0383 Iranite, Evening Star Mine, Tiger Wash, Tonopah, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Dark brown crystals of iranite. Width of view 5.75mm. Stack of 38 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
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ncat JP1096 Dioptase, Christmas Mine, Christmas, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
A tough one to photograph! Green prismatic crystals of dioptase from this classic locality. Ex Jo Price Collection, Width of view 11.5mm. Stack of 50 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution...
ncat OW403 Azurite, Holbrook Extension, Lavender Pit, Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
A lovely cluster of azurite crystals without matrix, labelled as from the Holbrook Extension. Width of view 32mm. Stack of 35 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
4525 Maricopaite, Mimetite, Moon Anchor Mine, Hummingbird Spring, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
White sprays of maricopaite with yellow mimetite. Type Locality for maricopaite. Width of view 2.5mm. Stack of 34 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
4401 Smithsonite, Silver Hill Mine, Pima Co., Arizona, USA
Acquired from Mark Ascher 9/2007. Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 50 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
2846 Dioptase, Fluorite, Quartz, Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine, Tiger, Mammoth District, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA
Specimen acquired in the micromount room at the Tucson Show. Ex Bob Jenkins. Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 30 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
1034 Erionite-K, Heulandite, Malpais Hill, Dudleyville, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA
Colourless blocky coffin-shaped heulandite crystals with colourless prisms of erionite-K. Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 55 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
1452 Volborthite, Monument Valley, Navajo Co, Arizona, USA
Obtained in a trade with Al Wilkins. Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 70 images.
7310 JL3028 Conichalcite, Olivenite, Binghampton Mine, Mayer, Agua Fria Mining District, Bradshaw Mts (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA
Dark olive green olivenite with thin bands of lime green conichalcite. The white mineral between is unknown. Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 40 images. Acquired by Joan Lamond from Harry Critchley in 1998. Click...
8520 Vanadinite, Descloizite, Calcite, C and B Mine, Christmas, Banner Mining District, Gila Co., Arizona, USA
Orange hexagonal vanadinite with greenish brown thin plates of descloizite, with colourless calcite crystals. Calcite exhibits a pale yellow-orange fluorescence. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version…
ncat RAM3 Cuprite, Mission Mine, Pima Co., Arizona, USA
Deep red chalcotrichite variety of cuprite. Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 60 images. Click on image below for a higher resolution version.
7382 JL1686 Weeksite, Carnotite, Anderson Mine (Date Creek project; U-V Mine; Uranium-Air Mine), Date Creek Basin, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1995 from Joe Marty.
7351 JL3681 Cornubite, Hardshell Mine, Hardshell Gulch, Harshaw, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona, USA
Acquired by Joan Lamond from Peter Elliott for $2.00.
20069 Wulfenite, Red Cloud Mine, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
Stalactite of tabular orange wulfenite crystals 25mm in longest direction.
20067 Barite, Hematite, Magma Mine (Magma Superior Mine; Magma Copper Mine), Superior, Pioneer Mining District, Pinal Mountains, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA
Dark tabular barite crystals on a fragment of hematite matrix. Ex George Reimherr Collection. 15mm wide.
5710 Copper in Gypsum, Mission pit, Mission complex, San Xavier, Pima Mining District (Olive Mining District; Mineral Hill Mining District; Twin Buttes Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima Co., Arizona, USA
Arborescent copper included in gypsum. Width of view 7.5mm. Stack of 150 images. Ex Charles Willett Collection.
5685 Axinite-(Mn), Iron Cap Mine, Landsman Camp (Landsman group), Aravaipa, Santa Teresa Mountains, Aravaipa Mining District, Graham Co., Arizona, USA
Pale green transparent crystals. Width 5.5mm. Stack of 40 images. Ex John Sobolewski. Ex Matt Gibbs.
5684 Azurite, Malachite, Copper Queen Mine (Halero Mine), Queen Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Azurite roses. Width 11mm. Stack of 130 images. Ex John Sobolewski. Ex Matt Gibbs.
5680 Manganbabingtonite, Johannsenite, Iron Cap Mine, Landsman Camp, Aravaipa, Santa Teresa Mountains, Aravaipa Mining District, Graham Co., Arizona, USA
A brownish-black crystal of manganbabingtonite (actually a group of parallel grown crystals) together with pale green crystals of johannsenite. Width 11mm. Stack of 80 images. Ex John Sobolewski. Ex Matt Gibbs.
5668 Cuprite, Ray Mine, Mineral Creek Mining District, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA
Single crystal on small amount of matrix. Ex Brian Shelton Collection.
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.
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.
20029 Wulfenite, Mimetite, Rowley Mine, Theba, Painted Rock District, Painted Rock Mts, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA
Bright orange mimetite surrounds glassy orange wulfenite crystals.
5524 Wickenburgite, Potter-Cramer Mine (Potter Cramer property), Vulture District, Vulture Mts, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA
Type Locality. Ex John Sobolewski, Matt Gibbs
5508 Luetheite, Humboldt Mine area, Harshaw District, Patagonia Mts, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona, USA
Type Locality. Ex John Sobolewski, Matt Gibbs
4961 Wulfenite, Mildren Mine group, Ko Vaya, Cababi District (Comobabi District), Comobabi Mts, Tohono O’odom (Papago) Indian Reservation, Pima Co., Arizona, USA
Labelled as Golden Cross Claim, Mildren-Steppe Mine, Tucson Micromount Symposium
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.
