Barite/Quartz with Feldspar – Juanita Mine, Magdalena District, NM – 2.1 oz
This specimen comes from the historic Juanita Mine in the Magdalena Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico—known primarily for lead, zinc, silver, gold, barite, and quartz. It features vibrant orange-yellow iron oxide coatings and sparkling drusy quartz over a feldspar-rich matrix, likely representing barite or smithsonite minerals rather than uranium. Typical of the locality, this piece showcases attractive crystal growths, light mineral coatings, and fine surface textures. A classic locality piece for New Mexico mineral collectors.
Weight:
2.1 ounces (59.5 grams)
Dimensions:
21.9 mm × 18.4 mm × 15.4 mm
(0.86 in × 0.72 in × 0.61 in)
Activity:
Not radioactive (contains no uranium minerals)
This specimen comes from the historic Juanita Mine in the Magdalena Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico—known primarily for lead, zinc, silver, gold, barite, and quartz. It features vibrant orange-yellow iron oxide coatings and sparkling drusy quartz over a feldspar-rich matrix, likely representing barite or smithsonite minerals rather than uranium. Typical of the locality, this piece showcases attractive crystal growths, light mineral coatings, and fine surface textures. A classic locality piece for New Mexico mineral collectors.
Weight:
2.1 ounces (59.5 grams)
Dimensions:
21.9 mm × 18.4 mm × 15.4 mm
(0.86 in × 0.72 in × 0.61 in)
Activity:
Not radioactive (contains no uranium minerals)
This specimen comes from the historic Juanita Mine in the Magdalena Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico—known primarily for lead, zinc, silver, gold, barite, and quartz. It features vibrant orange-yellow iron oxide coatings and sparkling drusy quartz over a feldspar-rich matrix, likely representing barite or smithsonite minerals rather than uranium. Typical of the locality, this piece showcases attractive crystal growths, light mineral coatings, and fine surface textures. A classic locality piece for New Mexico mineral collectors.
Weight:
2.1 ounces (59.5 grams)
Dimensions:
21.9 mm × 18.4 mm × 15.4 mm
(0.86 in × 0.72 in × 0.61 in)
Activity:
Not radioactive (contains no uranium minerals)
