Wulfenite-Mimetite

Take a look at the world's most beautiful wulfenite (wulfenite-mimetite) specimen (s) from Mexico's San Francisco mine in Sonora.

Useful link: https://www.rockngem.com/wulfenite-mimetite-examining-a-breathtaking-combination

Treated Hemimorphite

Mineral collectors and dealers beware. Currently dyed blue hemimorphite from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico has been sold as natural hemimorphite. The treaters are usng a synthetic blue pigment called Phthalocyanine Blue BN, an organic dye. This dye is stable and difficult to remove. You need Raman Spectroscopy to identify the treatment.

Useful link: https://www.rockngem.com/on-the-rocks-much-talked-about-hemimorphite-lacks-authenticity

Spending Time At Kingman Mine

If you find yourself in Kingman Mine in the mineral park area of the Cerbat Mountains in northwestern Arizona and a lover of turquoise, you need to stop in. There is enough stories and turquoise for everyone.

Useful links: https://www.rockngem.com/spending-time-at-kingman-mine I https://www.colbaugh.net