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Auction One hundred ninety three Preview
Jan 04, 2008
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Jan 04, 2008
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| 1 5atdbe ((QUARTZ pseudomorph after BARITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Silver Point Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, 3.5 x 13 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Well known Colorado pseudo of Quartz after Barite. | |
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| 2 6atrct ((COPPER)),
$1 MINIMUM
BID, Ray Mine, Arizona, 5 x 2.5 x 1 cm, Miniature, Typical flat sheet
of Copper from the Ray Mine.
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| 3 3pse4t ((PSEUDOBROOKITE,
HEMATITE)),
$1 MINIMUM
BID, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah, 6 x 3.5 x 3 cm, Miniature, A vug
containing black needles of Pseudobrookite and thin plates of lustrous black
Hematite.
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| 4 7atadr ((CROCOITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia, 8 x 7 x 4 cm, Cabinet, red orange crystals of Crocoite from Australia. | |
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| 5 5swn ((CINNABAR)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Tongren, China, 3.5 x 3 x 3 cm, Miniature, Blood red lustrous small crystals of Cinnabar to 3 mm. | |
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6mcis ((40 crystals of TOPAZ)), $1
MINIMUM BID, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah, .5 to 2 cm,
40 terminated sherry colored Topaz crystals from the famous Topaz Mountain.
Open for collecting but it's alot easier and cheaper to buy them then it is
the find them. Light sensitive. They will turn colorless in the
direct sun in probably less than a week.
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| 7 3miscr ((NATIVE
SILVER)),
$1 MINIMUM
BID, Cobalt, Canada, 2.5 x 1.8 x .2 cm,
Thumbnail, Silver leaf from Cobalt.
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| 8 3br10is ((CALCITE on DOLOMITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, near Black Rock, Henderson County, Arkansas, 4 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Calcite scalenohedral crystals on salmon colored dolomite. Some cleavage damage to the Calcite. | |
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| 9 6atadr
((SPHALERITE on MANGANOAN CALCITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Casapalca
Mine, Lima Dept, Peru,
5 x 4 x 3 cm,
Miniature, The Manganoan Calcite is fluorescent.
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10 6fbdje ((ANTLERITE)),
$1 MINIMUM
BID, Chuquicamata, Chile,
3.5 x 3 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Reference specimen of green Antlerite
from Chile.
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| 11 5atdbl ((GALENA, DOLOMITE, SPHALERITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Black Cloud Mine, Leadville, Lake county, Colorado, 4.5 x 3 x 2 cm, Miniature, Combination specimen from historic Leadville. |
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| 12 5idl
((FLUORITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Cement Quarry, Eastgate, Weardale,
England, 1.5 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm,
Thumbnail, Lustrous gemmy zoned and highly fluorescent English
Fluorite. PS also twinned.
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| 13 5atdbl ((SMOKEY QUARTZ)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Crystal Peak, Park County, Colorado, 5 x 2 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, double terminated Smokey. No damage. | |
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| 14 3shn
((CALCITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Ophir Hill Mine, Ophir District,
Tooele County, Utah,
4 x 4 x 2 cm,
Miniature, Nice Ophir Calcite which is fluorescent. contact or
cleavage on the backside.
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| 15 5atrcr
((CALCITE on HEMIMORPHITE)), $1
MINIMUM BID, 79 Mine, Hayden, Arizona, 6 x 3 x 1 cm, Miniature, Layer
of greyish botryoidal Hemimorphite with white small Calcite crystals on the
surface.
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| 16 3shn
((SMITHSONITE with HEMIMORPHITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Hidden
Treasure Mine, Ophir District, Tooele County, Utah,
4 x 4 x 4 cm,
Miniature, Light blue green botryoidal Smithsonite with some small
spherical clusters of acicular crystals of colorless Hemimorphite.
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| 17 6mc950is ((1 crystal of TOPAZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah, 4.2 x 1.2 x .8 cm, Large double terminated Topaz crystal. It is gemmy at the one termination and the other 2/3 of the crystal has Rhyolite inclusions making it opaque. It is undamaged and lustrous. The Rhyolite included termination looks like it may have slight cleavage on the multi terminated end which does not make much difference. This is a large crystal and almost impossible to find without serious digging (a track hoe and explosives would help). | |
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18 3atdl2731ts ((HEMIMORPHITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico, 5.5 x 3.5 x 3 cm, Here is a different looking Hemimorphite from Santa Eulalia. It is an older one which came from Diversified Minerals and was reported to be from the collection of Al Branek, an old Utah collector, although no labels or documentation. |
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| 19 3shn ((ROSASITE on AZURITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Hidden Treasure Mine, Ophir District, Tooele County, Utah, 5 x 4.5 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Nice Hidden Treasure Azurite which was not all that common with spherical Rosasite. Hidden Treasure now sealed by the state of Utah. A collector several years ago was killed reportedly horsing around when he fell down a shaft. |
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| 20 5cgslr ((SAPPHIRE)),
$10 MINIMUM
BID, Ratnapura, Sri Lanka, 2 x 1.5 x .5 cm,
Thumbnail, Two double terminated Sapphire crystals colored a whitish
blue grey joined at a right angle. COLOR IS LIGHTER THAN SHOWN.
