North and Central Americas
30014 Adamite, Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Mun. de Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Adamite crystals, many having purple manganoan cores with colourless outer areas.
30012 Natrolite, Aegirine, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallee-du-Richelieu RCM, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada
Comes from a single find made about 20 years ago (~1995). This is a lovely group of 5mm natrolite prisms perched on slender black aegirine crystals. Very aesthetic from any side, and an excellent example...
8095 Cordylite-(Ce), Ancylite-(Ce), Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallee-du-Richelieu RCM, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada
ex Bernie and Margaret Day Collection
8100 Pyrrhotite, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallee-du-Richelieu RCM, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada
ex Bernie and Margaret Day Collection
8187 Actinolite, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallee-du-Richelieu RCM, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada
ex Bernie and Margaret Day Collection
8188 Clinochlore, Calcite, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallee-du-Richelieu RCM, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada
ex Bernie and Margaret Day Collection
8065 Riebeckite, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallee-du-Richelieu RCM, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada
ex Bernie and Margaret Day Collection
8066 Calcite, Fluorite, Marcasite, Barite, Francon quarry, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
ex Bernie and Margaret Day Collection
8071 M3956 Neptunite, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallee-du-Richelieu RCM, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada
ex Bernie and Margaret Day Collection
8072 Albite, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallee-du-Richelieu RCM, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada
Baveno Twins. ex Bernie and Margaret Day Collection
8081 Unidentified Species, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallee-du-Richelieu RCM, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada
Pale pink striated crystals. ex Bernie and Margaret Day Collection
8082 Unidentified Species, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallee-du-Richelieu RCM, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada
Pale pink and red crystals. ex Bernie and Margaret Day Collection
8060 Weloganite, Francon quarry, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
ex Bernie and Margaret Day Collection
8029 Birnessite, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallee-du-Richelieu RCM, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada
ex Bernie and Margaret Day Collection
8042 Eudialyte, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallee-du-Richelieu RCM, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada
ex Bernie and Margaret Day Collection
8043 Grossular, Jeffrey Mine (Johns-Manville Mine), Asbestos, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Quebec, Canada
ex Bernie and Margaret Day Collection
8057 Chromian Grossular, Allanite-(Ce), Jeffrey Mine (Johns-Manville Mine), Asbestos, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Quebec, Canada
ex Bernie and Margaret Day Collection
8059 Leifite, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallee-du-Richelieu RCM, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada
ex Bernie and Margaret Day Collection
8009 Eudyalite, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallee-du-Richelieu RCM, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada
ex Bernie and Margaret Day Collection
8015 White and Pale Pink Crystals, Pyrite, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallee-du-Richelieu RCM, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada
ex Bernie and Margaret Day Collection
8017 Villiaumite, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallee-du-Richelieu RCM, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada
ex Bernie and Margaret Day Collection. ex C. Peat 1997
7146 Ancylite Group, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallee-du-Richelieu RCM, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada
ex Joan Lamond Collection, ex Margaret Day. It could be ancylite-(Ce) or calcioancylite-(Ce).
7147 Polylithionite, Serandite, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallee-du-Richelieu RCM, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada
ex Joan Lamond Collection, ex Cynthia Peat
7150 Manganoneptunite, Serandite, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallee-du-Richelieu RCM, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada
ex Joan Lamond Collection, ex Cynthia Peat
8001 Villiaumite, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallee-du-Richelieu RCM, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada
ex Bernie and Margaret Day Collection
8099 Labuntsovite-Mn, Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallee-du-Richelieu RCM, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada
ex Bernie and Margaret Day Collection
30026 Peatite-(Y)/Ramikite-(Y), Calcite after unknown, Synchysite-(Ce) after Remondite-(Ce), Siderite, Albite, Anatase, Analcime, Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallee-du-Richelieu RCM, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada
Type Locality for Peatite and Ramikite. A number of sharp peatite-ramikite crystals are present on this specimen. The matrix id composed of some blocky pseudomorphs of calcite after ?, synchysite after rémondite along with lots...
