Romania is know for excellent Stibnite specimens.  This is a choice undamaged highly lustrous cluster of terminated Stibnite crystals; an aesthetic miniature from Eastern Europe.

A gorgeous pink, sparkly Rhodochrosite in plates and druze from Eastern Europe.  Rhodochrosite is a rarity from this location and this is an aesthetic showy cabinet specimen.   

mc3 - 903 Aquamarine, Muscovite - $475
Xue Bao Diang Mountain, north of Ping Wu (Pingwu), Sichuan Province, China
7.5 x 6 x 3 cm

 

A choice small cabinet with a tabular gemmy pale blue Aquamarine crystal perched aesthetically on a Muscovite crystal matrix.  No damage and choice.  

mc4 Native Silver - $575
Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima Department, Peru
2.5 x 2 x 2 cm

 

Highly aesthetic and sculptural thumbnail Silver from this recent, but now dried up find.   These are heavy, thick wires, not thin like many of the specimens from the find.  

mc5 Fluorite - $125
Xiang Hua Pu, Hunan Province, China
6 x 5.5 x 5 cm

Three intergrown undamaged Fluorite cubic crystals, to 2.2 cm along the edge.  The Fluorite is centered on the white Quartz matrix and sets perfectly for display.  The color of the Fluorite is a pretty and uncommon grass green.

mc6 - 4664 Rhodochrosite, Quartz - $650
Emma Mine, Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana
9 x 7 x 3 cm   SOLD

The Emma Mine was probably the best producer of Rhodochrosite in the Butte district.  This is a superb specimen with very large opaque rhombohedral crystals to 2.8 cm.  This undamaged specimen has a 2.5 cm terminated Quartz crystal and a Quartz druze covering the Quartz crystals and some of the Rhodochrosite faces with a sprinkling of Chalcopyrite.  Superb Rhodo from this classic U S location. 

mc7 - 3008 Wolframite, Arsenopyrite, Calcite, Quartz, Muscovite, Apatite - $1195
Panasqueira Mine, Panasqueira, Portugal
10 x 8 x 5.5 cm

An outstanding cabinet sized association specimen from this classic European locality.  Large thick blocky undamaged terminated Ferberite crystals with  lustrous metallic silver with a gold patina terminated Arsenopyrite crystals.  Also on the top side are Quartz crystals, Muscovite, and two habits of white Calcite.  In association on the bottom are Arsenopyrite, Calcite, Quartz, and Apatite.  Classic Panasqueira.    

mc8 - 7008 Copper Feather - $375
Itauz Mine, 60 km from Dzhezkazgan City, Karaganda Oblast, Kazakhstan
4.5 x 1.2 x .6 cm

 

A floater native Copper feather of herringbone crystallization.  This is an extremely aesthetic specimen with the natural patina.  This one has not been cleaned.  There is a smaller feather growing from the center of the main feather. 

mc9 - can1001, Siderite - $95
Mt. Saint Hillaire, Quebec, Canada
6 x 5 x 5 cm

 

Mt Saint Hillaire is a highly desirable collectable location.  This is a large brown single Siderite rhombohedral crystal perched to 2.7 cm on a matrix of minute Quartz crystals.   One corner has be REPAIRED which is easier seen in the photo than in person. ex Gil Griffin collection.

mc10 - 1430 Boulangerite included Calcite - $975
Herja Mine (Kisbanya), 6km NE of Baia Mare, Maramures, Romania
11 x 5.5 x 4.5 cm

 

The gray color of the Calcite is from the inclusions of Boulangerite or some have identified it also as Jamesonite.  Most specimens are miniature to small cabinet in size.  This is a good sized cabinet and is simply exquisite.   It is damage free and could not be better.  One of the most aesthetic Calcite specimens you will see. 

mc11- 850, Fluorite - $975
Mont Blanc, Chamonix, France
2.5 x 2 x 2 cm

This is a classic European Alpine specimen consisting of a single undamaged octahedral crystal of Pink Fluorite, a superb thumbnail.  

mc12 - 1431, Native Silver - $1250
White Pine Mine, Ontonagon, Michigan
4.6 x 2.7 x 1.5 cm

A superb arborescent Silver miniature with excellent balance and aesthetics. 

mc13 - 2360, Smithsonite - $525
Coahuilla, Mexico
9 x 8 x 7 cm

Coahuila Smithsonite comes in a variety of colors; pink, blue-green, white, and others.  Best known for the pink however grey is much more uncommon.  Here is a choice undamaged cabinet sized specimen consisting of several intergrown spheres of lustrous grey Smithsonite with a wonderful surface texture.  This specimen is totally thick Smithsonite without any matrix.  

mc14 - 2388, Prehnite after Anhydrite - $450
Lane Quarry, Westfield, Massachussetts
7 x 5.5 x 5 cm

mc15  Poldervaartite - $675
N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa
10 x 7 x 2.5 cm

Excellent coverage on this showy plate of lustrous, glistening Poldervaartite crystals.  

mc16 Spinel Law Twinned Copper - $165    SOLD
Ray Mine, Pinal County, Arizona
4.5 x 3 x 1.2 cm

 

The Ray Mine is well known for its wonderful spinel law twinned Copper crystals.  Matrix specimens are not seen nearly as often as non matrix specimens.  Here is a miniature with two well formed twins on matrix.  They are aesthetically placed with matrix copper behind the twins.  A good miniature from this famous Copper Mine. 

mc17- 1110, Native Silver - $650
Freiberg, Saxony, Germany
3 x 1.4 x .8 cm

Saxony has been one of the world's important silver producing localities.  This is a thumbnail / small miniature specimen of a fine matrixless thick wire native silver resembling a tree trunk from this classic location.  l

mc18 - 2367 Manganoan Calcite - $425
Dalnegorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia
10 x 9 x 4.5 cm

Dalnegorsk Manganoan Calcites come in many forms.  This one is of delicate pink stacked flattened rhombohedra (disks) .  The disk sides are lustrous while the three termination faces are matte finished.  

mc19 Spinel - $325
Mogok, Myanamar (Burma)
2 x 1.5 x 1 cm  SOLD

An excellent thumbnail consisting of a ruby red spinel octahedral crystal completely formed on a contrasting white marble matrix.  SOLD

mc20 - 2415 Sphalerite - $275
Park City, Summit County, Utah
5 x 4 x 3 cm  SOLD

Park City is one of the most famous mining districts in the western U S.  This specimen is a superb crystallized example of a Park City Sphalerite crystal.  The main crystal is over 4 cm and has many smaller crystals mixed with a few minor Quartz crystals.  No damage except for the contact cleavage on the bottom.