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Auction Two hundred eighty one Preview
Sep 11, 2009
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Sep 11, 2009
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| 1 9iwdbio ((FLUORITE
with CALCITE)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Hesson Mine, Buckskin Mountains, La Paz
County, Arizona, 6.5 x 5 x 4 cm, Miniature, A base of dark
purple octahedral crystals of Fluorite with a cluster of greyish white
crystals of Barite perched on the Fluorite.
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| 2 9iwdbg ((MARCASITE)), $10
MINIMUM BID, Marisa Mine, Saint Clair County, Illinois, 7 x 5 x .8
cm, Cabinet, Here is a fine undamaged Marcasite crystal imbedded
in shale from Illinois. Pennsylvanian in age and Carbondale Formation.
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3 9iwdbin ((SPERRYLITE)), $15
MINIMUM BID, Vermillion Mine, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, 2.5 cm
vial with a less than .1 cm crystal, Micro, A choice micro
crystal of the rare platinum mineral Sperrylite. ex H Westenberger
collection. ex Scott Williams Mineral Company.
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9iwdbis ((TOPAZ)), $8
MINIMUM BID, Tarryall Mountains, Park County, Colorado, 1.5 x
1.3 x 1
cm, Thumbnail, A terminated colorless crystal of Topaz from
Colorado. Undamaged except for very minor edge roughness.
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9iwdbg ((BIXBYITE, PSEUDOBROOKITE, TOPAZ)), $8
MINIMUM BID, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah, 4.5 x 4.5 x 2
cm, Miniature, Nice combination with three of the Thomas Range
minerals on one. This is an older specimen with the blue mineral tack
hardened and a section of a Topaz crystal acting as a prop. The cubic Bixbyite has octahedral modified corners.
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| 6 9iwdbr ((COLUSITE)), $25
MINIMUM BID, Colusa Mine, Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana, 6 x
4 x 3 cm, Miniature, Some crystals actually present and the location in
also on the older typed label.
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9iwdbit ((5 BERYL variety EMERALD)), $15
MINIMUM BID, Boyaca Department, Colombia, .5
cm each, 5 Thumbnails, Emerald green and gemmy Emeralds from
Columbia. Two of the five are terminated.
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9iwdbg ((HOLLANDITE aka PSILOMELANE)), $10
MINIMUM BID, Tower Mine, Luis Lopez district, Socorro County, New Mexico,
4 x 3 x 3
cm, Miniature, Black fuzzy Hollandite mounted in a plastic
miniature box. collected in 1977.
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| 9 9iwdbis ((STIBNITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Manhattan, Nye County, Nevada, 5.5 x 4.5 x 3 cm, Miniature,
A group of lustrous black Stibnite crystals from Nevada.
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| 10 9iwdbis ((ALMANDINE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Otztal, North Tyrol, Tyrol, Austria, 4 x 4 x 3 cm, Miniature, Here is a large somewhat lustrous Almandine Garnet from the classic Austrian locality of Tyrol. |
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11 9iwdbis ((SCHULENBERGITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID,
level 3, Serpieri Mine, Laurium, Attika Prefecture, Greece,
4 x 4 x 3 cm, Miniature, Light blue bubbly sulphate,
Schulenbergite and could also contain Serpierite, Gibbsite, and
Agardite-La.
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12 9iwdbis ((CUMMINGTONITE)), $25
MINIMUM BID, Stolberget, Vastra silvgerg, Ludvika, Dalarna, Sweden,
6.5 x 6.5 x 3 cm, Miniature, Cummingtonite is a silicate and is
the black radiating crystals surrounding the Garnets and Biotite also
present. Collected by Manfred Schaeffer in 1986.
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| 13 9iwdbis ((MALACHITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Shaba, Democratic Republic of Congo, 11 x 9 x 5 cm, Cabinet, A
Cabinet size specimen of green botryoidal Malachite.
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| 14 9iwdbr ((LUDLAMITE)), $10
MINIMUM BID, Blackbird Mine, Lemhi County, Idaho, 1.5 x 1 x .5
cm, Thumbnail, A cluster of 3 to 4 green Ludlamite crytals.
Undamaged and looks like it is stabilized.
