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611-475-09fdceis
((CASSITERITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Huanuni, Bolivia, 9 x 4 x 4 cm, Cabinet,
Two specimens one very small from the Philadelphia Academy.
Old ore like specimen without good crystals.
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311-475-09fdceis
((MAGNETITE in CHLORITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Norwich, Vermont, 11 x 4 x
2 cm, Cabinet, A specimen of Chlorite schist loaded with
octahedral and elongated octahedral crystals of Magnetite. Early
specimen number from the Academy. ex Academy of Natural Sciences of
Philadelphia #1631, ex J F Frazer.
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| 3 131-475-09fdceis
((MUSCOVITE pseudomorph after SILICATE MINERALS aka PINITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Haddam, Connecticut, 1.5 x 1.5 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, Not much
to look at but an interesting historic pseudomorph.
ex Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia #24019. ex Wister
collection.
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| 4 668-475-09fdceis
((GLAUBERITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Laramie, Wyoming, vial is 11 cm in
length, Sealed Vial, Here on old specimen with an early specimen
number from Laramie. Early Academy number of 5567 from Dr. Leidy. ex
Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia #5567. ex Dr Joseph Leidy. |
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5 09gsmzeg
((APOPHYLLITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India, 2 x 2 x 1 cm,
Thumbnail, Here is a floater clusters of three double terminated
chocolate brown colored Apophyllite crystals. These are called
Chocolate Apophyllite. No damage except one
corner is hard to tell and may have a minute bruising. |
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6 09gsmzinr
((STURMANITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Wessels Mine, Kalahari Managanese
Field, South Africa, 3.8 x 1.8 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Here is an
undamaged cluster of yellowish brown Sturmanite crystals. Undamaged
and contacted flat on the base. Some terminations.
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| 7 09gsmziss
((SCHEELITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Alchuri, Shigar Valley, Pakistan, 1.5 x
1 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a gemmy crystal of Scheelite which
in highly fluorescent.
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| 8 09gsmzor
((SILVER)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Elura Mine, Cobar, NSW, Australia, 4 cm
in length, Thumbnail or small miniature, Spinel twinned Silver
from the Elura Mine in Cobar.
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| 9 675-475-09fdceis
((GOLD ORE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Renier Mine, Rowan County, North Carolina,
14 x 7 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a specimen of Gold Ore from
North Carolina with an early number, 2037. I do not see any visable
Gold but it is hard to tell. There may be some in veins in the Quartz. Also
I do not know if I am reading the mine name correctly on the label.
Great old specimen from North Carolina.
ex Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia #2037.
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10 zzz-475-09fdceis
((4 FLUORITE cleavage diamonds)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Rosiclare, Illinois,
4.5 x 3 x 3 cm,
Miniatures, Here are 4 large octahedral cleaved Fluorite from
Rosiclare. Three are yellow and one is purple.
ex Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia #26061, 26140. |
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11 557-475-09fdceis
((PHLOGOPITE with star)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Canada, 9.5 x 8 cm,
Cabinet, A Philadelphia Academy specimen from
Canada which says PHLOGOPITE with star but I do not know what this means. I
do not see a star or know where I should look. ex Academy of Natural
Sciences of Philadelphia #24050. ex Rev T G Chamberlain
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12 4-475-09fdceis
((TOPAZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Brazil, to 1 cm,
Bag of small crystals. Here is a bag of small crystals of Topaz
from Brazil.
ex Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia #24664.
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| 13 09gsmziss
((BERYL variety AQUAMARINE, SCHORL)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Erongo
Mountains, Namibia, 2.5 x 1.5 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a
terminated Aquamarine with a lustrous black Schorl crystal attached to
the side.
