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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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ML00187 - Proustite
 Dolores I Mine, Chañarcillo, Region III, Chile
 miniature - 4.0 x 3.4 x 2.4 cm
 $ 2500.00 (=~ ¥ 368335.83)

Nice ruby red crystals from my favorite silver location, Chanarcillo. The old label is very special, having crystallographic information, suggesting this piece was studied extensively.

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Proustite from Dolores I Mine, Chañarcillo, Region III, Chile [db_pics/update4/ML00187a.jpg] Proustite from Dolores I Mine, Chañarcillo, Region III, Chile [db_pics/update4/ML00187b.jpg] Proustite from Dolores I Mine, Chañarcillo, Region III, Chile [db_pics/update4/ML00187c.jpg]




ML00188 - Acanthite
 26 Level, Juan de Rayas Mine, Guanajuato, Mexico
 small cabinet - 6.0 x 2.7 x 2.4 cm
 $ 600.00 (=~ ¥ 88400.60) SOLD

While many specimens with larger crystals exist, this is one of the better matrix pieces from this locality.

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Acanthite from 26 Level, Juan de Rayas Mine, Guanajuato, Mexico [db_pics/update4/ML00188a.jpg] Acanthite from 26 Level, Juan de Rayas Mine, Guanajuato, Mexico [db_pics/update4/ML00188b.jpg] Acanthite from 26 Level, Juan de Rayas Mine, Guanajuato, Mexico [db_pics/update4/ML00188c.jpg]




ML00189 - Chlorargyrite
 Broken Hill Proprietary Mine, New South Wales, Australia
 small cabinet - 8.6 x 5.5 x 3.9 cm
 $ 350.00 (=~ ¥ 51567.02) SOLD

I would like to have a truck load of material like this. A solid mass of crystalline silver chloride.

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Chlorargyrite from Broken Hill Proprietary Mine, New South Wales, Australia [db_pics/update4/ML00189a.jpg] Chlorargyrite from Broken Hill Proprietary Mine, New South Wales, Australia [db_pics/update4/ML00189b.jpg] Chlorargyrite from Broken Hill Proprietary Mine, New South Wales, Australia [db_pics/update4/ML00189c.jpg]




ML00191 - Silver
 Chañarcillo, Region III, Chile
 small cabinet - 5.1 x 4.2 x 2.3 cm
 $ 450.00 (=~ ¥ 66300.45)

Silver crystals with herringbone textures are typical of Chanarcillo, however, pieces in matrix are much more unusual.

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Silver from Chañarcillo, Region III, Chile [db_pics/update4/ML00191a.jpg] Silver from Chañarcillo, Region III, Chile [db_pics/update4/ML00191b.jpg] Silver from Chañarcillo, Region III, Chile [db_pics/update4/ML00191c.jpg]




ML00193 - Gold in Quartz
 16 to 1 Mine, Alleghany District, Sierra County, California, USA
 miniature - 4.9 x 3.9 x 2.5 cm
 $ 800.00 (=~ ¥ 117867.47) SOLD

This gold rich piece of quartz vein also has potential for cutting for jewelry. Visual estimates put this at 10-15 grams of gold. 

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Gold in Quartz from 16 to 1 Mine, Alleghany District, Sierra County, California, USA [db_pics/update4/ML00193a.jpg] Gold in Quartz from 16 to 1 Mine, Alleghany District, Sierra County, California, USA [db_pics/update4/ML00193b.jpg] Gold in Quartz from 16 to 1 Mine, Alleghany District, Sierra County, California, USA [db_pics/update4/ML00193c.jpg]




ML00194 - Gold in Quartz
 Alaska, USA
 small cabinet - 5.2 x 4.0 x 1.5 cm
 SOLD

This gold-rich quartz vein looks like it might be from the Fairbanks gold district of Alaska.

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Gold in Quartz from Alaska, USA [db_pics/update4/ML00194a.jpg] Gold in Quartz from Alaska, USA [db_pics/update4/ML00194b.jpg]




ML00195 - Gold
 Round Mountain Mine, Nye County, Nevada, USA
 miniature - 4.9 x 3.2 x 0.9 cm
 $ 4500.00 (=~ ¥ 663004.50)

A highly lustrous, stout leaf, with twinned octahedral crystals all over the display surface.