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9iwdbis ((QUARTZ after CELESTINE)), $20 MINIMUM BID,
Lime City, Wood County, Ohio, 7 x 5 x 4 cm, Cabinet, An
unusual specimen that I have not seen before. Blocky crystals of light
blue Celestine covered with Quartz on part of the specimen. The
Celestine directly under the Quartz in most areas in now missing leaving the
Quartz.
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| 16 9iwdbit ((CALCITE
on HEMATITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Homer Wauseca Mine, Iron River, Iron
County, Michigan, 9 x 4 x 2.5 cm, Cabinet, Small undamaged
stubby scalenohedral crystals of Calcite on Hematite.
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17 9iwdbit ((CALCITE on DOLOMITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Cavnic, Maramures, Romania, 21 x 11 x 2 cm, Large cabinet, Large hemispheres of white Dolomite with one side covered with cream colored Calcite like snow covering one side of mountains.
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| 18 9iwdbig ((SILVER
with PREHNITE)), $30 MINIMUM BID, Prospect near Copper Falls Mine near
Eagle Harbor, Keweenaw County, Michigan, 7 x 6.5 x 5 cm, Cabinet,
A vug with botryoidal Prehnite with a fair amount of crystalline
Silver on the Prehnite.
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| 19 9hetgit ((CREEDITE,
FLUORITE)), $25 MINIMUM BID,
Navidad Mine, Rodeo, Durango, Mexico, 6 x 5 x 4 cm, Miniature,
This location is suppose to be over now. Here is an uncommon
combination. Minor Fluorite with the Creedite is uncommon, but a half
and half specimen is a rarity. Aethetic combination and I do not see
any damage. I hate to say completely undamaged since I would think
somewhere at least a creedite crystal would be broken, but it looks quite
good.
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| 20 9iwdbr ((DIAMOND)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Not given, 3 MM, Small thumbnail, This looks like an octahedral Diamond colorless with some inclusions. No location was given. Probably Russian or Australian in origin but could easily be South African or somewhere else. Photo came out badly. The Diamond is on some white to grey mineral tack which came out brown. | |
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| 21 9hedwin ((FLUORITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Minerva #1, Cave in Rock, Hardin County, Illinois, 5.5 x 3.5 x 1.2 cm, Miniature, Transluscent light purplish blue cubic Fluorite specimen. NOTE: LIGHTER THAN SHOWN. |
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| 22 9iwdbtg ((GREEN GYPSUM aka SELENITE)), $35 MINIMUM BID, Pernatty Lagoon, Mount Gunson South Australia, Australia, 9 x 7.5 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is an aesthetic light green Gypsum from Australia. This color and style came out years ago and has not been found since. This year in Tucson there was a new find of green gypsum, but it was a rather ugly dirty green. There is also white and brown Gypsum from Australia, which seems to have and endless supply. However this green is now from collections only. I rarely see it any longer except a piece here and there from a collection. | |
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| 23 9hetgii ((CALCITE included by ROSASITE )), $20 MINIMUM BID, Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico, 9.5 x 5 x 3 cm, Cabinet, Uncommon specimen of rhombs of Calcite included by robin egg Rosasite. Center Calcite undamaged while the peripheral Calcite is damaged. | |
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| 24 9hetgr ((WULFENITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Ojuela
Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico, 7.5 x
3 x 1.5 cm, Cabinet, Long terminated Wulfenite crystals on both sides
of specimen from the somewhat recent Wulfenite finds at Ojuela.
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| 25 9hedwis ((CALCITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Sweetwater Mine, Reynolds County, Missouri, 10 x 4 x 3.7 cm, Cabinet, Pristine terminated Calcite from Sweetwater. Single calcite crystal is lustrous and completely undamaged. |
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| 26 9hetgl ((ROSASITE and CALCITE included and on ROSASITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico, 4.5 x 4.5 x 3 cm, Miniature, aesthetic and colorful specimen from Ojuela. Light robin egg blue botryoidal masses of Rosasite and transparent Calcite over or included by the Rosasite. |
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| 27 9hetge ((CALCITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico, 4 x 4 x 3 cm, Miniature, neat Calcite from the Rosasite find. Damage to the center large Calcite but the other Calcite crystals look in great shape. The damaged crystals edge faces front and is not obvious while displayed that it is damaged. |
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28 9hedwir ((BOULANGERITE
or JAMESONITE with QUARTZ)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine,
Hunan Province, China, 8 x 6 x 6 cm, Cabinet, I thought
these needles were Jamesonite while Weinrich had it labeled as Boulangerite.
