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SWK
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 Posted: May 20, 2020 07:58 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Arizona |
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Vanadinite (2 x 3.2 x 2 cm) from North Geronimo Mine, Silver District, Trigo Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona (Pure Potential Claim) (own specimen & photo, formerly Bob Kerr collection)
| Mineral: | Vanadinite |
| Locality: | | Pure Potential Mine, Silver District, Trigo Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA |  |
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| Dimensions: | 2 x 3.2 x 2 cm |
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rweaver
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| Posted: Jan 18, 2021 15:05 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Arizona |
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Note From Evan Jones -
I researched Ray Archambeau and he was a prospector who lived in Congress, AZ. He passed away quite awhile ago. Apparently he found the coppers (1990) with a metal detector while looking for gold. This was a one time find with an interesting history.
| Mineral: | Copper |
| Locality: | | Upper Antelope Valley, Weaver Mountains, Yarnell, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 4.5cm x 2.7cm |
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rweaver
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| Posted: May 20, 2021 12:36 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Arizona |
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Couple of new ones from Morenci, Az.
| Mineral: | Malachite |
| Locality: | | Morenci Mine, Northwest Extension, Morenci, Copper Mountain District, Shannon Mountains, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 6.5cm x 5.5cm |
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| Collected July or August 1993, Former collections of Les and Paula Presmyk and Paul Melville. |
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| Mineral: | Brochantite |
| Locality: | | Morenci Mine, Morenci, Copper Mountain District, Shannon Mountains, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 7.2cm x 4.5cm |
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| Former collection of Kent Ulman with this note from him. This small cabinet specimen of brochantite has been in my collection since the 1970s. |
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rweaver
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| Posted: May 20, 2021 13:29 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Arizona |
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A couple of different locations from the great state of Arizona.
| Mineral: | Malachite after Azurite |
| Locality: | | Silver Bill Mine, Costello Mine group, Gleeson, Turquoise District, Dragoon Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 9.5cm x 6.0cm |
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| Note from Les Presmyk. Collected by Will Wilkinson in the late 1970s. |
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| Mineral: | Quartz on Chrysocolla |
| Locality: | | Old Dominion Mine, Old Dominion vein system, Buffalo Hill, Globe, Globe-Miami District, Gila County, Arizona, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 6.0cm x 5.0cm |
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| Note from Les Presmyk. Out of a small collection of five specimens I just purchased, put together by a former principal of Globe High School. They date from before 1903 or so. |
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| Mineral: | Malachite and Calcite |
| Locality: | | Old Dominion Mine, Old Dominion vein system, Buffalo Hill, Globe, Globe-Miami District, Gila County, Arizona, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 7.0cm x 5.0cm |
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| Note from Les Presmyk. Out of a small collection of five specimens I just purchased, put together by a former principal of Globe High School. They date from before 1903 or so. |
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rweaver
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| Posted: May 20, 2021 14:43 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Arizona |
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A couple of new ones from Bisbee.
| Mineral: | Malachite after Azurite |
| Locality: | | Sacramento Pit, Sacramento Hill, Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 6.0cm x 5.5cm |
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| Note from Mark Hay. Ex. John V. Mitchell. Collected by Mitchell circa 1918 when he worked at the Sacramento as a mine boss |
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| Mineral: | Azurite |
| Locality: | | Czar Mine, Copper Queen Mine, Queen Hill, Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 8.0cm x 6.5cm |
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| Note from Les Presmyk. 200’ Level, no history other than it came from the 40’ “tube” discovered in 1895 that produced the classic cauliflower like specimens of azurite with minute malachite after cuprite crystals. |
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rweaver
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| Posted: May 21, 2021 12:48 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Arizona |
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With one exception these are some of the lesser seen minerals from the Mammoth-St. Anthony Mine, Tiger, Arizona. All are from the Bob Reynolds collection.
