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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