9016 JP2307 Cookeite, Quartz, Noyes Mountain Quarry (Harvard Quarry), Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Purple cookeite, rare according to Tom Klinepeter. Width 9mm. Stack of 66 images. Ex Jo Price Collection.
North and Central Americas
9127 JP2632 Pectolite, Grossular, Jeffrey Mine (“Johns-Manville Mine”), Asbestos, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Quebec, Canada
Lemon pectolite crystals with green grossular garnets. Height 4.33. Stack of 45 images. Ex Jo Price Collection.
1644 Epidote, Fluorite, Albite, Quabbin Resevoir, Massachusetts, USA
Tiny purple octahedral fluorite crystals with green epidote and colourless albite. Width 5mm.
5669 Durangite, Hematite, Thomas Range, Juab Co., Utah, USA
Sharp orange-red crystal groups and single crystal. Ex Brian Shelton Collection.
5668 Cuprite, Ray Mine, Mineral Creek Mining District, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA
Single crystal on small amount of matrix. Ex Brian Shelton Collection.
30096 Quartz, Hematite, Bessemer Ridge, Green Mountain, North Bend, King Co., Washington, USA
Quartz and hematite pseudomorph after an epidote crystal coated with tiny quartz crystals. MinID RMK-561. Video best viewed full screen.
30089 Fluorapatite, Calcite, Liscombe Deposit, Monmouth Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
Fluorapatite crystal is repaired in three places. It is not fluorescent, but the glue used is. The calcite matrix fluoresces pink. Video best viewed full screen.
30088 Pyrite, Marcasite, Calcite, Nanisivik Mine, Nanisivik, Baffin Island, Canada
Pyrite after marcasite, with calcite and a second generation of pyrite. The calcite is fluorescent pink under longwave UV. Video best viewed full screen.
30087 Vanadinite, Calcite, Apache Mine, Radium, Burch area, Globe Hills, Gila Co., Arizona, USA
Mineralisation on all faces with no obvious point of contact so was probably a breccia. Some glue on one side. Video best viewed full screen.
30084 Wulfenite, Mimetite, Barite, Rowley Mine, Theba, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA
Orange tabular wulfenite crystals with yellow mimetite on pale pinkish crystalline barite. Video best viewed full screen.
5202 Copper, Ray Mine, Pinal Co, Arizona, USA
5200-5203 mounted in one box. by Jules Bernhardt in 1976. Video best viewed full screen.
5201 Silver, Batopilas, Chihuahua, Mexico
5200-5203 mounted in one box. by Jules Bernhardt in 1976. Video best viewed full screen.
5200 Gold, Kittitas Co., Washington
5200-5203 mounted in one box. by Jules Bernhardt in 1976. Video best viewed full screen.
30081 Chabazite-Ca, Heulandite-Ca, Wasson Bluff, Parrsboro, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
Pink-orange chabazite and colourless pearlescent heulandite. Includes old label. 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.
Deaccessioned 3940 Microcline (Amazonite), Glacier Peak mines, Florissant, Teller Co., Colorado, USA
Dehne McLaughlin 2/2005 Video best viewed full screen.
30077 Wulfenite, Mimetite, San Juan Poniente, Ojuela Mine, MapimÃ, Durango, Mexico
Yellow bypyramidal crystals of wulfenite with green mimetite balls. Video best viewed full screen.
30072 Rhodochrosite, Quartz, Sunnyside Mine, Bonita Peak, Gladstone, Eureka Mining District, San Juan Co., Colorado, USA
Rhodochrosite epimorphs after ?? With tiny quartz crystals. Ex Barry Johnson Collection. Video best viewed full screen.
30068 Barite, Dolomite, Pyrite, Calcite, Newfoundland Zinc Mine, Daniel’s Harbor, Newfoundland, Canada
Ex Barry Johnson Collection. 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.
20049 Vesuvianite, Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
Bi-coloured pink and green. 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
ncat VHD11, Carnelian, Durango, Mesa Co., Colorado, USA
Pseudo after crinoid stem
ncat VHD10, Grossular, Vesper Creek, Snohomish Co., Washington, USA
Ex Keith Williams, Williams Minerals.
ncat VHD10, Pyromorphite, Society Girl Mine, Moyie, British Columbia, Canada
Ex Keith Williams, Williams Minerals.
ncat VHD10, Rhodochrosite, Quartz, Sunnyside Mine, Silverton, San Juan Co., Colorado, USA
Ex Keith Williams, Williams Minerals. LB Collection.
ncat VHD10, Azurite, 5200 foot level, Morenci Mine, Greenlee Co., Arizona, USA
Ex Keith Williams, Williams Minerals.
ncat VHD10, Wulfenite, Red Cloud Mine, La Paz Co., Arizona, USA
Ex Keith Williams, Williams Minerals.
ncat VHD7, Mirabilite, Camp Verde, Arizona, USA
Ex John Green Snr Collection.
