Fine Mineral Specimens A-F

Chris Tucker Minerals
Specializing in minerals from Montana

Miscellaneous Minerals A-F
On this page you will find a variety of minerals, more will be added as time permits. If you don't see what your looking for, let me know, I may have it. As always, click on any image to see a larger version of it.

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01248 Analcime, Near Wapiti, Park County, Wyoming. Rounded knob of matrix covered front and back with both colorless and milky white crystals of analcime. In my opinion this is the best of the Wyoming analcime pieces offered here and is very good for the state. A few rounded growths of a secondary oxide are present on the surface, they are easily removed if the new owner should desire to do so. No damage. Measures 5x4x2cm $50.00 Email Chris@christuckerminerals.com to order.

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01249 Analcime, Near Wapiti, Park County, Wyoming. Thick coverage of glassy analcime crystals that reach 5mm in size. No damage to the main crystals. Measures 6x5x3cm $20.00 Email Chris@christuckerminerals.com to order.

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01251 Analcime, Near Wapiti, Park County, Wyoming. Thin smallish plate of lustrous analcime crystals that are largely transparent. No damage. Measures 4x2.5x0.8cm $20.00 Email Chris@christuckerminerals.com to order.

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01252 Analcime, Near Wapiti, Park County, Wyoming. Unlike the others from the locality, there are only a few colorless analcime crystals on this piece. Largely colorless and transparent, the analcimes reach 4-5mmm in size. No damage. Measures 4.5x3x2cm $15.00 Email Chris@christuckerminerals.com to order.

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01888 Anatase on quartz, Rutströmsselet, Vassijaure, Kiruna, Lappland, Sweden. This partial quartz crystal is host to a few pale blue anatase crystals. The largest anatase crystal is perhaps 1mm in length and there are other smaller crystals on the back side of the piece. Several of the anatase crystals are partially included in the larger quartz crystal. Measures 6x2x1.5cm $10.00 Email Chris@christuckerminerals.com to order.

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00500 Anatase with brookite, Little Gem Mine, Jefferson County, Montana. Stair-step anatase microcrystals with brookite line vugs in this largish piece. The anatase varies from nearly black to a light golden brown and the brookite is an orange-brown. A few crystals show some damage but many are perfect, this piece has loads of micro potential. Measures 8x2.5x5cm $20.00 Email Chris@christuckerminerals.com to order.

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00509 Anatase with brookite, Little Gem Mine, Jefferson County, Montana. Stair-step anatase microcrystals with brookite line vugs in this largish piece. The anatase varies from nearly black to a light golden brown and the brookite is an orange-brown. A few crystals show some damage but many are perfect, this piece has loads of micro potential. Measures 6x3.5x4cm $10.00 Email Chris@christuckerminerals.com to order.

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00284 Aragonite, Little Daisy Mine, Park County, Montana. Several vugs are lined with white aragonite microcrystals, an uncommon locality. No damage. Measures 6x4.5x3cm $7.00 Email Chris@christuckerminerals.com to order.

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01857 Aragonite with calcite, Tecoma Mine, Box Elder County, Utah. A single spray of colorless aragonite crystals is present in the center of a calcite lined cavity. No noticeable damage. Measures 5x4x4.5cm. $9.00 Email Chris@christuckerminerals.com to order.

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01783 Azurite with Malachite, OK Mine, Beaver County, Utah. Several small malachite spheres surround a larger group of azurite crystals. Measures 8x6.5x5cm. $12.00 Email Chris@christuckerminerals.com to order.

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00188 Azurite with malachite, O.K Mine, Beaver County, Utah. Sharp crystals of azurite to 5mm forming rough rosettes to 1cm rising above a carpet of malachite with a few quartz crystals. Measures 8x7x5cm $25.00 Email Chris@christuckerminerals.com to order.

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00968 Azurite, Cedar-Talisman Mine, Beaver County, Utah. Sharp vivid azurite crystals with minor amounts of aurichalcite and malachite. No damage. Measures 4x3.5x2cm. $5.00 Email Chris@christuckerminerals.com to order.

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00888 Bixbyite and pseudobrookite, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah. Well formed modified 6mm cube of bixbyite with a coarse growth of pseudobrookite. Both minerals are highly lustrous. No damage other than a bit of included matrix in the bixbyite. Measures 4x3.5x3cm $40.00 Email Chris@christuckerminerals.com to order.

