New Arrivals Page 2
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JC13424. Pyromorphite. Kabwe (Broken Hill) Mine, Kabwe, Kabwe District, Central Province, Zambia. 5.5 x 5.5 x 4 cm 158g $40.00 Rarely seen are pyromorphite specimens from this long closed locality. Specimens is partially coated with yellow green to pale yellow crystals on a hematitic matrix. RESERVED |
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JC3428. Calcite (two generations) Llugarin, Asturias, Spain. 5 x 5 x 8.2cm 249g $5.00 Orange core, with clear overgrowth. Collected in 2008. RESERVED |
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JC3466. Azurite. Liufengshan Mine, Guichi District, Chizhou, Anhui, China. 5 x 7.5 cm 217g. $50.00 Bright royal blue crystals lining a vug in malachite. Older piece from 2006. Pretty and esthetic |
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JC3466. Another view. |
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JC3466. Close up view. |
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JC3468. Azurite. Liufengshan Mine, Guichi District, Chizhou, Anhui, China. 6.3 x 7.6 cm 258g. $70.00 RESERVED |
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JC3469. Smithsonite. Choix, Mun. De Choix, Sinaloa, Mexico. 6.3 x 7.5 cm 258g $50.00 Lavender smithsonite from the now pretty well exhausted locality. Older piece collected in 2006. |
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JC3469. Close up right side. |
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JC3469. Close up left side. |
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JC3937. Quartz. Marshal Canyon, Nr. Adam peak, Osgood mountains, Humboldt county, Nevada. 7 x 7.5 cm 236g $15.00. From a single find of about 20 years ago. A vein in granite opened up into a large vuggy area, which produced these pieces. Light smoky gemmy, glassy clear crystals form a base for a white, translucent, doubly terminated larger crystal, on the base in this photo. Very minor near micro sized muscovite crystals down around the base of the transparent quartz crystals. |
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JC3937. Another view, with the doubly terminated white quartz crystal on the top right in this photo. |
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JC3937. Another view. |
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JC3937. Another view. |
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JC4273. Azurite. Liufengshan Mine, Guichi District, Chizhou, Anhui, China. 5.5 x 8.5 cm 154g. $50.00. Drusy crystal to 3mm in a vug, which has an obvious hole in it where it was trimmed up. Crystals are as seen, dark blue and sparkly. Older piece collected in 2008. Kind of a neat piece. |
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JC4273. Another view. |
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JC6791. Barite. Cerro Huarihuayun, Miraflores nr Llata, Huamalalies prov., Huanuco dept, Peru 5.5 x 6 cm 153g $50.00 A 4.5 cm main crystal, fairly thick and sturdy for the location, with a pleasing golden honey color. Crystal is fairly transparent with glassy luster. One of the early specimens from here, collected in 2012. The main crystal has an invisible repair along its base, where it cleaved off along a cleavage plane. Very hard to detect the repair. |
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JC6791. Another view. |
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JC6791. Another view. |
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JC6791. Another view. |
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JC6791. Another view. |
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JC6791. Another view. |
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JC6937. Pyrite, quartz. Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico. 5 x 6.5 cm 165g. $15.00 Cubic looking pyrite crystals, from an older find, collected in 1978. RESERVED |
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JC7242. Hemimorphite & ?. Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Luderitz District, Karas Region, Namibia. 4.5 x 8 cm 102g $50.00 Light blue bladed aggregates of hemimorphite with a whitish alteration on the ends of the crystals. Back side has an unknown by me, colorless mineral. Collected in 2014. SOLD |
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JC7404. Calcite (cobaltoan) Aghbar m., Bou Azzer, Morocco. 6.5 x 9 cm 302g. $35.00 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. Another view. Color is actually closer in the upper photo. |
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JC7404. Another view. Color is actually closer in the top photo. |
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JC7404. Closer view. Color is fairly accurate in this shot. |
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JC8189. Vanadinite. ACF mine area, Mibladen mining district, Midelt, Khenifra province, Meknes-Tafilalet region, Morocco. 5.5 x 8.5 cm 234g $40.00 Dark red crystals with a hint of brown to them. A couple of broken/missing crystals near the center right, visible in the photos. |
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JC8189. Another view. |
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JC8189. Another view. |
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JC8264. Mimetite. Ojuela mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. 6.5 x 8 cm 88g $40.00. Collected in 2015. Bright yellow crystals coating the matrix, nice and sparkly. RESERVED |
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JC8264. Close up of above photo. |
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JC8265. Mimetite. Ojuela mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. 7 x 8 cm 287g $40.00 Collected in 2015. Bright yellow crystals coating the matrix, nice and sparkly. |
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JC8265. Close up of above photo. |
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JC8265. Another view. |
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JC8265. Another view. |
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JC8265. Another view. |
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JC8772. Calcite. 2nd Sovetskii Mine, Partizanskoe Pb-Zn deposit (Partizansky), Dalnegorsk, Dalnegorsk Urban District, Primorsky Krai, Russia 7 x 10 cm 184g $40.00 4 cm crystal Collected in 2013. Nicely priced. |