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| 14 09gsmzirs
((Rare PAINITE, CORUNDUM variety RUBY)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Ohngaing
Village, Mogok, Mandalay Division, Burma, 1.5 x 1 x 1 cm, Thumbnail,
Here is a rare species. Rare Painite is the brown mineral and Corundum
variety Ruby. |
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| 15 09gsmzior
((Rare JOHACHIDOLITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Pyant Gyi Mine, Pein Pyit,
Mogok, Burma, 3.5 x 1.7 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Johachidolite
is the rare honey colored miniature. Also I believe there is a ban on
any importing of minerals or gems from Burma.
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09gsmzins
((BERYL variety AQUAMARINE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Erongo Mountains,
Namibia, 2 x .5 x .5 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a gemmy
terminated Aquamarine from Erongo.
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17 145-475-09fdceis
((AMBLYGONITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Bear Claim, Manitoba, Canada, 10 x
5.5 x 3 cm, Cabinet, A Geological Survey of Canada Division of
Mineralogy specimen and Philadelphia Academy specimen from Canada. ex Academy of Natural
Sciences of Philadelphia #21739, ex Canada Division of Mineralogy.
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| 18 307-475-09fdceis
((CHABAZITE with CALCITE)), $30 MINIMUM BID, Wasson's Bluff, Two
Islands, Nova Scotia, Canada, 10 x
7 x 5.5 cm, Miniature, An aesthetic specimen with dark orange crystals
of Chabazite with undamaged sprays of Calcite. Undamaged and aesthetic
specimen from the Philadelphia Academy. ex Academy of Natural
Sciences of Philadelphia #4600, ex J L Chipman.
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622-475-09fdceis
((APATITE)) $30 MINIMUM BID, Magnet Cove, Arkansas, 14 x
11 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Here is another great Philadelphia Academy specimen
collected by Samuel Gordon, himself, in 1936. ex Academy of Natural
Sciences of Philadelphia #22083, ex Samuel G Gordon collected in 1936.
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20 635-475-09fdceis
((OLIGOCLASE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Spruce Pine, North Carolina, 11 x
8 x 4 cm, Cabinet, A Philadelphia Academy specimen from Samuel Gordon.
White Oligoclase with some associated Quartz and Muscovite. Nice
historical specimen. ex Academy of Natural Sciences of
Philadelphia #22083, ex Samuel G Gordon.
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21 09gsmzeg
((HELVITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Tongbei, Fujian Province, China,
1.3 x 1.3 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, Here is single brown
Helvite which is undamaged and mounted in a perky box. |
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| 22 09gsmziss
((SPINEL)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Luc Yen, Yenbai Province, Vietnam,
3.5 x 2 x 1.3 cm, Thumbnail to small miniature, Here is
specimen of multiple octahedral Spinel crystals with parallel growth forming
large flat sides on this solid red Spinel specimen.
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| 23 09gsmzior
((IRANITE, WULFENITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Chapacase Mine, Tocopilla,
Chile, 2 x 2 x 1.5 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a
thumbnail size specimen of the rare mineral Iranite along with associated
Wulfenite. |
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| 24 09atadn
((HEMATITE pseudomorph after MAGNETITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Payun
Volcano, Altiplano de Payun Matru, Mendoza, Argentina,
3 x 1 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, Here is single floater with
hopper crystals of Hematite ps Magnetite. When these previewed several
years ago, these thumbnail sized specimens sold for $50 each directly from
the single source Argentinan dealer. Since then, prices have
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| 25 5atmdns
((CERUSSITE with BARITE and GALENA)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Mibladen,
Morocco, 5.5 x 2.5 x 2 cm, Miniature, Undamaged lustrous Cerussite
crystals with associated Galena and even a cluster of Barite. |
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26 5atmdns
((WULFENITE with BARITE and GALENA)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Mibladen,
Morocco, 7 x 4 x 2 cm, Cabinet, Yellow opaque Wulfenite crystals with
associated Barite and Galena.
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27 5atmdns
((VANADINITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Mibladen, Morocco, 9 x 7 x 6 cm,
Cabinet, Small lustrous red orange crystals of Vanadinite from
Morocco.
