Marin Mineral Company - Selected Specimens

Selected Specimens

US$ € EURO ¥ YEN £ POUND CAN$ AUS$ Note
(click on a page number to go to that page:)

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36
37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48
49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60
61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70	71	72
73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80	81	82	83	84
85	86	87	88	89	90	91	92	93	94	95	96
97	98	99	*100*	*101*	*102*	*103*	*104*	*105*	*106*	*107*	*108*
*109*	*110*	*111*	*112*	*113*	*114*	*115*	*116*	*117*	*118*	*119*	*120*
*121*	*122*	*123*	*124*	*125*	*126*	*127*	*128*	*129*	*130*	*131*	*132*
*133*	*134*	*135*	*136*	*137*	*138*	*139*	*140*	*141*	*142*

page 92 / 142 - prev - next - bottom - Home

M407 - Copper ~~$ 180~~ DISCOUNTED 50% OFF TO $ 90
Bisbee, Coshise Co., Arizona, USA
small cabinet - 6.5 x 5.5 x 5 cm

(click on an image to enlarge)
Copper from Bisbee, Coshise Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/M407a.jpg]

Copper from Bisbee, Coshise Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/M407b.jpg]

Copper from Bisbee, Coshise Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/M407c.jpg]

Copper from Bisbee, Coshise Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/M407d.jpg]

Copper from Bisbee, Coshise Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/M407e.jpg]

Thick, densely packed group of Copper crystals.

M401 - Copper $ 150
Sipovo, Yugoslavia
small cabinet - 6 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm

(click on an image to enlarge)
Copper from Sipovo, Yugoslavia [db_pics/pics/M401a.jpg]

Copper from Sipovo, Yugoslavia [db_pics/pics/M401b.jpg]

Copper from Sipovo, Yugoslavia [db_pics/pics/M401c.jpg]

Copper from Sipovo, Yugoslavia [db_pics/pics/M401d.jpg]

Copper from Sipovo, Yugoslavia [db_pics/pics/M401e.jpg]

Copper from Sipovo, Yugoslavia [db_pics/pics/M401f.jpg]

Copper from Sipovo, Yugoslavia [db_pics/pics/M401g.jpg]

Copper from Sipovo, Yugoslavia [db_pics/pics/M401i.jpg]

Thick, heavy formation of solid Copper with crude crystals in areas.

M402 - Copper ~~$ 250~~ DISCOUNTED 50% OFF TO $ 125
Tsumeb, Namibia
small cabinet - 5.5 x 4.5 x 3 cm

(click on an image to enlarge)
Copper from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/M402a.jpg]

Copper from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/M402b.jpg]

Copper from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/M402c.jpg]

Copper from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/M402d.jpg]

Branching, dendritic Copper crystal attached to white rock matrix. Comes with an old Harry Sering label.

M403 - Copper $ 300
Cole Shaft, Copper Queen Mine, Bisbee, Arizona, USA
miniature - 4.9 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm

(click on an image to enlarge)
Copper from Cole Shaft, Copper Queen Mine, Bisbee, Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/M403a.jpg]

Copper from Cole Shaft, Copper Queen Mine, Bisbee, Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/M403b.jpg]

Copper from Cole Shaft, Copper Queen Mine, Bisbee, Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/M403c.jpg]

Copper from Cole Shaft, Copper Queen Mine, Bisbee, Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/M403d.jpg]

Copper from Cole Shaft, Copper Queen Mine, Bisbee, Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/M403e.jpg]

Thick and sturdy Copper with stout crystals sticking out on all sides. Good crystals everywhere.

M404 - Copper $ 200
White Pine Mine, Michigan, USA
miniature - 5 x 2.5 x 1.4 cm

(click on an image to enlarge)
Copper from White Pine Mine, Michigan, USA [db_pics/pics/M404a.jpg]

Copper from White Pine Mine, Michigan, USA [db_pics/pics/M404b.jpg]

Copper from White Pine Mine, Michigan, USA [db_pics/pics/M404c.jpg]

Copper from White Pine Mine, Michigan, USA [db_pics/pics/M404d.jpg]

Large single Copper crystal with attached Copper around the base. Old label indicates it's a hollow crystal and it does feel a little lighter than it should be.

