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Auction Two hundred seventy six Preview
Aug 07, 2009
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Aug 07, 2009
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| 1 9gsmzil ((CREEDITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Mina Navidad, Rodeo, Durango, Mexico, 3.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm, Miniature,
A spherical cluster of Creedite crystals pointing in all directions.
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| 2 9gsmzns ((METAROSSITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Arrowhead Claim, San Miguel County, Colorado, 2 x 2 x 1.5 cm, Thumbnail, Yellow micro crystals of the vanadate Metarossite. | |
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| 3 9gsmzeg ((DIOPTASE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb Corporation, Otavi Mountains, Namibia, 2.5 x 1.5 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, A large crystal and several dark green smaller crystals of undamaged Dioptase. |
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| 4 9gsmzin ((SCHEELITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Papachacra, Catamarca Province, Argentina,
3 x 1.5 x 1.5
cm, Thumbnail, Caramel brown colored transluscent Scheelite
crystals which are very fluorite under sw.
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9gsmztn ((ENARGITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Butte,
Silver Bow County, Montana,
2.5 x 2 x 2.5
cm, Thumbnail, Thumbnail sized cluster of grey Enargite
crystals from Butte.
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| 6 9gsmztn ((CERUSSITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Nakhlak Mine (500 m level), Anarak, Iran, 3 x 2 x 1.7 cm, Miniature, Twinned snowflake like crystals of Cerussite from Iran. |
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9gsmzeg ((ACANTHITE pseudomorph after POLYBASITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID,
Rayas Mine, Guanajuato, Mexico, 2.5 x 2 x 1.5 cm, Thumbnail,
A cluster of flat crystals of Polybasite now pseudomorphed to Acanthite.
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| 8 9gsmzin ((SMOKY QUARTZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID, St Gotthard, Switzerland, 3.5 x 1.2 x 1.3 cm, Thumbnail, Undamaged sharp single crystal of Smoky Quartz from Switzerland. |
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| 9 9gsmzil ((AMETHYST
QUARTZ)), $10
MINIMUM BID, Piedra Parada, Las Vigas, Veracruz, Mexico, 4.5 x 2 x 1.5
cm, Miniature, A pair of parallel terminated lightly Amethyst
Quartz.
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10 9gsmzls ((PLANCHEITE
and MALACHITE)), $20
MINIMUM BID, Mashamba West Mine, Katanga Province, Dem. Rep. of Congo, 5 x
3 x 1
cm, Miniature, Nice contrast between the dark green Malachite and
the light blue Plancheite.
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11 9gsmzeg ((OYELITE,
BULTFONTEINITE)), $20
MINIMUM BID, N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern
Cape Province, South Africa, 3 x 3 x 1 cm, Miniature/
Thumbnail, Oyelite is a borosilicate. Also minor Bultfonteinite.
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12 9gsmzeg ((AZURITE
GEODE)), $1
MINIMUM BID, Blue Ball Mine, Globe, Gila County, Arizona, 2 x 2 x .7 cm,
Thumbnail, This one has a fairly high value attached but I remember I
had another on and so I am also starting this one at $1
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| 13 9gsmzis ((AMAZONITE)), $10
MINIMUM BID, Klein Spitzkoppe, Namibia, 2 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm, Thumbnail,
Not Colorado or even Ethiopia, here is an Namibian single terminated
undamaged Amazonite crystal. NOTE color in normal blue green and not
as green as shown.
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| 14 9gsmzinr ((AZURITE)), $40
MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb Corporation Mine, Otavi Mountains, Namibia, 4.3 x
2 x
.5 cm, Miniature, Here is an odd Azurite. It is a large
terminated crystal but flat. Front and back sides are lustrous and
dark blue. Back light reveils a gemmy blue on the thinnest portion of the
crystal sides.
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| 15 9gsmzinr ((PREHNITE)), $30 MINIMUM BID, Kayes Region, Mali, 3.5 x 3.5 x 3 cm, Miniature, Here is a large transluscent green sphere of Prehnite with some minor dark green Epidote. NOTE color is a medium to light green not the olive green shown. |
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| 16 9gsmztl ((MANGANITE)), $20
MINIMUM BID, N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern
Cape Province, South Africa, 3 x 2 x 1 cm, Thumbnail,
Classic Manganite location with a neat thumbnail sized specimen.
