Mixed Minerals from Tucson

Mixed Minerals from Tucson
February 27, 2025 · 13 specimens

P749 - Talc ps. Quartz $450 available

Johannes Mine, Gopfersgrun, Bavaria, Germany
Small Cabinet - 6 x 4.5 x 4 cm

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Rare pseudomorph of Talc that has replaced a number of well formed Quartz crystals. There is a horizontal row of at least 7 crystals, with the tallest 1.7cm in height. Classic and now hard to find pseudomorph from what is, to my knowledge, the only worldwide locality that has produced these pseudomorphs. These were found over 100 years ago and have not been found since.

P750 - Strontianite sold

Oberdorf, Laming valley, Styria, Austria
Thumbnail - 2.3 x 2.2 x 1.9 cm

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Crystals of clear Strontianite with amber colored tips. Strontianite is a mineral not commonly seen in well defined individual crystals. Rare old material found decades ago, these Strontianites are amoung the best ever found.

P751 - Rhodochrosite sold

N'Chwaning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa
Miniature - 5 x 5 x 3 cm

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Botryoidal crystals of translucent Rhodochrosite over Manganite. Though rounded, individual crystals are evident all over. Undamaged crystals of an uncommon style from this mine and a deeper red than typical.

P752 - Fluorite with Sphalerite $2,000 available

Milpo Mine, Atacocha mining district, Pasco Province, Peru
Small Cabinet - 6.7 x 6.7 x 3 cm

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Large, vivid emerald-green Fluorite crystal with an attached Sphalerite. Incredible colored crystal that is mostly transparent.

P753 - Betekhtinite $950 available

Dzhezkazgan mining district, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan
Small Cabinet - 8 x 8 x 4 cm

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Crystal aggregates of steely black Betekhtinite on a Quartz crystal covered matrix. The Betekhtinite and Quartz crystals cover both sides of the specimen. Betekhtinite is a rare copper, iron, lead sulfide mineral and matrix specimens were always harder to come by. Ex. Rolf Wein collection.

P755 - Fluorite with Arsenopyrite $350 available

Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China
Small Cabinet - 6 x 4.5 x 4.5 cm

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Transparent green cubic Fluorite in a neat stepped growth formation. Well crystallized all around with attached Arsenopyrite crystals. Ex. Dr. Steven Morehead collection.

P756 - Eudialyte $450 available

Putelichorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Thumbnail - 1.8 x 1.7 x 1.5 cm

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Complete single pink/red Eudialyte crystal from a pegmatite occurrence near the summit of Mount Putelichorr in Russia. This crystal is in excellent condition with smooth, flat faces and bevelled edges all around with a contact point on the base. Quality Eudialyte crystals such as this are hard to find.

P757 - Fluorite with Schorl $225 available

Erongo Mountains, Namibia
Miniature - 3.7 x 3 x 1 cm

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Glassy, twinned Fluorite crystal with black Schorl crystals. The Fluorite is highly transparent with a textured surface. Despite the textured surface, it haas a surprisingly bright and glassy luster.

P758 - Datolite (pink!) sold

Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Northern Cape Prov., South Africa
Small Cabinet - 6 x 4.2 x 3.2 cm

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Glassy and lustrous pink Datolite crystals on matrix. The crystals are undamaged and reach 2cm in size. These pink Datolites are beautiful and rare, and this is about as good as they get. Ex. Dr. Virgil Wood collection.

P759 - Malachite ps. Calcite $650 available

Brazzaville, Rep. of Congo
Small Cabinet - 7.5 x 4 x 2.5 cm

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Scalenohedral Calcite crystals that have pseudomorphed to Malachite. The outer surfaces are smooth and sharp with partial crystals revealing an interior of fibrous Malachite. The photos don't do this justice and I think it's much bettter in person.

P760 - Quartz with Pumpellyite inclusions $150 available

Andhra Pardesh, India
Miniature - 3.8 x 2.3 x 2 cm

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Transparent single Quartz crystal with inclusions of fibrous green Pumpellyite. New and interesting material.

P761 - Quartz on Svanbergite $75 available

Champion Mine, Mono Co., California, USA
Thumbnail - 1.7 x 1.5 x 1 cm

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Cluster of tan Svanbergite crystals to 7mm in size with a 1.3cm Quartz crystal attached to one side. Svanbergite is an uncommon Strontium Aluminum Phosphate Sulfate Hydroxide mineral.

P763 - Cuprian Adamite sold

Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Small Cabinet - 7 x 6 x 2.5 cm

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Large individual Cuprian Adamite crystals on matrix. The crystals are undamaged, reach 9mm in size, and have a deeper green center band.

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