The "Tri-State" mining area includes parts of Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma. Famous names like "Sweetwater Mine", "Joplin", "Treece" are synonymous with great mineral specimens. Here are a number of very nice examples of mineral specimens from this famous area!
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- Item #5941
- Galena
- 4.9x4.6x3.5
cm
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Largest Crystal Size: 18mm
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$25.00
- Sweetwater Mine
- Reynolds
New Mexico,
USA
- A very nice cluster of cube-octahdra of silvery, lustrous galena crystals.
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- Item #6338
- Calcite, Marcasite
- 7.2x6.5x5.5
cm
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Largest Crystal Size: c-73mm
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$120.00
- Sweetwater Mine
- Reynolds County
Missouri,
USA
- A nice cluster of scaleohedra of calcite on a marcasite-peppered limestone matrix. Really, a very attractive specimen.
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- Item #12868
- Sphalerite, Dolomite
- 16.5x10.5x6.5
cm
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Largest Crystal Size: 8mm
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$60.00
- Joplin
Missouri,
USA- Lots of brown, resinous sphalerite crystals clustered on top of this dolomite crystals covered limestone matrix. Classic from this part of the "Tri-State" zinc mining area.
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- Item #13449
- Siegenite, Chalcopyrite, Sphalerite
- 4.3x3.4x3.4
cm
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Largest Crystal Size: 1.5mm
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$55.00
- Sweetwater Mine
- Reynolds County
Missouri,
USA
- Rounded aggregates of sharp siegenite crystals formed on chalcopyrite are scattered about on this dolomite-limestone matrix. Good example of this relatively rare mineral.
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- Item #17427
- Galena
- 7.3x5.6x5.0
cm
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Largest Crystal Size: 12mm
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$60.00
- Buick Mine
- Boss
Missouri,
USA
- A mound of lustrous, lead-gray, cube-octahedral galena crystals on a limestone fragment. An excellent example of galena from this classic "Mississippi Valley" lead-zinc deposit.
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- Item #19888
- Galena
- 19.0x13.0x7.0
cm
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Largest Crystal Size: 15mm
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$150.00
- Joplin
Missouri,
USA
- A great old classic Joplin piece! This dolomite crystal-coated, cherty matrix is studded with cubic crystals of galena and a couple of small sphalerite crystals. We used to see these all the time but rarely now. Most of the crystals are in great shape! Probably extra postage involved. Displays very well!
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- Item #20182
- Chalcopyrite
- 12.5x8.3x4.0
cm
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Largest Crystal Size: 7mm
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$75.00
- St. Joe Head
- Joplin
Missouri,
USA
- A striking, classic specimen showing chalcopyrite tetrahedral sprinkled liberally over creamy-white dolomite crystals. Classic cabinet specimen.
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- Item #20802
- Spalerite
- 17.8x9.0x7.7
cm
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Largest Crystal Size: 22mm
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$160.00
- Tri State Area
Missouri,
USA- A VERY large, cabinet specimen of blocky, sphalerite crystals from this amazing zinc mining area. The crystals are not highly twinned like many sphalerite crystals. Matrix is limestone and the sphalerite crystals are thickly clustered on curved, creamy-white dolomite crystals. Big and impressive. Extra postage required here!!
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- Item #22162
- Galena
- 6.0x4.4x3.4
cm
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Largest Crystal Size: as above
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$40.00
- Lacoyer Mine
- Picher, Ottawa County
Oklahoma,
USA
- A single, parallel growth cube of lustrous galena showing octahedral modifications. Classic "Tri-State" specimen.
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- Item #22344
- Galena
- 7.9x2.6x3.8
cm
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Largest Crystal Size: 7mm
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$45.00
- Sweetwater Mine
- Ellington, Reynolds co.
Missouri,
USA
- Nice plate of galena crystals. The crystals are cube-octahedra and are scattered about on what I believe is the nicest side and thickly clustered on the bottom.
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- Item #22346
- Galena
- 7.4x5.0x4.5
cm
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Largest Crystal Size: 10mm
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$55.00
- Brushy Creek Mine
- Reynolds co.
Missouri,
USA
- We're used to seeing the calcite and pyrite crystals from Brushy Creek Mine but not so much the galena. Here is a nice example. Complex cube-octahedra on dolomite crystal -coated, brecciated matrix
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- Item #22350
- Sphalerite
- 6.5x5.5x4.6
cm
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Largest Crystal Size: 44mm
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$45.00
- Joplin
Missouri,
USA
- A couple of large, twinned, dark brown sphalerite crystals on limestone matrix. The sphalerites have little calcite crystals sprinkled on them. Nice!
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- Item #24283
- Calcite, Sphalerite
- 7.2x6.5x4.9
cm
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Largest Crystal Size: 17mm
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$40.00
- Black Jack Mine
- Galena
Illinois,
USA
- A plate of colourless, gemmy, bright calcite crystals that are scalenohedra with rhombohedral and other modifying faces. Base of the plate is sphalerite! Looks great. s
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- Item #24284
- Calcite
- 7.2x5.8x4.8
cm
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Largest Crystal Size: 58mm
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$65.00
- Black Jack Mine
- Galena
Illinois,
USA
- A simple cluster of three, very clear, colourless, well formed crystals of calcite. It is actually difficult to photograph these since they are so lustrous and colourless! Looks like a couple of different rhombohedra serve as terminal faces. Really nice! s
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- Item #24287
- Calcite, Marcasite
- 11.8x9.5x6.5
cm
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Largest Crystal Size: 65mm
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$75.00
- Black Jack Mine
- Galena
Illinois,
USA
- A larger cluster of well formed calcite crystals on a matrix of calcite with the underside coated with sparkling marcasite crystals. Can't see any of the marcasite from the display side! The calcite crystals are rhombohedra with complex modifying faces. Impressive specimen! s
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- Item #24360
- Galena, Dolomite, Chalcopyrite
- 8.5x6.8x6.0
cm
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Largest Crystal Size: g-27mm
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$65.00
- Joplin
- Jasper County
Missouri,
USA
- There are two generations of galena on this specimen! The matrix is smaller, cube-octahedra of galena crystals, encrusted with dolomite. On that nice matrix are several much larger, simple galena cubes, with tiny octahedral modifications. American classic! Looks great!
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