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July 16, 2010

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	1 611-475-09fdceis ((EPIDOTE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, New Brunswick, Canada, 8 x 3 x 2.5 cm, Cabinet, Two specimens from the Philadelphia Academy specimen of Canadian Epidote. ex Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia #3445.

	2 311-475-09fdceis ((AZURITE, MALACHITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Porto Cabello, South America, 6 x 6 x 3 cm, Miniature, A specimen with both green Malachite and crystals of blue Azurite. ex Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia #6532, ex R Swift.

	3 131-475-09fdceis ((URANPYROCHLORE ada ELLSWORTHITE)), $25 MINIMUM BID, MacDonald Mine, Hybla, Ontario, Canada, 6 x 5 x 4 cm, Miniature, A specimen with dark brown Uranpyrochlore in a matrix of orange Microcline. ex Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia #20837. ex M G Biernbaum collection

	4 668-475-09fdceis ((5 pcs GOLD bearing PYRITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Ungar Mine, Alaska, largest is 4 x 3 x 2 cm, Miniature, Here are 5 specimens labeled Gold bearing Pyrites from the Ungar Mine. Also a scrap of paper with "minerals Ungar Mine" printed with a date 189_. So these are from the 1890's. Early Academy number of 7576. ex Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia #7576. ex Dr Benj. Sharp.

	5 350-475-09fdceis ((ALLANITE)), Radioactive, $20 MINIMUM BID, Liac a Baude, Champlain, Quebec, Canada, 4 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a crystallized specimen of a rare earth mineral. ex Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia #21744. ex Geological Survey of Canada

	6 350-475-09fdceis ((BAUXITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Saline County, Arkansas, 7 x 7 x 6 cm, Cabinet, Here is a specimen of Bauxite, The number on the specimen looks like 1984 while the number on the lable says 1964. Bauxite is a combination of aluminum bearing minerals. Early Academy specimen numbers. ex Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia #1964/84. ex F Lynwood Garrison

	7 140-475-09fdceis ((COPPER)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, 3 x 3 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a specimen of Copper from Michigan. ex Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia #23442.

	8 328-475-09fdceis ((COPPER)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, 5 x 3 x 3 cm, Miniature, Here is a specimen of Copper from Michigan. The academy label says W S Vaux collection. The specimen is solid Copper and has some flat areas, possible chisel marks. ex Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia #22749. ex W S Vaux collection

	9 675-475-09fdceis ((HORNSTONE aka CHERT)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Hot Springs County, Arkansas, 6 x 5 x 5 cm, Miniature, Here is a specimen of Chert aka Hornstone from the Philadelphia Academy with an early number, 2649. ex Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia #2649. ex G W Lawrence.

	10 zzz-475-09fdceis ((PYRITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Bolivia, 8 x 6 x 6 cm, Cabinet, Here is a nice specimen of octahedral Pyrite from Bolivia from the academy. At a show the label disappeared, so I am putting in the auction and starting it at only $10. ex Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. no label.

	11 4-475-09fdceis ((PECTOLITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Asbestos, Quebec, Canada, 10 x 6 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Here is a specimen of Pectolite from Asbestos. Usually Pectolite is in spherical masses made up of radial crystals. At this location they are unusual in that they are actually crystals. ex Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia #24988. ex R V Gaines.

	12 557-475-09fdceis ((GLAUCONITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Delaware, 3.5 cm vial/bottle, Bottle, A Philadelphia Academy specimen from the Franklin Institute. ex Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia #24104 on bottom of bottle, no label.

	13 336-475-09fdceis ((QUARTZ)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Bad Lands, Red Deer,Alberta, Canada, 11 x 7 x 3 cm, Cabinet, Here is a strange Quartz specimen from the Philadelphia Academy. ex Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia #21764.

	14 40-475-09fdceis ((SYNCHISITE, SIDERITE, ZIRCON, ALBITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Mont St Hilaire, Quebec, Canada, 11 x 9 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Here is a specimen with small crystals of Synchisite and several other species from Mont St Hilaire. ex Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia #a246.

