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JC11729. Adamite. Ojuela mine,
Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. 5.5 x 6.5 cm 92g.
$15.00. A cavity in the upper part of the matrix has
several somewhat prismatic/acicular yellow adamite crystals growing in it.
ON SALE, DEDUCT 60% FROM LISTED PRICE |
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JC11729. Close up of the cavity. |
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JC9499. Adamite. Ojuela mine,
Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. 4.5 x 7 cm 215g.
$45.00 Yellow to slightly greenish yellow fan like sprays of adamite.
Fluorescent lime green. ON SALE, DEDUCT 60% FROM LISTED PRICE |
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JC8919. Adamite. Ojuela mine,
Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. 7.5 x 9 cm 112g. $15.00.
brown balls of adamite on hematitic matrix.
ON SALE,
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JC8628. Adamite. Ojuela mine,
Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. 7 x 8 cm 287g.
$40.00. Fans of very pale yellow adamite crystals.
Fluorescent lime green. ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE. |
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JC8322. Adamite. Ojuela mine,
Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. 2.5 x 4.5 cm 27g.
$50.00. 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.
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JC8322. A vertical view showing
the missing half. |
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JC9516. Adamite. Ojuela mine,
Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. 7.5 x 11.5 cm 180g. $275.00
A classic flat plate of yellow green adamite. The individual groups
are somewhat flattened cogwheels as seen a little better in the close up below.
Not fluorescent ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE. |
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JC9516. Close up look. |
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JC7746. Adularia (faden), actinolite.
Alchuri, Shigar valley, Northern area, Pakistan. 6 x 7 cm
61g. $45.00. Vertically standing transparent/translucent
crystal with faden zoning. Tough to photograph. Better in
person. ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF
THE MARKED PRICE |
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JC7746. Another view. |
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JC9958. Amazonite.
Crystal creek, Teller county, Colorado. 4.5 x 6.5 cm 138g.
$75.00. Light blue group of crystals. Collected in 2002.
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JC9958. Another view. |
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JC9957. Amazonite. Crystal
creek, Teller county, Colorado. 7 x 10 cm 360 g.
$150.00. Light blue crystals. The crack is a shrinkage
crack, the specimen is quite sturdy. Collected in 2002. ON SALE, TAKE
60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE. |
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JC7756. Analcime, quartz. Fengjiashan mine, (Daye Copper mine),
Daye county.,
Huangshi prefecture, Hubei province, China. 4 x 5 cm 63g.
$70.00. Gemmy analcime crystals on white quartz crystals
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JC7756. Another view. |
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JC7743. Analcime.
Fengjiashan mine, (Daye Copper mine), Daye county.,
Huangshi prefecture, Hubei province, China. 3 x 4.3 cm
35g. $60.00. Transparent to translucent crystals.
The transparency of the crystals makes it a little difficult to see the
glassy crystal faces.
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JC9894. Andradite. Bendougou
village, Arrondissement Diakon, Commune Diakon, Cercle de Bafoulabe, Kayes
region, Mali. 8 x 10 cm 365g. $80.00.
Several brilliant luster black andradite crystals. There are some
nearly black acicular crystals perched down in the garnet crystals that I am
guessing are one of the varieties of hornblende. There are a few
greenish, somewhat acicular epidote crystals of small size here and there on
the specimen. The black andradite from here is frequently
referred to as melanite, however melanite has a titanium component in the
formula and I am not sure these qualify as melanite.
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JC9894. Another view. |
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JC7374. Andradite, epidote, quartz.
Garnet Hill, Moore's creek, Calaveras county, California. 4.5 x 5.5 cm
111g. $50.00. A group of brown, glassy luster andradite
crystals up to 2.5 cm across, perched on some epidote and quartz.
An older piece, circa 1970's from this famous location.
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JC7374. Another view. |
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JC11207. Andradite, scheelite.
Ridge top prospect, Bishop tungsten district, Coyote ridge, Inyo county,
California. 5 x 6 cm 192g. $15.00. The
Ridge top prospect is a small prospect on the top of Coyote Ridge, about
half way between the northern edge of the tungsten skarn area and the
southern edge of the tungsten skarn area, it is on the west center side of
Coyote Ridge. The matrix is a lighter color than the Merrill prospect,
and is frequently infused with small blebs of scheelite and sometimes as
crude crystals with the garnet. In this piece there is a nice
subhedral scheelite crystal on the top edge. These were rare in this
occurrence. There is another much smaller crystal on the lower
left just visible in the photo.
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JC9503. Andradite (demantoid),
Green Fire mine, New Idria district, Serpentine dome, San Benito county,
California. 5 x 9 cm 284g. $60.00. Pale
yellowish green crystals on a serpentine/crossite? matrix.
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JC9503. Another view. |
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JC12017. Apatite, siderite, pyrite.
Panasqueira mines, Covilhă, Castelo Branco, Portugal. 4.5 x 5 cm
86g $40.00. A single crystal partially coated with
siderite and little golden crystals of what appears to be pyrite. ON SALE, TAKE
50% OFF
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JC12017. Back side. |
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JC12017. Termination. |
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JC11971. Apatite.
Panasqueira Mines, Covilhă, Castelo Branco, Portugal. 3 x 4.5 cm
49g $150.00. Nice miniature group of beige crystals with a
hint of pink. ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF
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JC11971. Another view. |
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JC11967. Apatite, pyrite.
Panasqueira Mines, Covilhă, Castelo Branco, Portugal. 3 x 5.3 cm
37g. $75.00. An incomplete apatite crystal group partially
coated with bright sparkly pyrite.
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JC11967. Different view. |
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JC11967. Different view. |
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JC11967. Different view. |
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JC11883. Apatite (pink), muscovite.
Gilgit District, Northern Areas, Pakistan. 4 x 5.5 cm 64g.
$150.00. A light pink apatite crystal, complete on one end and
tapering down at the other. The backside is incomplete, and is
composed of numerous small faces where the growth was interfered with.
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JC11883. Another view. |
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JC11883. Back side of the
incomplete crystal. Not damaged, just poorly formed. |
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JC11883. View of the
termination. |
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JC11860. Apatite, albite?
Golconda, Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil. 6x 8
cm 165g. $295.00. Although the label says
Golconda, I think this is much more likely from the Sapo mine, Ferruginha,
Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil. A sharp dark green crystal
on albite? orthoclase?
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JC11860. Another view showing
termination. |
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JC11860. Side view. |
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JC11860. Side view. |
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JC11860. Side view. |
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JC11780. Apatite, siderite?
Panasqueira Mines, Covilhă, Castelo Branco, Portugal. 5 x 7 cm
108g $250.00 Group of 1 cm crystals on matrix.
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JC11780. Different view. |
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JC11780. Close up. |
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JC11565. Apatite. Yates
mine, Otter Lake, Pontiac RCM, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada. 4
x 10 cm 237g. $70.00. A large, doubly terminated
apatite crystal. ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE
MARKED PRICE RESERVED |
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JC11565. Another view. |
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JC11565. One end with termination. |
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JC11538. Apatite, siderite.
