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MS Book and Mineral Company Minerals from Alaska |
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Almandine
Garnet Mineral # 1500 Garnet Ledge (Alaska Garnet; Wrangell Garnet), Wrangell, Wrangell Island, Wrangell-Petersburg Borough, Alaska Garnet: 1 cm, with matrix: 2.5 x 1.5 x 1 cm $ 20 |
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Almandine Garnet Mineral # 1500 A view of the garnet with the specimen pointed straight up toward the camera |
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Cinnabar Mineral # 1501 Red Top Mine, Marsh Mountain, Aleknagike, Alaska 5 x 4 x 3.5 cm $ 45 Bright crystalline mass in matrix |
Cinnabar Mineral # 1501 This Cinnabar ore consists of an attractive blend of Calcite, Cinnabar, Dolomite, Hematite, and Quartz on Limonite
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Gold Ore Mineral # 1502 Kensington Mine, Juneau District, Juneau Borough, Alaska 15 x 7 x 5 cm $ 175 |
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Gold Ore Mineral # 1502 Another view showing a close-up of pyrites in white quartz; trace the pyrites upward and note the color change at the top near the black semicircle where mineralization of the pyrites changes to a copper color. This indicates some gold content (as was the case in some California gold mines. |
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Chromite Ore Mineral # 1503 Chromite, Kanuti Hills, Kokrines - Hodzana Highlands ultramafic body, Central Alaska 8 x 5.5 x 2 cm $ 55 |
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Chromite Ore Mineral # 1503 A closer view of the chromite ore in veins through native rock Reference: USBM IC 8915 |
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Cinnabar Mineral # 1504 Red Devil Mine, Red Devil, Kuskokwim Mountains, Bethel Borough, Alaska 3.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm $ 45 |
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Cinnabar Mineral # 1504 Another view at a slightly different angle and with a different light source This mine was active from 1933 to 1971. It produced more mercury than any other mine in Alaska. Realgar and Orpiment were common at this mine. There might be some crystals of these on this specimen. |
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Gold Ore Mineral # 1505 Jualin Mine, Juneau District, Juneau, Borough, Alaska 3.5 x 3.5 x 2 cm $ 75 |
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Gold Ore Mineral # 1505 Another view of the other side of the specimen showing the metal surrounding the white quartz |
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Gold Ore Mineral # 1506 Jualin Mine, Juneau District, Juneau Borough, Alaska Specimen 1505 above was actually a piece broken off of this much larger specimen 9 x 6 x 5 cm ~ 498 grams $ 249 |
Gold Ore Mineral # 1506 A closer view of the specimen again showing the attractive white quartz and metallic mineralization |
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Gold Ore Mineral # 1506 Another very close view of the mineralization in this specimen; I do not have an assay report on these specimens; Jualin ore generally yielded 0.5 oz (or more) per ton of ore |
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Cinnabar Mineral # 1507 Aleknagik, Alaska 4.5 x 4.5 x 5.5 cm Mine is located 22.6 miles north of Dillinham which is located on the Bristol Bay $ 49 |
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Cinnabar Mineral # 1507 A closer view of this rock containing sparkling silver crystals of cinnabar |
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