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Auction Two hundred sixty nine Preview
June 19, 2009
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June 19, 2009
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((PYRITE, QUARTZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Butte, Montana, 12 x
6 x 4 cm, Cabinet, A 2 cm Pyrite crystal on a druze of small
Quartz. The lustrous crystal has some iridescense and a small spot of
contact on the front and a ding on the back of this complete crystal.
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| 2 09fbdjr
((BORNITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Butte, Montana, 10 x 7 x 3 cm, Cabinet,
A Butte specimen of massive Bornite, and important copper ore. The
metallic blue Bornite also has brassy Pyrite interdispersed.
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| 3 09fbdjo ((ENARGITE, PYRITE,)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Butte, Montana, 3 x 2 x 2 cm, Miniature, Large 1.6 cm Enargite crystals with small lustrous Pyrite crystals. |
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| 4 09fbdjr ((QUARTZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Butte, Montana, 8 x 4 x 2.5 cm, Cabinet, A plate of terminated Quartz crystals from Butte. |
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09fbdjo
((PYRITE with CHALCOCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Butte, Montana,
6 x 4.5 x 3 cm, Miniature, Small crystals of very lustrous
Pyrite with some iridescense. The black mineral looks to me like
Chalcocite which also coats some of the faces of the Pyrite crystals.
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| 6 09fbdjo
((CALCITE on CHALCOPYRITE on PYRITE with QUARTZ)), $20 MINIMUM BID,
Butte, Montana, 8 x 5 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, A fine aesthetic
specimen with a little magnification. Small white opaque rhombs of
Calcite are dispersed over bluish green mounds of Chalcopyrite over lustrous
brassy Pyrite with associated clusters of small terminated Quartz crystals.
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09fbdja
((COVELLITE, PYRITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Leonard Mine, Butte,
Montana, 3 x 2.5 x 2 cm, Miniature, Butte is famous for
its world class Covellite specimens. Here is a miniature showing the
metallic blue color of Covellite with some associated brassy Pyrite.
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09fbdje
((PYRITE, QUARTZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Butte, Montana, 6 x 5 x
3.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a cluster of intergrown octahedral
crystals of lustrous Pyrite. There are also terminated white Quartz
crystals.
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| 9 09fbdjr
((CASSITERITE aka WOOD TIN)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Ruby Creek,
Jefferson County, Montana, 2.4 x 2.4 x 1.9 cm, Thumbnail,
A large thumbnail sized sphere of Cassiterite. The base has been sawn
and polished so that it sits flat without rolling.
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09fbdjtl
((COVELLITE, minor CHALCOCITE)), $45 MINIMUM BID, Leonard Mine,
Butte, Montana, 5 x 4 x 3.5 cm, Miniature, Butte is
famous for its world class Covellite specimens. Here is a
miniature showing the metallic blue color of Covellite with minor
silvery Chalcocite.
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11 09fblzii
((WULFENITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Urumqi, Kuruktag Mts, Xinjiang
Uygur Region, China, 6 x 4 x 2 cm, Miniature, A couple
of years ago superb Chinese Wulfenites were found. However almost
all have some damage on the specimens perhaps due to collection
techniques, handling, or blasting damage. This specimen has thick
blades of red orange Wulfenite crystals with some damage. The
interesting part of this specimen is that the reverse has some micro
sized excellent lustrous gemmy undamaged crystals.
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| 12 09fblzii ((WULFENITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Urumqi, Kuruktag Mts, Xinjiang Uygur Region, China, 6 x 3 x 2 cm, Miniature, A couple of years ago superb Chinese Wulfenites were found. However almost all have some damage on the specimens perhaps due to collection techniques, handling, or blasting damage. This specimen has larger blades of red orange Wulfenite crystals most with some damage on this reference specimen. | |
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| 13 09fbsaio
((PYRITE on QUARTZ)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Mayflower Mine, Park
City, Utah, 11 x 5 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, Historic Park City
is a classic U S location. However most specimens only say Park City
and the mine in not known. These came from the mine geologist's widow
and so the actual mine is known. I got a few last year and was able to
purchase the rest this year at the Butte, Montana show from a dealer friend
of the former geologist.
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| 14 09fbsant
((CHALCOPYRITE on QUARTZ)), $30 MINIMUM BID, Mayflower Mine,
Park City, Utah, 13 x 5 x 3 cm, Cabinet, Oxidized coating
on undamaged Chalcopyrite crystals on small terminated Quartz crystals.
A Couple of micro dings on the Chalcopyrite show the yellow brassy color of
Chalcopyrite. Historic Park City is a classic U S location.
