Dolomite from Brushy Creek Mine, Missouri, USA - image 1
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Dolomite from Brushy Creek Mine, Missouri, USA

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One side of this breccia matrix is covered with semi lustrous cube octahedral crystals of galena measuring to 1.0 cm in size. The opposite side is coated with sparkling colorless small crystals of dolomite and golden crystals of chalcopyrite. In good condition all around. Collected by Brian Huntsman in August, 1996. The specimen comes with a previous label from the collection of Ray DeMark.The Brushy Creek Mine, brought into full operation by St. Joe Minerals in November 1973 within Reynolds County, Missouri, is a key industrial underground facility situated in the central part of the world-class Viburnum Trend. Geologically, the deposit belongs to the Mississippi Valley-type family, featuring sulfide mineralization hosted chiefly within the Cambrian Bonneterre Dolomite and overlying buried Proterozoic paleotopographic basement knobs. The mine is celebrated both for its large-scale commercial extraction of lead, zinc, and copper, and for producing exceptional mineral specimens—particularly scalenohedral calcites and iridescent marcasites—recovered from deep underground watercourse cavities.

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SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions7.5 x 7.0 x 2.0 cm
Added on10/13/2026
Current owner
Unknown Owner
Acquired
Oct 2026
Price paid
$120.00
Previous owners
DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Weinrich MineralsNot disclosed

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Dolomite
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classic carbonate prized for sculptural rhombohedra, luster, and colors from snow-white to pink, including cobaltoan varieties; ideal for cabinets.
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Dolomite from Brushy Creek Mine
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Brushy Creek Mine
Brushy Creek Mine, USA - Viburnum Trend locality famed for gray calcite dogtooth crystals, iridescent sulfides, and deep-zone mineralization prized by collecto…