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| 21 5mcn ((QUARTZ variety JASPER pseudomorph after BARITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Moab, Utah, 3.5 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, This is the same red Jasper that makes up the famous red Dinosaur Bone in the Moah area. In this case it has replaced Barite forming this pseudomorph. |
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| 22 5atadts ((ARSENOPYRITE)),
$10 MINIMUM
BID, Huanzala Mine, Huanuco, Peru, 9 x 8.5 x 4 cm,
Cabinet, A sulfide matrix covered with silvery Arsenopyrite acicular
like crystals.
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| 23 95eczi134ir ((STILBITE)),
$11 MINIMUM
BID, Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India, 9 x 8 x 4 cm,
Cabinet, An aesthetic specimen with a double terminated light salmon
colored Stilbite to 7 cm on matrix with many micro sized Stilbite crystals.
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| 24 5atdbg ((SPHALERITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Kokomo?, Summit County, Colorado, 5 x 4 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a fine Colorado Sphalerite. A few minor cleaves but overall undamaged. | |
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3idad2607nr ((CALCITE, PYRITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Animon Mine, San Jose de Huayllay, Cerro de Pasco, Pasco, Peru, 8 x
6.5 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is an unusual and aesthetic Calcite
specimen from Peru. Undamaged white opaque scalenohedral crystals of
Calcite on matrix with minor lustrous Pyrite.
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3idjt2308ir ((VANADINITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Mibladen, Morocco, 4 x 3 x 2 cm, Miniature, Superb undamaged
floater cluster of red to red orange Vanadinite crystals. This is
one large complex crystal. I do see two spots that look like may
be something missing or broke off flat with the surface. So
techical not cherry undamaged, but you must really be looking. No
dings or chips on the existing crystal structure.
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| 27 5lucnr ((KUNZITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Urucum Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 3 x 1.5 x .8 cm, Thumbnail, Gemmy purple to magenta naturally etched Brazilian Kunzite. |
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| 28 3sw2058is ((SIDERITE)), $10
MINIMUM BID, Julcani Mine, Angaraes, Huancavelica, Peru, 4.5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Tannish brown crystals of Siderite from Peru.
Specimen is very close to being a floater with almost no apparent
attachment.
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29 5atdbrs ((NATIVE SILVER)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Uchucchacua Mine dos de Mayo Province, Lima Department, Peru, 5.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, This specimen is actually a complex mass of Silver wires. But they are coated with Quartz making them look like a mass of Quartz worms. These Worms have a wire Silver in the middle. I had though about trying to remove the Quartz with HF or some way else, but I am too busy to get to that. ex Dave Bunk specimen at $200 with label and was part of the large quantity of flats purchased from Dave 3 Tucsons ago. |
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6ddmwe ((FOSSIL CLAM, CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Rucks Pit, Fort Drum, Okeechobee County, Florida, 9 x 8 x 4 cm, Cabinet,
The clam is Mercenaria sp. Many of these were filled with gemmy golden
Calcite. I think this is mainly a complete Fossil Clam but both halves
are intact and have not been opened up.
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31 5atdbnr ((NATIVE SILVER)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Batopilas, Chihuahua, Mexico, 3 x 1 x .8 cm, Miniature,
This specimen is Batopilas Silver with the typical herringbone twinning.
ex Dave Bunk specimen at $100 with label and was part of the large quantity
of flats purchased from Dave 3 Tucsons ago.
