Bindheimite

Mineral # 229 Available

Bindheimite as yellow acicular, micro and encrustation, from the Lake George Antimony Mine, Lake George, New Brunswick, Canada (~40 km NE of Fredericton). Collected July 1974, all the mineralization has been confirmed using XRD by the GSC. Accessories include valentinite, kermesite and stibiconite; on graywacke.

This specimen measures about 2.2 cm x 1.6 cm x 1 cm.

Bindheimite # 229 – Price: $US 20.

Biotite

Mineral # 008 Available

Biotite crystals from the De Mix Quarry, Mont St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada, this sharp biotite specimen shows the full monoclinic habit. Collected in 1972, this was identified by Dr, George Chao, Carleton University, Ottawa. Accessories include aegerine, chalcopyrite, albite; on natrolite, plus some intriguing mauve UK areas.

This specimen measures about 9 cm x 5 cm x 4 cm. The best crystal is 0.6 cm across and 1.5 cm long.

Biotite # 008 – Price: $US 35.

Birnessite

Mineral # 282 Available

Huge, rare Birnessite, pseudomorph after a magnificent radiating spray of serandite crystals. This has a point of attachment on the back of the specimen which has not damaged the mass. From the celebrated De-Mix Quarry, Mont St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada. Collected before 1978.

This specimen measures about 9.3 cm x 3.2 cm x 2.1 cm.

Birnessite # 282 – Price: $US 250.

Bismuth

Mineral # 230 Available

Bismuth as silvery blebs with many accessories, waiting to be identified. From Yellowknife, North-West Territories, Canada. Collected before 1978, accessories include black, light green, dark green, blue, and dark metallic UK areas.

This specimen measures about 4.2 cm x 3.2 cm x 1.1 cm.

Bismuth # 230 – Price: $US 20.

Bismuth

Mineral # 231 Available

Bismuth broken Xx mass, from the Upper level, #1 vein, Port Radium, North-West Territories, Canada, a good specimen of this mineral. Collected about 1980, Accessories include black pitchblende, yellow non-fl uranophane, yellow fl bright-green zipieite, dirty yellow-green uranopilite.

This specimen measures about 1.3 cm x 1.1 cm x 8 mm.

Bismuth # 231 – Price: $US 45.

Bixbyite

Mineral # 408 Available

Sharp Bixbyite crystal, on metamorphosed rhyolite. From the type locality, Thomas range, Juab County, Utah, USA. Collected before 1976. Accessories include hematite and quartz.

This specimen measures about 2.7 cm x 2.3 cm x 2.8 cm.

Bixbyite # 408 – Price: $US 45.

Boleite

Mineral # 010 Available

Boleite from the classic Amelia Mine, Santa Rosalia, Baja California, Mexico, the type locality for these wonderful indigo blue crystals found in a clay matrix which has been stabilized to keep the whole intact.

This specimen measures about 8 cm x 7 cm x 5.5 cm. The largest crystal is a 0.5 cm cube!

Boleite # 010 – Price: $US 850.

Bornite

Mineral # 011 Available

Bornite from the classic Carn Brae Mine, Illogen, Co. Cornwall, England, this handsome iridescent bluish black specimen shows nice development of complex inter-grown crystals. Purchased from Richard Barstow in the early 1970s.

This specimen measures about 2.2 cm x 1.8 cm x 1.2 cm.

Bornite # 011 – Price: $US 115.

Boulangerite


Mineral # 369 Available

Boulangerite as acicular steel-gray crystals from the famous Noche Buena Mine, Zacatecas, Mexico, this outstanding specimen has accessory pyrite, quartz, beige siderite, galena, sphalerite and probably more. Collected before 1977.

This specimen measures about 7 cm x 6 cm x 5 cm.

Boulangerite # 369 – Price: $US 200.

Braunite

Mineral # 097 Available

Braunite from Langban, Varmland, Sweden ( Långban, Värmland, Sweden ). Collected before 1978. The specimen is generally black massive to subhedral with minor accessory light-brown calcite.

This specimen measures about 3.8 cm x 2.8 cm x 1.7 cm.

Braunite # 097 – Price: $US 20.

Brazillianite

Mineral # 122 Available

Brazillianite from the famous Rapid Creek, Yukon Territory, Canada locality. Collected before 1979. The specimen has accessory siderite and quartz.

This specimen measures about 5.2 cm x 3.7 cm x 2 cm. The bluish-white Brazillianite crystals are up to 4 mm.

Brazillianite # 122 – Price: $US 250.

Brookite

Mineral # 012 Available

Brookite crystals from the DeMix Quarry, Mont St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada; collected in 1974, this specimen has been repaired. Accessory calcite rhombs, natrolite prisms and white tetranatrolite. Confirmed by XRD.

This specimen measures about 8.5 cm x 4.3 cm x 3.0 cm. The largest crystals are about 2.5 - 3 mm in size.

Brookite # 012 – Price: $US 55.

Brucite

Mineral # 283 Available

Showy Brucite, as an attractive asbestosform vein ranging from light bluish-green to whitish fibres, the color changes as the specimen is rotated, fluoresces LW deep yellow. From the long-closed Maxwell Quarry, Wakefield, Quebec, Canada.

This specimen measures about 4.2 cm x 2.2 cm x 3.5 cm.

Brucite # 283 – Price: $US 95.

Brucite

Mineral # 377 Available

Nearly colorless Brucite plates, fluoresces LW deep yellow. From the long-closed Maxwell Quarry, Wakefield, Quebec, Canada. Collected 1979, A.V.

This specimen measures about 7.5 cm x 4.3 cm x 2.8 cm.

Brucite # 377 – Price: $US 75.

Bustamite

Mineral # 344 Sold

Bustamite, as light pink radiating crystals in matrix of red-brown "Schefferite", a Mn-rich diopside. Collected before 1978 from the famous Långban, Värmland, Sweden locality.

This specimen measures about 4.7 cm x 3.8 cm x 3.4 cm.

Bustamite # 344 –