Panasqueira mines, Covilha, Castelo Branco, Portugal.
2.5 x 2.5 x 4.5 cm across. 49g. $50.00.
Green, somewhat squat crystal, with the back coated with siderite.
Probably doubly terminated, as the bottom is covered with siderite, it is
hard to tell. ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE
MARKED PRICE |
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JC11538. Another view. |
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JC11538. Side view. |
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JC11538. Back side. |
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JC10707. Apatite. Panasqueira
mines, Covilha, Castelo Branco, Portugal. 1.5 thick, x 4.5 x 6.5
cm 58g. $175.00. A light green, thin couple of
crystals form a floater group. The back side has a bit of limonite on
it as seen in the last photo. Odd piece.
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JC10707. Back side. |
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JC11904. Apophyllite, stilbite, and ?
Jalgoan, India. 5 x 6 cm 49g $75.00. Cute small
cabinet with light green apophyllite crystals perched in the middle. ON
SALE, TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.
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JC11904. Another view. |
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JC11904. Another view. |
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JC12051. Aquamarine,
microcline?, muscovite. Mt. Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang
Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China. 6 x 6.5 cm 198g
$90.00 There is a chip out of the back side edge of the
crystal. ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE
MARKED PRICE |
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JC12051. Slightly different angle. |
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JC12051. Back side.
There is a small, hard to see chip out of the back side, near the top in
this photo. |
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JC11994. Arsenopyrite, stannite.
Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan,
China. 3.5 x 4.5 cm 38g $75.00 Stannite is barely visible on the extreme left side. Arsenopyrite is
silvery bright. ON SALE, TAKE 50%
OFF THE MARKED PRICE.
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JC11994. Another view...slightly
tilted from above shot. |
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JC11994. Another view.
Small stannite in the upper middle as dark crystal. |
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JC12098. Arsenopyrite, quartz.
Panasqueira Mines, Covilhă, Castelo Branco, Portugal. 4 x 7.5 cm
124g $50.00. Bright silvery arsenopyrite attached to a
quartz crystal. I looked at this pretty closely and the
arsenopyrite has not been been glued on.
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JC12098. Different angle, with the
quartz termination pointing downward. |
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JC12098. Different angle, with the
quartz termination pointing downward. |
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JC11582. Atacamite, quartz. Lily
mine, Humay district, Pisco province, Ica department, Peru.
3.5 x 4.5 x 9 cm 234g. $275.00 Good sized,
stout blades of dark green atacamite coating a shallow vug in the rock. ON
SALE, TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE. |
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JC11582. Closer view,
central area. |
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JC11582. Closer view, top area. |
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JC9950. Azurite. Bou
Beker, Touissit-Bou Beker district, Jarada province, L'oriental region,
Morocco. 5 x 5.5 cm 51g. $125.00.
Lovely group of somewhat acicular crystals with glassy luster. A
little different for Bou Beker, which more commonly has stouter crystals. ON
SALE, TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE. |
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JC9950. Another view. |
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JC9948. Azurite. Burra
Burra Copper mine, Burra, North Mt. Lofty ranges, Mt. Lofty ranges, South
Australia, Australia. 8 x 8.5 cm 388g.
$165.00. Semi-botryoidal azurite, with a lighter blue center.
The white specks are bits of a kaolinite hard clay imbedded in the azurite.
From the "Kaolinite zone" of the mine, in the upper workings.
Some malachite associated. Long closed mine, with the open pit filled
with water. Good specimen from this locality which has few
specimens offered for sale these days. The mine closed in 1981. ON
SALE, TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE. |
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JC9502. Azurite. Sierra Rica, Mun.
de Manuel Benavides, Chihuahua, Mexico. 5 x 11 cm
249g. $100.00. Brilliant blue crystals on a quartz matrix.
Sparkly. ON
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JC9502. Side view. |
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JC9502. Another view, close up. |
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JC9372. Azurite. Sidi
Ayed, Boulemane province, Fes-Meknes region, Morocco. 9 x 12.5 cm
602g. $275.00. Intense, sparkly blue azurite coating
massive quartz. Beautiful color and sparkle to the azurite.
Really nice piece from here. I looked at a lot of specimens from Sidi
Ayed at Tucson, 2018, and this is far and away the best one I saw. Has
a sawn base and sits beautifully as shown here. The
azurite also coats most of the back, and other than the exposed quartz on
the right side in this photo, the azurite wraps around the entire specimen. ON
SALE, TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE. |
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JC9372. Slightly turned. |
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JC9372 Closer view. |
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JC9364. Azurite,
malachite. Khanong open pit, Sepon mine, Vilabouly district, Savannakhet province, Laos.
6.5 x 8 cm 140g. $140.00. Blocky brilliant
crystals. Largest crystal is about 5mm, and most crystals are about
that size or smaller. Color is a dark blue, which is much
brighter in daylight as this photo shows. Sawn back. ON
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JC9364. Another view. |
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JC9355. Azurite,
malachite. Liufengshan mine, Chichi county, Chizhou prefecture, Anhui
province, China. 7 x 8 cm 315. $110.00.
Vug of somewhat larger than average drusy crystals. Quite a lot of
Chinese azurite from this location at Tucson 2018. Literally tons of
specimens, 99% of poor quality. This is one of a couple I thought were
a bit better than average. ON
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JC9355. Another view. |
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JC9293. Azurite, malachite. Milpillas
mine, Cuitaca, Municipio de Cananea, Sonora, Mexico. 6 x 10 cm
329g. $750.00. Several brilliant blue, sharp crystals on
light colored matrix on this CABINET specimen. This one displays well
and is a classic piece from here. Sawn base. Another
one that looks better in person. ON
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JC9293. Another view. |
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JC9293. Closer view. |
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JC9203. Azurite, malachite.
Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Namibia. 6 x 9 cm 158g. $175.00.
Prismatic, satin luster crystals, many being pseudo morphed by malachite.
Not as bright as they could be, but nice crystallization.
Several are incomplete/broken. ON
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JC9203. Another view. |
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JC11214. Barite. Meikle mine,
Goldstrike mines, Bootstrap district, Elko county, Nevada. 8
x 16.5 cm 711g $150.00 Large plate of barite crystals,
with light yellow color, dozens of them on the plate. Gemmy,
transparent, glassy luster, without the internal fracturing so common on
barites from here. Very pretty, with almost no damage, except on
the edges. When I got this specimen it had a large amount of heavy
matrix on the back side that I had to saw off to make it presentable, so
the back side is sawn. ON SALE, TAKE
40% OFF THE MARKED PRICE |
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JC11214. Closer view, left central
area. |
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JC11214. Closer view right end. |
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JC12092. Baryte. Frizington,
West Cumberland Iron Field, Cumbria, England, UK. 4.5 x 6 cm 85g
$165.00. Several barite blades with a grayish color with a hint
of blueness. Minor hematite internal coloring near the
terminations. Some dolomite crystals are seen resting on the
matrix plate. There are very minor tiny dings here and there on
the piece, not surprising considering how old it is.
