New Arrivals Page 4
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JC11580. Azurite, malachite, malachite pseudo after azurite. Milpillas mine, Cuitaca, Santa Cruz municipality, Sonora, Mexico. 7.5 x 10 cm 177g $200.00. Flat plate with several small azurite crystals, which are not as lustrous as most from here. Small blades of malachite pseudos after azurite are scattered around on the all malachite matrix. |
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JC11580. Closer view. |
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JC11580. Closer view. |
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JC11580. Closer view. |
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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. $80.00 From the 2012 find a nearly solid mass of bright blue crystals. Pretty and nice. Better than most offered from here. |
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JC9467. Closer view. |
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JC9467. Another view. |
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JC9467. Another view. |
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JC11558. Calcite. Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field, Linwu county, Chenzhou, Hunan, China. 5.5 x 6 cm 41g. $25.00. Flattened crystal, has some minor dings, as seen in the photos. |
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JC11558. Back side. |
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JC13314. Elbaite. Skardu area, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. 5cm tall x 2.5 cm 30g $110.00 Yellow green cluster, terminated with a flat termination on the top. Terminations have a hint of green on them, visible in the photos. |
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JC13314. Another view. |
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JC13314. Another view. |
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JC13314. Another view. |
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JC13314. View of flat terminations. |
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JC7569. Galena on pyrite. Huanzala, Huallanca district, Dos de Mayo province, Huanuco department, Peru. 6.5 x 10 cm 487g $35.00. An excellent galena from Huanzala with brilliant luster crystals solidly coating a pyrite matrix. Collected in 2015. |
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JC7569. Another view. |
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JC7569. Another view. |
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JC7569. Close up of larger central crystal. |
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JC10477. Pyrite, calcite, sphalerite. Gyongyosoroszi, Matra mountains, Heves county, Hungary. 7.5 x 11 cm 984g. $125.00. A relatively rare location...not often seen are nice specimens from this obscure location. This one has brilliant pyrite crystals partially coated with small, bright calcite crystals and some black sphalerite scattered around. Pyrite is always hard to photograph. Much better in person. |
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JC10447. Close up of upper right in above photo. |
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JC10447. Close up of top central area. |
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JC10447. Close up of lower left area. |
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JC10447. Back side. Lots of black sphalerite crystals. |
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JC10447. Looking down on top area showing black sphalerite crystals. |
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JC5034. Pyrite (octahedral). Quiruvilca, Santiago de Chuco province, La Libertad department, Peru. 5.5 cm x 9 cm 406g $75.00 I got this one from Dan Belsher (World Wide Resources) in March, 1990. Brilliant octahedral crystals as a flattish plate. Ex Crowley collection #JAC941. Very pretty with brilliant luster. |
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JC5034. Another view. |
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JC5034. Another view. |
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JC5034. Another view. |
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JC5034. Another view. |
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JC6693. Pyromorphite, malachite, cerussite. Brown's prospect, Rum Jungle, Batchelor, Coomalie Shire, Northern Territory, Australia. 8.5 x 11.5 cm 481g. $65.00 Micro crystalline to almost botryoidal appearing pyromorphite is heavily coating the malachite matrix. Small tannish cerussite crystals are scattered about. Collected prior to 2012, when I acquired it |
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JC6693. Another view. Mostly pyromorphite with some malachite and a few cerussite crystals. |
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JC6693. Close up top left. |
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JC6693. Close up of central area with cerussite. |
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JC8648. Scheelite. Xuebaoding mountain, Pingwu, Sichuan, China. 7.5 x 8 cm 301g. $40.00. Sawn back. Group of honey colored crystals. Several crystals all clustered together where its hard to differentiate each one. Minor damage to one of the lower central crystals. |
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JC8648. Closer view. |
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JC8648. Closer view. |
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JC8648. Closer view. |
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JC8648. Closer view. |
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JC8648. Closer view. |
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JC8648. Closer view. |