However most specimens only say Park City and the mine in not known.
These came from the mine geologist's widow and so the actual mine is known.
I got a few last year and was able to purchase the rest this year at the
Butte, Montana show from a dealer friend of the former geologist.
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09fbsais
((GALENA)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Mayflower Mine, Park City, Utah,
6 x 4 x 3 cm, Miniature, Cubic crystal of Galena with slight
octahedral modifications on matrix. Historic Park City is a classic U
S location. However most specimens only say Park City and the mine in
not known. These came from the mine geologist's widow and so the
actual mine is known. I got a few last year and was able to purchase
the rest this year at the Butte, Montana show from a dealer friend of the
former geologist.
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| 16 09fbsain
((PYRITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Mayflower Mine, Park City, Utah,
6 x 5 x 3 cm, Miniature, Lustrous Pyrite crystals on this solid Pyrite
specimen. Some minor edge chipping but overall in good shape.
Historic Park City is a classic U S location. However most specimens
only say Park City and the mine in not known. These came from the mine
geologist's widow and so the actual mine is known. I got a few last
year and was able to purchase the rest this year at the Butte, Montana show
from a dealer friend of the former geologist.
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17 09fbbmie ((ANDORITE, PYRITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, San Jose Mine, Oruro City, Oruro Department, Bolivia, 1.5 x 1.5 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, The best specimens of this sulfosalt species are from the San Jose Mine in Bolivia. Here is a thumbnail sized specimen that is comprised of several parallel striated crystals. The terminations may be contact planes. Also an associated octahedral Pyrite crystal present.
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| 18 09fbbma ((PYROMORPHITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Huari-Huari Mine, Potosi Department, Bolivia, 5 x 5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Pyromorphite from Bolivia was rare or unknown until a new find in 2008. They are certainly not world class but a must for a Bolivian suite or Pyromorphite suite. |
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| 19 09fbbml ((COPPER pseudomorph after ARAGONITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Corocoro, La Paz Department, Bolivia, 1.4 x 1.2 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, This is the well known Bolivian pseudomorph. Hexagonal crystals of Copper after Aragonite. Sometimes the Copper is cleaned giving it a shiny or artificial look. This one has not been cleaned and has some greenish Malachite coating. The crystal is a floater and complete. |
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| 20 09fbbmie ((CYLINDRITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Poopo, Oruro Province, Bolivia, 4.5 x 4 x 3 cm, Miniature, A rare sulfosalt species with unusual cylindrical crystals. |
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| 21 09fbbmnig ((AUGELITE, minor PYRITE)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Siglo XX Mine, Llallagua, Potosi Department, Bolivia, 5 x 5 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Many colorless crystals of Augelite on matrix with a few lustrous octahedral Pyrite crystals. |
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| 22 09fbbmno
((CASSITERITE)), $40 MINIMUM BID, Huanuni Mine, near Oruro,
Bolivia, 10 x 4 x 2 cm, Cabinet, Lustrous black crystals of
Cassiterite with terminated Quartz. Some of the Quartz crystals are damaged
but the Cassiterite crystals undamaged.
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| 23 09fbbmnn
((ACANTHITE)), $30 MINIMUM BID, San Andreas Mine, Cerro
Llallagua, Oruro Department, Bolivia, 6 x 4 x 3 cm, Miniature,
Lustrous black octahedral crystals of Acanthite on a matrix with terminated
crystals of Quartz.
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| 24 09fbbma
((STANNITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, San Jose Mine, Oruro City, Oruro
Department, Bolivia, 3 x 1.5 x 1.3 cm, Miniature, Stannite is a
rare copper iron tin sulfide.
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| 25 09fbbmie
((VAUXITE, PARAVAUXITE)), TYPE LOCALITY, $20 MINIMUM BID, Siglo
XX Mine, Llallagua, Potosi Department, Bolivia, 3.5 x 1.7 x .7 cm,
Thumbnail, Rare blue Vauxite and white Paravauxite from Bolivia.
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| 26 055 9fhnwnr ((METEORITE variety KAMACITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Sakhalinskaya Oblast, Russia, 4.5 x 2.5 x 1 cm, Miniature, 31.1 gm weight of Iron Nickel alloy with trace of Cobalt. Meteorite fell Feb 12, 1947 in Eastern Siberia. These meteorites made up of Iron are normally coated as with this one to prevent rusting. ex Westwood collection. |
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27 146 9fhnwnr ((PREHNITE)), $20 MINIMUM
BID, Bendoukou, Sandare District, Kayes Region, Mali,
2.5 x
2.5 x 2 cm, Thumbnail, A complete sphere of green Prehnite
with an attachment dimple on the base which allows it to sit without
rolling. ex Westwood collection.
