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Auction Two hundred seven Preview
Apr 11, 2008
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Apr 11, 2008
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7atkrr ((MIMETITE variety
CAMPYLITE)), $1
MINIMUM BID, Dry Gill Mine?, Caldbeck Falls, Cumberland, England, Thumbnail, Campylite
variety of Mimetite from Cumberland and probably Dry Gill Mine.
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| 2 7atkrr ((ALSTONITE)), $10
MINIMUM BID, Brownley Hill Mine, Alston Moor District, Cumbria, England, Thumbnail, Alstonite
crystals on matrix from England.
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| 3 7atkrr ((VANADINITE)), $1
MINIMUM BID, Castle Dome Mine, Yuma County, Arizona, Thumbnail,
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| 4 7atkrr ((BROCHANTITE)), $1
MINIMUM BID, Grand View Mine, Coconino County, Arizona, Thumbnail, green Brochantite
from Arizona.
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| 5 7atkrr ((LINARITE on ANGLESITE after GALENA, GALENA)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Bingham, New Mexico, 3.5 x 2 x 1.5 cm, Thumbnail, Blue Linarite on this New Mexico Bingham pseudomorph of Galena altering to Anglesite. |
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7atkrr ((SKLODOWSKITE on
GYPSUM)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico, 4.5 x 3 x
3 cm, Miniature, Curved Gypsum crystals with a few gemmy yellow
crystals of Sklodowskite.
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| 7 7atkrr ((CUPRITE variety CHALCOTRICHITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Ajo, Arizona, 5 x 4 x 3.5 cm, Miniature, Red matte of acicular needles of red Cuprite variety called Chalcotrichite from Arizona. |
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| 8 7atkrr
((JAMESONITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Zacatecas, Mexico, 5 x 2 x 2 cm,
Miniature, Grey acicular needles of Jamesonite from Mexico.
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| 9 8dgrris ((DOMEYKITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Mohawk Mine, Mohawk, Keweenaw County, Michigan, 5 x 5 x 1 cm, Here is a classic sliced ore specimen of brassy colored Domeykite which is a copper arsenide. |
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10 8dgclo ((EMERALD)), $10 MINIMUM
BID, Cosquez Mine, Muzo, Columbia, 5 x 3 x 3 cm,
Miniature, Here is a pair of small gemmy emerald green Emerald
crystals on matrix of Limestone and Calcite. The larger is .6 to
.7 cm in length and is not terminated but it is a gemmy hexagonal
crystal.
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| 11 8dgrris ((SILVER, COPPER HALFBREED)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Quincy Mine?, Hancock, Houghton County, Michigan, 2.5 x 2 x 1 cm, Here is a classic halfbreed of Silver and Copper. This belonged to a worker at the Quincy Mine and several other specimens were labeled Quincy and so this also may be from the Quincy Mine. |
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| 12 8dgrris ((SILVER, COPPER HALFBREED)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Quincy Mine?, Hancock, Houghton County, Michigan, 6 x 3 x .2 cm, Here is a polished slab of classic halfbreed of Silver and Copper. This belonged to a worker at the Quincy Mine and several other specimens were labeled Quincy and so this also may be from the Quincy Mine. It is probably 90 to 95% Copper with only small areas of Silver. The outside edge appears to have been shaped for some purpose. |
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7atjtir ((LINARITE on QUARTZ)), $10 MINIMUM
BID, Sunshine #1 Blanchard Mine, Bingham, New Mexico, 7.5 x 3.5 x 3 cm, Here is a
blue Linarite on terminated stubby Quartz crystals.
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| 14 8dgssnt ((MALACHITE)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Shaba (Katanga), Zaire (Congo), 12 x 9 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, Very attractive flowing deep green Congo formerly Zaire Malachite. |
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| 15 7ddmwg ((HALITE)), $10 MINIMUM
BID, Searles Lake, Trono, California, 12 x 9 x 7 cm, Cabinet,
Darker maroon coloration than usual. Color from bacteria in the brine
ponds.
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| 16 5swl ((fluorescent SCHEELITE on FLUORITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan Province, China, 17 x 10 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet, Large Cabinet sized specimen of light purple Fluorite with brown lustrous Scheelite crystals which are highly Fluorescent. With the sw UV many others show up in a streak across the specimen. |
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| 17 6atdbl ((QUARTZ
variety YOUNGITE, fluorescent green)), $10 MINIMUM
BID, East Gray Quarry, Glendo, platte County, Wyoming, 9 x 8 x 5 cm,
Cabinet, Specimen of Youngite which is a variety of Quartz which Fluoresces
Green. ex Dave Bunk specimen.