M534 - Kammererite $ 900
Kop Krom Mine, Kop Daglari, East Anatolia, Turkey
cabinet - 10.5 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm

(click on an image to enlarge)
Kammererite from Kop Krom Mine, Kop Daglari, East Anatolia, Turkey [db_pics/pics/M534a.jpg]

Kammererite from Kop Krom Mine, Kop Daglari, East Anatolia, Turkey [db_pics/pics/M534b.jpg]

Kammererite from Kop Krom Mine, Kop Daglari, East Anatolia, Turkey [db_pics/pics/M534c.jpg]

Kammererite from Kop Krom Mine, Kop Daglari, East Anatolia, Turkey [db_pics/pics/M534d.jpg]

Kammererite from Kop Krom Mine, Kop Daglari, East Anatolia, Turkey [db_pics/pics/M534g.jpg]

Kammererite from Kop Krom Mine, Kop Daglari, East Anatolia, Turkey [db_pics/pics/M534f.jpg]

Richly crystallized Kammererite specimen loaded with large crystals to 7mm. Translucent crystals with deep purple color. Undamaged with crystals on both sides. The bottom is relatively flat and it stands up on it's own for display. This mine is long closed and pieces of this quality are hard to come by now.

M538 - Tsavorite, Diopside, on Graphite $ 750
Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania
cabinet - 11 x 8 x 5 cm

(click on an image to enlarge)
Tsavorite, Diopside, on Graphite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/M538a.jpg]

Tsavorite, Diopside, on Graphite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/M538b.jpg]

Tsavorite, Diopside, on Graphite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/M538c.jpg]

Tsavorite, Diopside, on Graphite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/M538d.jpg]

Tsavorite, Diopside, on Graphite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/M538e.jpg]

Large display matrix Tsavorite specimen, which are hard to come by. This specimen has better than average, large Graphite crystals, white Diopside crystals, and Tsavorites crystals to 9mm. The Tsavorite have great green color (not pale!), and are gemmy.

M593 - Calcite (twin) ~~$ 190~~ DISCOUNTED 50% OFF TO $ 95
McBride, British Columbia, Canada
small cabinet - 7.5 x 4.5 x 3 cm

(click on an image to enlarge)
Calcite (twin) from McBride, British Columbia, Canada [db_pics/pics/M593a.jpg]

Calcite (twin) from McBride, British Columbia, Canada [db_pics/pics/M593b.jpg]

Calcite (twin) from McBride, British Columbia, Canada [db_pics/pics/M593c.jpg]

Calcite (twin) from McBride, British Columbia, Canada [db_pics/pics/M593d.jpg]

Large butterfly-twin white Calcite crystal. Good on both sides, undamaged except the very bottom where it detached.

M424 - Prehnite $ 120
Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania
thumbnail - 1.7 x 1.4 x 1.2 cm

(click on an image to enlarge)
Prehnite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/M424a.jpg]

Prehnite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/M424b.jpg]

Prehnite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/M424c.jpg]

Exquisite, high quality cluster of Prehnite. If you appreciate high quality and don't mind the smaller size, this is a good one. Undamaged.

M400 - Barite $ 400
Frizington, Cumberland, England
cabinet - 11 x 7 x 7 cm

(click on an image to enlarge)
Barite from Frizington, Cumberland, England [db_pics/pics/M400a.jpg]

Barite from Frizington, Cumberland, England [db_pics/pics/M400b.jpg]

Barite from Frizington, Cumberland, England [db_pics/pics/M400c.jpg]

Barite from Frizington, Cumberland, England [db_pics/pics/M400d.jpg]

Old timer Barite specimen with large crystals to 5.5cm on matrix. The crystals are highly lustrous and undamaged except for the edge of the back crystal.

M452 - Copper $ 575
Quincy Mine, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA
small cabinet - 6 x 4 x 2 cm

(click on an image to enlarge)
Copper from Quincy Mine, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA [db_pics/pics/M452a.jpg]

Copper from Quincy Mine, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA [db_pics/pics/M452b.jpg]

Copper from Quincy Mine, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA [db_pics/pics/M452c.jpg]

Aesthetic Copper specimen with a 3.8cm crystal atop smaller crystals of Copper.