Nice combination specimen with some minor Chalcopyrite. Better
in person.
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| 29 9hetgl ((WULFENITE
with MIMETITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango,
Mexico, 4.5 x
3 x 2 cm, Miniature, Blocky carmel colored Wulfenite and green Mimetite
from Ojuela's recent finds.
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30 9hetgte ((GYPSUM variety SELENITE)), $50 MINIMUM BID, Naica, Mexico, 14 x 12 x 11 cm, Larger Cabinet, Four Blocky transparent to translucent crystals of Naica Selenite. No damage and the very fine in a displayable size.
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9hetgls ((ANHYDRITE)), $85 MINIMUM BID, Naica,
Mexico, 13 x 10 x 8 cm, Larger Cabinet, Naica Anhydrite
has been scarce for several years. Here is a large specimen of a
group of fans of Anhydrite.
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| 32 9hljdis ((TORBERNITE)), RADIOACTIVE, $10 MINIMUM BID, Wheal Edward, St. Just, Cornwall, England, 4.5 x 3.5 x 2 cm, Miniature, Chemical composition is Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 12H2O, Green mica like crystals of Tornernite from Wheal Edward. | |
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33 7hhmcr ((8 TOPAZ TNs)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah, 8 Thumbnails, 8 thumbnails of a variety of styles of Thomas Range Topaz crystals.
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| 34 7hhmctr ((RED BERYL, BIXBYITE)), $35 MINIMUM BID, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah, .8 x .8 x .5 cm, Thumbnail, Uncommon tabular Red Beryl with an even more uncommon attached black cubic Bixbyite crystal. No damage and also a small Red Beryl protruding from the center of the large Red Beryl. |
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35 7hhmcns ((DURANGITE,
HEMATITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Thomas Range, Juab County,
Utah, .9 x .7 x .5 cm, Thumbnail, A small pod of Durangite,
Cassiterite, and Hematite has been completely mined out years ago.
This thumbnail has large crystals and is a orangish brown in color. I
only have a couple left that I got from the miner in a trade 5 to 10 years
ago.
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36 7hhmcr ((TOPAZ with inclusions)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah, 1.5 x 1.5 x .5 cm, Thumbnail, A cluster of terminated Topaz crystals included by silica clay or sometimes called quartz giving the Topaz an opaque whitish grey color. |
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7hhmcis ((TOPAZ and HEMATITE pseudomorph after
GARNET covered with BIXBYITE and perched on TOPAZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Thomas
Range, Juab County, Utah, 2.5 x 1.5 x 1.3 cm, Thumbnail, A neat
pseudo with lustrous black Bixbyite crystals, all perched on a terminated
Topaz crystal which has rhyolite inclusions.
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| 38 7hhmcis ((BIXBYITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Thomas
Range, Juab County, Utah, 1 x .9 x .9 cm, Thumbnail, A large
mirrow lustrous black Bixbyite crystal which is a cubic with trisoctahedral
modified corners and sawtooth modified edges. ndith neat pseudo with
lustrous black Bixbyite crystals, all perched on a terminated Topaz crystal
which has rhyolite inclusions. Also minor Topaz attached.
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| 39 5hhshns ((SMITHSONITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID,
Hidden Treasure Mine, Tooele County, Utah, 7.5 x 5 x 4 cm, Cabinet,
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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40 7hhjhin ((FIELD
GUIDE TO THOMAS RANGE by JOHN HOLFERT)), $15 MINIMUM BID, New
Book, Here is a brand new book on the minerals of the Thomas Range by John
Holfert. It is signed by John Holfert and Jeremy Fuller, two of the
three authors.