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| 32 6hetgis ((AGATE GEODE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Tobasco, Mexico, 2 x 2 x 2 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a small Agate geode from Tobasco. It has been cut in half and polished. They almost resemble a heart shape. These are used in jewelry and also make neat specimens. This would make a matching pair of thumbnails. |
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33 7uu ((CHALCOPYRITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Mountain Consolidated Mine, Butte, Butte District, Silver Bow County, Montana, 7 x 6 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Two specimens with brassy massive Chalcopyrite from the Mountain Con which has the deepest shaft on the butte Hill at 5380 feet with the headframe still standing. ex U of U geology dept specimen. |
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| 34 7uu ((GALENA)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Daly West Mine, Park City District, Summit County, Utah, 12 x 10 x 6 cm, Cabinet, Galena specimen from the historic Daly West Mine in Park City. ex U of U geology dept specimen with label. | |
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35 7uu ((GYPSUM variety SELENITE)), $30
MINIMUM BID, Hanksville, Wayne County, Utah, 29 x 26 x 8 cm, Large
Cabinet, He is a king size specimen with many large stubby terminated
and double terminated Gypsum crystals. ex U of U
geology dept specimen with label.
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36 7uu ((CHROMITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Shurugwi Chrome Mine (Rhodesia Chrome Mine), Shurugwi District (Selukwe), Midlands, Zimbabwe (Rhodesia), 8 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, 2 specimens of massive Chromite. Olds Wards label, ex U of U geology dept. |
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37 7uu ((KNEBELITE, PYRRHOTITE,
GALENA, QUARTZ)), $10
MINIMUM BID, Blue Bell Mine, Riondel, British Columbia, Canada, 10 x 9 x
8 cm, Cabinet, Knebelite is a variety of Fayalite which is rich in
Manganese. It is an iron manganese silicate. ex U of U geology dept specimen with label.
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38 6hlkmis ((CALCITE)), $10
MINIMUM BID, Mt Pleasant Mills, Synder County, Pennsylvania, 10 x 6 x 5 cm,
Cabinet, A Pennsylvanian Calcite specimen which sits perfectly for
display.
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39 6hlkmis ((DESATELSITE on BRUCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Cedar Hill Quarry, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 4.5 x 2.5 x 2 cm, Miniature, Orange Desatelsite and pearly Brucite from Lancaster. |
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| 40 ari ((PLANERITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Maudin Mt, Montgomery County, Arkansas, 8 x 5 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Good coverage of this blue green mineral from Arkansas. |
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41 6miscin ((PSEUDOMALACHITE and AZURITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Black Pine Mine, Philipsburg, Montana, 2 Thumbnails, Here are two thumbnails from the Black Pine Mine in Montana. One is green Pseudomalachite on a single terminated Quartz crystal. The other is an Azurite druze on matrix.
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| 42 6hlkmir ((BRUCITE)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Cedar Hill Quarry, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 4 x 3 x .7 cm, Miniature, Fine crystals of micaceous Brucite from Pennsylvania, a classic location for Brucite. | |
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| 43 1ecsmns ((RARE
PINK MESOLITE with minor LAUMONTITE)), $50
MINIMUM BID, Poona, Maharashtra, India, 9 x 6.5 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Back in
2000 I purchased about 20 specimens of pink Mesolite which I was told was
the entire small pocket of specimens. I have never seen any others on
websites or at shows. I have three left that I know of, one I kept,
this one, and one twice this size. The Laumontite is mostly very
fragile and dessicated which is normal for Laumontite. These sold for
$100 to $200 each 5 years ago but there are none around or available except
these.
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5atdbns ((APOPHYLLITE)), $10
MINIMUM BID, Bombay, India,
Utah, 9 x 6 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Fine blocky Apophyllite on matrix.
Undamaged and probably an older specimen. ex Dave Bunk specimen at
$100 with label and was part of the large quantity of flats purchased from
Dave 3 Tucsons ago.
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5atdbns ((FLUORITE)), $10
MINIMUM BID, Cook's Peak area, Luna County, New Mexico,
Utah, 6 x 6 x 5 cm, Miniature, Purple and green octahedral crystal of
Fluorite from New Mexico. ex Dave Bunk specimen at
$100 with label and was part of the large quantity of flats purchased from
Dave 3 Tucsons ago.
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| 46 6atdwii ((DEMANTOID)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Val Malenco, near Sondrio, Lombardy, Italy, 4 x 2 x 2 cm, Miniature, Classic Italian specimen of Andradite variety Demantoid with several light olive green crystals on a serpentine matrix. |
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| 47 5atdbl ((NATIVE
SILVER FOIL)), $10
MINIMUM BID, Commodore Mine, Creede, Mineral County, Colorado, 1 to 1.5 cm,
2 Thumbnails, Two Silver foil or leaf thumbnail specimens from historic
Creede. ex Dave Bunk specimen and was part of the large quantity of flats purchased from
Dave 3 Tucsons ago.