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18 6atdbgs ((EPIDOTE, BYSSOLITE)), $100 MINIMUM BID, Alchuri, Shigar Valley, Baltistan, Northern Areas, Pakistan, 11 x 4 x 1.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is an excellent undamaged lustrous large Pakistan Epidote. It has no damage and no attachment and so is a floater. It is made up of double terminated parallel crystals are dark green Epidote. It also has minor acicular white hairy Byssolite in association. This is a superb Epidote even under a loop. ex Dave Bunk specimen valued at $400.
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| 19 6atdbg ((QUARTZ
pseudomorph after FLUORITE)), $10 MINIMUM
BID, Genoa Mine, San Juan County, Colorado, 10 x 8 x 4.5 cm,
Cabinet, Octahedral shaped white Quartz which are hollow after light green
Fluorite. On the back are some remnants of the Fluorite.
Stands up nicely for display. ex Dave Bunk specimen. Photo does
not do justice, Better in person.
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| 20 6atdbl ((HUEBNERITE)), $10 MINIMUM
BID, Ruby Mine, Maggie Gulch, San Juan County, Colorado, 5 x 2 x 1.5 cm,
Miniature, Here is a nice miniature covered with dark brown blades of
Huebnerite crystals. ex Dave Bunk specimen.
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| 21 7hlkmr ((GROSSULAR
GARNET)), $10 MINIMUM
BID, Rt 83, Reesers Summit, York County, Pennsylvania, 4 x 2.5 x 2 cm,
Miniature, Here is an unusual location for Grossular. This
material is only seen in local Pennsylvanian collections and is not on the
commercial mineral market. Nice sharp Grossular crystals.
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| 22 7btadi ((PLATTNERITE,
CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM
BID, Hidden Treasure Mine, Tooele County, Utah, 8 x 7.5 x 4 cm,
Cabinet, Excellent large black lustrous Plattnerite crystals
expecially on the back which could be the front. You still need a loop
or scope but these are large crystals from Plattnerite. Hidden
Treasure Mine is now closed and sealed by the state of Utah. Plattnerite is
also a very uncommon mineral.
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| 23 4ADA7t ((ADAMITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Gold Hill Mine, Tooele County, Utah, 4.5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm, Cabinet, Miniature yellow green Adamite from underground at Gold Hill which also has been sealed and closed by the state of Utah. |
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| 24 8atrcns ((CUPRIAN
SMITHSONITE)), $25 MINIMUM
BID, 79 Mine, Gila County, Arizona, 10 x 5.5 x 2 cm,
Cabinet, These green Arizona Smithsonites are very popular. Here
is a large cabinet sized specimen with shinygreen botryoidal Smithsonite.
Back side is sawn or ground down.
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| 25 6atdbns ((MALACHITE pseudomorph after AZURITE)), $30 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb, Namibia, 4 x 2 x 2 cm, Miniature, Here is a very find undamaged pseudo with sharp crystals and several other associated minerals. ex Dave Bunk specimen. |
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4cer4nr ((CERUSSITE)), $20 MINIMUM
BID, Tsumeb, Namibia, 7.5 x 4.5 x 3.2 cm,
Cabinet, Here is a cabinet sized Cerussite with only a few minor
chips but overall in great shape.
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| 27 7atkrl ((DIOPTASE)), $25 MINIMUM BID,
Tsumeb, Namibia, 1.8 x .9 x .9 cm, Thumbnail, A single emerald
green undamaged Dioptase thumbnail. Sharp and undamaged. ex Kristalle,
ex Uri Bahmann collection.
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| 28 6atdbes ((DOLOMITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Unknown, Spain?, 5.5 x 5.5 x 3 cm, Miniature, Here is a very find undamaged sharp Dolomite crystal. Perhaps from Navarra, Spain where similar excellent large Dolomite crystals are found. ex Dave Bunk specimen valued at $200 but I am only starting it at $10. |
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29 5swl ((STANNITE on QUARTZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan Province, China, 5 x 4 x 3 cm, Miniature, Several grey lustrous clusters of the uncommon mineral Stannite. Also minor acicular associated Jamesonite.
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7atrcns ((KAMPHAUGITE Y)), $20
MINIMUM BID, Pparatoo Copper Mine, Olary District, South Australia,
Australia, 6 x 5 x 3 cm, Thumbnail, Here is an Australia rare
species with Yittrium.
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31 7atkrr ((UNKNOWN PSEUDOMORPH)), $1
MINIMUM BID, Unknown, 7 x 6 x 4.5, Cabinet, Here is a terrific
pseudomorph which looks like something after Calcite. I got it from Kristalle when I got all the Tsumeb material. It was in 4 large flats
of old collection specimens and not the Tsumeb. It had no label. So
perhaps someone recognizes the specimens identity. ex Kristalle.
