Black Pine Mine, Philipsburg Mining District, Granite County, Montana, USA

A super specimen of Veszelyite - a rare Zinc/Copper Phosphate. Dark blue-green Veszelyite has formed in an attractive cluster of thin, sharply formed crystals in approximately parallel alignment on a matrix of adamantine Cerussite. The Veszelyite crystals are quite transparent around the edges which adds a luminous edge to the crystal group. An ...

© Kristalle and Crys

Double terminated xls of Veszelyite. C. Stefano specimen #317.

© C. Stefano '08

A group of four sharp, lustrous crystals with malachite. Allan Young specimen and photo.

Ochreous yellow mats of fibrous auriacusite needles. NHMLAC specimen 62374.

© Stuart Mills

Visually identical with Phillipsburgite this specimen has Pseudomalachite as well. Meanwhile EDS confirmed. Sony Nex 7, bellows, Mitutoyo M Plan Apo 10x, aperture, Raynox DCR-250 retro, THK linear actor, stack shot control. Collection and Photo Stephan Wolfsried.

© Stephan Wolfsried 9/2015

Pearly, pale bluish radiating sprays of theisite in a quartz vug, with a tiny philipsburgite ball sitting atop the left crystal spray. Specimen is in the collection of Excalibur Mineral Corporation, image by Robert Fung.

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An absolutely stunning specimen of one of my favorite minerals - veszelyite. At 1.5 cm, this crystal is good-sized - the color is electric blue with strong translucency around the edges of the crystals. For my taste, this is the finest specimen of veszelyite that I have seen - I have seen larger crystals but no specimens with such imposing and ...

© Jordan Root

Excellent golden needles of Auriacusite forming a nest-like aggregate with Quartz. In some cases, the golden needles are overgrown on their tips or altered to a lighter colored unidentified phase. Part of the original find, a co-type specimen. Collected by John Dagenais and in his collection. Robert Meyer photograph.

© 2011 Robert O. Meyer and John Dagenais

Unusual blue-green flattened monoclinic crystal of Brochanite measuring 0.6 mm. Robert Meyer specimen and photo.

© 2004 Robert O. Meyer

Doubly terminated veszelyite crystal.

© Van King

Large, dark turquoise blue-black double terminated Veszelyite crystal, without matrix. From the original find made circa 1981. Personal collection of Sharon Cisneros.

© Eugene & Sharon Cisneros

A nice cluster of veszelyite crystals.

© A&M

This specimen is a killer for the species, from a famous one-time set of small pockets found over 30 years ago at this now-defunct mine. Pieces of this quality dispersed immediately and now can be had only in teh recycling of noted collections, since they were snapped up generally by such folks to begin with. This one features a particularly large ...

© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com

Veszelyite xls to 1.8mm. Acquired from Joe Marty. JBS specimen and photo.

© 2004 Jason B. Smith

Only a few small pockets were found, over 20 years ago now, of these world's-best veszelyite crystals at this small copper mine in Montana. Now shut, there is no hope of more, either. Today, choice thumbnails seldom turn up for sale, generally only as old collections are dispersed. This is an exceptional sharp crystal with deep, riveting color and ...

© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com

Very sharp and elongated Veszelyite crystals, a rare copper and zinc phosphate. They have a considerable length for the species, have very well defined faces and are on a Quartz matrix. An excellent miniature from a locality that is a classic for the species.Black Pine Mine, John Long Mountains, Philipsburg District (Flint Creek District), Granite ...

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Bright emerald-green sub-parallel crystallized rosettes on Quartz. Robert Meyer specimen and photo.

© 2004 Robert O. Meyer

Blue-green Philipsburgite xls with an unidentified blue mineral. Photographer and collection O. Dziallas.

© O. Dziallas 2005

Single veszelyite crystal on quartz. I personally collected this specimen. Brent Thorne specimen and photograph.

© Brent Thorne

Vasco Trancoso collection. Two double terminated, lustrous, very sharp, undameged blue green Veszelyite crystals aesthetically positioned on a small matrix. The crystals do not touch each other, therefore do not have contact areas and are complete. Perfet crystals and an exceptionally thumbnail. Crystals 1,1cm long. Photo Courtesy from Lehigh ...

Beautiful crystals of veszelyite, blue in color. Cllection and photo of Gianfranco Ciccolini.

Robert Meyer specimen and photograph.

© 2004 Robert O. Meyer

Veszelyite crystal. Curt Vanscriver specimen (1981). Scale at bottom of image is an inch with a rule at one cm.

© Rock Currier

Single crystal of veszelyite. Photo and specimen; Steve Stuart.

© SMS 2009

A group of dark brown pseudo-cubic xls. Richard Green coll. and photo. Modified by CombineZP

© Richard Green

Hubnerite on quartz associated with tetrahedrite and galena. I personally collected this specimen. Brent Thorne specimen and photograph.

