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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JC5065. Cerussite. Daoping Lead-Zinc mine, Guangxi prov., China. 6 x 8 cm 389g. $38.00. A tough one to photograph, as the crystals blend together. Has reticulated crystals, bladed crystals, and "snowflake" crystals all together. One of the brighter, prettier cerussites I've seen from here. Two views are shown to try to get an idea of the myriad crystals composing this specimen. Reminds me of the old 9 level cerussites from the Bunker Hill mine that came out in the 1980's. These were found earlier on at the Daoping mine, around 2011 and no more have been forthcoming. SOLD |
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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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JC6137. Hessonite. Mana mine, Barango-Turghao (Mor-Darra), Bajaur agency, Federally administered tribal areas, Pakistan. 3.9 x 5.3 cm 101g. $35.00. 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. Collected in 2011. SOLD |
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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. RESERVED |
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JC8189. Another view. |
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JC8189. 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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JC11524. Calcite. Mid-Continent mine, Treece, Picher field, Cherokee county, Kansas. 2.5 cm thick x 13 x 14 cm 455g. $85.00. Colorless mostly gemmy scalenohedral crystals of calcite to 3.0 cm in size forming this matrix cluster. Very good condition with minimal cleaving present. Nice old time specimen, probably collected in the 1960's. |
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JC11524. Another view. |
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JC11524. Another view. |
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JC11524. 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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JC2625. Fluorite. Fluorspar King mine, Buena Vista district, Montgomery pass, Mineral county, Nevada. 5.5 x 4.5 cm 85g $10.00 A colorless, cubic crystals, fluorite from another obscure Nevada location. Small colorless cubes. Collected about 25 years ago. SOLD |
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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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JC11601. Cerussite. Flux mine, Flux gulch/Alum gulch, Harshaw district, Patagonia mountains, Santa Cruz county, Arizona. 3 x 3 cm 16g $15.00 Nice small miniature of typical jackstraw crystals. RESERVED |
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JC11602. Cerussite. Flux mine, Flux gulch/Alum gulch, Harshaw district, Patagonia mountains, Santa Cruz county, Arizona. 2 x 3.5 cm 6g $13.00 Nice small miniature of typical jackstraw crystals. RESERVED |
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JC11603. Cerussite. Flux mine, Flux gulch/Alum gulch, Harshaw district, Patagonia mountains, Santa Cruz county, Arizona. 2 x 3.2 cm 9g $10.00 Nice small miniature of typical jackstraw crystals. RESERVED |
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JC11604. Cerussite. Flux mine, Flux gulch/Alum gulch, Harshaw district, Patagonia mountains, Santa Cruz county, Arizona. 2 x 2.8 cm 7g $8.00 Nice thumbnail. RESERVED |
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JC11605. Cerussite. Flux mine, Flux gulch/Alum gulch, Harshaw district, Patagonia mountains, Santa Cruz county, Arizona. 1.5 x 2.3 cm 5g $7.00 Nice thumbnail. RESERVED |
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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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JC9139. Wulfenite. Touissit-Bou Beker district, Jerada Province, Oriental Region, Morocco. 7 x 8.5 cm 112g $100.00. Nice plate of bright yellow crystals. A few broken crystals are present, not surprising on how thin the crystals are. Collected in 2016. RESERVED |
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JC9139. Another view. |
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JC9139. Close up of upper area on the previous photo. |
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JC9139. Close up of bottom area on the previous whole specimen photo. |
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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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JC8642. Barite, pyrite. Estaño Orcko mine, Colavi subdistrict, Cornelio Saavedra Province, Potosí, Bolivia. 6.3 x 8.5 cm 160g $35.00 The crystals on this specimen are good quality, sharp, well-formed, lustrous, water-clear to translucent, colorless, tabular blades up to 5mm or more. From a one time find in 2002. Considered some of the best barites to emerge from Bolivia. RESERVED |
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JC8642. Close up. |
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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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JC9342. Smithsonite. Sounion mines, Lavrion, Lavreotiki, Attica, Greece. 5 x 9 cm 219g $80.00. Old specimen of near robins egg blue smithsonite. Pretty. Not many of this pretty blue color are around any more. RESERVED |
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JC9342. Close up of the botryoids. |
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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. RESERVED |
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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. SOLD |
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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. RESERVED |
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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. |