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28 147 9fhnwnr ((GYPSUM
variety SELENITE)), $20 MINIMUM
BID, Las Salinas de Paracas, Paracas, Pisco, Ica Department, Peru,
6 x
6 x 6 cm, Cabinet, Golden Selenite from Peru which is also
highly fluorescent. ex Westwood collection.
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| 29 147 9fhnwnr ((AUGELITE)), $20 MINIMUM
BID, Rapid Creek area, Yukon, Canada, 3 x
3 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Light greenish lustrous crystals of
Augelite from the Yukon. Collectors use helicopters to access the
area. ex Westwood collection.
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30 082 9fhnwng ((DRUZE QUARTZ on CHRYSOCOLLA)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Inspiration Mine, Gila County, Arizona, 5 x 3.5 x 3 cm, Miniature, Druze Quartz over the bluish green Chrysocolla. ex Westwood collection.
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114 9fhnwne ((DRAVITE)), $20 MINIMUM
BID, Nepal,
2.2 x
1.5 x 1.5 cm, Thumbnail, Double terminated lustrous rootbeer
colored Dravite crystal. ex Westwood collection.
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| 32 138 9fhnwnr ((SPESSARTINE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Tongbei, Fujian, China, 6 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, lustrous orange crystals of Spessartine from China. ex Westwood collection. |
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33 080-9fhnwnr ((CLINOCHLORE variety KAMMERERITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Pembegul Mine, Kep Daglari, Turkey, 3.5 x 3.5 x 2 cm, Miniature, There are a few larger crystals on a druze of magenta Kammererite. ex Westwood collection.
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34 041-9fhnwiss ((VIVIANITE)), $100 MINIMUM BID,
Potosi, Savedra, Bolivia,
6 x
2.8 x 2.2 cm, Cabinet, Excellent specimen of Vivianite from
the find a few years back. Transluscent green color when backlit.
Undamaged and lustrous specimen. ex Westwood collection.
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| 35 112-9fhnwre ((GOLD)), $85 MINIMUM BID, California Streams, 4 to 6 MM, 2.7 gms, Panned gold from California streams. At spot prices of $930 to $935 an ounze the gold value alone is about $90 ex Westwood collection. |
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36 922-9fhnwpp ((AMBER)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Curonian Lagoon, Neringa Municipality, Lithuania, 3 x 2 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, 4 grams, Light yellow brown example of Baltic Amber from Lithuania. ex Westwood collection. |
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37 127-9fhnwpp ((AZURITE)) $10 MINIMUM
BID, Blue Jay Mine, Lemhi Range, Idaho,
5 x
4 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Dark blue druze of Azurite from an
Idaho Mine.
ex Westwood collection.
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38 007-9fhnwer ((SPHALERITE)), $40 MINIMUM BID,
Telluride District, San Miguel County, Colorado, 8 x
4 x 3 cm, Cabinet, Lustrous undamaged Colorado Sphalerite
specimen. Stands up on its own for display. ex Westwood collection.
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39 037-9fhnwor ((BENITOITE on NATROLITE)), $100 MINIMUM BID, Dallas Gem Mine, San Benito County, California, 3 x 2 x 1 cm, , Thumbnail, 2 damaged crystals on the edges along with 4 lustrous undamaged crystals in the center and at the edges. The crystals are transparent and appear to be gemmy when backlit. Benitoite is also fluorescent. ex Westwood collection.
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| 40 130-9fhnwpp ((2 ALMANDINES)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Wrangel, Alaska, 1.7 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm, 2 Thumbnails, Two Lustrous Almandine Garnets from Alaska in great shape. ex Westwood collection. | |
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41 7hlkmr ((FLUORITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Burkholder Quarry, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 3 x 2 x 1.5 cm, Thumbnail, Purple cubic Fluorite 6 MM crystal with secondary growth of Fluorite on two faces.
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| 42 7hlkmr ((BRUCITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID,
Wood's Mine, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania,
5.5 x
3 x 2 cm, Miniature, Miniature sized specimen with mica like
colorless Brucite from Pennsylvania.
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| 43 96idtgr ((WULFENITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Los Lamentos Mine, Chihuahua, Mexico,
3 x
2.5 x 2 cm, Miniature, Miniature sized specimen with a thick
caramel colored Wulfenite crystal from Los Lamentos.
