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Auction Two hundred forty Preview
Dec 05, 2008
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Dec 05, 2008
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1 2cggna ((CORUNDUM variety RUBY)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Kola Peninsula, Russia, 4 x 3 x 3 cm, Miniature, A red Corundum crystal with many smaller crystals in matrix. |
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| 2 5ddbfns ((KOTTIGITE,
PARASYMPLESITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico, 5 x 4 x 3 cm,
Cabinet, Here is a specimen from material that came out 30 years ago.
Several vugs have sprays of grey crystals of the rare arsenate mineral
Kottigite from the Kottigite-Parasymplesite series. It is actually
impossible to differentiate the two without analysis.
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3 1hhdmnr ((CALCITE)), $40 MINIMUM BID,
Dry Canyon, Tooele County, Utah, 26 x 18 x 7 cm,
Huge Cabinet, Here is a extra large specimen of undamaged Calcite
scalenohedral crystals, many are orange brown colored from the Hematite
coating.
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4 3comdts ((3 BIXBYITE on
GARNET pseudomorphs)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah, 1
to 2.5 cm, 3 Thumbnail to
Miniatures, Here are three specimens of the black cubic highly
lustrous Bixbyite on Garnet pseudomorphs. These pseudos are Hematite
and Topaz after Garnet.
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| 5 7hlkmr ((WAVELLITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID,
Lime Ridge, Pleasant Mills Quarry, Snyder County, Pennsylvania, 7 x 4.5 x 3 cm,
Small Cabinet, Great coverage of yellow green spheres of Wavellite from
Pennsylvania. This find from two years ago produced the best
Pennsylvania Wavellite ever found. Sits up for display and has the
natural brown iron staining on the matrix that contrasts with the spheres of
Wavellite.
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| 6 3attg206is ((PYRITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Liu Zhu, Guang Xi, China, 5.5 x 5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, This is a fine Chinese Pyrite specimen aka Pyrite flower. This was part of my collection that I have downsized. Undamaged and mounted with the nasty blue min tack on a plastic base. |
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| 7 3atmlg ((SMOKY QUARTZ on FELDSPAR)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Peterson Mtns, Incline Village, Nevada, 13 x 9 x 2.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a cabinet sized specimen made up of small Feldspar crystals covered with several clusters of Smoky Quartz that are terminated and double terminated and undamaged. | ||
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| 8 3atadr ((ARAGONITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Northern Lights Mine, Mineral County, Nevada, 8 x 5 x 2.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a reference specimen of this popular Aragonite. |
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| 9 ari ((WAVELLITE on YELLOW PLANERITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Mauldin Mountain, Mt Ida, Arkansas, 6 x 3 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Micro spheres of opaque yellow cream colored Wavellite with gemmy transparent micro lustrous crystals of Planerite. Looks great under a loop or microscope. Looking on mindat the planerite looks like Wavellite so I do not know which is which but the gemmy transparent crystals are very fine although micro. |
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10 3fbmdis ((GYPSUM)), $5 MINIMUM BID,
Red River Floodway, Manitoba, Canada, 6 x 4 x 4 cm,
Miniature, Nice spherical cluster of Gypsum crystals from Canada.
Dark golden color with some damage to sever crystals.
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11 2attgns ((GROSSULAR)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Alicante, Coahuila, Mexico, 5 x 5 x 5 cm,
Miniature, Huge complete crystal of Grossular from Mexico.
Undamaged other than a few rough edges but overall for its size it is in
amazing shape. It is somewhat a complex crystal looking like several
parallel crystals making up the larger crystal.
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3hhshis ((4 PYRITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID,
Bullion Canyaon, Dugway Mountains, Tooele County, Utah, 1.8 to 5 cm,
4 Miniatures, 4 miniature Pyrite specimens from Tooele County in
Utah.
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| 13 3ecbgr ((BARITE
with WULFENITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID,
Rowley Mine, Arizona, 6 x 5.5 x 1.5 cm, A plate with bladed white Barite
crystals from the Rowley Mine, On the Barite and on the side of the
specimen are also orange Wulfenite crystals with some damage. Also on
the white blades of Barite are yellow micro crystals with are probably
Mimetite.
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| 14 3misci ((OSUMILITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID,
Obsidian Cliffs, North Sister Mountains, McKenzie Pass, Lane County, Oregon, 3.5
and 5 cm,
2 Miniatures, Two specimens containing vugs with black micro crystals
about 1 mm of Osumilite from Oregon.
