Marin Mineral Company - Tim Sherburn Collection of Irish Minerals

Tim Sherburn Collection of Irish Minerals - Part III

Update #3 of the Tim Sherburn collection of minerals from Ireland. Tim is based in southern California and has been collecting minerals from Ireland, which are not commonly available and hard to track down, since 1995. Many of Tim's specimens came from Robert Lawson (owner of Moorland Minerals), Stephen Moreton (a collecting partner of Robert Lawson), and David Green (the editor for the UK Journal of Mines & Minerals). I have one more update of minerals to be posted later.

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SV553 - Apophyllite $ 120 SOLD
Clinty Quarry, Ballymena, Co. Antim, Ireland
miniature - 5 x 4.5 x 4 cm

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Apophyllite from Clinty Quarry, Ballymena, Co. Antim, Ireland [db_pics/pics/SV553a.jpg]

Apophyllite from Clinty Quarry, Ballymena, Co. Antim, Ireland [db_pics/pics/SV553b.jpg]

Apophyllite from Clinty Quarry, Ballymena, Co. Antim, Ireland [db_pics/pics/SV553c.jpg]

Tabular white Apophyllite crystal 2.5cm wide on a basalt matrix coated by Thompsonite or Gyrolite. The Apophyllite has slight color zoning with a thin yellow/brown layer on the outer edges. Ex. Paul Nicholson, Tim Sherburn collections with labels.

SV557 - Arsenopyrite $ 90 SOLD
Dhurode Mine, Durrus, Sheeps Head, Co. Kerry, Ireland
miniature - 4.2 x 3.2 x 2.5 cm

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Arsenopyrite from Dhurode Mine, Durrus, Sheeps Head, Co. Kerry, Ireland [db_pics/pics/SV557a.jpg]

Arsenopyrite from Dhurode Mine, Durrus, Sheeps Head, Co. Kerry, Ireland [db_pics/pics/SV557b.jpg]

Arsenopyrite from Dhurode Mine, Durrus, Sheeps Head, Co. Kerry, Ireland [db_pics/pics/SV557c.jpg]

Sharp, metallic crystals of Arsenopyrite in a Quartz sandstone matrix. Ex. Tim Sherburn collection with old Moorland Minerals label.

SV563 - Pyromorphite $ 120 SOLD
Shallow Adit, Old Luganure mine, Camaderry, Glendasan, Co. Wicklow, Ireland
miniature - 4 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm

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Pyromorphite from Shallow Adit, Old Luganure mine, Camaderry, Glendasan, Co. Wicklow, Ireland [db_pics/pics/SV563a.jpg]

Pyromorphite from Shallow Adit, Old Luganure mine, Camaderry, Glendasan, Co. Wicklow, Ireland [db_pics/pics/SV563b.jpg]

Pyromorphite from Shallow Adit, Old Luganure mine, Camaderry, Glendasan, Co. Wicklow, Ireland [db_pics/pics/SV563c.jpg]

Green Pyromorphite crystals that stand out well against a white Quartz matrix. Mixed sized crystals with larger crystals to 4mm in size. Ex. David Green, Tim Sherburn collections.

SV561 - Rauenthalite $ 75 SOLD
Muckross Mine, Killarney, Co. Kerry, Ireland
miniature - 4.7 x 2.5 x 2 cm

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Rauenthalite from Muckross Mine, Killarney, Co. Kerry, Ireland [db_pics/pics/SV561a.jpg]

Rauenthalite from Muckross Mine, Killarney, Co. Kerry, Ireland [db_pics/pics/SV561e.jpg]

White Rauenthalite crystals on matrix. Rauenthalite is an uncommon arsenate mineral with the formula Ca3(AsO4)2•10(H2O). Ex. Tim Sherburn collection. Comes with a few old labels.