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JC8322. Adamite. Ojuela mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. 2.5 x 4.5 cm 27g. $20.00. A half sphere that is 2.5 cm wide. The back side of the sphere has been sheared off. Shows well from the front. Fluorescent lime green. RESERVED |
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JC11543. Scheelite. Tae Hwa mine, Neungam-ri, Angseong-myeon, Chungju city, North Chungcheong province, South Korea. 2.5 x 3.5 cm 36g. $25.00. A partial crystal. RESERVED |
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JC11543. Another view. |
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JC11543. Another view. |
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JC11546. Elbaite. Karibib constituency, Erongo region, Namibia. 4 cm tall. 30g. $35.00 Deep green, quite translucent to transparent crystal. RESERVED |
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JC11546. With a bit of back lighting. |
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JC11743. Prehnite. Paterson, Passaic Co., New Jersey. 5 x 5 cm 80g. $10.00 Typical piece from this well known locality. RESERVED |
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JC11750. Siderite, apatite. Panasqueira mines, Covilha, Castelo Branco, Portugal. 4.5 x 6.5 cm 131g. $50.00. A large siderite crystal with a bit of muscovite on one side, with a light purple apatite crystal attached. RESERVED |
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JC11750. Another view. |
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JC11750. Another view. |
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JC11750. Another view, showing the bottom side of the apatite crystal with bright luster. |
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JC11750. Another view, showing the bottom side of the apatite crystal with bright luster. |
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JC11901. Cobaltoan Calcite, Mashamba West , Kolwezi, Shaba, Congo (Zaire). 4 x 8 cm 123g. $25.00. Magenta crystals as seen. Contact area near the top center as can be seen. RESERVED |
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JC11901. Another view |
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JC12012. Pyrite. Navajún, La Rioja, Spain. 4 x 6.5 cm 85g $15.00 The pyrite cube doesn't look to be glued in, but one can never tell from this location. |
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JC12012. Another view. |
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JC12012. Another view. |
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JC12012. Another view. |
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JC12489. Quartz, pyrite, muscovite. Panasqueira Mines, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugal. 3.5 x 9 cm 339g $28.00 Lustrous, gem clear crystal with a partial coating of sparkly micro crystalline pyrite on one side, and a bit of muscovite on the the other side. I took photos from all sides. RESERVED |
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JC12489. Another view. |
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JC12489. Another view. |
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JC12489. Another view. |
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JC12489. Another view. |
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JC12520. Prehnite. Djouga diggings, Bendougou, Diakon, Arrondissement of Diakon, Bafoulabé Cercle, Mali. 3.5 x 4.4 cm 59g $15.00 Light green ball of prehnite with what appears to be either hair like epidote or actinolite inclusions. RESERVED |
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JC12520. Back side. |
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JC13158. Hematite, andradite.
N'Chwaning Mines, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe
District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa.
4 x 2.5 x 1 cm 48g $25.00. Mirror bright crystals with
micro andradite crystals partly coating the matrix.