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| 15 3misci ((HEMATITE after PHLOGOPITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Obsidian Cliffs, North Sister Mountains, McKenzie Pass, Lane County, Oregon, 3.5 and 6 cm, 2 Miniatures, Two specimens containing vugs with orange blades of Phlogopite heavily replace with orange Hematite about 1 mm from Oregon. | ||
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| 16 3misci ((FAYALITE
variety HORTONOLITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID,
Obsidian Cliffs, North Sister Mountains, McKenzie Pass, Lane County, Oregon, 3
x 4 x 3 cm, Miniature, A specimen containing brown crystals of
Fayalite to about 3 mm from Oregon
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| 17 7ecjpe ((AXINITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID,
Mina la Olivia, Mexico, 2 x 1.3 x .5 cm,
Thumbnail, Single crystal of Axinite from Mexico.
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18 7ecjpe ((BUERGERITE)) TYPE LOCALITY, $5 MINIMUM BID, Mexquitic, San Luis Potosi, Mexico, .8 x .6 x .5 cm, Thumbnail, type locality for this rare variety of Tourmaline.
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| 19 7ecjpe
((ALMANDINE)) $5 MINIMUM BID, Wrangel, Alaska, 1.2 x 1 x 1 cm,
Thumbnail, Complete Almandine Garnet crystal.
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| 20 5atdbe
((RHODOCHROSITE)) $5 MINIMUM BID, Wrangel, Alaska, 1.0 x .9 x .7 cm,
Thumbnail, gemmy rhomb of Rhodochrosite from Colorado. NOTE
COLOR IS PINK, NOT LIKE THE PHOTO.
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| 21 8ihmrr ((BARITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Palos Verde, California, 4 x 3 x 2.5 cm,
Miniature, Fine and undamaged miniature cluster of Barite crystals.
My adobe fix is having problems so photo is not as sharp and contrast is not
as good as usual.
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| 22 6hemdir ((MALACHITE
pseudomorph after AZURITE)), $35 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb, Namibia, 3.5
x 5 x 4.5 cm,
Miniature, Excellent and complete front and back without damage.
This is a specimen from my show stock. My adobe fix is having
problems so photo is not as sharp and contrast is not as good as usual.
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| 23 8dwcdls ((WULFENITE)), $35 MINIMUM BID,
Urumqi, Kuruktag Mountains, Xinjiang Uygur Region, Northern China, 6 x
3.5 x 3.5 cm,
Miniature, Excellent and complete front and back without damage.
Crystals are small 1 to 2 mm, with 3 mm max. This is a specimen from
my show stock. These are from the new finds a couple of years ago and
remain uncommon without additional quantities coming out. My
adobe fix is having problems so photo is not as sharp and contrast is not as
good as usual.
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| 24 8hedwn ((GYPSUM
on CALCITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID,
Francisco Portillo, Santa Eulalia District, Chihuahua, Mexico, 8 x 7 x 4 cm,
Cabinet, Dark brown Calcite scalenohedral crystals sprinkled with
contrasting small white Gypsum crytals. My adobe fix is having
problems so photo is not as sharp and contrast is not as good as usual.
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| 25 8hedwit ((CHALCOPYRITE
on DOLOMITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID,
Sweetwater Mine, Reynolds County, Missouri, 5 x 6.5 x 4 cm,
Miniature, Iridescent Chalcopyrite crystals on matrix covered with white
rhombs of Dolomite. My adobe fix is having problems so photo is not as
sharp and contrast is not as good as usual.
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| 26 7atkrr ((MOTTRAMITE pseudomorph after WULFENITE)), $35 MINIMUM BID, Total Wreck Mine, Pima County, Arizona, 4.5 x 3 x 2 cm, Miniature, Excellent pseudomorph mounted in a 2 inch plastic box. There is probably some minor damage but it does not stand out, see photo. Brownish bronze pseudomorphed Wulfenite crystals. ex Kristalle specimen, ex Robert Ray collection Northridge, CA. This is a specimen from my show stock. My adobe fix is having problems so photo is not as sharp and contrast is not as good as usual. |
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27 5atdbar ((VANADINITE)), $35 MINIMUM BID,
Upper Levels, La Aurora Mine, Ojinaga, Chihuahua, Mexico, 11 x 6 x 5 cm,
Cabinet, Larger cabinet specimen of undamaged Aurora Vanadinite.
ex Dave Bunk specimen with a specimen number 1219. Probably from the
Dan Belsher Blue Sky collection but no label. This is a specimen from my
show stock. My adobe fix is having problems so photo is not as
sharp and contrast is not as good as usual.
