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Mineral sizes are designated by the following standard abbreviations which indicate the largest  dimension: 
tn (thumbnail) = 1" (2.5 cm), min (miniture) = 2" (5 cm), scab (small cabinet) = 3" (7.5cm), cab (cabinet) = 4" (10cm), and museum = 5" or larger (13 cm +)
     

Actinolite

Schabny, Ural Mountains, Russia

Sizes available:
min, $ 10

Dense fine green crystalline masses
     
Agate Agate Creek, Queensland, Australia

Single agate:
$ 45

Pair of matching agates:
$ 75

Many colors are available; a single is a piece which had no matching half; the pairs were agates which were cut down the middle; pieces range in size from 3 to 5 cm in length and about 3 cm in width
   

Boulangerite

Cleveland Mine, Stevens County, Washington USA


Size available: 
tn, $ 6 - 10


Massive Interlocking silver xls.

Price determined by the amount of individual crystals seen on a specimen
     
Current  Boulangerite Inventory   Pick the specimen(s) you want based on its location decribed by the row and column

One specimen fee with any $100 order
     

Corundum
Burma

Sizes available:
tn, $ 10



Opaque ruby crystals used to cut star ruby gemstones
 

Cummingtonite

 

Stolberget, Vester Silfberg, Sweden

Sizes available:

tn, $ 10

scab, $ 15

Black radiating, massive xls. around garnets with biotite

 

   

Ferrohornblende
Dallas Gem Mine,
San Benito,
California USA

Sizes available:
min, $ 10

Chunks composed of numerous small irridescent blades
 
   

Magnetite - Ilmenite

Massive crystalline specimens available
as a scab size
chunk or with a
finely polished
surface to visualize
 the individual minerals
National Lead - Titanium Mine, Tahawus, New York (Adirondaks)
USA

Several scab specimens available:
 $ 40 for a chunk
or $ 155 polished face
shown here)

 

   

Magnetite
National Lead - Titanium Mine, Tahawus, New York (Adirondaks) USA

Sizes available:
scab, $ 50
cab, $ 65


Massive crystalline form of non-magnetic magnetite; some specimens contain pyrite
   

Muscovite
Cotopaxi area, Colorado USA

Sizes available:
tn, $ 2
min, $ 4
scab, $ 10
cab, $ 25


Mica books;
some with matrix attached
   

Richterite
Wilberforce, Ontario, Canada

Sizes available: 
tn, $ 5
min, $ 12

scab, $ 20

Black crystals of Richerite in a light matrix
   

Tremolite
Sunset South Mine, Harquahala Mnts., Maricopa Co., Arizona

Size available:
scab, $ 10


Massive material containing radiating tremolite crystals
   

Tremolite
Ostanmossa, Norberg, Sweden

Sizes available: 
tn, $ 5
 min, $ 10
scab, $ 30
cab, $ 45


Classic, brittle, white tremolite fibers (packed in glass tubes to protect structure of fibers)
   

Wood
Nacimento Mine, Sandoval County, New Mexico

Sizes available: 
tn, $ 5
min, $ 25
cab, $ 75


Petrified wood containing replacement minerals including the sulphides of copper and iron; the min piece has a polished surface
     
     
     
     
     

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Minerals listed by Locale of Origin

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