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96idtgis ((MIMETITE, CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico,
7.5 x
5 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, Colorless Calcite crytals with yellow
small Mimetite crystals.
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5atxlr ((K-FELDSPAR var ANDULARIA aka
VALENCIANITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Valenciana Mine, Guanajuato,
Guanajuato, Mexico, 3 x 3 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Miniature
specimen of white lustrous chisel shaped crystals of Valencianite.
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| 46 09atadpp
((SPHALERITE on BARITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Julcani Mine, Peru, 7 x 5.5 x
2 cm, Cabinet, White blades of Barite with two dark crystals of
Sphalerite.
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| 47 97jmbti
((CELESTINE in JASPER NODULE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, San Rafael Swell,
Emery County, Utah, 8 x 5 x 4.5
cm, Cabinet, Colorless transparent crystals of Celestine in a
red Jasper nodule from Utah.
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| 48 09atadpp ((AEGERINE, FELDSPAR)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Mt Malosa, Zomba, Malawi, 7 x 2.5 x 1 cm, Cabinet, Long black lustrous crystal of Aegerine with several crystals at the base of smaller Aegerine and small Feldspar crystals. |
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49 09atmris
((ACANTHITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Cata Mine, Guanajuato, Guanajuato,
Mexico, 1 x 1 x .5 cm, Thumbnail, Undamaged black lustrous
cubic crystal of Acanthite from Mexico.
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| 50 97hhshis ((AURICHALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Hidden Treasure Mine, Tooele County, Utah, 8 x 5 x 2.5 cm, Cabinet, Mounds of Robin egg blue acicular crytals of Aurichalcite. |
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04hhcans ((ANDERSONITE)),
RADIOACTIVE, FLUORESCENT $10
MINIMUM BID, Atomic King Mine, Grand County, Utah, 7 x 4 x 3
cm, Cabinet, A specimen of yellow Andersonite on a contrasting
sandstone matrix. Andersonite is a Uranium mineral and is strongly
fluorescent blue green under SW UV.
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| 52 09atmris
((MALACHITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Planet Mine, Yuma County, Arizona,
2.5 x 1.5 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, Aesthetic specimen with a group of
spheres of green Malachite.
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| 53 05jmpsi
((2 TRILOBITES)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Wheeler Shale, Antelope Springs,
Utah, 2.7 and 1.9 cm, 2 fossil triobites from Utah. The
larger looks like Asaphicus wheeleri and the smaller is Elrathia kingi.
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| 54 09atadpp
((FLUORITE)), $100 MINIMUM BID, Qinglong, Guizhou Province, China,
17 x 12 x 9 cm,
Cabinet, Large specimen with fine Chinese purple cubic Fluorite
specimen. Backside has spikey Calcite crytal remnants from etching to
expose the Fluorite.
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| 55 03idrsinr ((SPINEL on MARBLE)), $50 MINIMUM BID, Mogok, Myanamar aka Burma, 6 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm, Miniature, Octahedral red crystal of Spinel on contrasting white Marble. |
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56 09atmrn
((MUSCOVITE, CLEAVELANDITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Little Three Mine,
Ramona, California, 4 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Miniature
Little Three Mine specimen.
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| 57 09atmrt ((BOROMUSCOVITE, CLEAVELANDITE)), TYPE LOCATION, $5 MINIMUM BID, Little Three Mine, Ramona, California, 5 x 3.5 x 2 cm, Miniature, White thick blades of Cleavelandite crystals. The back or bottom of specimen completely covered with the micro Borosilicate. |
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| 58 09atrdtr ((Cr-AMESITE)), $75 MINIMUM BID, Sarahovskiy Mine, Urals, Russia, 9 x 6 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Chrome Amesite has the characteristic of being GREEN in sunlight and PURPLE under incadescent light as shown in the photo. Excellent and uncommon specimen rarely seen. |
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06ecimis
((PENTAGONITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Wagholi Quarry, Poona, India,
7 x 5 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet, 1.3 cm cluster of Pentagonite in a
cabinet sized specimen.
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09atmrg
((LEPIDOLITE, BOROMUSCOVITE)), TYPE LOCALITY, $10 MINIMUM BID, Little
Three Mine, Ramona, California, 4.5 x 3 x 1.7, Miniature,
A book of Lepidolite with white Boromuscovite on the crystal edges.
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536-94fheglr ((BRAZILIANITE)), $40 MINIMUM BID,
Mendes Pementel, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 3.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm,
Miniature,
A pair of undamaged Brazilianite crystals in a V shape.