© Brent Thorne

Veszelyite xls to 1.5cm. C. Stefano specimen #1810.

© C. Stefano '08

Several sharp crystals of veszelyite with small hemispherical masses of philipsburgite (type locality), on crystalline quartz. Self-collected. Photo by Mike Gobla.

© William C. van Laer, 2008

Specimen and photo Leon Hupperichs.

© Leon Hupperichs

Only a few small pockets were found, over 20 years ago now, of these world's-best veszelyite crystals at this small copper mine in Montana. Now shut, there is no hope of more, either. Today, choice thumbnails seldom turn up for sale, generally only as old collections are dispersed. This is an exceptional cluster of crystals with rare quartz matrix ...

© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com

Thick, blocky crystal on matrix of Chrysocolla over Quartz. Most Vezelyites have knife-edged, spear shaped crystals and this is the only thick, blocky crystal of this form I can remember ever seeing. This comes with a number of old labels indicating it was from the Fall 1986 pocket and is "an outstanding blocky crystal". Superb matrix Vezelyite ...

© Marin Mineral

Only a few small pockets were found, over 20 years ago now, of these world's-best veszelyite crystals at this small copper mine in Montana. Now shut, there is no hope of more, either. Today, choice thumbnails seldom turn up for sale, generally only as old collections are dispersed. This is an exceptional cluster of crystals with rare matrix. The ...

© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com

Only a few small pockets were found, over 20 years ago now, of these world's-best veszelyite crystals at this small copper mine in Montana. Now shut, there is no hope of more, either. Today, choice thumbnails seldom turn up for sale, generally only as old collections are dispersed. This is an exceptional sharp crystal with deep, riveting color and ...

© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com

Only a few small pockets were found, over 20 years ago now, of these world's-best veszelyite crystals at this small copper mine in Montana. Now shut, there is no hope of more, either. Today, choice thumbnails seldom turn up for sale, generally only as old collections are dispersed. This is an exceptional sharp crystal with deep, riveting color and ...

© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com

Only a few small pockets were found, over 20 years ago now, of these world's-best veszelyite crystals at this small copper mine in Montana. Now shut, there is no hope of more, either. Today, choice thumbnails seldom turn up for sale, generally only as old collections are dispersed. This is an exceptional sharp crystal with deep, riveting color and ...

© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com

3.1 cm. (This view approx. 1.5 cm across.) Bright blue veszelyite crystals with associated greenish philipsburgite on matrix, from the collection of David J. Eicher.

© David J. Eicher

Bindheimite on quartz crystals

Blue-green crystals of veszelyite. Rolf Luetcke specimen and photo.

Several well-formed veszelyite crystals on a very thin matrix crust. The veszelyite displays a deep blue-green color and some degree of translucency. The crystals are lustrous and spear-shaped, the largest being doubly terminated. The matrix is covered with an unidentified yellow acicular mineral, tinted green in some areas. Collection ...

Matrix specimen with very large (to 1.3 cm) Veszelyite crystals, single and double terminated, associated with Chrysocolla. From the original find made circa 1981. Personal collection of Sharon Cisneros.

© Eugene & Sharon Cisneros

Green Philipsburgite with unknown light blue crystals. Olympus E-5 / tube / Luminar 25mm.

© Yaiba Sakaguchi

Stolzite crystal on pyromorphite. Brent Thorne specimen and photograph.

© Brent Thorne

Crystals of arsentsumebite on mimetite associated with carminite, bayldonite, beudantite, and brochantite. I personally collected this specimen. Brent Thorne specimen and photograph.

© Brent Thorne

Well formed crystals of duftite. Brent Thorne specimen and photograph.

© Brent Thorne

Carminite on beudantite on quartz. I collected this specimen on 7-19-91. Brent Thorne specimen and photograph.

© Brent Thorne

Collection M. Kampf No 88-133.

Blue-green balls of Pseudomalachite on a thin pale-blue layer of Chrysocolla on Quartz. Robert O. Meyer specimen and photograph.

© 2004 Robert O. Meyer

Groups of olivenite crystals with green platy unknown (may be kipushite). I personally collected this specimen. Brent Thorne specimen and photograph.

© Brent Thorne

A 9 x 5 x 2.5cm mass of quartz with rich aggregates of dark freibergite along with minor massive pyrite. This is an old piece collected by the late Laszlo Dudas (Continental Minerals) in the 1960s. Mr. Dudas was a Professor of Mineralogy in Hungary and moved to the US and worked as an ore analyst for the Anaconda Copper Company. Freibergite has ...

© Dana Slaughter Minerals

Tetrahedrite crystal on quartz. Associated minerals, not in the photograph, include, hubnerite and galena. I collected this specimen myself. Brent Thorne specimen and photograph.

