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AGARDITE (La)
SFSC01. Abundant, tiny, yellow microsprays of AGARDITE in blue-stained matrix. 4x3x2 cm. Santo Domingo mine, Gatico, 50 Km south of Tocopilla, Second region, Chile. $45.00.
AGARDITE (Y)
SFSC01. Thumbnail. Abundant tufts of poorly formed, grey-blue microcrystals on matrix. (x2). Bou Skour copper mine, Bou Skour, Mount Sarhro, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draa region, Morocco. TYPE LOCALITY. $20.00 each.
ALUM (Na)
SFSC01. Thumbnail. Massive, white, platy ALUM. Cerro Pintados outcrop, 2 Km W of Pintados, First region, Chile. $20.00
ALUMINOCOPIAPITE
SFSC01. Massive to microcrystallized, canary-yellow ALUMINOCOPIAPITE with massive, brown ROMERITE and massive, white PARACOQUIMBITE. 5x4x1 cm. Quetena mine, 8 Km NW of Calama, Second region, Chile. $30.00
ALUNOGEN
SFSC01. Sparse, waxy-yellow in matrix. 4x3x2 cm. Cerro Pintados outcrop, 2 Km west of Pintados, First region, Chile. $20.00
AMARANTITE
SFSC01. Numerous spays of red-orange AMARANTITE overgrown by fine, orange needles of HOHMANNITE in a matrix of blue Chalcanthite and yellow Copiapite. 5x3x2 cm. Quetena mine, 8 Km NW of Calama, Second region, Chile. $50.00
AMINOFFITE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. Sparse, tiny, submillimeter, yellow microcrystals on matrix. Langban mines, Flipstad, Varmland, Sweden. TYPE LOCALITY. $40.00
ARSENPOLYBASITE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. Small, 1-5mm microcrystals on matrix. Confirmed by EDS. Now called PEARCITE. (x2). Uchucchacua mine, Oyo Province, Lima Department, Peru. $30.00 each.
ATENCIOITE
SFSC01. Please see USHKOVITE.
AUBERTITE
SFSC01. Massive, blue-white, satin-spar like AUBERTITE in yellow matrix. 5x4x3 cm. Cerro Pintados outcrop, 2 Km west of Pintados, First region, Chile. $40.00
AUSTINITE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. Highly lustrous, flat, pale-yellow crystal sprays, up to 4mm wide, on orange limonite/goethite matrix. (x3). Gold Hill mine, Tooele county, Utah, USA. TYPE LOCALITY! $10.00 each.
SFSC02. Highly lustrous, flat, pale-yellow crystal sprays, up to 4mm wide, sparsely distributed on orange limonite/goethite matrix. Lustrous Quartz overgrowth is common. Very attractive for such a rare mineral. (x2). 4x2x2 cm. Gold Hill mine, Tooele county, Utah, USA. $7.00 each.
BASTNASITE(Ce)
SFSC01. Thumbnail. A poorly formed, 6mm, translucent, brown crystal on Albite matrix. Zagi Mountain, Mulla Ghori, Kyber Agency, Northwest Frontier, Pakistan. $15.00.
SFSC02. Thumbnail. Two loose, 15mm, translucent, brown crystals or crystal clusters. Red-orange under incadescent lighting and honey-brown under fluorescent lighting. Zagi Mountain, Mulla Ghori, Kyber Agency, Northwest Frontier, Pakistan. $15.00.
BAUMHAUERITE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. Lustrous, grey-black, striated, granular microcrystals in/on white marble matrix. Accented by a lustrous, terminated, brown DRAVITE tourmaline crystal. Lengenbach Quarry, Binntal, Canton Wallis, Switzerland. TYPE LOCALITY. $25.00.
BEMENTITE
SFSC01. Massive, fibrous, pale-pink BEMENTITE. 5x4x3 cm. Gambetesa mine, Reppia, Graveglia Valley, Ne, Genova, Liguria, Italy. $5.00.
BERYLLONITE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. A colourless, translucent to transparent, 1 cm, mostly intact crystal without matrix. (x5). Linopolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil. $50.00 each.
SFSC02. Thumbnail. A colourless, translucent to transparent, 5mm, intact crystal on Albite matrix. Linopolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil. $30.00.
SFSC03. Thumbnail. Three colourless, translucent to transparent, intact crystals, up to 1cm in size, on rusty matrix. Linopolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil. $35.00.
BINDHEIMITE
SFSC02. Thumbnail. Yellow-green, powdery BINDHEIMITE intermixed with nondescript Malachite and Azurite. Beinkasfel, Germany. $5.00.
BOBIERRITE
SFSC01. Transparent, pale grey-blue, bladed BOBIERRITE in matrix. Very rich! (x2). 05x03x02. Lovozero massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia. $40.00 each.
BOTRYOGEN
SFSC01. Massive, orange, waxy BOTRYOGEN in yellow matrix. 4x3x2 cm. Cerro Pintados outcrop, 2 Km west of Pintados, First region, Chile. $20.00
BUERGERITE tourmaline
SFSC01. Thumbnail. A lustrous, brown, terminated crystal cluster. Lavra do Corrego do Fogo mine, Coroaci, Minas Gerais, Brazil. $15.00.
SFSC02. An intergrown aggregate of large, lustrous but poorly formed brown crystals. 6x4x4 cm. Escadinha claim, Coroaci, Minas Gerais, Brazil. $18.00.
CARACOLITE
SFSC02. Thumbnail. A rich covering of colourless to grey, transparent, pseudohexagonal prisms on iron-stained rhyolite. Challacollo mine, 30 Km SE of Pintados, First region, Chile. $30.00.
