The Miner's Lunchbox - Grand Opening Update!

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We open the new Miner's Lunchbox website with a mix of over 200 specimens from worldwide localities. Browse here, or use the Search tool on the Home page to focus on your favorite species, localities, size, or price ranges.

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ML00035 - Azurite
Kerouchen, Middle Atlas Mountains, Morocco
miniature - 3.5 x 2.2 1.8 cm
~~$ 300.00 (=~ £ 240.47)~~ DISCOUNTED 30.00% OFF TO $ 210.00 (=~ £ 168.33)

Very well formed and lustrous Azurite crystal.

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Azurite from Kerouchen, Middle Atlas Mountains, Morocco [db_pics/update3/ML00035a.jpg]

Azurite from Kerouchen, Middle Atlas Mountains, Morocco [db_pics/update3/ML00035b.jpg]

ML00037 - Gold
Breckenridge, Summit County, Colorado, USA
thumbnail - 3.0 x 2.5 x 0.3 cm
$ 750.00 (=~ £ 601.18) SOLD

A nice example of Gold from a classic Colorado locality.

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Gold from Breckenridge, Summit County, Colorado, USA [db_pics/update3/ML00037a.jpg]

Gold from Breckenridge, Summit County, Colorado, USA [db_pics/update3/ML00037b.jpg]

ML00041 - Gold
Joe Mann Mine, Chibougamou Area, Quebec, Canada
thumbnail - 3.1 x 1.7 x 0.4 cm
$ 600.00 (=~ £ 480.95) SOLD

While the Gold fields of Quebec are some of the largest in the world, good specimens are relatively uncommon. This 3 cm leaf is actually a mass of small Gold crystals.

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Gold from Joe Mann Mine, Chibougamou Area, Quebec, Canada [db_pics/update3/ML00041a.jpg]

Gold from Joe Mann Mine, Chibougamou Area, Quebec, Canada [db_pics/update3/ML00041b.jpg]

ML00053 - Cumengeite
Amelia Mine, Santa Rosalia, Baja California Sur, Mexico
thumbnail - 0.4 x 0.25 x 0.25 cm
$ 325.00 (=~ £ 260.51) SOLD

Great things come in small packages. This tiny crystal was part of a French collection form the late 1800's. It has an unusual mount including crystallographic drawing, in addition to the specimen location and number, all contained in a tiny glass tube.

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Cumengeite from Amelia Mine, Santa Rosalia, Baja California Sur, Mexico [db_pics/update3/ML00053a.jpg]

Cumengeite from Amelia Mine, Santa Rosalia, Baja California Sur, Mexico [db_pics/update3/ML00053b.jpg]

ML00054 - Gold in Quartz
Bunker's Hill, Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand
miniature - 5.0 x 4.8 x 3.3 cm
$ 1750.00 (=~ £ 1402.76) SOLD

Extremely rich speciment of thin herringbone twinned leaves in Quartz. This specimen was mined in the mid 1800's.

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Gold in Quartz from Bunker's Hill, Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand [db_pics/update3/ML00054a.jpg]

Gold in Quartz from Bunker's Hill, Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand [db_pics/update3/ML00054b.jpg]

Gold in Quartz from Bunker's Hill, Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand [db_pics/update3/ML00054c.jpg]

ML00310 - Azurite
Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
thumbnail - 3.0 x 1.9 x 1.8 cm
$ 500.00 (=~ £ 400.79) SOLD

A true American classic--a floater azurite "rose"!

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Azurite from Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA [db_pics/update5/ML00310a.jpg]

Azurite from Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA [db_pics/update5/ML00310b.jpg]

Azurite from Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA [db_pics/update5/ML00310c.jpg]

ML00056 - Azurite
Rancho Santa Rosa, Concepcion del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico
small cabinet - 5.2 x 4.8 x 3.5 cm
$ 1600.00 (=~ £ 1282.52)

This prospect was mined for use as color pigments. A small batch of well formed crystals was found during mining in the 1980s, and this piece was one from that lot.

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Azurite from Rancho Santa Rosa, Concepcion del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico [db_pics/update3/ML00056a.jpg]

Azurite from Rancho Santa Rosa, Concepcion del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico [db_pics/update3/ML00056b.jpg]

ML00076 - Malachite
Shaba Cu Belt, Katanga (Shaba), Congo (Zaire)
small cabinet - 9.0 x 4.6 x 3.0 cm
$ 450.00 (=~ £ 360.71)

The needle like Malachite crystals give a nice chatoyant affect to the specimen.

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Malachite from Shaba Cu Belt, Katanga (Shaba), Congo (Zaire) [db_pics/update3/ML00076a.jpg]

ML00095 - Elbaite & Lepidolite
Chia Mine, Sao Jose da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
small cabinet - 7.0 x 2.4 x 1.8 cm
$ 7000.00 (=~ £ 5611.04)

This green tourmaline is total gem. It is a single crystal at the base which has grown into two seperate crystals at the upper portion of the specimen.

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Elbaite & Lepidolite from Chia Mine, Sao Jose da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/update3/ML00095a.jpg]

ML00107 - Fluorite & Quartz
Shaft 4, Huanggang Mine, Hexigton Banner, Inner Mongolia, China
cabinet - 10.0 x 6.0 x 3.6 cm
$ 1600.00 (=~ £ 1282.52)

An unusual example of fluorite with two distinctly different sized crystals on the same specimen. The larger crystals are up to 2.5 cm and highly modified.

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Fluorite & Quartz from Shaft 4, Huanggang Mine, Hexigton Banner, Inner Mongolia, China [db_pics/update3/ML00107a.jpg]

Fluorite & Quartz from Shaft 4, Huanggang Mine, Hexigton Banner, Inner Mongolia, China [db_pics/update3/ML00107b.jpg]

ML00349 - Pyrargyrite & Polybasite
425 Level, San Paulino, Proano Mine, Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Mexico
thumbnail - 2.2 x 1.8 x 1.5 cm
$ 1000.00 (=~ £ 801.58) SOLD

Exceptionally sharp crystal group!

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Pyrargyrite & Polybasite from 425 Level, San Paulino, Proano Mine, Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Mexico [db_pics/update5/ML00349a.jpg]

Pyrargyrite & Polybasite from 425 Level, San Paulino, Proano Mine, Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Mexico [db_pics/update5/ML00349a.jpg]

Pyrargyrite & Polybasite from 425 Level, San Paulino, Proano Mine, Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Mexico [db_pics/update5/ML00349b.jpg]

ML00413 - Hessite
Botes, Zlatna, Alba, Transylvania, Romania
miniature - 5.2 x 2.7 x 2.6 cm
$ 5500.00 (=~ £ 4408.67)

Well formed crystals nicely offset on the white quartz crystal matrix. Hessite is one of my most favorite minerals!

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Hessite from Botes, Zlatna, Alba, Transylvania, Romania [db_pics/update6/ML00413a.jpg]

Hessite from Botes, Zlatna, Alba, Transylvania, Romania [db_pics/update6/ML00413b.jpg]

Hessite from Botes, Zlatna, Alba, Transylvania, Romania [db_pics/update6/ML00413c.jpg]

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