New Arrivals Page 4
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JC12463. Chalcopyrite, sphalerite, calcite. Casapalca mine, Casapalca, Chicla district, Huarochiri province, Lima, Peru. 6 x 8 cm 332g $125.00. A nice large main crystal, with several satellite crystals, and bright sphalerite interspersed. An older pieces. Very slight rubbing on the edges of the main crystal, visible in photos below. A real Casapalca classic. Here's what the previous owner said about this piece: "An outstanding cabinet display piece of fine, large (to 4.5 cm) crystals of golden Chalcopyrite on contrasting Sphalerite. Although Chalcopyrite is a common mineral, great crystals especially large ones are surprisingly rare. An older Casapalca specimen" Ex: M. Sacchi coll. |
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JC12463. Another view. |
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JC12463. Another view. |
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JC12463. Another view. |
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JC12463. Another view. |
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JC12463. Another view. |
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JC12749. Chalcopyrite, pyrite, sphalerite, quartz. Panasqueira Mines, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugal. 11.7 x 9.8 x 5.1 cm 1,058g $325.00 A really outstanding chalcopyrite from Panasqueira. Large golden sphenoids make up all the piece, with some bright black sphalerites here and there. There are two generations of pyrite on this piece. The 1st is the cubes on the bottom of the piece in this photo. The 2nd as tiny microscopic crystals scattered all over the piece, and they look like little sparkly stars when the piece is rotated. Two of the chalcopyrite's have some edge wear. The largest chalcopyrite is 5.5 cm long. I took several photos to show the luster . |
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JC12749. Another view. The sphalerite is on the right center as a black crystal in this photo. The chalcopyrite crystals are as large as 5.5 cm long. They have a golden yellow reflection when turned in the light. Hard to get each one in the photos, so just shot views of a couple of them showing the typical luster |
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JC12749. Another view. The sphalerite is on the right center as a black crystal in this photo. The chalcopyrite crystals are as large as 5.5 cm long. They have a golden yellow reflection when turned in the light. Hard to get each one in the photos, so just shot views of a couple of them showing the typical luster |
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JC12749. Another view. |
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JC12749. Another view. |
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JC12749. Another view. |
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JC12749. Another view. |
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JC12749. Close up view. The pyrites look black in the close up, but they are actually brilliant micro crystals with the usual golden pyrite luster. |
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JC12749. Close up view. The pyrites look black in the close up, but they are actually brilliant micro crystals with the usual golden pyrite luster. |
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JC12749. Close up view. Bright black sphalerite crystal on the right. |
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JC13177. Pyrite, sphalerite. Huanzala, Huallanca district, Dos de Mayo province, Huanuco department, Peru. 3.7 x 4.5 cm 40g $5.00. Sparkly golden crystals with a couple of small quartz crystals. |
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JC13178. Cinnabar, dolomite, quartz. Tongren Mine, Bijiang District, Tongren, Guizhou, China. 2.5 x 2.5 cm 14g Thumbnail. $25.00 A couple of bright red cinnabar crystals. Note cinnabar as inclusion in the quartz crystal. RESERVED |
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JC13179. Pyrite. Kami Mine, Ayopaya Province, Cochabamba, Bolivia. 4 x 4 cm 62g $25.00. Collected in September, 1996 by Alfredo Petrov. These are virtually non existent these days. A limited find from 30 years ago. RESERVED |
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JC13179. Back side. |
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JC13180. Molybdenite. Moly Hill mine, La Motte, Abitibi RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada. 2.3 x 3.7 cm 8g $5.00. Loose cluster of somewhat bent crystals. |
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JC13181. Arsenopyrite, apatite, quartz. Panasqueira Mines, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugal. 3.5 x 3 x 4.5 cm Tall 68g $28.00 A really nice group of brilliant silvery crystals. The arsenopyrite is doubly terminated, with near colorless, very pale green apatite crystals, and some quartz crystals added for effect. Nifty miniature. RESERVED |
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JC13181. Another view. |
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JC13181. Another view. |