8062 Zircon, Pyrite, Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallee-du-Richelieu RCM, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada
ex Bernie and Margaret Day Collection
8064 Rhodochrosite, Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallee-du-Richelieu RCM, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada
ex Bernie and Margaret Day Collection
8007 Aegirine, Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallee-du-Richelieu RCM, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada
ex Bernie and Margaret Day Collection
8008 Rhodochrosite, Elpidite, Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallee-du-Richelieu RCM, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada
ex Bernie and Margaret Day Collection
8011 Nordstrandite, Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallee-du-Richelieu RCM, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada
ex Bernie and Margaret Day Collection. Collected early 1970s. ex C Peat 1995
8016 Zircon, Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallee-du-Richelieu RCM, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada
ex Bernie and Margaret Day Collection
8020 Brookite, Lorenzenite, Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallee-du-Richelieu RCM, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada
ex Bernie and Margaret Day Collection
8030 Ancylite-(Ce), Molybdenite, Unidentified Species, Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallee-du-Richelieu RCM, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada
Unknown Pink. ex Bernie and Margaret Day Collection
8052 Elpidite, Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallee-du-Richelieu RCM, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada
ex Bernie and Margaret Day Collection
8055 Natrolite, Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallee-du-Richelieu RCM, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada
Fluoresces green. ex Bernie and Margaret Day Collection
8002 Donnayite-(Y), Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallee-du-Richelieu RCM, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada
ex Bernie and Margaret Day Collection
8003 Bastnasite-(Ce), Fluorite, Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallee-du-Richelieu RCM, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada
ex Bernie and Margaret Day Collection
8004 Anatase, Dolomite, Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallee-du-Richelieu RCM, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada
ex Bernie and Margaret Day Collection
8006 Elpidite, Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallee-du-Richelieu RCM, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada
ex Bernie and Margaret Day Collection
7158 Leifite, Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallee-du-Richelieu RCM, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada
ex Joan Lamond Collection, ex Cynthia Peat
30041 Quartz, Calcite, Permafrost Pocket 2015, Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic Co., New Jersey, USA
A few white calcite crystals on drusy quartz.
30017 Kamacite, Canyon Diablo meteorite, Meteor Crater and vicinity, Winslow, Coconino Co., Arizona, USA
7.7g piece of the Canyon Diablo meteorite collected from the north side of Meteor Crater, in 1928.
30004 Smoky Quartz, Dinkey Lakes, Fresno Co., California
Morion Smoky Quartz pitch black from Dinkey Lakes pegmatites, Dinkey Creek, Fresno Co., California. Jet black, from the Fred DeVito collection, owned by Justin since 2004. A really outstanding crystal from a now closed location.
30005 Smoky Quartz, Spessartine, Searchlight, Nevada
Spessartine Garnet included in Smoky Quartz from Searchlight Nevada. Quartz crystal with included red gem garnets. You can see about 4 garnets in here. The largest one fills up one subcrystal. Sharp and perfect, except...
30006 Kinoite, Apophyllite, Helvetia, Helvetia-Rosemont District, Santa Rita Mts, Pima Co., Arizona, USA
Material containing variable amounts of the unnamed” copper-calcium-aluminium silicate sent to Mrs Judy Montoya
20019 Quartz, Holland Mine, Duquesne Gulch, Nash Mines group (Duquesne-Washington group), Washington Camp-Duquesne District, Patagonia District, Patagonia Mts, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona, USA
Multiple Japan-Law twins. Ex Marylin Dodge Collection. See http://www.irocks.com/minerals/specimen/3973
30002 Ruby, Cascade Canyon, San Bernadino Co., California
Corundum Var. Ruby with Mica Var. Fucshite from Cascade Canyon, San Antonio Canyon, San Gabriel Mts, San Bernardino Co., California. This location for red corundum crystals was to be closed off in 2016, illegal to...
20009 Elbaite, Cryo-Genie Mine (Cindy B-Cryogenie claim; Lost Valley Truck Trail prospect), Warner Springs, Warner Springs District, San Diego Co., California, USA
A spherical cluster of multi-coloured (pink core, pale green outer with darker green tips) terminated elbaite crystals. Ex Carolyn Seitz collection. 30x30x25mm.
10070 Calcite, Wulfenite, Hemimorphite, 79 Mine (79th Mine; Seventy-Nine Mine; Seventy-Nine property; McHur prospect), Chilito, Hayden area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona
A few tiny wulfenite crystals amongst white bladed calcite crystals on blue hemimorphite. Won at the Tucson dinner silent auction, 2015.
10072 Copper, 5150 Bench, East Pit, Townsite Island, Chino Mine (Santa Rita Pit; Santa Rita Mine), Santa Rita, Santa Rita District, Grant Co., New Mexico, USA
Superb native copper in the shape of a sea dragon!
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.
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.
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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.
4649 Goethite after pyrite, Mill Lane Farms, Valley Store, East Whiteland Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA
Single crystal pseudomorph of goethite after pyrite.
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.
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....
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...
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.
4068 Perite, Benson, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
Jim Ferraiolo 6/2005
4060 Mapimite, Mina Ojeula, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Jim Ferraiolo 6/2005
4033 Barnesite, The Fish, Eureka Co., Nevada, USA
Jim Ferraiolo 6/2005
4030 Antimonpearceite, Valenciana Mine, Guanajuato, Mexico
Jim Ferraiolo 6/2005
4005 Wavellite, Clear Springs Mine, Bartow, Florida, USA
Robert Kurcbart 4/2005