20043 Smoky Quartz, Microcline, Dinkey Creek, Fresno Co., California, USA
Labelled as from Dinkey Lake. A cluster of lustrous smoky quartz crystals nestled amongst tan microcline. Ex Mineral Search, Texas. Acquired at Tucson. Slight nibbling on back of termination on the main crystal.
20041 Catapleite, Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada
Colourless pseudo hexagonal platy crystals. Other species present including tiny pyrite crystals on edges of catapleite crystals.
20040 Sodalite, Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada
Blue sodalite with intense orange fluorescence under Convoy UV torch.
5663 Owyheeite, Crown Point Mine, Banner District, Boise Co., Idaho, USA
Vein of silver owyheeite.
20039 Juanitaite, Connellite, Tyrolite, 150(-foot) level, Gold Hill Mine, Tooele Co., Utah, USA
Olive-green to yellowish juanitaite, green tyrolite.
20038 Calcite, Pyrite, Marcasite, Conco Mine, North Aurora, Kane Co., Illinois, USA
Inclusions of pyrite and marcasite. From the Wise Lake Formation. Ex Jared Freiburg, Saga Minerals. Acquired at Tucson in 2011. And here is Jared with one of his cases in 2011 at the Hotel Tucson...
3692 Tungstite, Adams Mine (Adams Tunnel Mine), Cement Creek, Eureka Mining District, San Juan Co., Colorado, USA
Pale yellow crust on quartz. Not listed in Mindat, but hubnerite is. According to Rock Currier, almost all hubnerite specimens from this mine have been etched out of quartz using hydrofluoric acid.
20034 Sceptre Quartz, Mexico
Unknown Mexican locality. Suggestions welcomed!
3695 Coloradoite, Cripple Creek, Colorado, USA
Grey mass of coloradoite with brassy pyrite. Ex Ruth Coulsell Collection #133.
20032 Aegirine, Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada
Single black crystal with greenish patches.
20029 Wulfenite, Mimetite, Rowley Mine, Theba, Painted Rock District, Painted Rock Mts, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA
Bright orange mimetite surrounds glassy orange wulfenite crystals.
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.
20021 Barite, Palos Verdes Hills, Palos Verdes peninsula, Los Angeles Co., California, USA
Two specimens of pale blue barite. Interestingly, almost all of the photos on Mindat are yellowish crystals. Fluorescent white.
30009 Amethyst, Las Vigas, Mexico
Interesting cluster of amethyst crystals, 35mm tall.
ncat JL983 Sulphohalite, Searles Lake, San Bernadino Co., California
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1996 from H. Allen Mitchell of Iowa.
ncat M2390 Boleite, Amelia Mine, Baja California, Mexico
Ex Bernie Day specimen.
ncat JP1017 Vesuvianite, Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Quebec, Canada
Labelled Mont Saint Hilaire. Purple Mn-vesuvianite. Green is highly fluorescent.
ncat JP1147 Graphite, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
La Conception, Montreal, Canada
ncat JP3638 Hyalite, Tepetate, Mun. de Villa de Arriaga, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Ex Jack Nelson Collection
ncat JP3588 Topaz, 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
5609 Tamarugite, Blue Lizard Mine, Red Canyon, White Canyon District, San Juan Co., Utah, USA
Unknown strong fluorescent green., Al Wilkins
5608 Tamarugite, Sideronatrite, Blue Lizard Mine, Red Canyon, White Canyon District, San Juan Co., Utah, USA
Unknown fluorescent green., Al Wilkins
5598 Johannite, Blue Lizard Mine, Red Canyon, White Canyon District, San Juan Co., Utah, USA
Green fluorescence, Al Wilkins
5599 Natrozippeite, Blue Lizard Mine, Red Canyon, White Canyon District, San Juan Co., Utah, USA
Yellow. Bright fluorescence, Al Wilkins
5600 Johannite, Krohnkite, Natrozippeite, Atacamite, Blue Lizard Mine, Red Canyon, White Canyon District, San Juan Co., Utah, USA
Johannite and natrozippeite fluoresce, Al Wilkins
5601 Bobcookite, Blue Lizard Mine, Red Canyon, White Canyon District, San Juan Co., Utah, USA
Type Locality. Extra fluorescent!, Al Wilkins
5602 Gerhardtite, Blue Lizard Mine, Red Canyon, White Canyon District, San Juan Co., Utah, USA
Blue. Two different fluorescent minerals too., Al Wilkins
5603 Bobcookite, Pickeringite, Blue Lizard Mine, Red Canyon, White Canyon District, San Juan Co., Utah, USA
Type Locality. Bright fluorescence, Al Wilkins
