10045 Quartz, Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Mun. de MapimÃ, Durango, Mexico
Cluster of doubly-terminated quartz crystals with unknown black minerals. Purchased at Keystone, priced at $12.
North and Central Americas
10055 Quartz, Stanley Butte, Stanley District, Santa Teresa Mts, San Carlos Indian Reservation, Graham Co., Arizona, USA
Lovely cluster of colourless quartz crystals. Previous label – Dave Bunk Minerals with a $40 price tag – 5/05 Costa Mesa. Purchased at Keystone, priced at $50.
10040 Adamite, Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Mun. de MapimÃ, Durango, Mexico
Single greenish yellow crystal 12.5mm long on matrix. Ex University of Arizona Mineral Museum #19204. Donated by Helga K Herfirth (sp?), 25/1/2000, number 395.
10032 Curetonite, Redhouse Barite Mine, Potosi District, Osgood Mts, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA
Minute, pale green masses and aggregates of this rare, one-locality species very sparsely scattered on matrix. From the original find by Forrest Cureton. A label signed by Forrest included. The last of the stock! Locality on label near Golconda, Humboldt Co. Nevada.
10031 Azurite, Copper Queen Mine (Halero Mine), Queen Hill, Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
Superb cluster of crystals on matrix. Ex Eugene Carmichael Collection (EWC 497), ex Lawrence Conklin (priced at US$900).
10029 Fluorite, Doublestrike Claim (Rocky Trail), Bound Ranch District, Grant Co., New Mexico, USA
Translucent blue-green fluorite crystals on matrix. The fluorite crystals are cubic form with dodecahedral (110) edge faces that are opaque white.
10011 Prehnite, Calcite, Lower New Street quarry, Paterson, Passaic Co., New Jersey, USA
Lustrous and transluscent green botryoidal prehnite with calcite crystals on back side. Ex A Schumacher, labelled as New Street Quarry, number 86. Ex J Obert (on Schumacher label). Ex Alfred Stevenson Collection, labelled as Prospect Park, number 918. Ex Eugene Carmichael Collection, number 1053.
10017 Lonecreekite, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA
From a rare species collection. Two pieces
10018 Azurite, Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Mun. de Santa Cruz, Sonora, Mexico
Single thick lustrous blue crystal on minor amount of matrix. This lot of azurites was collected from a water-course that intersected the orebody. Many great specimens were found andtaken to the US to sell. When the mine foreman noticed that his miners were all driving new SUVs, he complained he...
10019 Gypsum, Cave of Swords, Gibraltar Mine, Naica, Mun. de Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico
A water-clear fishtail gypsum crystal, 100mm long.
10002 Diopside, North Burgess, Drummond Township, Lanark Co., Ontario, Canada
Single crystal 42x25x15mm. Ex Carl R. Bently collection (#1069), ex Oren Root (1803-1885) collection (#1647).
10006 Hydroxyapophyllite-(K), Prehnite, Stilbite, Thaumasite, Bull Run Quarry, Conklin, Loudoun Co., Virginia, USA
Transparent tabular apophyllite with minor colourless stilbite and orange (stained or coated) acicular thaumasite on green prehnite. 60x60x18mm. Ex Eugene Carmichael Collection (563) – label also mentions New York State Museum. Ex Hugh Ford (two labels – 995 and 1151). Ex August Dietz (3161) which has Coll. TK (or perhaps...
10010 Anglesite, Colorado, USA
Drusy micro anglesite crystals on matrix. Ex US National Museum (Smithsonian) Collection, Department of Minerals, catalogue number 14121. Ex Hawes Collection acquired in 1884.