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JC13182. Pyrite. Wuzhou, Guangxi, China. 5 x 3.5 cm 96g $10.00. Over time these tend to be a bit unstable, and will fall apart. This one is developing some cracks in it, so I added a bit of super glue in the cracks to hold it together. |
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JC13183. Pyrite. Kami Mine, Ayopaya Province, Cochabamba, Bolivia. 2 x 2.5 x 1.8 cm 40g $15.00. Collected in September, 1996 by Alfredo Petrov. These are virtually non existent these days. A limited find from 30 years ago. RESERVED |
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JC13183. Back side. |
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JC13184. Chalcopyrite, dolomite, sphalerite. Animon m., Huaron, Pasco dept., Peru. 2.8 x 2.5 cm 12g $8.00. Nice combo thumbnail. RESERVED |
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JC13185. Barite. Xikuangshan mine, Loudi, Hunan, China. 5 x 3.5 x 4 cm 144g Minor chipping 4 crystals $25.00. |
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JC13185. Another view. |
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JC13186. Barite. Xikuangshan mine, Loudi, Hunan, China. 3.5 x 5 cm Tall x 2.5 cm 100g $25.00 Minor bruising, 2 crystals. |
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JC13186. Different angle. |
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JC13187. Dolomite? Location Unknown. 4.5 x 4.5 cm 34g $5.00. One of those from the collection I got a couple of years ago, with no label. |
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JC13188. Cylindrite. Santa Cruz Mine, Poopó town, Poopó Province, Oruro, Bolivia. $5.00 Several small pieces of cylindrite. Largest, 3.5 cm long. |
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JC13189. Tennantite? Location unknown. 4 x 3 x 2 cm 54g $25.00 One of those from the collection I got a couple of years ago, with no label. Silvery black, no obvious cleavage. Looks more silvery in person than the photos indicate. |
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JC13189. Back side. |
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JC13190. Apatite, siderite, arsenopyrite. Panasqueira Mines, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugal. 7 x 4.5 x 3 cm 202g $75.00 Pretty piece, with abundant very pale greenish apatites, slightly brownish mica, and silvery arsenopyrite. |
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JC13190. Another view. |
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JC13190. Back side. |
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JC13310. Sphalerite. Cave-in-Rock, Cave-in-Rock Sub-district, Hardin county, Illinois. 6.5 x 7 x 4.5 cm 366g $35.00 Dark amber crystals across the face of the piece. |
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JC13310. Another view. |
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JC13313. Silver (After dyscrasite?). Příbram District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic. 8 x 4 cm 81g (90g with stand). $500.00. Multiple somewhat lenticular/tabular crystals. Although the label says silver, I think this is silver pseudo after dyscrasite, as it fits the descriptions and photos of these I have seen. A fairly old piece, and rather rare in this quality these days. I photographed it from all sides, as the silver is present everywhere on the piece. Has an old label with it. SOLD |
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JC13315. Vanadinite. Apache mine, Radium, Burch area, Globe Hills district, Globe-Miami district, Gila county, Arizona. 6.7 x 2.7 x 2.6 cm $50.00. Better than average small cabinet specimen from here. |
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JC13315. Slightly different angle. |
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JC13315. Back side. |
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JC13316. Chalcopyrite, quartz, siderite, dolomite. Shaft 371 Hartenstein, Zwickau, Saxony. 14 x 18 x 4 cm 1,270g $350.00. Collected around 1970. Golden chalcopyrite crystals heavily incrusting a drusy quartz base, with scattered, thin, tabular siderite crystals, and a few dolomite crystals sort of hidden away here and there. Very nice cabinet specimen from here. Showy. RESERVED |
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JC13316. Another view. |
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JC13316. Another view. |
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JC13316. Close up. |
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JC13316. Close up. |
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JC13316. Close up. |
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JC13320. Epidote. Unnamed canyon on the south east side of Walker lake, Gillis range, Mineral county, Nevada. 9 x 6 x 2 cm 17g $15.00. Obviously from a seam in metamorphic rock. Found as a float piece on the edge of the wash in the canyon. We searched all over the hillside trying to find the source with no luck. RESERVED |
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JC13320. Close up of the blades. |
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JC13321. Topazolite, diopside. Serpentine dome area, near the Benitoite mine, San Benito county, California. 4.5 x 4.5 cm 40g. $20.00. Bright sparkly little topazolite garnet crystals with a few blades of diopside. RESERVED |