20107 Wulfenite, Erupción Mine, Los Lamentos Mts, Ahumada Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
Tabular orange wulfenite with a brown core (sandwich). Shown backlit. Width of view 17.25mm. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
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ncat WD205 Topaz, Artroyos Mine, Potrillos, Sierra de San Francisco, América-Sapioris District (Potrillos), Coneto de Comonfort Municipality, Durango, Mexico
An interesting little specimen of topaz that measures just 24mm in width. Ex Mike New Collection.
20078 VHD10 Grossular, Sierra de Cruces, Sierra Mojada Municipality, Coahuila, Mexico
A single deep pink/purple grossular crystal on a small amount of wollastonite matrix. A few smaller crystals are dotted around. The garnet, a darker pink than many, fluoresces red under longwave UV. Ex Keith Williams,...
6073 Adamite, Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Mun. de Mapimí, Durango, Mexico
Vintage Neal Yedlin micromount. Width of view 19mm. Stack of 44 images. A fine adamite from the Ojuela Mine, mounted by Yedlin on a piece of black cork in a hand-labeled vintage cardboard micromount box,...
0022 Boleite, Pseudoboleite, Boleo District, Santa Rosalía, Mulegé Municipality, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Type Locality. Cubic crystal of boleite upon which plates of pseudoboleite have grown epitactically on the boleite cube faces. Ex Bernie Day specimen. Width of view 5mm. Stack of 30 images. Click on the image...
5747 Stibnite, Calcite, Jamesonite, Sombrerete Mine, Sombrerete, Sombrerete Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico
Labelled as boulangerite, El Sombrette Mine, Durango. Likely jamesonite, and from the Sombrerete Mine, in Zacatecas, but close to the border with Durango. Ex John Lewis Collection.
4580 Milarite, Valenciana Silver Mine, Guanajuato, Mexico
Colourless to yellowish hexagonal prisms of milarite. Ex Bob Rothenberg. Ex Walter Bagley. Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 80 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
ncat RC1329 Creedite, Santa Eulalia District, Chihuahua, Mexico
Ex Rock Currier Collection #1329. Sharp creedite crystals with a pale lavender hue. Measures 58x30x28mm.
0010 Zemannite, Spiroffite, Moctezuma Mine (Bambolla Mine), Moctezuma, Mun. de Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico
Tiny brown crystals of zemannite and pink spiroffite(?). Width of view 5mm. Stack of 40 images.
20070 Wulfenite, Ahumada Mine, Los Lamentos, Mexico
Butterscotch tabular crystals, largest 15mm across. Five views of the one specimen, each taken with iPhone 11 Pro Max plus Struman macro lens.
ncat AA6 Adamite, Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Mapimí Municipality, Durango, Mexico
Highly fluorescent under longwave and shortwave. Size 45x30x25mm.
8515 Adamite, Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Mapimí Municipality, Durango, Mexico
Pale yellow radiating groups that strongly fluoresce green under Convoy longwave light. Width 18.5mm. Stack of 126 images (white light). Stack of 34 images (UV). Ex Malte Bartholomaus.
5201 Silver, Batopilas, Chihuahua, Mexico
5200-5203 mounted in one box. by Jules Bernhardt in 1976. Video best viewed full screen.
5210 Hemimorphite, Calcite, Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Old specimen of largish hemimorphite crystals partially coated by calcite crystals and glued to a glass base. Acquired from Crystal Habit. Ex J. Strange Collection. Video best viewed full screen.
30077 Wulfenite, Mimetite, San Juan Poniente, Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Durango, Mexico
Yellow bypyramidal crystals of wulfenite with green mimetite balls. Video best viewed full screen.
30067 Barite, Pyrite, Fluorite, Calcite, Level 4, El Solar Mine, Taxco de Alarcón, Mun. de Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico
Fluorite is white, only picked up under longwave UV. Tiny scalenohedral calcite crystals. Ex Barry Johnson Collection. Video best viewed full screen.