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JC13158. Another view. |
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JC13158. Another view. |
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JC13158. Another view. |
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JC13158. Another view. |
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JC13158. Back side. |
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JC13182. Pyrite. Wuzhou, Guangxi, China. 3.5x 3.5 cm 29g $5.00. Back side is not crystallized. |
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JC13182B. Pyrite. Wuzhou, Guangxi, China. 5 x 3.5 x 1 cm 96g $8.00. One of those neat little disks that came out a few years ago. |
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JC13182B. Back side. |
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JC13206. Hubnerite, quartz. Pasto Bueno, Pampas District, Pallasca Province, Áncash, Peru 4 x 4 cm 30g $25.00. Nice sharp, deep red crystal Pasto Bueno is famous for. Quartz crystals for contrast. Photographed with bright light to show the red color. RESERVED |
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JC13206. Another view. |
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JC13206. Another view. |
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JC13206.. Back side. |
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JC14001. Tetrahedrite, pyrite. Turt mine (Ghezuri mine), Tur , Satu Mare county., Romania 11.0 x 6.5 x 3.5 cm 613g $120.00 Several sort of globular groups of tetrahedrite with tiny speckles of pyrite scattered around them. Luster on the tetrahedrite is a sort of dull waxy, not real bright, as seen in the close ups below. Pyrite has very bright luster. Turt mine has been closed from about 2005. Tetrahedrite from there is relatively rare, and this is a nice example. Ex Paul Siegel collection RESERVED |
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JC14001. Slightly different angle. |
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JC14001. Another view. |
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JC14001. Close up of tetrahedrite. |
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JC14001. Close up of tetrahedrite. |
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JC14001. Close up of tetrahedrite. |
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JC14001. Close up of tetrahedrite. |
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JC14001. Close up of tetrahedrite. |
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JC14001. Close up of tetrahedrite. |
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JC14002. Pyrite after Pyrrhotite with Sphalerite. Trepça Mine, Trepça complex, Mitrovica, Mitrovica District, Kosovo. 8.0 x 5.5 x 5.5 cm 231g $45.00. Interesting shape of pyrite replacing the pyrrhotite. Reminds me of the mouth of a sand worm from the movies in this view. Pyrite has moderately bright luster, and the whole is surrounded by black, bright luster, sphalerite. RESERVED |
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JC14002. Side view. |
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JC14002. Another view. |
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JC14002. Another view. |
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JC14003. Quartz, chalcopyrite. Boldut mine?, Cavnic, Maramures County, Romania. 11.0 x 5.0 x 3.5 cm 224g $55.00. White, sharp, quartz crystals growing over and around somewhat purplish iridescent small chalcopyrite crystals. I have close ups of the chalcopyrite in the below photos. Ex Paul Siegel collection |
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JC14003. Another view. |
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JC14003. Another view. |
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JC14003. Purplish chalcopyrite crystals nestled in amongst the quartz crystals. |
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JC14003. Purplish chalcopyrite crystals nestled in amongst the quartz crystals. |
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JC14003. Purplish chalcopyrite crystals nestled in amongst the quartz crystals. |
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JC14004. Epidote, quartz. Şemdinli, Şemdinli District, Hakkâri Province, Turkey. 9.0 x 7.0 x 2.0 cm 131g $45.00. Small, micro crystals of epidote partially coating white quartz crystals. The epidote is quite sparkly and makes for a pretty piece. These are from a somewhat recent find. Ex Charlie Sahlman collection RESERVED |
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JC14004. Vertical view. |
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JC14004. Vertical view. |
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JC14004. Close up. |
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JC14004. Back side. |
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JC10570. Amethyst. Shamrock mine, Bell Mountain district, Churchill county, Nevada. 5.5 x 6.5 cm 117g. $15.00 Sawn base. Sparkly micro-crystalline drusy quartz forms a coating on the matrix, with scattered somewhat stubby prismatic, bright, pale amethyst crystals scattered about. I collected these back in May of 2020. These are neat locality pieces from an obscure little mine in central Nevada. |
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JC10570. Closer view. |
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JC10577. Amethyst. Shamrock mine, Bell Mountain district, Churchill county, Nevada. 4.5 x 7 cm. 59g $15.00. Sawn back. Small rosettes of amethyst on a layer of sparkly micro-crystalline drusy quartz. I collected these back in May of 2020. These are neat locality pieces from an obscure little mine in central Nevada. RESERVED |
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JC10577. Close up. |