SFSC03. A rich covering of colourless to grey, transparent, pseudohexagonal prisms on a 1x4 cm vug in rhyolite. 05x04x04. Challacollo mine, 30 Km SE of Pintados, First region, Chile. Photo in PHOTOGALLERY. $50.00.
CARNOTITE
SFSC01. Yellow paint on white sedimentary rock. Rich. 6x5x2 cm. Anderson mine, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA. $13.00.
SFSC03. Thumbnail. Two loose micros of yellow, granular CARNOTITE on matrix. Cane wash, San Juan county, Utah. $3.00.
CECHITE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. A small patch of black massive CECHITE altering to brown CALDERONITE in massive, white Barite? matrix. Isallo Barite prospect, Magliolo, Savona, Italy. $10.00.
CERIANITE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. Tiny patch of irredescent, black granular in black Mn-rich matrix. Confirmed by probe. (x2). Morro do Ferro, Pocos de Caldas, Minas Gerais, Brazil. $10.00 each.
SFSC02. Tiny patch(es) of irredescent, black granular in black Mn-rich matrix. Confirmed by EDS. 5x3x2 cm. Morro do Ferro, Pocos de Caldas, Minas Gerais, Brazil. $20.00.
CERULEITE
SFSC01. Patches of blue massive with patches of massive, black Enargite on Rhyolite matrix. 6x3x2 cm. El Guanaco mine, 20 Km NE of Estacion, Catalina, Taltal, Second region, Chile. $20.00.
CHALLACOLLITE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. Poorly formed, chalky-white microcrystals on an Iron-stained matrix. (x2). Lolon vein, Challacolla Silver mine, 30 km SE of Pintados, First region, Chile. TYPE LOCALITY! $20.00 each.
CHILDRENITE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. 3 loose micros of transparent, brown micro-crystals on matrix. George and Charlote mine, Tavistock, Devon, England. TYPE LOCALITY! $3.00.
CHLORARGYRITE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. Yellow-green granular on matrix. Weiber Hirsch mine, Schneeberg, Saxony, Germany. $10.00.
SFSC02. Thumbnail. A large mound of opaque, yellow-brown, massive to poorly crystallized Clorargyrite. Minor Cerussite crystals. Catorce, San Luis Potosi, Mexico. $15.00.
CLINOBISVANITE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. A small patch of massive, yellow Clinobisvanite on matrix. Linka mine, Lander county, Nevada, USA. This is a remounted micro. $5.00.
CLINOCLASE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. Submillimeter, deep-blue micro-crystals with Chrysocolla on matrix. El Guanaco mine, 20 Km NE of Estacion, Catalina, Taltal, 2nd region, Chile. $5.00.
SFSC02. Numerous, small sprays of deep-blue micro-crystals on matrix. 5x3x1 cm. Majuba Hill mine, Antelope district, Pershing county, Nevada, USA. $15.00.
COLLINSITE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. White, blocky microcrystals with Scholzite on matrix. Reaphook Hill, Flinders Range, South Australia, Australia. $10.00.
COPIAPITE
SFSC01. Massive to flaky, yellow COPIAPITE with massive, blue BOOTHITE. 4x3x2 cm. Quetena mine, 8 Km NW of Calama, Second region, Chile. $25.00
SFSC02. Massive to flaky, yellow COPIAPITE with massive, blue BOOTHITE. 6x4x2 cm. Quetena mine, 8 Km NW of Calama, Second region, Chile. $36.00
CORKITE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. Tiny, yellow cleavages in matrix. Confirmed by EDS. Magnification required. Schone Aussicht mine, Dernbach, Westerwald, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. $3.00.
CRANDALLITE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. Tiny white crystals poking out of matrix. This is a remounted micro. Boqueiraozinho pegmatite, Parelhas, Rio Grande do Norte,Brazil. $5.00.
CREASEYITE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. Sparse sprays of fine, yellow-green microcrystals on Quartz matrix. (x2). Soga, 50 Km NE of Huara, First region, Chile. $20.00 each.
SFSC02. Very nice free-standing sprays of fine, yellow-green microcrystals in a 6x13mm vug. 5x3x2 cm. Soga, 50 Km NE of Huara, First region, Chile. $50.00.
CREEDITE
SFSC01. A beautiful cluster of orange crystals, up to 5mm, some with black tips. Numerous spots of damage/missing crystals. 8x5x3 cm. Navidad mine, Abasolo, Durango, Mexico. $25.00.
CRYPTOMELANE
01 Thumbnail. Tiny, black radiating balls in calcite vug. Abundant Manganite? crystals are present in other vugs. Grube Clara, Rankachtal, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Schwarzwald, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. $15.00.
DAUBREEITE
SFSC01. Brown, woody DUABREEITE completely pseudomorphing Bismuth. 5x3x2 cm. Itamotinga, Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil. $35.00.
DELHAYELITE
SFSC01. A polished slab or endcut of massive, olive-grey DELHAYELITE with white feldspar. (x2). 6x5x1 cm. Khibiny massive, Kola Peninsula, Northern region, Russia. $20.00 each.
DIABOLEITE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. Tiny patches of deep-blue microcrystals or granules on ugly grey matrix. (x4). La Compania mine, Sierra Gorda, Second region, Chile. WATER SOLUBLE! $5.00 each.
SFSC02. Thumbnail. A 1x2 cm patch of green microcrystals on matrix. La Compania mine, Sierra Gorda, Second region, Chile. WATER SOLUBLE! $20.00.
SFSC03. Abundant, small patches of sky-blue, microgranular DIABOLEITE on matrix. 5x3x1 cm. La Compania mine, Sierra Gorda, Second region, Chile. WATER SOLUBLE! $10.00.