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JC12092. Different view. |
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JC12092. Another view. |
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JC12092. Another view. |
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JC11894. Barite. Kunming,
Yunnan, China. 9 x 11 cm 416g $275.00.
Although the label says Guizhou, this is completely different from any
barites I've seen from that area. Kunming has produced identical
pieces, so this is much more likely. This collection I acquired has
had a few label issues, and I think this is one. Beautiful, clear,
gemmy, chisel shaped barite crystals on a flat plate. ON SALE, TAKE
60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE |
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JC11894. Oblique angle. |
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JC11894. Vertical view. |
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JC11893. Barite.
Washington county, Missouri. 6.5 x 7.5 cm 293g $35.00.
Label says “Russet crested, Platte River, MO.” No such location as Russet or
Russet crested. There are numerous old barite mines in Washington
county, so this is probably a locality known to the locals.
The rust color is not as strong as the photo shows, specimen over all is
slightly off white. ON SALE, TAKE
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JC11893. Another view. |
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JC11426. Barite. Dufton Fell
Mine, Dufton, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK. 5 x 6 cm 93g.
$135.00 An old piece from this long closed mine. On the
back it has a bit of brown goethite as a thin layer. Some minor
rubbing on the crystal terminations, not surprising as it probably was
collected in the early 1900's. Rarely ever seen for sale. ON SALE, TAKE
60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE |
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JC9535. Barite.
Willow creek, Freighter spring, Mount Borah, Lost River range, Custer
county, Idaho. 12 x 16 cm $150.00. >1000g.
Approximately 3.5 cm crystals with a cleaved larger crystal on the top of
the specimen just to the right of the edge on crystal on the top center.
The crystal in the left front of the specimen on the lower left has been
cleaved off. This was a large specimen with quite a bit of matrix with
broken crystals on the back and base, so it has a sawn base and back to get
rid of the 10 Lbs or so of bad matrix. The left edge in this photo has
several broken/cleaved crystals visible in the photo. ON SALE, TAKE
60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE |
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JC9535. Another view, with the
cleaved crystal on the top edge. |
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JC9535. Another view. |
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JC9535. Another view, the cleaved
crystal is easily visible in the lower center of the photo, just below the
edge on crystal above it. |
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JC9530. Barite.
Willow creek, Freighter spring, Mount Borah, Lost River range, Custer
county, Idaho. 7 x 10.5 cm 481g. $50.00.
Chip on back edge of the main crystal. The main crystal measures 3.0
cm wide. Color is pale amber with smoky gray areas near
the centers of the crystals. One of the best medium sized
cabinet specimens with nice glassy luster to the crystals. ON SALE, TAKE
60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE |
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JC9530. Another view. |
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JC9530. Another view. |
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JC9529. Barite.
Willow creek, Freighter spring, Mount Borah, Lost River range, Custer
county, Idaho. 9 x 10.5 cm 630g. $40.00.
Several broken/cleaved crystals on the edges of the specimen. Bright
satin luster with pale amber color. ON SALE, TAKE
60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE |
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JC9529. Another view. |
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JC9529. Another view. |
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JC9523. Barite.
Willow creek, Freighter spring, Mount Borah, Lost River range, Custer
county, Idaho. 3. x 3.5 cm 102g. $8.00.
Ding on tip of crystal and small chatter marks along the edge.
Indentation from another crystal, now gone, on the lower front. Luster
is bright satin, almost glassy. Color is the usual light amber.
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JC9523. Another view. |
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JC8583. Barite. SSX mine,
Pattani springs, Jerritt Canyon, Elko county, Nevada. 5 cm tall
doubly terminated crystal. 46g. $18.00 transparent on left
end in this photo. ON SALE, TAKE
60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE. |
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JC8583. Another view. |
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JC9473. Barite. Cerro Warihuyn,
Miraflores, Huamalies province, Huanuco department, Peru. 6 x 9 cm
wide. 131g. $65.00. Mass of gray crystals on matrix
from this pretty much exhausted locality.
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JC9473. Another view. |
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JC9473. Another view. |
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JC8642. Barite. Estano
Orcko mine, Colavi subdistrict, Machacamarca district, Cornelio Saavedra
province, Potosi, Bolivia. 6.5 x 8.5 cm $90.00
From a new find for Bolivia in about 2002. Water clear blades on
matrix. Most of the specimens I've seen photos of, the matrix is
tiny siderite crystals. This one looks like micro-pyrite.
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JC8642. Closer view. |
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JC8642. Closer view. |
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JC7679. Barytocalcite.
Alston Moor, North Pennines, United Kingdom. 7 x 7 cm
335g. $60.00. A rather good specimen of this uncommon mineral
for these days. Two views are shown.
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JC7679. Another view. |
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JC12031. Beryllonite.
Pakistan. 1.5 x 3 cm 15g A single subhedral crystal.
$35.00 ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE
MARKED PRICE. |
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JC12031. Another view. |
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JC12020. Beryllonite? Niyil-Bruk,
Niyil, Braldu Valley?, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.
3 x 5.5 cm 90g $40.00. No label came with this one,
so this is a guess as to the locality. ON
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JC12020. Another view...back
side. |
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JC11786. Beryllonite.
Dara-e-Pech pegmatite field, Dara-e-Pech district, Kunar, Afghanistan.
3.5 x 5.5 cm $500.00 The finest examples of Beryllonite
are those from Afghanistan. This rare sodium beryllium phosphate is often
found in smaller, nondescript specimens from various other pegmatite
localities around the world, but the specimens from Afghanistan are
incredibly well-formed, large and beautiful. This piece is a good-sized,
sharp, well-formed, euhedral, pseudo-hexagonal (monoclinic) crystal group of
Beryllonite showing the typical heavily striated prism edges, free of
matrix. The piece is actually a complete "floater" with no damage or point
of attachment anywhere. This piece dates back to the mid to late 1990s, when
some of the best examples of the material came out of Afghanistan.
Specimens are virtually not available for sale these days. One dealer
had one very similar to this one in size etc. for $2,500.00 ON
SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.
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JC11786. Back side. |
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JC11703. Beryllonite.
Telírio claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
TN. Thumbnail in Perky box. $100.00. Fairly sharp,
complex, translucent crystal group. ON
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JC8521. Boulangerite, marcasite.
Mina Noche Buena, Zacatecas, Mexico. 2.5 x 3 cm 5g.
$50.00. A rare association specimen from this locality.
Mindat does not list marcasite from here, although the boulangerite looks
fairly typical. ON SALE, TAKE
60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE. |
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JC12066. Bornite, chalcocite.
Dzhezkazgan district, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan. 2.7 x 3 x 2 cm $75.00
Label says it has chalcocite, which I do not really see except as a coating?
on the bornite. Sharp bornite crystals with typical sort of
iridescence (chalcocite coating?)
