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May 15, 2009

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1 9ehceis ((MANGANOAN APATITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Abija N Fillow Quarry aka Branchville Quarry, Fairfield County, Branchville, Connecticut, 7 x 5 x 4 cm, Cabinet, This historic Connecticut locality is a granite pegmatite quarry opened in 1876. The specimen is a manganese rich Apatite. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #19061, ex E D Drown.

2 9ehceis ((STROMEYERITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Nevada, 4 x 3 x 2 cm, Miniature, Stromeyerite is a Silver Copper Sulfide and is found in several counties in Nevada. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #19046, ex E D Drown.


3 9ehceir ((VESUVIANITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Montreal Chrome Pit, Coleraine-Black Lake Region, Quebec, Canada 11 x 7.5 x 4 cm, Cabinet, This Vesuvianite specimen is from the largest open pit Chromite mine operated 1896-1906, 1915, 1918. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #21755.


4 9ehceis ((BARRANDITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Vashegyite Gem Mine, Manhattan District, Nye County, Nevada, 11 x 6 x 3 cm , Cabinet, Barrandite is a synonym of Aluminian Strengite and Ferrian Variscite and is an intermediate between Strengite and Variscite. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #20164.

5 9ehcens ((ANTLERLITE)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Northern Lights Mine, Black Mt., Mineral County, Nevada, 4.5 x 3.5 x 2 cm , Miniature, Antlerlite is a copper anhydrous sulfate which is green in color. This is the mine that produced the rather famous Aragonite specimens several years ago and featured on this auction and others. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #20841, ex Smithsonian aka U S National Museum.


6 9ehceis ((NEOTOCITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Cashers Valley, North Carolina, 6 x 5 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, Neotocite is a mn, fe, mg silicate. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #18908.

7 9ehceis ((CALCAREOUS TUFA)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Lasalle County, Illinois, 8 x 6 x 5.5 cm , Cabinet, This is an old specimen with a fairly early specimen number. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #6057, ex H S Sims.

8 9ehceis ((SERPENTINE pseudomorph after CHRYSOLITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Calumet Island, Canada, 7 x 5.5 x 3.5 cm , Cabinet, Old Pseudomorph. Fairly early specimen number relating to the age of the specimen. Chrysolite is a synonym of olivine, prehnite per mindat. Philadelphia Academy of Science #4763, ex J Wilcox exchange.


9 9ehcenr ((CHYSOCOLLA, MALACHITE)), $50 MINIMUM BID, Serena, Chile, 12 x 10 x 4 cm , Cabinet, This specimen was in exhange with Prof Domeyko 1802-1889, a Chilean mineralogist for which Domeykite was named. PSNA label says Argentiferous sulphate of copper. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #5695, ex Prof Domeyko exchange.

10 9ehceir ((SPODUMENE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Bear Claim, Southeastern Manitoba, Canada, 8 x 7 x 4.5 cm, Spodumene with Quartz from Manitoba, Cabinet, ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #21740.

11 9ehceis ((ARGENTIFEROUS PHARMACOSIDERITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, South America, 7 x 6 x 3.5 cm , Cabinet, Old specimen with an early specimen number of the silver rich arsenate, Pharmacosiderite. Philadelphia Academy of Science #5270, ex Dr J B Wilson.


12 9ehceis ((PYROPHYLLITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Ibitiara, Bahia, Brazil, 5 x 4.5 x 3 cm , Miniature, Pyrophyllite is an aluminum silicate. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #25080, gift R V Gaines.


13 9ehcer ((ARSENOPYRITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Monserrat, Bolivia, 5 x 5 x 4 cm , Miniature, Iridescent Arsenopyrite crystals, Label says fourth Vaux-Academy Mineralogical Expedition 1929-1930, ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #21589.

