Cassiterite

Cassiterite- Cornwall, England. 3.1cm x 2.5cm x 1.5cm Ex. Baron Collection Ex. Alfred Des Cloizeaux (1817-1897)… Ex. Musee d’Histoire Naturelle Ex. Dr. Mark N. Feinglos Collection Ex. David E. Ellis Collection. A historic, 19th century cassiterite from...

Petrified wood-Osage Orange (Maclura sp.)

Petrified wood-Osage Orange (Maclura sp.)- Ricardo Formation, Last Chance Canyon, near Mojave, California. Pliocene epoch. 4 inches across Collected in the 1950’s… In the 1970s this area was incorporated into Red Rock Canyon State Park, making any...

Native Gold with Azurite, Malachite, and Chrysocolla

Native Gold with Azurite, Malachite, and Chrysocolla- Blue Bell Mine, Mystery Hill Mine group, Swansea, Santa Maria District, Buckskin Mts, La Paz Co., Arizona. 5.5 cm across This specimen consists of a mass of dense, heavily silicified chrysocolla that hosts a...

Lazulite-

Lazulite- Werfen, Salzburg, Austria. 7.3cm x 6.8cm x 4.46cm Ex. Joseph & Randolph Clay Collection (1806/8-1881/5) Ex. Charles M. Noll Collection…. A fantastic, 19th century example of lazulite from this historic Austrian locale. This specimen hosts a group...