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Auction Two hundred seventy seven Preview
Aug 14, 2009
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Aug 14, 2009
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| 1 9hedwg ((FLUORITE,
SIDERITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan Province, China, 8 x 6 x 2.5 cm, Cabinet,
Light brown Siderite crystals with purple lustrous cubic Fluorite.
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| 2 9hedwo ((FLUORITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Xianghuapu Mine, Xianghualing, Linwu Co., Chenzhou Pref., Hunan Prov., China, 6 x 3 x 2 cm, Miniature, Undamaged green not purple Fluorite miniature from Xianghuapu. |
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| 3 9hedwir ((BOULANGERITE on QUARTZ with CHALCOPYRITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan Province, China, 7 x 5 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet, A cluster of terminated Quartz crystals with minor Chalcopyrite and needles of grey Boulangerite. |
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| 4 9hedwin ((SPESSARTINE)), $5 MINIMUM BID,
Wushan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei, Fujian Province, China, 3.5 x
2.5 x 1 cm, Miniature,
Gemmy orange Spessartine crystals from Tongbei.
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9hedwo ((QUARTZ, FLUORITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan Province, China, 12 x 5 x 5 cm, Cabinet,
Undamaged sharply double terminated Quartz crystal with minor purple cubic
Fluorite crystals.
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| 6 9hedwia ((FLUORITE, QUARTZ, ARSENOPYRITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan Province, China, 13 x 8 x 2 cm, Cabinet, Nice combination specimen with lustrous cubic Fluorite, Quartz and Arsenopyrite. |
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9hedwg ((RHODOCHROSITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID,
Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana, 7 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm, Cabinet,
Pink lustrous Rhodochrosite from Butte.
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| 8 9hedwns ((CALCITE, PYRITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Sweetwater Mine, Reynolds County, Missouri, 18 x 13 x 8 cm, Large Cabinet, Back side has mounds of Pyrite and the front side is covered with double terminated Calcite crystals. Very little damage and in great shape. |
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| 9 9hedwns ((CALCITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID,
Sweetwater Mine, Reynolds County, Missouri, 3.5 x 3 x 1 cm, Miniature,
Two Calcite crystals forming a V . One terminated and the other double
terminated and without damage.
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10 9hedwit ((CALCITE
on PYRITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Sweetwater Mine, Reynolds County,
Missouri, 10 x 8 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet, Undamaged
terminated and double terminated Calcite crystals on a matrix of Pyrite.
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11 9hedwl ((CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Sweetwater Mine, Reynolds County, Missouri, 8 x 5 x 5 cm, Cabinet,
Undamaged terminated 3 cm nailhead Calcite on matrix.
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12 9hedwt ((PYRITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID,
Sweetwater Mine, Reynolds County, Missouri, 6 x 5 x 5 cm, Miniature,
Mounds of Pyrite and lustrous Pyrite crystals that at first notice appear to
be cubic.
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| 13 9hedwns ((GALENA)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Sweetwater Mine, Reynolds County, Missouri, 6 x 5.5 x 3.5 cm, Miniature,
Two lustrous intergrown cubic crystals of Galena with octahedral modified
edges. Undamaged but the base aka bottom is a cleavage plane.
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| 14 9hedwl ((QUARTZ
with LIMONITE pseudomorphs after PYRITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Hazel Creek
Campground, Palmer, Washington County, Missouri, 16 x 8 x 6.5 cm, Cabinet,
Here is a large Cabinet sized specimen of mounds of Quartz druze with an
area of brown Limonite pseudos after Pyrite.
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| 15 9hedwns ((CALCITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Sweetwater Mine, Reynolds County, Missouri, 11 x 5 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet, A pair of Calcite scalenohedral crystals which are undamaged except for micro cleaves on the tips of the terminations. | |
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| 16 9hedwl ((IRIDESCENT
PYRITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Sweetwater Mine, Reynolds County, Missouri, 10 x
10 x 5.5 cm, Cabinet, Mounds of iridescent Pyrite with reddish
brown and golden iridescent crystals.