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JC12066. Another angle. |
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JC12066. Another angle. |
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JC12066. Closer view. |
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JC11911. Bournonite.
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China 4.5 x 7 cm
225g $255.00 A large and brilliant partial crystal.
ON SALE, TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE |
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JC11911. Another view. |
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JC11911. Another view. |
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JC9205. Bournonite, pyrite, quartz
Viboras mine, Machacamarca, Machacamarca district, Cornelio Saavedra
province, Potosi', Bolivia. 3.5 x 5 cm tall. 55g. with
stand. $150.00 Several crystals with bright satiny luster with
minor quartz and pyrite. Hard to find miniature from this
location.
ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE |
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JC9205. Another view. |
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JC9205. Another view. |
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JC7748. Bournonite. Yaoganxian
mine, Yizhang county, Hunan province, China. 3 x 4.5 cm
73g. $180. 00 Two bright, silvery black crystals.
Some damage to the back side.
ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE |
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JC7748. Bottom of the piece |
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JC7748. Back side. |
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JC12543. Calcite. Wenshan mine,
Wenshan City, Wenshan, Yunnan, China 6.5 x 7 cm 105g
$30.00. Cute cave type calcite scalenohedra.
ON SALE, TAKE 40% OFF THE MARKED PRICE. |
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JC12543. Another view. |
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JC12543. Another view. |
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JC12540. Calcite. Corumbá, Mato
Grosso do Sul, Brazil. 3.5 x 4 x 8 cm Clear rhomb
$20.00
ON SALE, TAKE 40% OFF THE MARKED PRICE. |
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JC12513. Calcite. Santa
Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico.
3 x 4 cm 31g $8.00
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JC12512. Calcite. Santa Eulalia
Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico.
5.5 x 6 cm Tall 31g $15.00.
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JC12512. Another view. |
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JC12511. Calcite. Santa Eulalia
Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico.
5 x 6 cm 60g $18.00. Cave calcite.
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JC12511. Another view. |
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JC12511. Another view. |
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JC12487. Calcite. Huanzala Mine,
Huallanca, Huallanca District, Bolognesi Province, Áncash, Peru.
6 x 14 cm 426g $65.00 Fairly bright, somewhat rounded
crystals coating the matrix.
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JC12487. Another angle. |
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JC12487. Another angle. |
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JC12487. Another angle. |
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JC12363. Calcite, hemimorphite.
Viola mine, Nicholia district, Lemhi county, Idaho. 5 x 9 cm
152g. $10.00. Back in the late 1880's and early
1900's, the Viola mine was one of the largest producers of lead, zinc, and
silver in Idaho. It had a thriving town, now gone. The low grade
ore consisted almost entirely of hemimorphite and some smithsonite.
This is an example of the low grade zinc ore, with micro crystalline
hemimorphite crystals partially covered by somewhat blebby calcite crystals.
Good example for a locality piece.
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JC12353. Calcite. Rat’s Nest
claim, Bayhorse dist., nr. Challis, Custer county, Idaho. 7 x 10.5
cm 44g $18.00. One of the odd occurrences at this locality
are these flat plates of calcite crystals. Plate is thin, and as
seen here.
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JC12144. Calcite (sphere).
China. 4.5 cm diameter 114g $40.00. A
transparent sphere of optical grade calcite.
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JC12100. Calcite.
Gordonsville Mine, Carthage, Smith Co., Tennessee. 3 x 4 cm 53g
$45.00. Calcite crystal with a cleaved base.
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JC12100. Different view. |
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JC12074. Calcite. Wenshan?, Yunnan,
China. Tungsten light. 10 cm Long 129g $100.00.
This is a weird one. Label only said China, so I am guessing it is
from Wenshan, as it has lots of odd calcites. I searched mindat and
did not find another China calcite like this. The color is a
very pale salmon pink. The below photo shot in daylight, is a
bit more accurate for color. In tungsten light it picks up a bit more
pink, as in this photo and the one immediately below.
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JC12074. Tungsten lighting. |
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JC12074. Daylight. Closer to the
true color...a sort of pale salmon pink. Not fluorescent. |
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JC12074. Closer view. |
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JC12074. Vertical view. |
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JC11948. Calcite. Elmwood mine,
Carthage, Smith county, Tennessee. 9 x 12 cm 946g $250.00.
A single, terminated crystal with a bit of matrix. Very minor ding on
two places visible in the photos.
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JC11948. Another view. |
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JC11948. Another view. |
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JC11852. Calcite? Speleothem.
Wenshan Mine, Wenshan City, Wenshan, Yunnan, China. 19 cm
long 43g $250.00. Not sure whether to call this a
helictite or speleothem. Long skinny thing. Rare
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JC11853. Calcite? Speleothem.
Wenshan Mine, Wenshan City, Wenshan, Yunnan, China. 13.5 cm long.
Not sure whether to call this a helictite or speleothem. Long
skinny thing. Has a neat bulbous end on it.
Rare $250.00
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JC11722. Calcite. Santa Eulalia
Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico.
8 x 12 cm 664g. $175.00. Dominating this piece is a
slightly hematite colored dog tooth crystal on the right side, it really
sets off the piece, there is just enough of the hematite color to give the
crystal a pinkish look. Smaller crystals are obvious on the rest
of the piece. The dog tooth crystal is modified on the back.
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JC11722. Back side. |
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JC11722. View with the main
crystal pointed down. |
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JC11719. Calcite. Santa Eulalia
Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico.
8 x 13 cm 716g. $175.00 Pale yellowish dog
tooth type crystals with a phantom just inside the current crystal surface.
Nice luster.
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JC11719. Another view. |
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JC11719. Closer view.
The near surface phantoms are easily seen. |
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JC11558. Calcite. Xianghualing
Sn-polymetallic ore field, Linwu county, Chenzhou, Hunan, China.
5.5 x 6 cm 41g. $90.00. Flattened crystal, has
some minor dings, as seen in the photos.
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JC11558. Back side. |
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JC11558. Side view. |
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JC11524. Calcite. Mid-Continent
mine, Treece, Picher field, Cherokee county, Kansas. 2.5 cm
thick x 13 x 14 cm 455g. $150.00. Colorless
mostly gemmy scalenohedral crystals of calcite to 3.0 cm in size forming
this matrix cluster. Very good condition with minimal cleaving
present. Nice old time specimen.
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JC11524. Another view. |
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JC11524. Close up top of piece. |
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JC11524. Close up upper right |
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JC11524. Close up left side. |
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JC11325. Calcite. Black
Jack (Ruby) mine, Imlay district, Pershing county, Nevada. 8 x 8
cm 158g. $25.00 An old, obscure mercury mine, I
visited in 1983, and found at the end of one adit, an old water course that
was filled with cave type calcite, including many
helictites, as well as crystalline
calcite. The calcite shows two generations, the first as a yellowish
core, visible on some pieces, followed by brilliant, clear, gemmy calcite in
various forms and crystals. Some of the pieces show what appears to be
a "faden" thread in which the calcite crystals formed in both directions.
