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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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ML00059 - Elbaite & Quartz
Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande District, San Diego County, California, USA
miniature - 3.5 x 2.6 x 2.5 cm
$ 625.00 (=~ ¥ 92083.96) SOLD

A thumbnail collectors dream. A double terminated Elbaite on a double terminated quartz crystal from the famous Himalaya mine.


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Elbaite & Quartz from Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande District, San Diego County, California, USA [db_pics/update3/ML00059a.jpg] Elbaite & Quartz from Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande District, San Diego County, California, USA [db_pics/update3/ML00059b.jpg]





ML00061 - Wulfenite
Ahumada Mine, Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico
miniature - 4.1 x 3.1 x 2.6 cm
$ 2500.00 (=~ ¥ 368335.83) DISCOUNTED 45.00% OFF TO $ 1375.00 (=~ ¥ 202584.71)

A choice miniature with blocky caramel colored wulfenite crystals. This specimen was purchased from Jack Halpern when he wanted to sell a few minerals to fund his "playboy lifestyle" at the ripe young age of 90.

ex Jack Halpern Collection


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Wulfenite from Ahumada Mine, Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/update3/ML00061.jpg]





ML00062 - Copper
Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
small cabinet - 5.2 x 2.0 x 1.5 cm
$ 150.00 (=~ ¥ 22100.15) SOLD

A classic Broken Hill copper.


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Copper from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia [db_pics/update3/ML00062.jpg]





ML00064 - Turquoise pseudo Apatite
La Caridad Mine, Nacozari, Sonora, Mexico
thumbnail - 2.8 x 1.9 x 1.6 cm
$ 100.00 (=~ ¥ 14733.43) SOLD

One rarely finds turqiose in crystal form, which is why these psuedomorphs after Apatite are so special.


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Turquoise pseudo Apatite from La Caridad Mine, Nacozari, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/update3/ML00064.jpg]





ML00063 - Copper
Itauz Mine, 60 km from Dzezkazgon City, Karaganda Oblast, Central Kazakhstan
small cabinet - 8.6 x 0.6 x 0.4 cm
$ 450.00 (=~ ¥ 66300.45) DISCOUNTED 40.00% OFF TO $ 270.00 (=~ ¥ 39780.27) SOLD

A long feathery herringbone twinned crystal group.


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Copper from Itauz Mine, 60 km from Dzezkazgon City, Karaganda Oblast, Central Kazakhstan [db_pics/update3/ML00063.jpg]





ML00065 - Mimetite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
thumbnail - 3.1 x 2.1 x 1.0 cm
$ 750.00 (=~ ¥ 110500.75) DISCOUNTED 30.00% OFF TO $ 525.00 (=~ ¥ 77350.52)

Large well formed Mimetite from Tsumeb. One broken crystal in the rear of the specimen.


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Mimetite from Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/update3/ML00065.jpg]





ML00067 - Zoisite
Merelani Hills, Umba Valley, Lelatema Mountains, Arusha Region, Tanzania
thumbnail - 2.8 x 2.0 x 0.9 cm
$ 4000.00 (=~ ¥ 589337.33) SOLD

This gemmy zoisite exhibits pronounced trichroic porperties, changing in color from yellow to pink to violet when viewed from different angles.


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Zoisite from Merelani Hills, Umba Valley, Lelatema Mountains, Arusha Region, Tanzania [db_pics/update3/ML00067a.jpg] Zoisite from Merelani Hills, Umba Valley, Lelatema Mountains, Arusha Region, Tanzania [db_pics/update3/ML00067b.jpg]





ML00068 - Euclase
Dom Bosgo, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil
miniature - 3.3 x 2.2 x 0.9 cm
$ 6000.00 (=~ ¥ 884006.00) DISCOUNTED 50.00% OFF TO $ 3000.00 (=~ ¥ 442003.00)

A gemmy pale blue euclase with a well defined twinning plane.


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Euclase from Dom Bosgo, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/update3/ML00068a.jpg] Euclase from Dom Bosgo, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/update3/ML00068b.jpg]





ML00070 - Smithsonite (Cadmium)
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
miniature - 3.3 x 2.5 x 2.2
$ 250.00 (=~ ¥ 36833.58) SOLD

Cadmium-rich or perhaps better stated, Cadmium-included, Smithsonite. This is the rarest color at Tsumeb.


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Smithsonite (Cadmium) from Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/update3/ML00070.jpg]





ML00071 - Prehnite & Grossular
Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Quebec, Canada
thumbnail - 2.7 x 1.8 x 1.5 cm
$ 500.00 (=~ ¥ 73667.17) SOLD

Nice emerald green Grossular on slightly purple Prehnite.


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Prehnite & Grossular from Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Quebec, Canada [db_pics/update3/ML00071.jpg]





ML00073 - Malachite
Ruth Mine, Ely, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
small cabinet - 7.0 x 6.0 x 5.0 cm
$ 175.00 (=~ ¥ 25783.51) SOLD

Malachite as radiating crystal sprays as well as psuedomorph after Azurite. This is likely a specimen from the turn of the last century.


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Malachite from Ruth Mine, Ely, White Pine County, Nevada, USA [db_pics/update3/ML00073a.jpg] Malachite from Ruth Mine, Ely, White Pine County, Nevada, USA [db_pics/update3/ML00073b.jpg]





ML00074 - Stibnite
White Caps Mine, Manhattan, Nye County, Nevada, USA
small cabinet - 7.0 x 2.7 x 1.7 cm
$ 200.00 (=~ ¥ 29466.87) DISCOUNTED 30.00% OFF TO $ 140.00 (=~ ¥ 20626.81) SOLD

The White Caps mine was once one of the most important stibnite localities in the world. Crystals from this mine are increasingly difficult to obtain.


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Stibnite from White Caps Mine, Manhattan, Nye County, Nevada, USA [db_pics/update3/ML00074a.jpg] Stibnite from White Caps Mine, Manhattan, Nye County, Nevada, USA [db_pics/update3/ML00074b.jpg]





ML00075 - Olivenite
Copper Stope, Majuba Hill Mine, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
small cabinet - 8.6 x 8.0 x 4.5 cm
SOLD

Self collected by Scott Werschky on January 1st of 1989.


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Olivenite from Copper Stope, Majuba Hill Mine, Pershing County, Nevada, USA [db_pics/update3/ML00075.jpg]





ML00077 - Selenium (Native)
Gold Quarry Mine, Carlin Trend, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
small cabinet - 5.7 x 5.3 x 2.5 cm
$ 150.00 (=~ ¥ 22100.15) SOLD

A good example of one of the rarest metals to find in native form.


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Selenium (Native) from Gold Quarry Mine, Carlin Trend, Eureka County, Nevada, USA [db_pics/update3/ML00077.jpg]





ML00079 - Calcite
29 South, Elmwood Mine, Smith County, Tennessee, USA
small cabinet - 8.7 x 4.7 x 4.2 cm
SOLD

As common as Calcite from Elmwood is, perfect twinned crystals such as this are much more rare.


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Calcite from 29 South, Elmwood Mine, Smith County, Tennessee, USA [db_pics/update3/ML00079a.jpg] Calcite from 29 South, Elmwood Mine, Smith County, Tennessee, USA [db_pics/update3/ML00079b.jpg]


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