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| 28 5swl ((FLUORITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine, China, 4.5 x 4.5 x 4.5 cm, Miniature, Cluster of Chinese Fluorite. My adobe fix is having problems so photo is not as sharp and contrast is not as good as usual. |
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| 29 5swl ((FLUORITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine, China, 8 x 4 x 3 cm,
Cabinet, Several purple lustrous cubic crystals of Chinese Fluorite. My adobe fix
is having problems so photo is not as sharp and contrast is not as good as
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30 7ddcdin ((BARITE on FLUORITE)), $35 MINIMUM BID, Cave in Rock sub District, Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar District, Hardin County, Illinois, 7 x 5.5 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Large white terminated Barite crystals on contrasting dark yellow Fluorite. This is a specimen from my show stock. . My adobe fix is having problems so photo is not as sharp and contrast is not as good as usual.
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31 7atcdtr ((COPPER)), $35 MINIMUM BID,
Edong Mining District, Daye County, Hubei Province, China, 8 x 6 x
3 cm, Cabinet, Aesthetic arborescent Copper specimen from China. This is
a specimen from my show stock. . My adobe fix
is having problems so photo is not as sharp and contrast is not as good as
usual.
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| 32 5swl ((FLUORITE
on QUARTZ)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine, China, 7 x 5 x 5 cm,
Cabinet, Purple lustrous crystals of Chinese Fluorite on Quartz.
There is some damage to the Quartz. My adobe fix
is having problems so photo is not as sharp and contrast is not as good as
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33 5atchi ((CALCITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Hunan Province, China, 8.5 x 4.5 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet, Calcite from China. There is some small nicking to the Calcite. My adobe fix is having problems so photo is not as sharp and contrast is not as good as usual.
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34 5swl ((WOLFRAMITE with
QUARTZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine, China, 5 x 5 x 3.5 cm,
Cabinet, Undamaged black lustrous Wolframite with associated
Quartz. My adobe fix
is having problems so photo is not as sharp and contrast is not as good as
usual.
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| 35 5swl ((QUARTZ with inclusions)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine, China, 12 x 6.5 x 5.5 cm, Cabinet, Large lustrous nearly water clear terminated Quartz crystal. Only a couple of minor chipping on the edges with one larger bruise on the front edge. Some sort of black inclusion on the backside. My adobe fix is having problems so photo is not as sharp and contrast is not as good as usual. |
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36 5swl ((FLUORITE on QUARTZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine, China, 6 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm, Miniature, Undamaged terminated Quartz covered with purple Fluorite on Muscovite on the Quartz. My adobe fix is having problems so photo is not as sharp and contrast is not as good as usual.
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37 3hhshis ((ARAGONITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Gold Hill Mine, Clifton District, Tooele County, Utah, 7 x 5 x 4.5 cm,
Cabinet, Excellent lime green fluorescence on this
Gold Hill Aragonite which came out in the 70's and 80's as the mine is
sealed by the state of Utah. Note: underground is sealed while above
ground is still able to be collected. However many specimens such as
this Aragonite is found underground.
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| 38 3hhshis ((HEMIMORPHITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Hidden Treasure Mine, Tooele County, Utah, 8.5 x 3 x 1.5 cm, Cabinet, These Hemimorphite specimens came out in the 70's and 80's as the mine is sealed by the state of Utah. These are grey and a 5 mm thick coating of crystals similar to Kelly or Mexican Smithsonite except the surface is not smooth, but sparkles. |
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39 7ectgr ((PYROMORPHITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Daoping Mine, Guangxi, China, 2.5 x 2.5 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, Green cluster of three sprays of terminated yellow green Pyromorphite crystals from China. |
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| 40 8jkdpis ((COCONINOITE?)), RADIOACTIVE, $1 MINIMUM BID, Jomac Mine, White Canyon, Utah, 8 x 5 x 3 cm, Cabinet, Yellow mineral in sandstone. EXCEPT COCONINOITE is white and not yellow. LABEL IS PROBABLY INCORRECT. Analysis needs to be done to identify however is not justified for me with just one specimen. If there was a flat of the same type of specimens, but this is the only one. May be incorrectly identified or perhaps a mix up in specimens but I purchased it with the existing label with other specimens correctly identified. | ||
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41 8jkjcir ((QUARTZ pseudomorph after APOPHYLLITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Summer Storm Claim, Custer County, Idaho, 5.5 x 4.5 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Nice miniature of this newer Idaho pseudo. |
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| 42 8jgjsis ((SCHORL)), $10 MINIMUM Bid,
Ping Wu, Sichuan Province, China, 5 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm,
Miniature, Black lustrous double terminated Schorl crystal with no
attachment. Undamaged except to small edge chips, 4 and 9 mm in
length, 3 and 4 mm in width.
