Shannonite

  
White waxy crude crystals to 1 mm and encrustation in vuggy matrix.
Origin: Tonopah-Belmont Mine, Maricopa Co., Arizona, United States (type locality)
Ex. Kidwell collection, obtained from David Shannon in 1995
Sample size: 5 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Tom Loomis

Dakota Matrix Minerals

 

  
Origin: Tonopah-Belmont Mine (East Vulture Mine; Belmont-McNeil Mine; Economy Mining Co. Mine), Belmont Mountain, Tonopah, Osborn District, Big Horn Mts, Maricopa Co., Arizona, U.S.A.
Ex. Scott Williams and Dave Shannon collections (collected by Dave in June 1990)
Sample size: 5.5 x 2.2 x 2.4 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Dan Weinrich

Dealer in fine mineral specimens

 

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