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JC10610. Amethyst. Shamrock mine, Bell Mountain district, Churchill county, Nevada. 5 x 9 cm 105g. $15.00. Sparkly drusy amethyst covering the face of the vug. Sawn back. I collected these back in May of 2020. These are neat locality pieces from an obscure little mine in central Nevada. RESERVED |
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JC10610. Closer view. |
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JC10610. Closer view. |
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JC10623. Amethyst. Shamrock mine, Bell Mountain district, Churchill county, Nevada. 5 x 6.5 cm 113g. $8.00 Sawn back. Bright, pale amethyst crystals on a thin layer of micro-crystalline drusy quartz. I collected these back in May of 2020. These are neat locality pieces from an obscure little mine in central Nevada. |
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JC10623. Close up. |
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JC10625. Amethyst. Shamrock mine, Bell Mountain district, Churchill county, Nevada. 3.5 x 5 cm 71g. $12.00 Sparkly micro-crystalline drusy quartz has scattered amethyst rosettes implanted on it. Sawn back. I collected these back in May of 2020. These are neat locality pieces from an obscure little mine in central Nevada. |
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JC10625. Close up. |
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JC14025. Amethyst. Shamrock mine, Bell Mountain district, Churchill county, Nevada. 4 x 5 x 2.5 cm 53g $10.00. Sawn back. Sparkly micro-crystalline drusy quartz has scattered amethyst rosettes implanted on it. Sawn base. I collected these back in May of 2020. These are neat locality pieces from an obscure little mine in central Nevada. RESERVED |
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JC14025. Another view. |
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JC14025. Closer view. |
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JC14026. Amethyst. Shamrock mine, Bell Mountain district, Churchill county, Nevada. 4 x 4 x 2 cm 34g $8.00. Sawn base and back. Sparkly micro-crystalline drusy quartz has scattered amethyst rosettes implanted on it. I collected these back in May of 2020. These are neat locality pieces from an obscure little mine in central Nevada. |
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JC14026. Closer view. |
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JC14028. Amethyst. Shamrock mine, Bell Mountain district, Churchill county, Nevada. 6 x 4 x 2.5 cm 47g $15.00. Sawn back. Sparkly micro-crystalline drusy quartz has scattered amethyst rosettes implanted on it. I collected these back in May of 2020. These are neat locality pieces from an obscure little mine in central Nevada. RESERVED |
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JC14028. Closer view. |
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JC14029. Amethyst. Shamrock mine, Bell Mountain district, Churchill county, Nevada. 7 x 5 x 2.5 cm 74g $10.00 Sawn back. Sparkly micro-crystalline drusy quartz has scattered amethyst rosettes implanted on it. I collected these back in May of 2020. These are neat locality pieces from an obscure little mine in central Nevada. |
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JC14029. Closer view. |
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JC14029. Another view. |
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JC14029. Closer view. |
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JC14031. Amethyst. Shamrock mine, Bell Mountain district, Churchill county, Nevada. 5.5 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm 33g $15.00 Sparkly micro-crystalline drusy quartz has scattered amethyst rosettes implanted on it. Sawn back. I collected these back in May of 2020. These are neat locality pieces from an obscure little mine in central Nevada. RESERVED |
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JC14031. Closer view. |
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JC14032. Amethyst. Shamrock mine, Bell Mountain district, Churchill county, Nevada. 3.5 x 3.5 x 2 cm 36g $10.00 Sparkly micro-crystalline drusy quartz has scattered amethyst rosettes implanted on it. Sawn back. I collected these back in May of 2020. These are neat locality pieces from an obscure little mine in central Nevada. RESERVED |
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JC14032. Close up. |
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JC14033. Amethyst. Shamrock mine, Bell Mountain district, Churchill county, Nevada. 5 x 4 x 4 cm 83g $12.00 Sparkly micro-crystalline drusy quartz has scattered amethyst rosettes implanted on it on a rounded matrix with crystals most of the way around. I collected these back in May of 2020. These are neat locality pieces from an obscure little mine in central Nevada. This view is the more accurate color. RESERVED |
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JC14033. Another view. |
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JC14033. Another view. |
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JC14033. Another view, more accurate color. |
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JC14034. Amethyst. Shamrock mine, Bell Mountain district, Churchill county, Nevada. 6 x 3 x 2.5 cm 41g $15.00 Sparkly micro-crystalline drusy quartz has scattered amethyst rosettes implanted on it. Sawn base. I collected these back in May of 2020. These are neat locality pieces from an obscure little mine in central Nevada. |
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JC14034. Closer view. |
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JC14035. Amethyst. Shamrock mine, Bell Mountain district, Churchill county, Nevada. 4.5 x 3.5 x 2 cm 38g $10.00 Sparkly micro-crystalline drusy quartz has scattered amethyst rosettes implanted on it. Sawn base. I collected these back in May of 2020. These are neat locality pieces from an obscure little mine in central Nevada. |
