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JC6386. Andradite, quartz. Huanggang mine (Huanggangliang mine), Hexigten Banner), Inner Mongolia, China 9 x 14 cm 572g. $85.00 Crystals are equal to or less than 7mm. Bright luster, and semi gemmy. White quartz crystals are scattered over the face. Piece is a near floater, and is crystallized on the back side also. I acquired this one in August, 2011...one of the earlier collected pieces from this mine. Pretty piece. Back side is also covered with more flat lying lustrous garnet crystals. These earlier pieces have better luster than a lot of the more recent ones. RESERVED |
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JC6386. Another view. |
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JC6386. Close up |
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JC6386. Close up |
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JC6386. Back side, covered with small brilliant crystals. |
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JC11449. Austinite (cuprian). Ojuela mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. 4 x 5.5 cm 90g. $15.00 Light green to somewhat grayish small sparkly crystals. |
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JC11449. Close up. |
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JC11608. Azurite, malachite. Liufengshan mine, Guichi district, Chizhou, Anhui, China. 10 x 16 cm >1000g. $350.00 A large cabinet specimen of the brilliant blue azurite from here. The upper left shows two generations of azurite, the first layer the more brilliant blue, and the next layer on top of this one the more sparkly darker blue. Malachite adds nice contrast. The back side is also of interest, and could also make the display side. It is composed of botryoidal malachite, with a bit of secondary malachite of light green crystals here and there. Along the top edge are azurite crystals implanted on and next to the malachite botryoids for a bit of nice contrast. Flashy specimen that really stands out in a cabinet display. This one was collected in 2022. RESERVED |
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JC11608. Close up of upper left. |
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JC11608. Close up of right side. |
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JC11608. Reverse side. Also very attractive. Either side displays well. Botryoidal malachite is partly covered by a later generation of drusy azurite. |
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JC11608. Close up of top area. |
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JC11607. Azurite, malachite. Liufengshan mine, Guichi district, Chizhou, Anhui, China. 7 x 8 x 14 cm 866g. $400.00 From the recent finds (2022) at the mine. A two sided piece. This side is drusy bladed royal blue crystals with bright luster and a lot of fuzzy malachite. The other side is azurite with a little bit of acicular, primary malachite crystals on the azurite. A very pretty piece that displays well from either side. |
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JC11607. Close up of left side. |
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JC11607. Close up of right side. |
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JC11607. Reverse side, very pretty with brilliant luster drusy azurite coating a shallow vug (depression), with a bit of malachite for contrast. |
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JC10650. Dioptase, Kaokoveld plateau, Kunene region, Namibia. 3 x 5 cm 34g. $65.00. Cute miniature. Difficult to photograph as the crystals tend to blend into each other in the photos. Crystals are bright, rather gemmy, with that classic dioptase color. Looks better in person. |
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JC10650. Another view. Blocky, bright luster crystals. |
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JC12690. Linarite. Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico. 13 x 7 x 4.5 cm 387g $90.00 Ex Patty Gaspari-Bridges collection. Bladed, flat lying linarite on the front and back. |
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JC12690. Close up of the linarite. |
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JC12347. Linarite. Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico. 6.5 x 8.5 cm 270g. $200.00. This is one of the older pieces from the Blanchard. Probably dates back 30 or 40 years when these, with the heavy coating of brilliant, lathlike crystals lying generally flat on the matrix, were found. From a narrow seam, and it has a few contact points scattered across the piece where it was in contact with the opposite wall of the vein. Ex Scott Maylen collection. Very pretty. |
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JC12347. Another view. |
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JC12347. Another view. |
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JC12347. Close up of right side of the above photo. |
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JC11611. Malachite. Shilu mine, Yangchun county, Yangjiang, Guangdong, China. 9 x 9 cm 595g. $50.00. Botryoidal malachite from the recent finds (2022) at this mine. |
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JC11611. Close up of top center area. |
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JC11611. Close up of lower area. |
