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Oct 07, 2007

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1 7jhuu ((EPIDOTE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Gold Hill, Tooele County, Utah, 9 x 5 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Reference specimen from Gold Hill. ex University of Utah Geology Department.

2 7jhuu ((PYRRHOTITE in CHARNOCKITE?)), $10 MINIMUM BID, East Ongul Island, Lutzow-Holm Bay, Eastern Anarctica, Anarctica, 5.5 x 5 x 5 cm, Miniature, Neat location. How many Anarctica specimens are on the market for sale? ex Yale University, ex University of Utah Geology Department.		i

3 7jhuu ((TALC variety STEATITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Massachusetts, 5 x 3.5 x 3 cm, Miniature, Old Mineralogical Department U of U label, Variety of Talc used for carving. ex University of Utah Geology Department.

4 7jhuu ((COPPER)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Brigham Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah, thumbnail to micro, About 15 specimens of micro crystalline Copper from Utah famous Copper Mine, Some may also contain some minor Cuprite. ex University of Utah Geology Department.

5 7jhuu ((CASSITERITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Tin City, Seward Peninsula, Alaska, 10 x 9 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet, Interesting location for Cassiterite. ex University of Utah Geology Department.

6 7jhuu ((VARISCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Lucin, Box Elder county, Utah, 9 x 7 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet, Specimen of green Utah Variscite from Lucin. One side is sawn flat but not polished. ex University of Utah Geology Department.

7 7jhuu ((ZOISITE variety THULITE)), TYPE LOCALITY, $10 MINIMUM BID, Kleppan, Sauland, Hjartdal, Telemark, Norway, 2.5 x 2.5 x 2 cm, thumbnail, a Manganoan variety of Zoisite from the type locality in Norway. ex University of Utah Geology Department.

8 7jhuu ((NATIVE SILVER not visible )), $1 MINIMUM BID, Red Mountain Pass, Ouray County, Colorado, 9 x 7.5 x 5.5 cm, Cabinet, I can not see any visible Silver with a loop. It is probably an ore sample of the area. ex University of Utah Geology Department.

9 7jhuu ((HOMESTAKE GOLD ORE )), $10 MINIMUM BID, Homestate Mine, Lead, South Dakota, 14 x 8 x 3 cm, Cabinet, I can not see any visible Gold with a loop. remarks say Cummintonite, quartz, arsenopyrite, pyrrhotite with about .0.4% gold. collected by J A Whelan (Whelanite). old U of U index card label. ex University of Utah Geology Department.		us

10 7jhuu ((FAUSTITE )), $10 MINIMUM BID, Open Pit Copper Mine, Brigham Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah, 7.5 x 5 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet, Better than photo shows. light green to colorless lustrous spheres of Faustite from the Kennecott Open Pit Copper Mine. ex University of Utah Geology Department.

11 7jhuu ((NONTRONITE )), $10 MINIMUM BID, Open Pit Copper Mine, Brigham Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah, 6 x 5 x 3.5 cm, Miniature, Yellow colored Nontronite from the Kennecott Open Pit Copper Mine. ex University of Utah Geology Department.

12 7ghjdr ((BANDED CHROMITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Red Mountain Pluton, Seldovia, Kachemak Bay, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, 12.5 x 12.5 x 10 cm, Large Cabinet, Large Chromite specimen from an Alaskan Peninsula. ex University of Utah Geology Department.

13 5swt ((FLUORITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan Province, China, 4.5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Stacked cubes of colorless Fluorite with a purple core. Minor damage on periphery but all in all in good shape.

14 7fgmcrs ((PARGASITE)), $60 MINIMUM BID, Aliabad, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Northern Areas, Pakistan, 10.5 x 7.5 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet, emerald green crystals of Pargasite to 1.1cm in contrasting white Marble. Pargasite is a relatively rare silicate mineral.

15 7attgir ((MALACHITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, , Katanga Copper Zone, Shaba, Zaire, 7 x 4.5 x 2 cm, Cabinet, Chatoyant green Malachite. Undamaged specimen.

16 7ddceg ((TOURMALINE variety SCHORL)), MINIMUM BID $10, Swakopmund, Namibia, 8 x 3 x 2.5 cm, Cabinet, Terminated Black Tourmaline aka Schorl from Namibia. Ernie Schlichter.