14 9ehceis ((ALUNOGEN)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Tarapaca, Chile, to 7.5 cm, Cabinet, Alunogen is a hydrated aluminum sulfate. This specimen was part of the Vaux collection, the academy's largest and most significant collection. Vaux 1811-1882, was ANSP Vice President. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #23292, ex William Vaux collection. NOTE: A copy of the label is included - not the original. The original collector's edge is included.


15 9ehceir ((BARITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, San Expedito Mine, Cerro de Pasco, Peru, 7 x 5 x 3.5 cm , Cabinet, ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #20728.


16 9ehcer ((DIOPSIDE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Montreal Chrome Pit, Coleraine, Quebec, Canada 9 x 4.5 x 3.5, Cabinet, A specimen with white Diopside crystals, ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #21756.


17 9ehcens ((MOLYBDITE, MOLYBDENITE)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Ross, Ontario, Canada 8 x 7 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Yellow crust of Molybdite and shiny silvery Molybdenite from Ontario. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #23470.

18 9ehceis ((CHALCOCITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Restauradora, Copiapo, Chile 7.5 x 6 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Rich copper sulfide specimen from small now abandoned Ag, Cu, Ag Mine in Copiapo. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #20970.

19 9ehceis ((PENTLANDITE and PYRRHOTITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Worthington, Ontario, Canada, 7.5 x 5 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, Pentlandite is an iron nickel sulfide and Pyrrhotite is an iron sulfide. Cabinet, a second label is dated 1921. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #19692.

20 9ehceir ((two ARAGONITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Corocoro, La Paz Department, Bolivia, 3 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, This location is famous for is uniques Copper pseudomorphs after Aragonite. Here are two unpseudomorphed Aragonite crystals. These specimens were part of the Vaux collection, the academy's largest and most significant collection. Vaux 1811-1882, was ANSP Vice President. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #19646, ex William Vaux collection. NOTE: A copy of the label is included - not the original.

21 9ehcens ((THENARDITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Pampa Central, Antofagasta, Chile, 2 x 1.5 x .8 cm, Thumbnail, Thenardite is a sodium sulfate. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #19653. NOTE: color is a tan, not the brown.


22 9ehcens ((PECTOLITE)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Nova Scotia, Canada, 7 x 5.5 x 5.5 cm, Cabinet, Spherical aggregates of radiating Pectolite. Small early specimen number. Joseph Leidy, 1823-1891, was ANSP President. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #4356. ex Dr Joseph Leidy.

23 9ehceir ((TRIPLITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Old Lithia Mine, Chatham, Connecticut, 7.5 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm, Cabinet, Historic Connecticut specimen of red brown colored phosphate mineral. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #20262. ex J F Schairer.

24 9ehceir ((CUSTERITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Empire Mine, Custer County, Idaho, 5.5 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm, Miniature, I could not find any listing in Mindat.org. for Custerite. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #19992, ex Smithsonian aka U S National Museum.

25 9ehcer ((UINTAHITE aka GILSONITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Piute County, Utah, 7 x 5 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Uintahite is a variety of Asphate originally described from Uintah County, Utah. Piute County is misspelled Pinte on the label. Drown was born in 1918. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #19222, ex E D Drown.

26 9ehcer ((HYDROPRASE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Douglas County, Oregon, 4 x 3 x 2 cm, Miniature, Hydroprase in now known as Chrysoprase. Drown was born in 1918. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #18697, ex E D Drown, ex Henry G Hanks San Francisco.


27 9ehceis ((HEMATITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Marquette Mine, Michigan, 7.5 x 5.5 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet, Massive Hematite specimen. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #23843, ex W F Rogers with label signed by W F Rogers.