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JC12996. Wulfenite. Wulumuqi County, Kuruktag Mountains, Xingjiang Autonomous Region, China. 11 × 8 × 6 cm 300g $195.00 Orange with hint of red orange crystals on a hematitic matrix. |
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JC12996. Another view. |
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JC12996. Closer view. |
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JC11101. Wulfenite. Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Namibia. 3.5 x 5.5 cm 44g. $35.00 Several beige crystals with the classic Tsumeb form. There are some broken crystals present. |
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JC11101. Another view. |
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JC11101. Another view. |
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JC8094. Quartz. Petersen Mountain, Hallelujah Junction area, Washoe County, Nevada. Collected 2006-2012 5 x 7 cm 121g $35.00 Sort of a smoky amethyst. Partially doubly terminated. At one time was a scepter, and the crystals came off the stem in situ. |
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JC8094. Another view, partially back lit. |
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JC8094. With back lighting. |
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JC8094. Back side with back lighting. |
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JC12354. Heulandite. Rat's Nest claim, Challis, Bay Horse district, Custer county, Idaho. 5 x 8 x 8 cm 279g. $25.00 A nice vug on the front side filled with light salmon colored crystals. Back side has many crystals also. The white material is mordenite. |
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JC12354. Closer view. |
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JC12354. Back side with numerous crystals. |
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JC11006. Vesuvianite. Nr. Clio, Plumas county, California. 6 x 6 x 8 cm 422g. $35.00 2 cm and smaller crystals. Most of the crystals are on the front, although there are some on the back side also. Some of the crystals on the front have had the tips of the corners chipped, probably from jostling in the pocket. Luster is bright. |
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JC11006. Another view. |
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JC11006. Closer view. |
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JC11006. Side view. |
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JC11006. Back side. |
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JC10222. Wulfenite. Touissit-Bou Beker district, Jerada province, Oriental region, Morocco. 11 x 7 x5 cm 276g $175.00 Bright yellow crystals coating the front and top. Nice piece. I had this one on the web before, and it had a lot of excess matrix, I trimmed it off and now have a better piece because of that. |
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JC10222. Another view. |
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JC10222. Another view. |
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JC12740. Malachite pseudo after azurite. Kerrouchene, Kerrouchen Caïdat, El Kbab Cercle, Khénifra Province, Béni Mellal-Khénifra Region, Morocco 5 x 5 x 4 cm 65g $75.00 Largest crystal approximately 3 cm long. Nice miniature. I had this one on the web before, and it had a lot of excess matrix that I trimmed off (about 8 cm worth) and now have this nice miniature. Ex Kurt Heffendel coll. |
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JC12740. Another view. |
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JC14023. Anglesite. Nakhlak Mine, Anarak District, Nain County, Isfahan Province, Iran , 8.9 x 5.9 x 3.9 cm 335g $150.00 Tough one to photograph. Lots of small crystals, with larger ones on one end. Although this mine is known for its fine cerussite specimens, anglesite specimens from here are very rare. Ex. Chet Lemanski #16409. |
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JC14023. Another view. |
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JC14023. Closer view central area. |
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JC14023. Larger crystals on one end. |
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JC14023. Larger crystals on one end. |
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JC14023. Another view. |
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JC14023. Closer view of smaller crystals. |
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JC14019. Pyromorphite. Rosenberg Mine, Braubach, Bad Ems, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 7.5 × 6.5 × 4 cm 235g $295.00 A classic cabinet specimen from this well known location. Nice example. EX: Dr. G. Jung collection, who received it in 1962. |
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JC14019. Daylight shot. |
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JC14019. Closer view. |
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JC14019. Back side. |
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JC14045. Mimetite (campylite) Dry Gill mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK. 6 x 4 x 2 cm 65g $45.00. Flat plate completely covered with small yellow orange crystals. RESERVED |
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JC14045. Another view. |
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JC14045. Close up. |
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JC14046. Andradite var. Melanite, diopside. Near the Benitoite (Dallas) Gem mine, Serpentine dome, New Idria district, San Benito county, California. 9.5 x 7.5 x 3 cm 383g $50.00. Jet black, brilliant luster crystals with tannish, small bladed diopside crystals interspersed. Although the crystals are small, their brilliant, glassy luster makes for a pretty sparkly piece. Sawn back. |