	15 323-475-09fdceis ((VESUVIANITE, CLINOCHLORE, ANDRADITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Montreal Chrome Pit, Coleraine, Quebec, Canada, 11 x 6 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Here is a specimen of Vesuvianite from a classic Canadian location. ex Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia #21753. ex Geological Survey of Canada

	16 23-475-09fdceis ((TENORITE on KAOLIN)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Hermosa Mine, Coquimbo, Chile, 10 x 7 x 6 cm, Cabinet, A Philadelphia Academy specimen and historic specimen from Prof. Domeyko, for which Domeykite was named. Old speicmen with early specimen number. ex Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia #1352, ex Prof Domeyke.

	17 145-475-09fdceis ((4 pcs BISMUTH)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Tasna, Bolivia, largest 3 x 2 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, 4 Philadelphia Academy specimens of native Bismuth from Bolivia. ex Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia #21304.

	18 307-475-09fdceis ((GENTHITE aka ANTIGORITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Douglas County, Oregon, 3.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, A Philadelphia Academy specimen of Genthite. ex Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia #18758, ex Henry Hanks.

	19 622-475-09fdceis ((PYRITE)) $5 MINIMUM BID, Llallaqua, Bolivia, 5 x 5 x 4 cm, Miniature, A Philadelphia Academy specimen of Pyrite from Bolivia. Specimen was/is deteriorating somewhat. ex Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia #21147.

	20 635-475-09fdceis ((QUARTZ GEODE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Lebanon Mountain, Syria, 10 x 7 x 6 cm, Cabinet, A Philadelphia Academy specimen from Syria. ex Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia no label.

	21 552-10fsswis ((STILBITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India, 13 x 12 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a cabinet sized specimen of Stilbite with minor Apophyllite. Main body is undamaged with only damage near the edge.

	22 552-10fsswii ((APOPHYLLITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India, 16 x 13 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a cabinet sized specimen of Apophyllite from India. Mostly undamaged and in great shape. A couple of areas with damaged Apophyllite. Overall looks good and displays nicely.

	23 552-10fsswis ((CALCITE with APOPHYLLITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India, 11 x 11 x 7 cm, Cabinet, Here is a cabinet sized specimen of Indian Calcite covered with Apophyllite crystals. Mostly undamaged except a little bruising/ cleavage on tip which does not show unless looking for it. The other is two cleeavage areas of contact on the lower part of the sides.

	24 552-10fsswn ((DRUZY QUARTZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India, 8 x 7.5 x 3 cm, Cabinet, Here is a druzy Quartz specimen from Indian. The dark Basalt color shows through the Quartz causing the Druze to appear to be blackish. No damage and sparkly.

	25 551-10fsgais ((COPPER)), $20 MINIMUM BID, 6590 foot level, Bingham Canyon Mine, Oquirrh Mine, Salt Lake County, Utah, 2.5 x 1.5 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, Last year a small part of a find of Copper was saved from the smelter. Crystallized Copper from the Bingham Canyon Mine is rare. This was the best find and probably the only find in at least 30 years. All the previous old specimens that I have seen have occurred in tight seems and has had contact on both sides of the flattened crystals. These are fully formed crystals. Hopefully the photos will come out well. I have a couple of flats of miniatures and small cabinets that I hope to photo for a web page.

	26 553-10fsmzt ((EMMONSITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Bambolla Mine, Municipio de Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico, 5.5 x 2.5 x 2 cm, Miniature, Fe2(TeO3)3.2H2O. Emmonsite is the yellow green crystals.

	27 553-10fsmzt ((TELLURIUM)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Bambolla Mine, Municipio de Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico, 3.5 x 3.5 x 3 cm, Miniature, Te is tin white and metallic and lustrous.

	28 553-10fsmzt ((TELLURITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Bambolla Mine, Municipio de Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico, 4 x 4 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, TeO2 has yellow crystals which on this piece seemed to occur in a seam and are contacted or flattened on the top.

	29 552-10fsswis ((STILBITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India, 15 x 9 x 7 cm, Cabinet, Here is a cabinet sized specimen of Stilbite with a huge 12 cm double terminated Stilbite crystal. Undamaged.

	30 3748-99idcses ((TETRAHEDRITE, QUARTZ)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Casapalca Mine, Huarochiri Province, Lima Department, Peru, 12 x 10 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a great combination of Tetrahedrite and Quartz on a matrix of Sphalerite. No major damage, a little brusing on the lower mound of Quartz. Tetrahedrites look good with only minor roughness on some edges.

