Minerals from the USA
A mineral wealth and mineral specimen powerhouse, with probably the most mineral collectors on earth per capita.
The USA produces a range of fine mineral specimens, some amongst the best found anywhere worldwide.
Many states have their own gemstones or minerals and many are very well known for the minerals they bear; Michigan for copper, Arkansas for Quartz, Illinois for Fluorite.
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Arthurite and Pharmacosiderite from Majuba Hill Mine, USA
£5.00 – £10.00 -
Aurichalcite from Southwest Mine, USA
£10.00 -
Calcite from Sweetwater Mine, USA
£25.00 -
Celestite Specimens / Rough
£3.00 – £5.00 -
Chrysocolla Specimens
£4.00 – £20.00 -
Creedite from Liberty Mine, USA
£2.00 -
Cuprite var. Chalcotrichite from Ray Mine, USA
£12.50 – £15.00 -
Epidote specimens from Laurium Mine, USA
£4.00 – £5.00 -
Garnet Crystals (Almandine)
£1.00 – £5.00 -
Glauconite specimens
£10.00 -
Halite from Salton Sea, USA
£5.00 -
Hemimorphite from Sterling Hill, USA
£7.50 -
Iridescent Hematite from Hat lease, USA
£10.00 -
Jarosite from Copper Flat, USA
£5.00 -
Jarosite from Mammoth Mine, USA
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Kaersutite specimens
£10.00 -
Kyanite crystals (Blue and green)
£1.50 – £3.50 -
Kyanite crystals (Green)
£1.50 -
Magnetite Crystal Specimens
£1.00 – £7.00 -
Magnetite specimens from Iron Mountain, Utah, USA
£3.50 -
Microcline from Lake George, USA
£15.00 -
Obsidian specimens from New Mexico, United States
£3.50 – £4.00 -
Opal from Opal Butte, USA
£4.00 -
Opal from Virgin Valley, USA
£5.00 -
Quartz from Diamond Acres Diggings, USA
£5.00 -
Smithsonite from Kelly Mine, New Mexico, USA
£50.00 -
Sphalerite and Chalcopyrite from Joplin Field, USA
£15.00 -
Sphalerite specimens
£3.00 – £20.00 -
Topaz crystals with Bixbyite
£1.25 – £10.00 -
Topaz Specimens (Imperial)
£1.00 – £5.00 -
Turquoise from Sleeping Beauty Peak, USA
£2.00 -
Variscite from Lucin Mining District, USA
£5.00 -
Wavellite from Dug Hill, USA
£50.00 -
Wavellite specimens from Arkansas
£7.50 – £15.00
The United States is one of the most important countries in the world for mineral specimens, with an enormous variety of localities and mineral types across its vast territory.
Some of the most well-known localities include the Sweet Home Mine in Colorado, famous for its rhodochrosite – bright red, highly lustrous crystals that are among the finest known. Colorado is also known for smoky quartz, amazonite, and fluorite combinations, especially from the Pikes Peak pegmatites.
Arizona is one of the best-known mineral-producing states, particularly for copper-related minerals. Bisbee, Morenci, and other mines have produced world-class specimens of azurite, malachite, cuprite, and native copper. Other states with strong copper specimen production include Michigan – especially from the Keweenaw Peninsula, where large sheets and wires of native copper and silver have been found.
California has a history of gem mining, especially for tourmaline from the Pala and Himalaya pegmatites. These deposits have also produced morganite, kunzite, and other pegmatite minerals. Benitoite, the state gemstone of California, is a rare and striking blue barium titanium silicate, found almost exclusively at the Dallas Gem mine.
New York has produced fine Herkimer diamonds – water-clear, doubly terminated quartz crystals. Meanwhile, New Jersey is known for fluorescent minerals like willemite, calcite, and franklinite from the Franklin and Sterling Hill mines.
Quartz, feldspar, garnet, and fluorite occur in many states. The Elmwood Mine in Tennessee has produced excellent fluorite in purple and amber tones, often with calcite and barite. Arkansas is known for high-quality quartz crystals, especially from Mount Ida.
Labels for U.S. specimens are typically very specific, often including mine name, county, and state, and are generally well-documented.
We do have some more information, and sometimes specimens from specific American locales.
American locales
Arizona
- Ray Mine, Scott Mountain, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
- Southwest Mine, Hendricks Gulch, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
- Total Wreck Mine, Cienega Creek, The Narrows, Empire Mining District, Empire Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
- Crestmore quarries, Crestmore, Jurupa Valley, Riverside County, California, USA
- Monterey formation, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
- New Melones Dam, West Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
- Salton Sea, Imperial County, California, USA
- Green River Formation (spanning areas of Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming.)
- Lake George, Park County, Colorado, USA
- Stoneham, Weld County, Colorado, USA
- Copper Flat, Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
- Kelly Mine, Magdelena, New Mexico, USA
- Obsidian Ridge, Sandoval County, New Mexico, USA
- Anacondas Yerington open pit, Yerington, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
- Hat lease, Goldfield Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
- Liberty Mine, Reveille Mining District, Reveille Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
- Majuba Hill Mine, Antelope Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
- Virgin Valley, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
- Cedar Hill Quarry, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
- Pottsville Formation, St. Clair, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA
- Iron Mountain, Pinto Iron Mining District, Iron Springs Mining District, Iron County, Utah, USA
- Mammoth Mine, Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
- Topaz Mountain, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah, USA
We may have some other specimens from the USA, check the links below.
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