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JC8853. Datolite.
Dal'negorsk, Kavalerovo mining district, Primorskiy Kray, Far-Eastern
region, Russia. 3.5 x 3.5 cm 39g. $25.00.
A 2.2 cm crystal on matrix. ON SALE, DEDUCT 40% FROM
LISTED PRICE |
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JC8853. Different view. |
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JC10637. Dioptase. Ntola
mine, Mindouli, Mindouli district, Pool department, Republic of the Congo.
4 x 4.8 cm 68g. $98.00. Nice miniature.
Brilliant luster crystals from the recent find. Small gob of poorly
formed calcite on the bottom edge. ON SALE, DEDUCT 40% FROM
LISTED PRICE |
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JC10637. Same view without the centimeter
ruler. |
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JC9320. Dioptase. Tsumeb mine,
Tsumeb, Namibia. 5 x 9.5 cm 190g. $300.00.
Approximately 1mm or so crystals heavily coating matrix. Nice bright
luster with the classic Tsumeb greenish blue/bluish green color that is so
hard to photograph. ON SALE, DEDUCT 40% FROM
LISTED PRICE |
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JC9320. Another view. |
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JC9320. Another, closer view. |
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JC9320. Another, closer view. |
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JC8350. Dolomite (cobaltian).
Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire). 4.5 x 6
cm 152g. $50.00. Pretty pink rhombs of this uncommon
variety of dolomite.
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JC8350. Another view. |
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JC8350. Close up view. |
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JC8350. Close up view. |
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JC11970. Elpidite. Khan
Bogd (Khan Bogdo) massif, Gobi, Mongolia. 3 x 4 cm 27g.
$200.00. Another one of these rather rare minerals, (Zirconium
silicate) a pretty much solid mass of orange elpidite. While I
was looking for information on this deposit I ran on this little website
where the lady talks about her trip to the area...there are a couple of neat
photos of the minerals a ways down in the article. Would be very
interesting to collect there!
https://geoventurer.wordpress.com/tag/khanbogd/ Click on
this link to see the article.
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JC11697. Epidote, quartz. Pampa
Blanca, Ica, Peru. 6 x 7.5 cm 165g. $50.00. From the
finds of quite a few years ago now. Sprays of epidote green
epidote crystals. |
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JC11697. Another view.
Several of the terminations are broken, which is fairly common with these. |
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JC11697. Another view. |
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JC11697. Another view. |
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JC11697. Another view. |
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JC11569. Epidote. Pampa Blanca,
Ica department, Peru. 4.5 x 5.5 x 7 cm 159g. $ 75.00.
Glassy, bladed epidote crystals, with most terminated in a spray typical for
this locality.
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JC11569. Another view. |
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JC11569. Another view. |
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JC11569. Another view. |
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JC11569. Another view. |
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JC11370. Epidote, quartz. Lola
claim (Harvey Gordon's Julie claim), Pamlico district, near Hawthorne,
Mineral county, Nevada. 5 x 9.5 cm
216g. $70.00. Most of the specimens collected from this
claim are single crystals, very few matrix specimens were ever recovered.
This piece, collected by Harvey, was collected some time around the early
2000's. There are several prisms, most not terminated.
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JC11370. Another view. |
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JC11370. Another view. |
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JC11140. Epidote, scheelite, calcite.
Schober mine, Bishop tungsten district, Coyote ridge, Inyo county,
California. 6 x 8 cm 170g. $20.00 Small,
sparkly epidote crystals are growing on fine grained epidote ground mass
with rounded white/beige scheelite crystals scattered around on both sides.
A little residual calcite is present, as the specimen was etched out of
calcite.
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JC11140. Closer view of the
scheelite crystals. |
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JC11140. Back side. |
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JC11102. Epidote.
Kimmeria deposit, Xanthi, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece.
8 x 11 cm 423g. $165.00 A nice large plate of
brilliant crystals. There are some broken crystals, not uncommon from
here. Also present are a few small roots that weren't removed by the
collector. Much better quality than the average specimen from here. ON SALE, TAKE
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JC11102. Another view. |
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JC11102. Close up view with a few
roots. |
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JC10700. Epidote.
Groppaggi, Bargone, Casarza Ligure, Genoa, Liguria, Italy. 8
x 9 cm 378g. $40.00. One of those rather unusual
locations in Italy. Stubby, good green color, epidotes coating
what appears to be a feldspathic matrix. Specimens are rarely
seen from here...makes an interesting locality specimen. The
gent I bought it from collected it himself.
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JC10700. Closer view. |
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JC10700. Closer view. |
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JC10449. Epidote, titanite (sphene).
Tormiq valley, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.
3 x 4 cm 18g. $30.00 A 4 cm tall epidote crystal topped
with titanite crystals, which are a little on the crude side.
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JC10449. I darkened the
exposure to try to show the titanite crystals on the tip of the epidote
crystal. |
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JC10449. Another view. |
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JC10449. Closer view. |
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JC9947. Epidote, albite,
orthoclase. Tormiq valley, Haramosh mountains, Skardu district,
Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. 9 x 10 x 14 cm >1000g.
$1,200.00. A LARGE CABINET specimen from a limited find at Tormiq. This is the best display angle for this piece, as there is a
little damage across the base where it was removed from the pocket.
There is an epidote crystal that has some yellowish siliceous material on
it, and it is the least obvious in this view. It could be
trimmed off.
Talking to the dealer that had these, they apparently came from a single
pocket collected in late 2017. He had several of these at
Tucson, 2019, and I acquired all of them. He claimed these were the
last of the good pieces, although a few inferior specimens were still
around. None of the other Pakistani dealers I visited had any of
these. The matrix is orthoclase (or microcline?).
Suspended in the epidotes are scattered white crystals of albite for nice
contrast. The specimens consist of a dense mass of green epidote
sprays in an almost jackstraw like habit. Luster is quite bright.
The specimen is a mound of crystals, with crystals on all sides of the
piece, except for the base of feldspar. Much better in
person, these are classic, superior specimens from a one time find of
limited extent. Searching the internet, I have found a few of these in
miniature to small cabinet sizes for over $1,000.
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JC9947. Another view. |
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JC9947. Another view. |
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JC9947. Close up view. |
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JC9943. Epidote, albite.
Tormiq valley, Haramosh mountains, Skardu district, Gilgit-Baltistan,
Pakistan. 8 x 8 x 8.5 cm 464g. $500.00
From a limited find at Tormiq. Talking to the dealer that had these,
they apparently came from a single pocket collected in late 2017.
He had several of these at Tucson, 2019, and I acquired all of them.
He claimed these were the last and best pieces, although a few inferior
specimens were still around. The matrix is orthoclase (or
microcline?). Suspended in the epidotes are scattered white crystals
of albite for nice contrast. The specimens consist of a dense
mass of green epidote sprays in an almost jackstraw like habit. Luster
is quite bright, and damage is very minimal. The specimen is a
mound of crystals, with crystals on all sides of the piece.
Much better in person, these are classic, superior specimens from a one time
find of limited extent. Searching the internet, I have found a few of
these in miniature to small cabinet sizes for over $1,000. This
one had some excess matrix which had to be trimmed off with a trim saw, so
there is a small 2 cm or so saw mark on one edge of the base, visible in
this photo on the base of the specimen
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JC9943. Another view. |
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JC9943. Another view. |
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JC9901. Epidote, quartz.
Rosario Mabel claim (Flor de Peru II claim), Pampa Blanca, Castrovirreyna
district, Castrovirreyna province, Huancavelica department, Peru.
5 x 9 cm 138g. $90.00. A couple of sprays on quartz.
From the finds of several years ago.
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JC9901. View looking down on the
terminations. |
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JC9834. Epidote, prehnite.
Bendougou village, Arrondissement Diakon, Commune Diakon, Cercle de
Bafoulabe, Kayes region, Mali. 4 x 5.5 cm 106g.
$30.00. Although a bit hard to tell from the photos, this is a nice
miniature of bright luster epidote crystals with a ball of prehnite on the
back side. There are no damaged or broken crystals on this one.
The dealer brought these over from Mali in barrels with no padding, and the
specimens were still covered with their original dirt. There are minor
dings here and there because of the way they were shipped over to the U.S. ON SALE, TAKE
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JC9834. Another view. The
prehnite is just visible on the lower right. |
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JC9834. Another view |
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JC9833. Epidote, prehnite.
Bendougou village, Arrondissement Diakon, Commune Diakon, Cercle de
Bafoulabe, Kayes region, Mali. 6 x 7 cm 182g.