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17 9hedwr ((QUARTZ STALACTITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Jalgaon District, Maharashtra, India, 8.5 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm, Cabinet, Undamaged Quartz stalactite from India.
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| 18 9hedwis ((VANADINITE
on QUARTZ)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Erupcion Mine, Los Lamentos, Chihuahua,
Mexico, 8 x 6 x 2.5 cm, Cabinet, Various sized Vanadinite
crystals on a matrix of massive Quartz.
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| 19 9hedwis ((BARITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Frizington, West Cumberland Iron Field, Cumbria, England, 4.5 x 4 x
2.5 cm, Miniature, Lustrous double terminated Barite crystal on a
matrix with other Barite crystals from a classic English location.
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| 20 9hedwis ((APOPHYLLITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Rahuri, Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra, India, 3 x 3 x 2 cm, Miniature, Here is a small miniature of the famous well flower Apophyllites. They form a hemisphere of flat terminated crystals of light green Apophyllite. Here is a miniature and a partial section of these crystals. |
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21 9hedwe
((FLUORITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Minerva No. 1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock,
Hardin County, Illinois, 12 x 8 x 3 cm, Cabinet, Blue cubic
Fluorite crystals with yellow cubic crystals on the reverse.
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| 22 9hedwir
((CALCITE on FLUORITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Minerva No. 1 Mine,
Cave-in-Rock, Hardin County, Illinois, 7 x 5 x 3 cm, Cabinet,
Yellow lustrous cubic Fluorite crystals with clusters of Calcite
scalenohedral crystals. Some of the Calcite tips have micro cleaved tips.
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| 23 9hedwin
((FLUORITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Cave-in-Rock, Hardin County, Illinois,
10 x 5 x 3 cm, Cabinet, Dark purple lustrous cubic Fluorite crystals
scattered about the matrix. Looks to be undamaged.
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| 24 9hedwin
((FLUORITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Minerva No. 1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock,
Hardin County, Illinois, 11 x 4 x 3 cm, Cabinet, Golden yellow
cubic lustrous Fluorite crystals. Looks to be undamged.
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| 25 9gsmzeg ((CARROLLITE)), $20
MINIMUM BID, Kamoya Mine, Katanga Province, Congo, 1.8 x 1.8 x 1.7
cm, Thumbnail, Fine highly lustrous 7MM Carrollite crystal on
matrix. Undamaged other than a little micro roughness on one edge on
the bottom back of the crystal not worth mentioning except technically not
completely pristine. Full crystals totally pristine are extremely
hard to find as are even these complete crystals on matrix.
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| 26 9gsmzins ((INESITE)), $30 MINIMUM BID, N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa, 3 x 3 x 1.5 cm, Thumbnail, Acicular needles of crystals of Inesite from N'Chwaning |
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27 9gsmzor ((BULTFONTEINITE)), $30 MINIMUM BID,
N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South
Africa,
3.5 x 3 x 2 cm, Small Miniature, Acicular pinkish needles of crystals
of Bultfonteinite from N'Chwaning
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28 9gsmzls ((INESITE,
HUBEITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID,
Fengjiashan Mine, Daye, Hubei Province, China,
2.5 x 2 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, This was valued at $60, which I think
was high and I there were about 5 in this lot, so its starting at $5.
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| 29 9gsmzne ((BRAZILIANITE)), $10
MINIMUM BID, Linoplis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil,
2.4 x 1.3 x .8 cm,
Thumbnail, Single Brazilianite crystal which is lustrous and gemmy at the
top third of the crystal. It is also terminated and undamaged
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30 9gsmzes ((KUNZITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Anita Mine, Pala, San Diego County, California, 4 x 1.5 x 1 cm, Miniature, Here is the last of these fine lustrous undamage California Kunzites which appear to be floaters. |
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9gsmziss ((ENSTATITE)), $30 MINIMUM BID,
Mogok, Mandalay Division, Burma, 3 x 2 x 2 cm,
Miniature/ Thumbnail, Terminated crystal of Enstatite in matrix.