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17 9gsmztn ((AZURITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, 2 x 1.5 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, Lustrous crystals of dark blue Arizona from Morenci.
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| 18 9gsmzeg ((THOMSONITE)),
$20
MINIMUM BID, Aurangabad, Maharashtra State, India, 4 x
3 x 2 cm, Miniature, Fine spherical acicular balls of white
Thomsonite.
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| 19 9gsmzgs ((GROSSULAR)), $20
MINIMUM BID, Kayes Region, Mali, 2.5 x 2.5 x
2.5 cm, Miniature, Here is an excellent fully formed Grossular
from Mali. Undamaged but does have a few indents from other now
missing crystals. Color is more olive green than the brown shown.
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20 9gsmzne ((SIEGENITE)), $10
MINIMUM BID, Sweetwater Mine, Reynolds County, Missouri, 2 x
2 x 1.5 cm, Thumbnail, Lustrous silvery crystals of Siegenite
on matrix.
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21 9gsmzar ((CHRYSOBERYL)), $30
MINIMUM BID, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 2 x
1.8 x .8 cm, Thumbnail, Gemmy twinned Chrysoberyl.
Slightly rounded like water worn.
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| 22 9gsmzns ((ULEXITE
pseudomorph after BORAX)), $15
MINIMUM BID, Kramer Deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, 3 x
3 x 2.5 cm, Thumbnail/ Miniature, Single euhedral crystal of
Borax now pseudomorphed to Ulexite.
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| 23 9gsmzls ((SCORODITE)), $40
MINIMUM BID, Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico, 3 x
1 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, Here is an old uncommon Scorodite from
Ojuela Mine. ex Evan Jones collection.
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| 24 9gsmzne
((TURQUOISE pseudomorph after APATITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Nacozari, Sonora,
Mexico 2007, 2 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a single
euhedral crystal in the shape of an Apatite now pseudomorphed to Turquoise.
These are fairly uncommon and not seen that often for sale.
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| 25 9gsmzls ((CERUSSITE)), $20
MINIMUM BID, Mina Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico, 2 x 2 x 2
cm, Thumbnail, Fine cluster of Cerussite from the Ojuela.
Again not seen that ofter for sale. Old material.
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26 9gsmzior ((TOPAZ
on ELBAITE, ALBITE)), $95 MINIMUM BID, Dusso, Shigar Valley, Pakistan,
3 x 1.8 x 1.8 cm,
Undamaged double terminated colorless Topaz crystal on the top of a
terminated Elbaite from Pakistan. Topaz has a fracture but has not
been repaired.
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27 9gsmztl ((GROUTITE on
RHODOCHROSITE STALACTITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Wessels Mine, Kalahari
Manganese Field, South Africa,
2.5 x 1 x .7 cm, Thumbnail, Light pink Rhodochrosite covered with black
micro crystals of Groutite.
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28 9gsmztn ((ORTHOCLASE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Rhone glacier, Wallis , Switzerland,
4 x 3.5 x 2 cm, Miniature, Colorless crystals of Orthoclase from
the Rhone Glacier.
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| 29 9gsmzeg ((OLMIITE)), $20
MINIMUM BID, N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern
Cape Province, South Africa, 3 x 3 x 2 cm, Miniature/
Thumbnail, Three spherical clusters of Olmiite crystals with dark brown
matrix.
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30 9gsmzinr ((CERUSSITE)), $30 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb Corporation Mine, Otavi Mountains, Namibia, 2.5 x 1.5 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, Gemmy undamaged coloress transparent Cerussite crystal from Namibia. Almost looks like a floater but may have a small contact. |
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9gsmzins ((LIBETHENITE)), $50 MINIMUM BID, Rokana Mine, Kabwe, Zambia, 2.5 x 2 x 1 cm,
Thumbnail, Undamaged large crystal of Libethenite which is
1.3 cm across.