$45.00 A single prehnite ball is perched on glassy dark greenish black
epidote crystals. The dealer brought these over from Mali in barrels
with no padding, and the specimens were still covered with their original
dirt. There are minor dings here and there because of the way they
were shipped over to the U.S.
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JC9833. A slightly different
angle. |
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JC9829. Epidote, prehnite.
Bendougou village, Arrondissement Diakon, Commune Diakon, Cercle de
Bafoulabe, Kayes region, Mali. 7 x 9 cm 275g. $38.00.
These crystals are on a fine grained greenish matrix rock. There are a
couple of broken crystals on the top, back side of the specimen, visible in
the photos. Luster is bright and glassy. The prehnite has dull
luster and a slightly frosty looking pale green color. The dealer
brought these over from Mali in barrels with no padding, and the specimens
were still covered with their original dirt. There are minor dings
here and there because of the way they were shipped over to the U.S.
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JC9829. Another view. I
tipped the specimen towards the camera to show the broken crystals on the
top, back edge of the specimen |
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JC9407. Epidote.
Bendougou village, Arrondissement Diakon, Commune Diakon, Cercle de
Bafoulabe, Kayes region, Mali. 6 x 7 cm. 116g.
$40.00 A beautiful
specimen of dark green/dark olive green doubly terminated crystals.
The large crystal standing vertically is doubly terminated and 6.5 cm tall.
The front crystal, pointing somewhat to the left is doubly terminated and
6.5 cm long. The vertically standing crystal has a very minor bruise
on the side of the prism about halfway up and is visible as a little sort of
whitish/light green mark on the front of the crystal.
The crystals of epidote seem to shimmer in the light, due to a multitude of
tiny crystals on the main faces growing in a parallel direction.
The luster is quite bright, what is called the "wet look luster".
There are a few lighter green "lines" visible on the crystals where other
crystals grew against them, and are much more visible in the photos than
reality due to exaggeration by the camera. As with all of these,
it looks better in hand than the photos would indicate ON SALE, TAKE
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JC9407. Another view. |
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JC9407. Another view. |
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JC9407. Another view. |
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JC9402. Epidote. Bendougou
village, Arrondissement Diakon, Commune Diakon, Cercle de Bafoulabe, Kayes
region, Mali. 4 x 7 cm 159 g. $10.00. A few
larger crystals growing on the back of the specimen. The front is
damaged. Actually a trim piece from one of the other specimens that I
thought would look much better by itself instead of attached to another
specimen. The back crystal could be trimmed off to make a small
miniature.
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JC9384. Epidote, quartz. Green
Monster Mountain, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska.
6 x 7.5 cm 214g. $125.00. Dozens of small
terminated crystals with nice luster. A few quartz crystals are
scattered around. There are a half dozen or so broken crystals that
really don't detract.
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JC9352. Epidote.
Coayllo, Mala district, Canete province, Lima departmet, Peru. 95 x 11.5
cm 908g. $125.00. Nice vug filled with
dark green crystals. Terminations are a bit brighter on this
piece, approaching glassy. A few larger crystals are present on
the top, approaching the backside, and not visible in the photos.
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JC9352. A closer view. |
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JC9352. Another view. |
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JC9352. Another view. |
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JC9350. Epidote.
Coayllo, Mala district, Canete province, Lima departmet, Peru. 5.5
x 6 cm 210g. $75.00. A group of sharp crystals.
Terminations are a little dull...sort of satiny, while the prism faces are
bright and lustrous. No damage to the naked eye except for
crystals on the very edges of the piece. Crystals are a bit darker
than the photo would indicate.
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JC9350. Another view. |
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JC9350. Another view. |
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JC9098. Epidote.
Djouga diggings, Benduko, Sandari district, Kayes region, Mali.
4.5 x 8 cm 116g. $75.00. There was one dealer
from Mali I ran across at Tucson 2017. He had 30 or so specimens from the Djouga
diggings, none of which had ever been cleaned...the original red dirt was
all over them. I took a chance and bought two, and wish I had bought
more, as they cleaned up beautifully. This is a pretty group of
epidote crystals, dark green, with bright glassy luster, stacked up nicely
in a pleasing arrangement. ON SALE,
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JC9098. Another view. |
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JC9098. Another view. |
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JC8556. Epidote, albite.
Northern Frontier province, North East province, Kenya. 7 x
7.5 cm 207g $75.00 One of the few matrix specimens.
These Kenyan Epidotes showed up on the market in 2002, and they almost
disappeared as quickly as they arrived. They are superb quality crystals
from any locality, but attracted more attention as they came from such
an unusual locality as Kenya. Even though many of the crystals from
this find were very good sized, not all of them were the finest quality.
This piece is one of the better quality crystals from this find from the
standpoint of sharpness and luster. Several views are
shown as I try to show how the specimen looks from all angles. There
is a small (2mm) chip out of the backside main crystal.
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JC8555. Epidote.
Northern Frontier province, North East province, Kenya. 5 x 5.5 cm
tall. 144g. $40.00. These Kenyan
Epidotes showed up on the market in 2002, and they almost disappeared as
quickly as they arrived. They are superb quality crystals from any locality,
but attracted more attention as they came from such an unusual
locality as Kenya. Even though many of the crystals from this find
were very good sized, not all of them were the finest quality. This piece is
one of the better quality crystals from this find from the standpoint of
sharpness and luster. A complex group of crystals with multiple
terminations. This one has two chipped front crystals visible in
the photos.
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JC8555. Different angle. |
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JC8553. Epidote. Northern
Frontier province, North East province, Kenya. A 4 cm tall
parallel group. 53g. $35.00
These Kenyan Epidotes showed up on the market in 2002, and they almost
disappeared as quickly as they arrived. They are superb quality crystals
from any locality, but attracted more attention as they came from such
an unusual locality as Kenya. Even though many of the crystals from
this find were very good sized, not all of them were the finest quality.
This piece is one of the mid range in quality and still has great luster.
Termination is a bit ragged on the left crystal.
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JC8553. Another view. |
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JC8553. Another view. |
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JC8548. Epidote.
Northern Frontier province, North East province, Kenya. 2.5
cm Tall Thumbnail 7g. $20.00ON SALE, TAKE 40% OFF THE MARKED PRICE |
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JC8548. View of the termination. |
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JC8548. Back side showing a thin
layer of tiny hematite crystals. |
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JC8548. Back side showing a thin
layer of tiny hematite crystals. |
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JC8546. Epidote. Northern
Frontier province, North East province, Kenya. A 6 cm tall crystal
group. 41g. $50.00 These Kenyan
Epidotes showed up on the market in 2002, and they almost disappeared as
quickly as they arrived. They are superb quality crystals from any locality,
but definitely attracted more attention because they came from Kenya. Even
though many of the crystals from this find were very good sized, not all of
them were the finest quality. This piece is one of the better quality
crystals from this find from the standpoint of sharpness and lusterON
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JC8546. Another view. |
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JC8546. Another view. |
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JC7696. Epidote. Raywoo Mine,
Quetta, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan. 5 x 5 cm
103g. $40.00. The label says titanite is present, as micro
crystals. From the find of a few years ago.
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JC7696. Another view. |
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JC7696. Another view. |
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JC7589. Epidote,
prehnite. Djouga diggings, Benduko, Sandari district, Kayes region, Mali;
(also listed as Arrondissement Diako, Bafoulabe Circle). 4.5 x 5.5
cm 142g. $100.00. A nice group of epidote with two
lime green balls of prehnite perched on them. No obvious damage.
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JC7589. Another view. |
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JC7589. Another view. |
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JC7590. Epidote. Djouga
diggings, Benduko, Sandari district, Kayes region, Mali; (also
listed as Arrondissement Diako, Bafoulabe Circle). 5 x 5.5 x 7 cm
125g. $125.00. A floater group of epidote crystals with no
prehnite. No obvious damage. There is some siliceous chalcedony
as a thin white coating on the back side.
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JC7590. Another view. |
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JC7590. Another view. |
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JC7590. Another view. |
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JC6473. Epidote. Raywoo
mine, Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. 6 x 8 cm 250g.
$200.00. A nicely twinned main crystal with various other odd
shaped crystals, some of which are pseudo-hexagonal. Several
views are shown of the various sides of this specimen. These came out
relatively recently, and are very unusual shaped epidote crystals.
