Calcite

CalciteA seldom seen Calcite from the Osceola Mine along the Animas River near Silverton. This specimen features sharp, well formed rhombohedra of Calcite up to 1. 2 cm that have a medium chocolate brown coating of an unknown manganese oxide. Additionally, the crystals are sitting on excellent quality, lustrous, GEM gemmy Quartz prisms on matrix. From the collection of T. M. Phetteplace (specimen #1161) originally purchased from the famous Columbine Mineral

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This specimen was collected in the early 1980’s

rich orange-red colored Brookite crystals measuring up to 1

This piece is one of those famous specimens to come out of Morococala during the "Vivianite Boom"

when I acquired these specimens

Specimen # BOL711B97

The piece is complete all the way around and damage free

lustrous and GEMMY the crystals are

Monazite is usually found in granitic pegmatites

light blue color prismatic crystals associated with glimmering silvery blades of Muscovite that have formed unusual and unique hollow hexagonal “casts” after an unknown mineral

form and crystallization

Grandpa Dave was the foreman and primary person in charge of recovering specimens at the famous Sweet Home Mine near Alma