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48 6hljde ((FLUORITE)), $1
MINIMUM BID, Crystal Mine, Elizabethtown, Illinois, 4.5 x 3 x 2 cm,
Miniature, Purple colored cubic Fluorite from the Crystal Mine in
Illinois.
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49 5cgssir ((LIBETHENITE)), $10
MINIMUM BID, Katanga-Shaba, Congo-Zaire, 5 x 4 x 2.5
cm, Miniature, Here are dark green octahedral crystals of this copper
phosphate mineral.
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50 5cgssir ((MARTHOZITE, CHRYSOCOLLA)), TYPE LOCALITY, RADIOACTIVE, $20
MINIMUM BID, Musonoi Mine, Kowezi, Katanga-Shaba, Congo-Zaire, 8 x
2.5 x 1.5
cm, Cabinet, Chemical formula is Cu(UO2)3(SeO3)3(OH)2.7H2O.
This is the Type Location for this yellow micaceous Uranium mineral.
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| 51 5cgssir ((KASOLITE,
TORBERNITE)), RADIOACTIVE, $20
MINIMUM BID, Musonoi Mine, Kowezi, Katanga-Shaba, Congo-Zaire, 3.5 x
3 x 2.5
cm, Miniature, Chemical formula of the yellow orange crystals of Kasolite is Pb(UO2)(SiO4).H2O which is a type of Silicate.
Torbernite has green gemmy micaceous crystals with the chemical formula of
Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2.8-12H20
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| 52 6hlkmr ((CALCITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, New Enterprise Quarry, Roaring Spring, Blair County, Pennsylvania, 6 x 3.5 x 3 cm, Miniature, Aethetic specimen of flattened rhombs of Calcite crystals. Largest crystal has a very minor cleave, otherwise specimen is undamaged. |
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| 53 5swt ((QUARTZ,
ARSENOPYRITE)), $10
MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China, 4 x 3.5 x 2.5
cm, Miniature, Two terminated undamaged clear and colorless Quartz
crystals with associated silver colored lustrous Arsenopyrite crystals.
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| 54 6atceg ((MIMETITE)), Laohuchong Mine, Pingtouling area, Gaungdong Province, China, 2 x 2 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, Yellow orange lustrous terminated crystals of Mimetite from China. |
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5swt ((ARSENOPYRITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China,
6 x 5 x 2 cm, Miniature, Three intergrown large silver colored Arsenopyrite
crystals.
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| 56 7atade ((ARAGONITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Northern Lights Mine, Mineral, County, Nevada, 5.5 x 4 x 3.5 cm, Miniature, Popular Nevada Aragonite specimen which on a small base of brown gossan matrix. |
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57 ari ((WAVELLITE on
yellow PLANERITE)), $10
MINIMUM BID, Mauldin Mt, Mt Ida, Arkansas, 8 x 5.5 x 2
cm, Cabinet, Light olive green Wavellite on yellow spherical Planerite
from Arkansas.
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6fbdjio ((VESUVIANITE)), $10
MINIMUM BID, Jeffrey Quarry, Asbestos, Quebec, Canada, 3 x 2.5 x
1.5
cm, Miniature, greenish lustrous crystal cluster of Vesuvianite
aka idocrase from the famous Jeffrey Mine which I believe is now closed.
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59 6fborr ((ORPIMENT,
CALCITE, REALGAR)), $10
MINIMUM BID, Getchell Mine, Humboldt County, Nevada, 8 x 6 x 5.5
cm, Cabinet, Fine Orpiment with white Calcite and minor red Realgar.
Yellow Orpiment in nicely crystallized. ex Otto Reiter Collection.
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| 60 6atadr ((OLIVINITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Majuba Hill Mine, Pershing County, Nevada, 2.5 x 2.5 x 2 cm, Thumbnail, Thumbnail sized specimen of dark green lustrous crystals of Olivinite from Majuba. |
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| 61 5ecbge ((WULFENITE)), $10
MINIMUM BID, Rowley Mine, Arizona, 5 x 5 x 3
cm, Miniature, Barite based matrix with brecciated cracks filled with
yellow orange gemmy Wulfenite crystals. Some crystals damaged and many
crystals undamaged.
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| 62 6hlkmr ((APATITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 6 x 2 x 2 cm, Miniature, Single crystal of terminated Apatite from Ontario. There are a few other smaller crystals attached near the bottom half. Termination is flat with bevels on each of the six sides. |
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| 63 5fbmdis ((GYPSUM
variety SELENITE)),
$10 MINIMUM
BID, Red River Floodway, Manitoba, Canada, 5.8 x 5.8 x 5.8 cm,
Miniature. This Gypsum spheres are covered with protuding Gypsum
crystals which are very fluorescent under UV. Undamaged except for
a couple of minor nicks. I see two. These are dug out of the
mud and this one was never thoughly cleaned and still has some of the
original mud between the Gypsum crystals.
