Marin Mineral Company - Selected Specimens

Selected Specimens

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SM333 - Azurite $ 120
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Mun. de Santa Cruz, Sonora, Mexico
small cabinet - 6.2 x 3.3 x 2.3 cm

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Azurite from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Mun. de Santa Cruz, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SM333a.jpg]

Azurite from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Mun. de Santa Cruz, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SM333b.jpg]

Azurite from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Mun. de Santa Cruz, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SM333c.jpg]

Azurite from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Mun. de Santa Cruz, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SM333d.jpg]

Milpillas has produced some of the most beautiful Azurite specimens in recent time. Here's a matrix specimen with a 2cm wide group of dark, highly lustrous, inky blue crystals. All of the Azurite crystals are complete and sharply terminated.

C623 - Cuprite on Copper $ 300
Mashamba West Mine, Katanga, Congo (DRC)
cabinet - 11 x 5 x 5 cm

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Cuprite on Copper from Mashamba West Mine, Katanga, Congo (DRC) [db_pics/pics/c623a.jpg]

Cuprite on Copper from Mashamba West Mine, Katanga, Congo (DRC) [db_pics/pics/c623b.jpg]

Cuprite on Copper from Mashamba West Mine, Katanga, Congo (DRC) [db_pics/pics/c623c.jpg]

Large branching group of Copper crystals coated by Cuprite. The Cuprite covers most of the surface of the Copper and is crystallized in areas. There is also black Heterogenite, green Malachite, and a blue mineral (Shattuckite ?) present in areas. Large and colorful Copper specimen found in 2018.

C625 - Cuprite on Copper $ 280
Mashamba West Mine, Katanga, Congo (DRC)
cabinet - 10.5 x 6 x 2.5 cm

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Cuprite on Copper from Mashamba West Mine, Katanga, Congo (DRC) [db_pics/pics/c625a.jpg]

Cuprite on Copper from Mashamba West Mine, Katanga, Congo (DRC) [db_pics/pics/c625b.jpg]

Cuprite on Copper from Mashamba West Mine, Katanga, Congo (DRC) [db_pics/pics/c625c.jpg]

Cuprite on Copper from Mashamba West Mine, Katanga, Congo (DRC) [db_pics/pics/c625d.jpg]

Large arborescent group of Copper crystals coated by Cuprite. The Cuprite covers most of the surface of the Copper and is crystallized in areas. There is also black Heterogenite and green Malachite present in areas. Large and colorful Copper specimen found in 2018.

NMB - Barite with Fluorite ~~$ 200~~ DISCOUNTED 50% OFF TO $ 100
Mex Tex Mine, Bingham, New Mexico, USA
small cabinet - 6.5 x 6 x 1 cm

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Barite with Fluorite from Mex Tex Mine, Bingham, New Mexico, USA [db_pics/pics/NMba.jpg]

Barite with Fluorite from Mex Tex Mine, Bingham, New Mexico, USA [db_pics/pics/NMbb.jpg]

Barite with Fluorite from Mex Tex Mine, Bingham, New Mexico, USA [db_pics/pics/NMbc.jpg]

Barite with Fluorite from Mex Tex Mine, Bingham, New Mexico, USA [db_pics/pics/NMbd.jpg]

Large single Barite crystal, translucent to transparent. Perfectly terminated and complete all around. There is a Fluorite crystal intergrown on the right edge, and there is a small cleave on part of the edge, possibly caused by the growth of the Fluorite crystal, otherwise undamaged.

NMC - Anglesite on Galena with Fluorite $ 150
Blanchard Mine, Bingham, New Mexico, USA
miniature - 4 x 4 x 4 cm

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Anglesite on Galena with Fluorite from Blanchard Mine, Bingham, New Mexico, USA [db_pics/pics/NMca.jpg]

Anglesite on Galena with Fluorite from Blanchard Mine, Bingham, New Mexico, USA [db_pics/pics/NMcd.jpg]

Anglesite on Galena with Fluorite from Blanchard Mine, Bingham, New Mexico, USA [db_pics/pics/NMce.jpg]

Galena cubes with a surface alteration to Anglesite with two attached partial crystals of Fluorite.

