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Schedule of  Upcoming Featured Minerals

Stichtite in Serpentinite, Stichtite Hill, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan District, Tasmania, Australia

July 2008 We're always happy to be able to feature a rare mineral in a pretty color! We'll make it two in a row from the land down under by featuring the rare mineral Stichtite [Mg6Cr2(CO3)(OH)16∙4H2O] from Tasmania, Australia. The stichtite forms as sprays and veins of lavender colored crystals in a green serpentinite matrix, a very pretty combination that the miners market as "Atlantasite." The write-up highlights all of this rare mineral's unique properties, explains how the stichtite forms from "ingredients" found in the original serpentinite rock it comes from, and has a special section on the American smelting expert Robert Carl Sticht, for whom the mineral is named. We think you'll find it fascinating!
August 2008 Three in a row from Australia! We have beautiful, large polished pieces of colorful Mookaite Jasper from the remote outback of Western Australia. Shades of red and yellow predominate. The write-up explains how this unusual, striking jasper was formed, and delves into the important differences between macrocrystalline and microcrystalline quartz. Deluxe-level specimens are on the large side of what we typically send, about 2.5" by 3.5" and larger; Junior-level specimens are also larger than usual, consisting of a tumble polished stone.

Mookaite Jasper, Mooka Station, near Gascoyne Junction, Gascoyne region, Western Australia, Australia

Smithsonite, El Refugio Mine, Choix, Sinaloa, Mexico

September 2008 This will be another exceptional month, as we feature Smithsonite from El Refugio Mine, Choix, Sinaloa, Mexico. This valuable and beautiful botryoidal material is found in shades of purple, pink, green, and blue. Most of our specimens are purple. If you've never seen it, this will be quite a treat!
October 2008 We're still working on the Garnets from near Bishop, California, just short of having enough pieces; we're also hoping to feature Rose Muscovite from the Harding mine, Taos County, New Mexico, our first featured mineral from New Mexico; also, Heulandite from India; and the Quartz-lined geodes from Morocco. Bookmark this page and come back to see what treasures we have coming up! Here are photos of some minerals we hope to feature in the near future:

Grossular Garnet, Coyote Front Range, near Bishop, Inyo County, California

Rose Muscovite, Harding mine, near Dixon, Taos County, New Mexico

Quartz Geode, Morocco

 

Chrysoprase, Australia

Almandine Garnet, Tyrol, Austria

Dendrites in Limestone, Solenhofen, Germany

Andradite Garnet, Mexico

Talc, Argonaut Quarry, Ludlow, Windsor Co., Vermont 

 

Anapaite, Spain

Wollastonite, Nevada

Lazurite (main mineral that comprises Lapis Lazuli), Afghanistan

Aragonite, Spain

 

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