M453 - Rhodochrosite on quartz $ 350
American Tunnel, Silverton, Colorado, USA
small cabinet - 5.8 x 4 x 3.5 cm

(click on an image to enlarge)
Rhodochrosite on quartz from American Tunnel, Silverton, Colorado, USA [db_pics/pics/M453a.jpg]

Rhodochrosite on quartz from American Tunnel, Silverton, Colorado, USA [db_pics/pics/M453b.jpg]

Rhodochrosite on quartz from American Tunnel, Silverton, Colorado, USA [db_pics/pics/M453c.jpg]

Rhodochrosite on quartz from American Tunnel, Silverton, Colorado, USA [db_pics/pics/M453d.jpg]

Rhodochrosite on quartz from American Tunnel, Silverton, Colorado, USA [db_pics/pics/M453e.jpg]

Rhodochrosite on quartz from American Tunnel, Silverton, Colorado, USA [db_pics/pics/M453g.jpg]

Deep pink crystals of Rhodochrosite on drusy Quartz crystals. Main Rhodo crystal is 2cm in size. Some of the drusy Quartz formed as casts after a now gone mineral.

M454 - Wulfenite $ 300
Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico
miniature - 3.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm

(click on an image to enlarge)
Wulfenite from Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/M454a.jpg]

Wulfenite from Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/M454b.jpg]

Wulfenite from Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/M454c.jpg]

Wulfenite from Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/M454d.jpg]

Pair of large, translucent Wulfenite crystals on a matrix covered by small glassy Calcite crystals. Wulfenite crystals reach 2.5cm wide. There is a cleave on the left edge of the main crystal, otherwise specimen is undamaged. Highly aesthetic miniature with a better orange color than most which typically tend towards a more butterscotch color.

M448 - Babingtonite on Prehnite $ 240
Hongquizhen Quarry, Meigu Co., Sichuan Province, China
thumbnail - 3.1 x 2.5 x 2.1 cm

(click on an image to enlarge)
Babingtonite on Prehnite from Hongquizhen Quarry, Meigu Co., Sichuan Province, China [db_pics/pics/M448a.jpg]

Babingtonite on Prehnite from Hongquizhen Quarry, Meigu Co., Sichuan Province, China [db_pics/pics/M448b.jpg]

Babingtonite on Prehnite from Hongquizhen Quarry, Meigu Co., Sichuan Province, China [db_pics/pics/M448c.jpg]

Babingtonite on Prehnite from Hongquizhen Quarry, Meigu Co., Sichuan Province, China [db_pics/pics/M448d.jpg]

Cluster of Babingtonite crystals on spheres of green Prehnite from a now old and defunct locality. The crystals are undamaged and sharply formed. It's crystallized all with the contact at the base. No longer being found.

M465 - Ettringite $ 400
N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa
thumbnail - 2.1 x 1.5 x 1 cm

(click on an image to enlarge)
Ettringite from N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa [db_pics/pics/M465a.jpg]

Ettringite from N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa [db_pics/pics/M465b.jpg]

Ettringite from N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa [db_pics/pics/M465c.jpg]

Ettringite from N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa [db_pics/pics/M465d.jpg]

Cluster of 4 bright lemon yellow Ettringite crystals. Undamaged quality thumbnail from the Kalahari manganese fields. (click on a page number to go to that page:)

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36
37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48
49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60
61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70	71	72
73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80	81	82	83	84
85	86	87	88	89	90	91	92	93	94	95	96
97	98	99	*100*	*101*	*102*	*103*	*104*	*105*	*106*	*107*	*108*
*109*	*110*	*111*	*112*	*113*	*114*	*115*	*116*	*117*	*118*	*119*	*120*
*121*	*122*	*123*	*124*	*125*	*126*	*127*	*128*	*129*	*130*	*131*	*132*
*133*	*134*	*135*	*136*	*137*	*138*	*139*	*140*	*141*	*142*

page 92 / 142 - prev - next - top - Home