New Arrivals Page 1
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JC13453. Mimetite. Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Namibia. 9.0 x 5.0 x 4.5 cm 327g $85.00. Plumose like crystal aggregates sticking up from the matrix. Good luster. Ex. Jordi Fabre collection. |
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JC13453. Closer view. |
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JC13453. Black back ground. |
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JC13453. Black back ground. |
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JC13629. Barite, fluorite. Xiefang mine, Ruijin Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China. 14.6 x 11.8 x 7.6 cm 1365g $300.00. There is a chip out of the top center left large crystal, and a partial missing crystal on the very top, just visible as a light spot on the top of the specimen. Half a dozen other crystals have very minor dings on them. A nice combination specimen with glassy translucent thick tabular amber colored crystals of barite measuring to 3.2 cm in size on a matrix of dark purple botryoidal lustrous translucent crystallized fluorite. This fluorite is very fluorescent under both long wave and shortwave ultraviolet light. |
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JC13629. Another view. |
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JC13629. Closer view. |
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JC13629. Closer view of the top where the missing crystal is at the top of the photo. The small crystal on the far left as a minor ding, visible as a white spot on its edge. |
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JC13629. Another view. |
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JC13629. Closer view. |
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JC13629. Closer view. |
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JC13629. Another view. |
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JC13636. Barite, fluorite. Xiefang mine, Ruijin Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China. 10 x 7.5 x 3.6 cm 471g $375.00 The crystals on the far right edge have some dings, probably when they were being pulled from the pocket. A nice combination specimen with glassy translucent thick tabular amber colored crystals of barite measuring to 2.8 cm in size on a matrix of dark purple botryoidal lustrous translucent crystallized fluorite, although most of the fluorite is underneath the barite crystals. The fluorite is nicely fluorescent under both long wave and short wave ultraviolet light. In pretty nice condition overall. |
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JC13636. Another view. |
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JC13636. Another view. |
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JC13636. Another view. |
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JC13636. Another view. |
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JC13637. Barite, fluorite. Xiefang mine, Ruijin Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China. 9.5 x 7 x 4 cm 520g $175.00 Sawn back One very minor ding on the center left crystal. A nice combination specimen with glassy translucent thick tabular amber colored crystals of barite measuring to 2.0 cm in size on a matrix of dark purple botryoidal lustrous translucent crystallized fluorite. The fluorite is very fluorescent under both long wave and short wave ultraviolet light. In pretty nice condition. |
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JC13637. Slightly different angle. |
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JC13637. Slightly different angle. |
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JC13637. Different view. |
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JC13637. Slightly different view from above shot. |
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JC13637. Slightly different view from above shot. |
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JC13637. Another view. |
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JC13638. Barite, fluorite. Xiefang mine, Ruijin Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China. 11.1 x 8.7 x 5 cm 722g $295.00. There are a few crystals with very minor dings on the terminations. There is one broken crystal, and one cleaved? crystal present and shown in the below photos. A nice combination specimen with glassy translucent thick tabular amber colored crystals of barite measuring to 2.0 cm in size on a matrix of dark purple botryoidal lustrous translucent crystallized fluorite. The fluorite is very fluorescent under both long wave and short wave ultraviolet light. In pretty nice condition. |
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JC13638. Close up of top edge of specimen in above photo...cleaved crystals where removed from pocket? |
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JC13638. Another view, one crystal has been cleaved on the far right, visible as a bit of lighter color on the crystal. |
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JC13638. Another view, slightly different angle, showing broken crystal near the top center. |
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JC13638. Another view. |
