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Item
#6745
Galena, Sulphides
7.9x5.4x2.5
cm
Largest Crystal Size:
n/a
$35.00
Mattabi Mine
Ignace
Ontario,
Canada
Rich galena from very coarse to fine particle size is associated with fine grained sphalerite and pyrite from this long closed polymetallic mine.
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Item
#6751
Nickeline, Chalcopyrite, Copper
7.4x4.8x2.5
cm
Largest Crystal Size:
n/a
$60.00
Vermillion Mine
Denison Township
Ontario,
Canada
Rich nickeline is distibuted throughout this quartz matrix and is associated with some chalcopyrite. This mine has been closed for many decades. Interestingly, there are some dendrites of native copper formed in one of the exposed fractures in the quartz. Rare stuff!
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Item
#7165
Magnetite in Sulphides
7.8x5.7x3.6
cm
Largest Crystal Size:
m-6mm
$35.00
Onaping Mine
Onaping
Ontario,
Canada
This heavy, massive silphide -Ni-Cu ore is peppered with octahedral magnetite crystals, both sharp and rounded. Interesting phase!
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Item
#8164
Chalcocite
7.5x7.0x6.4
cm
Largest Crystal Size:
12mm
$35.00
Copper Creek Mine
Mamainse Point
Ontario,
Canada
A crystal of chalcocite is present in a drusy quartz openingin this copper rich specimen from this long closed copper mine. The crystal is contacted on the top and has some secondary copper minerals on it. Interesting locality piece.
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Item
#8181
Enargite, Tetrahedrite
8.1x6.7x3.6
cm
Largest Crystal Size:
20mm
$60.00
El Indio Mine
nr. La Serena, Region IV
Chile
This specimen is composed of interlocking enargite crystals. In open areas, there are very sharp epitactic growths of tetrahedrite on the enargite. Lots of drysy quartz present, as well. I collected this personnally during a visit to the mine, in the mid 1990's.
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Item
#7797
Bornite, Pyroxene
9.5x8.4x8.1
cm
Largest Crystal Size:
p-17mm
$80.00
Whitehorse Copper
Whitehorse
Yukon,
Canada
Rich, purple-blue bornite has formed between, dark green, prismatic crystals of pyroxene. Unusual assemblage? Yes, but this is expected at this location that is a large skarn deposit. Beautiful texture!
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