SFSC04. Thumbnail. Massive, blue DIABOLEITE with massive, yellow SEELIGERITE in matrix. (x2). 4x4x2 cm. San Francisco mine, 3 Km NW of Sierra Gorda, Second region, Chile. $5.00 each.
FERROCELADONITE
SFSC02. Thumbnail. A chunk of vuggy, grey basalt with green to black FERROCELADONITE mica lining the vugs. Oregon, USA. A common mineral which is seldom identified! $3.00.
FERROTAPIOLITE
SFSC01. A lustrous, 1cm, black crystal frozen in Muscovite-Quartz matrix. The crystal is sharp but not perfectly formed. (x2). 5x4x2 cm. Maxixe claim, Piaui creek district, Taquaral, near Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil. $30.00 each.
SFSC02. A lustrous, 2cm, black crystal frozen in Muscovite-Quartz matrix. The crystal is sharp but not perfectly formed. 9x7x6 cm. Maxixe claim, Piaui creek district, Taquaral, near Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil. $50.00.
FLUORNATROMICROLITE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. Poorly formed bleb in massive, white cleavelandite matrix. Alto do Mussu pegmatite, 3km from Quixaba, Frei Martinho, Paraiba, Brazil. $15.00.
SFSC02. Thumbnail. Perfect crystal in/on massive, white cleavelandite matrix. (x2). Alto do Mussu pegmatite, 3km from Quixaba, Frei Martinho, Paraiba, Brazil. $30.00 each.
SFSC03. An almost intact, translucent, bottle-green, 3mm crystal frozen in white cleavelandite matrix. (x3). 6x3x1 cm. Alto do Mussu pegmatite, 3km from Quixaba, Frei Martinho, Paraiba, Brazil. $20.00.
FORNACITE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. Yellow crust on matrix. (x3). Caracoles mining district, 30 Km ESE of Sierra Gorda, Second region, Chile. $10.00 each.
FRAIPONTITE
SFSC02. Thumbnail. Off-white, platy blobs on matrix. Confirmed by EDS. (x2). Challacollo mine, 30Km SE of Pintados, First region, Chili. $10.00 each.
FRONDELITE
SFSC01. Bladed, massive, brown FRONDELITE. 6x4x2 cm. Boca Rica pegmatite, Sapucaia do Norte, Galileia, Minas Gerais, Brazil. $15.00.
FUENZALIDAITE
01. Yellow massive to microcrystalline FUENZALIDAITE intimately associated with white, massive to microcrystalline Niter and Nitratine. 4x3x2 cm. Cala cala mine, 5 Km NW of Pozo, First region, Chile. $40.00.
GAHNITE
SFSC01. A poorly-formed, 5mm, dark-green crystal with Bertrandite microcrystals in a vug in granite. 6x3x3 cm. Ermo mine, Santana do Matos, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. $20.00.
GANOPHYLLITE
SFSC01. Small clumps of foliated, tan GANOPHYLLITE scattered on matrix. (x7). 6x3x2 cm. Gambetesa mine, Graveglia Valley, Ne, Genova, Liguria, Italy. $10.00 each.
SFSC02. Thumbnail. Small clumps of foliated, tan GANOPHYLLITE scattered on matrix. Gambetesa mine, Graveglia Valley, Ne, Genova, Liguria, Italy. $5.00.
GASPEITE
SFSC01. Massive to granular, fluorescent yellow-green colour. 6x3x2 cm. Australia. $15.00.
GAUDOFROYITE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. Black, acicular crystals on red rhodochrosite matrix. (x2). N'Chwaning II mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Kuruman, South Africa. $25.00 each.
SFSC02. Black, acicular crystals on matrix. (x2). 4x3x2 cm. N'Chwaning II mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Kuruman, South Africa. $10.00 each.
SFSC03. Black, acicular crystals on matrix. 5x4x3 cm. N'Chwaning II mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Kuruman, South Africa. $20.00.
GIBBSITE
SFSC01. A 5x15 mm patch of powdery, white GIBBSITE on rich Atacamite crystal matrix. 7x3x1.5 cm. Atacamite desert, Copiapo, Chile. $20.00.
GILAITE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. Submillimetre, blue spheres frozen in a colourless Quartz fragment. Juazeiro do Norte, Ceara, Brazil. $18.00.
GILMARITE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. A small patch of poorly formed, blue crystals in a vug in matrix. (x2). El Gunanaco mine, 20 Km NE of Estacion, Catalina, Taltal, Second region, Chile. $20.00 each.
GORDAITE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. Sparse, grey-blue, foliated, massive with microcrystals of Herbertsmithite and Paratacamite in matrix. (x3). San Francisco mine, 3 Km NW of Sierra Gorda, Second region, Chile. TYPE LOCALITY! $10.00 each.
GOUDEYITE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. Pale-green, massive in matrix. Majuba Hill, Persking county, Nevada, USA. TYPE LOCALITY! $5.00.
GROUTITE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. Massive and crusts of micro-crystals, intergrown with iron oxides. Lagoa do Gamba, 2 Km South of Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil. $5.00.
SFSC02. A 1x1x2 crystal-lined vug in massive Groutite matrix. 05x04x02. Robert mine, Cuyuna Iron range, Cuyuna, Minnesota, USA. $20.00.
SFSC03. Sooty, black rosettes of 2-3 mm microcrystals on massive GROUTITE matrix. 07x04x04. Lagoa do Gamba, 2 Km south of Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil. $35.00.
HANKSITE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. Terminated single crystal. Searles Lake, San Bernadino County, California, USA. TYPE LOCALITY! $5.00.