These are uncommon and I believe there is a current embargo on any
exports from Burma
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| 32 9gsmzins ((NEPTUNITE)), $30 MINIMUM BID, Dallas Gem Mine, San Benito County, California, 4 x 2 x 1 cm, Miniature, Undamaged terminated black lustrous crystals of Neptunite on matrix. | |
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33 9gsmzins ((PYRARGYRITE, CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Veta Santo Nino, Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Mexico, 1.5 x 1 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, Terminated group of intergrown crystals of Pyrargyrite, a silver mineral, with associated Calcite on the back.
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| 34 9gsmzns ((TOPAZ and HEMATITE pseudomorph after GARNET)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah, 1.5 x 1.5 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, Extra large specimen of the unique pseudomorphs from Thomas Range (Topaz Mountain) in Utah. . |
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35 9gsmzeg ((COPPER
spinel twin)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Ray, Pinal County, Arizona, 4.5 x
1 x 1 cm, Miniature, Ray is known for these great Spinel
twinned Copper crystals. Here is a single floater crystal.
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36 9gsmzis ((AZURITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Mountains, Namibia, 2 x 1 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, Single dark blue black crystal of Azurite on matrix. |
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37 9gsmzne ((PHENAKITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Mount
Antero, Chaffee County, Colorado, 1.2 x .8 x .6 cm, Thumbnail,
Single larger undamaged crystal of Phenakite.
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38 9gsmzin ((ALBITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Papachacra, Catamarca Province, Argentina,
4 x 3 x 1.5
cm, Miniature, Lots of grey white Albite crystals on matrix from Argentina.
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39 9gsmzeg ((HEMATITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Wessels Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cope Province, South Africa, 3 x 3 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Undamaged single crystal of lustrous Hematite on matrix from Wessels Mine.
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| 40 9gsmzil ((BORACITE)), $5
MINIMUM BID, Alto Chapare, Cochabamba Department, Bolivia, .9 x .9 x
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cm, Thumbnail, Single crystal of greenish Boracite from Bolivia. Photos
did not come out very well on color which is lighter.
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41 9gsmzne ((SIEGENITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Sweetwater Mine, Reynolds County, Missouri, 1.8 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm, Thumbnail, Great coverage on this mound of lustrous silvery Siegenite.
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| 42 9gsmzne ((TOPAZ on MICROCLINE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Papachacra, Catamarca Province, Argentina, 5 x 3 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Large undamaged colorless Topaz crystal with a smaller Topaz crystal also present on a matrix of cream colored Microcline. | |
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| 43 9gsmznrs ((COBALTITE)), $40 MINIMUM BID,
Merry Widow Mine, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, 3.5 x 3.5 x
3
cm, Miniature, This one was valued at $250. This looks
like many intergrown small crystals rather than a single large crystal.
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| 44 9gsmzls ((EUDIDYMITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Mount Malosa, Zomba District, Malawi, 3 x 2 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, A beryllium silicate. Colorless to white thin tabular crystals. The worlds best Eudidymite come from Malawi. | |
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9gsmzil ((SMOKY QUARTZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
St Gotthard, Switzerland,
4 x 2.5 x 2 cm, Miniature, Undamaged lustrous terminated sharp gemmy
Swiss Smoky Quartz crystal. It has a sharp phantom and several very light
phantoms. These are light smoky quartz and not as dark as the photos
suggest which I tried lightening.
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| 46 9gsmzes ((MIMETITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Mina Ojuela,
Mapimi, Durango, Mexico, 3.5 x 2 x 2 cm, Miniature, Group of
spherical greenish Mimetite.
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| 47 9gsmzer ((MANGANVESUVIANITE)), $10
MINIMUM BID, N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape
Province, South Africa, 3 x 2 x 2 cm, Miniature,
Lustrous dark crystals of Manganvesuvianite.
