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Rampgill Mine, Nenthead, Alston Moor District, North Pennines, North and Western Region (Cumberland)

And if that’s not enough, minerals include: Calcite (red), Barytocalcite (pink), Witherite (cream), Baryte (yellowish white), Fluorite...

Calcite, Willemite, Hydrozincite, Powellite, Smithsonite, Miller Canyon, AZ

This is the brightest Miller Canyon, AZ rock that I have. It is also a rare 5 color rock. It is about 4". There is Calcite, Willemite,...

Smithsonite and Calcite, Kelly Mine, New Mexico

Here is a beautiful multicolored specimen from the Kelly Mine in New Mexico. This piece has Smithsonite that fluoresces Red and Violet,...

Sphalerite, Calcite, Willemite, and Hydrozincite, Miller Canyon, Arizona

An interesting, but not exceptional rock from Miller Canyon. However, the sphalerite's phosphorescence is quite interesting and exhibits...

Miller Canyon, Arizona

Consensus is calcite, willemite, hydrozincite, sphalerite, smithsonite, and the yellow is possibly cerrusite, but is still under discussion.

Calcite, Hydrozincite and Powellite from Shadow Hills, Mojave Desert, CA

Here's a nice little specimen that was from a selection of handouts for kids at a local show. Calcite (red), Hydrozincite (blue),...

Franklin Super Diggg 2017, Trip Report

by Chris Clemens 6/8/17 The promise of this year’s Super Diggg on April 29th was too tempting to resist- over six million pounds of Mill...