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JC8772. Another view, looking sort of side wise at the specimen, shows the lower crystal a bit better. |
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JC8772. Another view, looking sort of side wise at the specimen |
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JC8772. Another view, looking sort of side wise at the specimen, shows the lower crystal a bit better. |
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JC9394. Arsenopyrite, muscovite, pyrite, ferberite. Panasqueira Mines, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugal 9.5 x 10.5 cm 834g $50.00 Brilliant silvery arsenopyrite, with bladed muscovite?, which has a dusting of sparkly micro sized pyrite crystals on the blades. There is a broken ferberite crystal on one side, and a broken quartz crystal near the top center. A couple of the arsenopyrite crystals have minor chipping. RESERVED |
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JC7406. Vanadinite. JC Holmes claims. Santa Rita mountains, Santa Cruz county, Arizona. 4.5 x 8 cm 216g. $40.00. These were 1st on the market in the 1980's, then once sold, pretty much disappeared. Orange crystals heavily coating the front side. Very minor rubbing on a couple of the top crystals, otherwise undamaged. RESERVED |
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JC7417. Malachite. Mubambe mine., Katanga, DR Congo. 7 x 8 cm 224g $45.00 Botryoidal malachite with somewhat sparkly botryoids. Could not find much about this mine on the internet, but I am assuming the location is correct, which would make this a relatively unknown location for specimens. Ex Bud Ehrle collection. Collected prior to 2014. |
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JC7417. Another view. |
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JC7417. Close up view of right side. |
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JC7305. Hematite, quartz. Jinlong Hill, Lechang Co., Shaoguan Prefecture, Guangdong Province, China. 5 x 6 x 8 cm tall. 175g $90.00. Collected in 2015. Blades of blackish hematite, with slight reddish brown overtones here and there. Clear quartz crystals poking through the hematite. Minor damage to one blade group on the 4th photo down. I noted this on the photo. Nice piece from the earlier finds. Ex Crowley collection #1695. |
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JC7305. Another view. |
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JC7305. Another view. |
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JC7305. Another view. The damaged blades on the backside of the piece, are present in this photo on the center right. |
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JC7305. Another view. |
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JC7305. Another view. |
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JC4445. Pyromorphite, quartz. Daoping mine, Gongcheng county, Guilin, Guangxi, China. 2.3 x 3.2 cm 12g $12.00. Small miniature. Collected in 2008. Yellow green crystals. |
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JC4445. Another slightly different view. |
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JC4452. Pyromorphite, quartz. Daoping mine, Gongcheng county, Guilin, Guangxi, China 6 x 7.5 cm 114g $165.00 Light green crystals, with a hint of yellow, on quartz (2mm average). Pretty. |
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JC4452. Close up. |
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JC4455. Pyromorphite, quartz. Daoping mine, Gongcheng county, Guilin, Guangxi, China 5 x 6 cm 75g $165. Bright green crystals with a hint of yellow on quartz. Pretty. |
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JC4455. Another view. |
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JC4455. Closer view. |
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JC7032. Azurite. Liufengshan Mine, Guichi District, Chizhou, Anhui, China. 4.5 x 6.5 cm 152g $45.00. Brilliant dark blue crystals in a shallow vug. Collected in 2013. |
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JC7032. Another view. |
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JC7032. Close up. |
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JC9338. Arsenopyrite, muscovite?, quartz. Panasqueira Mines, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugal. 10 x 11 cm 892g $75.00 A flattish plate with brilliant silvery arsenopyrite. A quartz crystal is on one edge, and has a tiny chip out of the termination. Micro muscovite or siderite around the base of the arsenopyrite crystals. Flashy piece. Collected prior to 2017. Much better in person. Lots of silvery sparkle the camera can't quite catch. |
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JC9338. Another view. |
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JC9338. Another view. |
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JC9338. Another view. |
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JC9338. Another view. |
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JC13395. Arsenopyrite.
Panasqueira Mines, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugal. 15 x 10 x 5
cm 1,228g Approx. 2 3/4 Lbs $500.00. A superior
arsenopyrite from here. Not the usual flat plate, but a nice 3
dimensional specimen. Largest crystal is 3.5 cm across, most are in
the 2.5 cm to somewhat smaller size. The arsenopyrite crystals have
brilliant silvery luster. The photos do not give it justice.
Nice piece. |
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JC13395. Another view, slightly different angle. |
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JC13395. Another view. |
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JC13395. Another view. |
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JC13395. Another view. |
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JC13395. Another view. |
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JC13395. Close up of the photo above. |
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JC8752. Vivianite. Mt Cleveland Mine, Luina, Heazlewood district, Tasmania, Australia 8 cm long crystal. $22.00 |