8181 Willemite, Dioptase, Wulfenite, Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine (Mammoth-St Anthony Mine; Mammoth Mine; St. Anthony Mine), St. Anthony deposit, Tiger, Mammoth District, Pinal Co., Arizona
ex Hatfield Goudey Collection. ex Bernie and Margaret Day Collection
8096 Schrockingerite, Eutopia Mine, Crooks Gap-Green Mountain District, Fremont Co., Wyoming, USA
ex Bernie and Margaret Day Collection
8087 Copper, Gypsum, Arizona, USA
ex Bernie and Margaret Day Collection
8019 Gowerite, Nobleite, Furnace Creek, Death Valley, Inyo Co., California, USA
ex Bernie and Margaret Day Collection
7148 Labradorite (Anorthite), Nain Complex, Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
ex Joan Lamond Collection, ex Museum Victoria
7123 Wine stone, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
ex Joan Lamond Collection
10073 Amethyst, Rhodochrosite, Pyrite, Santa Eulalia District, Mun. de Aquiles Serdan, Chihuahua, Mexico
Rhodochrosite inclusions in amethyst.
30039 Cinnabar, Quartz, Red Hill claim, Mayacmas Mts, Sonoma Co., California, USA
Old Foote specimen with Foote label on the back. Labelled as Sonoma Co.” but based on the crystal habit (divergent sprays of red crystals) and the matrix
4652 Sidwillite, Lake Como, San Juan Co., Colorado, USA
Type Locality. Tiny yellow patches on matrix. Ex Wolfgang Henkel.
4653 Zircon, Hurricane Mountain localities, North Conway, Conway, Carroll Co., New Hampshire, USA
Sharp brown crystals. Strong fluorescence under SWUV. Ex A M Munger.
4655 Dolomite, Lake Arthur, Chaves Co., New Mexico, USA
Single crystal, no matrix. Ex University of Arizona Mineral Museum. Donor Carl Richardson.
4647 Fluorapophyllite-(K), Pumpellyite, Laumontite, Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic Co., New Jersey, USA
Single quite large apophyllite crystal with minor white laumontite and greenish pumpellyite.
4649 Goethite after pyrite, Mill Lane Farms, Valley Store, East Whiteland Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA
Single crystal pseudomorph of goethite after pyrite.
4634 Stewartite, Mitridatite, Palermo No. 1 Mine, Groton, Grafton Co., New Hampshire, USA
A small pocket in matrix filled with golden Stewartite crystals and olive-green mitridatite. This specimen was part of a Micromount mineral collection purchased from the estate of Anne-Marie Scholz Deal of New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Anne-Marie Scholz Deal initialed her Micromounts as A.M. Munger. This was an older Micromount collection...
4633 Whitmoreite, Strunzite, Rockbridgeite, Siderite, Palermo No. 1 Mine, Groton, Grafton Co., New Hampshire, USA
Type Locality. Named for Robert (Bob) William Whitmore, a mineral collector and previous owner of the Palermo No.1 mine. This specimen was part of a Micromount mineral collection purchased from the estate of Anne-Marie Scholz Deal of New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Anne-Marie Scholz Deal initialed her Micromounts as A.M. Munger....
4603 Boleite, Santa Rosalia (El Boleo), Boleo District, Mun. de Mulege, Baja California Sur (BC Sur), Mexico
Type Locality. Single blue cube, no matrix. Ex John Melhase (pre 1938), ex California Academy of Sciences, ex Steve Pullman.
4601 Hessite, Red Cloud Mine (Chicago; Colorado Occurrence), Gold Hill District, Boulder Co., Colorado, USA
ex John Muntyan – Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum :92C3
4588 Sinkankasite, Barker-Ferguson Mine, Pennington Co., South Dakota, USA
Dakota Matrix/ex Grenier Collection
4239 Quartz, Crystal Grove, St Johnsville, New York, USA
Herkimer – Larry Rush 12/05
4237 Quartz, Crystal Grove, St Johnsville, New York, USA
Herkimer – Larry Rush 12/05
4238 Quartz, Crystal Grove, St Johnsville, New York, USA
Herkimer – Larry Rush 12/05
4234 Quartz after Gypsum, Crawford, Dawes Co., Nebraska, USA
Dan Weinrich (ex Don Belcher coll’n)
4167 Paulingite, Clinoptilolite, Rock Island Dam, Washington, USA
Single terminated crystal, root-beer brown.