There are magnetite inclusions in some of the crystals. I
rotated the specimen so that each photo shows a different part of the
specimen. The last photo shows what I consider the base...a flat, sort
of pseudo hexagonal crystal. I picked this one for the variety
of crystal forms as well as the central twin.
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JC6473. Another view showing the twinned
crystals making up the center part of the specimen. A strange
triangular shaped crystal is resting on the upper left side. |
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JC6473. Another view. |
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JC6473. The basal crystal. |
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JC12053. Ferberite, calcite,
pyrite. Baia Sprie, Maramures , Romania 3
x 3 x 4 cm 35g $150.00 Brilliant, terminated crystals
festooned with bright calcite crystals. ON SALE, TAKE
40% OFF THE MARKED PRICE. |
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JC12053. Closer view. |
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JC12053. Back side. |
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JC11964. Ferberite, mica.
Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan,
China. 4 x 8 cm 161g $290.00. An 8
cm tall, bright, sharp ferberite crystal group. Excellent
quality with nice size. ON SALE,
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JC11964. Back side. |
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JC11964. Back side. |
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JC11851. Ferberite, fluorite.
Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan,
China. 5 x 6 cm 240g $175.00. Nice single
crystal with good termination with a clear fluorite crystal implanted on the
front. ON SALE, TAKE 40% OFF THE
MARKED PRICE. |
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JC11851. Back side. |
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JC11761. Ferberite, pyrite.
Yaogangxian mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang county, Chenzhou,
Hunan, China. 3 x 6 cm 33g. $90.00.
A sharp, nicely terminated crystal with a pyrite crystal attached to the
side for additional interest. ON
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JC11761. Back side. |
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JC11764. Ferberite, pyrite. Tae Hwa
Mine, Neungam-ri, Angseong-myeon, Chungju City, North Chungcheong Province,
South Korea. 2 x 3.5 cm 28g. $65.00
An excellent specimen of sharp, chevron-shaped ferberite blades from the
classic Korean locality. A little group of cubic pyrite at the base
adds a little pizzazz to the piece. Terminations are mostly complete.
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JC11764. Another view,
slightly different angle. |
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JC11699. Ferberite, quartz, fluorite.
Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan,
China. 4.5 x 7 cm 191g. $250.00 A
bright ferberite crystal is decorated with quartz crystals around the base
with scattered small pretty much colorless fluorite cubes. The
back side is coated with quartz and a few fluorite cubes. |
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JC11699. Slightly different angle. |
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JC11699. Tilted a bit. |
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JC11699. Back side. |
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JC10555. Ferberite. Cerro Tazna,
Nor Chichas province, Potosi, Bolivia. 5 x 5.5 x 5 cm
351 g. $95.00 Nice group from this location which
hasn't produced more of these for several years. Black,
bladed crystals. Broken crystal on the lower front.
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JC10555. Closer view.
The greenish tint on the crystal face on the left is a reflection, as it is
dead black in color. |
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JC3714. Ferberite.
Yaogangxian mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang county, Chenzhou,
Hunan, China. 6 cm x 7.6 cm. 124g. $120.00
Doubly terminated 3.1 cm x 3.8 cm ferberite crystal. The ferberite has
bright luster and perfect terminations with good luster. The left hand
end of the ferberite is coated with phlogopite. There are a few other ferberite crystals
embedded in the phlogopite. There are a couple of dolomite rhombs on
the reverse side, with minor pyrite cubes. ON SALE, TAKE
50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE. |
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JC3714. Another view. |
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JC3714. Close up view. |
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JC3714. Close up view, slightly different
angle. |
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JC3714. Back side of the crystal. |
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JC12090. Fluorite. Felix
mine, Azusa, Los Angeles county, California. 5.5 x 6.5 cm
163g $300.00. Beautiful green rather modified crystals
from the old pretty much worked out Felix "mine". More of a trench and
random diggings in decomposed granite. This is older, now
rare, highly representative, classic material. These green fluorites
were collected in the early 1990s, and are seldom available even within
California. The veins are very small, and hard to work. The "mine" is tucked
into a near inaccessible canyon above a suburban development within the
greater Los Angeles area, and can be considered a mineral from a very urban
locale. This particular piece is very gemmy and translucent, with excellent
color. Rare to see nice specimens of these anymore.
This is a nice one. Recent material from here mostly
consists of small fragments, some individual small crystals, from narrow
veins in the decomposing granite. Nothing even approaching the
quality of the pieces collected 30 odd years ago. ON
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JC12090. Another view. |
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JC12090. Another view. |
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JC5280. Fluorite. Huayllapon mine,
Pasto Bueno, Pampas district, Pallasca province, Ancash department, Peru.
12 x 14 cm >1000g. $400.00. A 5.5 cm
octahedron with smaller octahedron on cookeite. Minor damage to
the larger crystals, visible in the photos. More of a rub spot than
anything. ON SALE, TAKE
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JC5280. Another view.
Ding visible on middle right edge of octahedron. |
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JC5280. Another view. |
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JC5280. Another view, close
up of main crystal. Ding visible on right edge. |
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JC5280. Another view, close
up of smaller crystal. |
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JC8664. Fluorite, quartz epimorph
after calcite. La Viesca mine, Huergo, La Collada mining area,
Siero, Asturias, Spain. 5.5 x 8 cm 56g. $250.00
Group of two transparent to translucent, slightly beveled fluorite cubes,
with light zoning, are perched on contrasting clear to white sharp drusy
quartz which is an epimorph after calcite. Shot in tungsten light. ON SALE, TAKE
50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE. |
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JC8664. Back side. Although not
clear in the photo, the top is vertical downward to the flat face along the
base. Sort of an L shape when viewed from the side. |
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JC8537. Fluorite, quartz.
El Gaudro mine, Talampaya, La Rioja, Argentina. 6 x 9
cm 198g. $175.00. Nice group of rounded
octahedrons, typical for this locality, on drusy quartz. Nice specimen
from this seldom seen locality. ON SALE, TAKE
50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE. |
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JC8537. Another view. |
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JC8537. Another view. Back
side. |
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JC8014. Fluorite, quartz epimorph
after calcite. La Viesca mine, Huergo, La Collada mining area, Siero,
Asturias, Spain. 8 x 10 cm 89g. $150.00.
Drusy quartz grew on a calcite crystal which is now gone, the cast is easily
seen on the back side as shown below. Bright drusy quartz is host to
four light purple crystals of fluorite. ON SALE, TAKE
50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE. |
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JC8014. Back side. |
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JC8004. Fluorite, apatite.
Yaoganxian mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang county, Chenzhou
prefecture, Hunan province, China. 3.7 x 5 cm 65g. $80.00.
A large greenish apatite crystal is host to a purple zoned fluorite crystal
resting on its face. Unusual combo from here. ON SALE, TAKE
50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE. |
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JC8004. Another view. |
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JC8004. Another view. The
shape of the apatite crystal can be seen better in this photo. |
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JC7987. Fluorite, mica.
Yaoganxian mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang county, Chenzhou
prefecture, Hunan province, China. 2.5 x 5 cm 35g. $35.00.
Light purple with very slight greenish tones here and there. Fairly
clear crystals. Minor damage to main crystal on bottom edge corner. ON SALE, TAKE
50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE. |
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JC7987. Another view. |
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JC7987. Another view. |
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JC7849. Fluorite, quartz.
Yaogangxian Mine,
Yaogangxian W-Sn
ore field,
Yizhang Co.,
Chenzhou
Prefecture,
Hunan Province,
China.
3 x 5 cm $65.00. An ice blue, gem clear crystal with a
purple center. ON SALE, TAKE
50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE. |
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JC7849. Another view. |
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JC7849. Another view. |
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JC7811. Fluorite. Erongo,
Namibia. 1.5 x 4.5 cm 9g. $300.00. An
elongated highly modified spinel twin and ? crystal; a very rare form of crystallization.
Several views are shown of this unusual specimen. ON SALE, TAKE
55% OFF THE MARKED PRICE. |
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JC7811. Another view. |
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JC7811. Another view. |
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JC7811. Another view. |
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JC7758. Fluorite, quartz, pyrite,
calcite. Fengjiashan mine (Daye Copper mine), Edong district,
Daye county, Huangshi prefecture, Hubei province, China. 3.5
x 6 cm 97g. $90.00
ON SALE, TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE |
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JC7931. Galena, sphalerite.
Blackstone mine, Shullsburg area, Upper Mississippi Valley district,
Lafayette county, Wisconsin. 6.5 x 8.5 cm 260g.