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28 551-10fsgais
((COPPER)), $10 MINIMUM BID, 6590 foot level, Bingham Canyon Mine, Oquirrh
Mine, Salt Lake County, Utah, 2 x 2 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. This is
crystallized (NOTE not as nice as last weeks thumbnail).
I have a couple of flats of miniatures and small cabinets that I hope to
photo for a web page.
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| 29 9atcer
((VANADINITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Pure Potential Mine aka North
Geronomo Mine, Arizona, 4 x 3.5 x
2.5
cm, Miniature, Here is a miniature specimen with the Vanadinite
crystals not sharp but rounded. Also secondary scalenohedral crystals
of Calcite on the top crystals. Undamaged.
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30 3hhshis
((AURICHALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Hidden Treasure Mine, Tooele
County, Utah, 4 x 3.5 x 1 cm, Miniature, Here is a
specimen with robin egg blue cluster of Aurichalcite. Clusters are
about 5 MM in diameter.
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31 09btadar
((GOLD)), $45 MINIMUM BID, Olinghouse Mine, Washoe County, Nevada, 6 x
4.5 x 2.5 cm, Cabinet, A 9 MM cluster of crystallized Gold from Olinghouse. Great under a loop. |
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| 32 5hhcans
((ROMERITE, COQUIMBITE, HALOTRICHITE, COPIAPITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID,
Dexter #7 Mine, Calf Mesa, San Rafael Swell, Emery County, Utah, 7 x 5
x 2.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a specimen of brown Romerite with white
needles of Halotrichite and hexagonal crystals of Coquimbite. Also
minor yellow Copiapite on one side.
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33 7swg
((QUARTZ SCEPTER)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Alice Glory Hole Mine, Alice,
Clear Creek County, Colorado, 3 x 1.7 x 1.2 cm, Miniature, Here is a
scepter specimen of Quartz from Colorado. There is a couple of minor
dings on the scepter.
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34 09atmrg
((2 CASSITERITE variety WOOD TIN)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Durango, Mexico,
2.5 x 2.5 x 1.3 cm, 2 Thumbnails, Here are two thumbnail sized
rounded Wood Tin specimens from Mexico.
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| 35 10btadls
((RHODONITE, GALENA)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Broken Hill, New South Wales,
Australia,
8 x 8 x 8 cm, Cabinet, Here is a large combination specimen of red Rhodonite and lustrous Galena from Broken Hill.
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36 7swg
((QUARTZ)), $5 MINIMUM BID, PC Mine, Jefferson County, Montana,
4.5 x 3.5 x 2 cm, Miniature, Here is a plate of Quartz from
Montana. |
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| 37 7swg
((QUARTZ with TOURMALINE inclusions)), $5 MINIMUM BID, PC Mine,
Jefferson County, Montana, 3.5 x 2 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a
single terminated Quartz crystal with Tourmaline inclusions.
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511 09ldgces
((CALCITE, QUARTZ variety AMETHYST)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Rio Grande do
Sul, South Region, Brazil, 14 x 6 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, Here
is a Brazilian specimen with rhombs and scalenohedral crystals of Calcite
with light purple Amethyst on the upper left. ex H Deisinger
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39 1605 511 09ldgces
((CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Madan, Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria, 13 x
4 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a Bulgarian Calcite with clusters
of compound crystals with multiple terminations. ex H Deisinger
collection
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40 7swg
((QUARTZ with TOURMALINE inclusions)), $10 MINIMUM BID, PC Mine,
Jefferson County, Montana, 3 x 2.5 x 2 cm, Miniature, Here is a
fine cluster of Quartz crystals with Tourmaline and Tourmaline inclusions. |
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| 41 09atmrns
((7 pcs PALYGORSKITE aka MOUNTAIN LEATHER, CALCITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID,
Metaline, Washington, 2 to 4 cm, 7 Thumbnails,
Here are 7 specimens of Calcite and Palygorskite from Metaline Falls area.
