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Mineral Specimens with Henmilite
- 8 specimens selected
Henmilite is an ungodly rare copper borate species. The world's best of species by far has come from modern finds at this small mine, about 10 years ago. Before that, only a few museums had even single crystals as good as the 2-3 mm crystals upon this specimen. Briefly, there were enough for all rare species collectors of this beautiful and interesting species. But, that was now a decade ago nearly, and they have disappeared from the market. This is an aesthetic, 3-dimensional piece.
Henmilite is a beautiful copper borate species with vibrant purple color, and this find to me still remains one of the great discoveries of the past decade in terms of relevance to the collector of beautiful rarities. This is an oustanding specimen from a major find of about 4 years ago, at an old classic locality where this species had first been described. This find produced most of the best known specimens to date, and this is a great miniature representative of this quality. Crystals reach 4 mm here, but most are closer to 2mm. 4.5 x 2.7 x 2.3 cm
7.8 x 3.7 x 1.6 cm. Sharp, lustrous, discrete, deep blue henmilite crystals to 4 mm are richly and nicely scattered on contrasting, layered, botryoidal, tan drusy quartz matrix on this one-of-a-kind specimen from the Type Locality - the Fuka Mine, Honshu Island, Japan. Henmilite is an ULTRA-RARE copper borate, found ONLY at the Fuka Mine.
4.2 x 3.4 x 2.8 cm. An altered, lightweight, white, volcanic rock, hosts dozens of glassy and gemmy, deep purple-blue crystals, of henmilite, with crystals reaching .35 cm across. Henmilite, first discovered in Japan, is a very rare calcium, copper, boron hydroxide. This is a superb miniature of high quality from a remarkable find at the type locality, long thought unproductive, about 5-6 years ago.
4.0 x 2.6 x 1.6 cm. Sharp, lustrous, discrete, deep blue henmilite crystals to 5 mm are richly and nicely scattered on the snow-white matrix on this one-of-a-kind specimen from the Type Locality - the Fuka Mine, Honshu Island, Japan.
Gemmy, deep blue crystals to 2 mm of the ULTRA-RARE copper borate henmillite nicely lined up on contrasting white matrix, which includes another ultra-rare calcium borate, olshanskyite. Henmillite of such quality is found ONLY at the Fuka Mine on Honshu Island, Japan. 1.6 x 1.2 x 0.9 cm
ex. Martin Zinn
Henmilite is a beautiful copper borate species with vibrant purple color, and this find to me still remains one of the great discoveries of the past decade in terms of relevance to the collector of beautiful rarities. This is an oustanding specimen from a major find of about 4 years ago, at an old classic locality where this species had first been described. This find produced most of the best known specimens to date, and this is a great miniature representative of this quality. Crystals reach 4 mm here, but most are closer to 2mm.
RARE08-25 - Henmilite - $ 1450
Fuka mine, Bitchu-cho (Bicchu-cho), Takahashi, Okayama Prefecture, Chugoku Region, Honshu Island, Japan (TYPE LOCALITY)
miniature, 4.2 x 3.4 x 2.8 cm
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An altered, lightweight, white, volcanic rock, hosts dozens of glassy and gemmy, deep purple-blue crystals, of henmilite, with crystals reaching .35 cm across. Henmilite, First discovered in Japan, is a very rare calcium, copper, boron, hydroxide. It is one of the more beautiful minerals of all, gram for gram, with these incredible royal purple, translucent crystals of such geometric sharpness. This is a superb miniature of high quality from a remarkable find at the type locality, long thought unproductive, about 5-6 years ago.