A couple of pieces are showing the soda straw structure of stalactites,
with a hole down the middle that you can blow through.
A mass of calcite crystals that was very lightly attached to the ceiling
of the water course. The point of attachment is quite small on the
base of the piece, so it looks like a near floater. Pretty and
sparkly.
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JC11327. Calcite.
Black Jack (Ruby) mine, Imlay district, Pershing county, Nevada.
3.5 x 4 cm 20g. $8.00 An old, obscure mercury
mine, I visited in 1983, and found at the end of one adit, an old water
course that was filled with cave type calcite, including many
helictites, as well
as crystalline calcite. The calcite shows two generations, the first
as a yellowish core, visible on some pieces, followed by brilliant, clear,
gemmy calcite in various forms and crystals. Some of the pieces show
what appears to be a "faden" thread in which the calcite crystals formed in
both directions. A couple of pieces are showing the soda straw
structure of stalactites, with a hole down the middle that you can
blow through.
Small helictite covered with clear calcite crystals.
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JC11333. Calcite.
Black Jack (Ruby) mine, Imlay district, Pershing county, Nevada.
4.5 x 5 x 8 cm 103g. $20.00 An old, obscure mercury
mine, I visited in 1983, and found at the end of one adit, an old water
course that was filled with cave type calcite, including many
helictites, as well as crystalline
calcite. The calcite shows two generations, the first as a yellowish
core, visible on some pieces, followed by brilliant, clear, gemmy calcite in
various forms and crystals. Some of the pieces show what appears to be
a "faden" thread in which the calcite crystals formed in both directions.
A couple of pieces are showing the soda straw structure of stalactites,
with a hole down the middle that you can blow through.
A pale yellowish, I
guess I would call it a speliothem, that was attached to the wall of the
water course, which was followed by a second generation of bright, clear
calcite crystals. The point of attachment is the very bottom of the
specimen in this view.
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JC11333. Another view. |
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JC11333. Another view. |
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JC11334. Calcite. Black
Jack (Ruby) mine, Imlay district, Pershing county, Nevada. 7 x 8
cm 129g. $18.00. An old, obscure mercury mine,
I visited in 1983, and found at the end of one adit, an old water course
that was filled with cave type calcite, including many
helictites, as well as crystalline
calcite. The calcite shows two generations, the first as a yellowish
core, visible on some pieces, followed by brilliant, clear, gemmy calcite in
various forms and crystals. Some of the pieces show what appears to be
a "faden" thread in which the calcite crystals formed in both directions.
A couple of pieces are showing the soda straw structure of stalactites,
with a hole down the middle that you can blow through.
This one was found in loose rubble on the floor of the water course.
No clear point of attachment on it. It sits on its own as shown.
Has a sort of blade like thin group of calcite crystals, crystallized all
around on both sides, with a small sort of appendage, sticking out from the
front, and more calcite crystals on the left side, all of it with a very
pale yellow interior.
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JC11334. Back side. |
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JC11334. Side view. |
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JC11328. Calcite. Black
Jack (Ruby) mine, Imlay district, Pershing county, Nevada. 2.5 x
3.5 cm 14g. $8.00 An old, obscure mercury mine, I visited
in 1983, and found at the end of one adit, an old water course that was
filled with cave type calcite, including many
helictites, as well as crystalline
calcite. The calcite shows two generations, the first as a yellowish
core, visible on some pieces, followed by brilliant, clear, gemmy calcite in
various forms and crystals. Some of the pieces show what appears to be
a "faden" thread in which the calcite crystals formed in both directions.
A couple of pieces are showing the soda straw structure of stalactites,
with a hole down the middle that you can blow through.
Small helictite with a flower of calcite crystals on the end.
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JC11381. Calcite. Black
Jack (Ruby) mine, Imlay district, Pershing county, Nevada. 7.5 x 9
cm 213g. $20.00. An old, obscure mercury mine, I
visited in 1983, and found at the end of one adit, an old water course that
was filled with cave type calcite, including many
helictites, as well as crystalline
calcite. The calcite shows two generations, the first as a yellowish
core, visible on some pieces, followed by brilliant, clear, gemmy calcite in
various forms and crystals. Some of the pieces show what appears to be
a "faden" thread in which the calcite crystals formed in both
directions.
From the side of the water course is this piece completely covered with
small sparkly modified calcite crystals that are larger on the top, and have
the appearance of somewhat stubby "sharks tooth" like crystals...modified
scalenohedral crystals.
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JC11381. Slightly different angle. |
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JC11381. Another view. |
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JC11381. Close up view. |
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JC11342. Calcite.
Black Jack (Ruby) mine, Imlay district, Pershing county, Nevada.
1.5 x 5 cm 17g. $5.00. An old, obscure mercury mine,
I visited in 1983, and found at the end of one adit, an old water course
that was filled with cave type calcite, including many
helictites, as well as crystalline
calcite. The calcite shows two generations, the first as a yellowish
core, visible on some pieces, followed by brilliant, clear, gemmy calcite in
various forms and crystals. Some of the pieces show what appears to be
a "faden" thread in which the calcite crystals formed in both directions.
A couple of pieces are showing the soda straw structure of stalactites,
with a hole down the middle that you can blow through.
A little stalactite with calcite crystals growing on it.
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JC11344. Calcite.
Black Jack (Ruby) mine, Imlay district, Pershing county, Nevada. 4
x 4.5 cm 28g. $10.00 An old, obscure mercury mine, I
visited in 1983, and found at the end of one adit, an old water course that
was filled with cave type calcite, including many
helictites, as well as crystalline
calcite. The calcite shows two generations, the first as a yellowish
core, visible on some pieces, followed by brilliant, clear, gemmy calcite in
various forms and crystals. Some of the pieces show what appears to be
a "faden" thread in which the calcite crystals formed in both directions.
A couple of pieces are showing the soda straw structure of stalactites,
with a hole down the middle that you can blow through.
The point of attachment on this piece is on the end of the lower right,
pale yellow, protrusion. The piece is actually upside down in
this photo, as the crystals were formed pointing down. ON
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JC11347. Calcite. Black
Jack (Ruby) mine, Imlay district, Pershing county, Nevada. 4 x 4
cm 35g. $8.00 An old, obscure mercury mine, I visited
in 1983, and found at the end of one adit, an old water course that was
filled with cave type calcite, including many
helictites, as well as crystalline
calcite. The calcite shows two generations, the first as a yellowish
core, visible on some pieces, followed by brilliant, clear, gemmy calcite in
various forms and crystals. Some of the pieces show what appears to be
a "faden" thread in which the calcite crystals formed in both directions.
A couple of pieces are showing the soda straw structure of stalactites,
with a hole down the middle that you can blow through.
This one was so loosely attached to the ceiling, that when I touched it,
it fell to the floor of the water course, so it has some minor dings to the
tips of some of the crystals.