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| 42 7swg
((QUARTZ with CHLORITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Maderuertal, Canton Uri,
Switzerland, 4.5 x 2.3 x 1.9 cm, Miniature, Here is a fine
terminated Quartz crystal from Switzerland. termination is sharp and
undamaged.
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| 43 6hlkmnr,
((CALCITE with HEMATITE inclusions)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Weaverland
Quarry, Lancaster County, Pennsylavania,
14
x 9 x 6 cm, Cabinet, The specimen has scalenohedral crystals of
Calcite with Hematite inclusions.
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7swg
((QUARTZ with etched stems)), $10 MINIMUM BID, China, 5.5 x 3 x
1.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a fine specimen with two terminated
Quartz crystal with etched stems creating a sceptered Quartz.
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7hlkmis
((PREHNITE, ANDULARIA, ACTINOLITE, BYSSOLITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Keystone Trap Rock Quarry, Cornog, Wallace Township, Chester County,
Pennsylvania, 3 x 2 x 2 cm, Miniature,
Old material no longer available with the Quarry filled with water.
Classic Pennsylvania specimens. Jackstraw Prehnite and twinned
Andularia crystals with dark Actinolite and Byssolite.
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| 46 7hlkmis
((ANDULARIA, BYSSOLITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Keystone Trap Rock Quarry,
Cornog, Wallace Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, 3.5 x 2 x 1.5 cm, Miniature,
Old material no longer available with the Quarry filled with water.
Classic Pennsylvania specimens. Here is a specimen with twinned
Andularia crystals with minor Byssolite. |
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| 47 7hlkmis
((CLINOZOISITE, ACTINOLITE, BYSSOLITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Keystone
Trap Rock Quarry, Cornog, Wallace Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania,
3.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm, Miniature,
Old material no longer available with the Quarry filled with water.
Classic Pennsylvania specimens. Here is a specimen Clinozoisite and
Actinolite with tuffs of Byssolite. |
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| 48 7hlkmis
((ANDULARIA, BYSSOLITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Keystone Trap Rock Quarry,
Cornog, Wallace Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, 3 x 2 x 1.5 cm, Miniature,
Old material no longer available with the Quarry filled with water.
Classic Pennsylvania specimens. Here is a specimen with twinned
Andularia crystals bathed in Byssolite. |
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49 7swg
((PYRITE, SPHALERITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Animon Mine, Peru, 4 x
3 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a fine specimen with lustrous
striated Pyrite and several undamaged Sphalerite crystals. |
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((FIELD GUIDE TO TOPAZ AND ASSOCIATED MINERALS OF THE THOMAS RANGE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, 21.5
x 14 cm, Book, NOTE this book is new and unused. Here is the book by John Holfert, Walter Mroch and
Jeremy Fuller. Also front page signed by Holfert and Fuller. I
used to have several of these but this is the last one. |
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51 bbbtg
((PYRITE pseudomorph after PYRRHOTITE on SPHALERITE, QUARTZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Keystone Mine, Crested Butte, Gunnison County, Colorado, 22 x 13 x 6 cm,
Cabinet, Here is a large cabinet specimen from the Keystone mine in
Colorado.
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825-511-9ldgcns
((CALCITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico,
6 x 6 x 4 cm,
Miniature, Here is a lustrous Santa Eulalia Calcite from a German
collection of H Desinger.
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53 7swg
((QUARTZ)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Unknown, 5.5 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a
double terminated undamaged Quartz specimen without a label.
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5atjkis
((MALACHITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Southwest Mine, Bisbee, Cochise
County, Arizona, 8 x
4 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Acicular Malachite from Bisbee. |
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6hhdwls
((rare KESTERITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Xue Bao Diang Mine, Pingwu,
Sichuan, China, 1.5 x 1 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a rare
mineral, Kesterite, from China. Kesterite is a copper tin sulfide. |
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7swg
((QUARTZ)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Hunan Province, China, 6.5 x 2.2 x
2.2 cm, Miniature, Here is a double terminated undamaged Quartz
specimen from China. |
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57 miscis
((COPPER)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Unknown, Thumbnails, Here is a
bag of interesting small copper specimens. No label or information.