$200.00. Bright galena cubes on sphalerite. Mine closed in
the early 1970's, so the specimen predates this, but exactly when is
unknown. ON SALE, TAKE
50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE. |
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JC7931. Another view. |
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JC7931. Another view. |
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JC7569. Galena on pyrite.
Huanzala, Huallanca district, Dos de Mayo province, Huanuco department,
Peru. 6.5 x 10 cm 487g. $75.00.
Brilliant, rather modified crystals. No obvious damage. There
has been a new find of galena and pyrite from Huanzala. Most pieces
have some degree of damage...this one looks pretty clean.
ON SALE, TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE. |
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JC7569. Another view. |
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JC7762. Galena, calcite. La
Cruz mine? Linares, Linares-La Carolina district, Jaen, Andalusia,
Spain. 5 x 5 cm 247g. $50.00. Very few
specimens have come from this area, and this is a nice miniature. Back
is coated with calcite. ON
SALE, TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE |
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JC7762. Another view. |
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JC12719. Gold. Olinghouse
Mine, Olinghouse district, Pah Rah Range, Washoe County, Nevada. 5
x 7 mm $65.00. These are all small thumbnails. They are in
little plastic cups with magnifying lids on them. They were
collected several years ago. Not much specimen gold is coming from
Olinghouse these days. Note the small sizes. ON SALE TAKE
30% OFF THE LISTED PRICE
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JC12720. Gold. Olinghouse Mine,
Olinghouse district, Pah Rah Range, Washoe County, Nevada. 10 x 5 mm
$60.00 These are all small thumbnails. They are in little
plastic cups with magnifying lids on them. They were collected
several years ago. Not much specimen gold is coming from Olinghouse
these days. Note the small sizes. ON SALE TAKE
30% OFF THE LISTED PRICE
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JC12721. Gold.
Olinghouse Mine, Olinghouse district, Pah Rah Range, Washoe County, Nevada.
5 x 9 mm $60.00 These are all small thumbnails. They
are in little plastic cups with magnifying lids on them. They
were collected several years ago. Not much specimen gold is coming
from Olinghouse these days. Note the small sizes.
ON SALE TAKE
30% OFF THE LISTED PRICE
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JC12722. Gold.
Olinghouse Mine, Olinghouse district, Pah Rah Range, Washoe County, Nevada.
7 x 10 mm $75.00 These are all small thumbnails. They are
in little plastic cups with magnifying lids on them. They were
collected several years ago. Not much specimen gold is coming from
Olinghouse these days. Note the small sizes. ON SALE TAKE
30% OFF THE LISTED PRICE
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JC12723. Gold.
Olinghouse Mine, Olinghouse district, Pah Rah Range, Washoe County, Nevada.
7 x 7 mm $50.00 These are all small thumbnails.
They are in little plastic cups with magnifying lids on them.
They were collected several years ago. Not much specimen gold is
coming from Olinghouse these days. Note the small sizes. ON SALE TAKE
30% OFF THE LISTED PRICE
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JC12724. Gold.
Olinghouse Mine, Olinghouse district, Pah Rah Range, Washoe County, Nevada.
5 x 10 mm $50.00 These are all small thumbnails.
They are in little plastic cups with magnifying lids on them.
They were collected several years ago. Not much specimen gold is
coming from Olinghouse these days. Note the small sizes.
ON SALE TAKE
30% OFF THE LISTED PRICE
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JC12725. Gold.
Olinghouse Mine, Olinghouse district, Pah Rah Range, Washoe County, Nevada.
4 x 9 mm $55.00 These are all small thumbnails. They
are in little plastic cups with magnifying lids on them. They
were collected several years ago. Not much specimen gold is coming
from Olinghouse these days. Note the small sizes.
ON SALE TAKE
30% OFF THE LISTED PRICE
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JC12726. Gold.
Olinghouse Mine, Olinghouse district, Pah Rah Range, Washoe County, Nevada.
7 x 12 mm $85.00 These are all small thumbnails.
They are in little plastic cups with magnifying lids on them.
They were collected several years ago. Not much specimen gold is
coming from Olinghouse these days. Note the small sizes.
ON SALE TAKE
30% OFF THE LISTED PRICE
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JC12727. Gold.
Olinghouse Mine, Olinghouse district, Pah Rah Range, Washoe County, Nevada.
7 x 12 mm $100.00 These are all small thumbnails.
They are in little plastic cups with magnifying lids on them.
They were collected several years ago. Not much specimen gold is
coming from Olinghouse these days. Note the small sizes.
ON SALE TAKE
30% OFF THE LISTED PRICE
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JC12727. Another view. |
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JC12728. Gold.
Olinghouse Mine, Olinghouse district, Pah Rah Range, Washoe County, Nevada.
4 x 10 mm $75.00 These are all small thumbnails.
They are in little plastic cups with magnifying lids on them.
They were collected several years ago. Not much specimen gold is
coming from Olinghouse these days. Note the small sizes.
ON SALE TAKE
30% OFF THE LISTED PRICE
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JC12728. Another view. |
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JC12729. Gold.
Olinghouse Mine, Olinghouse district, Pah Rah Range, Washoe County, Nevada.
5 x 15 mm $100.00 These are all small thumbnails.
They are in little plastic cups with magnifying lids on them.
They were collected several years ago. Not much specimen gold is
coming from Olinghouse these days. Note the small sizes.
ON SALE TAKE
30% OFF THE LISTED PRICE
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JC12729. Another view...sort of
side view. |
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JC12730. Gold.
Olinghouse Mine, Olinghouse district, Pah Rah Range, Washoe County, Nevada.
3 x 7 mm $35.00 These are all small thumbnails. They are
in little plastic cups with magnifying lids on them. They were
collected several years ago. Not much specimen gold is coming from
Olinghouse these days. Note the small sizes.
ON SALE TAKE
30% OFF THE LISTED PRICE
|
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JC12731. Gold.
Olinghouse Mine, Olinghouse district, Pah Rah Range, Washoe County, Nevada.
5 x 10 mm $100.00 These are all small thumbnails.
They are in little plastic cups with magnifying lids on them.
They were collected several years ago. Not much specimen gold is
coming from Olinghouse these days. Note the small sizes.
ON SALE TAKE
30% OFF THE LISTED PRICE
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JC12731. Another view. |
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JC12732. Gold.
Olinghouse Mine, Olinghouse district, Pah Rah Range, Washoe County, Nevada.
7 x 10 mm $100.00. These are all small thumbnails. They
are in little plastic cups with magnifying lids on them. They
were collected several years ago. Not much specimen gold is coming
from Olinghouse these days. Note the small sizes.
ON SALE TAKE
30% OFF THE LISTED PRICE
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JC12732. Another view. |
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JC9149. Grossular (hessonite).
Mana Mine, Barang-Turghao (Mor-Darra), Bajaur Agency, Federally Administered
Tribal Area, Pakistan. 6 x 6 cm 373g.
$60.00. Gemmy, transparent crystals coating a white
matrix. Most specimens from here are small groups of crystals
without matrix. This one is somewhat different being on matrix.
ON SALE TAKE
40% OFF THE LISTED PRICE |
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JC9149. Aother view. |
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JC8908. Grossular. Genesee
valley, Plumas county, California. 7.5 x 11.5 cm 736g.
$50.00. Light brown, bright crystals on flat plate. Wish I
had more of an exact location. Collected probably in the 1960's. ON SALE TAKE
40% OFF THE LISTED PRICE |
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JC8908. Another view. |
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JC8908. Another view. |
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JC8205. Gypsum. N'Chwaning II
mine, N'Chwaning mines, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape
province, South Africa. A 3 cm rather complex crystal.
$3.00. Cleaved on one side. ON SALE TAKE
50% OFF THE LISTED PRICE |
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JC8205. Another view. |
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JC8019. Gypsum. Santa Eulalia
district, Mun. de Aquiles Serdan, Chihuahua, Mexico. 9 x 14 cm
592g. $85.00. A nice large "fishtail" twin of gypsum.
Minor dings on the termination (common with gypsum as it is so soft).
Wish I had the mine name, but the label just listed Santa Eulalia.
Nice large gypsum cabinet specimen.
ON SALE, TAKE
50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE. |
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JC8352. Hematite. Rio
Marina, Elba Island, Livorno province, Tuscany, Italy. 5.5 x 11 cm
361g. $50.00. A vug in the center has many bright,
blue-steel looking blades of hematite in it. A tough specimen to
photograph as it is highly reflective. All of the white areas are
actually reflected light off brilliant hematite cleavages. The entire
specimen is composed of hematite.