	31 09btadar ((GOLD)), $35 MINIMUM BID, Olinghouse Mine, Washoe County, Nevada, 6.5 x 4.5 x 4 cm, Cabinet, A 9 MM cluster of crystallized Gold from Olinghouse. Great under a loop with a gold wire coming out of one end.

	32 1hhjhir ((5 BIRNESSITE on CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Gold Hill Mine, Tooele County, Utah, to 5 cm in length, 5 Miniatures, 5 specimens with black colored Birnessite on Calcite.

	33 32a ari ((PYRRHOTITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Santa Eulalia, Mexico, 6 x 4 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a specimen of Pyrrhotite which is made up of many many small terminated parallel crystals of Pyrrhotite.

	34 36 07atkriss ((MIMETITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb, Namibia, 29 x 14 x 6 cm, Cabinet, Here is a large specimen from Tsumeb with great coverage of micro crystalline clusters of Mimetite. Great viewing with a loop. ex Uri Bahman collection. ex Kristalle specimen.

	35 07atkriss ((MALACHITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb, Namibia, 27 x 13 x 6 cm, Cabinet, Here is a large specimen from Tsumeb with spherical acicular pads of green Malachite. ex Uri Bahman collection. ex Kristalle specimen.

	36 33 ari ((BAUXITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Wyoming, 6 x 4 x 3 cm, Miniature, Here is a specimen the Aluminum ore, Bauxite which is a combination of several minerals containing Aluminum.

	37 34 7ddceesis ((QUARTZ variety BETA)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Chubb Lake, New York, 10 x 8 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a light Amethyst terminated double crystal of Quartz. ex Ernie Schlichter collection

	38 3atrmlr ((PYRITE pseudomorph after MARCASITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Ross County, Ohio, 10.5 x 7.5 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a club like floater cluster of Pyrite pseudomorph after Marcasite from Ohio.

	39 7ddceesrs ((SMOKY QUARTZ, MICROCLINE, ALBITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Government Pit, Albany, New Hampshire, 15 x 13 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Here is a large specimen of New Hampshire pegmatite specimen of Quartz, Microcline, and Albite. ex Ernie Schlichter collection

	40 98ggg ((CALCITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Bristol Silver Mine, Pioche, Lincoln County, Nevada, 14 x 8 x 6 cm, Cabinet, Here is a undamaged floater specimen of Calcite from the Bristol Mine. It looks like a malformed foot. ex Gil Griffin collection

	41 8hlegnr ((VARISCITE)), $35 MINIMUM BID, Clay Canyon, Fairfield, Utah, 5 x 3 x .7 cm, Miniature, Find green color on this Variscite from Clay Center. Ribbons of light brown Crandallite and other phosphate minerals.

	42 8iddbiss ((LEGRANDITE)), $100 MINIMUM BID, Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico, 2.5 x 2 x 2 cm, Thumbnail, A fine gemmy spray of the rare mineral Legrandite in a thumbnail sized specimen.

	43 9hlnawii ((CUPRITE)), $25 MINIMUM BID, New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Arizona, 4.5 x 4 x 4 cm, Miniature, The specimen is better in person. Gemmy cubic crystals of Cuprite from New Cornelia Mine. ex N A Wintringham collection.

	44 9hlnawr ((VANADINITE)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Ford Mine, Tucson Wash, Arizona, 6 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a specimen of Vanadinite from Ford Mine in Arizona. ex N A Wintringham collection.

	45 475-09fdceis ((2 pcs MOTTRAMITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Montana, 5 x 3.5 x 1 cm, Miniature, Two Philadelphia Academy specimens of Montana Mottramite. ex Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia #19383. ex E D Drown

	46 671-475-09fdceis ((SYLVITE)), $35 MINIMUM BID, Eddy County, New Mexico, 14 x 6 x 6 cm, Cabinet, A Philadelphia Academy specimen of Sylvite from New Mexico. ex Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia #21777. ex S Ruellan.


	47 7ddceesis ((AEGIRINE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hillaire, Quebec, Canada, 7 x 5.5 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a large specimen of Aegirine from Mont Saint-Hillaire. ex Ernie Schlichter collection. no label.