28 9ehcer ((PRICEITE)), TYPE LOCALITY, $15 MINIMUM BID, Chetko, Curry County, Oregon, 7.5 x 5.5 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet, Priceite is an anhydrous borate. While the specimen label only says Oregon, Mindat.org list Chetko as the only location in Oregon and the TYPE LOCALITY. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #24244


29 9ehceis ((ALUNOGEN)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Alum Mine, 20 m N Silver City, New Mexico, 8 x 7 x 3 cm, Cabinet, Alunogen is a hydrated aluminum sulfate. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #8074	,

30 9ehceir ((AUTUNITE)), RADIOACTIVE, $15 MINIMUM BID, Black Hills, South Dakota, 8 x 7 x 3 cm, Cabinet, Autunite is an Uranyl Phosphate and so is an Uranium containing mineral. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #24221

31 9ehcens ((SYLVITE)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Carlsbad Potash District, Eddy County, New Mexico, 9 x 7 x 6.5 cm, Cabinet, Sylvite is KCl. The blue areas are due to atomic lattice defects. This is a classic U S location for Sylvite. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #21779, ex S Ruellan.

32 9ehceis ((RIEBECKITE variety CROCIDOLITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, West Quincy, Massachusetts, 7.5 x 5 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Phila Academy Specimen, Riebeckite is an inosilicate and Crocidolite is the fibrous variety of Riebeckite. Classic U S old specimen with associated cream colored Orthoclase crystals. This specimen was part of the Vaux collection, the academy's largest and most significant collection. Vaux 1811-1882, was ANSP Vice President. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #18491, ex William Vaux collection.


33 9dhuu ((EPIDOTE with MARTITE aka HEMATITE pseudomorph after MAGNETITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Twin Peaks, Millard County, Utah, 14 x 11 x 6 cm, Cabinet, U of U Specimen, Large specimen of Martite and Epidote with brecciated host rock. ex University of Utah Dept of Geol and Geophys.

34 9dhuu ((TOURMALINE with Foote Label)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Risor, Norway, 12 x 8 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet, U of U Specimen, Larger older specimen with a Foote label attached to the specimen. ex University of Utah Dept of Geol and Geophys.

35 9dhuu ((PETRIFIED WOOD)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Eden Valley, Wyoming, 7.5 x 7 x 6 cm, Cabinet, U of U Specimen, Here is a specimen of Eden Valley Petrified Wood. It is a large complete limb with good detail including the knot from a broken off smaller limb. ex University of Utah Dept of Geol and Geophys.

36 9dhuu ((TOURMALINE variety RUBELLITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Pala, California, 12 x 6 x 6 cm, Cabinet, U of U Specimen, A large reference specimen from Pala with Rubellite, Lepidolite, Quartz, and Feldspar. ex University of Utah Dept of Geol and Geophys.

37 9dhuu ((PYRRHOTITE, CALCITE, CHALCOPYRITE; low grade gold ore)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Battle Mountain, Nevada, 10 x 9.5 x 4 cm, Cabinet, U of U Specimen, Here is low grade Gold ore from Battle Mountain with Pyrrhotite, Calcite and Chalcopyrite. ex University of Utah Dept of Geol and Geophys.

38 9dhuu ((PARAREALGAR, REALGAR)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Mecur, Tooele County, Utah, 11 x 9 x 4 cm, Cabinet, U of U Specimen, The outside of the specimen has Realgar that has changed to yellow Pararealgar. The fresher face has red orange Realgar. No label from the U. ex University of Utah Dept of Geol and Geophys.

39 9dhuu ((VESUVIANITE, CALCITE, etc)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Crestmore Quarries, Crestmore, Riverside County, California, 6 x 4 x 3.5 cm, Miniature, U of U Specimen, Specimen from Crestmore which is the type location of several rare species. ex University of Utah Dept of Geol and Geophys.

40 9dhuu ((CLINOZOISITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Sonora, Mexico, 4 x 4 x 3 cm, Miniature, U of U Specimen, Radial bursts of acicular red colored crystals of Clinozoisite. ex University of Utah Dept of Geol and Geophys.

41 9dhuu ((QUARTZ variety AMETHYST and SMOKY)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Paterson, New Jersey, 7 x 6 x 5 cm, Cabinet, U of U Specimen, Here is a reference specimen of a Paterson Quartz with some wear and chipping on the crystal edges and terminations. ex University of Utah Dept of Geol and Geophys.


