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 Tectosilicates Gallery

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Tectosilicates are composed of interconnected SiO4 tetrahedrons where all the oxygens are shared with other tetrahedrons yielding a silicon to oxygen ratio of 1:2. Where only silicon and oxygen are present gives rise to the Quartz family composed of SiO2 . In most other Tectosilicate minerals, the aluminum ion can substitutes for the silicon ion in the tetrahedrons are called with Al-Si framework.

Feldspar group (Albite, Microcline, Orthoclase, Oligoclase, Anorthite, and Feldspar varieties of Moonstone, Amazonite, Labradorite, Pericline and others), the Feldspathoid group (Sodalite, Lazulite, Leucite, Nepheline and others), Scapolite and others

minerals in alphabetical order by first letter only

click on the title link or photo to proceed to a specimen's page


A

6861 Albite with possible Eosphorite
Minerals Specimen: Albite with possible Eosphorite from Minas Gerais, Brazil

Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Luiz Menezes
7.1 x 2.9 x 2.8 cm
$25

6755 Microcline variety: Amazonite, Albite, Smoky Quartz
Minerals Specimen: Microcline variety: Amazonite, Albite, Smoky Quartz from Kashale Village, 20 km S. of Konso, Ethiopia

Kashale Village, 20 km S. of Konso, Ethiopia
7.5 x 6.5 x 4.5 cm
$75

6125 K-Feldspar variety: Valencianite, Milarite, Quartz
Minerals Specimen: K-Feldspar variety: Valencianite, Milarite, Quartz from Mina Valenciana, Guanajuato, Mun. de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico

Mina Valenciana, Guanajuato, Mun. de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico
1970s
9.4 x 8.7 x 3.5 cm
$70

4908 Amazonite
Minerals Specimen: Amazonite from Jefferson Co., Colorado

Jefferson Co., Colorado
5.1 x 4 x 3.4 cm
$35

4737 Amazonite, Albite
Minerals Specimen: Amazonite, Albite from Jefferson Co., Colorado

Jefferson Co., Colorado
5.3 x 4.5 x 5 cm
$50

3840 Adularia with Included Chlorite
Minerals Specimen: Adularia with Included Chlorite from Wana, South Waziristan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Pakistan

Wana, South Waziristan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Pakistan
5.7 x 3.8 x 2.6 cm
$50

H

2124 Sodalite varierty: Hackmanite
Minerals Specimen: Sodalite varierty: Hackmanite from Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville RCM, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada

Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville RCM, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada
Pre. 1975
9.7 x 12 x 4.6 cm
$85

M

6880 Myrickite - Cinnabar Included in Opal - 2 pieces
Minerals Specimen: Myrickite - Cinnabar Included in Opal - 2 pieces from Beaty, Bare Mountain, Nye Co., Nevada

Beaty, Bare Mountain, Nye Co., Nevada
Ex. Universirty of Michigan Geological Dept. #5893
9.0 x 6.0 x 5.7
and 9.1 x 7.4 x 5.4 cm

$75

4360 Microcline, Smoky Quartz, Albite, Chamosite
Minerals Specimen: Microcline, Smoky Quartz, Albite, Chamosite from Moat Mountain, Carroll Co., New Hampshire

Moat Mountain, Carroll Co., New Hampshire
10.6 x 9.7 x 6.2 cm
$50

2375 Marialite
Minerals Specimen: Marialite from Santa Maria do Jetiba, Espirito Santo, Brazil

Santa Maria do Jetiba, Espirito Santo, Brazil
5.6 x 0.7 x 0.5 cm
$35

O

5942 Fluorescent Hyaline Opal with Included Uranium Compounds
Minerals Specimen: Fluorescent Hyaline Opal with Included Uranium Compounds from Mina el Padre (Mina Esperanza), Mapimi, Durango, Mexico

Mina el Padre (Mina Esperanza), Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
UV Fluorescent
11.1 x 7.7 x 4.5 cm
$150

5859 Opalized Green Petrified Wood
Minerals Specimen: Opalized Green Petrified Wood from Hell's Canyon, Oregon/Idaho border area

Hell's Canyon, Oregon/Idaho border area
8.5 x 7.1 x 5.9 cm
$35

P

4488 Opal in Rhyolite Matrix (reconstituted)
Minerals Specimen: Opal in Rhyolite Matrix (reconstituted) from Mexico

Mexico
Ex. Vivian Randall
3.8 x 2.2 x 2.3 cm
$35

S

6902 Sodalite variety Hackmanite
Minerals Specimen: Sodalite variety Hackmanite from Ilimaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland

Ilimaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland
UV Fluorescent
Ex. CBWARD Fluorescent Minerals
5 x 3.8 x 3.4 cm
$75