ON SALE, TAKE 40% OFF THE MARKED PRICE. |
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JC8352. Close up of pocket with
bladed hematite crystals. |
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JC3807. Hematite. N'Chwaning II
mine, N'Chwaning mines, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape
province, South Africa. A rather nice thumbnail with
brilliant, lustrous faces. 12 x 16mm 6g.
$20.00
ON SALE, TAKE 40% OFF THE MARKED PRICE. |
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JC3807. Another side. |
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JC3807. Back side. |
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JC7305. Hematite, quartz.
Jinlong hill, Longchuan county, Heyuan prefecture, Guangdong province,
China. 5 x 6 x 8 cm wide. 175g. $250.00. A far
better than average specimen with nice clean bright quartz crystals mixed
with the bladed hematite (Chinese are calling these specularite).
One hematite rosette on the top has been slightly bruised.
ON SALE, TAKE 40% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.RESERVED |
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JC7305. Another view. The
bruised hematite shows as a small whitish area on the top right of the
specimen in the photo. |
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JC7305. Another view. |
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JC7305. Another view. |
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JC9766. Hemimorphite. Santa
Eulalia district, Mun. de Aquiles Serdan, Chihuahua, Mexico. 5 x
5.5 x 10 cm wide. 196g. $175.00. A superior
hemimorphite from here, with crystals to 5.5 cm tall. A minor dot of
hematite matrix on the tips of a couple of crystals, and one small ding seen
as a white spot about half way up the main crystal group, visible in this
photo.
ON SALE, TAKE 40% OFF THE MARKED PRICE |
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JC9766. Back side. |
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JC9234. Hemimorphite. Kimbanga
prospect, Kimbedi, Mindouli district, Republic of Congo. 7 x 8.5
cm 264g. $125.00. Light blue crystals from this
recent, apparently one time find. Minor ding in one spot.
ON SALE, TAKE 40% OFF THE MARKED PRICE |
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JC9234. Another view. |
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JC9227. Hemimorphite. Kimbanga
prospect, Kimbedi, Mindouli district, Republic of Congo. 5 x 6 cm
103g. $75.00 Light blue crystals with a hint of iron
staining here and there.
ON SALE, TAKE 40% OFF THE MARKED PRICE |
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JC9227. Another view. |
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JC6137. Hessonite. Mana mine,
Barango-Turghao (Mor-Darra), Bajaur agency, Federally administered tribal areas, Pakistan.
3.9 x 5.3 cm 101g. $350.00. From a recent find, a
lot of singles of these have come out, but not many groups such as this.
A pleasing honey orange color. There is some damage to the crystals on
the edges and back of the specimen, and this can be readily seen in the
photos. ON SALE, TAKE 40% OFF
THE MARKED PRICE |
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JC6137. Another view |
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JC6137. Another view. |
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JC11861. Hubnerite, quartz.
Pasto Bueno, Pampas District, Pallasca Province, Áncash, Peru. 3.5
x 9 cm 165g. $250.00 Quartz crystal on
one side and double terminated hubnerite on other side. Nice piece. ON SALE, TAKE
30% OFF
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JC11861. Another view |
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JC11861. The hubnerite
crystal. Doubly terminated. |
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JC11810. Hubnerite, quartz. Pasto
Bueno, Pampas District, Pallasca Province, Áncash, Peru. 2.5 x 3.5
cm 17g. $35.00. Shiny, nicely terminated thin
crystal in a bed of quartz crystals. Decent small miniature. ON SALE, TAKE
30% OFF
THE MARKED PRICE |
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JC11810. Another view. |
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JC11810. Another view. |
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JC11810. Another view. |
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JC11810. Another view. |
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JC11808. Hubnerite. Pasto
Bueno, Pampas District, Pallasca Province, Áncash, Peru. 1.5 x 3 x
3 cm 53g. $30.00 Flat termination, with about half
of it lustrous. ON SALE, TAKE 30% OFF
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JC11808. Back side. |
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JC11811. Hubnerite, quartz. Pasto
Bueno, Pampas District, Pallasca Province, Áncash, Peru. 2.5 x 2.7
cm 21g $18.00 Terminations are complete, with good luster.ON SALE, TAKE
30% OFF
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JC11811. Back side. |
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JC11790. Hubnerite. Pasto Bueno,
Pampas District, Pallasca Province, Áncash department, Peru.
7 cm Tall 28g. $50.00. A highly lustrous
acicular crystal. ON SALE, TAKE 30% OFF
THE MARKED PRICE |
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JC11790. Another view. |
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JC11790. Another view. |
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JC11712. Hubnerite, quartz.
Pasto Bueno, Pampas District, Pallasca Province, Áncash, Peru. 2.5
x 4 cm 56g $45.00. Typical hubnerite from here.
Nice luster. Several crystals in parallel growth. ON SALE, TAKE
30% OFF
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JC11712. Slightly different angle. |
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JC11712. Back side. |
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JC11589. Hubnerite. Pasto Bueno,
Pampas district, Pallasca province, Ancash department, Peru.
2.5 x 4 cm 53g. $20.00 Single crystal from this
famous locality. ON SALE, TAKE 30% OFF
THE MARKED PRICE |
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JC11589. Back side. |
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JC11590. Hubnerite, muscovite.
Pasto Bueno, Pampas district, Pallasca province, Ancash department, Peru.
3.5 x 4.5 cm 81g. $25.00. Group of parallel crystals
forming essentially a single group. ON SALE, TAKE
30% OFF
THE MARKED PRICE |
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JC11590. Another view. |
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JC11590. Back side. |
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JC11591. Hubnerite, muscovite.
Pasto Bueno, Pampas district, Pallasca province, Ancash department, Peru.
2.7 x 5 cm 69g. $30.00. Couple of prismatic crystals
with muscovite. ON SALE, TAKE 30% OFF
THE MARKED PRICE |
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JC11591. View of terminations. |
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JC11592. Hubnerite, quartz.
Pasto Bueno, Pampas district, Pallasca province, Ancash department, Peru.
3 x 5 cm 60g. $35.00. Group of parallel aligned
crystals with quartz crystals. One crystal is slightly curved outward
for added interest. ON SALE, TAKE 30% OFF
THE MARKED PRICE |
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JC11592. Closer view. |
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JC11592. Another view. |
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JC11593. Hubnerite. Pasto
Bueno, Pampas district, Pallasca province, Ancash department, Peru.
2.4 x 3.7 cm 26g. $20.00. Single crystal with minor
muscovite. ON SALE, TAKE 30% OFF
THE MARKED PRICE |
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JC11593. View of
termination. |
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JC11593. Back side. |
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JC11594. Hubnerite, quartz.
Pasto Bueno, Pampas district, Pallasca province, Ancash department, Peru.
2 x 3.5 cm 20g. $15.00. ON SALE, TAKE
30% OFF
THE MARKED PRICE |
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JC11594. Back side. |
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JC11595. Hubnerite, quartz.
Pasto Bueno, Pampas district, Pallasca province, Ancash department, Peru.
4.5 x 5 cm 66g. $30.00. Group of crystals with quartz sort
of holding every thing together. ON SALE, TAKE
30% OFF
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JC11595. Back side. |
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JC11595. Another view. |
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JC11535. Hubnerite. Pasto
Bueno, Pampas district, Pallasca province, Ancash, Peru.
1.5 x 5 cm 31g. $40.00 Single crystal. ON SALE, TAKE
30% OFF
THE MARKED PRICE |
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JC11535. Other views. |
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JC11424. Hubnerite, quartz.
Pasto Bueno, Pampas District, Pallasca Province, Áncash, Peru. 5.5
x 5.5 cm 135g. $40.00 Rather ragged looking
crystal in quartz. ON SALE, TAKE 30% OFF
THE MARKED PRICE |
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JC11424. Another view,
slightly different angle showing the termination. |
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JC11418. Hubnerite, quartz.
Pasto Bueno, Pampas District, Pallasca Province, Áncash, Peru. 5 x
5 x 5.5 cm 154g. $135.00 Has a series of bladed crystals
when looked at sideways. Looks best from the front, but tends to sort
of hide the crystals behind the first one in the front.
Terminations are present, although slightly ragged looking. ON SALE, TAKE
30% OFF
THE MARKED PRICE |
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JC11418. Another view. |
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JC11418. Side view. |
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JC10705. Hubnerite, quartz.
