116*	*117*	*118*	*119*	*120*
*121*	*122*	*123*	*124*	*125*	*126*	*127*	*128*	*129*	*130*	*131*	*132*
*133*	*134*	*135*	*136*	*137*	*138*	*139*	*140*	*141*	*142*

page 133 / 142 - prev - next - bottom - Home

LL153 - Azurite $ 700
Touissit, Morocco
miniature - 4.8 x 2.8 x 1.2 cm

(click on an image to enlarge)
Azurite from Touissit, Morocco [db_pics/pics/LL153a.jpg]

Azurite from Touissit, Morocco [db_pics/pics/LL153b.jpg]

Azurite from Touissit, Morocco [db_pics/pics/LL153c.jpg]

Azurite from Touissit, Morocco [db_pics/pics/LL153d.jpg]

Azurite from Touissit, Morocco [db_pics/pics/LL153e.jpg]

Large single Azurite crystal with a small attached crystal that is altering to Malachite. There is also some alteration to Malachite under the surface of the main crystal that gives areas of 'electric' blue color. Fully terminated and complete all around. There is one chipped area on the side with the small attached crystal (though most of what you see in the third photo is natural etched growth), otherwise it's undamaged. Comes with an old Geary Murdock collection label.

LL182 - Turquoise after Beryl or Apatite $ 350
Apache Canyon Mines, Turquoise Mtns., San Bernadino Co., California
miniature - 4 x 2.5 x 2.2 cm

(click on an image to enlarge)
Turquoise after Beryl or Apatite from Apache Canyon Mines, Turquoise Mtns., San Bernadino Co., California [db_pics/pics/LL182a.jpg]

Turquoise after Beryl or Apatite from Apache Canyon Mines, Turquoise Mtns., San Bernadino Co., California [db_pics/pics/LL182a.jpg]

Turquoise after Beryl or Apatite from Apache Canyon Mines, Turquoise Mtns., San Bernadino Co., California [db_pics/pics/LL182b.jpg]

Turquoise after Beryl or Apatite from Apache Canyon Mines, Turquoise Mtns., San Bernadino Co., California [db_pics/pics/LL182c.jpg]

Turquoise after Beryl or Apatite from Apache Canyon Mines, Turquoise Mtns., San Bernadino Co., California [db_pics/pics/LL182d.jpg]

Cluster of 3 Beryl or Apatite crystals that have psuedomorphed to Turquoise. This is an excellent example for the locality as most are single crystals (not clusters), crystal size is good with crystals to 1.3cm, and it's in overall good condition (these are brittle on most are destroyed in the removal process). The following is quoted from Mindat: 'Host rock is Teutonia quartz monazite (Beckerman, 1982). Late turquoise replacement of miarolitic cavities resulted in turquoise pseudomorphs after the following minerals: quartz, muscovite, beryl, microcline, apatite as well unconfirmed orthorhombic pseudomorphs labeled as after barite. Chesterman at the Ca. Div. of Mines and Geology confirmed turquoise pseudomorphs after beryl based on morphology, trace beryl remnants and in situ beryl nearby. (Nazelrod, pers. comm.)'.

LL157 - Quartz after Anhydrite on Quartz $ 280
Irai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
small cabinet - 6 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm

(click on an image to enlarge)
Quartz after Anhydrite on Quartz from Irai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil [db_pics/pics/LL157a.jpg]

Quartz after Anhydrite on Quartz from Irai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil [db_pics/pics/LL157b.jpg]

Quartz after Anhydrite on Quartz from Irai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil [db_pics/pics/LL157c.jpg]

Quartz after Anhydrite on Quartz from Irai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil [db_pics/pics/LL157d.jpg]

Radial flower-like formation of white Quartz crystals with attached pseudomorphs of Quartz after Anhydrite. Well crystallized all around, a floater.