5605 Krohnkite, Sideronatrite, Blue Lizard Mine, Red Canyon, White Canyon District, San Juan Co., Utah, USA
bluish, orange-yellow, and unidentified fluorescent, Al Wilkins
5606 Fermiite, Blue Lizard Mine, Red Canyon, White Canyon District, San Juan Co., Utah, USA
Type Locality. Tiny yellow prismatic crystals. Fluorescent. Also another fluorescent mineral present., Al Wilkins
5593 Natrozippeite, Gerhardtite, Ferrinatrite, Blue Lizard Mine, Red Canyon, White Canyon District, San Juan Co., Utah, USA
Yellow fluorescent natrozippeite, blue-green gerhardtite, colourless ferrinatrite, Al Wilkins
5595 Sulphur, Plasilite, Blue Lizard Mine, Red Canyon, White Canyon District, San Juan Co., Utah, USA
Type Locality for plasilite. Very fluorescent, Al Wilkins
5596 Pascoite, Gray Dawn Mine (Little Don Mine; Grey Dawn), Paradox Valley District, Paradox Valley, San Juan Co., Utah, USA
Orange. Collected by Tim Rose 20/10/2013, Al Wilkins
5591 Natrozippeite, Antlerite, Carbonatecyanotrichite, Gypsum, Widowmaker Mine, Fry Mesa, White Canyon, White Canyon District, San Juan Co., Utah, USA
Yellow and fluorescent Natrozippeite, Al Wilkins
5568 Kidwellite, Variscite, Girard, Girard District, Burke Co., Georgia, USA
Yellow kidwellite with variscite hemisphere, Jim Daly, Sauktown Sales, Indiana
5569 Rockbridgeite, Cacoxenite, Girard, Girard District, Burke Co., Georgia, USA
Greenish rockbridgeite, golden cacoxenite, Jim Daly, Sauktown Sales, Indiana
5570 Barite, Girard, Girard District, Burke Co., Georgia, USA
White prismatic crystals, Jim Daly, Sauktown Sales, Indiana
5571 Variscite, Cacoxenite, Girard, Girard District, Burke Co., Georgia, USA
Orange variscite hemispheres with minor yellow tufts of cacoxenite, Jim Daly, Sauktown Sales, Indiana
5580 Whiteite-(MnFeCa), Foote Lithium Co. Mine (Foote Mine), Kings Mountain District, Cleveland Co., North Carolina, USA
Type Locality. Colourless crystals. Still under study as at October 2018., Peter Hall
5585 Natrozippeite, Blue Lizard Mine, Red Canyon, White Canyon District, San Juan Co., Utah, USA
Yellow. Highly fluorescent, Al Wilkins
5563 Strengite, Girard, Girard District, Burke Co., Georgia, USA
Lilac hemispheres, Jim Daly, Sauktown Sales, Indiana
5564 Variscite, Girard, Girard District, Burke Co., Georgia, USA
Zoned colourless-white hemisphere, Jim Daly, Sauktown Sales, Indiana
5565 Wavellite, Kidwellite, Girard, Girard District, Burke Co., Georgia, USA
White wavellite, greenish-yellow kidwellite, Jim Daly, Sauktown Sales, Indiana
5566 Churchite-(Y), Variscite, Girard, Girard District, Burke Co., Georgia, USA
White churchite with greenish variscite hemispheres, Jim Daly, Sauktown Sales, Indiana
5567 Quartz, Girard, Girard District, Burke Co., Georgia, USA
Drusy colourless crystals, Jim Daly, Sauktown Sales, Indiana
5531 Quartz, Thomas Range, Juab Co., Utah, USA
Ex John Lewis collection.
5533 Robertsite, Montgomeryite, Tip Top Mine (Tip Top pegmatite), Fourmile, Custer District, Custer Co., South Dakota, USA
Type Locality for robertsite. Ex John Lewis collection.
5562 Opal, Girard, Girard District, Burke Co., Georgia, USA
Hyalite opal, Jim Daly, Sauktown Sales, Indiana
4997 Arfvedsonite, Zircon, Albite, Willow Basin, Washington Pass, Golden Horn Batholith, Okanogan Co., Washington, USA
Ex John Sobolewski. Ex Joe George (Sceptreguy), Matt Gibbs
5501 Iranite, Singer Mine, Goodsprings District, Spring Mts, Clark Co., Nevada, USA
Ex John Sobolewski, Matt Gibbs
5510 Ilmenite, Enstatite, Summit Rock, Klamath Co., Oregon, USA
Unusual striping. Epiaxial growth? Ex John Sobolewski, Matt Gibbs
5518 Lipscombite, Silver Coin Mine, Valmy, Iron Point District, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA
Ex John Sobolewski, Matt Gibbs
5519 Hornesite, Lavendulan, Nickel mine, Bolivia, Cottonwood Canyon, Table Mountain District, Churchill Co., Nevada, USA
Hornesite is colourless/white. Ex John Sobolewski, Matt Gibbs
5522 Matulaite, Bachman Mine, Hellertown, Lower Saucon Township, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania, USA
Type Locality. Ex John Sobolewski, Matt Gibbs
5523 Ludwigite, Spring Mountain District, Lemhi Co., Idaho, USA
Ex John Sobolewski. Etched from calcite., Matt Gibbs
5530 Quartz, Thomas Range, Juab Co., Utah, USA
Ex John Lewis collection.