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| 41 8cgjsg ((SCHORL)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Pingwu County, Sichuan Province, China, 5 x 4 x 3 cm, Miniature, Double terminated Schorl from China. Undamaged except minor roughness and a couple of minor dings that blend in fairly well. |
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| 42 7ddtgg ((TOPAZ)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Tepetate, Mun de Villa de Arriaga, San Luis Potosi, Mexico, 3 x 3 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Several brown Topaz crystals with the flat terminations from San Luis Potosi. |
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| 43 3idbes ((EPIDOTE)), $20 MINIMUM BID,
Northern Frontier District, Kenya, 6.5 x 5 x 3.5
cm, Miniature, Large stocky double terminated lustrous Epidote
from a one time find in Kenya in 2002.
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9btamo ((CROCOITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia, 7 x 4 x 4
cm, small Cabinet, Nice specimen of orange Crocoite from Dundas.
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8ghswnr ((AMETHYST SCEPTER)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Goboboseb Mtns, Brandberg District, Erongo, Namibia, 3 x 1.3 x 1 cm, sm
Miniature to Thumbnail, Amethystine Scepter from Brandberg. Fits in a
thumbnail box pointing back.
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| 46 8ghswgs ((APOPHYLLITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Pashan Quarry, Poona, India, 2.3 x 2 x 2 cm, Pretty emerald green
undamaged terminated Apophyllite crystals.
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| 47 ke23
((VESZELYITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Black Pine Mine, Phillipsburg,
Montana, 1.5
x 1.4 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, small bowtie shaped Veszelyite on Quartz.
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48 6eclmg ((SPESSARTINE)),
$10 MINIMUM BID, Navegadora Mine, Conselheiro Pena, Minas
Gerais, Brazil, 1.5 x 1 x .5 cm, Thumbnail, Gemmy and sculptural
Spessartine from Brazil.
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49 7ecjpe ((AWARUITE
aka JOSEPHINITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Josephine Creek, Josephine County, Oregon, 1.1 x .9 x .5 cm,
Thumbnail, Natural Nickel Iron mineral.
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8ghswer ((ANDORITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Itos Mine, Oruro, Bolivia, 1.5 x 1.3 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, An
undamaged cluster of three Andorite crystals.
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9fhceis ((APATITE)),
FOOTE
LABEL, $15 MINIMUM BID,
Tryon, North Carolina, 10 x 5 x 4 cm, Cabinet, A Foote
label is attached to the specimen which is a double terminated Apatite
crystal from Ontario with an early Academy collection number.
ex Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences
#6805
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| 52 9fhceis ((TETRAHEDRITE)), $8 MINIMUM BID, Coquimbo, Chile, 7 x 6 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, label also says
probably Chalcocite but Colectors Edge label says Tetrahedrite. This
is a massive specimen with a very early collection number. ex
Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences #1078, Dr Cassanova.
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| 53 9fhceis ((CALCITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID,
Not given, 7.5 x 4.5 x 2 cm, Cabinet, I had this type list
before. Early collection specimen number. ex Philadelphia
Academy of Natural Sciences #4911.
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| 54 9hlnawig ((40 RUTILEs)), $35 MINIMUM BID, Adams Hiddenite and Emerald Mine, Alexander County, North Carolina, old 5 x 4 INCH FRAME, 40 specimens of twinned and untwinned North Carolina Rutiles in an old metal picture frame. Many form letters. This is a specimen from the Neil Wintrigham collection. Neil wrote the book on Maine minerals. ex Neil A Wintringham collection. | |
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55 9fhceis ((ARAGONITE
and CALCITE GEODE)), $15 MINIMUM BID,
Warsaw, Illinois, 14 x 12 x 6 cm, Large Cabinet, This
geode is filled with acicular needles of Aragonite and flattened rhombs
of Calcite. ex Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences
#24462, ex H A Green
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56 9fhceis ((PYRITE
SUN)), REPAIRED, $5 MINIMUM BID,
Sparta, Illinois, 8 x 8 cm, Cabinet, This is
a Pyrite specimen found in the slate layers above a coal seam in Illinois.
They are know as Pyrite suns or Pyrite dollars. Two small sections at bottom
glued back. ex Philadelphia Academy
of Natural Sciences no label.
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57 9fhceis ((EPIDOTE)), $5 MINIMUM BID,
Lick Ridge Mine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, 2.2 x 1.2 x .6 cm,
Thumbnail, Epidote from an unusual and seldem seemThis is a Pyrite
specimen found in the slate layers above a coal seam in Illinois. They
are know as Pyrite suns or Pyrite dollars. ex Philadelphia Academy of
Natural Sciences #22048.