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| 43 7ecjpns ((KUNZITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Pala Chief Mine, Pala, San Diego County, California, 2.5 to 7 cm in
length, Miniature to Cabinet, Fragments and etched sections of light
purple Pala Chief Kunzite. These were collected from the dumps years ago by
a San Diego collector.
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5egssir ((KASOLITE on CUPROSKLODOWSKITE with
MALACHITE)), RADIOACTIVE, $10 MINIMUM BID, Shaba, Zaire, 4.5 x 3 x
2 cm, Miniature, Here is a
specimen of microcrystals of yellow Kasolite with yellow green
Cuprosklodowskite and green Malachite.
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1ecsrir ((MIMETITE on CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico, 8 x 4.5 x 5.5 cm, Cabinet, Lustrous
rhombs of Calcite with brownish color from Hematite. At the top and
slightly behind the top is also brownish yellow Mimetite on the Calcite.
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| 46 1ecsrir ((MIMETITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico, 6 x 6 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, Almost
total coverage of brownish yellow Mimetite on Calcite. The Calcite is
barely able to be seen.
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| 47 3hhadir ((AXINITE,
QUARTZ)), $10
MINIMUM BID, Pampa Blanca, Ica, Peru, 8 x 6 x 5 cm,
Cabinet, reddish brown crystals of Axinite with associated Quartz.
Some of the Quartz and Axinite have damage.
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48 3hhmiscr ((QUARTZ,
MUSCOVITE)), $5
MINIMUM BID, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 4 x 3 x 1.5 cm,
Miniature, Aesthetic miniature with terminated undamaged water clear
Quartz with associated yellowish Muscovite.
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49 4fborr ((ADAMITE)), $5
MINIMUM BID, Gold Hill Mine, Tooele County, Utah, 3.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm,
Miniature, Yellow crystals of Adamite on matrix from this mine now
sealed by the state of Utah. The Adamite fluoresces green.
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6ecbfir ((SCEPTER
QUARTZ)), $15
MINIMUM BID, Liliana Mine, Chihuahua, Mexico, 4.5 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm,
Miniature, Large sceptered Quartz from this Mexican locality on a
small amount of matrix with smaller Quartz crystals with reverse scepters.
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| 51 6hlis ((BYSSOLITE)), $10
MINIMUM BID, Cornog Trap Rock Quarry, Chester County, Pennsylvania, 6 x 5 x 3.5 cm,
Miniature, Classic old Pennsylvania location now filled with water.
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| 52 5atlml ((EPIDOTE,
GARNET)), $5
MINIMUM BID, Bishop, Inyo County, California, 3 x 2 x 1.5 cm,
Thumbnail, Green Epidote and carmel colored Garnet.
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| 53 1misci ((TRILOBITE,
Asaphicus wheeleri)), $1
MINIMUM BID, Wheeler Amphitheater, Antelope Springs, Utah, trilobite
3.5 cm in length, Positive and Negative impressions of fossil
trilobite Cambrian in age about 550 million years old.
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| 54 5ddmwii ((FLOATING CRINOID)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Solnhofen Formation, Germany, 9 x 8 cm plate, Two floating
crinoids to 2.5 cm in width.
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55 6hlkmis ((FOSSIL
FERN PLATE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, St Clair, Pennsylvania, 18 x 14 cm,
Cabinet, Several species of plants are present on this plate of
plant fossils.
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| 56 7atada ((CHALCOPYRITE
on SPHALERITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Tri State District, 4 x 3 x 3 cm,
Miniature, Brassy Chalcopyrite on Sphalerite. The Sphalerite has
a strong purple blue iridescense.
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57 5atrci ((CALCITE
pseudomorph after GLAUBERITE)), $5
MINIMUM BID, Camp Verde, Arizona, 3 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm,
Thumbnail, Cute small specimen of these well known Arizona pseudos.
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58 5atrcr ((WULFENITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico, 4 x 3 x 2 cm, Miniature, Two lustrous flat brown caramel colored Wulfenite from Los Lamentos.
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59 2hhshr ((FLUORITE)), $10
MINIMUM BID, Ophir Mine, Tooele County, Utah, 4 x 2.5 x 1.3 cm,
Miniature, Two colorless cubo octahedral crystals of Fluorite from
Ophir.