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JC13642. Barite, fluorite. Xiefang mine, Ruijin Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China. 14.9 x 12.3 x 5.9 cm 1,479g $385.00 The 4 cm crystal, visible on the lower left, has a ding on its bottom edge of the termination, and next to it on its left side is a broken crystal easily visible in this photo, and the one below. The topmost crystal in this photo has a chipped termination. A nice combination specimen with glassy translucent thick tabular amber colored crystals of barite measuring to 4.0 cm in size on a matrix of dark purple botryoidal lustrous translucent crystallized fluorite. The fluorite is very fluorescent under both long wave and short wave ultraviolet light. In pretty nice condition overall. |
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JC13642. Closer view, left side, in above photo. |
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JC13642. Closer view of bottom right in top photo. Crystal on the far right has a cleaved face, visible as a lighter colored spot in the photo. |
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JC13642. Closer view of top of specimen in first photo above. The topmost crystal has a chip out of the termination, and the crystal to its lower left has a ding in the termination. |
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JC13642. Another view. |
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JC13642. Another view. |
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JC13644. Barite, fluorite. Xiefang mine, Ruijin Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China. 14 x 7.5 x 3.5 cm 621g $175.00. A nice combination specimen with glassy translucent thick tabular amber colored crystals of barite measuring to 1.5 cm in size on a matrix of dark purple botryoidal lustrous translucent crystallized fluorite. The fluorite is very fluorescent under both long wave and short wave ultraviolet light. In excellent condition overall. Sawn back. RESERVED |
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JC13644. Another view. |
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JC13644. Slightly different angle of above photo. |
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JC13644. Closer view. |
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JC13644. Closer view. |
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JC13645. Barite, fluorite. Xiefang mine, Ruijin Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China. 8.5 x 5 x 3.5 cm 317g $35.00 Barite crystals to about 2 cm. The back side has a damaged area where it was chipped from the pocket wall apparently. The left most two crystals are both chipped. |
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JC13645. Another view. |
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JC13646. Barite, fluorite. Xiefang mine, Ruijin Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China. 10 x 7.5 x 4.5 cm 531g $30.00. I trimmed this off a large piece, with this piece on one end. Central area has had the barite crystals removed, with a halo of intact crystals around the edge. Sawn back. |
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JC13646. Another view. |
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JC13648. Barite, fluorite. Xiefang mine, Ruijin Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China. 5 x 5 x 2.5 cm $15.00. Single crystal. |
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JC13649. Barite, fluorite. Xiefang mine, Ruijin Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China. 11.7 x 11.4 x 5.9 cm 1,033g $450.00 A nice combination specimen with glassy translucent thick tabular amber colored crystals of barite measuring to 3.8 cm in size on a matrix of dark purple botryoidal lustrous translucent crystallized fluorite, although the fluorite forms the matrix and not hardly any shows in these photos. The fluorite is very fluorescent under both long wave and short wave ultraviolet light. In excellent condition overall. The large crystal, in this photo on the lower left has a ding in its termination...a couple of crystals on the edges have minor dings, probably from when the piece was removed from its pocket. |
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JC13649. Another view. |
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JC13649. Another view. |
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JC13649. Another view. |
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JC13649. Close up of large main crystal...has a minor ding on the termination visible as the small white spot on the edge of the termination. |
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JC13649. Another view. |
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JC13650. Barite, fluorite. Xiefang mine, Ruijin Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China. 15.3 11.6 x 5.7 cm 1,197g $500.00. A nice combination specimen with glassy translucent thick tabular amber colored crystals of barite measuring to 3 cm in size on a matrix of dark purple botryoidal lustrous translucent crystallized fluorite. The fluorite is very fluorescent under both long wave and short wave ultraviolet light. In excellent condition overall. Very fine piece. Back side is covered with calcite crystals on the fluorite. RESERVED |
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JC13650. View of basal area. |
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JC13650. View of the top area. |
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JC13650. Closer view of basal area. |
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JC13650. Closer view of the central area. |
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JC13650. Side ways view. |
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JC13650. Side ways view. |
