3000 - Spodumene from Afghanistan (53124)Holabird Western Americana Collections
A fine example of the yellow "triphane" variety of the mineral spodumene. The varietal term "triphane" is derived from the Greek...
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3001 - Elbaite (Tourmaline) from Brazil (53010)Holabird Western Americana Collections
This fine elbaite (tourmaline) specimen from the famous Barra de Salinas District (mouth of Salinas river) in the Coronel Murta district of Minas Gera
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3004 - Fluorite and Calcite from China (53133)Holabird Western Americana Collections
A brand new occurrence for fluorite in Fujian Province, China. This attractive specimen features a complex cluster of greenish fluorite crystals havin
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3005 - Fluorite and Quartz from China (53005)Holabird Western Americana Collections
This specimen features an extremely rare indigo-blue color of the mineral fluorite. Additionally, the crystal habit is very unusual. The crystals are
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3006 - Fluorite and Quartz from China (53008)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Fluorite is a very popular mineral, and it naturally occurs in all colors of the spectrum. Pure fluorite is colorless; the color variations are caused
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3010 - Fluorite from Xiefang Mine, China (53021)Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Xiefang Mine is a volcanic-hydrothermal fluorite deposit possessing a fluorite vein system of 10 kilometers in length. The mine has yielded numero
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3013 - Garnet v. Andradite from China (53030)Holabird Western Americana Collections
An outstanding example of the garnet family species, Andradite. Andradite is a calcium iron nesosilicate mineral which occurs in skarns developed in c
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3014 - Garnet v. Andradite from China (53127)Holabird Western Americana Collections
A very well-formed cluster of greenish-bronze, dodecahedral andradite (garnet) crystals. The specimen is in outstanding condition and possesses very s
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3016 - Manganoan Calcite from China (53130)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Huge, rhombic crystals of light-pink, manganese-rich calcite crystals from the prolific specimen producing mines at Huanggang, Inner Mongolia. The gro
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3021 - Sphalerite and Quartz from China (53054)Holabird Western Americana Collections
This specimen features more than ten gemmy, lustrous, sharp, reddish-orange sphalerite crystals which have grown on a matrix covered with colorless dr
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3024 - Aegirine from Malawi (53078)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Aegirine is a member of the clinopyroxene group of inosilicates and is a sodium iron silicate. Aegirine occurs as dark green, monoclinic, prismatic cr
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3025 - Adamite from Ojuela Mine, Mexico (53017)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Adamite is a zinc arsenate hydroxide mineral which typically occurs in the oxidized or weathered zone above zinc ore occurrences. Pure adamite is colo
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3026 - Mimetite from Ojuela Mine, Mexico (53100)Holabird Western Americana Collections
A superb, crystallized botryoidal crust of bright yellow Mimetite. Mimetite is a lead arsenate chloride mineral which forms as a secondary mineral in
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3027 - Quartz & Amethyst from Mexico (57539)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Beautiful Quartz v. Amethyst from the Acatitlan Mine, Taxco de Alarcon, Mun. de Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico. 6" x 5" x 2.5".
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3028 - Cerussite from Namibia (53036)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Cerussite is a favorite species of mineral collectors. It is a lead carbonate mineral and is an important ore of lead. Cerussite crystallizes in the o
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3030 - Fluorite from Namibia (53048)Holabird Western Americana Collections
An attractive mineral specimen featuring dark olive-green cube-octahedral fluorite crystals in association with "booklets" of yellowish mu...
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3033 - Quartz v. Amethyst from Namibia (53001)Holabird Western Americana Collections
A superb, large, single color-zoned crystal of quartz from the world famous deposit in the Goboboseb Mountains of Namibia. The quartz crystal features
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3034 - Quartz v. Amethyst from Namibia (53028)Holabird Western Americana Collections
An attractive quartz variety amethyst specimen featuring a single, stout, prismatic, purple-colored quartz crystal on a basalt rock matrix which is fu
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3036 - Apatite and Schorl from Pakistan (53062)Holabird Western Americana Collections
This specimen was recovered from one of the numerous, complex granitic pegmatites in the area of Bulochi, Pakistan. Bulochi is a small village 4 kilom
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3037 - Topaz from Pakistan (53043)Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a "jewel" of a topaz crystal, possessing a strong color, glassy luster, and gem-quality transparency. The crystal has textbook for...
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3038 - Fluorite from South Africa (53037)Holabird Western Americana Collections
A cluster of vibrant-green, octahedral fluorite crystals in superb condition from a surface deposit located 3 km north of the village of Riemvasmaak.
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3047 - Rosebud Gold-Silver Mine Ore (61122)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Clay altered rhyolite with marcasite ± barite-clay-gold mineralization on fractures. 4x6x4.5". Field Guide: staff. (This specimen was foun...
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