USA
1453 Gold, California, USA
11 well-formed gold crystals. Ex Hugh Ford. Ex Eugene Carmichael, number 1401.
1240 Cuprite, Copper Queen Mine (Halero Mine), Queen Hill, Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
Copper crystals showing dissolution features. Ex Arthur L Flagg Collection, 1937. Ex Trevor Boyd Collection.
1224 Gold, Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
Gold in matrix, 10x5mm. Ex Roland Fogg MM Collection, 1971. Ex Trevor Boyd Collection.
1219 Calcite, after Aragonite, Fort Collins area, Larimer Co., Colorado, USA
Pseudomorph. Labelled as calcite ps hanksite, Larimer Co., California. Described as rarely seen pseudomorph with label indication that it was in the American Museum Natural History and dated 12/11/78. Diameter is 2.5 cm. There are two issues with this. Firstly, it is calcite after aragonite. Secondly, Larimer Co. is in...
1221 Silver, McMillanville (McMillanville District), Globe Hills, Globe Hills District, Globe-Miami District, Gila Co., Arizona, USA
A dense aggregate of native silver wires, 9x6mm. Ex Roland Fogg MM Collection, 1967. Ex Trevor Boyd Collection.
1061 Copper, Bisbee, Arizona
A mass of solid copper, whose crystallization is mostly crude. However a few distinct crystals reaching 1.1 cm are present. This specimen is almost completely free of green patina. Weighs 164 grams. 6.1×5.0x 3.3cm from the Walter G. Hubbard collection and Jim Parrish collection. They were rescued from an old...
1062 Copper, Bisbee, Warren District, Cochise County, Arizona
A mass of solid copper, whose crystallization is mostly crude. However a few distinct crystals reaching 1.1 cm are present. This specimen is almost completely free of green patina. Weighs 164 grams. 6.1×5.0x 3.3cm from the Walter G. Hubbard collection and Jim Parrish collection. They were rescued from an old...
0963 Stilbite, Chlorite (Corrensite?), Natrolite, Kibblehouse Quarry, Perkiomenville, Marlborough Township, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania, USA
Neal Yedlin mount. The label is affixed atop another label on one of the old carboard micromount display cases as were popular in the first half of the 20th Century. Display face measures 1.6×1.6cm. Specimen is mounted in typical Yedlin fashion on a pedestal.
0806 Halotrichite, Flux Mine (Goshen Mine), Flux Gulch, Alum Gulch, Harshaw District, Patagonia Mts, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona, USA
A vintage David Shannon (with label) thumbnail with a 32x22mm display face. It makes for a prize-worthy halotrichite thumbnail in its own right.
0803 Metatorbernite, Heulandite, Ray Mine, Scott Mountain area, Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA
Said to be uncommon at the Ray Mine, this metatorbernite is beautiful and hardly even looks hydrated enough to be metatorbernite. Perched upon a bed of clear white heulandite crystals, this all makes for a glorious micromount. It’s flat on the surface of a chunk of wood or cork resting...
0519 Guettardite, Brobdignag Mine, Anvil Mountain, Red Mountain District, San Juan Co., Colorado, USA
Labelled as from Ouray, but probably Brobdignag Mine. Black lusterous material in vugs in broken surface of the specimen.
0421 Northupite, Searles Lake, San Bernardino Co., California, USA
Type locality. Single crystal from the 350 foot level. Collected around 1970.
0182 Cinnabar, New Idria Mine (New Idria group; New Hope vein), Idria (New Idria), New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California
Multiple single crystals on matrix. Ex Paul Desautels, ex Delbert. L. Oswald Coll.
0178 Iridosmine, California, USA
Mounted on disk (5mm) on balsa pedestal in micromount box (2.2 x 2.2 x 2.0 cm) a specimen of multiple small nuggets. Ex Delbert L. Oswald. Ex Carnegie Museum #12327. Ex George English and Co.
0154 Iridosmine, California, USA
Mounted on disk (5mm) on balsa pedestal in micromount box (2.2 x 2.2 x 2.0 cm) a specimen of multiple small nuggets. Ex Delbert L. Oswald. Ex Carnegie Museum #12327. Ex George English and Co.
0059 Markcooperite, Timroseite, Khinite, Bird Nest drift, Otto Mountain, Baker, San Bernardino Co., California, USA
Orange markcooperite, yellow timroseite and green khinite
5560 Boleite, Cerussite, Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine, Tiger, Pinal Co., Arizona
More than just simple cubes on these boleite crystals! Ex Bill Henderson Collection. Ex Forrest Cureton. Photo width 3.33mm.
4674 Calderónite, Christmas, Arizona
Calderónite crystals from the C and B Mine, Christmas, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona.
1008 Monazite, Juniper Flats, Nuevo, Lakeview Mts, Riverside Co., California
A single doubly-terminated crystal of monazite (dominant REE unknown), Cross Hill, Juniper Flats, Nuevo, Lakeview Mts, Riverside Co., California, USA.
2178 Strengite, Cacoxenite, Kidwellite, Rockbridgeite, Vivianite, Indian Mountain, Cherokee Co, Alabama, USA
Purple strengite crystals, brownish-black rockbridgeite, orange botryoidal cacoxenite, and minor kidwellite. Part of the matrix appears to be vivianite. Width of view 11.5mm. Stack of 70 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
1017 Microlite, Hollister Quarry, South Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA
A 5mm wide pair of microlite group crystals from the Hollister prospects (Hollister Quarry), South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA.
5551 Kinoite, Hydroxyapophyllite-(K), Christmas Mine, Christmas, Gila Co., Arizona, USA
Striking blue kinoite on colourless crystals of hydroxyapophyllite-(K) from the Christmas Mine (Red Bird shafts; Inspiration Mine; Hackberry shafts), Christmas, Christmas area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USA. One of my favourite blue tones.
5554 Kidwellite, Indian Mountain, Cherokee Co., Alabama, USA
Fragile tufted kidwellite from Indian Mountain, Cherokee Co., Alabama, USA. Collected in or before 1983.
6046 Wulfenite, Mimetite, Red Cloud Mine, Silver District, Trigo Mts, La Paz Co., Arizona, USA
Classic Red Cloud wulfenite crystal group with tiny mimetite crystals.
