Mineral Specimen #144 Myrickite - Cinnabar in Common Opal

Myrickite is essentially a lapidary term used for Chalcedony, Jasper, Agate or Common Opal (or Opalite) with bright red inclusions of Cinnabar. Myrickite is named after a Death Valley prospector named Francis Marion "Shady" Myrick (1850 - 1925). The original source was Myrick Spring in San Bernardino Co., California. The name is used for material found in California, Arizona, Nevada, Mexico, Idaho and Washington. Death Valley and the McLuaghin deposit in Napa Co., California have been inportant sources in the past. This specimen is one of the larger pieces mined in the last couple of years at the B&B mine. If one wished, there are some sections big enough for lapidary purposes.

B&B mine, Fish Lake Valley District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA

11 x 7.5 x 5.5 cm

$35

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