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| 64 5atbfa ((6 pcs FLUORITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Muzquiz, Coahuila, Mexico, 4 cm average, 6 Miniatures, 6 specimens of purple cubic Fluorite from Mexico. |
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| 65 6dwtgr ((SPESSARTINE,
SMOKEY QUARTZ)), $10
MINIMUM BID, Tongbei, Fujian Province, China, Mexico, 3 x 3 x 2 cm, Miniature, Undamaged
lustrous dark orange Spessartine Garnets on three terminated undamaged
Smokey Quartz crystals.
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| 66 5atshiss ((PYRITE, QUARTZ)), $50 MINIMUM BID, Silver King Mine, Park City, Summit County, Utah, 14 x 10 x 94.5 cm, Large Cabinet, Here is a large specimen of historic Park City Pyrite. Some roughness on the edges of the striated cubic Pyrite crystals but overall in good shape. Hard to come by, this is a large Utah Pyrite specimen. |
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6dwtges ((FLUORITE)), $30
MINIMUM BID, Erongo Mtn, Usakos and Omaruru Districts, Erongo Region,
Namibia, 12 x 9 x 6 cm, Cabinet, Undamaged lustrous cubic
Fluorite from Namibia. Sawn base and back.
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| 68 7hljdr ((APOPHYLLITE
on PECTOLITE)),
$10 MINIMUM
BID, Millington Quarry, New Jersey, 10 x 8.5 x
3.5 cm, Cabinet, The outside resembles the outside of the amethyst
Brazilian cathedrals. Only this is filled with radial botryoidal
Pectolite cover with colorless Apophyllite crystals. A little hard to
photograph but a neat New Jersey zeolite specimen.
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7ddskes ((FRESNOITE)), $25
MINIMUM BID, Junnila Property, San Benito County, California, 2.5
x 2 x 1.5 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a large yellow Fresnoite crystal
which is also very fluorescent under UV. These were collected 10 years
ago and although not a complete crystals it is larger than most.
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| 70 7hljder ((ANGLESITE)),
$65 MINIMUM
BID, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia, 9.5 x 7.5 x
5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a heavy specimen consisting of many crystals of
cream colored Anglesite from the famous Australian location of Broken Hill.
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| 71 6hlgkg ((DICKITE
on QUARTZ)),
$30 MINIMUM
BID, St Clair, Pennsylvania, 10 x 6 x
3.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is specimen which looks like it has been snowed
on. Its a great specimen of white Dickite profusely covering
undamaged and actually double terminated Quartz crystal cluster with several
tabular Quartz crystals.
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| 72 7hljdnr ((CALCITE)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Andreasberg, Hartz Mts., Germany, 6 x 5 x 5 cm, Miniature, Classic old German location in the Hartz Mts. This Calcite consists of stacked white poker chips of Calcite. |
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| 73 5ecvm1280ns ((PINK TOPAZ on QUARTZ)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Brumado Mine, Bahia, Brazil, 4.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Terminated pink Topaz on Quartz from Bramado. Specimen can be displayed from either side but the small pink Topaz are only on one side. | |
| 74 5ecvm1280ns ((PINK TOPAZ on QUARTZ)),
$1 MINIMUM
BID, Brumado Mine, Bahia, Brazil, 4.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Terminated
pink Topaz on Quartz from Bramado. Specimen can be displayed from
either side but the small pink Topaz are only on one side.
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Picromerite (Schonite) on Halite - $300 (SOLD) Potash Mine, Rossleben, Querfurt, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany Large Miniature, 5.7 x 4.5 x 3.6 cm A sharply crystallized example of this rare sulfate species, formerly known as Schonite, from a classic locality long abandoned. Minor halite is associated underneath and around the backside. It is, overall, a very attractive miniature. It carries an old label from the Bergakadmemie Freiberg. Sharp and complete all around, very 3-dimensional.
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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. |
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7jgcdl ((NAN
DAN METEORITES)),
$10 MINIMUM
BID, Nan Dan, Hunan, China, 2.5 cm, 2 thumbnails, Two 2.5 cm length
iron meteorites from Nan Dan China. They are lightly varnished to
protect from rusting but this man be removed with thinner or nail polish
remover.
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Fluororichterite - George Earle Farm, Wilberforce, Ontario, Canada (small cabinet)
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