42 9dhuu ((AZURITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Flambeau Mine, Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wisconsin, 7 x 4.5 x 3 cm, Cabinet, U of U Specimen, The Flambeau was an extremely high grade but small open pit Copper mine operated by Kennecot. It only operated a few years and has since been exhausted and reclaimed. World class Chalcocite specimens were found and allowed by Kennecot to be collected and preserved as mineral specimens. Geoprime Minerals aka Casey Jones and his wife got the rights and contract to extract the world class Chalcocite specimens. Not more valuable but more uncommonly preserved were any associated minerals at this small location about the size of a football field. Here is an Azurite specimen collected by a professor at the University of Utah on a trip to the mine site. ex University of Utah Dept of Geol and Geophys.

43 9dhuu ((SPHALERITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Park City, Summit County, Utah, 3 x 2.5 x 1 cm, thumbnail, small miniature, U of U Specimen, Here is a lustrous Utah's historic Park City Sphalerite. There are also 2 smaller specimens with it. ex University of Utah Dept of Geol and Geophys.

44 9dhuu ((CHALCOCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Ray Mine, Arizona, 8 x 8 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, U of U Specimen, Here is a reference specimen of massive Chalcocite from Ray Mine in Arizona. no label, ex University of Utah Dept of Geol and Geophys.

45 9dhuu ((COPPER)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Unknown location, 7 x 3 x 3 cm, Cabinet, U of U Specimen, Here is a Copper specimen with the location not known. no label, ex University of Utah Dept of Geol and Geophys.

46 9dhuu ((BROMIUM CHLORARGYRITE aka EMBOLITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Pearce, Pearce District, Cochise County, Arizona, 3 x 2 x 1.5 cm, Cabinet, U of U Specimen, Here is a reference specimen of the yellow green Silver mineral, Bromium Chlorargyrite. no label, ex University of Utah Dept of Geol and Geophys., ex U S Bureau of Land Management.

47 9dhuu ((5 GYPSUM variety SELENITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Great Salt Lake, Tooele County, Utah, 1.8 to 3.3 cm, 5 Thumbnails, U of U Specimen, Here are 5 typical Salt Lake Selenite crystals. They are in excellent condition with only one having a slightly cleaved tip. These fluoresce and phosfluoresce. no label, ex University of Utah Dept of Geol and Geophys., ex U S Bureau of Land Management.

48 9dhuu ((GALENA, PYRITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Bunker Hill, Idaho, 5 x 3.5 x 2 cm, Miniature, U of U Specimen, Reference specimen from the mine that produced world class Pyromorphite specimens. no label, ex University of Utah Dept of Geol and Geophys.

49 9dhuu ((FLUORITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Oatman, Mohave County, Arizona, 2.5 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm, Thumbnail, U of U Specimen, Light green Fluorite and drusy Quartz. Fluorite has a section which is cleaved and missing. no label, ex University of Utah Dept of Geol and Geophys.

50 9dhuu ((BORNITE, COVELLITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Butte, Montana, 7 x 5.5 x 3 cm, Cabinet, U of U Specimen, Reference specimen of Bornite from Butte. Label is painted on the specimen and also says Covellite. ex University of Utah Dept of Geol and Geophys.


51 9dhuu ((CHALCEDONY)), $5 MINIMUM BID, White Pine County, Nevada, 5.5 x 5 x 3 cm, Miniature, U of U Specimen, gray Chalcedony. ex University of Utah Dept of Geol and Geophys.


52 9dhuu ((GROSULAR ada GROSULARITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Mackay, Idaho, 5.5 x 5 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, U of U Specimen, Specimen with a vug area with Grosular Garnet with green Malachite. ex University of Utah Dept of Geol and Geophys.

53 9dhuu ((TOURMALINE, QUARTZ)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Guffey, Colorado, 5 x 3 x 2 cm, Miniature, U of U Specimen, Reference specimen with Tourmaline on Quartz. ex University of Utah Dept of Geol and Geophys.

