14fhjwis ((STIBICONITE pseudomorph after STIBNITE on QUARTZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Mercur Mine, Oquirrh Mountains, Tooele County, Utah, 6.5 x 4.5 x 3 cm, Cabinet, | |
Here is a cluster of terminated Quartz crystals covered with Stibiconite pseudomorphs after Stibnite. ex Jim Wilson and collected by Jim Wilson around 1991. Jim Willson wrote a book on mineral localities in Utah and also discovered the mineral Gillulyite. Mercur since 1991 was reopened by Barrick to open pit it for microscopic Gold mining and has since been reclaimed. |