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Miscellaneous Ste Marie Show Minerals (Uploaded 7-8-00)       Trinity Mineral Company


June 21st to 26th, 2000

All specimens are from this show are now Sold though not necessarily marked as such
 

Rare Species

The following are a variety of interesting and rare species types all found at the Ste Marie Show.



AD - 1  $650.00
Adamsite, Thomasclarkite & Rhodochrosite
Mt. St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada
 

4.5 x 3 cm specimen of one of the richest known specimens of the new ( and not yet IMA approved) yttrium carbonate bearing species referred to as adamsite.  This specimen is mostly adamsite with some evident rhodochrosite and a few small scattered 0.25 to 0.75 mm crystals of thomasclarkite.   Also present is a fine acicular spray of aegerine crystals 2 mm across.   This species was first introduced during the Virtual Show at the Tucson Show this past February.  I was surprised to see additional specimens of this new species available at Ste Marie so grabbed this one and the next one after this.  One of the new rarities from Mt. St. Hilaire!

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AD - 2  $350.00 
Adamsite & Thomasclarkite
Mt. St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada
 

5.2 x 3.5 cm specimen of albite with a 1.5 cm spray of adamsite and a few scattered crystals of thomasclarkite.

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CAR - 1  $400.00 
Carletonite
Mt. St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada
 

2.6 x 2.9 cm specimen of pure carletonite comprised of several crystals including one that is terminated - a rarely encountered feature of most available carletonite.  This specimen is from a new find made this past spring at the quarry.  I was at Gilbert Gauthier's table when this guy came in and offered the lot of specimens to Gilbert.  He declined and waived me over to see them.  Needless to say when I saw them it was an easy choice.  This and the next one are the pick of the lot.

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CAR - 2  $500.00 
Carletonite
Mt. St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada
 

2.8 x 2.7 cm specimen of nearly pure carletonite comprised of several crystals including at least three that are terminated!!  This specimen is from a new find made this past spring at the quarry.  This, in my opinion, was the best specimen of the lot

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KOR - 1 
Kornelite
Rio Tinto Mine, Huelva, Spain
 

5 x 3.2 cm specimen of sulfate matrix with several sprays of kornelite - a hydrated iron sulfate.  This specimen has to be protected from air as it is readily soluble in water. It has been sealed in an air tight container and should last indefinitely.

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The following specimens are from the new find of roselite made recently in Morocco.  I was looking for good quality specimens of this attractive arsenate species as I had heard of the new find.  Ossala's had these and I was fortunate to be able to select from the new batch he had.   Crystals with brilliant luster and superior color are not at all common in this species.  Of the specimens Ossala had fully 3/4s were of dull luster or inferior crystal quality.

He also had several specimens of wendwilsonite which is in a solution series with roselite and differs only by the amount of magnesium vs cobalt in its molecule.  I had three of these tested for verification and can confirm that the three are infact wendwilsonite.
 

ROS - 1  $200.00 
Roselite
Bou Azzer, Anti-Atlas Mts., Morocco
 

4.1 x 2.3 cm specimen with gemmy crystals of roselite to 3 mm.

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ROS - 2  $95.00 
Roselite
Bou Azzer, Anti-Atlas Mts., Morocco
 

4 x 3 cm specimen with 1 to 1.5 mm gemmy crystals of roselite.  The back side of this specimen is every bit as impressive as the front side.

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ROS - 3  $35.00 
Roselite
Bou Azzer, Anti-Atlas Mts., Morocco
 

3.2 x 1.7 cm specimen with gemmy roselite crystals to 2 mm.

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ROS - 4 
Roselite
Bou Azzer, Anti-Atlas Mts., Morocco
 

4.3 x 3.4 cm specimen literally covered with lustrous crystals of roselite to 2.5 mm across.

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ROS - 5  $125.00 
Roselite
Bou Azzer, Anti-Atlas Mts., Morocco
 

5  x 3.5 cm specimen with crystals of roselite to 3mm across.  This specimen has the more typically seen matted luster crystals.  I picked this one because of the richness, size and sharpness of the crystals.

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ROS - 6  $150.00 
Roselite
Bou Azzer, Anti-Atlas Mts., Morocco

4.8 x 3 cm specimen with gemmy roselite crystals to 2 mm.

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ROS - 7  $75.00 
Roselite
Bou Azzer, Anti-Atlas Mts., Morocco
 









4.8 x 3.6 cm specimen literally covered with roselite crystals to 1 mm.