SFSC02. A cluster of two large, translucent, grey-green, terminated crystals. 12x10x8 cm. Searles Lake, San Bernadino County, California, USA. TYPE LOCALITY! $25.00.
HAUYNE
SFSC02. Thumbnail. White micro-crystals in small vugs in leucite-rich volcanic rock. Confirmed by probe. Monte Somma, Napoli, Campania, Italy. TYPE LOCALITY! $10.00.
HELVITE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. A cluster of black Manganite pseudomorphs after Helvite. The pseudomorphs are up to 6mm on edge and have a minor second generation Helvite coating (mostly buried under sooty Manganite). When these pseudomorphs are etched in Vinegar the Helvite coating stands out and varies from yellow to white. THESE PIECES ARE UNETCHED!! (x4). Navegador mine, Conselheiro Lafaaete, Minas Gerais, Brazil. $10.00 each.
HERBERTSMITHITE
01. Scattered, dark-green HERBERTSMITHITE microcrystals on blue-green PARATACAMITE microcrystals on matrix. (x2). 4x4x2 cm. San Francisco mine, 3 Km NW of Sierra Gorda, Second region, Chile. $30.00 each.
02. Scattered, dark-green HERBERTSMITHITE microcrystals on blue-green PARATACAMITE microcrystals on matrix. (x2). 6x6x2 cm. San Francisco mine, 3 Km NW of Sierra Gorda, Second region, Chile. $50.00 each.
HOWLITE
SFSC01. Massive, white nodular with grey-black coating. Sawn base. 6x4x5 cm. California, USA. $10.00 each plus shipping.
HUMITE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. Pale brown micro-crystals on matrix. San Vito Quarry, Mount Vesuvius, Naples, Italy. $5.00.
HUREAULITE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. A plate of orange micro-crystals on matrix. Jacao mine, Galileia, Governador Valadares, Minas Herais, Brazil. $10.00.
ILVAITE
02. A cluster of 1-2 cm PYRRHOTITE crystals smothered with black, lustrous ILVAITE microcrystaks on one side. 3x3x2 cm. Nikolaevsky mine, Dalnegorsk, Primorsky Krai, Russia. $10.00.
INESITE
SFSC01. Sprays of orange INESITE needles in vuggy matrix. (x2). 5x4x4 cm. Wessels mine, Kuruman, South Africa. Photo in PHOTO GALLERY. $20.00.
SFSC02. A plate of orange-brown acicular crystals, up to 5mm long, on nondesript brown matrix. Very rich! 6x3x2 cm. Wessels mine, Kuruman, South Africa. $15.00.
IRANITE
SFSC02. A 1x2 cm patch of druzy, red-orange microcrystals on matrix. 6x3x3 cm. Santa Ana mine mine, Maria Elena, Second region, Chile. $60.00.
KIDWELLITE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. Yellow crust on goethite matrix. (x4). Indian Mountain, Cherokee county, Alabama, USA. $5.00 each.
KOMBATITE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. Tiny, submillimeter, canary-yellow microcrystals in Hausmannite-rich matrix. (x2). Kombat mine, Kombat, Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa region, Namibia $30.00 each.
KOSNARITE
SFSC02. White micro-crystals, up to 1mm in size (large for the species) form a 2x2 cm patch on a lustrous smokey quartz crystal. 10x3x3 cm. Genipapo mine, Itinga, Aracuai, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Photo in PHOTO GALLERY. $60.00.
LAMMERITE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. Abundant, green microcrystals with minor blue Lemanskiite on Rhyolite matrix. (x2). El Guanaco mine, 20 Km NE of Estacion, Catalina, Taltal, Second region, Chile. $20.00 each.
LAVENDULAN
SFSC01. Thumbnail. Abundant, sky-blue, granular Lavendulane of a bed of Atacamite crystals on matrix. Directorio Ocho mine, Tocopilla, Second region, Chile. $25.00.
LEGRANDITE
01. Transparemt, gemmy crystals, up to 4mm in size, with numerous larger, broken crystals on vuggy matrix. 5x4x2 cm. Flor de Pena mine, Lampazos de Naranjo, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. TYPE LOCALITY! $50.00.
LEIGHTONITE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. A 13mm long seam of grey-blue crystals on/in matrix. Salvadora mine, Sierra Gorda, Second region, Chile. $30.00.
LIBETHENITE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. Druzy, micro-crystals on white Quartz matrix. Villa Vegosa, Portugal. $5.00.
SFSC02. Thumbnail. Druzy, micro-crystals on matrix. This is a remounted micro. Herdade da Mostardeira mine, Estremoz, Evora District, Portugal. $5.00.
SFSC03. Thumbnail. Druzy, micro-crystals on matrix. This is a remounted micro. Tyrone mine, Tyrone, Grant county, New Mexico, USA. $5.00.
MANGANVESUVIANITE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. Lustrous, red-black, prismatic crystals, some terminated, on/in matrix. Very rich! (x5). N'Chwaning II mine, Kalahari Manganese field, Kuruman, South Africa. TYPE LOCALITY! $25.00 each.
SFSC02. Lustrous, red-black, prismatic crystals, some terminated, on/in matrix. Very rich! (x5). 4x3x2 cm. N'Chwaning II mine, Kalahari Manganese field, Kuruman, South Africa. TYPE LOCALITY! $35.00 each.
MATIOLITE
01. Tiny, blueish specks in feldspar matrix. 5x3x2 cm. Gentil mine, Mendes Pimentel, Doce Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil. TYPE LOCALITY! $20.00.
