Two New Mexican Finds!
Two interesting new finds from Mexico: shattuckite and arsendescloizite.
The Milpillas mine has been wowing collectors for years, first with its azurites, then as the years progressed excellent examples of volborthite, malachite, cuprite, and brochantite were also recovered. The latest find from this mine has been shattuckite. Although the mineral was sometimes present in massive cabbing material such as the rock marketed as Sonora sunrise, this is the first time that actual, properly formed specimens have been recovered.
The second find comes from Ojuela, which continues to produce, albeit with a bit of miner/gang drama these days. Arsendescloizite was discovered at the Tsumeb Mine, but the best pieces came from a small find at Ojuela in the 1980's. These example may not have the same color, but are exceptionally rich and represent quite a rare opportunity to obtain the species.
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MXSA01 Shattuckite with Aurichalcite
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
25.3x 15.5x 9.8 cm
$1600
MXSA02 Shattuckite with Aurichalcite
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
18.3x 13.3x 8.5 cm
$640
MXSA03 Shattuckite with Aurichalcite
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
12.0x 8.0x 7.8 cm
MXSA04 Austinite
Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
14.2x 10.1x 6.7 cm
$450
MXSA05 Arsendescloizite
Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
12.0x 9.5x 4.8 cm
MXSA06 Arsendescloizite
Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
7.8x 5.4x 3.4 cm
$235
MXSA07 Arsendescloizite with Mimetite
Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
5.5x 4.1x 2.6 cm
$335
MXSA07 Arsendescloizite with Mimetite
Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
7.2x 4.7x 3.1 cm
$165
MXSA08 Arsendescloizite
Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
7.2x 6.5x 1.9 cm
MXSA09 Arsendescloizite
Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
6.4x 5.0x 2.5 cm
$150
MXSA10 Arsendescloizite
Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
7.8x 4.7x 1.8 cm
MXSA11 Shattuckite
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
4.0x 3.0x 2.7 cm
MXSA12 Shattuckite, Chrysocolla and Quartz
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
5.1x 4.3x 2.9 cm
$100
MXSA13 Shattuckite, Chrysocolla and Quartz
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
5.1x 4.0x 2.6 cm
MXSA14 Shattuckite
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
5.0x 4.4x 2.8 cm
MXSA15 Shattuckite
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
5.9x 2.8x 3.7 cm
MXSA16 Austinite
Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
3.7x 1.8x 1.3 cm
MXSA17 Arsendescloizite
Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
7.7x 4.4x 4.2 cm