Cornetite (RARE locality specimen) (ex David Burgess Collection)

Item Description

The Blue Jay Mine is a little known copper mine in western Nevada, about 50 miles southeast of Carson City. This is the first specimen of Cornetite that we've had to offer from this locality. As a matter of fact, there are only a handful of localities in the Unites States where Cornetite has ever been reported, and a few of those are questionable according to mindat.org. This small cabinet features vitreous sparkling micro crystals and massive areas of Cornetite that ranges from a deep azure blue to more of a sky blue color on host rock matrix. If you collect rare minerals, copper-bearing species or minerals from Nevada, do NOT miss out on this chance to get your hands on something that is virtually impossible to find on the market. The piece dates back many decades, I would speculate at least to the 1950s, if not further. From the worldwide collection of David Burgess (1951-2016) with a label from noted rare species dealer Josef Vajdak. David was a prolific species collector from Newington, Connecticut, and the namesake for the extremely rare cobalt arsenate species Burgessite, which he discovered.