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JC11350. Calcite. Black
Jack (Ruby) mine, Imlay district, Pershing county, Nevada. 3
x 4 x 7 cm. 106g. $15.00 An old, obscure
mercury mine, I visited in 1983, and found at the end of one adit, an old
water course that was filled with cave type calcite, including many
helictites, as well as crystalline
calcite. The calcite shows two generations, the first as a yellowish
core, visible on some pieces, followed by brilliant, clear, gemmy calcite in
various forms and crystals. Some of the pieces show what appears to be
a "faden" thread in which the calcite crystals formed in both directions.
A couple of pieces are showing the soda straw structure of stalactites,
with a hole down the middle that you can blow through.
A group of odd shaped crystals.
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JC11350. Another view. |
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JC11356. Calcite. Black
Jack (Ruby) mine, Imlay district, Pershing county, Nevada. 3.5 x
6.5 cm 34g. $12.00. An old, obscure mercury mine, I
visited in 1983, and found at the end of one adit, an old water course that
was filled with cave type calcite, including many
helictites, as well as crystalline
calcite. The calcite shows two generations, the first as a yellowish
core, visible on some pieces, followed by brilliant, clear, gemmy calcite in
various forms and crystals. Some of the pieces show what appears to be
a "faden" thread in which the calcite crystals formed in both directions.
A couple of pieces are showing the soda straw structure of stalactites,
with a hole down the middle that you can blow through.
This one was found on the floor of the water course. There is no
clear point of attachment, Although the right end in this photo looks
likely, as it has a small hole in it. Several little calcite growths,
not sure I'd call them helictites, have grown over the pale yellow basal
material.
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JC11356. Another view. |
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JC11378. Calcite. Black
Jack (Ruby) mine, Imlay district, Pershing county, Nevada. 5 x 7.2 cm
150g. $15.00 An old, obscure mercury mine, I visited in
1983, and found at the end of one adit, an old water course that was filled
with cave type calcite, including many
helictites, as well as crystalline
calcite. The calcite shows two generations, the first as a yellowish
core, visible on some pieces, followed by brilliant, clear, gemmy calcite in
various forms and crystals. Some of the pieces show what appears to be
a "faden" thread in which the calcite crystals formed in both
directions.
This one is a little different, as doesn't have the "sharks tooth"
crystals typical of the calcite from the floor of the water course.
These are more rounded, and trying to be somewhat rhombohedra, they were
from the side of the water course.
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JC11378. Another view. |
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JC11378. Close up view. |
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JC11378. Close up view. |
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JC11382. Calcite. Black
Jack (Ruby) mine, Imlay district, Pershing county, Nevada. 6 x 8
cm 192g. $18.00. An old, obscure mercury mine, I
visited in 1983, and found at the end of one adit, an old water course that
was filled with cave type calcite, including many
helictites, as well as crystalline
calcite. The calcite shows two generations, the first as a yellowish
core, visible on some pieces, followed by brilliant, clear, gemmy calcite in
various forms and crystals. Some of the pieces show what appears to be
a "faden" thread in which the calcite crystals formed in both
directions.
From the back of the water course were these somewhat duller, more satin
like luster, highly modified scalenohedra. I only collected a
few of these, as the luster is not as bright as the ones from the other
areas of the water course.
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JC11382. Another view. |
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JC11382. Close up view. |
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JC11386. Calcite. Black
Jack (Ruby) mine, Imlay district, Pershing county, Nevada. 8 x 9
cm 288g. $25.00. An old, obscure mercury mine,
I visited in 1983, and found at the end of one adit, an old water course
that was filled with cave type calcite, including many
helictites, as well as crystalline
calcite. The calcite shows two generations, the first as a yellowish
core, visible on some pieces, followed by brilliant, clear, gemmy calcite in
various forms and crystals. Some of the pieces show what appears to be
a "faden" thread in which the calcite crystals formed in both
directions.
Collected from the side wall of the water course, a solid mass of
small crystals...more like a cave formation, with later stubby "shark tooth"
like crystals.
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JC11386. Close up view. |
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JC11386. Close up view. |
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JC11386. Back side.
The point of attachment is on the bottom in this photo. |
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JC11394. Calcite. Black
Jack (Ruby) mine, Imlay district, Pershing county, Nevada. 2
x 3.5 cm 10g. $8.00 An old, obscure mercury
mine, I visited in 1983, and found at the end of one adit, an old water
course that was filled with cave type calcite, including many
helictites, as well as crystalline
calcite. The calcite shows two generations, the first as a yellowish
core, visible on some pieces, followed by brilliant, clear, gemmy calcite in
various forms and crystals.
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JC11394. Another view. |
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JC11396. Calcite. Black
Jack (Ruby) mine, Imlay district, Pershing county, Nevada.
3 x 6 cm 41g. $10.00. An old, obscure mercury
mine, I visited in 1983, and found at the end of one adit, an old water
course that was filled with cave type calcite, including many
helictites, as well as crystalline
calcite. The calcite shows two generations, the first as a yellowish
core, visible on some pieces, followed by brilliant, clear, gemmy calcite in
various forms and crystals.
Piece is covered with mostly the "sharks tooth" like crystals (modified
scalenohedrons).
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JC11396. Back side, with some
damage near the center. |
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JC11397. Another view. |
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JC11398. Calcite. Black
Jack (Ruby) mine, Imlay district, Pershing county, Nevada. 5
x 7.5 cm 102g. $15.00 An old, obscure mercury
mine, I visited in 1983, and found at the end of one adit, an old water
course that was filled with cave type calcite, including many
helictites, as well as crystalline
calcite. The calcite shows two generations, the first as a yellowish
core, visible on some pieces, followed by brilliant, clear, gemmy calcite in
various forms and crystals.
Piece is covered with mostly "sharks tooth" like crystals (modified
scalenohedrons), as well as more blocky modified rhombohedral crystals.
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JC11398. Another view.
Bit of damage on the back side. |
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JC11398. Side view. |
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JC11399. Calcite. Black
Jack (Ruby) mine, Imlay district, Pershing county, Nevada.
5 x 6.5 cm 91g. $18.00 An old, obscure mercury
mine, I visited in 1983, and found at the end of one adit, an old water
course that was filled with cave type calcite, including many
helictites, as well as crystalline
calcite. The calcite shows two generations, the first as a yellowish
core, visible on some pieces, followed by brilliant, clear, gemmy calcite in
various forms and crystals.
Piece is covered with mostly squatty "sharks tooth" like crystals
(modified scalenohedrons), as well as more blocky modified rhombohedral
crystals.
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JC11399. Another view. |
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JC11399. Another view. |
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JC11399. Close up. |
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JC11402. Calcite.
Black Jack (Ruby) mine, Imlay district, Pershing county, Nevada.
3.5 x 4.5 cm 39g. $8.00 An old, obscure
mercury mine, I visited in 1983, and found at the end of one adit, an old
water course that was filled with cave type calcite, including many
helictites, as well as crystalline
calcite. The calcite shows two generations, the first as a yellowish
core, visible on some pieces, followed by brilliant, clear, gemmy calcite in
various forms and crystals.