54 9dhuu ((TOURMALINE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Craddock Quarry, Maryland, 4 x 3.5 x 2 cm, Miniature, U of U Specimen, Reference specimen with Tourmaline. ex University of Utah Dept of Geol and Geophys.

55 9dhuu ((TOURMALINE variety RUBELLITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, California?, 4.5 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm, Miniature, U of U Specimen, Reference specimen with Tourmaline. ex University of Utah Dept of Geol and Geophys.

56 9dhuu ((TOURMALINE, QUARTZ)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Coeur d'Alene Mtns, Flathead, Montana, 4.5 x 4 x 3 cm, Miniature, U of U Specimen, Reference specimen with Tourmaline on Quartz. ex University of Utah Dept of Geol and Geophys.

57 9dhuu ((FLUORITE with Foote label)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Unknown, Illinois?, 5 x 4.5 x 2 cm, Miniature, U of U Specimen, Reference specimen of Fluorite with minor Chalcopyrite inclusions. ex University of Utah Dept of Geol and Geophys.

58 9dhuu ((TOURMALINE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Auburn, Maine, 5 x 4 x 3.5 cm, Miniature, U of U Specimen, Reference specimen with Tourmaline. ex University of Utah Dept of Geol and Geophys.

59 9dhuu ((SMITHSONITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Graphic Mine, Kelly, New Mexico, 3 x 2 x 1.5 cm, Thumbnail, Miniature, U of U Specimen, Reference specimen with white Smithsonite. ex University of Utah Dept of Geol and Geophys. ex J A Whelan.

60 9dhuu ((5 TETRAHEDRITE, argentiferous)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Coeur d'Alene District, Idaho, 4 to 6.5 cm, 5 Miniatures, U of U Specimen, 5 reference specimens with a Ward label. ex University of Utah Dept of Geol and Geophys. Ward label.

61 9dhuu ((4 HEMATITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Kiruna, Sweden, 2 to 4 cm, 4 Thumbnails, U of U Specimen, 4 reference specimens of Hematite from Sweden. ex University of Utah Dept of Geol and Geophys. ex J A Whelan.

62 9dhuu ((DIOPSIDE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Crestmore Quarries, Crestmore, Riverside County, California, 5 x 3 x 2 cm, Miniature, U of U Specimen, Specimen from Crestmore which is the type location of several rare species. ex University of Utah Dept of Geol and Geophys.

63 9dhuu ((6 FLUORITE NODULES)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Spor Mountain, Juab County, Utah, 2 to 7 cm, Miniature to Cabinet, U of U Specimen, reference specimens from Spor Mountain. ex University of Utah Dept of Geol and Geophys.

64 9dhuu ((SMITHSONITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Goodsprings District, Clark County, Nevada, 8 x 6 x 5 cm, Cabinet, U of U Specimen, inferred as Goodsprings, Nevada but not labeled. ex University of Utah Dept of Geol and Geophys.

65 9dhuu ((SCHEELITE, HUEBNERITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Colorado, 8 x 7 x 4 cm, Cabinet, U of U Specimen, reference specimen of Scheelite and Huebnerite from Colorado. Front, base, and part of back sawn. ex University of Utah Dept of Geol and Geophys.

66 9dhuu ((Cu Pb Sn ORE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Chowlque, Boliva, 10 x 6 x 5 cm, Cabinet, U of U Specimen, Specimen of Copper Lead Tin ore from Bolivia. ex University of Utah Dept of Geol and Geophys, ex Mitchell Cline.

67 9dhuu ((SILVER ORE and GALENA)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Chowlque, Boliva, 15 x 11 x 9 cm, Large Cabinet, U of U Specimen, Large and Heavy specimen of Galena and Silver ore from Bolivia. ex University of Utah Dept of Geol and Geophys, ex Mitchell Cline.

68 9dhuu ((JAR of APATITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Ontario, Canada, 6 cm high, Miniatures, U of U Specimen, Old Wards label on the Jar of Apatite. ex University of Utah Dept of Geol and Geophys.