NMD - Linarite on Galena $ 300
Blanchard Mine, Bingham, New Mexico, USA
miniature - 3.5 x 2.2 x 2 cm

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Linarite on Galena from Blanchard Mine, Bingham, New Mexico, USA [db_pics/pics/NMda.jpg]

Linarite on Galena from Blanchard Mine, Bingham, New Mexico, USA [db_pics/pics/NMdb.jpg]

Linarite on Galena from Blanchard Mine, Bingham, New Mexico, USA [db_pics/pics/NMdc.jpg]

Linarite on Galena from Blanchard Mine, Bingham, New Mexico, USA [db_pics/pics/NMdd.jpg]

Linarite on Galena from Blanchard Mine, Bingham, New Mexico, USA [db_pics/pics/NMde.jpg]

Single Galena crystal covered by crystals of bright blue Linarite.

NME - Fluorite on Quartz $ 150
Mex Tex Mine, Bingham, New Mexico, USA
small cabinet - 8.5 x 5 x 3 cm

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Fluorite on Quartz from Mex Tex Mine, Bingham, New Mexico, USA [db_pics/pics/NMea.jpg]

Fluorite on Quartz from Mex Tex Mine, Bingham, New Mexico, USA [db_pics/pics/NMeb.jpg]

Fluorite on Quartz from Mex Tex Mine, Bingham, New Mexico, USA [db_pics/pics/NMec.jpg]

Light purple/blueFluorite crystals on Quartz crystals. The Fluorite crystal is hexoctahedral.

NMG - Cerussite on Galena $ 200
Blanchard Mine, Bingham, New Mexico, USA
small cabinet - 5.5 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm

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Cerussite on Galena from Blanchard Mine, Bingham, New Mexico, USA [db_pics/pics/NMga.jpg]

Cerussite on Galena from Blanchard Mine, Bingham, New Mexico, USA [db_pics/pics/NMgb.jpg]

Cerussite on Galena from Blanchard Mine, Bingham, New Mexico, USA [db_pics/pics/NMgc.jpg]

Cerussite on Galena from Blanchard Mine, Bingham, New Mexico, USA [db_pics/pics/NMgd.jpg]

Cerussite on Galena from Blanchard Mine, Bingham, New Mexico, USA [db_pics/pics/NMge.jpg]

Cerussite on Galena from Blanchard Mine, Bingham, New Mexico, USA [db_pics/pics/NMgf.jpg]

Single 3.1cm Galena crystal with a surface alteration to Cerussite on matrix.

NMJ - Fluorite $ 350
Mex Tex Mine, Bingham, New Mexico, USA
small cabinet - 7 x 6 x 4 cm

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Fluorite from Mex Tex Mine, Bingham, New Mexico, USA [db_pics/pics/NMja.jpg]

Fluorite from Mex Tex Mine, Bingham, New Mexico, USA [db_pics/pics/NMjb.jpg]

Fluorite from Mex Tex Mine, Bingham, New Mexico, USA [db_pics/pics/NMjc.jpg]

Fluorite from Mex Tex Mine, Bingham, New Mexico, USA [db_pics/pics/NMjaa.jpg]

Translucent purple/blue Fluorite cubes. Good color and some partially covered by drusy Quartz.

SM440 - Duftite on Cerussite $ 150
Tsumeb, Namibia
miniature - 4.2 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm

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Duftite on Cerussite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/SM440a.jpg]

Duftite on Cerussite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/SM440b.jpg]

Duftite on Cerussite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/SM440c.jpg]

Transparent, reticulated Cerussite crystals partially coated by green Duftite.