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
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.
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.
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).
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
8087 Copper, Gypsum, Arizona, USA
ex Bernie and Margaret Day Collection
4068 Perite, Benson, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
Jim Ferraiolo 6/2005
2880 Gold, Quartz, Turkey Track Mine, Union Hills, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA
Small bright gold nestled amongst quartz crystals.
2845 Gold, Mottramite, Vanadinite, Shelby Mine, Gold Basin District, White Hills, Cerbat Mts (Cerbat Range), Mohave Co., Arizona, USA
2 or 3 patches of gold on green mottramite and red vanadinite.
6097 Azurite, Malachite, Copper Queen Mine (Halero Mine), Queen Hill, Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
Vintage micromount that once belonged to the late micromounter, the Rev. Robert Jacoby. Mounted on old time cork pedestals in the kind of vintage cardboard cases that were favored by the top micromounters in this...
6098 Azurite, Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
Vintage micromount that once belonged to the late micromounter, the Rev. Robert Jacoby. Mounted on old time cork pedestals in the kind of vintage cardboard cases that were favored by the top micromounters in this...
6099 Malachite, Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
Vintage micromount that once belonged to the late micromounter, the Rev. Robert Jacoby. Mounted on old time cork pedestals in the kind of vintage cardboard cases that were favored by the top micromounters in this...
6096 Caledonite, Linarite, Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine (Mammoth-St Anthony Mine; Mammoth Mine; St. Anthony Mine), St. Anthony deposit, Tiger, Mammoth District, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA
Neal Yedlin to J.W.Grandy Caledonite: Vintage Micromount. This specimen is from the the Mammoth MIne’s Collins Vein. Specimen display face measures 2 cm. x 1.7 cm. Mounted by the late famous Neal Yedlin apparently on...
6088 Dioptase, Harquahala Mine, Harquahala Mountains, La Paz Co., Arizona, USA
Mounted in 1981 by Emilie Kendig. Labelled as Yuma Co. Now known as the Bonanza Mine and is in La Paz (County boundaries since changed)
6015 Vanadinite, Wulfenite, Rowley Mine, Theba, Painted Rock District, Painted Rock Mts, Maricopa Co., Arizona
Vanadinite pseudo (epimorph) after wulfenite. Collected ca 1978
ncat JP1759, Offretite, Black Hill, Graham Co., Arizona, USA
Resembles specimen from Unspecified roadcut, San Francisco River area, Clifton, Copper Mountain District (Clifton-Morenci District), Shannon Mts, Greenlee Co., Arizona, USA
ncat JP1682, Descloizite, Graham Co., Arizona, USA
Unlikely location based on Mindat
ncat JP860, Hemimorphite, Fluorite, Siderite, Calcite, Reymert Mine (Denoon property; Devoux property; Asia claim; Australia claim; America claim; Africa claim; Europe claim; Alaska shaft; Great Pacific), Reymert Canyon, Superior area, Mineral Mountain District, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA
Multiple fluorescent colours. Can’t see hemimorphite
ncat JP644, Calcite, Peabody Mine (Moore Mine), Cochise District, Little Dragoon Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
May also be from https://www.mindat.org/loc-32503.html
7161 JL2424, Lithiophilite, Midnight Owl Mine, Independence Gulch, White Picacho District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA
ex Joan Lamond Collection. Massive material.
7130 JL259, Ruizite, Xonotlite, Fluorapophyllite-(K), Christmas Mine (Red Bird shafts; Inspiration Mine; Hackberry shafts), Christmas, Christmas area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USA
Type Locality for ruizite. ex Joan Lamond Collection, ex Jo Marty.
7131 JL286, Augite, Titanite, Coal Creek, Greenlee Co., Arizona, USA
ex Joan Lamond Collection, ex Joe Marty.
7139 JL261, Conichalcite, Copper Creek, Bunker Hill District, Galiuro Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA
ex Joan Lamond Collection, ex Joe Marty. “I think it was analyzed by Eugene Ford. I collected specimens with Joe Ruiz and Jim McGlasson years ago. Pretty confident that it is conicalcite” – Joe Marty...
7143 JL2658, Delafossite, Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
ex Joan Lamond Collection, ex Geoff Randall.
7118 JL287, Ilmenite, Titanite, Coal Creek, Greenlee Co., Arizona, USA
ex Joan Lamond Collection
7122 JL280, Dolomite, Kinoite, Gilalite, Christmas Mine (Red Bird shafts; Inspiration Mine; Hackberry shafts), Christmas, Christmas area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USA
Type Locality for gilaite. ex Joan Lamond Collection
1684 Willemite, Mimetite, Red Cloud Mine, Silver District, Trigo Mts, La Paz Co., Arizona, USA
Old mount with label of Yuma Co which predatesthe split of Yuma into the La Paz and Yuma counties.