You, the mineral collector, will be offered quality specimens from these and other Canadian locations. Enjoy and come back often to see what new specimens show up.

Calcite
C4

Hogarth Pit-Steep Rock Mine - Atikokan, Ontario

Pure white calcite balls and drusy coating to 1 cm on micro siderite and pyrolusite. Overall specimen size is 4 x 3 x 2.4 cm. Unique and gone under water forever. $18.00   SOLD

Others available. Showy batch of specimens. TNs to Miniatures. $5.00–25.00.   MANY STILL AVAILABLE

Calcite with
Dolomite
C17

Newfoundland Zinc Mine Ltd - Daniel's Harbor, Newfoundland

Nice TN specimens of light honey-colored calcite scalenohedrons to 4 cm on matrix with micro dolomite and marcasite. Some internal fractures but these are from a now flooded location. Cute specimens at $5 - 8.00. (2 in stock) Photo available.

      Calcite         CAN-7   

Hogarth Pit, Steep Rock Mine - Atikokan, Ontario

Snow white and drusy calcite on an iron-carbonate matrix form this attractive cabinet specimen. The drusy calcite surface is covered with many water clear 5 mm nailhead calcites. A vug on the back of the specimen shows how the specimen formed. Size 11 x 8 x 6 cm, $14.00.  Photo available 

Albite after Analcime with Agerine
CAN-1

Mt. Saint Hilaire, Quebec

This small cabinet specimen is a very interesting piece. A base of altered analcime (4 cm xl) supports several other pseudomorphed albite xls to 2.5 cm. 2 agerine crystals of 6 and 8 cm run through the inside middle of the specimens extending through the surface at either end.  This is a must have for the St. Hilaire collector! size is 9 x 5.5 x 5 cm, $90.00   SALE   $78.00

Lazulite
16A

Rapid Creek Area - Yukon Territory

A nice miniature specimen of lustrous, dark blue crystals to 4 mm on matrix make up this 5.5 x 4 x 2 cm specimen from a well-know Canadian locality. $55.00. Photo available.    SALE $40.00.

          Pyrite            CAN-10

Nanisivik Mine - Baffin Island, Nunavut

This interesting miniature has a striated surface on a partial cube of pyrite. This is a form that I have not seen before and very nice. Size is 3.5 x 3 x 3 cm. $8.00  photo available

Millerite
37A

Open Pit Mine - Thompson, Manitoba

Bronze-colored acicular tufts of millerite needles radiate from thick groupings on matrix. 5.5 x 2.5 x .8 cm, a very nice specimen from a soon to be classic locality. $85.00. Photo available.   SALE $75.00 even further to $65.00.

        Quartz var             Amethyst                  CAN-18

Normanite Mine - Dorion, Ontario

An outstanding dark purple faceting grade cluster of amethyst points up to 3.5 cm high. Great luster with some frosting on the back of the crystals. Cabinet clusters like this are very hard to come by. 11 x 11 x 7.5 cm $300.00  

          Fluorite           CAN-24      

Highway 17 Road Cut - Rossport, Ontario

Top quality specimens from this Ontario location are hard to come by. This is a top miniature with good dark purple color, bruise free crystals and some quartz association.  A larger picture sent upon request. Largest xl is 1.3 cm while the piece is 5.5 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm. $34.00   (NEW 10-03-02)

Catapleite, Agerine and Albite
CAN-5

Mount St. Hilaire - Quebec

This very nice combination of Mount St. Hilaire minerals is 4.3 x 3 x 2.5 cm. A 1.5 cm cluster of catapleite crystals sits at the right front corner of the piece. A fine addition to your collection for $60.00. 

Manganite
38B

Caland Pit - Atikokan, Ontario

A superb large TN of bladed, acicular black crystals to 5 mm radiating from a manganite matrix. Several doubly terminated micro quartz sit on top of the blades. 3.6 x 2 x 1.3 cm. $24.00. Many others available in various sizes.

Silver- Colbaltite     CAN-12

Silver Islet Mine - Silver Islet, Ontario

A very nice thumbnail of sheet silver protruding from a gray quartz matrix with micro cobaltite visible. This specimen from a well known location is from the L.T. Hampel collection. It measures 2 x 1.7 x 1.2 cm. A fine piece at only $30.00.  photo available

     Goethite         CAN-20    

Errington Pit - Steep Rock Mine - Atikokan, Ontario

This cabinet specimen is a museum quality  piece from this now closed mine. Specimens of this quality are very rare and will enhance any top drawer collection. A larger image of this 16 x 12 x 7 cm specimen is available upon request. Superb at $145.00.   (NEW 10-03-02)

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Last updated by Bill Morgenstern on 07/07/08.