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48 9gsmzin ((PARISITE
Ce)), $5
MINIMUM BID, Snowbird Mine, Ravalli County, Montana, 2.5 x
.7 x .5 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a single crystal brown colored
non terminated
of Montana Parisite Ce
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49 9gsmzes ((MIMETITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
5th level, San Antonio Mine, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico, 3 x
2.5 x 2 cm, Miniature, Uncommon specimen of yellow caramel
crystals of Mimetite.
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9gsmzins ((VESUVIANITE)), $30
MINIMUM BID, Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Quebec, Canada, 2.5 x 2.5 x 2 cm, Thumbnail,
Dark purple lustrous crystals of Vesuvianite.
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9gsmzor ((GAUDEFROYITE, HEMATITE)), $20
MINIMUM BID, Wessels Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern CApe Province,
South Africa, 2 x 2 x 1.8
cm, Thumbnail, Combination of black lustrous Gaudefroyite and black
lustrous Hematite.
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| 52 9gsmziss ((ACANTHITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Veta Santo Nino, Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Mexico, 1.5 x 1 x 1 cm,
Thumbnail, Cubic grey black crystal of Acanthite on matrix.
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| 53 9gsmzig ((OLMIITE)), $10
MINIMUM BID, N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern
Cape Province, South Africa, 1.8 x 1.5 x 1 cm,
Thumbnail, Three elongated clusters of Olmiite crystals with dark brown
matrix.
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| 54 9gsmztl ((MANGANITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Wessels Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Provitlnce, South Africa, 3.5 x 2 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, Lustrous black crystals on both sides of specimen. |
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55 9gsmzns ((AZURITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, 2.5 x 2 x 1.5 cm,
Thumbnail, Intergrown blue Azurite crystals from Morenci.
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56 9gsmziss ((CERUSSITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID,
Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico, 2.5 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm, Thumbnail,
I do not originally think of Ojuela when thinking of Cerussite but here is a
great specimen with several large Cerussite crystals.
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57 9fhceg ((RHODOCHROSITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Champion Mine, Hinsdale County, Colorado, 6 x 5 x 4 cm,
Miniature, Pink flattened rhombs of Rhodochrosite from Colorado.
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58 9fhcens ((CELESTINE)), $60 MINIMUM BID,
Jabal al Akhdar, Cyrenaica, Libya, 6 x 5 x 5 cm,
Miniature, A rare single large crystal of undamaged Celestine from
Libya. These were collected by Oz Krebs in 1962 in Libya and
stored ever since. There is only a very limited number available.
The ones I've seen on google search have been $1200 to $1800 and do have
some minor Sulphur inclusions. They are a little nicer than this
one, but this one is undamaged and a great single crystal. I did
sell a similar size and quality specimen in the San Francisco show for
$200. I need to start this one at $60
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9hecens ((PYRITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Hengyang,
Hunan, China, 4.5 x 3.5 x 3 cm, Miniature, An undamaged floater
specimen of Pyrite in the shape of a sphere.
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| 60 9hecens ((2 PYRITEs)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Hengyang, Hunan, China, 4 and 3.5 cm, 2 Miniatures, Two undamaged floater specimens of Pyrite in the shape of a sphere with flat bases from contact with another sphere or perhaps broken. This provides a flat spot to set the Pyrite without rolling or wobbling. |
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| 61 9fhceir ((ARSENOPYRITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Porvenir Mine, Huanuni, Oruro Province, Bolivia, 7 x 7 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Old specimen from Bolivia with the actual Mine given. ex Philadelphia Academy #19836. |
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| 62 9fhceir ((BOURNONITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID,
Pulacayo Mine, Huanchaca, Potosi Dept., Bolivia, 12 x 10 x 4 cm,
Cabinet, I had in mind to clean these but my water gun is not working
and its the only one I brought on the trip east. But here is another
specimen with the actual mine name given. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science
#19779 ex William Vaux collection.
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| 63 9fhceir ((PYRITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID,
Bolivia, 20 x 12 x 3 cm,
Large Cabinet, Here is a large Pyrite specimen which is a plate of
octahedral crystals with a second growth of very small crystals. The
back has a plaster reinforcement and the specimen appears to have broken is
half at some point prior to the backing being put on and is a bit fragile. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science
#25638.
