Halloysite

  
Origin: Utah, U.S.A.
Sample size: 7 x 5 x 3 cm
 

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Dan Weinrich

Dealer in fine mineral specimens

 

Zircon bearing brown coloured halloysite
Origin: Lepche Nelm, Lovozero, Kola Peninsula, Russia
Sample size: 2 x 2 cm
 
Pale yellow crystals forming small spheres in cavities in volcanic material
Origin: In den Dellen, Mendig, Laacher See, Eifel, Germany
Sample size: 1 x 1.5 cm matrix
 
Halloysite-7Ĺ
Origin: Biela Hora, Michalovce, Slovak Republic
Sample size: thumbnail
 
Blue coloured (by Cu) compact masses, with conichalcite
Origin: Glory Hole area of the Gold Hill Mine, Tooele Co., Utah, USA
Sample size: 4 x 4 cm
 

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Diederik Visser

Diederik Visser Minerals & Petrological Services

 

Origin: Agia Varvara Mines (St Barbara Mines), Sounion area, Lavrion District, Attikí (Attica; Attika) Prefecture, Greece
Sample size: Area view. 5 x 5 cm
Owner: Steve Rust
 
Origin: Sounion Mine #06 ("Exi" Mine), Agia Varvara Mines (St Barbara Mines) , Sounion Area, Lavrion District, Attikí (Attica; Attika) Prefecture, Greece
Sample size: area 1 cm of white and copper tinted blue halloysite. (xrd confirmed)
Owner: Steve Rust
 

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Steve Rust

 

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