Gillespite

  
 
  
Deep red gillespite veins in sanbornite
Origin: Esquire mine #1, Rush Creek, Fresno Co., California, USA
Sample size: 5 x 4 x 3 cm (top), 4 x 3 x 2 cm (bottom)
 
  
Red veinlets with yellow sanbornite. It's interesting how similiar this piece is to the Fresno Co., California localities.
Origin: Macmillan Pass, Yukon, Canada
Sample size: 4.5 x 4 x 3.5 cm
 
  
Origin: Gun Claims, Itsi Range, Yukon, Canada
Sample size: 6 x 5 x 4 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Tom Loomis

Dakota Matrix Minerals

 

Red crystalline gillespite in white sanbornite matrix
Origin: El Rosario, Baja California Norte, Mexico
Sample size: 3 x 3 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Diederik Visser

Diederik Visser Minerals & Petrological Services

 

  
A solid mass of red gillespite, white sanbornite and brown taramellite
Origin: l Rosario, Baja California, Mexico
Sample size: 4.8 x 4.2 x 2 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Dan Weinrich

Dealer in fine mineral specimens

 

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