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Gold from Round Mountain Mine, Nye County, Nevada, USA [db_pics/update4/ML00195a.jpg] Gold from Round Mountain Mine, Nye County, Nevada, USA [db_pics/update4/ML00195b.jpg]




ML00197 - Gold in Quartz Schist
 Discovery Mine, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
 thumbnail - 1.7 x 1.2 x 1.1 cm
 $ 75.00 (=~ ¥ 11050.07) SOLD

A great locality piece from the Discovery Mine at Yellowknife.

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Gold in Quartz Schist from Discovery Mine, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada [db_pics/update4/ML00197a.jpg]




ML00196 - Gold
 Fairview Mine, Seven Troughs, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
 small cabinet - 6.1 x 4.2 x 1.8 cm
 $ 2000.00 (=~ ¥ 294668.67)

A polished end cut of an extremely high grade piece of quartz vein. Total gold content has not been calculated.

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Gold from Fairview Mine, Seven Troughs, Pershing County, Nevada, USA [db_pics/update4/ML00196a.jpg] Gold from Fairview Mine, Seven Troughs, Pershing County, Nevada, USA [db_pics/update4/ML00196b.jpg]




ML00198 - Gold & Arsenopyrite
 Alleghany District, Sierra County, California, USA
 miniature - 4.5 x 3.5 x 1.9 cm
 $ 3300.00 (=~ ¥ 486203.30) SOLD

Gold and Arsenopyrite in quartz. Total weight is 2.72 ounces. 2/3 of which is probably gold.

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Gold & Arsenopyrite from Alleghany District, Sierra County, California, USA [db_pics/update4/ML00198a.jpg] Gold & Arsenopyrite from Alleghany District, Sierra County, California, USA [db_pics/update4/ML00198b.jpg] Gold & Arsenopyrite from Alleghany District, Sierra County, California, USA [db_pics/update4/ML00198c.jpg] Gold & Arsenopyrite from Alleghany District, Sierra County, California, USA [db_pics/update4/ML00198d.jpg]




ML00199 - Gold
 Boliden, Sweden
 small cabinet - 5.6 x 3.3 x 2.3 cm
 $ 150.00 (=~ ¥ 22100.15) SOLD

Another great locality gold specimen from Sweden.

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Gold from Boliden, Sweden [db_pics/update4/ML00199a.jpg] Gold from Boliden, Sweden [db_pics/update4/ML00199b.jpg]




ML00200 - Gold
 Harvard Mine, Jamestown, Tuolumne County, California, USA
 miniature - 4.4 x 2.7 x 2.4 cm
 $ 1600.00 (=~ ¥ 235734.93)

An irregular piece of gold that was at the center of a quartz vein.

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Gold from Harvard Mine, Jamestown, Tuolumne County, California, USA [db_pics/update4/ML00200a.jpg] Gold from Harvard Mine, Jamestown, Tuolumne County, California, USA [db_pics/update4/ML00200b.jpg] Gold from Harvard Mine, Jamestown, Tuolumne County, California, USA [db_pics/update4/ML00200c.jpg]




ML00202 - Gold
 Round Mountain Mine, Nye County, Nevada, USA
 small cabinet - 5.2 x 4.3 x 3.0 cm
 $ 1600.00 (=~ ¥ 235734.93) SOLD

Light colored gold, typical of the golds found below the oxidation zone. Although Round Mountain is a volcanic cauldera system, this piece has a paleozoic sediment matrix resultant from country wall rocks being faulted into the cauldera system.

 

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Gold from Round Mountain Mine, Nye County, Nevada, USA [db_pics/update4/ML00202a.jpg] Gold from Round Mountain Mine, Nye County, Nevada, USA [db_pics/update4/ML00202b.jpg]




ML00220 - Gold
 Unknown Mine, California Mother Lode, California, USA
 thumbnail - 2.5 x 1.4 x 1.3 cm
 $ 750.00 (=~ ¥ 110500.75) SOLD

Although slightly water worn and technically a gold nugget, the crystal form is fantastic and makes for a very asthetic specimen.

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Gold from Unknown Mine, California Mother Lode, California, USA [db_pics/update4/ML00220a.jpg] Gold from Unknown Mine, California Mother Lode, California, USA [db_pics/update4/ML00220b.jpg]




ML00219 - Gold
 Vonnie Vein, Fire Creek Mine, Lander County, Nevada, USA
 small cabinet - 8.0 x 5.0 x 1.0 cm
 SOLD

This polished vein section shows the delicate crystal growth, with crystals up to 2 cm long.

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Gold from Vonnie Vein, Fire Creek Mine, Lander County, Nevada, USA [db_pics/update4/ML00219a.jpg]


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