McGUINNESSITE
SFSC01. Sparse, sky-blue micro-balls and tiny patches on Serpentine matrix. (x3). 9x5x3 cm. Rockville Crushed Stone Corporation quarry, Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA. $10.00 each.
SFSC02. Thumbnail. Sparse, sky-blue micro-balls and tiny patches on Serpentine matrix. (x3). Rockville Crushed Stone Corporation quarry, Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA. $5.00 each.
MICROLITE
SFSC01. A scattering of orange MICROLITE microcrystals, up to 1mm in size, on white Albite-green Muscovite matrix. 9x4x4 cm. Ipe claim, Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil. $50.00.
SFSC02. A scattering of orange MICROLITE microcrystals, up to 2mm in size, on white Albite-green Muscovite matrix. 7x5x2 cm. Ipe claim, Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil. $50.00.
SFSC03. Thumbnail. A scattering of orange MICROLITE microcrystals, up to 1mm in size, on white Albite-green Muscovite matrix. Ipe claim, Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil. $20.00 each.
SFSC04. Thumbnail. A plate of submillimetre, orange MICROLITE microcrystals without matrix. Ipe claim, Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil. $35.00.
SFSC05. Thumbnail. A plate of submillimetre, orange MICROLITE microcrystals without matrix. This is a remounted micro. (x2). Ipe claim, Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil. $15.00 each.
SFSC06. Thumbnail. Two 2 mm, orange MICROLITE microcrystals on ugly, black Manganocolumbite matrix. (x2). This is a remounted micro. Ipe claim, Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil. $10.00 each.
SFSC07. Thumbnail. A small thumbnail of one or more 4mm, gemmy, yellow MICROLITE microcrystals on matrix. (x2). Urubu mine, Piaui Creek district, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil. $50.00 each.
SFSC08. Sparse, translucent, yellow MICROLITE microcrystals, up to 3mm in size, on colourful Albite-Lepidolite-Elbaite Tourmaline matrix. (x3). 7x4x3 cm. Maxixe claim, Piaui creek district, Taquaral, near Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil. $20.00 each.
MOLYBDOFORNACITE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. Tiny, submillimetre, green-yellow microcrystals in vuggy, gossan matrix. Yellow WULFENITE specks and tiny, acicular MALACHITE accompany. (x3). Dulcinea de Llampos mine, 45 Km NW of Copiapo, Third region, Chile. $10.00 each.
MONTEBRASITE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. Large, thin, pale yellow-white crystal fragment (mostly intact). Pomarolli claim, 5 km north of Linopolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil. $10.00.
MORAESITE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. White tufts in corroded rusty beryl. Rich. Proberil mine, Sapucaia pegmatite, Galileia, Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil. TYPE LOCALITY! $25.00 each.
SFSC02. Thumbnail. White tufts in corroded rusty matrix. Rich. (x5). Pomarolli claim, 5 km north of Linoplis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil. $25.00 each.
SFSC03. White tufts, balls and seams in corroded rusty matrix. Extremely rich! 8x4x2 cm. Pomarolli mine, Divino das Laranjeiras, Linopolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Photo in PHOTO GALLERY. $100.00.
SFSC05. Thumbnail. White tufts on corroded rusty matrix. Rich. (x2). Almerindo claim, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil. $25.00 each.
MOTTRAMITE
SFSC01. Green, botryoidal MOTTRAMITE without matrix. 5x4x2 cm. Tsumcorp mine, Tsumeb, Namibia. Photo in PHOTO GALLERY. $20.00.
SFSC02. Thumbnail. Green, botryoidal MOTTRAMITE without matrix. Tsumcorp mine, Tsumeb, Namibia. $10.00.
SFSC03. Black, stalactitic MOTTRAMITE on matrix. 9x5x4 cm. Cerro de san pedro, San Luis Potosi, Mexico. $15.00.
MURDOCHITE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. Abundant, black, cubic microcrystals on Quartz matrix. Minor massive, black Coronadite. Dos Adrianas mine, Zapallar mining district, ESE of Tierra Amarilla, Third region, Chile. $35.00.
NATROCHALCITE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. Pale-green paint on matrix. (x2). Chuqui mine, Chiquicamata district, 20 Km N of Calama, Second region, Chile. $10.00 each.
NITER
01. Massive, grey-white Niter. 4x3x2 cm. Cala cala mine, 5 Km NW of Pozo, First region, Chile. $30.00.
NITRATINE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. Massive, white, granular. Soledad mine, 17 Km NE of Pozo Almonte, First region, Chile. $20.00.
OLMIITE (formerly Poldervaartite)
SFSC01. Clusters of lusterous, opaque, tan, terminated crystals, up to 1cm in size, on black matrix. All of the crystals show evidence of resorbtion/corrosion in places. (x8). 5x3x2 cm. N'chwaning II mine, Kuruman, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. TYPE LOCALITY! $15.00 each.
SFSC02. Thumbnail. Clusters of lusterous, opaque, tan, terminated crystals, up to 5mm in size, on black matrix. All of the crystals show evidence of resorbtion/corrosion in places. (x10). N'chwaning II mine, Kuruman, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. TYPE LOCALITY! $10.00 each.
SFSC03. A gemmy, pink-orange, 9mm, mostly complete crystal on matrix. (x2). 4x3x1 cm. N'chwaning II mine, Kuruman, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. TYPE LOCALITY! $15.00 each.
PALYGORSKITE
SFSC02. A large plate/mound of blue-grey, fibrous PALYGORSKITE on Calcite crystal matrix. 12x9x7 cm. Metalline Falls, washington, USA. $40.00.
PALMIERITE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. Massive, white, granular on Phoenicochroite matrix. Santa Ana mine, Maria Elena, Second region, Chile. This is a remounted micro. $20.00.