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01311 Brochantite, Harrington-Hickory Mine, Beaver County, Utah. Hundreds of blocky emerald green brochantite microcrystals are present on the front of this piece. Measures 7.5x4.5x2.5cm. $25.00 Email Chris@christuckerminerals.com to order.

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01821 Cerussite, Bunker Hill Mine, Shoshone County, Idaho. Smallish piece covered with reticulated twins of cerussite. The largest cerussite twin is roughly 2cm in greatest dimension. Scattered damage. Measures 4x3x2.5cm. $75.00 Email Chris@christuckerminerals.com to order.

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01925 Chabazite, Goble Quarry, Columbia County, Oregon. Glassy crystals of chabazite (probably chabazite-Ca) cover the front of this thumbnail sized piece. No damage. Measures 3 x 1.5 x 2cm. $8.00 Email Chris@christuckerminerals.com to order.

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00862 Chrysocolla, Copper Mountain Mine, Box Elder County, Utah. Rounded formations of chrysocolla cover one side of this piece, most have a minor quartz coating. No damage. Measures 5x4x3cm $7.00 Email Chris@christuckerminerals.com to order.

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01864 Copper, analcime, natrolite, Beaver Valley Quarry, Jefferson County, Washington. Single small copper wire on a bed of analcime with a few associated natrolite crystals. Measures 1.7x1.6x1cm. $5.00 Email Chris@christuckerminerals.com to order.

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01866 Copper, Beaver Valley Quarry, Jefferson County, Washington. Small branching group of copper microcrystals, roughly 1mm across. No damage. Measures 1.5x1.3x0.7cm. $4.00 Email Chris@christuckerminerals.com to order.

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00900 Copper, Keweenaw County, Michigan Native copper that was formed around various pebbles, a few of which are still attached. No damage. Measures 6.5x4x2cm $25.00 Email Chris@christuckerminerals.com to order.

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01391 Descloizite, James R. Lee Mine, Broadwater County, Montana. Scattered crystals of dark brownish black descloizite on matrix. No noticeable damage. Measures 10x6.5x4cm. $15.00 Email Chris@christuckerminerals.com to order.

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01368 Descloizite, No. 2 shaft, North Home Mine, Broadwater County, Montana. Thin crust of very small multi-colored descloizite microcrystals cover the front of this piece. The descloizite ranges from light orange-red to purplish black. Along the lower left of the specimen is a group of light amber descloizite crystals that appear to have formed around vanadinite that has since been taken back into solution. No noticeable damage. Measures 12x8x7cm. $30.00 Email Chris@christuckerminerals.com to order.

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01374 Descloizite, Blackhawk Mine, Broadwater County, Montana. A thin crust of greenish descloizite microcrystals is present on the front of this piece along with an equally thin crust of calcite. No noticeable damage. Measures 5.5x4x1.8cm. $10.00 Email Chris@christuckerminerals.com to order.

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01377 Calcite with Descloizite, No. 2 shaft, North Home Mine, Broadwater County, Montana. Thick platy crystals of calcite are present on the front of this piece. Between the calcite crystals are thin microcrystals of red-orange descloizite. No damage. Measures 2.5x2.5x1cm. $7.00 Email Chris@christuckerminerals.com to order.

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01380 Descloizite with Vanadinite, Blackhawk Mine, Broadwater County, Montana. Along one end of this piece is a narrow calcite and descloizite lined cavity which is host to a single 3mm vanadinite. No noticeable damage. Measures 4x3x2cm. $12.00 Email Chris@christuckerminerals.com to order.

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01229 Descloizite, Summit Mine, Broadwater County, Montana. Along the front of this piece is a narrow stringer of open cavities which are lined with colorless and snowy white quartz. On top of the quartz is a thick coverage of vivid red descloizite microcrystals. A few small sprays of aragonite are present on the descloizite as well. Colorful and very pretty beneath the microscope. Measures 9x7x6cm $25.00 Email Chris@christuckerminerals.com to order.

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01790 Diopside, Pipestone Mine, Jefferson County, Montana. Delicate group of green crystals of diopside. Measures 3.5x2x2cm. $12.00 Email Chris@christuckerminerals.com to order.

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00836 Dufrenite with cacoxenite, Dixie Mine, Rockbridge County, Virginia. Thick dufrenite microcrystals with a few very minor cacoxenite groups. No damage. Measures 4x4x2.5cm $7.00 Email Chris@christuckerminerals.com to order.