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JC14046. Another view. |
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JC14046. Closer view. |
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JC14046. Closer view. |
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JC14047. Goethite. Crystal Creek, Teller county, Colorado. 3.7 x 2.3 x 2.5 cm 31g $30.00. Nice bright cluster of bladed crystals. Ex Chet Lemanski collection. Nice small miniature. |
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JC14047. Another view. |
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JC14047. Another view. |
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JC14049. Andradite var. Melanite, diopside. Near the Benitoite (Dallas) Gem mine, Serpentine dome, New Idria district, San Benito county, California. 9.5 x 7.5 x 2 cm 219g $50.00. Jet black, brilliant luster crystals with tannish, small bladed diopside crystals interspersed. Although the crystals are small, their brilliant, glassy luster makes for a pretty sparkly piece. Not sure what the brown patches are...they do not look like damage. Sawn back. |
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JC14049. Closer view. |
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JC14049. Closer view. |
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JC14051. Hubnerite. Adams Mine, Cement Creek, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado. 7 x 5 x 4 cm 326g. $85.00. Bright black crystals that show reddish interiors when hit with bright light. An older piece. Ex Crowley coll.#123. Purchased 9-26-75. This one has an interesting history. Purchased from Frazier's Minerals in 1975 with labels and receipt, with it is the label from the previous owner, John Sinkankas, who bought it from Shipleys minerals in 7-17-61. All the old labels and receipts come with the specimen. John was a well known author, and wrote many books and articles; he passed away in 2002. Sawn back. |
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JC14051. Another view. |
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JC14051. Closer view. |
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JC14051. Another view. |
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JC14051. Closer view. |
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JC13986. Pyromorphite. Les Farges Mine, Ussel, Ussel, Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. 11 x 7.5 x 3 cm 359g $450.00 Solid mass of crystals grading from a sort of medium green to a darker green. Luster on the sides of the crystals is moderately bright, and the terminations are dull. Crystallized all around, no matrix. Nice old time piece from Les Farges. |
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JC13986. Another view. |
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JC13986. Another view. Crystals are a bit darker than the photo would indicate. |
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JC13986. Closer view. |
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BR220. Mimetite. Pingtouling Mine, Liannan County, Qingyuan, Guangdong, China 5.8 x 4.3 x 3.3 cm 99g $750.00 Crystals to 6mm. Brilliant yellow crystals from the original find of 20 or so years ago. Quite pretty. There is some minor rubbing on one edge, barely noticeable. Ex: Steve Perry Minerals Purchased May-2006 |
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BR220. Another view. |
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BR220. Another view. |
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BR220. Another, closer view. |
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BR371. Copper. Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto region Namibia. 6 x 3 cm 48g $200.00 Group of crystals, no matrix. Odd color to these, some have a slight silvery color on the terminations. Crystallized copper specimens from Tsumeb are quite rare. Ex: Kevin Conroy Minerals. Ex: Mineralogical Research RESERVED |
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BR371. Another view. |
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BR371. Closer view. |
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BR371. Closer view. |
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BR570. Azurite. Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona. 4.5 x 3.5 x 4.5 cm 70g $65.00 Double ball of 18mm wide azurites. Pretty and bright. Ex: Earth’s Treasures |
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BR570. Another view. |
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BR570. Back side. |
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JC13975. Dioptase. Magma Mine, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona. 8 x 6 x 1.5 cm 96g $150.00. A flat plate, covered on both sides with small, brilliant luster dioptase crystals. |
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JC13975. Closer view. |
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JC13975. Closer view. |
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JC13975. Back side. |
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JC11566. Quartz, arsenopyrite. Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China. 4 x 4 x 10 cm 145g $25.00. A couple of bright luster parallel quartz crystals lying aslant the matrix, with several bright silvery arsenopyrites scattered around the base and sides of the crystals. |
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JC11566. Another view. |
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JC11566. Another view. |
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JC11566. Another view. |
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JC4014. Quartz (amethyst) Piedra Parada, Tatatila Municipality, Veracruz, Mexico 4 x 5 x 7.5 cm 93g $125.00. An older piece from my personal collection, (JAC1587), with a bit darker color than most currently offered. Purchased in 2007. |
