New Arrivals Page 2
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JC7746. Adularia, actinolite. Alchuri , Shigar valley, Skardu district, Baltistan, Northern Areas, Pakistan. 6 x 7 cm 61g $25.00. Hairy looking actinolite is hanging onto the adularia crystal on most sides. Adularia is also partially included with actinolite. |
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JC7746. Another view. |
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JC7746. Closer view. |
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JC7746. Closer view. |
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JC7756. Analcime. Fengjiashan Mine (Daye Copper mine), Edong district, Daye county, Huangshi, Hubei, China. 4 x 5 cm 63g $30.00 From what looks like a one time find from the mine of several years ago (around 2016?).Translucent crystals. This unusual and pretty specimen hosts several crystals of analcime, all textbook-sharp. Nice piece from this lesser known locality. Very nicely priced. RESERVED |
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JC7756. Another view. |
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JC7756. Another view. |
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JC7756. Closer view. |
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JC9758. Azurite, malachite. Milpillas mine, Cuitaca, Municipio de Cananea, Sonora, Mexico. 4 x 6.5 cm 60g. $325.00. A two centimeter main crystal with satellite crystals attached. The back of the main crystals, not visible in this photo, were in contact with the pocket walls, so parts of the crystals are a bit flat. These are the brilliant crystals with an almost Schiller like luster, where the original crystals were partly replaced by malachite and then a thin layer of azurite crystallized on the malachite, giving this incredible luster the Milpillas azurites are famous for. The visible malachite is for the most part the thin layer of malachite that in the top half of the specimen is now azurite. |
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JC9758. Another view. |
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JC9758. Another view. |
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JC9758. Closer view. |
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JC8576. Calcite. Charcas, Charcas Municipality, San Luis Potosí, Mexico. 5.7 cm Tall 45g $15.00. A single long crystal, making for a neat columnar specimen. |
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JC8576. Another view. |
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JC8576. View of the top termination area. |
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JC8576. Another view. |
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JC8576. View of the flat termination. |
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JC8023. Calcite. Egremont, Copeland, Cumbria, England, UK. 4.5 x 4.5 cm 53g $20.00 There is a growth defect crossing the crystal from the center to the right edge in this photo, which left a sort of nick mark along the top edge of the termination. The top half of the crystal is transparent, and it has quartz crystals across the bottom, where it apparently sat on a quartz matrix and was chiseled off the matrix. |
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JC8023. Another view. |
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JC8023. Reverse. Quartz crystals quite obvious. |
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JC7740. Calcite, quartz. Freiberg, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany. 2.5 x 5.5 cm 41g 4cm crystal $20.00 Very pale pinkish tint to the crystal. There is an incomplete quartz crystal sticking out of the bottom of the calcite crystal, and another more complete crystal on the side, so it looks like the calcite grew off the bottom quartz crystal, and also on the side quartz crystal. |
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JC7740. Another view. |
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JC7740. Another view. |
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JC7404. Calcite (cobaltoan) Aghbar m., Bou Azzer, Morocco. 6.5 x 9 cm 302g. $30.00 Sawn base. Bright pink, translucent crystals in a shallow vug. This photo is fairly accurate on the color. Camera had a hard time getting the color correct on this one. Collected in 2014. |
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JC7404. Oblique view. |
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JC7404. Another view. |
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JC7404. Close up right end. |
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JC5781. Cerussite. Daoping Lead-Zinc mine, Goncheng county, Guilin prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, China. 4.5 x 8 cm 143g $40.00 Sparkly, translucent to transparent crystals. Looks very similar to the Bunker Hill mine, Idaho cerussites. Lots of twinning scattered through the piece. No more of these have come from the Daoping mine since the original finds of several years ago (about 2011). |
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JC5781. Another view. |
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JC5781. Closer view. |
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JC5781. Closer view. |
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JC8010. Copper. Itauz mine, Zhilandy group, Satpayev, Ulytau region, Kazakhstan. 4.3 x 5 cm 6g. $30.00 Nice sharp crystals. Sort of reminds me of a praying mantis with growth problems. |
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JC8010. Another shot...slightly blurry. My apologies. |
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JC8010. Another view. |
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JC9530. Barite. Willow creek, Freighter spring, Mount Borah, Lost River range, Custer county, Idaho. 7 x 10.5 cm 481g. $35.00. Chip on back edge of the main crystal. The main crystal measures 3.0 cm wide. Color is pale amber with smoky gray areas near the centers of the crystals. One of the best medium sized cabinet specimens with nice luster to the crystals. I collected these several years ago. Nice barite from Idaho... |
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JC9530. Another view. |
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JC9530. Another view. |
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JC9389. Smithsonite. Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Namibia. 10 x 10.5 cm 538g. $200.00. Pale pink rhombohedral crystals. The crystals measure on the average about 1 cm with a pleasing light pink color. Ex: Jim Du Foe; Ex: Charles Noll collections. |