6783 Scapolite
Minerals Specimen: Scapolite from Ontario, Canada

Ontario, Canada
Ex. Robert Gannon
8.6 x 8.2 x 7.1 cm
Double terminated crystal is 6.7 cm long.
$45

6307 Sunstone (Feldspar with Included Hematite)
Minerals Specimen: Sunstone (Feldspar with Included Hematite) from Keeranur, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, India

Keeranur, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, India
7 x 7.3 x 3.7 cm
$50

5192 Sodalite Crystals, Hornblende
Minerals Specimen: Sodalite Crystals, Hornblende from Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy

Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy
Ex. University of Michigan - 1933, Ex. Cureton Mineral Co., Ex. Southwest Mineral Co., Ex. Carnegie Museum - White collection
5.7 x 4.7 x 3.8 cm
$50

4447 Spessartine Garnet, Albite and Muscovite
Minerals Specimen: Spessartine Garnet, Albite and Muscovite from Shengus, Gilgit-Skardu Road, Northern Area, Pakistan

Shengus, Gilgit-Skardu Road, Northern Area, Pakistan
9.4 x 4.2 x 3.5 cm
The spessartine crystal is 1.8 cm.
$150

T

2886 Tourmaline and Botryoidal Fluorite on Albite
Minerals Specimen: Tourmaline and Botryoidal Fluorite on Albite from Erongo Mountain, Erongo Region, Namibia

Erongo Mountain, Erongo Region, Namibia
6.4 x 3.5 x 3.3 cm
$125

V

6410 K-Feldspar variety: Valencianite with Quartz Pseudomorph after Calcite
Minerals Specimen: K-Feldspar variety: Valencianite with Quartz Pseudomorph after Calcite from Mina Valencia, Guanajuato, Mexico

Mina Valencia, Guanajuato, Mexico
al2PO4(OH)3
Ex. Robert Gannon, 1960/70s
6.7 x 5.9 x 3.3 cm
$45

Specimens which have this class of minerals as an associated mineral

6839 Copper Crystals with Adularia Crystals
Mineral Specimen: Copper Crystals with Adularia Crystals from Northwestern Mine, Keweenaw Co., Michigan

Northwestern Mine, Keweenaw Co., Michigan
Ex. A. E. Mineral Museum
10 x 4.8 x 3.5 cm
The third dimension listed includes the curve of the specimen; otherwise, the specimen is 1.7 cm at its thickest.
$75

6472 Corundum (Sapphire), Albite-Anorthite Series, Biotite
Mineral Specimen: Corundum (Sapphire), Albite-Anorthite Series, Biotite from Gallatin Co., Montana

Gallatin Co., Montana
Ex. R. Gannon
10 x 7.4 x 4.9 cm
$40

2107 Fluorescent Calcite and Opalite Mix
Mineral Specimen: Fluorescent Calcite and Opalite Mix from Nye Co., Nevada, USA

Nye Co., Nevada, USA
Prior to 1975
9 x 7.2 x 3.7 cm
$35

2925 Datolite, Copper, Microcline, and Epidote
Mineral Specimen: Datolite, Copper, Microcline,  and Epidote from Butler lode, Caledonia Mine, Ontonagon Co., Michigan, USA

Butler lode, Caledonia Mine, Ontonagon Co., Michigan, USA
4.7 x 2 x 2.5 cm
$50

6031 Bicolor Fluorapatite, Albite
Mineral Specimen: Bicolor Fluorapatite, Albite from Golconda district, Governador Valadares, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Golconda district, Governador Valadares, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
4.8 x 3.5 x 2.9 cm
$125

4930 Fluorapatite, Albite variety Cleavelandite
Mineral Specimen: Fluorapatite, Albite variety Cleavelandite from Golconda pegmatite, Golconda district, Governador Valadares, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Golconda pegmatite, Golconda district, Governador Valadares, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
7.7 x 6 x 3.4 cm
$85

5839 Triangular Bicolor Lepidolite in Quartz and Albite Matrix
Mineral Specimen: Triangular Bicolor Lepidolite in Quartz and Albite Matrix from Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
8.8 x 7.3 x 9.7 cm
$25

6944 Milarite, Quartz, Valencianite a variety of Adularia a variety of K Feldspar, Pyrite, Calcite
Mineral Specimen: Milarite, Quartz, Valencianite a variety of Adularia a variety of K Feldspar, Pyrite, Calcite from Mina Valencia, Guanajuato, Mexico

Mina Valencia, Guanajuato, Mexico
First Recorded Location
K2Ca4Al2Be4(Si24O60)•(H2O)
15.8 x 8 x 5.1 cm
SOLD

5983 Muscovite, Titanite, Albite, Chlorite, Hematite
Mineral Specimen: Muscovite, Titanite, Albite, Chlorite, Hematite from Cavagnoli glacier area, Bavona Valley, Maggia Valley, Ticino (Tessin), Switzerland