| Mineral: | Wulfenite |
| Locality: | | Mammoth-St. Anthony Mine, St. Anthony deposit, Tiger, Mammoth District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 6.0cm x 4.0cm |
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| Mineral: | Quartz and Willemite |
| Locality: | | Mammoth-St. Anthony Mine, St. Anthony deposit, Tiger, Mammoth District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 7.5cm x 4.0cm |
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| Was also in the Marion Godshaw collection |
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| Mineral: | Azurite and Cerussite |
| Locality: | | Mammoth-St. Anthony Mine, St. Anthony deposit, Tiger, Mammoth District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 5.0cm x 4.5cm |
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| Mineral: | Fornacite with Wulfenite and Cerussite |
| Locality: | | Mammoth-St. Anthony Mine, St. Anthony deposit, Tiger, Mammoth District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 5.0cm x 5.0cm |
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| Mineral: | Vanadinite after Wulfenite |
| Locality: | | Mammoth-St. Anthony Mine, St. Anthony deposit, Tiger, Mammoth District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 6.5cm 5.4cm |
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| Mineral: | Linarite on Brochantite |
| Locality: | | Mammoth-St. Anthony Mine, St. Anthony deposit, Tiger, Mammoth District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 4.5cm x 3.5cm |
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| Mineral: | Boleite |
| Locality: | | Mammoth-St. Anthony Mine, St. Anthony deposit, Tiger, Mammoth District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 5.5cm x 3.0cm |
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rweaver
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| Posted: Sep 04, 2022 16:10 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Arizona |
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If you get the MR just look at the issue (May/June 2022) in the What’s New in Tucson. Tom Moore did a short write-up on this find.
A little more history on this location. Amethyst from Stanley Butte is uncommon to rare. There was one small pocket dug 20 or more years ago with nice quartz crystals but nothing on matrix. The only pocket of really good quartz crystal (colorless) on andradite (green dressy crystals) was found over 40 years ago. Additional work was done in this area about 8 years ago with nothing being found. It is a very mineralogically rich area but the San Carlos Apache Tribe has closed off the area to collecting.
| Mineral: | Andradite (Garnet Group) with Quartz (variety amethyst) |
| Locality: | | Stanley Butte area, Stanley Butte, Stanley District, San Carlos Indian Reservation, Graham County, Arizona, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 8.3 cm x 5.7 cm |
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| Mineral: | Quartz (variety amethyst) with Andradite (Garnet Group) |
| Locality: | | Stanley Butte area, Stanley Butte, Stanley District, San Carlos Indian Reservation, Graham County, Arizona, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 10.0 cm x 7.0 cm |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Sep 09, 2022 06:05 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Arizona |
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| Amethyst on green garnet is something you don't see too often - great combination!
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rweaver
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| Posted: Dec 12, 2022 14:55 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Arizona |
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A little history on this one. It was collected by Graham Sutton in the summer of 1997, Dick Morris acquired it in 1998 from Graham. Frank Imbriacco got it from Dick at the 2022 Tucson show.
| Mineral: | Azurite with Malachite |
| Locality: | | Morenci Mine, Morenci, Copper Mountain District, Shannon Mountains, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 6.6cm x 5.4cm |
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rweaver
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| Posted: Jun 05, 2023 16:53 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Arizona |
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New fun addition to my collection. Former collections of Brook Davis, U.S. National Museum, Steve Pober, William Severance (with all the old labels). Figured specimen in Rocks and Minerals Pages 46-47 by Paul Desautels (1974). Picture below shows the Copper in the book that was signed by Paul to my dad. Talk about a full circle. Photo of Copper by Dan Weinrich.
| Mineral: | Copper |
| Locality: | | New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo District, Pima County, Arizona, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 7.0cm x 5.0cm |
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| _Why you should always keep the old labels with the mineral |
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| _Picture from the book Rock and Minerals |
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| _Paul's signature in the front of the book to my dad. |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Jun 06, 2023 02:13 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Arizona |
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| A very fine copper with a lot of history and provenance. Great piece!
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Don Lum
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| Posted: Jun 07, 2023 14:14 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Arizona |
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I love the Copper and the story.
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rweaver
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| Posted: Jun 08, 2023 17:42 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Arizona |
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| Thank you Tobi and Don. These old type of coppers do not come to market very often let only with the history behind them.
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