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| 60 2hhshr ((GYPSUM)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Bingham Canyon, Utah, 3.5 x 2.5 x 2 cm, Miniature, A reference specimen with small needles of Gypsum. | ||
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| 61 3heeft ((LABRADORITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Madagascar, 5.5 x 4 x 1 cm, Miniature, Polished Labradorite with a great play of color. | ||
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| 62 98cgfmr ((RASPBERRY
GARNET)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Sierra de Cruces, Coahuila, Coahuila,
Mexico, 3.3 x 4 x 3 cm,
Miniature, Fine specimen of colorful Grossular aka Raspberry Garnet.
There are several complete Grossular crystals to 1.5 cm. It is unusual
to have complete crystals. This is an older specimen mined in the mid
90's.
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| 63 3csiii ((HANKSITE)), $5
MINIMUM BID, Searles Lake, Trona, California, 3 x 2 x 2 cm,
Miniature to Thumbnail, Water soluble boron mineral from Trona.
Great crystal form with contact at one termination of the double terminated
crystal.
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| 64 6hlkmis ((CALCITE)), $10
MINIMUM BID, New Enterprise Quarry, Roaring Spring, Blair County,
Pennsylvania, 5 x 5 x 3.5 cm,
Miniature, An undamaged flower of Calcite crystals.
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65 8jhmre ((ADAMITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico, 3.5 x 3 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Yellow fans of Adamite. This is and older specimen from about 30 years ago. |
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5coddr ((TOPAZ, BIXBYITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID,
Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah,
1 x 1 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, a small terminated sherry colored Topaz with a
cluster of black lustrous cubic Bixbyite crystals.
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| 67 5ggg ((AGATIZED FOSSIL CORAL)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Ballast Point, Tampa Bay, Florida, 10.5 x 9 x 2 cm, Cabinet, A sliced specimen of agatized fossil coral. | ||
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68 8fbdjie ((COVELLITE,
CHALCOCITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID,
Leonard Mine, Butte, Montana,
4.5 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Gray massive Chalcocite filled with
layers of blue iridescent Covellite from Butte.
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| 69 7jklrir
((VIVIANITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Blackbird Mine, Blackbird District,
Lemhi County, Idaho, 3 x 3.5 x 2 cm, Miniature, Cluster of Vivianite from the classic Idaho location. Crystals are dark and all
look opaque.
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| 70 5atad ((QUARTZ,
CHALCOPYRITE, SPHALERITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Animon Mine, Peru, 9 x 9.5 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Combination Peruvian
specimen with Quartz, Sphalerite, and Chalcopyrite.
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71 5swns ((FERBERITE, QUARTZ,
MUSCOVITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan County,
China, 10.5 x 9 x 8 cm,
Cabinet, A heavy specimen with parallel black thick blades of Ferberite.
The Ferberite is covered with 5 to 10 mm crystals of Muscovite.
Also associated Quartz and a spherical unknown which is probably
Chalcopyrite. The large Quartz looks like it originally had two
terminations. One is there and the other is either damage or
contacted and not present.
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72 99idcsir ((TETRAHEDRITE,
QUARTZ)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Casapalca Mine, Peru, 5 x 6 x 4 cm,
Miniature, Here is a specimen of Tetrahedrite with associated
Quartz. The Tetrahedrite also has a thin coating of golden
Chalcopyrite giving the Tetrahedrite a golden sheen.
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72 al4120ir ((KYANITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Barra do Salinas, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 6.5 x 4 x 3 cm, Miniature,
Blue blades of Kyanite with a base of Quartz.
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| 74 bru27r ((QUARTZ)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Brumado Mine, Bahia, Brazil, 8 x 6 x 2 cm, Cabinet, A specimen covered with Quartz crystals from Brumado, now closed. | ||
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8ghmrit ((HEMIMORPHITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Magistral, Durango, Mexico, 7 x 6 x 5.5 cm,
Cabinet, Light blue botryoidal Hemimorphite which almost looks like
Smithsonite. This is also coming out of China but beware the Chinese
do dye some lots.
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| 76 8ghmro ((CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico, 9.5 x 7 x 5 cm, Miniature, Here is a goethite vug filled with large Calcite crystals. | ||
| 77 8ghmrig ((QUARTZ ROSETTE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Santa Rosa Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 6 x 3 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Santa Rosa is well known for its Tourmalines. Here is an undamaged Quartz rose from the same mine. | ||
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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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10 8jhmrt ((HALITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Salton Sea, Imperial County, California, 5.5 x 6.5 x 3 cm,
Miniature to Small Cabinet, Stiking orange fluorescent under UV on
this California cubic Halite specimen.
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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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