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Auction Two hundred sixty seven Preview
June 5, 2009
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June 5, 2009
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1 9fhuu ((HEMATITE)), foote label $10 MINIMUM BID, Larimer County, Colorado, 11 x 6.5 x 6 cm, Cabinet, Old Foote Label, Philad'a. Reference like specimen of specular Hematite from Colorado, ex University of Utah Dept of Geol and Geophys.
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9fhuu ((WULFENITE on SMITHSONITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Woodlawn Mine, Big Cottonwood Canyon, Utah, 9.5 x
6.5 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet, Small yellow Wulfenite crystals from this
Utah location, ex University of Utah Dept of Geol and Geophys.
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| 3 9fhuu ((HEMATITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Cerro Bolivar, Venezuela, 8 x 7 x 6 cm, Cabinet, Cabinet sized reference specimen of Hematite from Venezuela. Not many specimens from Venezuela other than excellent Gold such as our energizer bunny logo, ex University of Utah Dept of Geol and Geophys. |
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| 4 9fhuu ((SPHALERITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Jefferson City Mine, Jefferson City, Tennessee, 10 x 6.5 x 2.5 cm, Cabinet, Locality specimen from a little seen location. ex University of Utah Dept of Geol and Geophys. |
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| 5 9fhuu ((SPHALERITE,
CHALCOPYRITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
An Luis Potosi, Mexico, 7.5 x
6 x 2.5 cm, Cabinet, Locality specimen from Meixco with
Sphalerite crystals covered with small Chalcopyrite crystals. ex
University of Utah Dept of Geol and Geophys.
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| 6 9fhuu ((SPHALERITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Baxter Springs, Kansas, 9.5 x
8 x 7 cm, Cabinet, Large Sphalerite specimen from the Tri State
Zinc Lead District. ex University of Utah Dept of Geol and Geophys.
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| 7fhuu ((SPHALERITE)),
foote label $10 MINIMUM BID,
Friedensville, Pennsylvania, 10 x
9.5 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Old Foote Label, Philad'a. Locality
specimen and old Foote specimen of Zinc ore from a little seen Pennsylvania
location, ex University of Utah Dept of Geol and Geophys.
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9fhuu ((PHOSPHATES, BERYLLIUM BORATES)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Scaupia Pegmatites, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 9 x
8 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Brazilian reference specimen with the exact
minerals not identitfied. ex University of Utah Dept of
Geol and Geophys.
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| 9 9fhuu ((ARGENTIFEROUS
TETRAHEDRITE, SIDERITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Sunshine Mine, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, 11 x
8 x 3 cm, Cabinet, Reference ore specimen from a famous mine in
Idaho. ex University of Utah Dept of Geol and Geophys.
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9fhuu ((SPESSARTINE)), foote label $10 MINIMUM BID,
Nathrop, Colorado, 10 x
9 x 1.5 cm, Cabinet, Old Foote Label, Philad'a.
Locality specimen of Colorado Spessartine, ex University of Utah
Dept of Geol and Geophys.
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9fhuu ((SILVER and LEAD ore)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico, 10 x
7 x 2.5 cm, Cabinet, Reference ore specimen from Mexico.
ex University of Utah Dept of Geol and Geophys.
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9fhuu ((HEMATITE)),
foote label $10 MINIMUM BID,
Alamos, Sonora, Mexico, 8 x
8 x 2.5 cm, Cabinet, Old Foote Label, Philad'a. Odd
overlay of Foote labels. Locality
specimen of Hematite from Colorado, ex University of Utah Dept of Geol
and Geophys.
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| 13 9fhuu ((YITTROFLUORITE)),
foote label $20 MINIMUM BID, Hundholmen, Nordland, Norway, 7 x
4 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, Old Foote Label, Philad'a. Here is a rare
variety of Fluorite containing appreciable amounts of Yittrium replacing
Calcium anions, This was originally reported from Hundholmen but
discredited as a mineral species in 2006. ex University of Utah Dept of Geol
and Geophys.
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| 14 9fhuu ((CINNABAR)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Sizma, Turkey, 9 x
5 x 4 cm, Cabinet, I had these before and here is another
Cinnabar from Turkey. ex University of Utah Dept of Geol
and Geophys.