69 9dhuu ((2 TETRAHEDRITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Kamsdorf, Thuringia, Germany, 5 and 6 cm, Miniatures, U of U Specimen, Reference specimens of German Tetrahedrite. ex University of Utah Dept of Geol and Geophys., ex Mitchell Cline collection.


70 9dhuu ((HEMATITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Bonanza, New Mexico, 9 x 7 x 5 cm, Cabinet, U of U Specimen, Older reference specimen of Hematite from Bonanza. ex University of Utah Dept of Geol and Geophys.
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71 9dhuu ((CLINTONITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Maria Mine, Beaver County, Utah, 6 x 6 x .3 cm, Miniature, U of U Specimen, Dark green and silvery colored Clintonite, a phyllosilicate. ex University of Utah Dept of Geol and Geophys.

72 9dhuu ((2 THERMOLUMINESCENT DOLOMITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Ontario Mine, Park City, Summit County, Utah, 6 x 6 x 6 cm and 4 x 4 x 3 cm, 2 Miniatures, U of U Specimen, Thermoluminescence is when absorbed light is re-emitted on heating. Here are two specimens from the Ontario Mine in historic Park City, Utah. ex University of Utah Dept of Geol and Geophys. ex J A Whelan.

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48 8hljdr ((OPAL)), $10 MINIMUM BID, White Cliffs, Australia, 3 x 4.5 x 1.7 cm, Miniature, White opal with red and green fire. Hard to photograph and show color.

95 7hhswns ((QUARTZ japan law twin)) $30 MINIMUM BID, Tentadora Mine, Pampa Blanca, Castrovirrena Province, Hurancavelica, Peru, 6 x 4 x 3 cm, Excellent aesthetic Miniature example of one of Japan Law twins from the Tentadora Mine in Peru. ex Neil Prenn miniature Quartz collection. Undamaged and even the base of the Quartz is healed. There is actually a second small japan law twin on the base of the Quartz crystal just beneath the main twi
MRZ114 � 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.	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.
	9chmrl ((CALCITE pseudomorph after GLAUBERITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Camp Verde, Yavapai County, Arizona, 9 x 6.5 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Excellent large specimen which is nearly completely undamaged. One tip on one vertical crystal missing on the bottom of the specimen. The small specimens are common and easily collected but these large specimens are much harder to collect and not nearly as common as the small ones. Glauberite is a sulfate and Calcite is a carbonate. If it dissolves in HCl, then it was a Calcite pseudo.

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.

15 9chmrn ((GROSSULAR variety HESSONITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Quebec, Canada, 2 x 1 x .3 cm, Thumbnail, Lustrous gemmy Hessonite from Jeffrey.
9btad ((GOLD)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Olinghouse Mine, Washoe County, Nevada, 10 x 8 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet, Large matrix with the top sparsely covered with micro Gold crystals.	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.

Mineral Auctions

The Current Date & Time Is: 5/28/2009 5:47:52 PM (CST)

Olivenite (old classic) ex Cilen and Elling Coll.

Location: Tintic District, Juab County, Utah
Auction Owner: rob
Starting Time: 5/21/2009 5:00:00 PM		Start Bid: $10.00
Ending Time: 5/28/2009 6:00:00 PM (CST)		Reserve Bid: $10.00
Time Left: 12M 8S		Current Bid: $120.00

Size: 8.4 x 7.5 x 1.8 cm

Small Cabinet

Description: An OLD-TIME, very rich and showy olivenite specimen from the historic Tintic District of Utah. Sparkly, dark, olive-green, olivenite crystals to 2 mm fill numerous small vugs and are nicely complimented by the lighter malachite on this EXCELLENT, rarely available specimen in this quality, size and richness. The back has been sawed to enhance the display quality. Ex J. Cilen and George Elling Collections. The olivenite was misidentified on the Cilen label. Valued at $600-750.

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

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