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| 32 9gsmzil ((WOODHOUSEITE, QUARTZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Champion Mine, Mono County, California, 2 x 1.5 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, A cluster of Woodhouseite crystals with associated Quartz crystals. |
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33 9fhceis ((MAGNETITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Marion, North Carolina, 7 x 5 x 2.5 cm, Cabinet, North Carolina Magnetite reference specimen with a very early collection number. ex Philadelphia Academy #1640 ex W H Bates. Dr William Horatio Bates was a respected American Ophthalmologist who was well known and practised in New York in the late 19th and early 20th century
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34 9fhceis ((SILVER)), $15 MINIMUM BID,
Huancavelica, Peru,
3 x 3 x 1.8 cm, Miniature, Peruvian Silver specimen with a
very early collection number. ex Philadelphia Academy
#123.
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35 9fhceis ((ZEUNERITE,
MAGNESITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID,
Brumado, Bahia, Brazil,
6 x 4 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Large green mica like crystal of
Zenerite with associated rhombs of Magnesite. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #25085,
ex R V Gaines.
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36 9fhceis ((SCHORL aka BLACK TOURMALINE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 6 x 4 x 3, Miniature, Non terminated section from a larger Schorl crystal with an early collection number. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #7962, ex Atkinson Collection.
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37 9fhceis ((ARGENTIFEROUS
GALENA)), $15 MINIMUM BID,
Huanaco, Peru,
5 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Silver contained Galena from Peru
with an early collection number. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #603,
ex Peruv. Cent. Conin.
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38 9fhceis ((TOPAZ)), $15 MINIMUM BID,
Brazil, 5 to 8 MM, A pack of small Topaz crystals 25 to 30
crystals. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #24664
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39 9fhceis ((CHALCOPHYLLITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Potrerillos, Chile, 3 x 3 x 1.3 cm, Fine specimen of blue green micro crystals of Chalcophyllite. Old Chilean specimen. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #20320
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| 40 9fhceis ((RUTILE
included QUARTZ)), $15 MINIMUM BID,
Copiapo, Chile,
6.5 x 5.5 x 4, Miniature, An uncommon location of Copiapo, Chile
for Rutilated Quartz with an early collection number. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #1757,
ex Dr Cassanova.
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41 9fhceis ((CUPRITE, BORNITE, MALACHITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Cobiva, Bolivia, 6 x 5 x 5 cm, Miniature, Old specimen of Cuprite and Bornite with Malachite from Bolivia. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #20344.
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| 42 9fhceis ((OHIO)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Ohio, ?Pugh Quarry?, 15 x 12 x 5.5 cm, Cabinet, Honey colored scalenohedral crystals of Calcite on matrix. Looks like Pugh Quarry. Label says only Ohio. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science no numbered label. |
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| 43 9fhceis ((COPPER)), $15 MINIMUM BID,
Lake Superior District, Michigan, 7 x 4.5 x 3 cm,
Cabinet, Copper specimen. S B Whiting was the Calumet & Hecla mine
manager from 1892 to 1893. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #22663.
ex S B Whiting.
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| 44 9fhceis ((CALCITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Dubuque, Iowa, 6 x 6 x 5 cm, Miniature, Early collection number. David Dale Owen 1807-1860 was one of Leidy's major suppliers of fossils and the state geologist for Indiana. He conducted geologic surveys of several mid western states including Iowa. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #5762, ex D D Owen. |
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9fhceis ((HOWLITE in GYPSUM)), red FOOTE
LABEL. $15 MINIMUM BID,
Nova Scotia, Canada, 3 x 2.5 x 2 cm, Miniature, Here is a
specimen with an old style Foote Label. Early specimen number. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science
#5344.
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| 46 9fhceis ((STILBITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID,
Cape D'Or Nova Scotia, Canada, 10 x 9 x 5 cm, Cabinet.
Old specimen of Stilbite from Cape D'Or. Low collection number. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #8178,
ex J L Chipman.
