Mixed Minerals from Tucson

Mixed Minerals from Tucson
March 9, 2026 · 14 specimens

R798 - Apatite with Arsenopyrite, Sphalerite $950 available

Panasquiera, Portugal
Small Cabinet - 6 x 4 x 3 cm

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Glassy, transparent blue Apatite crystals on Muscovite, Arsenopyrite and Sphalerite crystals. This is a fantastic Panasquiera Apatite, you just don't often see them this clear. The main Apatite is 1.5 x 1.5 cm in size, uniform in shape with a notch in the back where another crystal was formerly present. Well crystallized all around (a floater) with other smaller Apatite crystals present.

R799 - Malachite after Azurite (R) $300 available

Sacramento Mine, Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
Small Cabinet - 8 x 6 x 4.5 cm

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Sharply formed crystals of Malachite pseudomorphs after Azurite filling on matrix. Excellent, high quality crystals. The matrix appears to have been stabilized or repaired. Ex. John V. Mitchell collection dating back to the 1920s.

R800 - Woodhouseite with Quartz $300 available

Champion Mine, Mono Co., California, USA
Small Cabinet - 8 x 4.5 x 4.0 cm

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Sharply formed yellow Woodhouseite crystals to 5mm on matrix associated with clear Quartz crystals. Uncommonly showy example of this rare species.

R801 - Scapolite $180 available

Morogoro, Tanzania
Thumbnail - 2.2 x 2.2 x 1.7 cm

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Complete, well terminated single Scapolite crystal. Undamaged with good color and transparency.

R802 - Copper, Silver sold

Quincy Mine, Michigan, USA
Small Cabinet - 5.5 x 4 x 3 cm

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Large Copper nugget with an approx. 2cm area of Silver known as a 'half breed'. Ex. Clem Smith collection.

R803 - Hematite in Quartz $280 available

White Mtns., Inyo Co., California, USA
Small Cabinet - 9 x 7 x 3.5 cm

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Cluster of glassy, transparent Quartz crystals from the White Mountains. The largest crystal is 7cm, doubly-terminated, and has a platy black Hematite crystals included inside.

R804 - Copper with Analcime sold

Phoenix Mine, Keweenaw Co., Michigan, USA
Miniature - 3.3 x 2 x 2 cm

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Octahedral Copper crystals associated with sparkling white Analcime crystals. Octahedral Copper crystals are rare and this one has a number of them, largest 6mm in size.

R805 - Tanzanite sold

Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania
Miniature - 3.5 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm

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Complete purple/blue Tanzanite crystal with an interesting triple termination. Well crystallized all around with a darker blue at the top and a more medium blue in the lower half. A natural, unheated crystal that shows a medium red up the C-axis when lighted from the base. Weighs 19.77 grams.

R806 - Wulfenite $600 available

Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico
Thumbnail - 2.5 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm

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Transparent orange Wulfenite crystal sitting upright perfectly for display on a small amount of matrix. Complete all around and undamaged with stepped growth along the top edge. Outstanding example from 2025 finds at the mine.

R807 - Rhodochrosite sold

N'Chwanning II Mine, Kuruman, South Africa
Miniature - 4.5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm

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Glassy red Rhodochrosite crystals on black Manganese rich matrix.

R808 - Rutile ps. Anatase $80 available

Cuiaba, Gouveia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Thumbnail - 1.6 x 0.7 x 0.7 cm

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A double terminated single crystal of Anatase that has been pseudomorphically replaced by its polymorph Rutile. Bright metallic golden-brown colored and well crystallized all around. Much better than photos.

R810 - Clinozoisite $800 available

Tormiq, Skardu, Pakistan
Miniature - 3.5 x 1.7 x 0.8 cm

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