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JC11611. Another view. |
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JC11613. Malachite. Shilu mine, Yangchun county, Yangjiang, Guangdong, China. 9 x 13 cm 414g $65.00 Botryoidal malachite from the recent finds (2022) at this mine. |
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JC11613. Closer view of left side. |
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JC11613. Another view. |
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JC11610. Malachite. Shilu mine, Yangchun county, Yangjiang, Guangdong, China. 6 x 13 cm 509g. $85.00. From the recent (2022) finds at the Shilu mine, sharp botryoids of malachite making up a solid mass of malachite. A bit of that chatoyancy these are known for. RESERVED |
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JC11610. Closer view of left side. That chatoyancy is visible, with a green ring around it from where the malachite does not have that effect. |
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JC11610. Closer view of right side. That chatoyancy is visible, with a green ring around it from where the malachite does not have that effect. |
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JC11495. Malachite, cerussite. Brown's prospect, Rum Jungle, Batchelor, Coomalie Shirte, Northern territory, Australia. 8.5 x 10 cm 499g. $135.00. Nice older example from this well known find. Cream white, with some slight staining, cerussite crystals on botryoidal malachite. Nicer specimen than usually seen for sale. |
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JC11495. Close up of the left side in the above photo. |
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JC11495. Close up of the lower right side in the top photo. |
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JC7417. Malachite. Mubambe
mine., Katanga, DR Congo. 7 x 8 cm 224g $40.00
Botryoidal malachite with somewhat sparkly botryoids. Could not find
much about this mine on the internet.
Ex Bud Ehrle collection. Collected prior to 2014. A
really pretty specimen with the malachite actually sparkly.
According to the AI statement "Mubambe refers to a prominent mining community and geographic grouping located in the Kambove Territory of the Haut-Katanga Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). "Mubambe mine" appears to be a typo or phonetic variation of the Lubambe Copper Mine, which is closely tied to the historic Katanga region." So the specimen comes from a mine near there. |
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JC7417. Slightly different angle. |
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JC7417. Back side. |
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JC10875. Melanite. Serpentine dome, New Idria district, San Benito county, California. 7 x 8 cm 220g. $20.00. Druze of crystals across the face, with some micro crystals of clinochlore. Sawn back. RESERVED |
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JC10875. Close up. |
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JC12798. Mimetite. Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Namibia. 7 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm 160g $40.00. Pale yellow acicular crystals. RESERVED |
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JC12798. Close up. |
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JC11368. Mimetite. Velardeña, Velardeña District, Cuencamé Municipality, Durango, Mexico. 9 x 11.5 cm 362g. $150.00. Olive-green spherical clusters of nubby to euhedral mimetite crystals totally cover the undulating surface of this large plate from this much less well-known extensive mining district in Durango. Mineral specimens are in fact, rare from Velardena. Cuprian green mimetite is a rare varietal from this locality, as mimetites shown in mindat are yellow. The bit of scattered bruising is certainly only a modest detraction to this rare, very rich, and showy large piece. Ex Bob Reynolds Collection |
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JC11368. Close up of upper area. |
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JC11368. Close up of right side. |
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JC11368. Close up of left side. |
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JC8265. Mimetite. Ojuela mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. 7 x 8 cm 287g $40.00 Collected in 2015. Bright yellow crystals coating the matrix, nice and sparkly. Color is more vibrant in real life. RESERVED |
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JC8265. Another view. |
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JC8265. Closer view. |
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JC8265. Back side. |
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JC6865. Mimetite. Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Namibia. 4.2 x 8.3 cm Wide. 270g. $40.00 Pale yellow, sparkly, almost botryoidal. Minor damage to top left botryoid. RESERVED |
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JC6865. Closer view |
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JC3787. Mimetite, calcite. Ojuela mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. 5 x 7 cm 169g. $20.00. I purchased this one in 2007, so it was collected on or before that date. Bright yellow little spherules of mimetite on and around calcite rhombs. RESERVED |
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JC3787. Closer view. |