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| 15 9fhuu
((TETRAHEDRITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, San Francisco Mine, Morococha,
Peru, 10 x 7 x 3 cm, Cabinet, Older specimen with crystals of
Tetrahedrite from Peru. In the late ninetys alot of Tetrahedrite
specimens came out of the Casapalca Mine. This is from another
Peruvian location. ex University of Utah Dept of Geol and
Geophys.
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| 16 9fhuu ((CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Gold Hill Mine, Tooele County, Utah, 9 x 8 x 6 cm, Cabinet, Rhombs of Calcite from Gold Hill. ex University of Utah Dept of Geol and Geophys. |
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| 17 8btukis ((GALENA
on FLUORITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Rogerley Mine, County Durham, England,
7 x
5 x 2.5 cm, Cabinet, Highly Fluorescent English Fluorite with
associated octahedral Galena crystals.
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18 7atkrnr ((WULFENITE)), $40 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb, Namibia, 9 x 5 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a cabinet sized specimen from Tsumeb with excellent coverage of intergrown Wulfenite crystals.
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| 19 8hljdis ((SERANDITE, AEGERINE, POLYLITHINITE, EPIDIDYMITE, ANALCIME)), $50 MINIMUM BID, Poudrette Quarry, Mont St Hilaire, Quebec, Canada, 6 x 4 x 3.5 cm, Miniature, Fine combination from Mont St Hilaire. Dark salmon orange Serandite with micaeous Polylithinite. Also contrasting black Aegerine with minor Epididymite and a white Analcime crystal. |
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| 20 8hljdnt ((BARITE with CINNABAR)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Clarashell Mine, Baumholder, Pfalz, Germany, 4 x 4 x 3.5 cm, Miniature, Ex R Bates collection. | |
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| 21 5swl ((ARSENOPYRITE, FLUORITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan Province, China, 5 x 3.5 x 3 cm, Miniature, Lustrous Arsenopyrite with associated nearly colorless Fluorite. |
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| 22 7ddcetg ((FLUORAPATITE)), $50 MINIMUM BID,
Akjaylau Mtns, Tarbagatai Vostochno-Kazakhstanskaya Oblast, Kazakhstan,
4 x
4 x 3 cm, Miniature, 1.5 cm across pink lustrous undamaged
Fluorapatite from Kazakhstan. ex Ernie Schlichter collection.
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| 23 7hhjdls ((COPPER)), $85 MINIMUM BID,
near Calumet, Michigan,
5.5 x
4 x 3 cm, Miniature, Large dodecahecral crystal of Copper.
Crystal is 3 cm and could also be turned into a thumbnail.
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| 24 6atjknr ((HEMIMORPHITE)), $25 MINIMUM BID,
Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico, 15 x
9 x 8 cm, Large Cabinet, Here is a large cabinet sized specimen
with large white blades of Hemimorphite. Undamaged and displays
perfectly. NOTE: Much better in person. Photo does
not do justice.
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| 25 5swl ((STANNITE on QUARTZ)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan Province, China, 4 x 3 x 3 cm, Miniature, Terminated Quartz cluster with two ball like clusters of lustrous silvery Stannite crystals. |
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26 7ddcent ((DOLOMITE,
MAGNESITE, QUARTZ)), $35 MINIMUM BID, Traversella Mine, Torino
Province, Piedmont, Italy, 7 x
6.5 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Classic Italian specimen. ex Ernie
Schlichter collection.
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27 2313 5swiss ((SILVER
variety KONGSBERGITE, SILVER)), $125 MINIMUM BID, Imiter Mine,
Tineghir, Morocco, 9 x
6.5 x 1 cm, Cabinet, Cabinet sized solid Moroccan
Kongsbergite Ag,Hg and Silver Ag.
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28 ggg ((MARTITE, SIDERITE)), $30 MINIMUM BID,
Eagle Mine, Gilman, Eagle County, Colorado, 10 x
5.5 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, Classic and excellent Gilman
specimen. Undamaged and aesthetic specimen that stands up on its
own for display. ex Gil Griffin collection.
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| 29 7hlkmr ((PICROLITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
PA/MD Materials Quarry, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania,
16 x
4.5 x 1 cm, Cabinet, The photos picked up on the white which
easily cleans off and leaves the light to medium green color.