Somewhat flattened, modified scalenohedrons.
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JC11402. Another view. |
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JC11403. Calcite.
Black Jack (Ruby) mine, Imlay district, Pershing county, Nevada.
4 x 4 cm 50g. $10.00 An old, obscure
mercury mine, I visited in 1983, and found at the end of one adit, an old
water course that was filled with cave type calcite, including many
helictites, as well as crystalline
calcite. The calcite shows two generations, the first as a yellowish
core, visible on some pieces, followed by brilliant, clear, gemmy calcite in
various forms and crystals.
Piece is covered with mostly the "sharks tooth" like crystals (modified
scalenohedrons). Some secondary tiny drusy crystals are also
present.
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JC11403. Another view. |
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JC11403. Another view. |
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JC11406. Calcite. Black
Jack (Ruby) mine, Imlay district, Pershing county, Nevada.
4 x 7.5 cm 58g. $18.00 An old, obscure mercury mine,
I visited in 1983, and found at the end of one adit, an old water course
that was filled with cave type calcite, including many
helictites, as well as crystalline
calcite. The calcite shows two generations, the first as a yellowish
core, visible on some pieces, followed by brilliant, clear, gemmy calcite in
various forms and crystals.
Piece is covered with mostly the "sharks tooth" like crystals (modified
scalenohedrons).
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JC11406. Back side. |
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JC11406. Another view. |
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JC11406. Another view. |
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JC11409. Calcite.
Black Jack (Ruby) mine, Imlay district, Pershing county, Nevada.
5 x 6.5 cm 93g. $18.00 An old, obscure mercury mine,
I visited in 1983, and found at the end of one adit, an old water course
that was filled with cave type calcite, including many
helictites, as well as crystalline
calcite. The calcite shows two generations, the first as a yellowish
core, visible on some pieces, followed by brilliant, clear, gemmy calcite in
various forms and crystals.
Rather squatty modified scalenohedrons and more sort of rounded
rhombohedrons. Nice gemmy crystals.
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JC11409. Another view. |
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JC11409. Another view. |
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JC11409. Close up. |
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JC10078. Calcite, dolomite.
Calcite quarry, Holzen, Arnsberg, Sauerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
6 x 6.5 cm 102g. $12.00. Brown crystal
on one end of the dolomite matrix. Calcite is a twin, and the
twin plane can be seen in the close up photos. ON SALE, TAKE
60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE. |
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JC10078. Close up view. |
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JC9363. Calcite (cobaltoan).
Kolwezi district, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo
(Zaire). 6 x 10 cm 182g. $80.00. Bright,
sparkly crystals in a shallow vug. Sawn back. ON
SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE. |
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JC9363. Another view. |
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JC9145. Calcite. Red Dome
mine, Mungana, Mareeba Shire, Queensland, Australia. 6 x 8 cm
193g. $75.00 These came out about 2001. Some of the best
Australian calcites I have ever seen. Group of modified
scalenohedral crystals, nicely translucent to gemmy, some with a hint of
iron staining, on a corroded older generation calcite. I have 4 of
these I held back from this find and finally decided to let them go.
They are shown here. No damage. ON
SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE. |
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JC9145. Another view. |
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JC9145. Another view. |
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JC8945. Calcite, hematite.
Dal'negorsk, Kavalerovo mining district, Primorskiy Kray, Far-Eastern
region, Russia. 2.5 x 4 cm 16g. $25.00. ON
SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE. |
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JC8602. Calcite. Jalgaon
district, Maharashtra, India. 6.5 x 7 cm 221g. $75.00.
A 4.8 cm modified rhomb. Mostly transparent. Minor dings here
and there as tiny white spots. Tungsten light for this shot. ON SALE, TAKE
60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE. |
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JC8602. Another view. Daylight
photo. |
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JC8602. another view. |
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JC8479. Calcite (manganoan).
Pachapaqui, Bolognesi province, Ancash department, Peru. 5 x 10 cm
219g. $175.00. Appears to be a scalenohedron subsequently
coated with small scalenohedrons like spines on a cactus. Pale pink in
color with somewhat dull luster as is typical with these manganocalcites
from Pachapaqui. Highly fluorescent in a magenta-orange color.
Minor sulfides are also present. One side looks like a double
terminated poorly formed scalenohedron and is obvious in the photos below.
Purchased 4-93; Ex Dan Belsher collection #2117 ON
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JC8479. Another view. |
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JC8479. Another view. |
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JC8212. Calcite. N'Chwaning II
mine, N'Chwaning mines, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape
province, South Africa. A 3cm crystal. 8g. $10.00.
A doubly terminated transparent crystal. There is one ding about dead
center on the crystal face, visible as a white spot on the crystal in this
view. Little specks of black manganese oxide are present on the
crystal faces, visible in the photos. ON SALE TAKE
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JC8212. Another view. |
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JC8212. View of back side. |
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JC8220. Calcite. N'Chwaning II
mine, N'Chwaning mines, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape
province, South Africa. A 3 cm crystal. $18.00
Single termination, with cleaved base. Totally gemmy crystal. ON SALE TAKE
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JC8220. Another view. |
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JC8220. Another view. |
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JC8221. Calcite. N'Chwaning II
mine, N'Chwaning mines, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape
province, South Africa. A 2.2 cm crystal. $15.00.
Totally gemmy, single termination, crystal. Base is matrix
material. Tiny ding on one edge, not noticeable without a loupe. ON SALE TAKE
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JC8221. Another view. |
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JC8221. Another view. |
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JC8223. Calcite. N'Chwaning II
mine, N'Chwaning mines, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape
province, South Africa. A 1.8 cm group, translucent to somewhat
transparent. $5.00 ON SALE TAKE 60% OFF THE
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JC8225. Calcite. N'Chwaning II
mine, N'Chwaning mines, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape
province, South Africa. 2 x 2.7 cm 10g. $20.00
Highly modified, glassy, transparent, gemmy crystals. ON SALE TAKE
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JC8225. Another view. |
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JC8225. Another view. |
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JC8227. Calcite. N'Chwaning II
mine, N'Chwaning mines, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape
province, South Africa. 2.5 x 5 cm 35g.
$15.00. Tiny ding on the end of the main crystal. Satiny luster,
translucent crystals. . ON SALE TAKE
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JC8227. Another view. |
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JC8184. Calcite. Dal'negorsk,
Kavalerovo mining district, Primorskiy Kray, Far-Eastern region, Russia.
5.5 x 8.5 cm 147g. $35.00 A 5 cm crystal with
a cleaved termination on end. ON SALE TAKE
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JC8184. Another view. |
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JC8184. Another view. |
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JC7740. Calcite, quartz.
Freiberg, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany. 2.5
x 5.5 cm 41g. $60.00. A 4 cm crystal with quartz crystals
on the back side. A very slight hint of violet color to the crystal.