Cavagnoli glacier area, Bavona Valley, Maggia Valley, Ticino (Tessin), Switzerland
Ex. Wolfgang Henkel
5.2 x 4.4 x 2.8 cm
$30

5947 Petarasite, Aegirine variety: Acminte, Nephiline Syenite
Mineral Specimen: Petarasite, Aegirine variety: Acminte, Nephiline Syenite from Desourdy Quarry (later incorparated into Poudrette Quarry), Mont Saint-Hilaire,  Monteregie, Quebec, Canada

Desourdy Quarry (later incorparated into Poudrette Quarry), Mont Saint-Hilaire, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada
Type Location
Na5Zr2Si6O18(Cl,OH)·2H2O
Ex. Carneige Museum Lorenzo White collection, Ex. Ward's
5.8 x 3.8 x 2.4 cm
$75

6040 Smoky Quartz, Microcline
Mineral Specimen: Smoky Quartz, Microcline from Teller Co., Colorado

Teller Co., Colorado
12 x 6.7 x 7.7 cm
$75

5471 Quartz, Albite variety: Pericline, Muscovite, minor Hematite and Chlorite
Mineral Specimen: Quartz, Albite variety: Pericline, Muscovite, minor Hematite and Chlorite from Tyrol, Austria

Tyrol, Austria
7.6 x 4.8 x 5.7 cm
$30

6924 Rhodochrosite, Elpidite, Leifite, Calcite, Albite
Mineral Specimen: Rhodochrosite, Elpidite, Leifite, Calcite, Albite from Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville RCM, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada

Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville RCM, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada
Elpidite - Na2ZrSi6O15·3H2O, Leifite - Na7Be2(Si15Al3)O39(F,OH)2
5.2 x 5.8 x 4.4 cm
largest rhodochrosite crystals is 5 mm on longest edge
$75

6038 Rhodochrosite, Elpidite, Leifite, Calcite, Albite
Mineral Specimen: Rhodochrosite, Elpidite, Leifite, Calcite, Albite from Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville RCM, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada

Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville RCM, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada
Elpidite - Na2ZrSi6O15·3H2O, Leifite - Na7Be2(Si15Al3)O39(F,OH)2
5.1 x 4.4 x 4.4 cm
$150

6640 Smoky Quartz, Schorl Tourmaline, Fluorescent Hyaline Opal
Mineral Specimen: Smoky Quartz, Schorl Tourmaline, Fluorescent Hyaline Opal from Erongo Mountain, Erongo Region, Namibia

Erongo Mountain, Erongo Region, Namibia
15.2 x 11.5 x 6.3 cm
$350

6636 Spessartine Garnet on Microcline
Mineral Specimen: Spessartine Garnet on Microcline from Tongbei, Fujian, China

Tongbei, Fujian, China
12.8 x 6.7 x 4 cm
$150

4408 Smoky Quartz with Included Hematite, Goethite Pseudomorphs after Siderite, Microcline
Mineral Specimen: Smoky Quartz with Included Hematite, Goethite Pseudomorphs after Siderite, Microcline from Teller Co., Colorado

Teller Co., Colorado
15.8 x 6.6 x 4.6 cm
$85

3899 Schorl Tourmaline, Albite, Smoky Quartz
Mineral Specimen: Schorl Tourmaline, Albite, Smoky Quartz from Erongo, Namibia

Erongo, Namibia
6 x 4.6 x 4 cm
$50

2534 Spessartine Garnet on Albite
Mineral Specimen: Spessartine Garnet on Albite from Navegadora Mine, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Navegadora Mine, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
5.8 x 4.2 x 4.1 cm
$100

6711 Double Terminated Yellow Topaz on Oorthoclase
Mineral Specimen: Double Terminated Yellow Topaz on Oorthoclase from Klein Spitzkoppe, Spitzkopje Area, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia

Klein Spitzkoppe, Spitzkopje Area, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
4.8 x 3.4 x 2 cm
$75

6471 Schorl Tourmaline, Albite, Hyaline Opal
Mineral Specimen: Schorl Tourmaline, Albite, Hyaline Opal from Erongo Mountain, Erongo Region, Namibia

Erongo Mountain, Erongo Region, Namibia
4.4 x 3.8 x 2.3 cm
$30

6076 Topaz, Microline
Mineral Specimen: Topaz, Microline from Klein Spitzkopje (Kleine Spitzkoppe) granite stock, Spitzkopje Area, Karibib Dist., Erongo, Namibia

Klein Spitzkopje (Kleine Spitzkoppe) granite stock, Spitzkopje Area, Karibib Dist., Erongo, Namibia
4.7 x 3.8 x 2.4 cm
$45

1678 Tourmaline on Feldspar
Mineral Specimen: Tourmaline on Feldspar from Location Unknown

Location Unknown
5.3 x 4.6 x 3.2 cm
$25

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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