PARALAURIONITE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. Druzy, grey microcrystals on matrix. Margarita mine, Sierra Gorda, Second region, Chile. $20.00.
SFSC02. Sparse patches of druzy, grey microcrystals on grey Anglesite matrix. 5x4x3 cm. Margarita mine, Sierra Gorda, Second region, Chile. $20.00.
PARISITE
SFSC01. A 5x10mm cluster of poorly formed, brown PARISITE crystals on Aegerine-rich matrix. 5x4x2 cm. Zagi Mountain, Mulla Ghori, Kyber Agency, Northwest Frontier, Pakistan. $15.00.
PENFIELDITE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. Small, terminated, white, Corundum-like crystals with blue, granular Diaboleite on matrix. (x2). San Francisco mine, 3 Km NW of Sierra Gorda, Second region, Chile. $25.00 each.
PHOENICOCHROITE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. Abundant, reddish-orange, bladed crystals on matrix with yellow Seeligerite, blue Diaboleite and crimson-red chromium Mimetite (Bellite). (x2). A few Kilometers north of the San Francisco mine, 3 Km NW of Sierra Gorda, Second region, Chile. $50.00 each.
PHOSPHOSIDERITE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. Purple, powdery massive on black matrix. (x2). Serra Branca pegmatite, near Pedra Lavrada, Paraiba, Brazil. $10.00 each.
SFSC02. Abundant, purple powder on massive Frondelite. 5x5x2 cm. Sapucaia pegmatite, Galileia, Minas Gerais, Brazil. $30.00.
SFSC03. A 1x1 cm patch of purple powder on dark matrix. (x3). 3x3x2 cm. Serra Branca pegmatite, near Pedra Lavrada, Paraiba, Brazil. $10.00 each.
SFSC04. A 2x3 cm patch of purple powder on dark matrix. 8x4x4 cm. Serra Branca pegmatite, near Pedra Lavrada, Paraiba, Brazil. $20.00.
PHURCALITE
SFSC01. A scattering of bright yellow microsprays on matrix. Very nice under magnification. 4x2x2 cm. San Miguel deposit, Zapallar mining district, ESE of Tierra Amarilla, third region, Chile. $50.00 each.
SFSC02. Thumbnail. A scattering of bright yellow microsprays on green-stained matrix. Very nice under magnification. San Miguel deposit, Zapallar mining district, ESE of Tierra Amarilla, third region, Chile. $40.00.
SFSC03. Thumbnail. A scattering of bright yellow microsprays on green-stained matrix. Very nice under magnification. This is a remounted micro. San Miguel deposit, Zapallar mining district, ESE of Tierra Amarilla, third region, Chile. $10.00.
POWELLITE
SFSC01. Numerous, pale-yellow microcrystals in a small vug. 3x4x3 cm. San Samuel mine, Carrera Pinto, 50 Km NNE of Copiapo, Third region, Chile. $35.00.
PRIDERITE
SFSC02. Thumbnail. Sparse, small, resinous, red-black blebs and poorly formed micro-crystals in massive, green Lamproite matrix. Minor Richterite amphibole. Confirmed by EDS. Walgidee Hills, SE of Derby, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia. TYPE LOCALITY! $10.00.
PYROXMANGITE
SFSC01. Sprays of poorly-formed PYROXMANGITE frozen in massive, pink Rhodonite on matrix. 6x6x2 cm. Gambetesa mine, Reppia, Graveglia Valley, Ne, Genova, Liguria, Italy. $10.00.
RANKAMAITE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. A 1 cm patch of white, botryoidal RANKAMAITE on matrix. Urucum mine, Galileia, Minas Gerais, Brazil. $30.00.
ROMEITE
SFSC01. Tan, granular ROMEITE comprises ~50% of the sample. (x2). 3x2x2 cm. Starlera Manganese deposit, Ferrera Valley, Grischun, Switzerland. $20.00 each.
ROMERITE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. Rich, red-brown, granular ROMERITE with abundant, massive, violet COQUIMBITE. Alcaparrosa mine, Cerritos Bayos, 20 Km SW of Calama, Second region, Chile. $50.00.
ROSELITE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. Well formed, red crystals on vuggy matrix. Roselith, Bou Azzer, Morocoo. $20.00.
RUIFRANCOITE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. A rich covering of green-brown microcrystals with brown Childrenite prisms on Quartz. (x2). Poco d'Antas claim, Piaui creek district, Taquaral, 15 Km SW of Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil. $40.00 each.
SANROMANITE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. Scattered sprays of tiny, colourless, acicular SANROMANITE microcrystals with green Clalconatrite on matrix. Santa Rosa mine, Alto Hospico, 6 Km NE of Iquique, First region, Chile. TYPE LOCALITY! $20.00
SAPONITE
SFSC01. Pink massive Sobotkite. 7x4x3 cm. Cuesta de Camarones, Cuya, 45 Km SW of Codpaq, first region, Chile. $18.00.
SCHEUCHZERITE
SFSC01. Sparse, orange microsprays frozen in/on dirty-beige Quartzite. (x10). 4x2x2 cm. Gambetesa mine, Reppia, Graveglia Valley, Ne, Genova, Liguria, Italy. $10.00 each.
SFSC03. Sparse, orange microsprays frozen in/on dirty-beige Quartzite with BEMENTITE. (x2). 4x2x2 cm. Gambetesa mine, Reppia, Graveglia Valley, Ne, Genova, Liguria, Italy. $10.00 each.
SFSC04. Thumbnail. Sparse, orange microsprays frozen in/on dirty-beige Quartzite. (x7). Gambetesa mine, Reppia, Graveglia Valley, Ne, Genova, Liguria, Italy. $5.00 each.