Huayllapon mine, Pasto Bueno, Pampas district, Pallasca province, Ancash
department, Peru. 5 x 5.5 cm 78g. $90.00 Bright
cluster of quartz crystals with a larger crystal forming the back drop.
The hubnerite has nice red color in transmitted light. ON SALE, TAKE
30% OFF
THE MARKED PRICE |
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JC10705. Another view. |
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JC10705. Another view. |
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JC10705. Another closer
view. |
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JC6804. Hubnerite, quartz.
Mundo Nuevo, Labor Gallitos, Huamachuco, Sanchez Carrion prov., La Libertad
dept., Peru. 6.5 x 8.5 cm. 171g. $165.00.
Stout crystals scattered in (as inclusions) and on quartz crystals. Although hard to
spot, as the quartz crystal in the center is so clear, it is full of small
hubnerite crystals as inclusions. The quartz crystals on the bottom of
the specimen also have numerous hubnerite inclusions. Better in
person. ON SALE, TAKE 40% OFF
THE MARKED PRICE |
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JC6804. A different view.
The larger quartz crystal with the hubnerite inclusions is now in the lower
center, with the termination pointed to the right. |
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JC6804. A closer view of the main
quartz crystal with inclusions and the cluster of hubnerite crystals. |
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JC11664. Magnetite. Bruce
Estate copper mine, Spring Mountain district, Lemhi county, Idaho.
8 x 10 cm 890g. $38.00. Up to 2.7 cm, highly
modified octahedrons of magnetite. Satiny luster. Bit of calcite
left in the middle. Minor ludwigite in thin needles on the back.
ON SALE, TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE |
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JC11664. Closer view. |
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JC11659. Magnetite. Bruce
Estate copper mine, Spring Mountain district, Lemhi county, Idaho.
5 x 7.5 cm 564g. $25.00. Large, up to 2.5 cm highly
modified octahedrons of magnetite. The orange spots are remnants of
highly altered ludwigite crystals. Luster is bright satiny when
turned in the light.
ON SALE, TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE |
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JC11659. Another view. |
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JC11657. Magnetite. Bruce
Estate copper mine, Spring Mountain district, Lemhi county, Idaho.
3.5 x 7.5 cm 75g. $12.00. Sharp octahedrons, one
broken. The crack down the middle does not extend all the way through
the piece. Possibly a shrinkage crack? Luster
varies from bright to dull.
ON SALE, TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE |
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JC11655. Magnetite, ludwigite.
Bruce Estate copper mine, Spring Mountain district, Lemhi county, Idaho.
6 x 7 cm 279g. $18.00. A 3 cm, magnetite, a bit
pitted, with dull satiny luster makes up the lower part of the piece.
The only piece I found that had unaltered ludwigite crystals on it.
Several, somewhat raggedy looking prisms lying on the magnetite, visible in
the photo.
ON SALE, TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE |
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JC11655. Another view. |
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JC11654. Magnetite. Bruce
Estate copper mine, Spring Mountain district, Lemhi county, Idaho.
6 x 6 cm 230g. $15.00. Lustrous octahedrons of magnetite.
A few have cracks going through them (shrinkage cracks?), but are stable.
Sawn back
ON SALE, TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE |
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JC11652. Magnetite, forsterite?,
ludwigite. Bruce Estate copper mine, Spring Mountain district, Lemhi
county, Idaho. 6 x 8 cm 142g. $25.00.
2 cm and smaller, highly modified octahedral form crystals with satiny
luster. The little orange crystals are highly altered ludwigite
crystals.
ON SALE, TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE |
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JC11649. Magnetite. Bruce
Estate copper mine, Spring Mountain district, Lemhi county, Idaho.
7 x 10 cm 275g. $30.00. 1.5 cm and
smaller magnetite crystals, highly modified octahedrons. The orange
areas are highly altered ludwigite crystals.
ON SALE, TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE |
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JC11649. Another view. |
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JC11646. Magnetite, spinel?
Bruce Estate copper mine, Spring Mountain district, Lemhi county, Idaho.
4.5 x 5 cm 102g. $10.00 Attached to the side of a
couple of crystals are several tiny, epitaxial, glassy crystals of what
appears to be black spinel crystals. The magnetite crystals have
cracks going through them (shrinkage cracks?), but are stable. One
magnetite on the top right has been sheared off, although not obvious in the
photo.
ON SALE, TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE |
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JC11645. Magnetite. Bruce
Estate copper mine, Spring Mountain district, Lemhi county, Idaho.
4 x 4 cm 55g. $7.00. Several magnetite
crystals to and over 1 cm. Some are chipped as seen in the photo.
ON SALE, TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE |
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JC11644. Magnetite, spinel?
Bruce Estate copper mine, Spring Mountain district, Lemhi county, Idaho.
3 x 5 cm 48g. $8.00. Several magnetite
crystals, one broken. Attached to the side of a couple of crystals are
several tiny, glassy crystals of what appears to be black spinel crystals.
These are the darker black spots in the photo.
ON SALE, TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE |
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JC11643. Magnetite, spinel?
Bruce Estate copper mine, Spring Mountain district, Lemhi county, Idaho.
4 x 6.5 cm 107g. $12.00. 1
cm and smaller magnetite crystals with satiny luster. Attached to the
side of one crystal are several tiny, glassy crystals of what appears to be
black spinel crystals.
ON SALE, TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE |
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JC11642. Magnetite, calcite.
Bruce Estate copper mine, Spring Mountain district, Lemhi county, Idaho.
3.5 x 5 cm 165g. $8.00. 1.5 cm and
smaller magnetite crystals. A couple of incomplete crystals on the
edge.
ON SALE, TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE |
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JC11641. Magnetite. Bruce
Estate copper mine, Spring Mountain district, Lemhi county, Idaho.
4 x 5.5 cm 89g. $15.00. 1 cm and smaller,
satiny luster magnetites make up the piece. There is an
incomplete crystal the tannish looking material is.
ON SALE, TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE |
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JC11640. Magnetite, spinel?.
Bruce Estate copper mine, Spring Mountain district, Lemhi county, Idaho.
2.5 x 4 cm 34g. $8.00. A 2 cm slightly
pitted magnetite is the main crystal, in view in the photo.
Attached to the crystal, on its side are several tiny, glassy crystals of
what appears to be black spinel crystals.
ON SALE, TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE |
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JC11637. Magnetite. Bruce
Estate copper mine, Spring Mountain district, Lemhi county, Idaho.
5 x 7 x 9 cm 348g. $15.00. 1 cm and smaller
magnetite crystals on the front side. Partial prisms of highly altered
ludwigite crystals are present here and there. The magnetite has
satiny luster and the slightly pitted look typical of this deposit.
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JC11637. Another view. |
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JC11634. Magnetite, spinel?.
Bruce Estate copper mine, Spring Mountain district, Lemhi county, Idaho.
6 x 6.5 cm 303g. $28.00. Magnetite to 1.7 cm
in size. Satiny luster. The magnetite crystal on the center
right edge has a ding in it and a chipped termination. Several
magnetite crystals have what appears to be glassy luster epitaxial spinel
crystals on them, although these have not been analyzed.
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JC11632. Magnetite. Bruce
Estate copper mine, Spring Mountain district, Lemhi county, Idaho.
3 x 5 x 7 cm 208g. $10.00 Magnetite
crystals to 1.3 cm, a bit pitted as usual. Satiny luster.
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JC11628. Magnetite. Bruce
Estate copper mine, Spring Mountain district, Lemhi county, Idaho.
6 x 8 cm 160g. $18.00 Largest magnetite is 1.2
cm, the magnetite crystals are slightly pitted, typical for this deposit.
The beige mineral is possibly forsterite, although I haven't had it
analyzed. There are a couple of broken magnetite crystals.
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JC6808.
Magnetite, ludwigite. Spring Gulch/Valley View mine, Quartzite (White
Rock) canyon, Spring Mountain district, nr. Big Windy Peak, Lemhi county,
Idaho. 5 x 8 cm 168g. $35.00.
Mostly black octahedrons of magnetite with some corroded ludwigite crystals
in the lower front. Magnetite's are about 1.5 cm in diameter and
smaller. The magnetite crystals are a little crude/pitted with
satiny luster. ON SALE, TAKE
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JC6808. Another view. |
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JC6808. Another view. |
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JC10029.
Magnetite,
ludwigite. Spring Gulch/Valley View mine, Quartzite (White Rock)
canyon, Spring Mountain district, nr. Big Windy Peak, Lemhi county, Idaho.
