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Native Iron

$650

Bühl, Germany

Despite the abundance of iron in the Earth’s crust, Native Iron is exceedingly rare. Such deposits are

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Paraguanajuati-te

Paraguanajuatite

$500

Falun Mine, Sweden

The extremely rare mineral Paraguanajuatite is a bismuth selenide and I don’t ever recall handling one

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Ilvaite

$2,500

Rio Marina, Italy

Ilvaite is a calcium-iron silicate and this superb crystal is from its type locality at Rio Marina on the Isle

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Diaphorite

$4,000

Vojtěch Mine, Bohemia

A 7 mm long crystal of Diaphorite, a rare silver-lead-antimony sulphosalt, sits flat in a Quartz crystal-lined

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Ludlamite on Pyrite

$4,500

Huanuni mine, Bolivia

Most collectors are more than familiar with the iron phosphate Ludlamite, but to have crystals set on a matrix

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Fluor-liddicoatite

$4,500

Estatoby (Antanetinilapa), Madagascar

The rare tourmaline species Fluor-liddicoatite is the fluorine analogue of Liddicoatite and this magnificent

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Talmessite var. Cobaltian

$2,500

Aghbar Mine, Morocco

Moroccan minerals are a favourite amongst collectors because of their diversity of species, vibrant colours

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Ephesite

$2,000

Postmasburg Manganese Field, South Africa

A superbly rich, small cabinet specimen of the rare mica silicate Ephesite from the Postmasburg Manganese

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Augelite

$2,000

Rapid Creek, Yukon

Augelite is an aluminium phosphate and this beautifully crystallised large miniature is from the world-famous

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Sabinaite with Siderite, Analcime and Aegirine

$450

Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec

A small and fine cabinet specimen of Sabinaite with Siderite, Analcime and Aegirine on a matrix of snow-white

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Tapiolite

$750

Baixão da Laje mine, Rio Grande do Norte

The rare mineral Tapiolite is a tantalum niobate with the presence of iron and manganese. Two distinct

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Tellurobismuthite with Native Gold

$2,000

Red Lake area, Canada

Golden silver metallic Tellurobismuthite forms a rich patchwork over the top face of a dark grey Quartz

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Inyoite with Meyerhofferite

$900

Nacimiento Sijes, Argentina

The two species Inyoite and Meyerhofferite very rarely appear in the collections we buy, making this quite a

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Nifontovite

$1,250

Charcas, San Luis Potosí

This excellent crystallised miniature is a fine example of the extremely rare borate, Nifontovite, from

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Microcline on Fluoro-richterite

$2,000

Gibson Road East occurrence, Canada

Fluoro-richterite is a rare sodium-calcium amphibole containing magnesium and fluorine and is found at what is

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Lemoynite

$450

Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec

This well crystallised large miniature Lemoynite is from one of the world’s most iconic mineral localities,

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Phenakite

$1,750

Tangen Feldspar Mine, Norway

The Tangen Feldspar mine is situated on the southern Norwegian coast at Kragerø in Vestfold og Telemark.

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Rammelsbergite with Erythrite and Stephanite

$3,500

Medenec (Kupferberg), Bohemia

An interesting combination of Rammelsbergite with Erythrite and Stephanite from Medenec in the Krušné Hory

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Parkinsonite in Mendipite

$500

Torr Works Quarry, England

A small miniature containing the extremely rare mineral Parkinsonite in a matrix of Mendipite from its type

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Andrewsite (a mixture of Hentschelite-Rockbridgeite-Chalcosiderite)

$600

Wheal Phoenix, England

A rare and highly sought miniature specimen of Andrewsite from Phoenix United mine at Minions close to

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Zincite

$2,500

Franklin, New Jersey

The famous Franklin-Ogdensburg mining district exploited one of the world’s most species diverse orebodies,

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Jadeite (Emerald Jade)

$5,000

Uru Fluss, Myanmar (Burma)

Of the two types of Jade, Nephrite and Jadeite, Jadeite is by far the most precious and sought-after species.

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Gormanite with Siderite

$2,500

Big Fish River, Canada

Do you remember when the Mineralogical Record’s special issue on Yukon Phosphates first came out?

