Minerals Sold but not Forgotten
These are minerals which have been sold but are unique and still quite interesting to look at. Not all minerals sold on the website have had their pages retained nor will all minerals included on this page remain here indefinitely. Click each picture or link to go to the mineral's webpage. The specimens are arranged in a relatively random order - generally the latest sold specimens are appended to the end of this gallery.
Minerals sold on the website (first sale 12/5/10): 156
In the countries of Canada, France, England, Wales, Slovak Republic, Spain, Italy and Australia
and the U.S. states of Alabama, Alaska, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jesey, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Washington |
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#59 Staurolite in Schist
Fitchburg, Worchester Co., Massachusetts
Ex. Philadelphia Academy of Sciences #4447
19 x 9 x 4.5 cm
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#114 Natrolite and Prehnite
Bergen Hill, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA
Ex. Philadelphia Academy of Sciences #17622
Ex. A.E. Foote
17 x 12 x 8 cm
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#68 Copper Crystals
Cliff Mine, Phoenix, Keweenaw County, Michigan
Ex. Philadelphia Academy of Sciences #25027
9 x 6 x 6 cm
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#58 Ajoite and Papagoite included in Quartz with Hematite
Messina Mine, Limpopo, South Africa
9x8x5 cm
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#40 Tourmaline (Elbaite)
Darra-i-Pech Pegmatite Field, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan
4.5 x 1.3 x .9 cm
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#84 Tourmaline (Elbaite)
Pederneira claim, Sao Jose da Safira, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
43 x 5 x 4 mm
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#119 Magnetite pseudomorph after Pyrrhotite, Andradite Garnet, Sphalerite, Quartz, Calcite
El Mochito Mine, El Mocho, Santa Barbara Department, Honduras
10 x 6.5 x 3.5 cm
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#121 Andradite Garnet and Quartz
El Mochito Mine, El Mocho, Santa Barbara Department, Honduras
10 x 6 x 3.5 cm
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#85 Green Gemmy Apatite
Liscombe Apatite occurrence, Cardiff Township, Haliburton Co., Ontario, Canada
3.8 x 3.3 x 1.8 cm
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#35 Japan Law Twin Quartz
Naru Island, Goto, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
8.8 x 8.8 cm outside dimension of box
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#71 Grape Copper
Cheng Men Shan Deposit, Jiurui Mining Dist., Jiujiang Co., Jiujiang Pref., Jiangxi Prov, China
13 x 8 x 4 cm
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#65 Blue Topaz with Tourmaline
Aqshatau Mine, Aqshatau, Qaraghandy Oblysy, Kazakhstan
7 x 5 x 4 cm
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#141 Vivianite and Pyrite on Quartz
Cigana Claim, Galiléia, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
7.2 x 2.8 x 1.2 cm
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#133 Azurite
Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
8 x 4.5 .5 cm
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#69 Tourmaline (Elbaite)
Himalaya Queen Mine, Pala, San Diego County, California, USA
35 x 15 x 12 mm
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#212 Willemite, Calcite and Franklinite Sphere
Franklin, New Jersey, USA
4+ cm in diameter
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#182 Stilbite
Moore's Station, Hopewell Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Ex. Philadelphia Academy of Sciences
10.5 x 14.5 x 4.5 cm
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#122 Twinned Andradite Garnet
El Mochito Mine, El Mocho, Santa Barbara Department, Honduras
5.5 x 4 x 5 cm
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#127 Sphalerite, Quartz, Andradite Garnet, Pyrite, Hedenbergite
El Mochito Mine, El Mocho, Santa Barbara Department, Honduras
27 x 17 x 15 cm
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#67 Zoned Fluorite
Cave-In-Rock, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
6 x 5 x 4.5 cm
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#187 Tourmaline (Elbaite)
Stewart Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain, Pala District, San Diego County, California, USA
3.5 x 3.5 x 2.0 cm
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#83 Tourmaline (Elbaite)
Himalaya Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande District, San Diego County, California, USA
4.5 x 2.5 x 2 cm
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#73 Hexagonal Calcite
Sweetwater Mine, Viburnum Trend, Reynolds County, Missouri, USA
11 x 8 x 9 cm
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#143 Azurite and Malachite
Silver Bell Mine, Mineral Mountain, Silver Bell District, Silver Bell Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
6 x 6 x 2.5 cm
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#105 Spessartine Garnet on Smoky Quartz
Tongbei, Yunxiao Co., Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian, China
7 x 2.5 x 2 cm
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#103 Sulfur
Maybee, Monroe County, Michigan, USA
9.5 x 7.5 x 4.5 cm
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#217 Babingtonite
Lane Quarry, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts
8.0 x 6.0 x 3.5 cm
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#223 Iridescent Siderite
Baltimore County, Maryland
12.0 x 7.0 x 6.5 cm
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#77 Brown Calcite
Chihuahua, Mexico
8 x 5.5 x 4 cm
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#2 Lemanskiite and Chenevixite
Mina Abundancia, Santa Catalina, Antofagasta, Chile
3.5 x 2 cm
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#193 Thompsonite
Shendurni, Jalgaon District, Maharashtra, India
9.0 x 8.8 x 5.0 cm
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#157 Copper included in Calcite with Prehnite
Osceola Mine, Osceola, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
7.5 x 4 x 3.5 cm
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#155 Silver, Copper and Microcline
Ridge Mine, Butler Lode, Mass City, Ontonagon County, Michigan, USA
20 x 15 x 10 mm
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#154 Mohawkite
Mohawk-Ahmeek area, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
8.7 x 5 x .3 cm
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#165 Mcfallite, Orientite and Calcite
Manganese Mine, Copper Harbor, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
Type Location
4 x 3 x 3 cm
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#172 Spessartine Garnet and Fluorite
Tongbei, Fujian, China
6.5 x 4 x 2 cm
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#55 Vesuvianite
Jeffrey Quarry, Asbestos,
Quebec, Canada
8 x 6 x 4 cm
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#151 Smoky Elestial Quartz
Alto da Pitorra, Laranjeiras, Galiléia, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
5.7 x 2.3 x 1.3 cm
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