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Robert Seitz
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Location: Phoenix, AZ
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 Posted: Mar 26, 2017 22:33 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Arizona |
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This is wulfenite specimen from Vulture Mine. I took the pictures in garage when looking at a large number of specimens. Some of the specimens had gold evident on surface. Unfortunately I could not capture that with my camera and conditions.
| Mineral: | Wulfenite |
| Locality: | | Vulture Mine, Vulture Mountains, Vulture, Vulture District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA |  |
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| Dimensions: | 180 mm x 75 mm x 145 mm |
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| Picture 1 of 2. Rainz Cullen near Wickenburg, AZ. |
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| Mineral: | Wulfenite |
| Locality: | | Vulture Mine, Vulture Mountains, Vulture, Vulture District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 180 mm x 75 mm x 145 mm |
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| Picture 2 of 2. Rainz Cullen near Wickenburg, AZ. |
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TripleRoyale
Joined: 23 Feb 2017
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Location: Tempe, AZ
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| Posted: Mar 29, 2017 22:45 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Arizona |
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Thought I'd contribute a few of my own that I think are interesting.
I apologize that I'm not positive on the ID of the green botryoids on the first, I believe they're Rosasite but cannot confirm.
| Mineral: | Rosasite, Quartz and Quartz (variety chalcedony) |
| Locality: | | Fat Jack Mine, Lane Mountain, Crown King, Pine Grove District, Bradshaw Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 6cm |
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| Vug is 6cm overall. Botryoidal Chalcedony over (separately) Rosasite and Goethite coated Quartz |
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| Mineral: | Quartz (variety amethyst) |
| Locality: | | Diamond Point, Tonto, Payson District (Green Valley District), Gila County, Arizona, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 5.5cm |
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| Quartz var. Amethyst with microscopic hairs of Rutile just under the surface. |
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| Mineral: | Goethite after Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Fat Jack Mine, Lane Mountain, Crown King, Pine Grove District, Bradshaw Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 7cm |
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| Goethite replacing Pyrite cubes. Common at the Fat Jack, but rarely this size. |
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Jordi Fabre
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Location: Barcelona
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| Posted: Jul 20, 2017 17:59 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Arizona |
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Three Coppers from three different Arizona mines.
| Mineral: | Copper on Calcite |
| Locality: | | Cole Mine (Cole shaft), Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | Copper size: 3.8 x 2.6 cm |
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| Mineral: | Copper |
| Locality: | | Copper Queen Mine, Queen Hill, Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 5.7 × 3.7 × 3 cm |
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| Former collection Silvane (Josep Amigó) |
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| Mineral: | Copper |
| Locality: | | New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo District, Pima County, Arizona, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 6 × 5.3 × 3.1 cm |
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Main crystal size: 1.1 × 1 cm
Former collection of Folch duplicates
Former collection Silvane (Josep Amigó) |
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rweaver
Joined: 13 Apr 2009
Posts: 259
Location: Ridgecrest, California
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| Posted: Nov 17, 2017 13:21 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Arizona |
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Some new additions to my Arizona collection.
| Mineral: | Cerussite |
| Locality: | | Mammoth-St. Anthony Mine, St. Anthony deposit, Tiger, Mammoth District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 5.7cm x 4.2cm |
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| Former collection of Otto A. Ray and collected in 1946. |
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| Mineral: | Rosasite |
| Locality: | | Silver Bill Mine, Costello Mine group, Gleeson, Turquoise District, Dragoon Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 7.0cm x 5.5cm |
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| Former collections of Evan Jones and Frank Imbriacco |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Apr 15, 2018 10:28 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Arizona |
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Something colourful from 79 Mine:
| Mineral: | Aurichalcite |
| Locality: | | 79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen size 6 cm |
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| Collection Mineralogical Museum Marburg (my photo) |
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rweaver
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Location: Ridgecrest, California
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| Posted: Mar 28, 2019 18:37 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Arizona |
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New addition to my Arizona collection. This was collected by Wayne Thompson, and was in the collections of Irv Brown and Frank Imbriacco. The largest crystal is 2.5 cm.
