New Arrivals Page 2
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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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JC13500. Vanadinite. ACF mine area, Mibladen mining district, Midelt, Khenifra province, Meknes-Tafilalet region, Morocco. 19 x 11 x 3 cm 807g $350.00. Large specimen, nice red crystals with very bright luster. This one really stands out in a cabinet. Only blemish is a small hole in the upper left side, where it looks like a crystal/crystals fell out. Visible on the middle left in the close up below. |
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JC13500. Closer view. |
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JC13501. Amethyst (Cactus amethyst) Boekenhouthoek, Mkobola, Thembisile Hani Local Municipality, Nkangala District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa. 11 x 9.5 x 7 cm 440g $185.00. There have been a number of these that have come out over the last several years. I couldn't resist this one though, it is so darn pretty. Better than the photos would indicate. Bright and colorful. Nice eye appeal. |
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JC13501. Tungsten light. |
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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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JC13503. Dioptase, malachite. Kapata mine?, Kolwezi district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo. 8.5 x 7.5 x 2 cm 174g $175.00 Medium green malachite, appears to be a pseudo after something, sitting on bright, lustrous, dark green/greenish blue, with typical dioptase color. Photo is pretty accurate on the colors. There were a lot of these specimens scattered through several dealers...95% at least of them have damage, and the majority are not bright luster. This one is pretty good and clean. 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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JC13503. With light back ground. |
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JC13503. Another view. |
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JC13503. Another view. |
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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 $70.00 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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JC12695. Vivianite, ludlamite. Cabeça do Cachorro claim, São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas, Brazil. 13 x 11 x 6.5 cm 361g $350.00 Bladed vivianite crystals, mostly standing up from the matrix, a single small ludlamite is sitting on the matrix. I have looked at hundreds of vivianites from this find, and have not seen any with upstanding crystals like in this specimen. Not all are terminated, as these are found in hollow nodules, and the tips were undoubtedly against the wall of the nodule. These have gone up quite a bit in price recently. This one is well priced, as a quick search of the internet will show. RESERVED |
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JC12695. Another view. |
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JC12695. Another view. |
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JC12695. Another view. |
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JC12695. Another view. |
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JC9949. Stibnite. Old Herja mine, Chiuzbaia, Baia Mare, Maramures, Romania. 4.5 x 5 x 6 cm 127g. $75.00. Group of crystals...this view is looking vertically down on the specimen. Crystals are bright and lustrous. Some damage to some of the terminations. |
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JC9949. Side View. |
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JC12001. Prehnite, & ?. Paterson, Passaic Co., New Jersey 4.5 x 5 cm 36g. $20.00. Prehnite is more of a pale green than the photo would indicate. |
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JC11743. Prehnite. Paterson, Passaic Co., New Jersey. 5 x 5 cm 80g. $18.00 Typical piece from this well known locality. |
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JC11750. Siderite, apatite. Panasqueira mines, Covilha, Castelo Branco, Portugal. 4.5 x 6.5 cm 131g. $90.00. A large siderite crystal with a bit of muscovite on one side, with a light purple apatite crystal attached. |
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JC11750. Another view. |
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JC11750. Another view. |
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JC11750. Close up view. |
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JC11750. Another view. |
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JC11750. Another view. |
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JC11753. Prehnite. Kayes region, Mali. 3 x 6 cm 45g. $45.00. 6 cm tall prehnite. |
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JC11753. Another view. |
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JC11755. Stibnite, calcite. Xikuangshan Sb deposit, Lengshuijiang county, Loudi, Hunan, China. 4 x 5 cm 35g. $95.00. Brilliant stibnite crystals on and in the calcite crystal. These came out several years ago. |
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JC11755. Another view. |
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JC11755. Back side. |
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JC11755. 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. |
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JC9350. Epidote. Coayllo, Mala district, Canete province, Lima departmet, Peru. 5.5 x 6 cm 210g. $45.00. 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. 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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JC9350. Another view. |
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JC9350. Another view. |
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JC9350. Another view. |
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JC9350. Another view. |
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JC9350. Another view. |
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JC9760. Wulfenite. Zelidja mine, Touissit-Bou Beker district, Jerada province, L'oriental region, Morocco. 4.5 x 8 cm 159g. $125.00. Light orange crystals on the front and back of this older specimen from here. Probably collected around 1984. Nice luster to the crystals. A few broken crystals on the front and back, not obvious. |
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JC9760. Closer view of the front. |
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JC9760. Back side. Crystals are actually more glassy on this side. Pretty. |