	48 07atkris ((BETAFITE)), Radioactive, $10 MINIMUM BID, Silver Crater Mine, Bancroft, Ontario, Canada, 2 x 2 x 1.5 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a multiple cluster of Betafite from Silver Crater Mine mounted in a miniature plastic box.

	49 5attgl ((FLUORITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Mina Navidad, Durango, Mexico, 6.5 x 5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a pink Fluorite with octahedral crystals from Mexico.

	50 10fhtjis ((SHATTUCKITE)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Shattuck Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, 5 x 5 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Shattuckite is a rare Copper Silicate with a dark blue color.

	51 10fhtjts ((GLAUCOCERINITE)), $35 MINIMUM BID, Hilarion Mine, Lavrion District, Attiki Prefecture, Greece, 5.5 x 3 x 2 cm, Miniature, Botryoidal blue green Glaucocerinite from the world's most famous locality. ex R D Bates collection.

	52 511-9ldgcns ((QUARTZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Kaiserwald, Czech Republic, 8 x 6 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Here is a vug of terminated Quartz with iron oxide coating. ex H Desinger collection.

	53 511-9ldgcts ((QUARTZ and CHALCEDONY GEODE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Corinto, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 7 x 7 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a geode of Chalcedony and Quartz which is probably fluorescent and has strange curved crystals that look like thin Quartz crystals. ex H Desinger collection.

	54 10fhtjir ((LEPIDOCROCITE)), $35 MINIMUM BID, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain, 6.5 x 4 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Beautiful iridescent coloration from green to purple to magenta to yellow to blue to pink to orange on the Lepidocrocite from Spain. ex R D Bates collection.


	55 10fhtjnr ((TOURMALINE with CLEVELANDITE)), $60 MINIMUM BID, Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, California, 3.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm, large Thumbnail to small Miniature, Gemmy pink Tourmaline with multiple small colorless terminations in a flower of white Clevelandite. With a loop you can see several thin colorless Tourmalines among the white blades of Clevelandite. ex R D Bates collection.

	56 511-9ldgces ((FLUORITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Muzquiz, Coahuila, Mexico, 11 x 6 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a speicmen of light purple Muzquiz Fluorite made up of stacked cubic crystals. ex H Desinger collection.

	57 511-9ldgciss ((QUARTZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Johannes Mine, Wunsiedel, Fichtelgebirge, Bavaria, Germany, 12 x 11 x 6.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a Quartz specimen with a cluster of opaque terminated crystals. ex H Desinger collection.

	58 511-9ldgcns ((CHALCANTHITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Kupfervitriol, Arghana-Mada, Kurdistan, 9 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a Chalcanthite specimen with blue gemmy crystals in a 1.5 cm vein of Chalcanthite. ex H Desinger collection.

	59 511-9ldgcns ((GOETHITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Colorado, 6 x 5 x 4 cm, Miniature, Here is a brown Goethite from Colorado. ex H Desinger collection.

	60 511-9ldgcar ((FLUORITE, CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan Province, China, 11 x 7 x 5.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a grey green Fluorite with flattened rhombs of Calcite. It also has a large octahedral Fluorite also protruding. Contact on the back and bottom and otherwise in good shape with little if any damage. ex H Desinger collection.

	61 511-9ldgcts ((FLUORITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo District, Namibia, 3.5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a zoned Fluorite that is back lit for the photos. ex H Desinger collection.

	62 511-9ldgcns ((GALENA)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Madan, Bulgaria, 5.5 x 4 x 3 cm, Miniature, Here is a cubic Galena from Bulgaria. ex H Desinger collection.

	63 511-9ldgcns ((HEMATITE, QUARTZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Clara Mine, Black Forest, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, 6 x 5 x 4 cm, Miniature, Here is a Quartz vug filled with lustrous large blades of Hematite. ex H Desinger collection.

	64 511-9ldgcns ((APOPHYLLITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Poona, Maharashtra, India, 8 x 6 x 5.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a vug filled with blocky Apophyllite. ex H Desinger collection.