6 x 8 cm 255g. $35.00 Black, octahedral magnetite with
small black prisms of ludwigite. Collected in 2003.
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JC10029. Close up view.
Several black prisms of ludwigite are visible. |
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JC10029. Close up view.
Several black prisms of ludwigite are visible. |
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JC4399.
Magnetite.
Spring Gulch/Valley View mine, Quartzite (White Rock) canyon, Spring
Mountain district, nr. Big Windy Peak, Lemhi county, Idaho
3.5 x 5 cm 151g. $20.00. Group of somewhat crude
octahedral crystals. Collected in 2003.
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JC4399. Another view. |
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JC9317. Malachite pseudo
Azurite. Milpillas mine, Cuitaca, Mun. de Santa Cruz, Sonora, Mexico.
5.5 x 9 cm 171g. $75.00. Bladed crystals
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JC9317. Another view. |
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JC9317. Another view. |
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JC9317. Another, closer view. |
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JC9195. Malachite, pyromorphite.
Browns Open Cut, Rum Jungle, Batchelor, Coomalie Shire, Northern Territory,
Australia. 5 x 8 cm 104g. $125.00. From
the 2010 find at this open pit, now filled with water since 2012.
Tiny, sparkly, micro crystals of pyromorphite heavily scattered over the
dark green botryoidal malachite. No more of these are
coming out.
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JC9195. Another view. |
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JC9195. Close up view. |
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JC9021. Malachite pseudo azurite. Milpillas
mine, Cuitaca, Municipio de Cananea, Sonora, Mexico. 7 x 7 cm
190g. $20.00. Small azurite crystals totally replaced by
malachite on a white dickite? coating matrix.
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JC9021. Another view. |
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JC8952. Malachite pseudo azurite.
Milpillas mine, Cuitaca, Mun. de Cananea, Sonora, Mexico. 2
x 3 cm 14g. $12.00 Nearly a single crystal.
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JC7625. Malachite pseudo
azurite. Milpillas mine, Cuitaca, Mun. de Cananea, Sonora, Mexico.
2 x 3 cm 8g. $10.00 Dark bright green
malachite, with chatoyant tendencies seen as light areas in the photos.
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JC7341. Malachite pseudo Azurite,
azurite. Milpillas mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico. 6 x 12 cm
tall. 366g. $300.00. A nice large plate of sharp,
bladed malachite standing perpendicular to the matrix, formed in a shallow
vug. Dozens of pseudos on this one. The bottom of the piece was
in contact with the pocket wall, so the malachite is flat and not well
crystallized. There are a couple of minor dings to a couple of the
crystals, visible, with difficulty, in the close up shot. Not often do
you see a nice sized cabinet specimen of sharp, bladed pseudos on it like
this. There is some massive, blue azurite underneath the malachite and
visible from the back side of the specimen.
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JC7341. Close up view. |
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JC8485. Malachite pseudo
azurite. Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Namibia. 4 x 5.5 cm 57g.
$175.00. Several somewhat blocky crystals on brown matrix.
Purchased in 1980. A bit of matrix attached to one crystal,
otherwise undamaged except for crystal on bottom lower right where it
appears to have been corroded or poorly formed...a little hard to tell.
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JC8485. Another view. |
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JC7654. Malachite pseudo
azurite. Tsumeb, Namibia. 4 x 6 cm 84g. $60.00.
Although hard to tell in the photos, the face of this piece is covered with
short stubby pseudos of malachite. Two views are shown.
The light green material appears to be bayldonite or mottramite; not
verified. ON SALE TAKE 50% OFF THE
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JC7417. Malachite. Mubambe
mine, Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo. 7 x 8 cm
224g. $80.00. This one caught my eye just for its sheer
beauty. One small scratch on the upper right botryoids, visible in the
photo below. A real pretty specimen.
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JC7417. Another view. |
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JC3859. Malachite, calcite.
Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Namibia. 4 x 7 cm 85g. $150.00 A 2
cm ball of acicular malachite on white calcite rhombohedra. Neat piece
with no damage to the naked eye except for a very small patch on the bottom
edge of the malachite where it was cleaved when removed from the pocket.
This is visible in the bottom photo.
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JC3859. Close up. |
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JC7796. Marcasite, pyrargyrite,
quartz. Rosebud mine, Rosebud district, Pershing county, Nevada.
5 x 6.5 cm 55g. $45.00
Marcasite in bladed crystals has been partially coated with massive to
microcrystalline pyrargyrite. A rare combination. ON SALE, TAKE
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JC7796. Close up |
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JC8675. Meta-zeunerite and ?.
Majuba Hill mine, Antelope district, Pershing county, Nevada. 6.5
x 7.5 cm 218g. $100.00. Platy green crystals scattered
through a dark matrix of mixed minerals, none identified on the label. ON SALE, TAKE
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JC7686. Mesolite, stilbite.
Kannad, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India. 4.5 x 7.5 cm
73g. $50.00. Nice ball of waxy luster mesolite.
Unusual. ON SALE, TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED
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JC6282. Microcline. Crystal
creek, Teller county, Colorado. 8.5 cm tall x 12cm deep x 10 cm
wide. >1000g. $35.00. A quite large crystal from
this area...wish it were amazonite. A small smoky quartz is
attached on one side. A crack through the bottom has been reinforced
with super glue. Collected in 2006
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JC6282. Another view. |
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JC9492. Mimetite. Tsumeb, Namibia.
12.5 x 13cm 888g. $285.00. Lots of mimetite on this one.
Nice large cabinet specimen completely coated with pale yellow to cream
colored crystals. Displays well.
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JC9492. close up of one side. |
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JC9213. Mimetite. Tsumeb mine,
Tsumeb, Namibia. 4.5 x 7.5 cm 5g. $40.00.
Prismatic yellow crystals.
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JC9037. Mimetite. Filon Sur Cut,
Minas de Tharsis, Alosno, Comarca, El Andevalo, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain.
2.5 x 5 cm 52g. $50.00. I picked this one up, as I
had never heard of the this location. A limited find it turns
out when I Googled the location.
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JC9073. Another view. |
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JC8231. Mimetite. Santa Eulalia,
Chihuahua, Mexico. 7 x 9 cm 304g. $70.00. Heavy
specimen of slightly botryoidal to more globular/cauliflower like crystals.
Color varies from yellow to a dark honey color. Not sure what
the black mineral is. An older specimen from here, somewhat different
from what has more recently been collected. Ex Muhl Herdorf, Germany,
collection.
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JC8231. Closer view. |
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JC8255. Mimetite. Ojuela
mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. 2 x 4.3 cm 30g. $25.00.
From the find of the spring of 2013. These are a bright yellow, with
great luster. No damage except on the edges. These add a
nice bright spot to any collection. Brighter yellow than the photo
would indicate.
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JC8255. Back side. |
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JC8264. Mimetite.
Ojuela mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. 6.5 x 8 cm 88g.
$125.00. From the find of the spring of 2013. These
are a bright yellow, with great luster and sparkle. No damage except
on the edges. These add a nice bright spot to any collection.
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JC8264. Close up view. |
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JC8265.
Mimetite. Ojuela mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. 7 x 8 cm
287g. $125.00. From the find of the spring of 2013.
These are a bright yellow, with great luster and sparkle. No damage to
the crystals except on the edges and a brown patch on the left side where
the crystals apparently fell off. These add a nice bright spot
to any collection.
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JC8265. Another view. The
little piece extending out from the lower right appears to have a crack in
the photo, this is not the case and just a trick of the lighting. |
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JC7932. Mimetite. Tsumeb mine,
Tsumeb, Namibia. 6 x7 cm 175g. $200.00
Nice group of tannish to honey colored crystals. ON SALE, TAKE
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JC7932. Another view. |
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JC6865. Mimetite. Tsumeb
mine, Tsumeb, Namibia. 4.2 x 8.3 cm wide. 270g.
$150.00 Pale yellow, sparkly, somewhat botryoidal
mimetite. There is some damage to the topmost left side mound right on
its top, probably from the pocket wall; not visible in the photo.
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JC6865. A closer view. |
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JC8630. Muscovite pseudo microcline,
schorl. Erongo mountain, Erongo region, Namibia. 5 x 7 cm
52g. $85.00. Sort of a combination of pseudo and
epimorph after microcline. Some of these are hollow, while the
muscovite shows the obvious microcline form. Scattered schorl
crystals decorate the muscovite. ON SALE, TAKE
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JC8630. Another view. |
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JC8630. Another view. |
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JC10339. Molybdenite,
epidote, andradite quartz.