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JC7756. Analcime. Fengjiashan Mine (Daye Copper mine), Edong district, Daye county, Huangshi, Hubei, China. 4 x 5 cm 63g $32.00 From what looks like a one time find from the mine of a few years ago (around 2016?).Translucent to transparent crystals. |
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JC7756. Another view. |
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JC7756. Another view. |
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JC7756. Another view, back side. |
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JC7740. Calcite, quartz. Freiberg, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany. 2.5 x 5.5 cm 41g 4cm crystal $30.00 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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JC7740. Another view. |
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JC7743. Analcime. Fengjiashan mine (Daye Copper mine), Edong district, Daye county, Huangshi, Hubei, China. 3 x 4.3 cm 35g $30.00. From what looks like a one time find from the mine of a few years ago (around 2016?).Translucent to transparent crystals. |
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JC7743. Another view. |
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JC7743. Another view |
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JC7746. Adularia, actinolite. Alchuri , Shigar valley, Skardu district, Baltistan, Northern Areas, Pakistan. 6 x 7 cm 61g $30.00. 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. Another view. |
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JC13444. Quartz. O'Neal Quarry, Plymouth, Hancock County, Illinois. 5 x 4.5 x 1.5 cm 35g $5.00. I collected this in 1980 with Gene Tribbey. Of interest as a locality piece...do not think you will find any of these for sale anywhere else. Mindat shows a few photos of these. Reserved |
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JC13449. Barite, calcite. Mahoning mine, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-In-Rock Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois. 9 x 10 x 2.5 cm 267g $125.00 I purchased this one from Harvey Gordon Minerals, December 1988, who got it from the mineral dealer Harry Sering, Indianapolis. Collected in the 1960's. Nice clear bladed barite crystals that formed on a mass of scalenohedral calcite crystals, which entirely coat the back side. |
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JC13449. Close up of barite crystals. |
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JC13449. Calcite crystals on back side. |
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JC13449. Close up of calcite crystals on back side. |
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JC8010. Copper. Itauz mine, Zhilandy group, Satpayev, Ulytau region, Kazakhstan. 4.3 x 5 cm 6g. $35.00 |
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JC8010. Reverse. |
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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. |
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JC5781. Another view. |
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JC5781. Another view. |
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JC5781. Close up. |
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JC7030. Pyromorphite. Daoping, Gongcheng county, Guilin, Guangxi, China. 6 x 10.5 cm 171g $30.00 |
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JC7030. Close up. |
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JC9467. Azurite. Christiana Mine, Mercati mines, Agios Konstantinos (Kamariza), Lavrion mining district, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece. 6 x 8 cm 126g. $70.00 From the 2012 find a nearly solid mass of bright blue crystals. Pretty and nice. |
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JC9467. Side view. |
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JC9467. Close up. |
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JC7388. Wulfenite, mimetite. San Juan Poniente, Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Mapimí Municipality, Durango, Mexico. 8 x 9 cm 241g $50.00. From the San Juan Poniente vein occurrence of 2008. Blocky, somewhat elongated orange wulfenite crystals with a background matrix of greenish mimetite. A classic find from the Ojuela. RESERVED |
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JC7388. Close up. |
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JC7571. Wulfenite. Ojuela mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. 7.5 x 11 cm 364g. $150.00. A solid covering of orange, dog tooth style crystals making for a very nice wulfenite specimen. Collected prior to 2015 when I acquired the piece. |
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JC7571. Closer view of top third of specimen. |
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JC7571. Another view. |
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JC12694. Ludlamite. Cabeça do Cachorro claim, São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas, Brazil. 11.4 x 8.8 x 2.2 cm 375g $350.00 First saw these 3 years ago at Tucson. Since then there has been a lot of material available, and has so often happened with mineral finds, they will quickly disappear from the market place. Beautiful green glassy lustrous translucent crystals of ludlamite measuring to 1.0 cm in size mostly covering the top of this matrix. Fine example for the species. |
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JC12694. Another view. |
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JC12694. Close up. |
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JC12694. Close up. |
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JC9287. Azurite, malachite. Milpillas mine, Milpillas, Santa Cruz municipality, Sonora, Mexico. 4 x 4.5 cm 40g $120. A really nice miniature with a brilliant almost neon blue main crystal, with some malachite associated. |
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JC9287. Another view. |
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JC9287. Another view. |
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JC9287. Another view. |
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JC9287. Another view. Termination of the main crystal. |
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JC9287. Another view. |
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JC11436. Azurite, malachite. Morenci mine, Morenci, Greenlee county, Arizona. Approximately 5 x 6 x 8 cm 433g. $50.00. Brilliant blue, somewhat botryoidal azurite. Older piece. Pretty. |
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JC11436. Side view. |
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JC11436. Close up. |