17 5ecbfis ((10 SCEPTER QUARTZ)), $13 MINIMUM BID, Liliana Mine, Chihuahua, Mexico, average 3 cm in length, 10 Thumbnails, This are the scepter Quartz that came out a few years ago from Benny Fenn's claim in Mexico. These were $1 each as long as you bought 500 of them, other wise $5 to $10 each to pick. Perky boxes included.

18 7atcers ((BARITE with CALCITE)), $60 MINIMUM BID, Elk Creek, Meade County, South Dakota, 10 x 9 x 6 cm, Cabinet, Here is a cabinet specimen of Elk Creek Barite. Mined by the Collectors Edge, there are several large Barite crystals to 5.5 cm. The specimen is undamaged and the back is sawn and sits back perfectly for display.

19 6hetgits ((RUTILE on HEMATITE)), $140 MINIMUM BID, Ibitiara, Bahia, Brazil, 4 x 3 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a very fine golden Rutile on Hematite. The Rutile needles form a star shape extending from the Hematite.

20 7ghjdr ((WILLEMITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, New Jersey, 9 x 5 x 2 cm, Cabinet, The Willemite fluoresces green. This one from the Sterling Hill Mine. ex Delaware County Institute of Science.

21 7ghjdr ((WULFENITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Red Cloud Mine, Yuma not LaPaz County, Arizona, 2.5 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm, Thumbnail, Large thick Wulfenite crytals from Red Cloud, These are old specimens from before they changed the county boundaries.

22 7ghjdir ((EUDIALYTE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Kirovsk Mine, Khibina Massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia, 2.5 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm, Thumbnail, Three red Eudialyte crystals on matrix in a thumbnail sized specimen.

23 7ghjdng ((SILVER, COPPER HALFBREED)), $35 MINIMUM BID, South Kearsarge Mine, Kearsarge, Michigan, 6 x 6 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a halfbreed with lots of Silver mixed with the Copper. The location even includes the mine name on this fairly large specimen. I did not use any cleaner on this but many times there are cleaned with copper/silver cleaner to make more attractive.

24 7ghjdr ((WULFENITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, 79 Mine, Hayden, Arizona, 1.5 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm, Thumbnail, Arizona is famous for its Wulfenites. Here is an older specimen from 79 mine with a yellow crystal of Wulfenite on matrix. Undamaged and a double crystal. This one is a little smaller than last weeks but is very nice. self collected by Schmerling with Ray Grant. ex D W Schmerling collection.

25 7ghjdin ((AQUAMARINE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Sawtooth Mountains, Boise County, Idaho, 1.8 cm length, Thumbnail, Beautiful tapered crystal of blue Aquamarine from Idaho. Unusual tapered shape, may be etched. Faces resemble a Sapphire in the striations.

26 7ghjdr ((MALACHITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Planet Mine, Yuma County, Arizona, 2.5 x 2 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, Fine old botryoidal green Malachite from the Planet Mine. Note Yuma county location is now La Paz County, self collected by Schmerling with Ray Grant. ex D W Schmerling collection.

27 7ghjdns ((BRAUNITE)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Wessels Mine, KMF, South Africa, 3 x 2 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, Lustrous black sparkling crystals of Braunite. Looks undamaged and very fine. I think this was previously sold by Trinity Minerals.

28 6ari ((BROOKITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Magnet Cove, Arkansas, 2.5 x 2 x 1.7 cm, Thumbnail, Lustrous large Brookite with several smaller crystals on matrix with associated Quartz. This is a fine Brookite thumbnail but has damage to one edge which is not very noticeable without a loop.

29 5hedwis ((GALENA on DOLOMITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Sweetwater Mine, Reynolds County, Missouri, 4.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Very fine lustrous undamaged cube of Galena perched on a matrix of Dolomite rhombs and smaller cubes of lustrous Galena. This is a great miniature aesthetic Galena specimen and a U S classic.

30 1174 ((MALACHITE after AZURITE pseudomorph after CHALCOSTIBITE)), $50 MINIMUM BID, Gar El Anz, Morocco, 5 x 3.5 x 2 cm, Miniature, Moroccan Chalcostibite crystal replaced by Malachite and Azurite.