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30 8hleges ((Red Quartz)), $50 MINIMUM BID, Valencia, Spain, 5.5 x 5.5 x 3.5 cm, Miniature, Color, Color, Color. Great color for a Quartz. I have not seen these very often but the orange , red Russian Quartz are very expensive. Two of crystals in the photo at the bottom have damage as seen but other are in great shape. |
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31 7hhjdil ((MILLERITE on QUARTZ)), $25 MINIMUM BID,
Indiana Highway 37 road cut, Harrodsburg, Monroe County, Indiana,
7 x
6 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, A different and probably limited
location for hairlike Millerite in a Quartz Geode.
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| 32 7hhjde ((WULFENITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Rowley Mine, Arizona, 2.5 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm, Thumbnail, A thumbnail sized specimen of yellow orange Wulfenite. |
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33 9atmris ((TOURMALINE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Santa Rosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 2.5 x 1.3 x .9 cm, Thumbnail, Terminated green transluscent crystal with the bottom quarter having a small pink core.
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| 34 9atmro ((TOURMALINE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Queen Mine, Pala, California, 1.9 x .9 x .6 cm, Thumbnail, Flat terminated pink transluscent crystal with a small light blue grey cap. COLOR is a light pink and not as dark as shown in photos. |
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| 35 9atmrg ((TOURMALINE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Newry, Maine, 2.5 x 1.8 x 1.4 cm, Thumbnail, Blue green transluscent section of Tourmaline crystal from Maine. |
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36 9atmrt ((2 TOURMALINEs)), $10 MINIMUM BID, White Queen Mine, Pala, California, 2.3 x .5 x .5 cm, 2 Thumbnails, Two similiar terminated dark Tourmaline that appears to be a Schorl aka black Tourmaline.
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37 9atmrg ((TOURMALINE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Santa Rosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 1.9 x .5 x .4 cm,
Thumbnail, Terminated light blue transparent crystal.
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38 9atmrt ((CERUSSITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Hull Mine, Yuma County, Arizona, 1.5 x 1.4 x 1 cm, Thumbnail,
Lustrous white Cerussite crystal cluster in a thumbnail size.
Color is White.
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39 9atmrr ((TOURMALINE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 2.0 x .9 x .8 cm, Thumbnail, Terminated blue green transluscent crystal. Coloration shows up easily with backlight.
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| 40 3hhshe ((ARAGONITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Sioux Ajax Mine, Mammoth, Tintic District, Utah,
Thumbnail, Delicate sprays of Aragonite from the Sioux Ajax Mine.
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41 3hhshis ((9 tumbled RED HORN CORAL)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Woodland, Utah, 9 Thumbnails, Here are 9 small thumbnail sized red horn rugose coral which the fossils are replaced by red carnelian jasper which have been tumbled.
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| 42 16djg ((BETEKHTINITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID,
Butte, Montana,
5 x
4 x 2 cm, Miniature, Betekhtinite usually forms rod like
crystals.
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| 43 16djir ((COLUSITE
on ENARGITE)), $30 MINIMUM BID, Butte, Montana,
6.5 x
4 x 3 cm, Miniature, Micro druze of Colusite on a matrix of
black Enargite with the base also having some Pyrite.
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9atmris ((CALCITE pseudomorph after
GLAUBERITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Camp Verde, Arizona, 10 x 7 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Large
Pseudomorph of this well known Arizona pseudo.
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7hlkmr
((MARCASITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Valley Quarry, Shippensburg,
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, 8 x 8 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, A cluster of
Marcasite from Pennsylvania.
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| 46 7hlkmnr
((FLUORITE on CALCITE)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Kurtz Quarry, Lancaster
County, Pennsylvania, 11 x 8 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet, Back and bottom are
sawn. Great specimen of undamaged purple cubic Fluorite from
Pennsylvania which is not exactly known for Fluorite.
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| 47 7hlkmg ((EPIDOTE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Pakistan, 6 x
3.5 x 2 cm, Miniature, A miniature with needle like dark green
crystals of Epidote.
