Rhodochrosite, Chalcopyrite, Quartz 

Champion Mine, Cinnamon Pass, Hinsdale County, Colorado 

Rocky Mountain Gems an Minerals

Brilliant GOLD LEAF from the famous Little Jonny Mine in Leadville, Colorado. The gold weighs 1.1 grams (0.0387 ounces).

Rare Natural Blue Spirit Chalcanthite Specimens Available from the Blue Spirit Copper Mine in Arizona 

This specimen measures 2″ by 3/4″ wide and boasts a stunning botroydial structure and premium Blue Spirit coloration

Blue Spirit Chalcanthite is unique due to its coloration. Hosting a lighter shade of blue than most chalcanthite found elsewhere, leaning closer to turquoise in coloration than dark blue. The running theory is that this is due to an iron, lead, and/or zinc impurities 

Black AEGIRINE crystals that have grown in salmon-pink SERANDITE. From the famous locality of Mont Saint-Hilaire in Quebec, Canada.

AEGIRINE is a sodium iron silicate mineral with hardness of 6 and in the Monoclinic crystal system.

SERANDITE is a sodium, manganese silicate mineral. Serandite is a member of the  Wollastonite group and is the manganese analogue of Pectolite (e.g., Larimar). Serandite belongs to the Triclinic crystal system. Hardness is 5 – 5.5 on the Mohs scale. 

Location: Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Mont Saint-Hilaire is one of the most famous mineral localities in the world. Some 430 valid minerals are known from this location. At Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Serandite occurs in sodalite xenoliths and pegmatites cutting syenites.

Specimen size: 1.7 x 0.5 x 0.4 inches

Specimen weight: 9 grams (0.3 ounces)