New Arrivals Page 4
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JC10687. Azurite. Sierra Rica, Manuel Benavides municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico. 5.5 x 7 cm 226g. $30.00 Bright blue, spherical aggregates of azurite on quartz. Sawn back |
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JC10687. Another view. |
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JC10687. Another view. |
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JC10854. Creedite. Qinglong mine, Dachang Sb ore field, Qinglong county, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China. 7 x 8 cm 137g. $175.00 Nice coverage of lilac crystals from the recent finds in China. Good piece. Pretty and sparkly creedite. I think looks better in person. |
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JC10854. Closer look. |
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JC10397. Descloizite Berg Aukas Mine (Berg Aukus Mine), Grootfontein, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia. 5 x 9 cm 123g. $50.00. Classic specimen from Berg Aukas. Bladed, near black to brown bladed crystals make up the piece. There are 3 broken crystals, visible in this photo as light areas near the center top area of the piece. Otherwise in good shape. |
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JC10397. Closer view of left side. |
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JC10397. Closer view of the right side. |
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JC10670. Malachite pseudo azurite, minor azurite. Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto region, Namibia. 6.5 x 9 cm 210g. $50.00 Front face of piece is covered with fairly sharp pseudos of malachite after azurite. |
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JC10670. Another view, sort of oblique. |
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JC10670. Another view, sort of oblique. |
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JC10670. Close up. |
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JC10670. Close up. |
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JC11496. Pyromorphite. Black Star pit, Mount Isa mine, Mount Isa City Shire, Queensland, Australia. 2.8 x 5.3 x 8.2 cm 107g. $98.00. Nice coverage on a sort of weird matrix...it looks like wood. |
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JC11496. Close up. |
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JC11475. Pyromorphite. Les Farges Mine, Ussel, Ussel, Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. 6.5 x 7 cm 211g. $250.00. Solid coating of mustard color crystals with yellow tips, which are typical from this mine. Label says it has wulfenite...I do not see any. |
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JC11475. Slightly different angle. |
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JC11475. Close up. A few broken crystals here and there...typical of specimens of this type. |
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JC10461. Spessartine. Wushan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei, Yunxiao Co., Zhangzhou, Fujian, China. 8 x 4.5 x 5 cm 277g $65.00. Bright, dark wine red crystals with good luster. |
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JC10461. Close up. |
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JC10331. Vanadinite (endlichite). Touissit-Bou Beker district, Jerada province, Oriental region, Morocco. 7 x 12 cm 271g. $75.00. Mass of bright, tan crystals from the finds of many years ago. There is a bit of black, micro crystalline mottramite beneath the vanadinite crystals. Nice bright luster on these. |
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JC10331. Close up view. |
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JC10331. Close up view. |
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JC10331. Another view. |
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JC10222. Wulfenite. Zelidja mine, Touissit-Bou Beker district, Jerada province, Oriental region, Morocco. 10 x 12 cm 361g. $125.00. Nice coverage of yellow/butter scotch yellow crystals. Largest crystal is 18mm across. I counted a couple of broken, smaller crystals, otherwise in good shape. Matrix is odd looking, corroded dolomite, with a few saddle shaped small dolomite crystals on the back. Wulfenite crystals on the back side are rather dull, some with a beige clay like material that didn't come off in the ultrasonic cleaner. |
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JC10222. Another view. |
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JC10222. Close up left side. |
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JC10222. Close up lower center. |
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JC10454. Sphalerite. Shuikoushan Mine, Shuikoushan ore field, Changning Co., Hengyang, Hunan, China. 8 x 9 cm 145g. $75.00. Translucent, almost gemmy amber crystals on a drusy quartz matrix. There is some bruising on a few of the crystals. |
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JC10454. Another view. |
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JC10454. Another view. |
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JC10454. Close up view central area. |
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JC10329. Melanite. Serpentine Dome, New Idria district, San Benito county, California. 6 x 10 cm 459g $40.00. Front face covered with brilliant black crystals. Sawn back. |
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JC10329. Close up of top center. |
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JC10329. Another view. |
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JC10687. Azurite. Sierra Rica, Manuel Benavides Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico. 5.5 x 7 cm 226g $25.00. Brilliant blue crystals scattered about. |
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JC10687. Another view. |
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JC10687. Another view. |
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JC11095. Dioptase, mimetite. N'tola Mine, Mindouli, Mindouli District, Pool Department, Republic of the Congo. 4.5 x 5 x 12 cm 330g $265.00. Cabinet piece with the front covered in bright luster dioptase, with tiny micro crystals of mimetite scattered about. |
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JC11095. Another view. |
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JC11095. Back side. |
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JC11095. Another view. |
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JC10484. Calcite (cobaltoan). Agoudal Mines, Agoudal, Bou Azer District (Bou Azzer District), Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco. 8 x 12.5 cm 688g. $350.00. The specimen features a solid coating of bright pink cobaltoan calcite with a solid matrix, so it is not fragile and displays very well. The mine is currently flooded I have been told, so the chances of more of these from this particular mine is slim. Really pretty, cotton candy pink sparkly botryoids making up the specimen. Very eye catching. |
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JC10484. Another view. |
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JC10484. Another view. |
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JC10484. Another view. |
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JC10484. Close up view of the bottom right in the above photo. |