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| 47 9fhceis ((OPTICAL
CALCITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID,
Montana,
4.5 x 3 x 2 cm, Miniature, Excellent nearly water clear specimen
of cleaved Calcite. The rhomb illustrates Calcites double refractory
property. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science
#19433 ex Dr E S Moore
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48 9fhceis ((QUARTZ GEODE)), $15 MINIMUM BID,
Keokuk, Iowa, 10 x 7 x 5 cm, Cabinet,
Very Large Quartz Geode from Keokuk. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #22244
ex Bob Linch
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49 9fhceis ((EPIDOTE)), $15 MINIMUM BID,
Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, 4 x 3 x 2 cm, 2 Miniatures,
2 specimens of dark green Prince of Wales Epidote. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science
no collection number.
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9fhceis (( TENORITE, MALACHITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, 5 x 4 x 3.5 cm, Miniature,
A green and black combination of Tenorite and Malachite. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science
no number.
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9fhceis ((not on label)), $8 MINIMUM BID,
Kilmar Mines, Quebec, Canada, 15 x 9 x 5 cm, Cabinet,
Thanks, Kilmar is the location. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science
#23675, ex Wm Vaux collection.
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| 52 9fhceis ((LEDERERITE
variety of GMELINITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID,
Cape Blomidon, Nova Scotia, Canada, 3.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm, Miniature,
mindat says the Ledererite is a synonym of Gmelinite. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science
#23987.
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| 53 9fhceis ((STILBITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID,
Long Point, Nova Scotia, Canada, 9 x 7 x 6 cm, Cabinet,
Large specimen of Stilbite with a early collection number. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science
#4639.
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| 54 9fhceis ((PECTOLITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Nova Scotia, Canada, 10 x 10 x 8 cm, Cabinet, Large specimen of Pectolite with a early collection number. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #4357. |
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55 9fhceis ((BARITE
ROSE)), $15 MINIMUM BID,
Oklahoma, 10.5 x 6 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet,
Beautiful cluster of Barite clusters included by red sand. These are
known as Barite Roses and are generally from Noble or Norman, Oklahoma. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science
but no label.
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56 9fhceis ((AMETHYST)), $15 MINIMUM BID,
Unknown location, 12 x 8 x 6.5 cm,
Cabinet,
Collectors Edge label at $750. Some crystals have a Siderite and
Pyrite crust. My guess is that it is Bolivian. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #23736 number.
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57 9fhceis ((LAMBERTITE)), old
Wards label, $15 MINIMUM BID,
Silver Cliff Hill, one half mile north of Lusk, Wyoming, 7 x 6 x 1.5 cm,
Cabinet,
Mindat says synonym of Uranophane. Old hand written Ward's Label. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #19985
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58 9fhceis ((ORTHOCLASE)), $15 MINIMUM BID,
Dixson's Quarry, Delaware, 8 cm in length,
Two Old Delaware specimens from the Wister collection with early
academy collection number. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #7824
ex Wister collection
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9fhceis ((CALCITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID,
Fort Bridger, Wyoming, 7.5 x 3.5 x 2 cm,
Cabinet, A Calcite from Ft Bridger in Wyoming. Early collection
number. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #6818
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| 60 9fhceis ((OBSIDIAN)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Wyoming, 7 x 3 x 1 cm, Cabinet, Grey to black Obsidian with a silver sheen from Wyoming cut and partially polished on top and bottom. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science no number. |
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| 61 9fhceis ((OBSIDIAN)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Wyoming, 8.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm, Cabinet, Mohogany Obsidian from Wyoming. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science no number. |
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| 62 9fhceis ((QUARTZ
variety JASPER)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Wyoming, 9.5 x 5 x 4 cm,
Cabinet, Brown Mohogany Jasper from Wyoming. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science
no number.
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| 63 9fhceis ((QUARTZ
variety JASPER)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Jasper Beach, Bucks Harbor,
Maine, 7.5 x 5.5 x 3 cm,
Cabinet, Polished large Jasper pebble from Jasper Beach in Maine. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science
no number.
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65 9fhceis ((DOLOMITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID,
Casapalca, Peru, 9 x 6 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, A nodule covered with
rhombs of Dolomite which is hollow at one end filled with Quartz and
Sphalerite. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #21289
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9gsmzns ((THOMSONITE, ANALCIME)), $1 MINIMUM BID,
McGowan Creek, Coburg Hills, Lane County, Oregon,
3.5 x 3 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Undamaged lustrous Analcime with
spherical Thomsonite.