30048 Azurite, Malachite, Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Santa Cruz Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
Superb azurite crystal altering from within to malachite.
0008 Sonoraite, Moctezuma Mine (Bambolla Mine), Moctezuma, Mun. de Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico
Greenish-yellow pearly hemispheres
0009 Denningite, Tellurite, Tellurium, Moctezuma Mine (Bambolla Mine), Moctezuma, Mun. de Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico
Yellow crystals of tellurite on platey brownish denningite with silver tellurium.
0007 Schmitterite, Emmonsite, Moctezuma Mine (Bambolla Mine), Moctezuma, Mun. de Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico
Schmitterite as tiny yellow to cream sprays, emmonsite green
20034 Sceptre Quartz, Mexico
Unknown Mexican locality. Suggestions welcomed!
20028 Vesuvianite, Sierra de Cruces, Sierra Mojada Municipality, Coahuila, Mexico
Doubly terminated crystal in matrix. Ex Bob and Vera Turner Collection, El Paso, Texas. Ex Elena van Schriver. Labelled as Lake Jaco. According to Mindat, this is incorrect.
30009 Amethyst, Las Vigas, Mexico
Interesting cluster of amethyst crystals, 35mm tall.
ncat M2390 Boleite, Amelia Mine, Baja California, Mexico
Ex Bernie Day specimen.
ncat JP3588 Topaz, Tepetate, Mun. de Villa de Arriaga, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Ex Jack Nelson Collection
ncat JP3638 Hyalite, Tepetate, Mun. de Villa de Arriaga, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Ex Jack Nelson Collection
5543 Zemannite, Moctezuma Mine (Bambolla Mine), Moctezuma, Mun. de Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico
Type Locality. Ex John Lewis collection.
4816 Zemannite, Kinichilite, Moctezuma Mine (Bambolla Mine), Moctezuma, Mun. de Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico
Brown crystals of Zemannite/Kinichilite. Type Locality for Zemannite, Richard Bell
4817 Zemannite, Kinichilite, Moctezuma Mine (Bambolla Mine), Moctezuma, Mun. de Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico
Brown crystals of Zemannite/Kinichilite. Type Locality for Zemannite, Richard Bell
30014 Adamite, Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Mun. de Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Adamite crystals, many having purple manganoan cores with colourless outer areas.
10045 Quartz, Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Mun. de Mapimí, Durango, Mexico
Cluster of doubly-terminated quartz crystals with unknown black minerals. Purchased at Keystone, priced at $12.
10040 Adamite, Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Mun. de Mapimí, 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.
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...
10019 Gypsum, Cave of Swords, Gibraltar Mine, Naica, Mun. de Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico
A water-clear fishtail gypsum crystal, 100mm long.
10073 Amethyst, Rhodochrosite, Pyrite, Santa Eulalia District, Mun. de Aquiles Serdan, Chihuahua, Mexico
Rhodochrosite inclusions in amethyst.
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.
4060 Mapimite, Mina Ojeula, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Jim Ferraiolo 6/2005
4030 Antimonpearceite, Valenciana Mine, Guanajuato, Mexico
Jim Ferraiolo 6/2005
4029 Aguilarite, San Carlos Mine, Guanajuato, Mexico
Jim Ferraiolo 6/2005
6070 Wulfenite, Mimetite, Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Mun. de Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Ex Mike Knew Collection. Mike Knew is the owner of Top Gem Minerals in Tucson, Arizona.
6071 Fluorite, Esperanza Mine, Melchor Mezquiz, Mun. de Melchor Mezquiz, Coahuila, Mexico
A bright specimen of fluorite with stair-stepped formation. It has very nice dark orchid purple colour. The crystals are translucent with dark phantoms inside. Ex Mike Knew Collection. Mike Knew is the owner of Top...
6069 Barite, Quartz, Gibraltar Mine, Naica, Mun. de Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico
Bright large translucent yellow barite crystals growing on very sparkly quartz crystal matrix. Barite is uncommon at this locality. Ex Mike Knew Collection. Mike Knew is the owner of Top Gem Minerals in Tucson, Arizona.