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64 9fhceir ((BOURNONITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Pulacayo Mine, Huanchaca, Potosi Dept., Bolivia, 6 x 4 x 2.5 cm, Miniature,
I had in mind to clean these but my water gun is not working and its the
only one I brought on the trip east. But here is another specimen with
the actual mine name given. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #20729
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65 9fhceir ((3 BOURNONITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID,
Pulacayo Mine, Huanchaca, Potosi Dept., Bolivia, 5 x 4 x 2.5 cm and 2
small pieces,
Cabinet, I had in mind to clean these but my water gun is not working
and its the only one I brought on the trip east. But here is another
specimen with the actual mine name given. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science
#19779 ex William Vaux collection.
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66 9fhceis ((ARGENTITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID,
Nevada, 5 x 4 x 4 cm, Miniature,
Argentite from Nevada. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #18878 ex
E D Drown
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| 67 9fhceis ((BORNITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Copiapo, Chile, 7.5 x 7.5 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Massive Bornite from Chile. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #20994 |
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68 9fhceis ((HUBNERITE)),
OLD RED FOOTE LABEL, $15 MINIMUM BID,
Mammoth District, Nye County, Nevada, 5 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm, Minature,
Early collection number with red foote label. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science
#5359
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| 69 9fhceis ((MESOLITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Rays Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada, 10 x 7 x 6.5 cm, Cabinet, Stout crystals of Mesolite., Early collection number. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #4514, ex J L Chipman |
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70 9fhceis ((APOPHYLLITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Nova Scotia, Canada, 7 x 6 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, Blocky Apophyllite crystals from Nova Scotia. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #23979, ex Dr Gesner
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71 9fhceis ((VIVIANITE)), $25 MINIMUM BID,
Potosi Department, Bolivia, 5.5 x 5 x 4 cm, Miniature, Nice matrix
Vivianite specimen with several crystals on matrix. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science
no number.
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72 9fhceis ((FLUORITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID,
Illinois, 3.5 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Reference Fluorite specimen with an
early collection number. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #7863.
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73 9fhceis ((SPHALERITE
on QUARTZ)), $15 MINIMUM BID,
Hardin County, Illinois, 10 x 6 x 5 cm, Cabinet, A cabinet
sized specimen with Sphalerite crystals on white druze of Quartz. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science
no number or label.
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| 74 9fhceis ((CASSITERITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Huanuni, Oruro Province, Bolivia, 10.5 x 5 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Old Cassiterite specimen from Bolivia with an additional small 3.5 cm specimen with number. ex Philadelphia Academy #20941 |
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((3 CASSITERITE)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Potosi,
Bolivia, 7 cm, 6 cm, and 5 cm, Cabinet and Miniatures , 3
specimens of Cassiterite that resemble the wood tin specimens of Cassiterite.
ex Philadelphia Academy #21299
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9fhceis
((CASSITERITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Huanuni, Oruro
Province, Bolivia, 12 x 7 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Old specimen of
Cassiterite from Bolivia. ex Philadelphia Academy #20944
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| 77 9fhceis
((CASSITERITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Montserrat,
Bolivia, 9 x 9 x 6 cm, Cabinet, Old specimen of
Cassiterite from Bolivia. ex Philadelphia Academy #20995
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| 78 9fhceis ((ANALCIME)), $15 MINIMUM BID,
Nova Scotia, Canada, 7 x 5 x 2 cm, Cabinet, Lustrous white
Analcime crystals filling a vug. ex Philadelphia Academy #23991
ex Dr Gesner
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| 79 9fhceis ((2 ZIRCON
variety CYRTOLITE)), $20
MINIMUM BID, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, 2 x 1 x 1 cm, 2 Thumbnails,
Zircon crystals in matrix rfrom Brazil. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #24658
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| 80 9fhceis ((HYALITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Yancey County, North Carolina, 9 x 8 x 3 cm, Cabinet, Old North Carolina specimen of Hyalite. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #18684 ex E D Drown |
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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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