LL158 - Apatite with Mica $ 500
Medina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
miniature - 4 x 2.5 x 2 cm

(click on an image to enlarge)
Apatite with Mica from Medina, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/LL158a.jpg]

Apatite with Mica from Medina, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/LL158b.jpg]

Apatite with Mica from Medina, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/LL158c.jpg]

GEM golden Apatite crystals from Medina. These are famous for their clarity and indeed this specimen looks like a cluster of faceted gemstones with water-clear intergrown perfect crystals. Even the small book of mica is transparent! It's complete all around with the point of contact on the right side as photographed, the thicker left side is terminated with a multitude of tiny crystal faces.

LL200 - Wulfenite $ 850
Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico
small cabinet - 5.3 x 2.3 x 2.2 cm

(click on an image to enlarge)
Wulfenite from Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/LL200a.jpg]

Wulfenite from Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/LL200b.jpg]

Wulfenite from Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/LL200c.jpg]

Wulfenite from Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/LL200d.jpg]

White Calcite coated with a dusting of greenish brown Descloizite hosting 2 crystals of orange Wulfenite. Individual crystals reach 2cm in size. The crystals are chunky and undamaged. Ex. Don Boydston collection.

LL192 - 'Endlichite' after Wulfenite $ 350
Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico
small cabinet - 7.5 x 6.5 x 2 cm

(click on an image to enlarge)
'Endlichite' after Wulfenite from Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/LL192a.jpg]

'Endlichite' after Wulfenite from Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/LL192b.jpg]

'Endlichite' after Wulfenite from Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/LL192c.jpg]

'Endlichite' after Wulfenite from Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/LL192d.jpg]

'Endlichite' after Wulfenite from Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/LL192e.jpg]

Orange Wufenite crystals coated are partially replaced by arsenian Vanadinite (known as Endlichite). Wulfenite crystals without coatings show etching. Crystals to 2cm in size, undamaged. Comes with an old Roberts Minerals label.

LL189 - Wulfenite $ 220
Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico
small cabinet - 5.7 x 3 x 2.5 cm

(click on an image to enlarge)
Wulfenite from Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/LL189a.jpg]

Wulfenite from Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/LL189b.jpg]

Wulfenite from Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/LL189c.jpg]

Wulfenite from Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/LL189d.jpg]

Wulfenite from Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/LL189e.jpg]

Spiky Wulfenite crystals on matrix. The Wulfenite occur as elongated, pyramidal orange crystals to 1cm sticking straight up off the matrix.

LL197 - Wulfenite $ 130
Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico
thumbnail - 2.8 x 2 x 1.8 cm

(click on an image to enlarge)
Wulfenite from Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/LL197a.jpg]

Wulfenite from Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/LL197b.jpg]

Wulfenite from Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/LL197c.jpg]

Wulfenite from Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/LL197d.jpg]

Spiky Wulfenite crystals on matrix with areas of arsenian Vanadinite (known as Endlichite). The Wulfenite occur as elongated, pyramidal orange crystals. Undamaged.

LL108 - Wulfenite $ 1200
Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico
thumbnail - 3 x 2.2 x 2 cm

(click on an image to enlarge)
Wulfenite from Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/LL108a.jpg]

Wulfenite from Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/LL108b.jpg]

Wulfenite from Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/LL108c.jpg]

Wulfenite from Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/LL108d.jpg]

Wulfenite from Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/LL108e.jpg]

Gemmy orange Wulfenite crystals on matrix with white Hydrozincite. There ae two crystals and both are complete and undamaged, well crystallized all around. Main crystal has areas of transparency. Great color!

LL160 - Wulfenite $ 900
Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico
thumbnail - 2.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm

(click on an image to enlarge)
Wulfenite from Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/LL160a.jpg]

Wulfenite from Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/LL160b.jpg]

Wulfenite from Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/LL160c.jpg]

Wulfenite from Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/LL160d.jpg]

Wulfenite from Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/LL160e.jpg]

Gemmy orange Wulfenite crystal, 2.5cm wide, on matrix. The crystal is complete and undamaged, well crytallized all around with areas of transparency.