Good sharp crystal, not common on the market these days. ON SALE TAKE
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JC7740. Reverse side |
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JC7740. Another view. |
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JC7895. Calcite.
N'Chwaning II
Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape
Province, South Africa. 5 x 5.5 cm 111g.
$25.00. Silky to glassy luster crystals. It looks like the
left side of the topmost crystal in this photo has a thin cleavage chip out
of it. Hard to tell, but it is more lustrous than the rest of the
crystal. ON SALE, TAKE
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JC7895. Another view. |
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JC8008. Calcite. N'Chwaning II mine,
Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape province, South Africa.
3 x 4.5 cm 20g. $65.00. Neat for the number of
phantoms in the crystals. Looks like 8 or more. ON SALE, TAKE
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JC8008. View of the phantoms. |
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JC8008. Back side. |
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JC8576. Calcite. Charcas, San
Luis Potosi, Mexico. 5.7 cm tall. 45g. $15.00. A
sort of extended poker chip type crystal. ON SALE, TAKE
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JC8576. Another view |
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JC8591. Calcite, Meikle mine,
Elko county, Nevada. 8.5 cm long crystal. 153g.
$25.00. Chip out of termination on one side. Known for its
barite, not many calcite crystals have been forthcoming. ON SALE, TAKE
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JC12367. Caledonite. Reward
mine, Russ district, Inyo county, California. 3.5 x 3.5 cm
44g. $75.00. Group of bright sparkly crystals.
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JC12367. Back side. |
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JC12366. Caledonite, linarite.
Reward mine, Russ district, Inyo county, California. 3.2 x
3.6 cm 38g. $125.00. Group of bright,
sparkly crystals with traces of linarite around the edges.
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JC12366. Back side. |
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JC8232. Celestite, sulfur.
Giumentaro mine (Capodarso mine), Capodarso, Enna (Castrogiovanni), Enna
province, Sicily, Italy. 6 x 6 cm 139g. $30.00.
Nice bright, colorless crystals on a massive sulfur/rock matrix.
Ex Mailen-stein , Germany, collection ON SALE TAKE
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JC8232. Another view. |
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JC8232. Side view. |
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JC9429. Cerussite. Monteponi
mine, Iglesias, Carboni-Iglesias province, Sardinia, Italy. 7 x 9
cm 576g. $249.00. A solid mass of jackstraw
crystals. More known for its anglesite and phosgenite, the locality
has also produced outstanding aggregates of crystals in the distant past.
This is a fine example of jackstraw cerussite from there; a solid and heavy
mass of cerussite. Ex Jordi Povill collection. A rare specimen
indeed. ON SALE TAKE
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JC9429. A closer view. |
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JC5781. Cerussite. Daoping
lead-zinc mine, Goncheng county, Guilin prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang
autonomous region, China. 4.5 x 8 cm 143g.
$80.00. A bright group of crystals exhibiting various forms.
Crystals are glassy and highly translucent. Lots of sparkle.
They look quite similar to the cerussite that came from the 9 Level, Jersey
vein, of the Bunker Hill mine in Idaho around 1982. ON SALE TAKE
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JC5781. Close up view. |
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JC5065. Cerussite. Daoping
Lead-Zinc mine, Guangxi prov., China. 6 x 8 cm 389g.
$90.00. A tough one to photograph, as the crystals blend
together. Has reticulated crystals, bladed crystals, and "snowflake"
crystals all together. One of the brighter, prettier cerussites I've
seen from here. Two views are shown to try to get an idea of the
myriad crystals composing this specimen. Reminds me of the old 9 level
cerussites from the Bunker Hill mine that came out in the 1980's.
This one will be mailed packed in soap powder due to its fragility.
These were found earlier on at the Daoping mine.ON SALE TAKE
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JC5065. Close up view. |
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JC8585. Cerussite. Tsumeb,
Namibia. 3 x 3.5 cm 54g. $25.00. Dings on left
edge and backside. ON SALE, TAKE
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JC8585. Another view, showing one
of chips taken out on the left top. |
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JC8585. Reverse |
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JC7842. Cerussite, smithsonite.
Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Namibia. 3 x 5 cm $50.00. ON SALE, TAKE
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JC7842. Another view. |
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JC7846. Cerussite. Zeehan
district, Tasmania, Australia. 2 x 3.5 cm $30.00.
A nice sharp group of crystals. ON SALE, TAKE
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JC7846. Another view. |
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JC7846. Another view. |
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JC2747. Chabazite. North Table
mountain, Golden, Jefferson county, Colorado. 2.5 x 8 cm 47g.
$10.00. Plate of pseudo cubic crystals. Older piece
collected in the 1960's. ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.
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JC11814. Clinozoisite.
Quiruvilca mine, Quiruvilca district, Santiago de Chuco province, La
Libertad, Peru. 3 x 4.5 cm 22g $25.00 ON SALE, TAKE
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JC11757. Clinozoisite Quiruvilca
mine, Quiruvilca district, Santiago de Chuco province, La Libertad dept.,
Peru 2 x 3 cm 17g. $18.00 Group of amber
crystals. These came out a few years ago. ON SALE, TAKE
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JC8918. Clinozoisite.
Rosario Mabel mine (Flor de Peru II claim), Pampa Blanca district, Castrovirreyna
province, Huancavelica department, Peru. 6.5 x 7 cm 287g.
$40.00. A one time find, and small occurrence of these beige/honey
colored crystals. The location may not be the Rosario Mabel mine
itself, but a small occurrence nearby. No mention of this
find on Mindat. These came out about the same time as the epidote
crystals from this locality, which were abundant several years ago.
One dealer has these as the Angelina II mine in this area. ON SALE, TAKE
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JC11430. Colemanite.
Calico District, Calico Mts (Calico Hills), San Bernardino Co., California.
5 x 7 cm 175g. $40.00 An old piece, these were found
usually as rounded nodules, similar to geodes. This one dates to
the 1950's. Another rare mineral for this
location...no more have been found in years. ON SALE, TAKE
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JC11430. Close up. |
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JC8897. Copper. Lake Superior mine,
Ontonagon county, Michigan. 10 x 12 cm 658g. $300.00.
Specimen from this mine, which are seldom seen. Small somewhat sparkly
subhedral crystallization ON SALE, TAKE
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JC8897. Another view. |
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JC7033. Creedite. Qinlong (Dachang),
Qinglong county, Guizhou province, China. 5 x 7 cm 109g.
$100.00. Nice grouping of colorless to white crystals.
This locality appears to be already depleted. None have been on the
market recently.
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JC7033. Close up view of the top
crystals. |
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JC7643. Crocoite. Adelaide
mine, Zeehan district, nr. Dundas, Tasmania, Australia. A 6 cm
hollow crystal, with a termination on one end. $125.00.
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JC7643. Oblique view.
The hollow part of the crystal can be seen in the foreground, and the
backside of the hollow part has a termination more easily seen in the photo
below. |
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JC7643. End view showing the
termination. |