Maybe its siderite after calcite from Romania.
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32 5sll ((FLUORITE
on QUARTZ)), $1
MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan Province, China, 7 x 6 x 3
cm, Cabinet, Fine Quartz with no attachment. Flattened
somewhat tabular double terminated Quartz crystals with a light purple
cubic Fluorite crystal. I only see one edge termination with
damage, otherwise damage free.
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33 6atxlis ((TWO DANBURITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, La Aurora Mine, Charcas, San Luis Potosi, Mexico, 3.5 x 2.5 x 2 cm, Miniature, Two clusters of terminated Danburite crystals.
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| 34 4misc1470es ((TENNANTITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Julcani Mine, Angaraes Province, Huancavelica, Peru, 6.5 x 6 x 3.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a older Tennantite I had in my collection. A little damage to the edge peripheral crystals, otherwise undamaged lustrous grey Tennantite crystals. | |
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35 atjkts ((CALCITE)), $25
MINIMUM BID, Southwest Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, 14 x 12 x
8 cm, Cabinet, Large cabinet specimen of Calcite from Bisbee.
Also present are a few small specks of green Brochantite or Malachite
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36 6atxlt ((RHODOCHROSITE on ILVAITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Level 5, Los Remedios Mine, Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico, 6 x 4 x 2 cm, Light pink Rhodochrosite on contrasting black Ilvaite.
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37 7hlkmr ((TWO CALCITES)), $10
MINIMUM BID, Faraday Mine, Bancroft, Ontario, Canada, 5 cm in length, 2
Miniatures, Faraday Mine has Calcite crystals with flat terminations.
Here is a single scalenohedral crystal of Calcite with a flat termination.
Also a larger crystal with 4 sides that are cleaved. Calcite
from Faraday also has reddish black opaque faces.
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38 6atxln ((VALENCIANITE variety of
ADULARIA)), $1
MINIMUM BID, Valenciana Mine, Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico, 4.5 x 3.5
x 2 cm, White crystals of Valencianite from Guanajuato.
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39 5misc4327 ((HEMATITE pseudomorph after MAGNETITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Payun Volcano, Mendoza, Argentina, 3 x .9 x .9 cm, Thumbnail, Excellent skeletal crystal from Argentina. Undamaged floater with no attachment. Note number is a sticker attached with min tack and can easily be removed. |
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| 40 6atxr ((CALCITE)), $10
MINIMUM BID, La Sirena Mine, Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico, 9 x 6 x 3.5
cm, White scalenohedral crystals of Calcite from Guanajuato.
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41 8colge ((4 MUCROSPIRIFER BRACHIOPODS)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Thedford, Ontario, Canada, 2.2 to 3.2 in length, Middle Devonian period, Widder Formation, Hamilton Group, Mucrospirifer sp. , Here are 4 complete mucrospirifer brachiopods from Canada's Devonian formations. |
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| 42 8uu ((MARTITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Twin Peak, Millard County, Utah, 7 x 5.5 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Martite is a name for the Hematite pseudomorph after Magnetite. Octahedral crystals of lustrous Martite on a heavy matrix. Ex University of Utah Geology Department. |
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| 43 8uu ((BERYL in PYRITE and QUARTZ)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Black Pearl Pegmatite, Bagdad area, Arizona, 12 x 7 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Reference specimen for Arizona. Light blue green hexagonal crystals of Beryl in Quartz with associated Pyrite. Ex University of Utah Geology Department and Geophysics with label. |
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8uu ((STILBITE)), $1
MINIMUM BID, Unknown location, 10 x 7 x 6 cm, Cabinet,
Small cream colored Stilbite crystals cover the matrix. No label with
this one. Could be from the northwest US in Oregon or Washington
state. Ex University of Utah Geology Department.
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8uu ((5 ACTINOLITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Berryessa Canyon, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, 3 cm
average, 5 miniatures, 5 specimens of green Actinolite from
California. Ex University of Utah geology department.
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8uu ((CALCITE on ? SIDERITE)), $10
MINIMUM BID, Unknown location, 8 x
5 x 4 cm, Cabinet,
White scalenohedral crystals of Calcite on brown rhombs of an unknown which
may be Siderite, No label, ex University of Utah geology
department.
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| 47 8uu ((REALGAR)), $10
MINIMUM BID, Getchell Mine, Humboldt County, Utah, 8 x
6 x 5 cm, Cabinet,
Specimen with some vugs of red crystals of Realgar from Getchell.
ex University of Utah geology department.
