Mixed Minerals from Tucson

Mixed Minerals from Tucson
March 3, 2026 · 13 specimens

R768 - Lazulite $750 available

Graves Mountain, Lincoln County, Georgia, USA
Miniature - 3.6 x 3.3 x 1.8 cm

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Large, complete single Lazulite crystal from Graves Mountain. Medium blue with areas of darker blue and a good symetrical form. This is an old specimen from the Ed Maccubbin collection; his old label indicates it was from the 'Combustion Engineering Mine'. Combustion Engineeering, Inc. purchased the mine back in 1965.

R769 - Grossular sold

Jeffrey Mine, Val des Sources, Quebec, Canada
Miniature - 4.5 x 4.5 x 1.5 cm

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Transparent orange Grossular crystals from the Jeffrey Mine. The crystals reach 1.3cm in diameter and get highly transparent. The back is coated in green Diopside crystals.

R770 - Shattuckite $600 available

Tantara Mine, Katanga, DR Congo
Miniature - 5 x 3.5 x 3.0 cm

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Spherical masses of dense, dark blue Shattuckite. There are 3 spherical groups.

R772 - Eosphorite on Rose Quartz sold

Ilha claim, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Thumbnail - 2.2 x 1.4 x 1.2 cm

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Mushroom-like specimen of Eosphorite on Rose Quartz atop and single colorless Quartz crystal. From a granite pegmatite located on a small island in the Jequitinhonha River, 3 km north of Taquaral. Ex. Marty Zinn collection.

R773 - Tyrolite sold

Centenial Eureka Mine, Tintic Dist. Utah, USA
Miniature - 3.5 x 3.5 x 2 cm

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Historic specimen of green Tyrolite on matrix from Tintic. Ex. Lazard Cahn, Curtis Schuh, Ben Schumer, and University of Arizona collections and comes with 5 old labels plus an engraved plastic show display plaque. Curtis Schuh's label indicates he bought the specimen in January 1979 for $85 from Western Minerals and 'excellent crystals sprays on hard Quartzite matrix'.

R774 - Vanadinite $350 available

Mibladen, Morocco
Miniature - 3.5 x 3 x 1.5 cm

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Large red Vanadinite crystals. High quality crystals, well crystallized all around and in top condition. Moroccan Vanadinite is common, but special pieces like this are not. Ex. Dr. Steven Morehead collection.

R775 - Semseyite $275 available

Baia Sprie Mine, Maramures, Romania
Miniature - 3.3 x 2 x 1.7 cm

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High quality, robust clusters of Semseyite crystals. Ex. Dr. Steven Morehead collection.

R776 - Calcite sold

Baia Sprie Mine, Maramures, Romania
Miniature - 3.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm

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Spherical Calcite cluster divided by a thin sheet of Calcite. Half of the cluster is dark grey due to inclusions of Boulangerite, the other half is pink, yellow, and white. Complete all around undamaged. Ex. Dr. Steven Morehead collection.

R778 - Paradamite with Smithsonite sold

Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Small Cabinet - 5.3 x 4.5 x 2 cm

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Glassy, translucent yellow clusters of Paradamite on white Smithsonite crystals.

R779 - Amethyst on Calcite $200 available

Las Vigas, Vera Cruz, Mexico
Small Cabinet - 6.5 x 5 x 5 cm

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Beautiful radial spray of Amethyst crystals attached to matrix coated by green Calcite crystals. Fine and undamaged.

R780 - Tourmaline $300 available

Minas Gerais, Brazil
Miniature - 3.5 x 0.7 x 0.6 cm

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Transparent blue/green single Tourmaline crystal from Brazil. Complete all around and of uniform shape. Weighs 3.52 grams.

R781 - Tourmaline $450 available

Minas Gerais, Brazil
Miniature - 3.5 x 0.7 x 0.6 cm

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Transparent green single Tourmaline crystal from Brazil. The crystal is blue at the termination. Complete all around and of uniform shape. Weighs 5.0 grams.

R782 - Sapphirine sold

Vangaindrano, Atsimo-Atsinanana,Madagascar
Thumbnail - 2.4 x 1.5 x 0.4 cm

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Single dark blue/green Sapphirine crystal from Madagascar. Well crystallized all around. Complete and undamaged. Ex. Dr. Steven Morehead collection.

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