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| 48 5misc ((9 golden and red TIGER EYE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Africa, 1.5 to 2 cm, 9 Thumbnails, 9 tumbled Tiger eye specimens of both golden and red types. | |
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49 5miscl ((SILVER
spinel twin)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, 2
cm in length, Thumbnail, When I bought this it was not labeled but I
seen the same distinctive style of specimen in a display case at the
Pasadena Show one year and it was labeled Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan.
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5atdbtt
((BARITE)), $40 MINIMUM BID,
Bulldog Mine, Creede, Mineral County, Colorado, 8 x 5 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet,
Here is a find Barite from Creede's Bulldog Mine. Over all in great
shape. ex Dave Bunk specimen valued at $125
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5atdbra
((MICROCLINE variety AMAZONITE)), $65 MINIMUM BID, Crystal Peak area,
Park/Teller Counties, Colorado, 4.5 x 4.5 x 2 cm, Miniature,
A cluster of undamaged Amazonite crystals with extra fine deep dark blue
green color.
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| 52 5atdbis
((TETRAHEDRITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Daly Judge Mine, Park City, Summit
County, Utah, 2.5 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm, Thumbnail, A pair of
lustrous intergrown crystals of Park City, Utah.
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| 53 6fbg
((CERUSSITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Bunker Hill Mine, Kellogg, Idaho,
6 x 4 x 3 cm, Miniature, Cerussite crystals on matrix from the
mine that produced world class Pyromorphite specimens.
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| 54 9atmrtt
((NEPTUNITE, BENITOITE)), $50 MINIMUM BID,
Dallas Gem Mine, San Benito County, California, 7 x 2 x 1.5 cm, Cabinet,
A narrow specimen with a large undamaged black lustrous terminated Neptunite
crystal. Several blue Benitoite crystals which are fluorescent protrude from
the matrix.
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| 55 3ggg ((TITANITE, APATITE, MAGNETITE, HORNBLENDE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Glamorgan Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada, 12 x 11 x 6 cm, Cabinet, Here is a geat combination specimen from Ontario. Classic minerals from the location of Titanite, Apatite, Magnetite, and Hornblende are present. To 4.5 cm brown Titanite crystals with black Hornblende, light greenish Apatite, and large Magnetite. | |
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56 5atdbig
((SILVER)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Aspen, Pitkin County, Colorado, 7
cm wide bag, bag o' Silver, A plastic bag full of small
Silver wires from Aspen.
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| 57 7hermtg ((CHRYSOBERYL variety ALEXANDRITE)), $50 MINIMUM BID, Misvingo, Zimbabwe, 3.5 x 2 x 1.5 cm, Thumbnail, Large thumbnail sized specimen of twinned Alexandrite from Zimbabwe. Crystals are dark and almost appear black. Holding to an incadenscent light bulb shows transluscent crystals with a dark pinkish red garnet like coloration. |
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| 58 9atmrr ((LIMESTONE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, King Solomons Quarry, Jerusalem, 9 x 4 x 1 cm, Cabinet, Interesting historic specimen which is a rarity on the specimen market. This came from a collection and looks like a souvenir type specimen from Jerusalem. |
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3gggtr
((SPHALERITE)), $40 MINIMUM BID, Creede, Colorado, 7 x 4 x
3.5 cm, Cabinet, Excellent undamaged and aesthetic Creede
specimen. The lustrous Sphalerite crystals are stacked on each other
almost forming a stalactite. Viewable 360 degrees as shown in photos.
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5atdbis
((PYRITE)), $35 MINIMUM BID, Rico, Dolores County, Colorado, 6 x
5 x 3.5 cm, Undamaged nearly a floater crystal of lustrous Pyrite.
Bottom has a attached plate of matrix otherwise the crystal is a floater.
This is a super Colorado Pyrite specimen.
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6atrdnr ((MELIPHANITE)), $35 MINIMUM BID,
Sakharijok Massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia, 6.5 x
6 x 5 cm, Small Cabinet, Here is a very fine specimen of this
rare Russian species.
