U.S. MINERALS FOR SALE

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U.S. MINERALS FOR SALE
Welcome to our U.S minerals page. Below, you will find a selection of mineral specimens from various U.S. localities. This is only a small portion of our stock, so if you have any questions or special requests, please feel free to email us at earthquest@volcano.net.

Item# USM-01

FLUORITE

Cave-in-Rock District,
Hardin County, Illinois

SIZE: 3 1/2" X 3" PRICE: $65.00

Description: A nice cabinet specimen of purple fluorite from the classic Cave-in-Rock District. A few dings and cleavages present, but in all a very handsome example from this closed locality.

Item# M-161

PYRITE

Butte,
Montana

SIZE: 1 1/4" X 3/4" PRICE: $40.00

Description: A chain of Pyrites with dark sulfides and Quartz crystals on Quartz matrix. In very good condition excepting some contacting at the base of the Quartz where it was removed from the pocket. You just Can't beat a nice Butte pyrite for under $50!

Item# M-155

CALCITE on DOLOMITE

Corydon Quarry,
Shelby County, Indiana

SIZE: 2 3/4" X 1 1/2" PRICE: $45.00

Description: We picked up this delicate and very aesthetic specimen from the Geologist who collected it several years ago at this little known U.S. locality. The main Calcite measures 1/2" and is perched along with other smaller Calcites on light pink, bladed Dolomite crystals. Comes with clear acrylic display stand.

Item# M-136

AXINITE-(Fe)

New Melones Reservoir,
Angels Camp,
Calaveras County, California

SIZE: 2 1/2" X 2" PRICE: $50.00

Description: A lovely specimen consisting of lustrous deep Clove Brown crystals in a boxwork group on massive Axinite-(Fe) matrix. Very nice representetive piece from California's premier classic alpine cleft locality.

Item# M-127

CONICHALCITE

Gold Hill Mine,
Gold Hill District, Deep Creek Mountains,
Tooele County, Utah

SIZE: 5" X 4 7/8" PRICE: $185.00

Description: Beautiful cabinet sized specimen consisting of deep Green to medium Green “fields” of Conichalcite. Both sides of the piece display well and have dense coverage. The piece is also clean and remarkably damage free. A brightly colored large specimen that will certainly add much bling to the display case! Comes with stand.

Item# M-125

ENARGITE

Butte,
Montana

Size: 2 1/2"X 1 3/4" Price: $200.00

Description: An American classic! This glistening specimen consists of a grouping of mirror bright Enargite crystals to 1/8" densely covering a Quartz matrix. There are a few missing crystals, but that does not detract at all from the sparkling display of this piece. A showy specimen from a classic but long closed mining district. Acquired from the old stock of Dry Creek Minerals.

Item# M-124

PYRITE

Butte,
Montana

Size: 1 1/4" X 1 1/8" Price: $50.00

Description: Another Butte classic! A rounded crystal group of Pyrite with both cube and Octahedron forms present. The crystals are sharp and mirror bright and display a nearly irredescent coloration (the photos do not do the piece justice - much better in person.) Acquired from the old show stock of Dry Creek Minerals.

Item# M-122

SPHALERITE, GALENA AND CHALCOPYRITE ON DOLOMITE

Joplin, Missouri

Size: 12 3/8" X 4 1/2" Price: $1200.00

Description: A museum sized classic! This beautiful high quality Joplin specimen sports huge (to 2+ inches!) lustrous Sphalerite crystals and features Galena as both sharp, simple Octahedra and Octahedra beveled by cube faces and being nicely hoppered as well. The matrix consists of a dense blanket of bladed Pink Dolomite crystals that are sprinkled with hundreds of brassy, lustrous Chalcopyrite crystals. This very large, aesthetic composite example consisting of four well crystallized mineral species represents quite nicely the mineral assemblages once found at the classic mines of Joplin. Ex: Herb and Helen Ramsey Collection.

Item# M-114

CALCITE TWIN

Denton Mine,
Goose Creek Mine Group, Harris Creek Sub-District,
Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar District,
Hardin County, Illinois

Size: 2 1/2" X 1 7/8" Price: $150.00

Description: This blocky, lustrous Calcite Twin comes from the old, classic Denton Mine in Hardin County, Illionois. It is a gemmy, Amber yellow in color and is also included by a large Purple Fluorite crystal as evidenced by the base of the specimen. An excellent calcite Twin from a famous but long closed locality.

Item# M-95

SPHALERITE

Elmwood Mine,
Carthage,
Smith County, Tennessee

Size: 2" X 1 1/2" Price: $100.00

Description: An absolutely beautiful, sharply crystallized Sphalerite specimen from the world renowned Elmwood Mine. As the photos clearly show, this piece displays gemmy Red internal color flashes (with OR without bright light) and has some nice Purple Fluorites attached for accent. Top shelf display specimen!

Item# EB-58

VANADINITE

Tucson Mine,
Pima County, Arizona

Size: 3/4" X 1/2" Price: $34.00

Description: A fine, old Thumbnail crystal of Vanadinite from the classic Tucson Mine. It is a perfectly sharp, complex hoppered crystal group that is a rich Orange/ Red in color. VERY nice specimen.

Item# 237

GARNET species ANDRADITE

Grey Throne Prospect,
Stanley Butte, San Carlos,
Stanley District, Pinaleno Mountains,
Graham County, Arizona

Size: 3 3/4" X 2 1/2" X 2" Price: $150.00

Description: A fine cabinet specimen of Andradite Garnet from the renowned locality of Stanley Butte. The piece consists of sharp,lustrous, undamaged Olive Green crystals to 3/8" in mounded clusters aesthetically arranged on a Tan colored Skarn matrix. Roy Hollowell and Bill Hawes did some collecting at this locality during the 1980's and produced and marketed many choice examples, this being a very noteable one.

Item# M-94

VANADINITE

Defiance Mine (Apache Mine),
Radium, Gila County,
Arizona

Size: 3 1/2"X 1 1/2" Price: $65.00

Description: A choice crystal druse of richly colored Vanadinite on matrix from the old-time classic occurence at the Apache mine. Super nice specimen!

Item# M-153

AXINITE (Fe) on ALBITE, EPIDOTE and ACTINOLITE

New Melones Reservoir,
Angels Camp,
Calaveras County, California

SIZE: 6" X 5 1/2" PRICE: $425.00

Description: From the long closed Alpine cleft deposits at New Melones Reservoir comes this large, beautiful display piece. The specimen consists of several sharp, lustrous deep Brown Axinite(Fe) crystals to 1"!! (some incomplete) nestled in a sparkling matrix bed of bright, translucent, twinned Albite crystals. Add fields and fuzzy masses of acicular Actinolite and minor Green Epidote and you have a winning Alpine Cleft mineral assemblage! A choice large cabinet specimen that represents one of the most desirable mineral associations that helped make New Melones Reservoir famous.