Molybdenite with Rhodochrosite (ex Gary Weaver Collection)

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The Henderson mine is one of the largest molybdenum deposits in the world, and has been the largest producer of moly in North American for many years (over 40 million pound mined in 2007 alone!) This piece is a great example featuring beautiful silvery "slick" Molybdenite crystals associated with iron-stained compressed rhombic crystals of Rhodochrosite sitting on Quartz matrix. The Molybdenite crystals are beautiful under magnification, and they truly look like top notch Swiss Hematite blades! Even though countless tons of ore are processed at this mine, very few specimens survive the crusher, and good "hand sized" pieces such as this are not terribly common on the market. If you collect sulfides, or Colorado minerals, do not miss out on this one. From the collection of Gary Weaver of Prescott, Arizona (1944-2019). Gary was an electrical engineer who worked for many years for Hughes Aircraft in California. After retiring to Prescott, Arizona in the early 2000s, Gary rekindled his childhood love of minerals, amassing a collection of roughly 2000 specimens focusing on localities in which he and his wife had lived or visited (Mexico, Peru and the western / southwestern United States). You can read Gary's obituary here https://www.dcourier.com/news/2019/apr/27/obituary-gary-richard-weaver/