Tucson 2016!
An assortment of minerals from the Tucson Show. There was relatively little that could be considered truly new-- this has been the trend for a couple years due to mining modernization, but low commodity prices over the last several months have led many mines to be idled resulting in even less. After all, with the exception of gem minerals, virtually all the minerals we collect are just a byproduct of ore mining.
Be that as it may, there is never a shortage of good rocks in Tucson. Here are some of my selections.
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Y1601 Azurite with Malacite
Khanong open pit, Sepon Mine, Vilabouly District, Savannakhet Province, Laos
19.5x 14.0x 6.4 cm
$4500
Y1602 Hubnerite on Fluorite with Quartz
Mundo Nuevo Mine, Mundo Nuevo, Sanchez Carrion Prov., La Libertad Dept., Peru
18.0x 12.7x 10.0 cm
Y1603 Phosphophyllite
Cerro de Potosí, Potosí City, Potosí Department, Bolivia
2.6x 2.3x 1.5 cm
Y1604 Silver
Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima Department, Peru
4.5x 2.6x 0.6 cm
Y1605 Aquamarine on Muscovite
Chumar Bakhoor, Hunza Valley, Nagar, Northern Areas, Pakistan
8.5x 5.3x 4.7 cm
Y1606 Rhodochrosite
Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima Department, Peru
2.5x 1.7x 1.2 cm
Y1607 Fluorite on Quartz
Yaogangxian Mine, Chenzhou, Hunan Prov., China
5.0x 2.4x 2.1 cm
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Y1608 Acanthite
Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima Department, Peru
2.8x 1.9x 1.8 cm
Y1609 Rhodochrosite
Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima Department, Peru
3.4x 1.3x 1.1 cm
Y1610 Mushistonite on Kesterite with Aquamarine
Huya Village, Mt. Xuebaoding, Sichuan Prov., China
7.7x 6.2x 2.8 cm
$595
Y1611 Apophyllite on Stilbite
Rahuri, Maharashtra State, India
15.8x 11.0x 4.7 cm
Y1612 Fluorite
Rogerley mine, Weardale, Durham Co., England, United Kingdom
10.9x 8.5x 2.7 cm
$385
Y1613 Silver Nugget
Calumet & Hecla Mine, Calumet, Calumet Township, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA
8.5x 5.0x 4.5 cm
Y1614 Calcite
Sweetwater Mine, Viburnum Trend, Reynolds Co., Missouri, United States
5.8x 5.8x 4.5 cm
$285
Y1617 Copper ps. Cuprite
Poteryaevskoe Mine, Altaiskiy Kray, Western Siberian Region, Russia
4.4x 3.4x 1.9 cm
Y1618 Azurite on Malachite
Khanong open pit, Sepon Mine, Vilabouly District, Savannakhet Province, Laos
5.2x 3.9x 2.5 cm
Y1619 Pyromorphite
Bou Iboulkhir mine, Moulay Bouazza, Khénifra, Meknès-Tafilalet, Morocco
7.3x 4.3x 3.6 vm
$185
Y1620 Pyromorphite
Bou Iboulkhir mine, Moulay Bouazza, Khénifra, Meknès-Tafilalet, Morocco
8.3x 6.4x 4.6 cm
$170
Y1621 Pyromorphite
Bou Iboulkhir mine, Moulay Bouazza, Khénifra, Meknès-Tafilalet, Morocco
9.6x 6.3x 3.9 cm
$165
Y1622 Fluorite
Rogerley mine, Weardale, Durham Co., England, United Kingdom
6.0x 5.0x 3.4 cm
Y1623 Phenacite
Ambatomalaza, Ibity Area, Vakinankaratra Region, Madagascar
4.8x 2.8x 1.9 cm
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Y1624 Phenacite on Magnetite
Ambatomalaza, Ibity Area, Vakinankaratra Region, Madagascar
3.3x 3.6x 2.5 cm
Y1625 Phenacite on Magnetite
Ambatomalaza, Ibity Area, Vakinankaratra Region, Madagascar
2.3x 1.8x 1.4 cm
Y1626 Azurite
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
2.4x 2.1x 0.85 cm
Y1629 Acanthite
Imiter Mine, Ouarzazate Province, Morocco
6.1x 2.4x 3.1 cm
Y1630 Acanthite
Imiter Mine, Ouarzazate Province, Morocco
4.6x 3.0x 2.3 cm
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Y1631 Acanthite
Imiter Mine, Ouarzazate Province, Morocco
8.3x 3.0x 2.8 cm
$375
Y1632 Veszelyite
Gejiu Sn-polymetallic ore field, Gejiu Co., Yunnan Prov., China
4.5x 3.7x 1.6 cm
Y1633 Gersdorffite
Bou Azzer, Ouarzazate, Morocco
7.2x 5.7x 3.5 cm
Y1634 Wardite
Rapid Creek, Dawson Mining District, Yukon Territory, Canada
5.1x 3.7x 1.6 cm
Y1635 Lefontite
João Teodoro Mine, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3.3x 0.8x 0.4 cm
Y1636 Quartz incl. Cookite and Tremolite
Obira mine, Bungo-Ohno City, Oita Prefecture, Kyushu Region, Japan
7.6x 3.3x 2.8 cm
$335
Y1637 Quartz incl. Cookite and Tremolite
Obira mine, Bungo-Ohno City, Oita Prefecture, Kyushu Region, Japan
6.6x 2.1x 1.5 cm
$185
Y1638 Quartz incl. Cookite and Tremolite
Obira mine, Bungo-Ohno City, Oita Prefecture, Kyushu Region, Japan
6.9x 1.9x 1.6 cm
Y1639 Quartz incl. Cookite and Tremolite
Obira mine, Bungo-Ohno City, Oita Prefecture, Kyushu Region, Japan
5.5x 2.4x 1.8 cm
$245
Y1640 Quartz incl. Cookite and Tremolite
Obira mine, Bungo-Ohno City, Oita Prefecture, Kyushu Region, Japan
6.0x 1.4x 1.2 cm
Y1641 Quartz incl. Cookite and Tremolite
Obira mine, Bungo-Ohno City, Oita Prefecture, Kyushu Region, Japan
4.1x 1.1x 0.95 cm
Y1642 Quartz incl. Tremolite, Iron Oxide and Actinolite
Nghe An Province, Vietnam
10.7x 2.9x 3.0 cm
Y1643 Quartz incl. Tremolite, Iron Oxide and Actinolite
Nghe An Province, Vietnam
8.0x 1.4x 1.3 cm
$160
Y1644 Rhodochrosite with Boulangerite
Hercules Mine, Mt. Read, Williamsford, Rosebery Dist., Tasmania, Australia
9.7x 3.6x 2.4 cm
Y1645 Fluorite
Xianghualing Mine, Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field, Linwu Co. , Chenzhou Pref., Hunan Prov., China
11.2x 6.0x 5.8 cm
$465