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MD-233188 - Johannsenite - - Archived North Mine (North Broken Hill Mine; NBH Mine), Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia small cabinet, 5.5 x 4.5 x 3.3 cm.
5.5 x 4.5 x 3.3 cm. Johannsenite is a rare pyroxene group silicate and this fine, very rich specimen features huge, blocky, highly lustrous, olive-green crystals to 1.2 cm on matrix. This is also a rare and exceptional locality piece from the North Mine at Broken Hill, Australia. Ex. T.M. Phetteplace and Jaime Bird Collections.
MD-235107 - Johannsenite, Sphalerite - - Archived Iron Cap Mine, Landsman Camp (Landsman group), Aravaipa, Santa Teresa Mts, Aravaipa District, Graham Co., Arizona, USA small cabinet, 8.4 x 4.9 x 4.6 cm.
8.4 x 4.9 x 4.6 cm. Johannsenite is a rare pyroxene group silicate and this excellent, combination specimen features a very rich coverage of sprays of black to brown to olive green johannsenite needles on the 3-dimensional matrix. A fine bonus are the two, very well-placed, gem, olive-green sphalerite crystals to 1.1 cm. This piece is from the Iron Cap Mine of Arizona. Ex. J.H. Marshall Collection.
MD-284763 - Sphalerite, Galena, Johannsenite - - Archived Iron Cap Mine, Landsman Camp (Landsman group), Aravaipa, Santa Teresa Mts, Aravaipa District, Graham Co., Arizona, USA small cabinet, 6.5 x 6.0 x 4.0 cm.
6.5 x 6.0 x 4.0 cm. Although it does not look like much to the worldwide collector, this is actually a pretty good combination, locality piece for this mine. The johannsenite is the small brownish crystalline material forming the blanket in which are set sharp sphalerites, and matte galena. From the well-known Tucson collection of 40-year collector, Harold Urish. All Content and Design ©1996-2010 The ArkenstonePowered by http://mineralwebsites.comBy-species Galleries | ||||||