4996 Barnesite, Cactus Rat Mine (Blue Bird), The Poison Strip, Thompsons District (S. E. Thomsons), Grand Co., Utah, USA
Type Locality. Ex John Sobolewski, Matt Gibbs
4976 Ferrierite-Na, Dachiardite-Na, Clinoptilolite-Ca, Roadcuts, Altoona, Wahkiakum Co., Washington, USA
Type Locality for Ferrierite-Na, Al Wilkins
4944 Phosphovanadylite-Ca, Sincosite, South Rasmussen Ridge Phosphate Mine, Soda Springs, Caribou Co., Idaho, USA
Type Locality for Phosphovanadylite-Ca, Tucson Micromount Symposium
4945 Sincosite, Phosphovanadylite-Ca, South Rasmussen Ridge Phosphate Mine, Soda Springs, Caribou Co., Idaho, USA
Type Locality for Phosphovanadylite-Ca, Tucson Micromount Symposium
4740 Zektzerite, Elpidite, Aegirine, Arfvedsonite, Astrophyllite, North Cascades Hwy, Milepost 166, Washington Pass, Golden Horn Batholith, Okanogan Co., Washington, USA
Washington Pass is the Type Locality for Zektzerite. Collected by Bruce Kelley, 2014,
4741 Zircon, Elpidite, Aegirine, Arfvedsonite, Astrophyllite, North Cascades Hwy, Milepost 166, Washington Pass, Golden Horn Batholith, Okanogan Co., Washington, USA
Washington Pass is the Type Locality for Zektzerite. Collected by Bruce Kelley, 2014,
4742 Libethenite, Carson Hill, Mason Pass, Yerington, Yerington District, Singatse Range, Lyon Co., Nevada, USA
Walstrom Mineral Enterprises, Carson City, Nevada
4743 Topaz, Topaz Mountain, Thomas Range, Juab Co., Utah, USA
Double-terminated., Walstrom Mineral Enterprises, Carson City, Nevada
4668 Chabazite, East Fork Gila River, Alum Mountain District (Alum District), Grant Co., New Mexico, USA
Munchener Micromounter, Helmut Braith
4713 Bluelizardite, Manganoblodite, Blue Lizard Mine, Red Canyon, White Canyon District, San Juan Co., Utah, USA
Type Locality for both species., Al Wilkins
4724 Rossite, Pascoite, McCoy group, Thompsons District (S. E. Thomsons), Grand Co., Utah, USA
Labelled as Colorado. Ex Tony Jones. Ex David Garske.,
4664 Uranophane, Chalk Mountain Mine, Spruce Pine, Spruce Pine District, Mitchell Co., North Carolina, USA
ex Gerhard Brandstetter, 3/82, Helmut Braith
4722 Topaz, Tarryall Mts, Park Co., Colorado, USA
Single crystal. Ex Dave Bunk Minerals., Jim Mcewan, Lehigh Minerals
4781 Wicksite, Big Fish River, Dawson Mining District, Yukon, Canada
Type Locality, Peter Hall
5628 Mica, Jones Mill Quarry (Martin Marietta Quarry; Highway 51 Quarry; Mid-State Quarry), Magnet Cove, Hot Spring Co., Arkansas, USA
Colourless transparent crystal, maybe slightly pinkish, Rod Martin
5615 Burbankite, Jones Mill Quarry (Martin Marietta Quarry; Highway 51 Quarry; Mid-State Quarry), Magnet Cove, Hot Spring Co., Arkansas, USA
Calcite patches fluoresce orange-red, Rod Martin
5573 Haineaultite, Poudrette quarry (Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Desourdy quarry; Carriere Mont Saint-Hilaire), Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville RCM, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada
Type Locality. Pale yellow crystals and crust., Peter Hall
5587 Magnesiopascoite, Carnotite, Packrat Mine, Gateway, Gateway District, Mesa Co., Colorado, USA
Orange. Highly fluorescent yellow is likely carnotite., Al Wilkins
5614 Burbankite, Jones Mill Quarry (Martin Marietta Quarry; Highway 51 Quarry; Mid-State Quarry), Magnet Cove, Hot Spring Co., Arkansas, USA
Calcite patches fluoresce orange-red, Rod Martin