Coloradoite

 
Ex. Edwin Over collection
Origin: Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia
Sample size: 7 x 5 x 8 mm (top), 30 x 24 x 13 mm (bottom)
 

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Dan Weinrich

Dealer in fine mineral specimens

 

  
Origin: Alpine Horn mine, Silverton, Colorado, United States
Fred Devito Collection
Sample size: 5 x 4 x 2 cm
 
  
Origin: Norseman mine, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia
Ex. Kaar collection
Sample size: 4 x 2 x 6 cm
 
  
Tiny micro black, metallic crystals with cubic faces to 0.75 mm
Origin: Mina Bambollita, Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico
Ex. DeVito collection
Sample size: 2.5 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm
 
  
Large silvery grains to 6 mm with associated dull grey altaite.
Origin: Koch-Bulak, Uzbekistan
Ex. Kidwell collection
Sample size: 5 x 3 x 2 cm

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Tom Loomis

Dakota Matrix Minerals

 

Coloradoite associated with altaite and sylvanite
Origin: Kochbulak Deposit, Kuraminskii Range, Uzbekistan
Sample size: micromount
 

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Diederik Visser

Diederik Visser Minerals & Petrological Services

 

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