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JC14035. Closer view. |
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JC14037. Amethyst. Shamrock mine, Bell Mountain district, Churchill county, Nevada. 7 x 4.5 x 2 cm 101g $15.00 Sparkly micro-crystalline drusy quartz has scattered amethyst rosettes implanted on it. Sawn back. I collected these back in May of 2020. These are neat locality pieces from an obscure little mine in central Nevada. |
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JC14037. Closer view. |
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JC14038. Amethyst. Shamrock mine, Bell Mountain district, Churchill county, Nevada. 6.5 x 4 x 2.5 cm 90g $15.00 Sparkly micro-crystalline drusy quartz has scattered amethyst rosettes implanted on it. Sawn base. I collected these back in May of 2020. These are neat locality pieces from an obscure little mine in central Nevada. RESERVED |
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JC14038. Close up. |
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JC14017. Amethyst. Valenciana Mine, Amatitlán, Eduardo Neri Municipality, Guerrero, Mexico. 6.3 x 4.1 x 3.6 cm $125.00. A neat small cabinet group of these hard to come by pieces. Usually I see these in much larger crystals....this is one of the few I have seen that makes a very nice small cabinet group. I had a hard time getting the color exactly right....camera tried to make them to reddish. I took photos from all sides. This is fairly close to the actual color. RESERVED |
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JC14017. Another view. |
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JC14017. Another view. |
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JC14017. Another view. This is fairly close to the actual color. |
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JC14017. Another view. |
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JC14018. Wulfenite, mimetite. San Francisco Mine (Cerro Prieto Mine), Cerro Prieto, Cucurpe, Cucurpe Municipality, Sonora, Mexico. 4.1 x 2.8 x 2.9 cm 21g $50.00 A couple of transparent crystals on an oxide matrix with micro mimetite. RESERVED |
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JC14018. Another view. |
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JC14018. Another view. |
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JC14018. Another view. |
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JC14020. Rhodonite. Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia 13 x 9 x 4 769g $35.00 A massive piece of solid rhodonite with mostly cleavage faces, and one partial crystal face on the front as seen in this view. |
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JC14020. Another slightly different lighting showing the partial crystal outlined in he center. |
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JC14020. Back side. |
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JC14020. Another view showing partial crystal face. |
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BR306. Smithsonite, hemimorphite, cerussite. San Antonio mine., Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico. 7 x 5 x 1.5 cm 113g $225.00 Top side has rows of light blue smithsonite botryoids up to 1 cm. . Back side is layer of hemimorphite with tiny cerussite twins (1mm)Ex: Claude Huber Minerals, Purchased: March 2007. |
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BR306. Closer view. |
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BR306. Back side, with hemimorphite and tiny blossoms of white cerussite crystals on the hemimorphite. |
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BR231. Cassiterite. Horní Slavkov, (Schlaggenwald) Bohemia, Czech republic. 5 x 2.8 x 3 cm 93g $200.00 Group of half dozen crystals to 1.5 cm Ex: Francis N. & Jean Marshall coll. Ex: Mineralogical Research. A nice miniature of these brilliant black crystals. Quite rare to see one of these of this quality offered these days. Displays well. |
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BR231. Another view. |
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BR231. Another view. |
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BR231. Another view. |
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BR331. Wulfenite. Ahumada mine, Los Lamentos, Ahumada municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico. 6.5 x 3.5 x 1 cm 44g $85.00 Three crystals, 1.5 and 1.7 cm. Dark orangish crystals. There is a linear orangish thread like orange spot in the middle that looks like where another crystal resided. Ex: Don Boydston #664. Ex: Steve Perry. Minerals, Purchased 5-2006 |
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BR331. Another view. |
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BR331. Another view. |
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BR331. Back side. Micro descloizite? crystals cover the back. |
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BR398. Smithsonite. Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Namibia. 10.5 x 7 x 3 cm 185g $275.00 Very pale green drusy micro crystals, sparkly. Ex: Donald K. Olson Minerals Purchased: November-2001 |
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BR398. Another view. |
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BR398. Close up bottom third. |
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BR398. Close up, top third. |
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BR398. Back side. |