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JC9389. Another view. |
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JC9389. Another view. |
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JC9389. Another view. |
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JC9389. Close up view...crystals are a lighter pink than the photo indicates. |
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JC9389. Close up view...crystals are a lighter pink than the photo indicates. |
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JC7743. Analcime. Fengjiashan Mine (Daye Copper Mine), Edong District, Daye County, Huangshi, Hubei, China. 3 x 4.3 cm 35g $35.00. Colorless, rather transparent and gemmy crystals with glassy luster. This unusual and pretty specimen hosts numerous "geodesic dome" shaped crystals of analcime, all textbook-sharp. Nice piece from this lesser known locality. Very nicely priced. |
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JC7743. Another view. |
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JC7743. Another view. |
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JC7743. Another view. |
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JC11689. Vanadinite, calcite. Apex mine, San Carlos, Manuel Benavides municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico. 7 x 9 cm 119g $65.00. Numerous brownish orange crystals on calcite. |
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JC11689. Closer view. |
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JC9145. Calcite. Red Dome Mine, Mungana, Mareeba Shire, Queensland, Australia. 6 x 8 cm 193g $35.00. Several gemmy, clear crystals on a limonitic matrix. A few pockets yielded a number of these around 2010, or a bit later. Mine is now closed. These are pretty uncommon in this size in the mineral market these days. Collected prior to 2017 when I acquired the specimen. |
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JC9145. Another view. |
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JC9145. Another view. |
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JC9145. Another view. |
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JC9293. Azurite. Milpillas Mine, Milpillas, Santa Cruz Municipality, Sonora, Mexico. 6 x 10 cm 329g $375.00 A really nice piece, with the brilliant blue crystals on the beige matrix. Some crystals are flat lying, and some are blades standing vertical on the matrix. Only damage is the very top back side, where a couple of crystals are cleaved off, I'm guessing where they were in contact with the pocket wall. Sawn base. I think very nicely priced for the quality. |
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JC9293. Slightly different angle. |
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JC9293. Close up of upper area. |
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JC9293. Close up of lower area. |
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JC13036. Silver. Bouismas Mine, Tansifte Caïdat, Agdz Cercle, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco. 6.5 x 9 cm 53g $160.00 A fairly flat, rather delicate mass of silver that does not appear to be very crystallized. Etched out of calcite. Almost all silver, with just a tiny bit of limestone matrix left |
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JC13036. Close up. |
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JC13036. Back side. |
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JC13502. Malachite (primary). Mindingi mine?, Kambove territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo. 8 x 6 x 3.5 cm 271g $95.00. Highly lustrous deep green crystallized malachite over the top of this matrix. In great condition. Very fine and choice example for the species. From recent finds, 2021, in the Congo. When turned in the light, really bright. This is a top view, showing the terminations of the malachite sprays. |
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JC13502. Closer view. |
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JC13502. Oblique view, you can see the base of the sprays on the left side. |
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JC13484. Arsenopyrite, magnetite, quartz, scheelite. Huanggang mine, Hexigten Banner, Inner Mongolia A.R., China. 8.5 x 7 x 6 cm 532g $125.00 Brilliant silvery arsenopyrite crystals coating loellingite. The arsenopyrite crystals are resting on a matrix of magnetite. Nestled down in the middle left in this view is a white scheelite crystal. Small quartz crystals are draped across the lower front. As the camera "sees" things somewhat differently than the human eye, I photographed some of these specimens with both black back grounds, and lighter colored backgrounds. |
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JC13484. View of the scheelite crystal. |
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JC13484. Back side. |
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JC13484. Close up of the left knob coated with arsenopyrite crystals. |
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JC13484. With black back ground. |
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JC13484. Another view. |
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JC13484. Another view. |
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JC13509. Cerussite. Les Dalles Mine, Mibladen, Aït Oufella Caïdat, Midelt Cercle, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco. 6 x 4 x 3 cm 111g $65.00 A somewhat odd shaped satiny luster crystal on a bit of barite. Quite different from the usual style of cerussite from here. I photographed it from all sides. |
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JC13509. Another view. |
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JC13509. Another view. |
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JC13509. Another view. |
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JC11753. Prehnite. Kayes region, Mali. 3 x 6 cm 45g. $35.00. 6 cm tall prehnite. |
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JC11753. Another view. |
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JC12345. Silver. Bou Azzer district, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco. 3.5 x 6 cm 69g. $175.00. Not sure which mine, and label just says Bou Azzer. Could be Bouismas mine. Aggregates of small silver crystals etched out of calcite. Good coverage on all sides. Most pieces at Tucson this year were not as good as this, and with higher prices.... |
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JC12345. Back side. |
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JC12345. Close up. |