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Native Bismuth with Safflorite

$100

Mackenheim, Germany

Metallic silver micro-crystals of the cobalt iron arsenide Safflorite richly coat arborescent mounds of Native

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Native Iron

$950

Bühl, Hesse

Although iron is one of the most prolific elements in the Earth’s crust, Native iron is remarkably rare.

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Woodhouseite

$400

Champion Mine, California

Woodhouseite is a rare calcium-aluminium phosphate whose type locality is the Champion mine at White Mountain

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Estherville Mesosiderite Meteorite (Stony-Iron)

$1,800

Estherville, USA

A rare small miniature Stony-Iron Meteorite from the observed fall on 10th May 1879, near to the town of

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Volborthite with Brochantite

$4,750

Milpillas Mine, Mexico

Excellent platy crystal rosettes of dark olive green Volborthite forms a very rare combination with acicular

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Kröhnkite

$1,750

Chuquicamata District, Antofagasta Region

Kröhnkite is a rare copper sulphate, a species which is very seldom seen for sale or in collections.

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Phenakite

$1,500

Rio Piracicaba, Brazil

Phenakite is a beryllium nesosilicate sometimes associated with pegmatites and this fine small miniature is

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Tantalite-(Mn)

$850

Nazareno, Brazil

An excellent orthorhombic crystal of Tantalite-(Mn) from the São João del Rei pegmatite province of Nazareno

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CARROLLITE

$4,500

Kambove District, Katanga (Shaba)

Equant, mirror-bright, metallic silver crystals of the copper-cobalt sulphide Carrollite are scattered over a

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Szaibélyite on Volkovskite

$1,200

Panel 848, North Yorkshire

Something quite different from the British Isles, an amazing, large cabinet specimen of the rare borates

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Nickelskutterudite with Siderite and Dolomite

$850

Schlema-Hartenstein District, Germany

Excellent silver lead-grey dodecahedral crystals of the nickel-cobalt arsenide Nickelskutterudite richly cover

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Apophyllite with Inesite

$4,500

New Broken Hill Consolidated Mine, New South Wales

Inesite is a hydrous calcium manganese silicate which at the Broken Hill mines in New south Wales, Australia,

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Chondrodite

$900

Tilly Foster Mine, USA

The Tilly Foster Iron mine at Brewster in Putnam County, New York, USA, worked a large iron ore deposit and

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Paralaurionite with Diaboleite and Leadhillite

$5,000

Collins vein, Arizona

A fantastic large miniature/small cabinet specimen of almost solid crystalline Paralaurionite and Diaboleite

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Biehlite

$3,000

Tsumeb Mine, Namibia

Serious Tsumeb collectors and those interested in type localities, this is an important and amazing specimen!

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Tetradymite

$5,000

Zupkov, Slovakia

A rare specimen of Tetradymite from the type locality at Župkov in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.

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Witherite

$1,500

Nentsberry Haggs Mine, England

Witherite, a relatively rare barium carbonate, crystallises in the orthorhombic system and forms

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Boracite

$750

Boulby Mine, England

Boracite, magnesium borate, occurs sporadically in the Permian potash beds in Boulby mine at Loftus near the

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Leadhillite

$6,000

Leadhills, Scotland

Substantial platy crystals of the rare lead sulphate carbonate Leadhillite are beautifully displayed across

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Hematite ps. after Magnetite var. Martite

$600

Payún volcano, Mendoza Province

A stunning and classic pseudomorph of Hematite after Magnetite from the Payún volcano in Mendoza Province,

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Sylvanite

$1,200

Săcărâmb, Hunedoara

I can only say whoever cracked open this specimen must have had a wonderful surprise! The back of this thin

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Fluor-Buergerite

$1,250

Mexquitic, San Luis Potosí

Fluor-Buergerite, formerly known as Buergerite, is a rare member of the Tourmaline Group and this first class

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Tapiolite

$850

Baixão da Laje mine, Rio Grande do Norte

An extremely rare example of crystallised Tapiolite from the Baixão da Laje mine in Grande do Norte, Brazil.

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Olivenite with Gartrellite

$1,400

Tsumeb Mine, Namibia

An eye-catching and fabulous small miniature Olivenite with Gartrellite from the Tsumeb mine in the Otjikoto

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Schaurteite

$3,500

Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region (Otjikoto Region)

Schaurteite, a calcium-germanium sulphate, is a very rare species from its type locality at Tsumeb and