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JC3735. Mimetite. Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia. 1 1/4 x 2 78g. $50.00 Stalactite like group. Light yellow. I acquired this one in September 2006. RESERVED |
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JC3735. Another view. |
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JC3735. Another view. |
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JC13002. Molybdenite. Pine Creek mine, Annex claims?, Bishop district, Scheelite, nr. Bishop, Inyo county, California. 10 x 6 x 3.5 cm 334g $50.00. Specimen is about 80% molybdenite. A complex mass of crystals. The largest, on the side, is 3 x 4 cm. I collected these in 2012, from underground in the upper workings of the mine. Not sure of the exact level. These came from the ceiling in a drift in these upper workings...I think where the old Annex claims were first filed many years ago. These are some of the finest molybdenite specimens to come from the Pine Creek mine. The specimen is nearly solid molybdenite, with crystals on the front and back. RESERVED |
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JC13002. Different angle. |
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JC13002. Another side. |
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JC12355. Quartz. Rat’s Nest claim, Bayhorse district, nr. Challis, Custer county, Idaho. 4.5 x 6.5 x 9 cm 183g. $10.00 Very sparkly small quartz crystals forming on almost botryoidal matrix. Minor mordenite present. Although well known for its beautiful heulandite crystals, these odd quartz specimens are different and quite pretty. Nice and bright and sparkly in person. RESERVED |
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JC12355. Another view. |
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JC12355. Close up. |
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JC11439. Quartz (prase) with
actinolite inclusions, andradite. Sinerechenskoe, Kavalerovo
Mining District, Primorskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia. 4 x 10 cm 107g $40.00 A
deep green quartz crystal completely filled with actinolite inclusions
giving the intense color. It lies on a bed of tiny andradite
crystals. There is a spot near the base of the crystal where it looks
like another crystal has broken off. Well priced...these tend to be
rather expensive as a quick search of the internet shows.
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JC11439. Another view. |
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JC11439. Another view. |
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JC13011. Vanadinite (var. endlichite) Erupción Mine, Los Lamentos Mountains, Municipio de Ahumada, Chihuahua, Mexico. 9 x 9 x 2.5 cm 202g $35.00. Rather delicate, acicular crystals with brilliant luster coating a carbonate matrix. Pretty and sparkly. These are recent finds (2023) from the Erupción mine |
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JC13011. Close up. |
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JC13011. Close up. |
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JC13010. Vanadinite (var. endlichite) Erupción Mine, Los Lamentos Mountains, Municipio de Ahumada, Chihuahua, Mexico. 9 x 5 x 2.5 cm 82g $35.00. Rather delicate, acicular crystals with brilliant luster coating a carbonate matrix. Pretty and sparkly. These are recent finds (2023) from the Erupción mine |
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JC13010. Close up. |
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JC13009. Vanadinite (var. endlichite) Erupción Mine, Los Lamentos Mountains, Municipio de Ahumada, Chihuahua, Mexico. 9 x 5 x 2 cm 74g $30.00. Rather delicate, acicular crystals with brilliant luster coating a carbonate matrix. Pretty and sparkly. These are recent finds (2023) from the Erupción mine |
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JC13009. Close up. |
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JC13008. Vanadinite (var. endlichite) Erupción Mine, Los Lamentos Mountains, Municipio de Ahumada, Chihuahua, Mexico. 7 x 5 x 1.5 cm 46g $40.00 Rather delicate, acicular crystals with brilliant luster coating a carbonate matrix. Pretty and sparkly. These are recent finds (2023) from the Erupción mine |
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JC13008. Close up. |
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JC13007. Vanadinite (var. endlichite) Erupción Mine, Los Lamentos Mountains, Municipio de Ahumada, Chihuahua, Mexico. 8 x 7 x 4 cm 172g $25.00 Rather delicate, acicular crystals with brilliant luster coating a carbonate matrix. Pretty and sparkly. These are recent finds (2023)from the Erupción mine. |
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JC13007. Close up. |
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JC10327. Wulfenite. Mežica, Carinthia Region, Slovenia. 10 x 15 cm 965g. $100.00. Something not often seen is a large plate of crystals such as this from here. There are some broken crystals, as can be seen in the close ups. Overall in good shape. Crystals are not bright and lustrous, more of a dull waxy luster. |
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JC10327. Close up. |
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JC10327. Close up. |
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JC10327. Another view. |