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ROS - 8  $250.00 
Roselite
Bou Azzer, Anti-Atlas Mts., Morocco
 

5 x 3.5 cm specimen with a heavy coverage of gemmy roselite crystals to 2.5 mm.

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ROS - 9  $60.00 
Roselite
Bou Azzer, Anti-Atlas Mts., Morocco
 

2.6 x 2  cm specimen with a crystals of roselite to 2 mm.

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ROS - 10  $60.00
Roselite
Bou Azzer, Anti-Atlas Mts., Morocco
 

2.5 x 1.4 cm specimen with a crystals of roselite to 2 mm.

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ROS - 11  $65.00 
Roselite
Bou Azzer, Anti-Atlas Mts., Morocco
 











2.8 x 2.5 cm specimen with isolated crystals of roselite to 2 mm.

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ROS - 12  $45.00
Roselite
Bou Azzer, Anti-Atlas Mts., Morocco
 

2.7 x 2.5  cm specimen with a crystals of roselite to 1.5 mm.

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ROS - 13  $95.00 
Roselite
Bou Azzer, Anti-Atlas Mts., Morocco
 

3.2 x 2.9 cm specimen with abundant crystals of roselite to 2.5 mm.

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ROS - 14  $65.00 
Roselite
Bou Azzer, Anti-Atlas Mts., Morocco
 

3.2 x 2 cm specimen with a crystals of roselite to 2 mm.

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The following three specimens were analyzed using both X-Ray and chemical analysis to ensure the identification of these as wendwilsonite and not roselite.  Originally, 7 specimens I picked up at Ste Marie were identified by Ossala as wendwilsonite but only three turned out to be the real thing. Both are VERY similar chemically with the only difference being the amount of magnesium vs cobalt.  The specific gravity is also higher in roselite making it easy to distinguish between the two using that technique as well when a sample large enough is available.

WW - 1  $225.00 
Wendwilsonite
Bou Azzer, Anti-Atlas Mts., Morocco
 

3.3 x 1.8 cm specimen with a crystals of gemmy wendwilsonite to 3.5 mm.

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WW - 2 
Wendwilsonite
Bou Azzer, Anti-Atlas Mts., Morocco
 

2.3 x 1.9 cm specimen with a crystals of gemmy wendwilsonite to 2.5 mm.

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WW - 3  $350.00 
Wendwilsonite
Bou Azzer, Anti-Atlas Mts., Morocco
 

 

4 x 3.6 cm specimen with vugs of crystals of gemmy wendwilsonite to 4.5 mm.  The crystal in the lower left photo is 4 mm across while the one in the upper right is 4.5.

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The following specimens are all tugtupite from Tugtup, Greenland.  Tugtupite is very fluorescent under UV light and is a pleasing magenta color.  Under UV light it is reddish in color.

TUG - 1  $75.00 
Tugtupite
Tugtup, Greenland
 

3.9 x 2 cm specimen of albite hosting a 1.7 x 1 cm mass of tugtupite.

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TUG - 2  $65.00 
Tugtupite & Neptunite
Tugtup, Greenland
 
 
4.2 x 2.5 cm specimen of albite hosting irregular shaped masses of tugtupite and two 1mm crystals of neptunite!

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TUG - 3  $125.00 
Tugtupite
Tugtup, Greenland
 

4.6 x 2.5 cm specimen of albite hosting a 2.5 x 1.2 cm mass of tugtupite.  You can see the fluorescence of the species under SW UV light in the photo on the right.

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TUG - 4  $80.00 
Tugtupite
Tugtup, Greenland
 

2.1 x1.3 cm specimen of albite hosting a 1.2 cm mass of partially gem quality tugtupite.  Gem qualit tugtupite is considered quite rare.

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TUG - 5  $30.00
Tugtupite
Tugtup, Greenland
 

2.1 x1.6 cm specimen of albite and pyrochlore small masses of tugtupite.

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TUG - 6  $15.00 
Tugtupite
Tugtup, Greenland
 

2.2 x 0.7 cm specimen of albite hosting a small mass of tugtupite.

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John@TrinityMinerals.com


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Ste. Marie Show Report
Scorodites
Spanish Fluorite
French Fluorite
Namibian Fluorite
Uranium Minerals
Rare Species
Barites
Blue Quartz
Moroccan Minerals

Miscellaneous Ste Marie Show Minerals (Uploaded 7-8-00)       Trinity Mineral Company