31 5atrco ((GOETHITE pseudomorph after MARCASITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Gascoyne River, Mooka Station, Western Australia, Australia, 10 x 2.2 x 2.2 cm, Cabinet, An Australian pseudomorph that looks like a petrified Corn Dog.

32 5atadir ((PYRITE on CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Milpo Mine, Peru, 4.5 x 4 x 4 cm, Miniature, Lustrous cubic Pyrite on Calcite from Milpo. The large modified Calcite rhomb is undamaged. Some over all minor damage to the lustrous cubic Pyrite.

33 7ghjdg ((HEMATITE with MAGNETITE )), franklin mineral museum, $10 MINIMUM BID, no location given, 12 x 6.5 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Specimen probably Franklin from the Franklin Mineral Museum. Pseudocubic Hematite

34 5gma ((CORUNDUM variety RUBY)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Khit Island, Northern Region, Russia, 4 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Double terminated hexagonal crystal of red Ruby in matrix from Russia.

35 7gllbr ((ZINCITE, FRANKLINITE, CALCITE, WILLEMITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Franklin, New Jersey, 12 x 11 x 6.5 cm, Cabinet, Large and heavy specimen with mainly black Franklinite and reddish brown Zincite.

36 8hgclg ((AMBER, COPAL)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Columbia, 2 x 1.5 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, Perfectly posed insects in Amber. This is the fairly recent amber aka copal from Columbia, probably 1+ million years old. Baltic Amber is the much older, probably 50 + million years old, true amber. Neither should be confused with the "fake" Chinese amber with ladybugs and other current insects which are posed and surrounded by manmade amber, probaby 1+ years old.


37 7ecjpr ((FIRE OPAL)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Magdalena, Chihuahua, Mexico, Thumbnail, Opal with reddish fire in a rhyolite matrix in a thumbnail size.

38 7gllbr ((ZINCITE, CALCITE, FRANKLINITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Franklin, New Jersey, 13 x 8 x 3 cm, Cabinet, Large area of reddish brown Zincite on fluorescent red orange Calcite with minor black Franklinite.



39 7ecjpr ((AZURITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Bisbee, Arizona, Thumbnail, Single complete rhombic crystal of blue Azurite in a thumbnail size.


40 7gllbr ((ANDRADITE, CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Franklin, New Jersey, 12 x 5.5 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Yellow brown Andradite garnet with white Calcite.

41 7ecjpr ((WULFENITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Ahumada Mine, Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico, Thumbnail, Here is the very uncommon habit of tapering orange crystals of Wulfenite.

42 7gllbr ((HENDRICKSITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Franklin, New Jersey, 7 x 5 x 2.5 cm, Cabinet, This is the black micaceous Hendricksite which is foliated into a schist like rock.

43 4atdmns ((CALCITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Ticaboo Mesa, Garfield County, Utah, 8.5 x 6.5 x 4 cm, Cabinet, This is one of the best specimen of Utah Calcite from Ticaboo Mesa found about 10 years ago. Undamaged.

44 7gllbr ((RHODONITE, HENDRICKSITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Franklin, New Jersey, 13 x 7 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Pink bands of Rhodonite from Franklin.

45 6dddug ((KERMESITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Jianshui, Yunnan Province, China, 35 x 5 x 2 mm, Miniature, Here is a miniature spray of the rare species Kermesite.



46 7ecjpg ((GROSSULAR variety HESSONITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Richmond County, Quebec, Canada, 3.5 x 2.5 x .8 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a small plate of lustrous light honey colored Hessonite from the Jeffrey Mine, which I believe is closed. NOTE actual color is a light pale honey and not nearly as dark as photos show. Lighter than typical.


47 5misc ((TOPAZ, BIXBYITE, HEMATITE pseudo after GARNET)), $35 MINIMUM BID, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah, 3.5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a combination with large and small terminated Topaz crystals with the larger crystals having Rhyolite inclusions and the small crystals having sherry colored gemmy tips. There are two large Hematite-Topaz pseudomorphs after Spessartine Garnet to 1.5 cm. This pseudos are covered with black lustrous cubic crystals of Bixbyite 1 to 2 mm.