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BR107. Hematite, magnesite. Brumado, Bahia, Brazil. 5.2 x 3.5 x 2 cm 100g $250.00 A brilliant, near floater complex crystal. Very nice. Ex: Lorraine Sofia coll.; Ex: Roberts Minerals; Ex: Mineralogical Research. Another major dealer has one nearly identical for $1,200. |
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BR107. Another view. |
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BR107. Back side with magnesite. |
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BR107. Back side with magnesite. |
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BR107. Another view. |
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BR107. Another view. |
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BR473. Cuprite. Mashamba West Mine, Kolwezi mining district., Lualaba, DR Congo.1.5 x 2 cm 14g $250.00 Octahedral crystal. Sharp! TN. no matrix. Very minor dings as seen in the photos.. Ex: Lorraine Sofia coll. Ex: Mineralogical Research. I took photos from all sides of this thumbnail cuprite. |
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BR473. Another view. |
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BR473. Back side. |
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BR473. Another view. |
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BR473. Another view. |
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JC12079. Bournonite Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China. 5 x 7.5 cm 520g $50.00 All the label said on this one is Yaogangxian mine. Could possibly be ferberite of unusual form. Non magnetic, insoluble in HCl...so I tend to think bournonite. Flat topped, squatty crystals. |
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JC12079. Another view. |
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JC12079. Another view. |
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JC12128. Pyromorphite. Daoping Mine (Tangping Mine), Gongcheng Co., Guilin, Guangxi, China. 7.5 x 5 x 4 cm 139g $25.00 Nice color, Nice price. RESERVED |
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JC12128. Another view. |
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JC12126. Pyromorphite. Daoping mine, Gongcheng county, Guilin, Guangxi, China. 6.5 x 12 cm 269g $45.00. Some larger aggregates of light yellow green pyromorphite, with the rest of the specimen coated with small, acicular, pale yellow crystals. There is some slight bruising of the globular pyromorphite in the lower right part of the photo. |
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JC12126. Closer view of the small crystals |
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JC12126. One of the globular aggregates of light yellow green pyromorphite. Minor bruising can be seen. |
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JC13959. Amethyst (Scepter). Goboboseb Mountains Brandberg Area, Dâures Constituency Erongo Region, Namibia. 12.5 x 8 x 6.5 cm 629g $400.00 An impressively large amethyst scepter on a white quartz projection from the milky quartz base. Not many scepter from this area of this size and quality. Nice specimen! |
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JC13959. Another view. |
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JC13959. Another view. |
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JC13959. Another view. |
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JC13959. Another view. |
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JC13938. Cerussite, malachite. Brown's Prospect, Rum Jungle, Batchelor, Northern Territory, Australia. 12 x 4 x 2.5 cm 159g $85.00 Ex: Harry Critchley coll. Numerous small cerussite crystals all over the front of this nice cabinet specimen. Many of the cerussite exhibit various types of twinning. |
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JC13938. Closer view. |
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JC13938. Closer view. |
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JC13938. Back side. |
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JC13939. Wulfenite. Ojuela mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. 7 x 6 x 2 cm 102g $125.00. Ex: Walter Boyd coll. Bright yellow, with a caramel tint, crystals all over the front of the piece. Bright luster. A bit different than most from here. |
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JC13939. Closer view. |
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JC13941. Pyrite, arsenopyrite, sphalerite, calcite. Trepca Stari Trg Mine, Mitrovica, Kosovo. 15.5 x 11.0 x 3.0 cm 779g $90.00. A flattish plate, with pyrite dominant on the reverse side, and arsenopyrite dominant on the front side. This view is of the arsenopyrite rich side (which I am calling the display side), with most of it coated with brilliant, small silvery arsenopyrite crystals. Some of them form little stacks, which appear to be pseudos after another mineral....maybe pyrrhotite? Scattered here and there are cubic, bright, golden pyrite crystals, and a bit of sphalerite. Very pretty and sparkly. |
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JC13941. Closer view of the left side, dominated by sparkly groups of arsenopyrite. |
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JC13941. Closer view of the top left. |
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JC13941. Closer view of the bottom center right. |
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JC13941. View of the reverse side, which is dominated by golden bright luster pyrite cubes; a bit of white calcite is covering a small area in the lower center. Some black sphalerite is visible. |
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JC13941. Close up of the right side. |
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JC13941. Close up of the upper area. |
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JC13941. Close up of the left side. |