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| 58 9hlnawig ((40 RUTILEs)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Adams Hiddenite and Emerald Mine, Alexander County, North Carolina, old 5 x 4 INCH FRAME, 40 specimens of twinned and untwinned North Carolina Rutiles in an old metal picture frame. Many form letters. This is a specimen from the Neil Wintrigham collection. Neil wrote the book on Maine minerals. ex Neil A Wintringham collection. |
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59 9fhceis ((HUBNERITE)), $8 MINIMUM BID,
Santa Rosa, San Luis, Argentina, 9 x
6.5 x 6.5 cm, Cabinet, Reddish black Hubnerite in matrix from
Argentina. ex Philadelphia Academy
#22262, ex Direccion de Minas y Geologia.
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| 60 9fhceis ((APOPHYLLITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Cape Blomidon, Nova Scotia, Canada, 9 x 9 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet, Reference specimen of Apophyllite with an early collection number. ex Philadelphia Academy #4485. |
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| 61 9fhceis ((CALCITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Mineral Point, Wisconsin, 7 x 7 x 6 cm, Cabinet, Scalenohedral Calcite crystals from Wisconsin which are a little rough. Early collection number. ex Philadelphia Academy #5751, ex R C Taylor. |
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62 9fhceis ((SILLIMANITE)), $8 MINIMUM BID,
Tryon, North Carolina, 24 x 10 x 5 cm, Large Cabinet, An
aluminum silicate with alot of North Carolina locations on Mindat.org.
ex Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences
#24669.
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| 63 9fhceis ((TETRAHEDRITE)), $8 MINIMUM BID, Coquimbo, Chile, 7 x 6 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, label also says
probably Chalcocite but Colectors Edge label says Tetrahedrite. This
is a massive specimen with a very early collection number. ex
Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences #1078, Dr Cassanova.
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| 64 9fhceis ((CALCITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID,
Not given, 7.5 x 4.5 x 2 cm, Cabinet, I had this type list
before. Early collection specimen number. ex Philadelphia
Academy of Natural Sciences #4911.
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| 65 9hlnawr ((BISMUTH)) $10 MINIMUM BID,
Case Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, 3 x 2.5 x 1.3 cm, Miniature,
Label says Bismutite which is a anhydrous bismuth carbonate and is white to
yellow. This specimen is more likely to be a Connecticut specimen of
Bismuth instead of Bismutite. This is a specimen from the
Neil Wintrigham collection. Neil wrote the book on Maine minerals.
ex Neil A Wintringham collection
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9hlnawe ((TRIPLITE)), $8 MINIMUM BID,
Eight Mile Park pegmatite District, Fremont County, Colorado, 3 x
3 x 1.5 cm, Miniature,
Manganese Iron Phosphate. This is a specimen from the
Neil Wintrigham collection. Neil wrote the book on Maine minerals.
ex Neil A Wintringham collection
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| 67 9hlnawnr ((PENFIELDITE)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Margarita Mine, Sierra Gorda District, Tocopilla Province, Chile, 2.5 x 2 x 1.5 cm, Thumbnail, Vug filled with colorless six sided tapering crystals of Penfieldite, a rare lead cloride. Also associated blue Boleite or Pseudoboleite. This is a specimen from the Neil Wintrigham collection. Neil wrote the book on Maine minerals. ex Neil A Wintringham collection | |
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9hlnawrn ((VIVIANITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Allaire, New Jersey, 8 x 7.5 x 5.5 cm, Cabinet,
Large specimen of Vivianite from New Jersey. I am sure this specimen has
several phosphate minerals. I guess the Vivianite is the darker veins
but I do not see any crystals of Vivianite. This is a specimen from the
Neil Wintrigham collection. Neil wrote the book on Maine minerals.
ex Neil A Wintringham collection
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| 69 9hlnawa ((FAIRFIELDITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Dunton Quarry, Newry, Maine, 3.5 x 3 x 1 cm, Miniature,
A white phosphate mineral. This is a specimen from the
Neil Wintrigham collection. Neil wrote the book on Maine minerals.
ex Neil A Wintringham collection
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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 | |
| 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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