SM449 - Rhodochrosite with Fluorite $ 220
Sunnyside Mine, Silverton, Colorado, USA
small cabinet - 5.9 x 4 x 3 cm

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Rhodochrosite with Fluorite from Sunnyside Mine, Silverton, Colorado, USA [db_pics/pics/SM449a.jpg]

Rhodochrosite with Fluorite from Sunnyside Mine, Silverton, Colorado, USA [db_pics/pics/SM449b.jpg]

Rhodochrosite with Fluorite from Sunnyside Mine, Silverton, Colorado, USA [db_pics/pics/SM449c.jpg]

Rhodochrosite with Fluorite from Sunnyside Mine, Silverton, Colorado, USA [db_pics/pics/SM449d.jpg]

Rhombic Rhodochrosite crystals to 1.5cm on a Quartz crystal covered matrix. In addition to the Rhodochrosite, there are a number of glassy, pale green Fluorite crystals to 1.5cm.

SM450 - Hemimorphite $ 150
Summit Mine, Broadwater Co., Montana, USA
small cabinet - 7 x 6.5 x 5 cm

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Hemimorphite from Summit Mine, Broadwater Co., Montana, USA [db_pics/pics/SM450a.jpg]

Hemimorphite from Summit Mine, Broadwater Co., Montana, USA [db_pics/pics/SM450b.jpg]

Hemimorphite from Summit Mine, Broadwater Co., Montana, USA [db_pics/pics/SM450c.jpg]

Large open vug in matrix lined with Hemimorphite crystals to about 1cm in length. The Summit Mine produced what are likely the best USA Hemimorphites ever found. This is a fine example.

SM468 - Quartz $ 150
Herkimer, New York, USA
miniature - 4.9 x 3.8 x 3 cm

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Quartz from Herkimer, New York, USA [db_pics/pics/SM468a.jpg]

Quartz from Herkimer, New York, USA [db_pics/pics/SM468b.jpg]

Quartz from Herkimer, New York, USA [db_pics/pics/SM468c.jpg]

Quartz from Herkimer, New York, USA [db_pics/pics/SM468d.jpg]

Quartz from Herkimer, New York, USA [db_pics/pics/SM468e.jpg]

Quartz from Herkimer, New York, USA [db_pics/pics/SM468f.jpg]

Quartz from Herkimer, New York, USA [db_pics/pics/SM468g.jpg]

Double terminated 'Herkimer Diamond' Quartz crystal. Complete all around and undamaged.

SM469 - Calcite with Ilvaite $ 150
Nikolaevskiy Mine, Dal'negorsk, Russia
small cabinet - 5.5 x 5 x 2.5 cm

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Calcite with Ilvaite from Nikolaevskiy Mine, Dal'negorsk, Russia [db_pics/pics/SM469a.jpg]

Calcite with Ilvaite from Nikolaevskiy Mine, Dal'negorsk, Russia [db_pics/pics/SM469b.jpg]

Calcite with Ilvaite from Nikolaevskiy Mine, Dal'negorsk, Russia [db_pics/pics/SM469c.jpg]

Interesting specimen showing 3 generations of Calcite. The top half of a scalenohedral Calcite sticks out of a wide rhombic Calcite crystal. Both were later covered by tiny black Ilvaite crystals, then all were overgrown by a final generation of transparent Calcite. You can see the tip of the scalenohedral Calcite covered by Ilvaite underneath the final transparent layer of Calcite.

SM480 - Pyrite $ 320
Navajun, La Rioja, Spain
small cabinet - 5.4 x 5.4 x 5.3 cm

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Pyrite from Navajun, La Rioja, Spain [db_pics/pics/SM480a.jpg]

Pyrite from Navajun, La Rioja, Spain [db_pics/pics/SM480b.jpg]

Pyrite from Navajun, La Rioja, Spain [db_pics/pics/SM480c.jpg]

Pyrite from Navajun, La Rioja, Spain [db_pics/pics/SM480e.jpg]

Large single Pyrite cube from this famous Pyrite locality. This is uncommonly big, and was significant enough to held in a collection for years. There is one defect where the old collection label is still affixed, otherwise perfect all around. (click on a page number to go to that page:)

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