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| 62 8ectgng ((CREEDITE)), $45 MINIMUM BID, Rodeo Mine, Durango, Mexico, 7.5 x 5 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet, Large dark orange crystals of Creedite in a spherical cluster. Location is reportedly now closed. You may be able to find a missing crystal or two buy basically undamaged. Base is flat rather than rounded where attached. |
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| 63 3001 5atrsrs ((JAPAN
TWINNED QUARTZ, HUBEITE, PYRITE)), $45 MINIMUM BID, Daye, Hubei
Province, China, 12 x 6 x 2 cm, Cabinet,
With a close look there are many small Japan Law twinned Quartz crystals
with associated brown Hubeite and brassy Pyrite.
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64 9atmris ((PLATTNERITE
on CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico,
5 x
5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a fine specimen of black micro
Plattnerite crystals on Calcite.
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65 9heefis ((5 DT QUARTZ
with CARBON inclusions)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Hunan Province, China,
2.8 to 4 cm, Miniature, 5 double terminated Quartz crystals with
carbon inclusions.
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66 4ecidis
((PENTAGONITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Wagholi Quarry, Poona, India,
5.5 x 4 x 3 cm, Miniature, Basalt with a vug containing two
Pentagonite crystals.
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9atad
((AEGERINE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Mt Malosa, Zomba, Malawi, 6 x 4 x 3 cm, Miniature,
Lustrous black crystals of Aegerine on matrix.
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| 68 2hhhhi ((HALITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Searles Lake, San Bernandino County, California, 7 x 7 x 3 cm, Cabinet, A base of Halite with a Halite crystal perched on the top. | |
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| 69 7hhswes ((6 QUARTZ)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Entia Valley, Harts Range, Northern Territory, Australia, 2 to 3.3 cm, 6 Thumbnails, 6 strange terminated and double terminated Quartz from Australia. |
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70 3atvmig ((IMPERIAL TOPAZ)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Rodrigo Silva, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 2.6 cm, Thumbnail, Classic Topaz from Brazil. Undamaged golden color typical of Imperial Topaz. Small limited chipping on edge otherwise lustrous and undamaged.
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| 71 3hhswis ((CHALCOPYRITE, ARSENOPYRITE, CALCITE, MUSCOVITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan Province, China, 9 x 9 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, Large Chalcopyrite with many Arsenopyrite crystals and associated Calcite and Muscovite. | |
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72 3hhswis
((WULFENITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Melissa Mine, Yuma County, Arizona, 1.5
x 1 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, Yellow orange Wulfenite crystals from
Arizona.
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73 137,138 99atjtt
((2 STILBITES)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India, 4.3
and 4.9 cm, 2 Miniatures, Two double terminated undamaged
light salmon colored Stilbite crystals.
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74 8atjmie
((TOPAZ)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Virgem da Lapa, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 5 x
3.5 x 3.5 cm, Miniature, Large classic Topaz shaped crytal from Brazil.
Lustrous faces and has contact on the backside.
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8atjmii
((COLUMBITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Aracuai, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 2.5
x 2 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Terminated black lustrous crystal of Columbite
from Brazil.
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| 76 97idcdls ((CALCITE with MARCASITE inclustions)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Daye County, Hubei Province, China, 13.5 x 10 x 8.5 cm, Cabinet, Large terminated Calcite with many Marcasite inclusions. Main crystal is undamaged with sharp edges. |
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| 77 97atlmi ((RHODONITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Conselheiro Lafaiete, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 4 x 2 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Pink Brazilian Rhodonite reference specimen. | |
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| 78 9atmrir ((CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Palm Wash, California, 5 x 5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Calcite from the source of optical Calcite for bomb sites in WWII. Label says unusual basal pinacoid and scalenohedron. |
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| 79 7hlkmr
((HENDRIXITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Sterling Hill Mine, Franklin, New Jersey,
7 x 4 x .3 cm, Cabinet, This resembles Biotite Mica. I am
not sure. Mindat does not reference Hendrixite and does show Biotite at
Sterling Hill. But I have also seen Hendrixite labeled several
different times. Anyone know. Is this a local name for Biotite
from Sterling Hill?
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| 80 4hhadg
((CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Meikle Mine, Nevada, 9 x 4 x 2.5 cm, Cabinet,
Gemmy Calcite from the mine famous for world class golden Barite.
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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. |
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| 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
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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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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. |
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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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| 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. |
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| 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.
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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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