Minerals for Sale - Clearance
Mineral Matters Sales #35
This post includes all of the previous minerals that did not sell, now heavily discounted by at least 50%, and some free to a good home!
MMS 29-3 Gmelinite, Chabazite, Boron, Kern Co., California, USA
MMS 32-9 Schorl, Albite, Smoky Quartz, Orthoclase, Pyramid Hill, Victoria
MMS 34-17 Molybdenite, Whipstick Deposits, Wyndham, New South Wales
SOLD MMS 28-8 Minium, Broken Hill, New South Wales
SOLD MMS 29-4 Graphite, Block 14 Open Cut, Broken Hill, New South Wales
SOLD MMS 29-10 Smithsonite, Broken Hill, New South Wales
SOLD MMS 31-1 Wulfenite, Whim Creek, Western Australia
SOLD MMS 31-2 Almandine, Harts Range, Northern Territory
SOLD MMS 31-3 Atacamite, Malachite, Mount Gunson, South Australia
SOLD MMS 31-4 Cerussite, Broken Hill, New South Wales
SOLD MMS 31-6 Malachite, Cerussite, Browns Prospect, Rum Jungle, Northern Territory
SOLD MMS 31-9 Quartz, Arsenopyrite, Renison, Tasmania
SOLD MMS 31-10 Smithsonite, Puttapa, South Australia
SOLD MMS 32-4 Dolomite, Teutonic Bore Mine, Ten Mile Outcamp, Leonora Shire, Western Australia
SOLD MMS 32-8 Opal, Lightning Ridge, New South Wales
SOLD MMS 33-5 Malachite, Quartz, Barite, Appealinna Mine, Oraparinna homestead, Bunkers Range, South Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia
SOLD MMS 33-6 Nine Micros from Mont Saint Hilaire
SOLD MMS 33-7 Nine Micros from Mont Saint Hilaire
SOLD MMS 33-11 Fluorite, Quartz, Albite, Glenrowan, Victoria
SOLD MMS 34-1 Axinite-(Fe), Arsenopyrite, Colebrook Hill, Tasmania
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Code: MMS 29-3 Gmelinite, Boron, Kern Co., California, USA
Status: Available
Price: Was $20, now $5
Description: Sharp crystal aggregates of gmelinite-Na crystals. It comes mounted in a 27mm square micromount box. Closeup photo width is 3mm.
Below: Gmelinite, Boron, Kern Co., California, USA.
Code: MMS 32-9 Schorl, Albite, Smoky Quartz, Orthoclase, Pyramid Hill, Victoria
Status: Available
Price: Was $5, now free
Description: A locality specimen. Black schorl with white albite, tan orthoclase, and pale smoky quartz. Specimen measures 33x29x20mm.
Below: Schorl, Albite, Smoky Quartz, Orthoclase, Pyramid Hill, Victoria.
Code: MMS 34-17 Molybdenite, Whipstick Deposits, Wyndham, New South Wales
Status: Available
Price: Was $12, now $5
Description: A snowflake-like molybdenite from an unusual locality. Ex Jo Price Collection. Closeup photo width of view is 9mm. The specimen comes in a two part micromount box.
Below: Molybdenite, Whipstick Deposits, Wyndham, New South Wales.
Code: MMS 28-8 Minium, Shannonite(?), Broken Hill, New South Wales
Status: SOLD
Price: Was $20, now $5
Description: Orange minium on cerussite. The minium occurrence at Broken Hill resulted from underground mine fires during the late 1800s. There is a small amount of white material on the minium which could be shannonite. It comes mounted in a 28mm square micromount box. Closeup photo width is 6mm.
Below: Minium, Shannonite(?), Broken Hill, New South Wales.
Code: MMS 29-4 Graphite, Block 14 Open Cut, Broken Hill, New South Wales
Status: SOLD
Price: Was $25, now $5
Description: Hexagonal thin plates of graphite, quite rich for the locality. It comes mounted in a 27mm square micromount box. Closeup photo width is 6mm.
Below: Graphite, Block 14 Open Cut, Broken Hill, New South Wales.
Code: MMS 29-10 Smithsonite, Broken Hill, New South Wales
Status: SOLD
Price: Was $10, now Free
Description: White smithsonite crystals sprinkled over the matrix. Specimen measures 80x50x35mm.
Below: Smithsonite, Broken Hill, New South Wales.
Code: MMS 31-1 Wulfenite, Whim Creek, Western Australia
Status: SOLD
Price: Was $40, now $10
Description: Lots of yellow wulfenite crystals sprinkled over the matrix. Some minor nicks visible under magnification. The specimen measures 35x20x20mm.
Below: Wulfenite, Whim Creek, Western Australia.
Code: MMS 31-2 Almandine, Harts Range, Northern Territory
Status: SOLD
Price: Was $10, now $4
Description: Two loose sharp crystals of almandine garnets. They measure 13mm and 9mm across.
Below: Almandine, Harts Range, Northern Territory.
