Karpatite

Pale greenish karpatite with red cinnabar

Origin: 4th of July mine, New Idria district, San Benito Co., California, USA

Picture size: 5 mm

Owner: Thomas Witzke

 

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This specimen of jasper (silica) has abundant inclusions of cinnabar and an exposed fracture with the rare organic mineral karpatite.

Origin: Picahotes Mine, San Benito Co., California, U.S.A.
Ex-Joe Cilen Collection

Sample size: 8.1 x 5.3 x 4.5 cm

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Karpatite with cinnabar on siliceous jasperoid matrix

Origin: Los Picachos, nr. Picacho Peak, San Benito County, California, U.S.A.

Sample size: 8.3 x 6 x 3 cm (top), 6.7 x 5.5 x 4 cm (2nd row), 4.8 x 3.7 x 2 cm (3rd row), 6.2 x 5 x 3 cm (bottom)

 

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Vuggy, drusy quartz matrix with acicular 6-7 mm, light yellow crystals

Origin: near Andy Johnson mine, Clear Creek area, San Benito Co., California, United States

Sample size: 6 x 4 x 4 cm (top), 6 x 5 x 4 cm (bottom)

 

  

 

  

Origin: Clear Creek area, San Benito Co., California, United States

Sample size: 5 x 4 x 2.5 cm (top), 7 x 5 x 3 cm (bottom)

 

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