Owyheeite

  
Origin: Ferry Co., Washington, USA
Sample size: 4 x 3 x 2 cm, micro fine fibrous crystals
 
Silvery, needle like crystals to 3 mm in quartz matrix
Origin: Bondholder Claim, Ten Mile Creek, Slocum dist., West Kootenay, British Columbia, Canada
Erling Collectiom
Sample size: 3 x 2 x 1.5 cm
 
  
Dark gray filiform like crystals of owyheeite, with a beautiful bluish purple iridescence, in a quartz lined open fracture.
Origin: Crown Point Mine, Banner, Boise Co., Idaho, United States
Sample size: 6 x 4 x 3.5 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Tom Loomis

Dakota Matrix Minerals

 

  
Matrix consisting of black massive granular sphalerite and minor pyrite. There is an area in this matrix which hosts rich metallic silver acicular crystals of owyheeite to 1.5 mm in length.
Origin:  Magnolia vein, Morey Mine, Morey District, Nye Co., Nevada, U.S.A.
Sample size: 8.5 x 8 x 5.2 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Dan Weinrich

Dealer in fine mineral specimens

 

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