Code: MMS 31-3 Atacamite, Malachite, Mount Gunson, South Australia
Status: SOLD
Price: Was $5, now $1
Description: Dark green atacamite crystals in cavities in lighter green malachite. Specimen is 30mm wide. Closeup photo width is 6mm.
Below: Atacamite, Malachite, Mount Gunson, South Australia.
Code: MMS 31-4 Cerussite, Broken Hill, New South Wales
Status: SOLD
Price: Was $35, now $15
Description: Tan crystal aggregates of cerussite. It is made up of lots of rods of reticulated crystals. Specimen measures 72x43x32mm.
Below: Cerussite, Broken Hill, New South Wales.
Code: MMS 31-6 Malachite, Cerussite, Browns Prospect, Rum Jungle, Northern Territory
Status: SOLD
Price: Was $20, now $8
Description: Malachite on crystals of cerussite, some reticulated. Specimen measures 45x32x20mm. Closeup photo width is 6mm.
Below: Malachite, Cerussite, Browns Prospect, Rum Jungle, Northern Territory.
Code: MMS 31-9 Quartz, Arsenopyrite, Renison, Tasmania
Status: SOLD
Price: Was $15, now free
Description: Quartz crystals with minor arsenopyrite coating one side of specimen that measures 85x50x30mm. Ex Con Anderson Collection.
Below: Quartz, Arsenopyrite, Renison, Tasmania.
Code: MMS 31-10 Smithsonite, Puttapa, South Australia
Status: SOLD
Price: Was $8, now $4
Description: Rhombohedral creamy-grey crystals of smithsonite. Specimen measures 51x26x22mm.
Below: Smithsonite, Puttapa, South Australia.
Code: MMS 32-4 Dolomite, Teutonic Bore Mine, Ten Mile Outcamp, Leonora Shire, Western Australia
Status: SOLD
Price: Was $20, now $10
Description: Interesting stacked colourless rhombohedral crystals of dolomite (or possibly smithsonite?) on gossan. This will fit in a larger micro box, but will not look out of place in a thumbnail box either. Width of view 9mm.
Below: Dolomite, Teutonic Bore Mine, Ten Mile Outcamp, Leonora Shire, Western Australia. Click on the image for a higher resolution version.
Code: MMS 32-8 Opal, Lightning Ridge, New South Wales
Status: SOLD
Price: Was $15, now $5
Description: For pieces of polished potch opal. The bottom right has one small area of blue flash. The bottom left has a few areas of blue flash. Largest piece (top left) is 23mm long.
Below: Opal, Lightning Ridge, New South Wales.
Code: MMS 33-5 Malachite, Quartz, Barite, Appealinna Mine, Oraparinna homestead, Bunkers Range, South Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia
Status: SOLD
Price: Was $8, now $2
Description: Drusy quartz crystals over malachite on massive white barite. The specimen measures 42x37x23mm.
Below: Malachite, Quartz, Barite, Appealinna Mine, Oraparinna homestead, Bunkers Range, South Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia.
Code: MMS 33-6 Nine Micros from Mont Saint Hilaire
Status: SOLD
Price: Was $20, now $10
Description: Nine micros from Mont Saint Hilaire. These are boxed micros that require some investigation to determine what species are present. The boxes are the US preferred size 23x23x19mm. Ex Jonathan Zvonko. Close up photo width of view 9mm.
Below: Nine Micros from Mont Saint Hilaire.
Code: MMS 33-7 Nine Micros from Mont Saint Hilaire
Status: SOLD
Price: Was $20, now $10
Description: Nine micros from Mont Saint Hilaire. These are boxed micros that require some investigation to determine what species are present. The boxes are the US preferred size 23x23x19mm. Ex Jonathan Zvonko. Close up photo width of view 9mm.
Below: Nine Micros from Mont Saint Hilaire.
Code: MMS 33-11 Fluorite, Quartz, Albite, Glenrowan, Victoria
Status: SOLD
Price: Was $20, now $10
Description: A half-decent specimen from the home of one of Australia’s most famous bushrangers, Ned Kelly. Fluorite is rare in Victoria. The dark purple fluorite found at Glenrowan a few decades ago, occurred as octahedral crystals. It was always very difficult to find a specimen without damage. This specimen measures 30x25x20mm. The close up photo width of view is 9mm.
Below: Fluorite, Quartz, Albite, Glenrowan, Victoria.
Code: MMS 34-1 Axinite-(Fe), Arsenopyrite, Colebrook Hill, Tasmania
Status: SOLD
Price: Was $8, now $4
Description: Purple axinite-(Fe) with silvery arsenopyrite crystals. Ex Jack Nelson. Closeup photo width of view is 6mm. The specimen comes in a two part micromount box.
Below: Axinite-(Fe), Arsenopyrite, Colebrook Hill, Tasmania.
Sold 28-8, 33-6, 33-7
Sold 29-10, 31-1, 31-2, 31-3, 31-4, 31-6, 31-9, 31-10, 32-4, 32-8, 33-5, 33-11, & 34-1 please Steve.