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66 9fhceis ((3 TOPAZ)), $30 MINIMUM BID,
Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 1.8, 2, and 2 cm, 3 Thumbnails,
3 terminated crystals of Imperial Topaz with one being very gemmy and
clear. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #26206 ex Donohue
1985
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| 67 9fhceis ((3 TOURMALINE variety SCHORL)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Haddam, Connecticut, about 3 cm, 3 Miniatures, 3 examples of Connecticut Schorl. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #7972 | |
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68 9fhceis ((EPIDOTE)), $1 MINIMUM BID,
no label, 6 x 4 x 3.5 cm, Minature, Dark green Epidote
without a label. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science no label
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| 69 9fhceis
((2 EMERALDS)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Columbia, 2 cm,
2 Thumbnails, Two green Emeralds from Columbia. One is light and
one is dark and so the photo with them together did not show well on the
darker green Emerald. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science
no number, ex Gerstley collection.
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70 9gsmzes ((MIMETITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, 5th level, San Antonio Mine, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico, 3.5 x 2.5 x 1 cm, Miniature, Uncommon specimen of elongated yellow caramel crystals of Mimetite.
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71 9gsmzar ((ADAMITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico, 1.5 x 1 x .5 cm,
Thumbnail, Single lustrous crystal of Adamite.
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72 9fhceis ((ATACAMITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID,
Warner Mine south of Hot Springs, Mineral County, Nevada, 10 x 8 x 5 cm,
Cabinet, Green Atacamite from the Smithsonian, US National Museum. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #20847,
ex U S National Museum 95073, ex W F Foshag
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73 9fhceis ((ARSENOPYRITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Franconia, New Hampshire, 17 x 8.5 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, A
large matrix specimen with many small crystals of Arsenopyrite. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #23584
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74 9fhceis ((FELDSPAR)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Massachusetts, 9 x 5 x 3 cm, Cabinet, Feldspar crystals with an
early collection number. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #3835,
ex Dr Griffith
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((SARCOPSIDE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Deering, Hillsborough
County, New Hampshire, 6.5 x 4.5 x 3 cm, Miniature, An uncommon
phosphate. see mindat.org ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #20252
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9fhceis ((2 CALCITE on
EPIDOTE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Westfield, Massachusetts, 5.5 x 4 x
4 cm, 2 Miniatures, Two Calcite specimens with one on a matrix of
Epidote and Quartz. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #22154 ex
Nicole G D'Ascenzo.
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| 77 9fhceis ((RUTILE)), $15 MINIMUM BID,
Warren, New Hampshire, 6 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a
nice terminated Rutile crystals protruding from the top of the matrix of
Quartz. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #18663
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| 78 9fhceis ((CHRYSOTILE
in SERPENTINE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Massachusetts, 6 x 4 x 2.5 cm,
Cabinet, Olive green Serpentine with veins of Chrysotile. Early
collection number. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #7799 ex
Wister collection.
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| 79 9fhceis ((ZIRCON)), $10
MINIMUM BID, Chesterfield, Massachusetts, 5 x 5 x 3 cm, Miniature,
Zircon crystals in matrix with associated Muscovite. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #24658
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| 80 9gsmztl ((ELPIDITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Mont St Hilaire, Quebec, Canada, 4 cm in length, Miniature, Uncommon mineral species from Mont St Hilaire. |
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| 81 9fhceis ((EPIDOTE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, near Boston, Massachusetts, 5.5 x 2 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Dark green Epidote from Massachusetts with an early collection number, ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #3454 ex Dr Pickering.
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| 82 9fhceis ((DEWEYLITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Middlefield, Massachusetts, 10 x 9 x 3 cm, Cabinet, Cabinet sized Deweylite from Massachusetts. Early collection number, ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #4838 ex Dr Emmons.