- 8 specimens selected
Rob Lavinsky, rob@irocks.com
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![Henmilite from Fuka mine, Bicchu-cho, Okayama Prefecture, Honshu Island, Japan (TYPE LOCALE) [db_pics/new2011/D10183b.jpg]](db_pics/new2011/D10183b.jpg)
![Henmilite from Fuka mine, Bicchu-cho, Okayama Prefecture, Honshu Island, Japan (TYPE LOCALE) [db_pics/new2011/D10183c.jpg]](db_pics/new2011/D10183c.jpg)
![Henmilite from Fuka mine, Bicchu-cho, Okayama Prefecture, Honshu Island, Japan (TYPE LOCALE) [db_pics/new2011/D10183d.jpg]](db_pics/new2011/D10183d.jpg)
![Henmilite from Fuka mine, Bitchu-cho (Bicchu-cho), Takahashi, Okayama Prefecture, Chugoku Region, Honshu Island, Japan [db_pics/mdpics/MD-112536a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-112536a.jpg)
![Henmilite from Fuka mine, Bitchu-cho (Bicchu-cho), Takahashi, Okayama Prefecture, Chugoku Region, Honshu Island, Japan [db_pics/mdpics/MD-112536b.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-112536b.jpg)
![Henmilite from Fuka mine, Bitchu-cho (Bicchu-cho), Takahashi, Okayama Prefecture, Chugoku Region, Honshu Island, Japan [db_pics/mdpics/MD-120142a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-120142a.jpg)
![Henmilite from Fuka mine, Bitchu-cho (Bicchu-cho), Takahashi, Okayama Prefecture, Chugoku Region, Honshu Island, Japan [db_pics/mdpics/MD-120142b.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-120142b.jpg)
![Henmilite from Fuka mine, Bitchu-cho (Bicchu-cho), Takahashi, Okayama Prefecture, Chugoku Region, Honshu Island, Japan [db_pics/mdpics/MD-169914a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-169914a.jpg)
![Henmilite from Fuka mine, Bitchu-cho (Bicchu-cho), Takahashi, Okayama Prefecture, Chugoku Region, Honshu Island, Japan [db_pics/mdpics/MD-169914b.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-169914b.jpg)
![Henmilite from Fuka mine, Bitchu-cho (Bicchu-cho), Takahashi, Okayama Prefecture, Chugoku Region, Honshu Island, Japan [db_pics/mdpics/MD-174597a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-174597a.jpg)
![Henmilite from Fuka mine, Bitchu-cho (Bicchu-cho), Takahashi, Okayama Prefecture, Chugoku Region, Honshu Island, Japan [db_pics/mdpics/MD-174597b.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-174597b.jpg)
![Henmilite, Olshanskyite from Fuka mine, Bitchu-cho (Bicchu-cho), Takahashi, Okayama Prefecture, Chugoku Region, Honshu Island, Japan [db_pics/mdpics/MD-72279a.jpg]](db_pics/mdpics/MD-72279a.jpg)
![Henmilite from Fuka Mine, Bicchu Town, Kawakami Co., Okayama Pref., Japan (Type Locality) [db_pics/pics/mrz111a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/mrz111a.jpg)
![Henmilite from Fuka Mine, Bicchu Town, Kawakami Co., Okayama Pref., Japan (Type Locality) [db_pics/pics/mrz111b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/mrz111b.jpg)
![Henmilite from Fuka Mine, Bicchu Town, Kawakami Co., Okayama Pref., Japan (Type Locality) [db_pics/pics/mrz111c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/mrz111c.jpg)
![Henmilite from Fuka Mine, Bicchu Town, Kawakami Co., Okayama Pref., Japan (Type Locality) [db_pics/pics/mrz111d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/mrz111d.jpg)
![Henmilite from Fuka mine, Bitchu-cho (Bicchu-cho), Takahashi, Okayama Prefecture, Chugoku Region, Honshu Island, Japan (TYPE LOCALITY) [db_pics/pics/rare08-25a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/rare08-25a.jpg)
![Henmilite from Fuka mine, Bitchu-cho (Bicchu-cho), Takahashi, Okayama Prefecture, Chugoku Region, Honshu Island, Japan (TYPE LOCALITY) [db_pics/pics/rare08-25b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/rare08-25b.jpg)