SCHNEIDERHOHNITE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. Tiny, submillimetre, black microcrystals on matrix. Veta Negra mine, Quebrada Carrizalillo, 11 Km SE of Tierra Amarilla, Chile. $15.00.
SCHLOSSMACHERITE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. Sparse, green paint on matrix. (x2). El Guanaco mine, 20 Km NE of Estacion, Catalina, Taltal, Second region, Chile. $5.00 each.
SEELIGERITE
SFSC01. Canary-yellow microcrystals on Quartzite matrix with yellow-orange SCHWARTZEMBERGITE, red chromium MIMETITE (Bellite) and blue DIABOLEITE. 4x4x2 cm. San Francisco mine, 3 Km Northwest of Sierra Gorda, Second region, Chile. $30.00.
SFSC02. Thumbnail. Canary-yellow massive to granular with yellow-orange SCHWARTZEMBERGITE microcrystals on matrix (x4). San Francisco mine, 3 Km Northwest of Sierra Gorda, Second region, Chile. $20.00 each.
SELIGMANNITE
SFSC01. Tiny black crystals on the faces of Galena crystals. Abundant yellow Pararealgar accompanies. 05x03x02. Palomo mine, Huachocolpa district, Huancavelica Department, Peru. $30.00.
SCHWARTZEMBERGITE
SFSC02. Thumbnail. Yellow-orange SCHWARTZEMBERGITE microcrystals with massive, canary-yellow Seeligerite and granular, blue Diaboleite on matrix (x2). San Francisco mine, 3 Km Northwest of Sierra Gorda, Second region, Chile. $10.00 each.
SHUISKITE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. Fine, brown, acicular needles with Uvarovite crystals on Chromatite matrix. Saranovskii mine, Saranay, Gorozavod area, Permskaya Oblast, Russia. $25.00.
SIDERONATRITE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. A very tiny yellow crystal cluster. This is a remounted micro. Ruhr Coal Mining area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. $5.00
SORENSENITE
SFSC01. Very pale-pink, 2 cm, bladed cleavages frozen in ugly, grey Analcime porphyry. Confirmed by EDS. 6x5x3 cm. Ilimiaussaq complex, Narsaq, Greenland, Denmark. TYPE LOCALITY! $30.00.
STANNOMICROLITE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. A scattering of submillimeter, yellow microcrystals on a 1 cm STOKESITE ball. (x2). Urucum mine, Galileia, Minas Gerais, Brazil. $25.00 each.
STEENSTRUPINE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. A 2mm microcrystal in/on matrix. Ilimiaussaq complex, Narsaq, Greenland, Denmark. TYPE LOCALITY! $10.00.
STILPHNOMELANE
SFSC01. Druzy, golden-brown on red, massive Hematite matrix. (x3). 5x3x2 cm. Sterling mine, Antwerp, New York, USA. $10.00 each.
STOKESITE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. One or more 1 cm balls of tan crystals. (x2). Urucum mine, Galileia, Minas Gerais, Brazil. $35.00 each.
SFSC02. Thumbnail. A 1 cm ball of poorly formed tan crystals. (x2). Urucum mine, Galileia, Minas Gerais, Brazil. $15.00 each.
STRACZEKITE
SFSC01. Black STRACZEKITE dust and tiny microcrystals on matrix. 06x04x03. Union Carbide mine, Wilson Springs, Garland County, Arkansas, USA. TYPE LOCALITY! $30.00.
STRENGITE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. Purple radiating on goethite matrix. (x3). Indian Mountain, Cherokee county, Alabama, USA. $5.00 each.
SFSC02. Thumbnail. Abundant, purple microcrystals of red Strengite on white Albite matrix. (x12). Boa Vista pegmatite, Galileia, Minas Gerais, Brazil. New material from the Brazilian summer of 05/06. $10.00 each.
STUDTITE??
SFSC01. Thumbnail. A large thumbnail of bright yellow, massive to micro-fibrous material with minor Cuprosklodowskite needles. Sinklolbwe mine, Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo. This material gives a Uranium only EDS pattern but that can be a lot of things from this part of the world. $25.00. PICKUP ONLY!! THIS STUFF IS HOT!!
STURMANITE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. Abundant, transparent, yellow micro-crystals on matrix. N'Chwanning II mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Kuruman, South Africa. $10.00.
SVANBERGITE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. Seven 1-2mm, pale-yellow pseudocubes on Magnesite-red Uvite matrix. Eguas range, 6 km NW of Brumado, Bahia, Brazil. $45.00.
TAMARUGITE
SFSC01. Massive, white microcrystalline with a 1x2 cm vug. 5x5x3 cm. Cerro Pintados outcrop, 2 Km W of Pintados, First region, Chile. TYPE LOCALITY! $30.00
TAKANELITE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. A resinous, jet-black film in pink Beryl. Palmeira claim, Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil. $20.00.
TEPHROITE
SFSC01. Sparse, poorly-formed, olive-brown microcrystals on matrix. 7x7x4 cm. Gambetesa mine, Reppia, Graveglia Valley, Ne, Genova, Liguria, Italy. $5.00.
TILASITE
SFSC01. Poorly formed, purple microcrystals on matrix. Very rich! 4x3x2 cm. Falotta, Tinizone, Oberhalbstein, Switzerland. $20.00.
TORBERNITE
SFSC01. A rich mound of platy, green TORBERNITE . 8x6x4 cm. Sinklolbwe mine, Kolwezi, Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Confirmed by EDS. $30.00.
