Stanford
University
Earth Sciences Mineral
Collection
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E. Brown, Jr., Curator
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J. P. Lyon
Last modified March 5, 2002
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Mineral |
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Source
Locality
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Collection
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Display
Case, Shelf |
Photo
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| alabandite | manganese sulfide | Broken Hill, NSW, Australia |
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BC2
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3.8a |
| aragonite | calcium carbonate | Leadville, Lake Co., Colorado |
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B1
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1.7 |
| aragonite | calcium carbonate | Swakopmund, Namibia |
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L1
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3.1 |
| arsenopyrite | iron arsenic sulfide | Panasqueria
Mine Portugal |
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C4
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3.31a |
| barite | barium sulfate | Durango, mexico |
Servos
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B1
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1.3 |
| barite with hematite | barium sulfate | Frizington, Cumberland, England |
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C1
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3.28a |
| beryl, var aquamarine | beryllium aluminosilicate | Heffernans
Mine, Torrington, NSW, Australia |
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C1
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3.29a |
| beryl,
var aquamarine (2 pcs) |
beryllium aluminosilicate | Minas Gerais, Brazil |
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B2
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rl2935 |
| beryl, var emerald | beryllium aluminosilicate | Muzo, Columbia |
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A2
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rl2927 |
| beryl, var morganite, 116 carats | beryllium aluminosilicate | unknown |
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B2
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rl2935 |
| bismuth and bismuthinite | native bismuth metal and bismuth sulfide | Carmen
Mine, La Paz, Bolivia |
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B4
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1.32 |
| bornite | copper iron sulfide | 240 level, Mangula mine, Mangula, Zimbabwe |
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C2
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3.34a |
| calcite | calcium carbonate | Egremont, Cumberland, England |
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2.0a |
| calcite, with chalcopyrite | calcium carbonate | Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico |
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A1
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2.2a |
| calcite | calcium carbonate | Treece, Cherokee Co., Kansas |
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A3
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2.11a |
| calcite | calcium carbonate | Cherokee Co., Kansas |
Hanke
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A1
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2.3a |
| celestite,
aragonite, & native sulfur top to bottom |
strontium sulfate, calcium carbonate, elemental sulfur | Raccamulto,
near Girgenti, Sicily, Italy |
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A3
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2.10a |
| chalcanthite | copper sulfate hydrate | unknown |
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BC2
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rl 2941 |
| corundum, var ruby | aluminum oxide | Arendal,
Aust Agder, Norway |
rl2966 | ||
| crocidolite, var Hawk's Eye | sodium
iron hydroxy silicate |
Kimberly South Africa |
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B1
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1.9 |
| crocoite | lead chromate | Dundas, Tasmania, Australia |
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D2
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2.19 |
| curienite and francevillite | lead barium uranate vanadate hydrates | Mounara, Gabon |
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C2
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3.34 |
| danburite | calcium borosilicate | La
Bufa Mine, San Luis Potosi, Mexico |
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B1
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1.4 |
| dolomite
var cobaltian with native copper |
calcium, magnesium, cobalt carbonite | Kamoto Underground Mine, Kolwezi, Shaba, Zaire |
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E1
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2.20a |
| elbaite | sodium, lithium, aluminum, borosilicate | unknown |
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B2
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1.10 |
| feldspar,
var microcline (amazonite) |
potassium aluminosilicate | Crystal
Peak area, Teller Co., Colorado |
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AB1
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r2fr23a |
| fluorite | calcium fluoride | Hardin Co., Illinois |
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A4
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2.12a, 13a, 14a |
| galena and spahlerite | lead
sulfide and zinc sulfide |
Joplin, Jasper Co., Missouri |
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BC4
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3.21a |
| garnet var. almandine | iron aluminum silicate | near Salida, Chaffee Co., Colorado |
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AB1
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2.24a |
| gold | native gold metal |
Filabusi, Zimbabwe |
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B3
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1.31 |
| gold | native gold metal | Barberton District, Transvaal, South Africa |
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B3
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1.29 |
| gypsum | calcium sulfate hydrate | Oklahoma |
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AB2
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rl2916 |
| gypsum | calcium sulfate hydrate | Durango, Mexico |
Servos
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A1
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2.16a |
| gypsum | calcium sulfate hydrate | Darwin, Inyo Co., California |
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BC1
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rl2987 |
| hematite | iron oxide | Gogebic Co., Michigan |
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BC3
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rl2968 |
| hematite and quartz | iron
oxide, silicon dioxide |
Egremont, Cumberland, England |
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AB3
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2.32a |
| hematite | iron oxide | Rio Marina, Elba, italy |
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B4
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3.4a |
| huebnerite with quartz | manganese tuhgstate | Pasto
Bueno, Ancash, Peru |
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B4
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1.33 |
| kyanite | an aluminosilicate | India |
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AB4
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2.34a |
| labradorite | sodium, calcium aluminosilicate | Labrador, Canada |
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C1
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3.25a |
| limonite | iron oxide, hydrous | Iron
Mountain Mine, Shasta Co., California |
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BC2
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rl2942 |
| magnetite | iron oxide | North
Issetsk, Ural Mountains, USSR |
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C2
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r3f30a |
| molybdenite and quartz | molybdenum oxide and silicon dioxide | German Hill Shaft, Wolfram Camp, Queensland, Australia |
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AB3
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2.31a |
| opal(1) | silicon dioxide | Australia |
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B2
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rl2937 |
| opal(2) | silicon dioxide | Australia |
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B2
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rl2940 |
| opal (carved) | silicon dioxide | unknown |
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A2
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2.7a, rl2914 |
| orpiment | arsenic sulfide | Quiruvilca
Dept. La Libertad, Peru |
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AB2
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rl2914 |
| Pele's hair | volcanic glass | Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii |
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C3
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3.16a |
| prehnite | calcium hydroxy aluminosilicate | Khandirali, Maharashtra, India |
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A3
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2.9a |
| prehnite | calcium hydroxy aluminosilicate | Emu Quarry, Prospect, NSW, Australia |
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C3
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3.13a |
| quartz | silicon dioxide | Montgomery Co., Arkansas |
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AB2
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2.26, rl2902 |
| quartz | silicon dioxide | Graham Co., Arizona |
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AB2
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2.27, rl2908 |
| quartz with microcline | silicon dioxide | Moat
Mountain, Carroll Co., New Hampshire |
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BC2
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3.9a |
| silver | native silver metal | Knogberg, Norway |
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B3
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1.25 |
| sphalerite
with calcite |
zinc
sulfide, calcium carbonate |
Casapalca, Peru |
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B4
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3.6a |
| sphalerite
with pyrite, quartz, dolomite |
zinc
sulfide, iron disulfide |
La
Limon Mine, Huaron, Dept. Pasco, Peru |
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AB3
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3.29a |
| stibnite | antimony sulfide | Shikoku Island, Japan |
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BC4
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3.23a |
| sugilite (carved) | complex manganese aluminosilicate | Arizona |
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A2
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2.8a |
| tetrahedrite and quartz | copper iron antimony sulfide and silicon dioxide | Casapalca, Dept. Lima, Peru |
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AB3
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2.33a |
| wolframite and quartz | iron manganese tungstate | Panasqueria Mine, Portugal |
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B4
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1.35 |
| wulfenite | lead molybdate | Mexico |
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AB4
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r2fr35a |
| zoisite & ruby | calcium aluminosilicate and aluminum oxide | Longido
Mine, North Central Tanzania |
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A2
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2.4a, rl2928 |