Pine Creek mine, Annex claims, Bishop district, Scheelite, nr. Bishop, Inyo
county, California. 3.5 x 6 cm 136g. $55.00.
Multiple bright small rosettes of molybdenite embedded in a fine grained
matrix of epidote, with minor poorly crystallized andradite. One
rosette is nearly 2 cm wide, most others are in the 1 cm to 1.5 cm size
range. ON SALE, TAKE
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JC10339. Another view. |
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JC10340. Molybdenite, quartz,
epidote. Pine Creek mine, Annex
claims, Bishop district, Scheelite, nr. Bishop, Inyo county, California.
4 x 7 cm 119g. $35.00. Several rosettes of
molybdenite embedded in a quartz rich matrix, with minor fine grained
epidote. ON SALE, TAKE
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JC10340. Another view. |
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JC10340. Another view. |
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JC10342. Molybdenite, quartz, epidote. Pine Creek mine, Annex
claims, Bishop district, Scheelite, nr. Bishop, Inyo county, California.
5 x 5 x 10 cm. 309g. $45.00. Numerous
small molybdenite rosettes embedded in a quartz matrix with associated fine
grained epidote. The largest rosette is 1 cm, with most rosettes
less than that. ON SALE, TAKE
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JC10342. Another view. |
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JC10342. Another view. |
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JC10342. A closer view. |
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JC10343. Molybdenite, quartz, epidote. Pine Creek mine, Annex
claims, Bishop district, Scheelite, nr. Bishop, Inyo county, California.
6 x 10.5 cm 359g. $55.00. Numerous
rosettes of molybdenite embedded in a granular quartz matrix, with fine
grained epidote also present. The largest molybdenite rosette is 1.5
cm across. ON SALE, TAKE
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JC10343. Another view. |
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JC10343. Another view. |
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JC10343. Another view. |
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JC10343. A closer view. |
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JC10355. Molybdenite. Pine Creek mine, Annex
claims, Bishop district, Scheelite, nr. Bishop, Inyo county, California.
6 x 7 cm 169g. $95.00 A 3.5 cm
larger partial crystal with a 3 cm satellite crystal, with several less
complete partial crystals. The specimen is mostly molybdenite,
with a fine grained epidote? matrix. ON SALE, TAKE
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JC10355. Another view, with
the 3.5 cm main partial crystal on the upper edge and the 3 cm other crystal
on the lower left. |
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JC10355. Another view. |
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JC10357. Molybdenite,
andradite, epidote. Pine Creek mine, Annex
claims, Bishop district, Scheelite, nr. Bishop, Inyo county, California.
5 x 5 x 5 cm 252g. $50.00.
Molybdenite crystals on all sides of the specimen. The largest
individual rosettes are about 1.5 cm across, with some aggregates on one
side a bit larger. Matrix is massive andradite and fine
grained epidote, with a little bit of quartz. ON SALE, TAKE
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JC10357. Another view. |
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JC10357. Another view. |
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JC10358. Molybdenite, quartz,
andradite, epidote. Pine Creek mine, Annex
claims, Bishop district, Scheelite, nr. Bishop, Inyo county, California.
5 x 7 x 9 cm 608g. $95.00. A matrix of
massive andradite, fine grained epidote and quartz is host to many
molybdenite crystals. The crystals are on all sides of the
piece, averaging about 1.5 cm, with some smaller, and a few larger
aggregates. A bit of minor copper staining from oxidizing
chalcopyrite. ON SALE, TAKE
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JC10358. Another view. |
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JC10358. Another view. |
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JC10358. Another view. |
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JC10362. Molybdenite, quartz,
epidote. Pine Creek mine, Annex
claims, Bishop district, Scheelite, nr. Bishop, Inyo county, California.
3.5 x 7 cm 118g. $60.00. Nearly solid mass of
molybdenite crystals, sort of interlocking and not complete crystals.
The back is fine grained, granular epidote, with a bit of granular quartz
also present. ON SALE, TAKE
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JC10362. Another view. |
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JC10364. Molybdenite, quartz,
powellite. Pine Creek mine, Annex
claims, Bishop district, Scheelite, nr. Bishop, Inyo county, California.
3 x 6 cm 36g. $35.00. Sawn back.
15mm crystal on the front, with a couple of smaller rosettes.
The powellite is not obvious until hit with short wave UV light, where it
lights up as a bright yellow color. ON SALE, TAKE
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JC10364. Another view. |
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JC10369. Molybdenite,
powellite. Pine Creek mine, Annex
claims, Bishop district, Scheelite, nr. Bishop, Inyo county, California.
4.5 x 8 cm 139g. $50.00. A thin plate of
nearly solid molybdenite. This one was from a narrow vein, with quartz
and calcite covering the molybdenite crystals. When etched out, the
quartz fell apart, and with the calcite gone, it exposed the molybdenite.
A little different, as the crystals are mostly edge on, and not real sharp.
Powellite is not obvious until hit with short wave UV light, where it
shows up as a bright yellow color. ON SALE, TAKE
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JC10369. Close up view. |
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JC10382. Molybdenite,
epidote, quartz. Pine Creek mine, Annex
claims, Bishop district, Scheelite, nr. Bishop, Inyo county, California.
8 x 11 cm 321g. $100.00. Heavy specimen of mostly
molybdenite in a somewhat rusty epidote, quartz matrix.
Crystals of the molybdenite are not well defined, being mostly subhedral.
I took several photos of the front, back and sides. ON SALE, TAKE
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JC10382. Another view. |
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JC10382. Another view. |
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JC10382. Another view. |
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JC10384. Molybdenite,
epidote, quartz. Pine Creek mine, Annex
claims, Bishop district, Scheelite, nr. Bishop, Inyo county, California.
8.5 x 13 cm >1000g. $100.00. Heavy specimen of
molybdenite in a somewhat rusty epidote, quartz matrix.
Crystals of the molybdenite are not well defined, being mostly subhedral.
I took several photos of the front, back and sides. ON SALE, TAKE
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JC10384. Another view. |
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JC10384. Another view. |
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JC10384. A view of the backside,
which is mostly fine grained epidote. |
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JC10311. Molybdenite, hornblende,
quartz, feldspar. Pine Creek mine, Bishop district, Scheelite, nr.
Bishop, Inyo county, California. 6 x 7 cm 168g.
$25.00. Granular grayish quartz and white feldspar makes up the
matrix with minor hornblende crystals also present. The
molybdenite is present as anhedral to subhedral crystals scattered
throughout. Has a sawn base. ON SALE, TAKE
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JC10311. Back side. |
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JC10316. Molybdenite, hornblende,
quartz, feldspar, powellite Pine Creek mine, Bishop district, Scheelite, nr.
Bishop, Inyo county, California. 6.5 x 6.5 cm 176g.
$20.00. Anhedral to subhedral molybdenite is embedded in a grayish,
granular quartz matrix, with a greenish not identified mineral (pyroxene?).
A few black hornblende crystals are also present. Small, scattered
patches of powellite? are also present. The powellite? has been
identified by its bright yellow fluorescence, but has not been verified by
x-ray diffraction or other means. Specimen has a sawn base.
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JC10317. Molybdenite, hornblende,
quartz, feldspar. Pine Creek mine, Bishop district, Scheelite, nr.
Bishop, Inyo county, California. 4.5 x 6 cm 91g. $15.00.
A few subhedral molybdenite crystals are embedded in a hornblende rich
matrix with grayish granular quartz. Has a sawn base. ON SALE, TAKE
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JC10317. Another view. |
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JC10322. Molybdenite, quartz,
powellite. Pine Creek mine, Bishop district, Scheelite, nr. Bishop,
Inyo county, California. 3 x 3 cm 19g. $15.00. Several
molybdenite crystals are embedded in massive quartz. The view here is
of the edge on crystals.
Lots of bright yellow fluorescence which suggests powellite. The
powellite? has been identified by its bright yellow fluorescence, but has
not been verified by x-ray diffraction or other means. ON SALE, TAKE
50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE. |
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JC10322. Side view. |
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JC10289. Molybdenite, quartz.
Molybdenite creek, Mono county, California. 5 x 6 cm.
164g. $5.00. Was curious about the name of the creek, so
hiked up the canyon to see why it was named Molybdenite creek, and found the
molybdenite on the edge of a large quartz outcrop. These are
representative of the molybdenite that is present. More of a
curiosity/ore specimen/location specimen. ON SALE, TAKE
50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE. |