TRIDYMITE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. Colourless micro-crystals in vugs in rhyolite. (x2). Big Lue mountain, Greenlee county, Arizona, USA. $25.00 each.
SFSC02. Thumbnail. Colourless, hexagonal micro-crystals with red-brown Augite in a large vug in rhyolite. Ettringer Bellerberg Mountain, Ettringen, Eifel Mts., Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. $25.00.
TRIPHYLLITE
SFSC01. Blue-grey, massive TRIPHYLLITE. 8x6x4 cm. Palermo mine, North Groton, New Hampshire, USA. $10.00.
TRIPUHYITE
SFSC01. Tiny, sparse microsrays with TILASITE on acid etched matrix. (x2). 4x3x1 cm. Falotta, Tinizone, Oberhalbstein, Switzerland. $20.00 each.
TUGTUPITE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. Abundant, red, massive TUGTUPITE in grey matrix. Ilimiaussaq complex, Narsaq, Greenland, Denmark. TYPE LOCALITY! $15.00.
SFSC02. A 1 cm patch of pink, massive TUGTUPITE in Albite matrix. (x2). 6x4x3 cm. Ilimiaussaq complex, Narsaq, Greenland, Denmark. TYPE LOCALITY! $10.00 each.
TUPERSSUATSIAITE
SFSC01. Abundant vugs, up to 1cm, filled with sprays of brown Tuperssuatsiaite. (x2). 8x4x3 cm. Aris Quarry, Windhoeken, Windhoeken district, Namibia. $20.00 each.
SFSC02. Abundant vugs, up to 1cm, filled with sprays of brown Tuperssuatsiaite. (x2). 4x3x2 cm. Aris Quarry, Windhoeken, Windhoeken district, Namibia. $10.00 each.
SFSC03. Thumbnail. Brown sprays in vugs. (x2). Aris Quarry, Windhoeken, Windhoeken district, Namibia. $5.00 each.
TUSCANITE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. Tiny white microcrystals in a tiny vug. Sarcofano Lazio, Roma, Italy. This is a remounted micro. $5.00.
TYUYAMUNITE
SFSC01. A rich, thick, bright-yellow coating on sandstone. Sawn base. 10x7x6 cm. Ridenour mine, Coconino County, Arizona, USA. $50.00. PICKUP ONLY!! THIS STUFF IS HOT!!
URANOPHANE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. Dull-yellow, acicular to massive overgrown with Malachite. (x2). Sinklolbwe mine, Kolwezi, Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Confirmed by EDS. $25.00. PICKUP ONLY!! THIS STUFF IS HOT!!
SFSC02. Yellow to brown, acicular to massive intergrown with massive Cuprosklodowskite. 05x03x03. Sinklolbwe mine, Kolwezi, Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Confirmed by EDS. $35.00. PICKUP ONLY!! THIS STUFF IS HOT!!
USHKOVITE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. Honey-yellow, submillimetre USHKOVITE microcrystals on tan ATENCIOITE matrix. This is a remounted micro. Linopolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil. $45.00.
USSINGITE
SFSC06. An unpolished end-cut of massive, lavender Ussingite intergrown with minor, highly fluorescent Sodalite of the same colour. 13x7x2 cm. Ilimiaussaq complex, Narsaq, Greenland, Denmark. TYPE LOCALITY! $30.00.
SFSC07. An unpolished end-cut of massive, lavender Ussingite intergrown with minor, highly fluorescent Sodalite of the same colour. 12x12x4 cm. Ilimiaussaq complex, Narsaq, Greenland, Denmark. TYPE LOCALITY! Photo in PHOTO GALLERY. $50.00.
SFSC08. A polished slab of solid USSINGITE. 5x3x0.5 cm. Chybyne massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia. $20.00.
VANDENBRANDEITE
SFSC01. Dark-green, massive intergrown with massive Cuprosklodowskite. (x2). 5x3x1 cm. Sinklolbwe mine, Kolwezi, Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Confirmed by EDS. $50.00 each. PICKUP ONLY!! THIS STUFF IS HOT!!
WISERITE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. Abundant, silky, tan sprays in matrix. (x2). Kombat mine, Kombat, Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa region, Namibia $40.00 each.
XANTHOCONITE Please see PROUSTITE in Common section.
XENOTIME
SFSC01. Thumbnail. A box of 3 loose, lustrous, 8mm, translucent, crystals. All have rough edges from rough extraction? Yellow under incandescent lighting and red-orange under fluorescent lighting. Zagi Mountain, Mulla Ghori, Kyber Agency, Northwest Frontier, Pakistan. $25.00.
SFSC02. Thumbnail. A box of 3 loose, lustrous, 7-11mm, translucent, terminated, dark-brown crystals. Remedeios, 4 Km west of Novo Horizonte, BA, Brazil. $30.00.
VILLYAELLENITE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. Numerous sprays of transparent, red-pink microcrystals, some with terminations, on matrix. Veta Negra mine, 10 Km SE of Tierra Amarilla, Third region, Chile. $40.00.
YUKSPORITE
SFSC01. A half polished mass of fibrous YUKSPORITE in matrix. 8x5x2 cm. Mount Yukspor, Khibina massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia. TYPE LOCALITY! $40.00.
ZANAZZIITE
SFSC01. A large, very rich plate of brown ZANAZZIITE microballs of brown Eosphorite/Childrenite needles on Albite matrix. 15x9x5 cm. Piaui Creek district, Taquaral, near Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil. TYPE LOCALITY! $90.00.
ZUNYITE
SFSC01. Thumbnail. A tiny patch of yellow crystalline massive in matrix. Confirmed by probe. This is a remounted micro. Tintic district, Juab County, Utah, USA. $5.00.


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