2439 Hisingerite, Potosí Mine, Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
Black/brown resinous material on calcite(?) crystals.
1859 Cumengeite, Boleite, Amelia Mine, Santa Rosalia (El Boleo), Boleo District, Mun. de Mulege, Baja California Sur (BC Sur), Mexico
Six crystals/clusters, including a star formed by cumengite crystals epitaxially overgrown on boleite.
1778 Fluorite, Quartz, Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Mun. de Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Purple fluorite crystals on quartz
1481 Gruzdevite, Tellurite, Moctezuma Mine (Bambolla Mine), Moctezuma, Mun. de Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico
Yellow-green tellurite. Grey-metallic gruzdevite microcrystals are embedded in the matrix. Ex Excalibur Minerals. Ex Eugene Carmichael Collection number 1026. Ex John Betts number 58658.
1276 Sonoraite, Emmonsite, Moctezuma Mine (Bambolla Mine), Moctezuma, Mun. de Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico
Single platey crystal of yellowish sonoraite with green emmonsite.
0526 Silver, New Nevada Mine, Cerro San Antonio, San Miguel, Batopilas, Chihuahua, Mexico
Listed as Newny Mine but likely New NV (New Nevada). Numerous Native Silver crystals in a ‘v’ form with an irridescent lustre.
0426 Boleite, Amelia Mine, Santa Rosalia (El Boleo), Boleo District, Mun. de Mulege, Baja California Sur (BC Sur), Mexico
Boxed micromount with several cubic deep blue boleite crystals on matrix. These form in clay seams, so matrix specimens are fairly uncommon.
0424 Boleite, Pseudoboleite, Atacamite, Anglesite, Amelia Mine, Santa Rosalia (El Boleo), Boleo District, Mun. de Mulege, Baja California Sur (BC Sur), Mexico
Boxed micromount with 6 tiny xl specimens mounted on a card. Specimens clockwise from top left: boleite cuboctahedron, cluster of boleite cuboctahedrons, pseudoboleite on boleite, atacamite, boleite cubes on white anglesite crystals. Centre: boleite cube.
0204 Nifontovite, Rey y Reina Mine (King and Queen Mine), Charcas, Mun. de Charcas, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
From the 16/200 Level. Glassy, transparent xls on matrix. Best with 10-20x. Collected by Michael Shannon January, 2010
0095 Zemannite, Moctezuma Mine (Bambolla Mine), Moctezuma, Mun. de Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico
Large prismatic yellow crystals of zemannite in quartz vugh
0079 Kuranakhite, Gold, Tellurium, Moctezuma Mine (Bambolla Mine), Moctezuma, Mun. de Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico
Tiny brown puffballs of kuranakhite with dark yellow gold and silver tellurium
0039 Poughite, Schmitterite, Moctezuma Mine (Bambolla Mine), Moctezuma, Mun. de Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico
Greenish-yellow spheres of poughite with tiny yellow tufts of schmitterite
0012 Kuranakhite, Gold, Tellurium, Moctezuma Mine (Bambolla Mine), Moctezuma, Mun. de Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico
Tiny brown puffballs of kuranakhite with dark yellow gold and silver tellurium
0013 Paratellurite, Tellurite, Quartz, Moctezuma Mine (Bambolla Mine), Moctezuma, Mun. de Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico
Masses of creamy plates of paratellurite with yellow tellurite
0004 Chrysocolla, Boleite, Pseudoboleite, Santa Rosalia (El Boleo), Boleo District, Mun. de Mulege, Baja California Sur (BC Sur), Mexico
Pseudomorph of chrysocolla after boleite and pseudoboleite. From near to the Amelia Mine. Too fragile to mount so nestled in tissue.
0005 Schmitterite, Emmonsite, Moctezuma Mine (Bambolla Mine), Moctezuma, Mun. de Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico
Schmitterite as tiny yellow to cream sprays, emmonsite green