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🌟💎Vintage Mineral Specimen Lot 11pc Brookite Malachite Tri State Picher OK Ore Tags💎🌟
Pre-owned, unsearched vintage estate collection condition. A high-grade 11-piece assortment lot of collectible miniature to small cabinet geological mineral specimens sourced directly from a private legacy collection. Ten of the specimens are accompanied by their original mid-century typed or handwritten paper tracking tags (including dates from 1961 and 1962), with only one small cluster of pyrite crystals missing its label. The crystals and raw ores exhibit natural structural growth habits, classic mineral scaling, and delicate matrix perimeters exactly as salvaged from long-term storage. Please review the high-resolution layout imagery against the reference ruler to evaluate individual piece dimensions, crystal luster, and tag details before purchasing.Item Description:
This exceptional 11-piece estate mineral liquidation lot presents a highly historic, diverse assortment of North American crystalline formations and raw metallic ore samples. Sourced directly from a long-held private collection, this grouping stands out because it retains its mid-century collector provenance cards, making it an excellent instant-collection starter kit or a profitable turnaround opportunity for retail single-specimen breakout.The lot focuses heavily on classic, hard-to-find regional mining districts and geological formations across Arizona, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arkansas, Missouri, and Pennsylvania. The pieces range from roughly 1.5 inches up to 3.5 inches in size. All items are raw, unwashed, and present beautifully under cabinet display lighting.What is Included in This 11-Piece Vintage Rockhound Parcel:
- Brookite on Smoky Quartz (Magnet Cove, Arkansas): Distinctive high-luster sharp crystal formation on matrix, paired with its original handwritten collection card.
- Malachite (Castle Dome, Arizona): Striking slice/slab of bright green malachite bands, paired with its original aged orange collection tag numbered 347 and dated April 1962.
- Chalcopyrite on Dolomite (Picher, Oklahoma): Classic Tri-State district cream matrix cluster with golden metallic chalcopyrite sparkles, paired with its original handwritten tracking card.
- Copper Ore (Phelps-Dodge Mine, Morenci, Arizona): Colorful blue and green copper oxide ore block paired with its original vintage typed label.
- Pyrite / 7% Silver (Arkansas): Heavy, metallic blocky matrix ore sample paired with its original handwritten identification tag.
- Tenorite (Pima County, Arizona): Dark, highly textured black copper oxide cluster specimen paired with its original handwritten attribution tag.
- Barite & Quartz (Washington County, Missouri): Large, beautiful chunk of peach-orange to cream bladed barite mixed with glittering quartz druzy, paired with its original handwritten card.
- Quartz var. Chalcedony (Round Mountain, Lordsburg, New Mexico): Bready, cream-to-white botryoidal chalcedony cluster paired with its typed collection card.
- Epidote in Rhyolite (Florida Mountains, Deming, New Mexico): Distinct green and pink crystalline matrix chunk paired with its vintage typed tracking tag.
- Barite + Schist (York County, Pennsylvania): Flat, tan metamorphic schist rock with barite coatings, paired with its original vintage orange tag numbered 345 and dated May 1961.
- Unlabeled Pyrite Crystal Cluster: A beautiful, distinct interlocking cluster of dark grey-brass metallic pyrite crystals (located in the top row, second from the left) which is the only unlabeled piece in the lot. A tiny metallic pyrite cube fragment is also included next to the reference dice.
Perfect for vintage science classrooms, vest-pocket mineral dealers, or advanced collectors seeking authenticated, old-stock classic American mining pieces.
💎Don't let this one slip away!💎
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