Red Beryl from Wah Wah Mountains, Utah

 

M & W Minerals

Walter R. Kellogg

 

517 294 6709

mwminerals@comcast.net

                           

Fine mineral specimens. Specializing in minerals from North and South America, rare species, native Copper specimens, specimens from Michigan, Tourmaline, Beryl and Topaz specimens.

There currently is a total of 725  mineral specimens and 661 thumbnail specimens for sale on the website

Minerals sold on the website (first sale 12/5/09): 1373 Minerals returned (with full refund) - 3

 --- and resold to a satisfied customer): 2

Minerals returned  due to damage in shipping (with full refund): 1

Packages lost in transit: 1

--- packages eventually returned because of delivery problems: 2

Minerals sold to collectors in the countries of Australia, Brazil, Canada (Alberta, Ontario, Quebec, B.C., Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland), China, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Greece, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Peru, Portugal,  Russia, Scotland, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, and Wales

and the U.S. states of Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Alaska, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland,  Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey,  New Mexico, New York,  Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and Washington DC

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Latest Updates

Minerals Specimen: Calcite Scepter Crystal from Nikolaevskiy Mine, Dal'negorsk, Kavalerovo Mining District, Primorskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia

Previous Updates 

 Minerals Specimen: Druzy Quartz over Chrysocolla Stalactites from 1990 foot level, Ray Mine, Scott Mountain area, Mineral Creek District, Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA 

 

 

Minerals from Geographic Regions

United States

Minerals Specimen: Herkimer Diamond Cluster from Ace of Diamonds Mine, Middleville, Town of Newport, Herkimer County, New York

Brazil

Minerals Specimen: Tourmaline (Elbaite), Quartz from Sapo mine, Conselheiro Pena, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil

China

Minerals Specimen: Microcline Twin, Smoky Quartz from Tongbei, Yunxiao County, Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province, China

Canada

Minerals Specimen: Fluorapatite, Fluorite, Apatite, Augite from Cardiff Uranium Mine, Cardiff Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada

Mexico

Minerals Specimen: Hemimorphite, Calcite and Mimetite from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico

Africa

Minerals Specimen: Ettringite from N'Chwaning II Mine, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

Russia

Minerals Specimen: Uvarovite Garnet from Saranovskii Mine , Saranovskaya Village, Gornozavodskii area, Permskaya Oblast', Middle Urals, Urals Region, Russia

South and Central America

 

Minerals Specimen: Manganoan Calcite from El Mochito Mine, El Mocho, Santa Barbara Department, Honduras

Europe

Minerals Specimen: Heulandite from Le Palb, Fassathal, Tyrol, Italy

Asia

Minerals Specimen: Spessartine Garnet on Muscovite from Skardu District, Baltistan, Northern Areas, Pakistan

Michigan

Minerals Specimen: Copper Crystals with minor Silver from Central Mine, Keweenaw County, Michigan

Arizona

Minerals Specimen: Copper from Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA

New York

Minerals Specimen: Stacked Herkimer Diamonds from Herkimer, New York, USA

California

Minerals Specimen: Benitoite from Gem Mine, San Benito Count, California, USA

Nevada

Minerals Specimen: Topaz, Amazonite, Tourmaline, Phenakite from Zapot pegmatite, Gillis Range, Fitting District, Mineral Co., Nevada

New Jersey

Minerals Specimen: Prehnite from Lower New Street quarry, Paterson, Passaic Co., New Jersey, USA

New England

Minerals Specimen: Rose Tourmaline (Elbaite) with Albite and Smoky Quartz from Chesterfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts

Galleries by Special Interest

Rare Species

Minerals Specimen: Gerhardtite from Caledonia Mine, Greenland, Ontonagon County, Michigan, USA

Pseudomorphs and Casts

Minerals Specimen: Quartz pseudomorph after Anhydrite with Calcite from Saltinho, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Minerals with Inclusions

Minerals Specimen: Quartz with included Sagenite Rutile (Twinned)  and Muscovite variety Fuschite from Junco District, Malacacheta, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Fluorescent

Minerals Specimen: Tugtupite from Tasseq Slopes, Tasseq area, Ilimaussaq complex, Narsaq, Kitaa Province, Greenland

Thumbnails 

Sorted by Most Recent

 Minerals Specimen: Rhodochrosite from Wudong Mine, Liubao, Guangxi, China

Thumbnails 

Sorted Alphabetically 

Minerals Specimen: Tourmaline from Capelhina, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Galleries by Species or Group

Tourmaline

Minerals Specimen: Bicolor Tourmaline (Elbaite) from Himalaya Mine, San Diego County, California, USA