48 6ectg4560 ((TOURMALINE variety SCHORL)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Farmbergsig, Erongo Massif, Omaruru District, Namibia, 5 x 5 x 5 cm, Miniature, Black lustrous terminated Schorl crystal from Namibia. Bottom contact with other crystals but undamaged. Perhaps some micro micro rubs on edges but in reallity undamaged.

49 5atadir ((QUARTZ, SPHALERITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Huaron Mine, Peru, 14 x 10 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Specimen sits up on its own for display. Terminated white Quartz on constrasting black lustrous Sphalerite crystals.

50 6jkdpg ((MELANOTEKITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Langban, Sweden, 6 x 5 x 3.5 cm, Miniature, gray black greasy metallic crystals with white Hedphane crystals in Biotite.

51 5atcesmapo22 ((GREEN APOPHYLLITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India, 7 x 5 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, Green Apophyllite on a basalt matrix covered with small Stilbite crystals. Some damage to the green Apophyllite especially in the center of the specimen.

52 6atceg ((MIMETITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Laohuchong Mine, Pingtouling area, Guangdong Province, China, 4 x 2.5 x 2..5 cm, Miniature, Yellow orange lustrous crystals of Mimetite from China. ex collectors edge specimens.

53 5miscvan19 ((VANADINITE, CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, San Carlos Mine, San Carlos, Chihuahua, Mexico, 6 x 6 x 3.5 cm, Miniature, Brown hexagonal Pyromorphite crystals with yellow tan terminations on a matrix covered with Calcite crystals.

54 5atmiscSIL6lr ((SILVER pseudomorph after DYSCRASITE)), $75 MINIMUM BID, Mine 21, Pribram, Czech Republic, 6 x 4 x 3 cm, Miniature, Rare Classic Czech pseudo on small wooden pedestle.

55 5atmiscmal14 ((MALACHITE pseudomorph after AZURITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Touissit Mine, Oujda, Morocco, 9 x 8 x 5 cm, Cabinet, A group of green Malachite pseudos from Morocco.

56 7atadt ((ARAGONITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Northern Lights Mine, Mineral County, Nevada, 5 x 3.5 x 3 cm, Miniature, Fine undamaged specimen of this recently famous Aragonite location.

57 5ikggg ((FLUORITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Cave in Rock, Illinois, 12 x 7 x 6 cm, Cabinet, Yellow cubic Fluorite crystals with a light purple overgrowth capping the edges. Minor chipping but overall in good shape. Yellow Fluorite is translucent to opaque. Light purple cap is transparent to slightly translucent. ex Gil Griffin collection.

58 5atdrs ((SILVER)), $50 MINIMUM BID, Batopilas, Chihuahua, Mexico, 3.8 x 2 x .5 cm, Miniature, Larger leaf of herringbone twinned Silver crystals from Batopilas resembling a large bird of prey. ex Dave Bunk specimen

59 6hhjdes ((VANDENBRANDEITE)), $50 MINIMUM BID, Musoni Mine, Kolwezi, Katanga, Zaire, 3 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm, Thumbnail, Rare Uranium oxide mineral with copper ions.

60 5atdbe ((COPROLITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Washington, 5 x 2 x 2 cm, Miniature, Back by popular demand.

61 5ebdjl ((SILVER)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Alice Lexington Tunnel, T400 level, Butte, Montana, 5cm length, Miniature, This thin wire Silver is about 5 cm in length.

62 5ectgts1223 ((ANHYDRITE)), $40 MINIMUM BID, Naica, Mexico, 16.5 x 5.5 x 3 cm, Cabinet, These large light blue Anhydrites from Naica are uncommon is this size. This one is in excellent shape. Choice Anhydrite.

63 5ikggg ((APATITE)), $35 MINIMUM BID, Durango, Chihuahua, Mexico, 14 x 9 x 5.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a large cabinet sized specimen of yellow gemmy Apatites on matrix. ex Gil Griffin collection.

64 5hdsmi ((HEULANDITE with CELADONITE inclusions)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Nasik, Maharashtra, India, 2.5 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm, Thumbnail, Floater with no attachment. Green Heulandite crystals in an aesthetic cluster.

65 7ghjdr ((MALACHITE)), Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico, 8 x 6 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, Mounds of green fibrous Malachite from the Ojuela Mine in Mexico on a gossan limonite matrix.