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| 62 04atjkis ((AURICHALCITE)),
$20 MINIMUM BID, Level 5, Southwest Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County,
Arizona, 5.5 x 4 x
2 cm, Miniature, Excellent specimen of robin egg blue
Aurichalcite from Bisbee.
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1098 02ecvmnr ((ROSE QUARTZ)),
$25 MINIMUM BID, Pitorro Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 2.7 x 2.5 x
2.5 cm, Miniature, Rose Quartz crystals are uncommon while
massive Rose Quartz in much more common. Here is an excellent
crystalized specimen of Rose Quartz crystals.
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04ecgmr ((ARAGONITE on CALCITE )), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona,
4 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm, Miniature, Excellent older Aragonite on
Calcite specimen from Bisbee.
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072-9fhnwin ((CONICHALCITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Ojuela
Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico, 11 x 5 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet,
Large specimen of green Conichalcite from Ojuela. ex Westwood collection.
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008-9fhnwnl ((BARITE)), $30 MINIMUM BID, Granda, Spain,
8 x 7 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Beautiful large undamaged Spanish
Barite. Aesthetic and sculptural. ex Westwood collection.
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012-9fhnwia ((FLUORITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Asturias,
Spain, 9 x 9 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, Large specimen of light
purple crystals of lustrous Fluorite from Spain. Some damage and I may
have actually photographed the wrong side. Other side is better.
ex Westwood collection.
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| 68 106-9fhnwts ((ATACAMITE)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Mina La Farola, Copiapo, Chile, 11 x 6.5 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Large specimen with excellent crystals of dark green Atacamite. ex Westwood collection. | |
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| 69 049-9fhnwie ((TRONA)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Owens Lake, Inyo County, California, 10 x 6 x 6 cm, Cabinet, Cabinet sized specimen with large crystals Trona. ex Westwood collection. |
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70 140-9fhnwnr ((VARISCITE)), $20 BID, Lucin, Box Elder County, Utah, 11 x 9 x 2 cm, Cabinet, Large thick slab of Lucin Variscite which is very affordable. If this was Clay Canyon Variscite it would be several thousand dollars. ex Westwood collection.
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71 031-9fhnwtl ((NEPHRITE
JADE)), $50 BID, Jade Cove, Monterey County, Utah, 11.5 x 9 x 4.5
cm, Cabinet, Large specimen with excellent polished free
formed Nephrite Jade from Monterey. These are collected by
diving off the California coast. ex Westwood collection.
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72 102-9fhnwne ((MARCASITE
on CALCITE)), $10 BID, Hunan Province, China, 8.5 x 9 x 4 cm,
Cabinet, Calcite with a druze of Marcasite. ex Westwood
collection.
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73 149-9fhnwnr ((CLINOCHLORE
variety SERAPHINITE)), $20 BID, Korshunovskoe Mine, near Zheleznogorsk,
Angara-Llim Basin, Irkutskaya Oblast, Russia, 10 x 3.5 x .5 cm,
Cabinet, Nicely polish slab of Seraphinite from Russia. In
general Russian dealers tend to have higher retail pricing and do not
make deals. ex Westwood collection.
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74 024-9fhnwie
((ANHYDRITE)), $20 BID, Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico, 11 x 4 x 1.5 cm,
Cabinet, These classic Anhydrites have become quite scarce on the
market. Here is a fine light blue specimen. ex Westwood
collection.
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027-9fhnwns
((DANBURITE)), $20 BID, Naica, Charcas, San Luis Potosi,
Mexico, 8.5 x 3.5 x 2 cm, Cabinet, These classic
Danburites are hard to find undamaged. Here is an excellent example
with a pleasing light pink color and sharp crystal faces. ex
Westwood collection.
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| 76 109-9fhnwnt ((BIOTITE)), $20 BID, Silver Crater Mine, Ontario, Canada, 10.5 x 9 x 1.5 cm, Cabinet, This is a large black thick hexagonal Biotite crystal. ex Westwood collection. |
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| 77 051-9fhnwie ((SMITHSONITE)), $10 BID, San Antonio Mine, Chihuahua, Mexico, 6.5 x 4 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a light bluish green Smithsonite from Mexico. ex Westwood collection. | |
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| 78 148-9fhnwnr
((CELESTINE)), $20 BID, Mount Beineu-Kyr, Karakum
Desert, Turan Plain, Turkmenistan, 7 x 6 x 2.5 cm, Cabinet,
These have also become scarce at shows. Larger than normal colorless
crystals of Celestine. ex Westwood collection.
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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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