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| 83 9fhceis ((SCHEELITE with PYRRHOTITE)), $30 MINIMUM BID, Morro Velho Mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 16 x 9 x 8 cm, Large Cabinet, Dark orange Scheelite crystals are surrounded by Pyrrhotite. Crystals have damage and are highly fluorescent as is small areas throughout the large specimen. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #25146, ex R V Gaines 1979
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| 84 9fhceis ((BORNITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Ovalle Mine, Coquimbo, Chile, 4.5 x 3.5 x 2 cm, Miniature, Specimen of Bornite from Chile. Very early collection number. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #645 ex W H Jones
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| 85 9fhceis ((TOPAZ on QUARTZ)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 4.5 x 2 x 2 cm, Miniature, A double terminated Quartz crystal with an attached Imperial Topaz. The back of the termination is damaged. This has a very early collection number. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #366 ex Lorenz collection.
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| 86 9fhceis ((GIBBSITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Serro, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 2.5 x 1.5 x .5 cm, Thumbnail, An Aluminum hydroxide. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #25086 ex Richard Gaines 1979
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| 87 9fhceis ((CHALMERSITE aka CUBANITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Morro Velho, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 4.5 x 3 x 1.2 cm, Miniature, Old Krantz label says Chalmersit . Collectors edge label says Pyrrhotite. and looks like Pyrrhotite. So I do not know which if not both are present. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #20128 ex Dr F Krantz.
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| 88 9fhceis ((BRAZILIANITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Conselheira Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 1.5 x 1.2 cm, Thumbnail, Small but gemmy yellow Brazilianite crystal. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #26054 ex Donohue 1985.
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| 89 9fhceis ((GYPSUM)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Cerro Pintados, Tarapaca, Chile, 12 x 11 x 10 cm, Large Cabinet, Old large cabinet sized specimen of Gypsum from Chile, ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #21017 ex Samuel G Gordon, 1925.
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| 90 9fhceis ((STIBNITE)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Oruro, Bolivia, 14 x 10 x 7 cm, Cabinet, Old large cabinet sized specimen of Stibnite from Bolivia. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #19750.
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| 91 9fhceis ((17
CASITERITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Minas Gerais, Brazil, largest two
are 4 cm across, 17 miniatures and thumbnails, 17 fragments of
Brazilian Casiterite. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #24941,
ex R V Gaines 1979.
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| 92 9fhceis ((ULEXITE on GYPSUM)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Newport, Nova Scotia, Canada, 4.5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, White Ulexite on gray Gypsum. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #19113, ex E D Drown.
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| 93 9fhceis ((ANHYDRITE on GYPSUM)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Meriden, Connecticut, 7 x 5.5 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, White blades of Anhydrite on pinkish orange Gypsum. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #20264, ex J F Schairer
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| 94 9fhceis ((ULEXITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Harborville, Nova Scotia, Canada, 6 x 3.5 x 2 cm, Miniature, Light weight white specimen of Ulexite from Nova Scotia's Harborville. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #19114 ex E D Drown
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| 95 9fhceis ((KAOLIN)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Rio Claro, Brazil, 11 x 8 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Kaolin specimen from Brazil. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #24106 ex Dr Courtinha
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| 96 9fhceis ((HELVITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Chloride, New Mexico, 2 pcs 7 cm and a vial, 2 Cabinets, 2 specimens of Helvite and a vial from New Mexico. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #22279 |
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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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| Description: An OLD-TIME, very rich and showy olivenite specimen from the historic Tintic District of Utah. Sparkly, dark, olive-green, olivenite crystals to 6 mm fill numerous small vugs on ALL sides and are nicely complimented by the lighter malachite on this EXCELLENT, rarely available specimen in this quality, size and richness. Ex John Legro Collection, a prominent late 19th century East Coast collector . Easily 100 years old. Hefty for its size, this piece is essentially SOLID olivenite! Very rare. Valued at $750-900. | 9fhceis ((ORTHOCLASE, PERTHITE)), $40 MINIMUM BID, Burgess, Canada, 7 x 6 x 5.5 cm, Cabinet, Early collection number. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #3893 ex Dr Joseph Leidy 1823-1891, past ANSP President |
| 9btad ((GOLD)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Olinghouse Mine, Washoe County, Nevada, 10 x 8 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet, La 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. rge 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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