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JC4014. Another view. |
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JC4014. Another view. |
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JC4014. Another view. |
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JC4014. Another view. I was a little concerned about the quartz sturdiness on the matrix, with a thin crack visible here,, so I put a couple of drops of super glue in the crack. Specimen is not repaired...just a bit reinforced. |
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JC13971. Hemimorphite on rosasite. Yanga Koubenza, Mfouati, Bouenza Department, Republic of the Congo. 5.5 x 4 x 2.5 cm 70g $80.00. Bright hemimorphite on bluish rosasite for nice contrast. |
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JC13971. Close up of top area. |
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JC13971. Close up of central area. |
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JC13299. Rhodochrosite. Santa Eulalia, Aquiles Serdan municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico. 10.2 x 7.8 x 5.2 cm 720g $450.00 An older piece that came out a number of years ago, 1990's. Of interest is a spray of goethite on the right side in these photos. Light pink crystals filling a vug in massive ore. Sawn base. Camera had trouble getting the color just right...they are more pink than shown here. Close up below is more accurate for color. |
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JC13299. Another view. |
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JC13299. Close up. |
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JC13299. Close up of the goethite spray. |
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JC12759. Azurite. Sierra Rica, Manuel Benavides Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico. 6.5 x 3 x 4.5 cm 96g. $45.00. Brilliant, dark blue crystals with a bit of associated quartz, and white specks of what appears to be cerussite. Older piece, I traded for quartz crystals at Re-peat Rock Shop, in Auburn, California in December 1970. Piece was collected prior to that, but I don't know by how much. Crowley collection #61. |
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JC12759. Close up. |
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JC11476. Cerussite, malachite. Mindouli district, Pool department, Republic of the Congo. 6 x 7.8 x 9.3 cm 565g. $285.00 Here is a good quality and rarely seen example of Cerussite from the renowned copper district of Mindouli in the Republic of the Congo. The important aspect of this piece is that it's loaded with dozens of crystals. The crystals meaure up to 2.8 cm with an off-white color and thin prismatic form, and have grown together into what it is commonly referred to a "jackstraw"-shaped group. Most of the crystals are in good shape, however you can see some roughness in places. The reverse side of the piece features a few tiny acicular crystals of green malachite for a nice contrast. This piece came direct in a lot of dioptase specimens from Kimbedi, and stands as one of the finest examples from the locality that I have had to offer. |
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JC11476. Another view. |
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JC11476. Another view. |
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JC11476. Another view. |
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JC11476. Another view. |
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JC11476. Back side with small malachite crystals. |
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JC11476. Closer view of the malachite crystals. |
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JC9948. Azurite. Burra Burra Copper Mine, Burra, Goyder Regional Council, South Australia, Australia 8 x 8.5 cm 388g $125.00 Nearly solid nodule of azurite with a bit of malachite on one corner. |
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JC9948. Another view. |
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JC12464. Apatite, arsenopyrite. Julcani Mine, Julcani District, Angaraes Province, Huancavelica, Peru. 5 x 5.5 cm 212g $45.00. Very pale green apatite crystals on a bed of small, sparkly, arsenopyrite crystals. These were fairly uncommon from here and date to the 1990's.. |
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JC12464. Close up of the apatite crystals. |
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JC13980. Smithsonite, mimetite. Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Namibia. 13 x 9 x 3.5 cm 1,054g $275.00. Small, quite sparkly greenish smithsonite with a grading into orange cadmium smithsonite. Tiny mimetite prisms are scattered all over the smithsonite. I looked at this piece under the microscope, and the orange color is the crystal color, not a coating. RESERVED |
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JC13980. Closer view. |
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JC13980. Closer view...tiny pale yellow mimetite crystals can be seen here, sitting on the smithsonite. |
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JC13980. Back side. |
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JC13251. Rhodochrosite. Uchucchacua mine, Oyon dist., Oyon prov., Lima dept., Peru. 5.5 x 7 x 2.5 cm 218g $190.00. Shallow vug filled with numerous pink crystals, slightly modified scalenohedrons. RESERVED |
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JC13251. Another view. |
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JC13251. Another view. |
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JC13251. Close up. |