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JC13652. Barite, fluorite. Xiefang mine, Ruijin Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China. 10.5 x 10 x 5 cm 705g $350.00 A nice combination specimen with glassy translucent thick tabular amber colored crystals of barite measuring to a little over 2 cm in size on a matrix of dark purple botryoidal lustrous translucent crystallized fluorite. The fluorite is very fluorescent under both long wave and short wave ultraviolet light. In excellent condition overall. There appears to be a missing crystal on the lower right front...sort of a whitish area alongside the dinged crystal on the very lower most front, probably from when it was removed from the pocket. The bottom edge in this photo, is where the specimen was sawed. |
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JC13652. Slightly different angle. |
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JC13652. Close up of top right. |
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JC13652. Close up of lower right. |
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JC13652. Specimen on its side, with the sawn base on the right. |
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JC13653. Barite, fluorite. Xiefang mine, Ruijin Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China 5 x 4 x 2.5 cm 93g $50.00. Nice miniature, minor ding on the central crystal, visible in this photo. |
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JC13653. Another view. |
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JC13653. Another view. |
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JC13653. Another view. |
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JC13630. Wulfenite. Touissit-Bou Beker district, Jerada Province, Oriental Region, Morocco. 7.1 × 5.2 × 4.2 cm 91g $80.00. Yellow crystals scattered over the matrix. |
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JC13630. Back side. |
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JC13630. Closer view. |
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JC13643. Dioptase, malachite. Kapata mine?, Kolwezi district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo. 12.6 x 6.3 x 1.8 cm 139g $90.00 Flat plate of dioptase crystals, with wormlike malachite scattered around. A few larger crystals of dioptase are broken...looks like this one came out of a narrow seam, and the larger dioptase crystals were against the other wall, and were broken upon removal. |
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JC13643. Close up of left side. |
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JC13643. Close up of right side. 3 broken larger dioptase crystals are present. |
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JC13643. Another view. |
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JC8897. Copper. Lake Superior copper district, Keweenaw peninsula, Michigan. 10 x 12 cm 658g $150.00 The old label lists this specimen as from the "Lake Superior mine". I cannot find a reference to a mine in the district with that exact mine name. A beautiful specimen, with small copper crystals festooned on all sides, with calcite cleaved rhombs stuck here and there, and partially hidden are a couple of small calcite crystals. An older specimen, with the original price listed as $750.00. Original label comes with the piece and lists minor silver in association, although I didn't see any when I examined it. I took photos of this nice piece from all angles and sides. |
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JC8897. Close up of right central area. |
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JC8897. Back side. |
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JC8897. Another view. |
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JC8897. Closer view of top left of above photo. |
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JC8897. Another view of back side. |
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JC8897. Another view. |
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JC8897. Close up of upper right in above photo. |
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JC3120. Spessartine. Wushan mine, Tongbei, Yunxiao county, Zhangzhou, Fujian, China. 6 x 5 x 2 cm 88g. $100.00. This one is from the very earliest finds at Wushan. Crystals are totally transparent, brilliant luster, orange crystals. Ex Crowley Coll. #: 1568. Collected in 2005. RESERVED |
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JC3120. Closer view. |
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JC13554. Pyromorphite on smoky quartz. Les Farges Mine, Ussel, Ussel, Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. 8 x 4 x 3 cm 182g $10.00 Unusual in that the pyromorphite formed on smoky quartz crystals. RESERVED |
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JC13554. Another view. |
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JC10459. Hematite, quartz. Jinlong hill, Longchuan Co. (Lungchuan Co.), Heyuan, Guangdong, China. 8 x 10 cm 444g. $175.00. Nicely shaped hematite blades/roses with a secondary growth of microscopic, sparkly crystals, of unidentified mineral. There are broken quartz crystals along the edges, otherwise in good shape. |
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JC10459. Another view. |
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JC10459. Another view. |
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JC10459. close up view. |
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JC10459. close up view. |
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JC10459. close up view. |