| Mineral: | Malachite after Azurite |
| Locality: | | New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo District, Pima County, Arizona, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 5.3cm x 4.5cm |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Dec 02, 2019 05:33 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Arizona |
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I'm so happy with my new eyecatcher from Arizona, this specimen deserves a place in this journey :-)
| Mineral: | Azurite, Malachite, Chrysocolla |
| Locality: | | Morenci Mine, Morenci, Copper Mountain District, Shannon Mountains, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen size 19 cm |
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| Azurite, Malachite, Chrysocolla, (Tenorite?) |
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| Mineral: | Azurite, Malachite, Chrysocolla |
| Locality: | | Morenci Mine, Morenci, Copper Mountain District, Shannon Mountains, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | FOV 10 cm |
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| Azurite, Malachite, Chrysocolla, (Tenorite?) |
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rweaver
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Location: Ridgecrest, California
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| Posted: Jan 06, 2020 12:14 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Arizona |
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Interesting location for Arizona. According to the label from Mark Hay this was collected in October 2009 from a one time pocket at the 3460 Bench in the now closed mine.
| Mineral: | Azurite |
| Locality: | | Carlota Mine, 3460 bench, Top of the World, Miami-Inspiration District (Globe-Miami District), Gila County, Arizona, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 7.0cm x 4.5cm |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Apr 08, 2020 07:56 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Arizona |
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Peridot:
| Mineral: | Forsterite (variety peridot) |
| Locality: | | San Carlos, San Carlos Indian Reservation, Gila County, Arizona, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | each one ~ 1-2 cm |
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| Collection Mineralogical Museum Marburg (my photo) |
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rweaver
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Location: Ridgecrest, California
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| Posted: May 16, 2020 11:27 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Arizona |
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Former collections of Burton Jirgl and Mark Candee with an old Arizona Minerals label
| Mineral: | Vanadinite |
| Locality: | | Old Yuma Mine, Saguaro National Monument, Amole District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 6.0cm x 5.0cm |
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Tobi
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| Posted: May 17, 2020 12:25 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Arizona |
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| Outstanding quality for a vanadinite that's not from Morocco. Great specimen!
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Gerhard Brandstetter
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| Posted: May 17, 2020 14:53 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Arizona |
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Wulfenite from the Defiance mine, Dragoon Mtns, Cochise Co, AZ
| Mineral: | Wulfenite |
| Locality: | | Defiance Mine, Costello Mine group, Gleeson, Turquoise District, Dragoon Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 74 x 33 mm |
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rweaver
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| Posted: May 17, 2020 19:26 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Arizona |
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| Thank you Tobi. Arizona has actually produced some very good Vanadinite's over the years. They are just getting harder to find.
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SWK
Joined: 21 Sep 2019
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Location: mostly Tucson
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| Posted: May 20, 2020 07:45 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Arizona |
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Native Silver (2.5 cm x 3.5 cm x 2 cm) from Silver King Mine (Silver King Mining Co. property; Fortune Mine; California Mine; White Horse Mine; Seventy-Four Mine; Last Chance Mine), Comstock Wash, Kings Crown Peak area, Pioneer Mining District, Pinal Mountains, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA
| Mineral: | Silver |
| Locality: | | Silver King Mine, Comstock Wash, Kings Crown Peak area, Pinal Mountains, Pioneer District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 2.5 x 3.5 x 2 cm |
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SWK
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Location: mostly Tucson
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| Posted: May 20, 2020 07:51 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Arizona |
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Dioptase with Cerussite (3 x 3.5 x 2 cm) from Mammoth-St. Anthony Mine, St. Anthony deposit, Tiger, Mammoth District, Pinal County, Arizona (Mammoth-St Anthony Mine; Mammoth Mine; St. Anthony Mine) (my own specimen & photo)
| Mineral: | Dioptase with Cerussite |
| Locality: | | Mammoth-St. Anthony Mine, St. Anthony deposit, Tiger, Mammoth District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 3 x 3.5 x 2 cm |
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