New Arrivals Page 2
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BR235. Azurite, malachite. Chessy, Rhone, France. Ex: Lorraine Sofia coll. Ex: Mineralogical Research Purchase:3-2008 4 x 3 x 2.2 cm 50g $350.00 Ball of azurite (rose). Tiny malachite after cuprite crystals scattered on it. |
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BR235. Another view. |
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BR235. Another view. |
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BR235. Another view. |
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BR24. Malachite (primary), cuprite. Mashamba West mine., Shaba province., DRC. Ex: Roberts Minerals. 3.3 x 2.5 cm 25g $85.00 A single large malachite crystal with tiny mm size cuprite scattered on it. |
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BR24. Another view. |
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BR24. Another view. |
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BR24. Close up view. |
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BR24. Close up view. |
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BR24. Close up view. |
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BR388. Fluorite. Tanzania. Ex: Francis N. & Jean Marshall coll. Ex: Mineralogical Research. 5 x 2 x 1.5 cm 32g $45.00 A cleavage piece 5 cm tall, clear, gemmy, odd pale green color. I checked the internet and could find virtually nothing about fluorite from Tanzania...although I did find one company selling small pieces of fluorite as cleaved chunks from there. |
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BR388. Another view. |
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BR388. Another view. |
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BR427. Azurite (doubly terminated single) Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Namibia. Ex: Lorraine Sofia coll. Ex: Mineralogical Research. 5 x 3.5 cm 52g $980.00. A brilliant 4 cm+ doubly terminated floater crystal with offsets. Outstanding piece. All faces, front and back have brilliant glassy luster. Hard to catch just how good this one is with a camera. |
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BR427. Another view. |
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BR427. Another view. |
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BR427. Another view. |
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BR427. Another view. |
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BR427. Another view. |
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BR427. Back side. |
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BR427. Back side. |
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BR528. Azurite. Milpillas mine, Cuitaca, Santa Cruz municipality, Sonora, Mexico. 5.5 x 5 cm 104g $900.00 Brilliant up to 2 cm crystals. This is a really nice piece. Displays beautifully. |
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BR528. Another view. |
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BR528. Another view. |
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BR548. Azurite, cerussite. Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Namibia. 5.5 x 7.5 cm 115g $325.00 Flat plate of 1-3mm size azurite in total coverage. Small mm size cerussites on one edge. Cuprodundasite listed on label, and may be present. Ex: Claude H. Yoder coll.#575 Purchase :9-1998. Ex: Mineralogical Research |
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BR548. Close up of upper right. |
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BR548. Close up of left side. |
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BR630. Amethyst (grape agate). Mamuju area, Sulawesi Barat prov., Indonesia. 11 x 5 x 3.5 cm 107g $220.00 Pretty, sparkly, purple/reddish purple botryoids. These were cheap when they came out several years ago....since then prices have escalated sharply, especially for ones that have a bit of sparkle to them. |
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BR630. Another view. |
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BR630. Back side. |
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BR630. Close up. |
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BR631. Aragonite. Tazouta, near Sefrou, sefrou province, Fes-Boulemane region, Morocco. 5.2 x 4 x 3 cm 69g $18.00 Ex: Mineralogical Research. These are fairly common right now, with this ones claim to fame being the single double terminated crystal going from one side to the other. |
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BR631. Another view. |
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BR631. Another view. |
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JC11788. Cassiterite, quartz. Elsmore, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia. 4 x 5 cm 69g $75.00 A single lustrous black crystal on quartz crystal matrix. Old specimen from this defunct tin mine. I photographed it from all sides. SOLD |
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JC11789. Vivianite. Machacamarca district, Cornelio Saavedra Province, Potosí, Bolivia. 3 x 5.8 cm 73g $50.00. A single, lustrous, dark green crystal. |
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JC11789. Another view. |
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JC11789. Another view. |
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JC11789. Another view. |
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JC11796. Copper, cuprite. Itauz Mine, Zhilandy group, Satpayev, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan 3 x 6.5 cm 55g with stand. $75.00 Copper color crystals, with some having a red tint from alteration to cuprite. I photographed it from all sides. SOLD |
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JC11798. Aegerine. Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi 2.5 x 7 cm T 60g with stand. $50.00 A single, dark green crystal. I photographed it from all sides. |
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JC11798. Another view. |
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JC11798. Another view. |
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JC11798. Another view. |
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JC11798. Another view. |
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JC11819. Scheelite, chalcopyrite. Baia Sprie mine, Baia Sprie, Maramure , Romania. 2 x 3 cm 14g $50.00 This crystal of Scheelite is surprising for the brilliance of the faces and edges of the pyramid, as well as for the unusual blue color and level of transparency. The position of the crystal on the golden, lustrous, Chalcopyrite makes it even more esthetic. Scheelite is a rare associate in the Romanian polymetallic deposits. Collected in 2004. |
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JC11819. Another view. |
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JC11819. Another view. |
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JC11819. Another view. |
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JC11819. Another view. |
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JC11835. Topaz. Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil. 3g 1.8 cm Thumbnail. Terminated single crystal. Light golden yellow; often called "Imperial topaz". $20.00 |
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JC11835. Another view. |
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JC11835. Another view. |
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JC11850. Cerussite. Touissit, Touissit-Bou Beker mining district, Jerada Province, Oriental Region, Morocco. Single crystal. 2.5 cm tall. $15.00. |
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JC11850. Back side. |
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JC11874. Descloizite. Berg Aukas Mine (Berg Aukus Mine), Grootfontein, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia. 3.5 x 4 cm 35g $20.00. Nice group of spear shaped crystals, dark brown on the top, grading down to dark orange brown at the base. |
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JC11874. Back side....collection number 844, but I do not know whose collection it came from. |
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JC11874. Closer view. |
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JC11879. Sanidine. Itrongay (Itrongahy), Mahasoa Est, Betroka District, Anosy, Madagascar. 2.5 x 3.5 cm 32g. $90.00 A single, doubly terminated glassy crystal. These are considered to be near world class sanidine crystals from this locality. |
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JC11879. Another view. |
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JC11879. Another view. |
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JC11759. Triphyllite. E.E. Smith Mine (E.E. Smith Quarries), Alexandria, Grafton County, New Hampshire. 4.5 x 5.5 cm 105g $20.00 Massive piece with dark blue triphyllite all through it. |
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JC11759. Back side. |
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JC11547. Polybasite. Fresnillo, Fresnillo Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico. Thumbnail. 1.4 x 1.7 cm 11g with perky box. $50.00 Exquisite grouping of lustrous polybasite crystals. No attached matrix, this is crystallized all around and in great condition. This is really fine for the species. RESERVED |
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JC11547. Another view. |
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JC11901. Cobaltoan Calcite from Mashamba West , Kolwezi, Shaba, Congo (Zaire). 4 x 8 cm 123g $45.00 Hot pink/magenta crystals on matrix. Minor damage as can be seen. |
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JC11901. Another view. |