I’ve added more great U.S. specimens in this new Pete Richards Collection Update (click here). These include beautiful specimens from classic American localities from across the country.

If you have not yet read the post about Pete Richards, it’s here.

Wulfenite, Old Yuma Mine, Saguaro National Monument,
Tucson Mountains, Pima Co., Arizona, USA – 4.2 cm

Linarite pseudomorph after galena,
Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Socorro Co., New Mexico, USA
Field of view 2.3 cm

Microcline var. amazonite, Sportsman’s Paradise, Lake George, Park Co., Colorado, USA – 3.7 cm

Galena, Velie-Leopard Mine, Baxter Springs, Cherokee Co., Kansas, USA – 5.4 cm

Pyrite, Norfolk Southern Railroad Bellevue Yard, Erie Co., Ohio, USA – 5.3 cm

Wavellite, Garland Co., Arkansas, USA
Field of view 1.3 cm

Wavellite, Garland Co., Arkansas, USA
Field of view 1.5 cm

Hematite, Graves Mountain, Lincoln Co., Georgia, USA
Field of view 1.6 cm

Rutile, Graves Mountain, Lincoln Co., Georgia, USA – 7.3 cm

Rutile, Graves Mountain, Lincoln Co., Georgia, USA – 6.1 cm

Rutile from Graves Mountain, Lincoln Co., Georgia, USA – 3.2 cm

Rutile, Graves Mountain, Lincoln Co., Georgia, USA
Crystal 1.5 cm across

Rutile, Graves Mountain, Lincoln Co., Georgia, USA – 3.5 cm

Andalusite, Campbell Co., Virginia, USA – 3.1 cm

Andalusite, Campbell Co., Virginia, USA – 4.2 cm

Copper replacing agate, Wolverine #2 Mine, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA – 2.1 cm

Vesuvianite, Goodall Quarry, Sanford, York Co., Maine, USA – 4.9 cm

Quartz, Mt. Mica, Paris, Oxford Co, Maine, USA – 4.5 cm

Datolite on prehnite, Roncari Quarry, East Granby, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA – 7.1 cm