© Brent Thorne

Hexagonal, barrel shaped crystals of dugganite. Collected by John Dagenais. Thank-you John. Brent Thorne specimen and photograph.

© Brent Thorne 2011

Collection M. Kampf No 87-011.

Galena crystal showing growth patterns. I personally collected this specimen. Brent Thorne specimen and photograph.

© Brent Thorne

Crystal group of pyromorphite. Brent Thorne specimen and photograph.

© Brent Thorne

Emanating from a gnarled matrix of silver is a single, curving, arched filament of wire silver; possibly the thinnest silver wire I have ever seen by the time it terminates so elegantly. It greatly resembles the filament in a light bulb. However, its not as fragile as this all sounds! It is a rare locality piece, from this famous and long-defunct ...

© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com

A quartz crystal partially covered with spherical clusters of bright green kipushite.

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Unusual blue-green flattened monoclinic crystal of Brochanite measuring 0.8 mm. Robert Meyer specimen and photo.

© 2004 Robert O. Meyer

Hexagonal plates of kuksite on quartz. Collected by John Dagenais. Thank-you John. Brent Thorne specimen and photograph.

© Brent Thorne 2011

Cluster of colorless quartz crystals, with two Japan-law twins (only one is visible in this view). Size 4.1 x 2.7 x 2.6 cm.

© William C. van Laer, 2014

Beautiful twin with superb habit and very attractive drusy surface. The crystal is so sharp that, if you follow the twinning plane down, there is an extremely attractive little triangular face right at the base of the plane. It is barely visible in the photos because of the lighting angles, but it stands out beautifully in person. Just a contact ...

© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com

Thin monoclinic chartreuse colored crystals of arsentsumebite with brown Sb-bearing beudantite. Composition confirmed by EDS and WDS methods. Self collected on June 18, 1993. Robert Meyer specimen and photograph.

© 2004 Robert O. Meyer

Olympus E-5 / tube / Luminar 25mm.

© Yaiba Sakaguchi

Close-up of galena crystal showing growth patterns. I collected this specimen myself. Brent Thorne specimen and photograph.

© Brent Thorne

A curious crystal of hubnerite, replaced by parallel stolzite crystals pseudomorphously, with associated quartz. While all stolzite from the Black Pine Mine is intimately associated with hubnerite, the latter most often corroded or etched; examples from this singular pocket are the only true pseudomorphs after hubnerite, perhaps from anywhere. The ...

© William C. van Laer, 2008

Sharp, lustrous veszelyite crystals with hemispheres of philipsburgite, chrysocolla replacing an unknown mineral, on a matrix of drusy quartz.

© William C. van Laer, 2008

2.4cm x 1.7cm x 1.1cm Purchased in Tucson February 2006. Collection of Danny Jones.

© Danny Jones

Excellent golden acicular crystals of Auriacusite with Quartz. Part of the original find, a co-type specimen. Collected by John Dagenais and in his collection. Robert Meyer photograph.

© 2011 Robert O. Meyer and John Dagenais

A cluster of parallel quartz crystals partially coated by blue to blue-green crystals of Philipsburgite from the type locale. There appear to be two generations of Philipsburgite, one being slightly smaller, blue and botryoidal, and the other being more blue-green and with sub-parallel rosettes.

© Jasun McAvoy & mineralman.com

A pair of crystals. The left crystal is 3mm long. Photographed by, and in the collection of, Karl Volkman.

© Karl Volkman 8/13/05

A Group of crystals 2mm tall with a single clear stolzite crystal at the base. Photographed by, and in the collection of, Karl Volkman.

© Karl Volkman 8/14/05

White pyromorphite crystals on a single tetrahedrite crystal. The pyromorphite is fluorescent in long wave ultraviolet light. Size 3.8 x 2.4 x 2.3 cm.

© William C. van Laer, 2008

Pale amethyst scepter, one of only three found in this particular vug; this was the best of them. You can see a curved wire silver included in the "head" of the scepter. Size 2.5 x 1.0 x 0.9 cm. overall.

© William C. van Laer, 2008

A rich coating of lustrous apple-green crystals on a gemmy Quartz crystal. The Philipsburgite crystals are classic for the type locality - gemmy, rounded, lustrous, and an attractive medium green. On one area they are spread out so they can be appreciated individually, on another part of the specimen they form a dense coating. Ex. Charlie Key.

© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com

SEM image. Two bifid clusters of Duftite overgrow needle-like quartz crystal. One of the duftites was broken during mounting on microprobe preparate. Visually this duftite is pea-green and transparent. And quartz is almost invisible under usual binocular. Collected by Stuart Mills. Pavel M. Kartashov collection and photo.

© Pavel M. Kartashov collection & photo

Stolzite crystals associated with hubnerite, brochantite, beudantite, and bayldonite. Brent Thorne specimen and photograph.

© Brent Thorne