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Mineral sizes: tn = 1" (2.5 cm), min = 2" (5 cm), scab = 3" (7.5cm), cab = 4" (10cm),
museum = 5" or larger (13 cm +)
Level 8, San Antonio El Grande Mine, Chihuahua, Mexico
Sizes available:
tn, $ 10
min, $ 15 - 30
Green smithsonite on a limonite matrix; Smithsonite is covered with hemimorphite xls. and/or white rosasite spheres composed of microscopic xls.; some specimens have rosasite only
Tunguska Basin, East Siberia
Sizes available:
min, $ 10
scab, $ 20
cab, $ 30
museum, $ 50
Radiating crystals (6mm wide x 20mm long) extending from a flattened matrix; the color of the stilbite is yellow-tan color
Sizes available:
tn, $ 20
min, $ 45
scab, $ 100
Classic "textbook" single bowties or multiples
[Imperfect bowties are available in various sizes at ½ of the prices given]
Winfield Quarry, Union County, Pennsylvania USA
Sizes available:
cab, $ 45
museum, $ 250
Long, white xls. of Strontianite on calcite; named for Strontian, Lochaber, Scotland, where it was first discovered
Size available:
cab, $ 65
Typical yellow, well-shaped sulfur crystals on matrix; unusual because the origin in New Mexico
Sizes available:
min, $ 25
scab, $ 50
Rare zeolite with radiating white crystals; with other zeolites on matrix
Sunset South Mine, Harquahala Mnts., Maricopa Co., Arizona
Size available:
scab, $ 10
Massive material containing radiating tremolite crystals
Sizes available:
tn, $ 5
min, $ 10
scab, $ 30
cab, $ 45
Classic, brittle, white tremolite fibers (packed in glass tubes to protect structure of fibers)
Boron, California
Sizes available:
tn, $ 10
min, $ 20
These are sawed sections of the material commonly known as TV rock; hold a piece over printed matter to get the image
Size available:
min $ 45
Typical Morocco Vanadinite; these are small yellow-orange crystals
Size available:
min, $ 55 - 65
Special Morocco vanadinite with larger, darker orange-brown crystals
Sizes available:
tn, $ 5 - 20
min, $ 10 - 30
scab, $ 40 - 60
cab, $ 60 - 85
Small, but brilliant, orange - red crystals on a black and white matrix
Sizes available:
tn, $ 10 - 20
min, $ 25 - 40
scab, $ 65 - 90
Bright orange to red crystals covering surfaces of gray-yellow-brown matrix; the color and size of crystals are a near rival to Moroccan material
Sizes available:
tn, $ 10
min, $ 25 - 70
scab, $ 100
Specimens range from tiny orange to large pristine red crystals on red and gray volcanic rock matrix; note the crystal shape
Libby, Montana USA
Size available:
scab, $ 20
Large black "mica" plates
Sizes available:
min, $ 75
scab, $ 195
Dark blue, radiating crystals on brown matrix
Monument # 1 Mine, Monument Valley, Navajo County, Arizona USA
Sizes available:
tn, $ 15
min, $ 25
museum, $ 400
Yellow-green crystalline coverings a brown matrix
Sizes available:
min, $ 20
scab, $ 30
Yellow crystals on a green-gray-white matrix, very attractive specimens
Maulden Mountain, Mt. Ida, Arkansas
Sizes available:
min, $ 5
scab, $ 20
Typical green spherules of wavellite in matrix
Arizona USA
Sizes available:
tn, $ 15 - 25
min, $ 25
museum, $ 395
Specimens are coated with weeksite (yellow) and/or carnotite (orange) on a soft, chalky matrix
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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