LL198 - Wulfenite $ 125
Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico
thumbnail - 3 x 2 x 1.2 cm

(click on an image to enlarge)
Wulfenite from Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/LL198a.jpg]

Wulfenite from Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/LL198b.jpg]

Wulfenite from Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/LL198c.jpg]

Wulfenite from Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/LL198d.jpg]

Wulfenite from Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/LL198e.jpg]

Gemmy orange Wulfenite crystals on matrix. The crystals are small but the luster is oustanding, as bright and glassy as any Wulfenite I've ever seen.

LL163 - Wulfenite $ 750
Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico
small cabinet - 5.5 x 3.5 x 2 cm

(click on an image to enlarge)
Wulfenite from Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/LL163a.jpg]

Wulfenite from Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/LL163b.jpg]

Wulfenite from Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/LL163c.jpg]

Wulfenite from Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/LL163d.jpg]

Wulfenite from Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/LL163e.jpg]

White Calcite coated with a dusting of greenish brown Descloizite hosting a cluster of orange Wulfenite crystals. Individual crystals reach 2.5cm on the diagonal. The crystals are chunky and undamaged and display equally well from either side.

CT181 - Malachite after Azurite $ 160
Sacramento Mine, Bisbee, Arizona, USA
miniature - 3.5 x 2 x 2 cm

(click on an image to enlarge)
Malachite after Azurite from Sacramento Mine, Bisbee, Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/CT181a.jpg]

Malachite after Azurite from Sacramento Mine, Bisbee, Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/CT181b.jpg]

Malachite after Azurite from Sacramento Mine, Bisbee, Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/CT181c.jpg]

Well formed replacement of Malachite after Azurite. Bisbee classic from the mine the produced the best of these. The pseudomorph is 3cm long, perfect and undamaged.

LL173 - Caledonite $ 1200
Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine, Tiger, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA
miniature - 4 x 3 x 3 cm

(click on an image to enlarge)
Caledonite from Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine, Tiger, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/LL173a.jpg]

Caledonite from Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine, Tiger, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/LL173b.jpg]

Caledonite from Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine, Tiger, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/LL173c.jpg]

Vibrant, translucent blue Caledonite crystals to 5mm with minor darker blue Diaboleite. A classic rarity from Tiger.

LL134 - Cuprite $ 750
Ray Mine, Dripping Spring Mountains, Pinal Co. Arizona, USA
small cabinet - 8 x 5 x 3 cm

(click on an image to enlarge)
Cuprite from Ray Mine, Dripping Spring Mountains, Pinal Co. Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/LL134a.jpg]

Cuprite from Ray Mine, Dripping Spring Mountains, Pinal Co. Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/LL134b.jpg]

Cuprite from Ray Mine, Dripping Spring Mountains, Pinal Co. Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/LL134c.jpg]

Cuprite from Ray Mine, Dripping Spring Mountains, Pinal Co. Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/LL134d.jpg]

Well crystallized specimen of individual, large Cuprite crystals (coatings n Copper and Chalcotrichite are more common from the mine). Sharp, well formed crystals to 5mm richly cover specimen. Undamaged, historic, fine quality specimen. Comes with a Dick Morris, Mark Hay label. (click on a page number to go to that page:)

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36
37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48
49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60
61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70	71	72
73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80	81	82	83	84
85	86	87	88	89	90	91	92	93	94	95	96
97	98	99	*100*	*101*	*102*	*103*	*104*	*105*	*106*	*107*	*108*
*109*	*110*	*111*	*112*	*113*	*114*	*115*	*116*	*117*	*118*	*119*	*120*
*121*	*122*	*123*	*124*	*125*	*126*	*127*	*128*	*129*	*130*	*131*	*132*
*133*	*134*	*135*	*136*	*137*	*138*	*139*	*140*	*141*	*142*

page 133 / 142 - prev - next - top - Home