Copper 

Minerals Specimen: Copper Crystals from Copper Falls Mine, Copper Falls, near Eagle Harbor, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA

Zeolites

Minerals Specimen: Mesolite from Kannad, Aurangabad District, Maharashtra, India

Calcite

Minerals Specimen: Calcite Twin from North Vernon, Jennings County, Indiana

Quartz

Minerals Specimen: Quartz Crystal Cluster from Jackpot Mine, Pulaski County, Arkansas

Fluorite

Minerals Specimen: Green Octahedral Flourite with Quartz from Riemvasmaak, Siyanda, North Cape Province, South Africa

Topaz

 

Minerals Specimen: Sherry Colored Imperial Topaz from Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil

 

Beryl

Minerals Specimen: Aquamarine and Schorl Tourmaline from Erongo Mountain, Erongo Region, Namibia

Gold and Silver

Minerals Specimen: Silver Crystals on Copper Crystal from Lake Superior Copper District, Michigan

Garnet 

Minerals Specimen: Grossular Garnet variety: Hessonite from Jeffrey quarry, Asbestos, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Quebec, Canada

 

Systematic Galleries

Native Elements

 

Minerals Specimen: Sulfur and strontian-Calcite from Cozzodisi Mine, Casteltermini, Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy

Oxides & Hydroxides

Minerals Specimen: Ruby Corundum from Mysore District, Karnataka, India

Sulfides

 

Minerals Specimen: Pyrite Penetration Twins from Ambasaguas (Ambas Aguas; Ambas-Aguas), Muro de Aguas, La Rioja, Spain

Carbonates

Minerals Specimen: Hopper Crystal Witherite from Minerva # 1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock, Hardin County, Illinois

Halides

Minerals Specimen: Atacamite from Daye Iron Mine, Hubei, China

Phosphates

Minerals Specimen: Brazilianite on Albite from Jenipapo, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Sulfates

Minerals Specimen: Selenite on Red Gypsum from Michigan Cold Storage, Wyoming, Kent Co., Michigan

Sorosilicates

Minerals Specimen: Vesuvianite from Jeffrey Quarry, Asbestos, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Quebec, Canada 

Nesosilicates

 Minerals Specimen: Datolite with Copper, Epdiote and Microcline from Mass Mine, Mass City, Ontonagon County, Michigan, USA

Inosilicates

Minerals Specimen: Kunzite (Spodumene) from Urucum Mine, Galileia, Minas Gerais, Brazil 

 

Tectosilicates

Mineral Specimen: Albite variety: Pericline with Epidote from Fazenda Rubin Pimenta Mine, Capelinha, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Cyclosilicates

 

Minerals Specimen: Dioptase from Tsumeb, Namibia

Phyllosilicates
Minerals Specimen: Lepidolite from Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil

 

 

Galleries by Price 

 

Under 25 Dollars

Minerals Specimen: Tourmaline in Quartz from Mt. Apatite District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA

25 to 49 Dollars

Minerals Specimen: Anglesite from Tsumeb, Namibia

50 to 99 Dollars

Minerals Specimen: Schorl Tourmaline on Aquamarine from Mimoso do Sul Mine, Mimoso do Sul, Espirito Santo, Brazil

100 to 199 Dollars

Minerals Specimen: Rhodonite Crystal with Galena and Sphalerite from Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia

200 to 299 Dollars

Minerals Specimen: Red Beryl on Rhyolite Matrix from Violet Claims, Wah Wah Mountains, Beaver County, Utah, USA

300 to 499 Dollars

Minerals Specimen: Paravauxite from Siglo Veinte Mine, Llallagua, Rafael Bustillo Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia

500 Dollars and Greater

Minerals Specimen: Copper included in Calcite from Quincy Mine, Quincy Hill, Houghton County, Michigan, USA

 

Minerals Sold but not Forgotten

 

Mineral Specimen: Copper Crystals from Cliff Mine, Phoenix, Keweenaw County, Michigan Ex. Philadelphia Academy of Sciences #25027

Mineral Specimen: Japan Law Twin Quartz

Mineral Specimen: Topaz with Tourmaline from Aqshatau Mine, Aqshatau, Qaraghandy Oblysy, Kazakhstan

 

Mineral Specimen: Tourmaline (Elbaite) from Himalaya Queen Mine, Pala, San Diego County, California, USA

Mineral Specimen: Willemite, Calcite and Franklinite Sphere from Franklin, New Jersey, USA

  Notable specimens which have been sold whose pages have been retained for your viewing pleasure



Wulfenite on Mottramite from the 79 Mine, Hayden, Gila Co., Arizona