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| 49 5ecbgg ((HEMATITE, QUARTZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Veta Grande Claim, Quartzite, La Paz County, Arizona, 5.5 x 3 x 2 cm, Miniature, Combination specimen with terminated Quartz and black lustrous Hematite. | |
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| 50 5aashn ((CHLORARGYRITE, TURQUOISE, PERHAMITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Silver Coin Mine, Humboldt County, Nevada, 7.5 x 5 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, There are excellent microcrystals visable with a loop on this specimen. Photos of similar specimens are on MinDat.org under photos from the Silver Coin Mine. There are greenish yellow Chlorargyrite crystals, robin egg Turquoise crystals, and white Perhamite crystals. See the auction web page for 7 photos. | |
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| 51 4miscery17l ((ERYTHRITE)),
$10 MINIMUM
BID, Sara Alicia Mine, Sonora, Mexico, 6 x 4 x 2.5 cm,
Miniature, Acicular crystals of pinkish maroon crystals of the
cobalt mineral, Erythrite, aka Cobalt bloom.
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| 52 5aamcr ((300 OBSIDIAN variety APACHE TEARS)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Utah, 1 to 3.5 cm, Box of black shiny Apache Tears which are actually black Obsidian. The count was about 300 (250-350). ex Mel Cannon collection | |
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| 53 4aaphn ((2
OBOLUS FORDINIA PERFECTUS)), $1
MINIMUM BID, Weeks Canyon, House Range, Utah, Canada, 4.5 to 4 cm,
Cambrian. I believe these are what are called inarticulate
mollusks, kind of an early clam. There are 2 similar specimens.
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| 54 4aaphn ((15
LOPHOPHYLLIDIUM)), $1
MINIMUM BID, Ames Limestone, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, 2
to 5 cm,
Pennsylvanian, 295 million years old. The location is correct.
I am not 100% that the name or label is correct. Here are 15 Horn
Corals.
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| 55 4aaphn ((5 COMPOSITA)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Ames Limestone, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, 1.5 cm, Pennsylvanian, 295 million years old. Here are 5 Brachiopods from Pennsylvania. | |
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4aaphn ((4 PECTIN SHELLS)), $10
MINIMUM BID, Linda Vista formation, San Diego, California, 2 to
10.5 cm,
Pliocene, 12 million years old. Here are 4 fossil Scallop shells
in different sizes from California.
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| 57 5aashn ((AZURITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Mammoth Mine, Eureka, Tintic District, Utah, 4 x 3 x 1.2 cm, Miniature, 5aashn ((AZURITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Mammoth Mine, Eureka, Tintic District, Utah, 4 x 3 x 1.2 cm, Miniature, | |
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5ecad2578ten39ir ((TENNANTITE pseudomorph after ENARGITE)),
$10 MINIMUM
BID, Julcani Mine, Angaraes Province, Peru, 8 x
6 x 2.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is an example of this pseudo which can out
several years ago.
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| 59 5aamcr ((JASPER pseudomorph after BARITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Moab area, Grand County, Utah, 4.5 x 4.5 x 3 cm, Miniature, Here is a specimen of Barite now pseudomorphed and replaced by red Jasper. ex Mel Cannon collection. |
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| 60 5atdmr ((GYPSUM variety SELENITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Hanksville, Utah, 28 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a specimen of a long single crystal of Gypsum. It has brown dirt inclusions and so not the best looking specimen in the world. The one end has inclusions of small black specks. These are a Manganese mineral. and are sometimes found in Utah Selenite. |
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| 61 6atdbir ((WULFENITE)),
$1 MINIMUM
BID, Red Cloud Mine, La Paz County, Utah, 8 x 5.5 x 2.5 cm,
Cabinet, Matrix specimen with several small crystals of red orange
Wulfenite. ex Dave Bunk specimen.
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| 62 5aamcn ((5
BERAUNITE, KIDWELLITE)), $1 MINIMUM
BID, Polk County, Arkansas, 2.5 cm average,
5 Thumbnails, 5 Arkansas phosphate specimens. Looks like they all have Beraunite and some have Kidwellite spheres.
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| 63 5idcsg ((TETRAHEDRITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Casapalca Mine, Peru, 3.3 x 2 x 2 cm, Thumbnail, Large single crystal of Tetrahedrite with contact on the back and bottom. |
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| 64 4idbso ((3 SMITHSONITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Santa Anita Mine, Choix, Sinaloa, Mexico, 5 x 3 cm average, Miniature, 3 speicmens of pink Smithsonite from Choix, Mexico. |
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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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