	65 07atkls ((SMITHSONITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb, Namibia, 8.5 x 6 x 2 cm, Cabinet, Here is a specimen covered with Smithsonite on both sides. One side has micro green crystals on the Smithsonite that looks like Malachite after Cuprite or Copper. On the edges it also looks like the pale greenish Smithsonite is actually a second growth of Smithsonite over a brown colored Smithsonite. ex Uri Bahman collection. ex Kristalle specimen.

	66 07atkls ((SMITHSONITE)), $40 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb, Namibia, 11 x 7 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a specimen with large crystals of Smithsonite and one extra large crystal. Specimen is undamaged. The extra large crystal has minor wear on the high spots visable with a loop. ex Uri Bahman collection. ex Kristalle specimen.

	67 07atkls ((DIOPTASE, DUFTITE)), $50 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb, Namibia, 8.5 x 5.5 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a specimen covered with small gemmy crystals of emerald green Dioptase on olive green Duftite. Kristalle label at $125. ex Uri Bahman collection. ex Kristalle specimen.

	68 07atkis ((DOLOMITE on GOETHITE coating DOLOMITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb, Namibia, 7 x 4 x 2 cm, Cabinet, Here is a specimen with black rhombic Dolomite colored from the Goethite coating. Over the Goethite coated Dolomite are more cream colored Dolomite. ex Uri Bahman collection. ex Kristalle specimen.

	69 5atmlis ((QUARTZ)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang, Hunan Province, China, 8 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a cluster of double terminated Quartz crystals from China.

	70 994258rs ((JULGOLDITE)), $50 MINIMUM BID, Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India, 3.5 x 3 x 1 cm, Miniature, Here is a rare Indian mineral. Its black, a hemisphere, and looks soft but is not. It came out about 12 years ago. There never seemed to be many specimens and are rarely if ever seen any longer for sale. This is one from 1999 and has been out for sale for awhile but not for the last several years.
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	71 9atmrir ((JAMESONITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Noche Buena, Zacatecas, Mexico, 6 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a specimen that looks like a 000 steel wool brillo pad.

	72 5atmlis ((DOLOMITE, FLUORITE, WOLFRAMITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang, Hunan Province, China, 7.5 x 4 x 2.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a combination specimen with cream colored Dolomite with associated Fluorite and Wolframite.

	73 5atmlis ((DOLOMITE, FLUORITE, WOLFRAMITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang, Hunan Province, China, 7 x 6 x 3 cm, Cabinet, Here is a highly lustrous terminated Wolframite. The outside crystal is highly scuffed and damaged. The two crystals in back are great crystals with a higher than usual luster, more like a Cassiterite.

	74 33-00idcsgs ((TETRAHEDRITE, QUARTZ)), $50 MINIMUM BID, Casapalca Mine, Huarochiri Province, Lima Department, Peru, 14 x 9 x 7 cm, Cabinet, Here is a fine large Cabinet sized Tetrahedrite with associated Quartz. It has a large 5 cm central crystal. A few minor termination scuffs but overall no major damage and in great shape for a large Tetrahedrite specimen which usually have some damaged crystals.

	75 6idejnt ((ANATASE)), $35 MINIMUM BID, Hardangarvidda, Norway, 1.7 x 1.3 x .8 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a fine single crystal of black lustrous Anatase from Norway. Undamaged except for a chip on the underside of one termination. Displays in a perky without showing the damage. NOTE what looks like a crack in the photo is actually the crystal having a two terminations at that end from offset growth of the crystal.

	76 5atmlis ((FLUORITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang, Hunan Province, China, 7 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a light purple transparent lustrous cubic Fluorite which has sharp edges and undamaged.

	77 5atmlis ((CALCITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang, Hunan Province, China, 8 x 4 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Here is a Chinese Calcite with flattened rhombs

	78 10atadtr ((SPHALERITE, CALCITE, QUARTZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Animon Mine, Huaron, Peru, 7.5 x 5 x 2.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a Peruvian specimen with lustrous black Sphalerite and a few terminated Quartz crystals covered with mounds of white Calcite.





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	98 560-475-09fdceis ((GLAUCONITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Delaware, 3.5 cm vial/bottle, Bottle, A Philadelphia Academy specimen from the Franklin Institute. ex Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia #24104 on bottom of bottle, no label.

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