66 7ghjdr ((AURIFEROUS PHYLLITE CORE)), Ropes Gold Mine, Marquette County, Michigan, 10 x 3.3 x 3.3 cm, Cabinet, Core of Phyllite with traces of Gold.

67 7ghjdr ((JAROSITE)), Soumies, Karmarrza, Laurion, Greece, 6.5 x 5 x 2 cm, Cabinet, Micro crystals of Jarosite on matrix from Greece.

68 7ghjdr ((PLUME MUSCOVITE)), Mt. Apatite, Auburn, Maine, 10 x 7 x 3 cm, Cabinet, Interesting form of Muscovite Mica which looks like feather.

69 7ghkmi ((CALCITE)), $1 OPENING BID, Wymore, Nebraska, 4.5 x 3 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Small orange colored Calcite crystals with a wonderful iridescent coating giving the crystals a multitude of colors.

70 7ghmwn ((CHALCOPYRITE)), Reynolds County, Missouri, 4.5 x 4 x 2 cm, Miniature, Great aesthetics on this miniature. Magenta and gold colored iridescent Chalcopyrite from Reynolds County.


71 7ghmwo ((CALCITE on DOLOMITE)), Sweetwater Mine, Reynolds County, Missouri, 7 x 7 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet, Undamaged scalenohedral crystal of Calcite on a matrix of Dolostone covered with Dolomite rhombs. Some side crystals to the back are cleaved off and removed but the main crystal and specimen is undamaged.

72 7ghkmi ((CALCITE, minor PYRITE)), $1 OPENING BID, Faraday Mine, 400' level, Ontario, Canada, 9 x 7 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Calcite specimen from the Faraday Mine.

73 7ghnse ((NATIVE LEAF COPPER)), Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, 8 x 7 x 5.5 cm, Cabinet, Native leaf Copper which formed with the fold. It is too thick to fold or bend.

74 7hemwl ((FOSSIL CLAM SHELL without CALCITE)), Rucks Pit, Fort Drum, Okeechobee County, Florida, 12 x 9 x 5.5 cm, Cabinet, A pleistocene fossil clam shell species Mercenaria permagna. This is a complete front and back bivalve clam shell free of matrix and hollow on the inside. This is a fine fossil clam shell specimen from Florida.

75 7ghnse ((CALCITE with BARITE)), Pugh Quarry, Custar, Ohio, 9.5 x 6 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet, Golden scalenahedral crystals of Calcite with white Barite from this well know Ohio location for great Calcite specimens.

76 7ghnse ((FLUORITE with CHALCOPYRITE inclusions)), Cave In Rock, Hardin County, Illinois, 6 x 4 x 4 cm, Miniature, Lustrous undamaged Fluorite corner which is light yellow interior with a 5 mm colorless outside edge and filled with Chalcopyrite inclusions.

77 7ghnse ((CALCITE)), Cave In Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois, 12 x 8 x 3 cm, Cabinet, Plate of scalenohedral crystals of Calcite. Damage to tips of about 5 crystals but overall in great shape.

78 7ghnse ((NATIVE COPPER, EPIDOTE)), Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, 11 x 6 x 2 cm, Cabinet, A fairly heavy speicmen of Native Copper with associated green Epidote and base rock on the front and back which is a basalt.

79 7ghnse ((BARITE)), Rosiclare level, Minerva Mine #1, Cave In Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois, 6.5 x 5 x 3 cm, Small Cabinet, Plate of white undamaged Barite crystals from Hardin County's Minerva Mine #1.

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		7hhlmit ((FLUORESCENT APATITE)), $30 MINIMUM BID, Sapo Mine, Goiabeira, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 4 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a great miniature. It is double terminated stacked crystals of Apatite which has a hollow core and is Fluorescent orange under UV. Completely undamaged.
		7hetsnr ((SZENICSITE with autographed label)), TYPE LOCALITY, $35 MINIMUM BID, Jardinera #1 Mine, Inca de Oro, Chile, 7 x 6 x 3 cm, Cabinet, Green micaceous crystals of the rare mineral Szenicsite named after Terry Szenics. Type location and the label is has an original autograph of Terry Szenics.

Fluororichterite - George Earle Farm, Wilberforce, Ontario, Canada (small cabinet)

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