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01023 Epidote on microcline, Near Pipestone, Jefferson County, Montana. Divergent sprays of epidote on pale pinkish microcline with minor quartz. The terminations of the epidote crystals are tucked between the microcline, the outside edge of the epidote is a contact surface. Measures 7x3.5x6cm. $15.00 Email Chris@christuckerminerals.com to order.

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01331 Epidote, Perry Canyon Tungsten Mine, Madison County, Montana. Thousands of tiny epidote crystals line a cavity in this piece. Some of the epidote crystals are complete and some are not; minor quartz is present as well. Measures 8x4.5x6cm. $20.00 Email Chris@christuckerminerals.com to order.

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01338 Epidote, "garnet", pyrite, and quartz, Maud-S Mine, Beaver County, Utah. Thick blocky crystals of mixed composition garnets are host to deep green epidote crystals. Numerous poorly formed quartz crystals are present along with microcrystals of pyrite. Some of the epidote crystals have an etched appearance while others are perfect. This piece could easily be trimmed into several smaller pieces but one would loose the benefits of the associated species. No damage to the main crystals. Measures 9x9x6cm. $25.00 Email Chris@christuckerminerals.com to order.

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01339 Epidote, "garnet", titanite, and quartz, Maud-S Mine, Beaver County, Utah. The front of this piece is crossed by a narrow cavity which is host to numerous crystals of "garnet", epidote, quartz, and titanite. The epidote crystals range from those that have an etched appearance to those that are perfectly formed. Tucked deep in the cavity are a few pale yellow titanite crystals. No damage to the main crystals. Measures 8x8x5cm. $15.00 Email Chris@christuckerminerals.com to order.

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00905 Fluorite, Cave-In-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois. Dark purple cubes of fluorite reaching 3cm on an edge, the main crystals are largely perfect but the cleavage surfaces of the former surrounding crystals are a bit distracting. Measures 9x6x4cm $35.00 Email Chris@christuckerminerals.com to order.

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00902 Fluorite, Cave-In-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois. Pale violet fluorite forming slight stair-step cubes. No damage to the main crystals, the cleavage surfaces of the former surrounding crystals are a bit distracting. Measures 6x4.5x2cm $20.00 Email Chris@christuckerminerals.com to order.

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00904 Fluorite, Cave-In-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois. Pale purple cubes of fluorite with some hydrocarbon inclusions. Some of the natural oil is present in the recesses between the crystals as well. No noticeable damage. Measures 4.5x3.5x3cm $15.00 Email Chris@christuckerminerals.com to order.

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00903 Fluorite, Cave-In-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois. Bluish-purple fluorite with a yellow center, numerous phantoms are faintly visible in this piece. The large crystal is 4cm on an edge. No major damage although there are scattered edge nicks.
Measures 7x5x4.5cm $40.00 Email Chris@christuckerminerals.com to order.

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00277 Fluorite, Brown Thrush Claim, Beaver County, Utah. Pale crude octahedrons of apple green fluorite, the surface of the crystals is etched and minor quartz is present. No damage. Measures 3x2.5x2.5cm $30.00 Email Chris@christuckerminerals.com to order.

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01433 Fluorite with quartz, Fluorite Claims, Beaver County, Utah. Colorless and pale green fluorite cubes with colorless quartz crystals. Several of the quartz crystals are reverse scepters. No noticeable damage. Measures 4x3x3cm. $12.00 Email Chris@christuckerminerals.com to order.

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01196 Fluorite, Fluorite Claims, Beaver County, Utah. Pale apple green cubes of fluorite, no damage. The fluorite is much greener in person and the color is at its best in sunlight. Measures 4x3.5x2cm $25.00 Email Chris@christuckerminerals.com to order.

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01200 Fluorite on quartz, Fluorite Claims, Beaver County, Utah. Small pale green cubes of fluorite nearly completely covering a quartz crystal, no noticeable damage. Measures 6x4x3cm $25.00 Email Chris@christuckerminerals.com to order.

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01201 Fluorite, Fluorite Claims, Beaver County, Utah. Pale apple green cubes of fluorite, no damage. The fluorite is much greener in person and the color is at its best in sunlight. Measures 9x7x5cm $30.00 Email Chris@christuckerminerals.com to order.

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