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JC13505. Arsenopyrite. Huanggang Mine, Hexigten, Inner Mongolia A.R., China. 7.5 x 7.5 x 6 cm 532g $65.00. Fairly bright, modified crystals from the finds of several years ago (around 2011). |
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JC13505. Another view. |
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JC13505. Another view. |
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JC13505. Another view. |
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JC13485. Dioptase, calcite. Mindouli, Mindouli Dist., Pool Dept., Republic of the Congo. 12 x 7 x 2 cm 247g $350.00 Brilliant green/blue green...typical dioptase color. Pretty. As the camera "sees" things somewhat differently than the human eye, I photographed the specimen with both black back ground, and lighter colored backgrounds. |
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JC13485. With light back ground. |
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JC13485. Close up. |
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JC13491. Vanadinite. ACF mine area, Mibladen mining district, Midelt, Khenifra province, Meknes-Tafilalet region, Morocco 11 x 11 x 5 cm 1,758g $225.00 These sort of burnt orange crystals came out a few years ago. Lustrous crystals, fairly heavy piece. |
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JC13491. Another view. |
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JC13496. Pyrite, galena. Huanzala mine, Huallanca district, Dos de Mayo province, Huanuco department, Peru. 12 x 8 x 4 cm 1,114g $90.00 Brilliant golden octahedrons of pyrite, with lots of sparkle, sitting on the pyrite is black/dark grey galena, with no luster. I suspect the piece was subjected to an acid dip to get rid of excess calcite, which killed the luster on the galena. Piece really stands out with the very sparkly pyrites. |
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JC13496. Slightly different angle. |
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JC13496. Another view. |
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JC13496. Close up. |
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JC13496. Close up. |
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JC11538. Apatite, siderite. Panasqueira mines, Covilha, Castelo Branco, Portugal. 2.5 x 2.5 x 4.5 cm across. 49g. $25.00. 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. |
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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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JC11543. Scheelite. Tae Hwa mine, Neungam-ri, Angseong-myeon, Chungju city, North Chungcheong province, South Korea. 2.5 x 3.5 cm 36g. $30.00. A partial crystal. |
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JC11543. Back side. |
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JC11546. Elbaite. Karibib constituency, Erongo region, Namibia. 4 cm tall. 30g. $50.00 Deep green crystal. |
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JC11546. Another view. |
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JC11546. Another view. |
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JC11550. Hematite, andradite. N'Chwaning mines, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape province, South Africa. 1.2 x 2.5 x 6.5 cm 132g. $40.00. Nice, sort of doubly terminated, single crystal of lustrous hematite. The right side in the photo is broken off. |
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JC11550. A view of the side with tiny andradite garnet crystals adhering to the hematite. |
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JC11550. Another view. |
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JC11551. Smithsonite. El Refugio mine, Choix, Choix municipality, Sinaloa, Mexico. 4.5 x 5 cm 87g. $35.00. Pretty pink specimen from this now defunct locality. The specimen is a bit more pink than the photo would indicate. It is more of a light pink. |
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JC11489. Austinite (cuprian). Ojuela mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. 6 x 6 cm 70g. $45.00 These came out a couple of years ago, and are now pretty much gone from the market. Great color. |
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JC11489. Closer view |
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JC9950. Azurite. Touissit, Touissit-Bou Beker mining district, Jerada Province, Oriental Region, Morocco. 5 x 5.5 cm 51g $50.00. A group of small, brilliant luster dark blue crystals from the finds back in the 1990's. |
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JC9950. Another view. |
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JC9950. Another view. |
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JC9950. Another closer view. |
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JC9950. Another closer view. |
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JC9950. Another closer view. |
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JC9473. Barite. Cerro Warihuyn, Miraflores district, Huamalíes province, Huánuco dept., Peru. 6 x 9 cm wide. 131g $30.00. Group of translucent, grayish crystals. |
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JC9473. Another view. |
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JC9473. Another view. |
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JC9234. Hemimorphite. Kimbanga prospect, Kimbedi, Mindouli district, Republic of Congo. 7 x 8.5 cm 264g. $38.00. Light blue crystals from this somewhat recent, apparently one time find. Minor ding in one spot. |
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JC9234. Another view. |