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| 58 7hljdg
((SUEVITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Ries Crater, Nordingen, Swabia, Bavaria,
Germany, 4.5 x 3.5 x 2 cm, Miniature, Search Nordlingen on
mindat.org for information. This is from the Ries Crator, a
large meteorite crater in Germany. |
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59 7hljdnr
((GALENA)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Sweetwater Mine, Reyolds County, Missouri, 3 x
1.5 x 1 cm,
Miniature, Here is thick spinel twinned Galena from Reynold County,
Missouri. |
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miscis
((VANADINITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Mibladen, Morocco, 5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm,
Miniature, Here is a cute miniature of Vanadinite from Morocco.
Lustrous red to red orange hexagonal crystals of Vanadinite.
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| 61 9hldwr
((PYRITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Hengyang, Hunan Province, China, 4 x 3.5 x
3 cm, Miniature, Here is a spherical Pyrite from China. |
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| 62 08jgjsr
((SCHORL aka BLACK TOURMALINE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Pingwu County,
Sichuan Province, China, 5.5 x 4 x 3 cm,
Miniature, Here is a double terminated black opaque Tourmaline aka Schorl. |
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8fblmii
((WULFENITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Urumqui, Kuruktag Mountains, Xinjiang
Uygur Region, China, 5 x 4.5 x 3 cm, Miniature, Here is a
Chinese Wulfenite with some damage to the crystals. |
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64 5hhmiscr
((6 MARCASITE NODULES)), $5 MINIMUM BID, New York, 1.5 to
3.5 cm, 6 Thumbnail to Miniature, Here are 6 Marcasite nodules
from New York. Sometimes these Marcasite nodules form around
fossil mollusks or gastropods. |
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| 65 4hhshis
((ROSASITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Hidden Treasure Mine, Tooele County,
Utah,
2.5 x 1.5 x .5 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a thumbnail sized Rosasite from the
Hidden Treasure Mine which has been sealed by the state of Utah. |
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66 4hhshis
((PLATTNERITE on HEMIMORPHITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Hidden Treasure
Mine, Tooele County, Utah,
8 x 5 x 2.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a specimen from the Hidden Treasure Mine
which has been sealed by the state of Utah. Plattnerite specimens are
uncommon. Here is a specimen with sprays of colorless bladed Hemimorphite
covered with acicylar black crystals of Plattnerite. Great under a
loop or microscope.
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67 4hhshis
((CALCITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Hidden Treasure Mine, Tooele County, Utah,
4 x 2 x 1.2 cm, Miniature, Here is a specimen from the Hidden Treasure
Mine which has been sealed by the state of Utah. I thought this
was Smithsonite at first but under a loop, these look like Calcite
crystals. |
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68 4hhshis
((AZURITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Mammoth Mine, Tintic District, Utah,
3 x 2.5 x 2 cm, Miniature, Here is a specimen from the Tintic District.
Small druze of somewhat gemmy blue Azurite crystals. Best seen under a
loop.
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| 69 4hhshis
((GOETHITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Mammoth Mine, Tintic District, Utah,
2.5 x 2.5 x 1 cm, Miniature, Here is a specimen from the Tintic District.
It has ribbons of velvety brown Goethite. Sometimes these have
associated white Calcite but this one is just the Goethite.
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70 4hhshis
((MIXITE, CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Northern Spy Mine, Tintic
District, Utah,
3 x 3 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a specimen from the Tintic District.
It has blue green acicular crystals of Mixite.
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71 9atjhir ((TOPAZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah, 2.5 x 2 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a specimen
with three double terminated crystals of Topaz forming a fan. Half
of one crystal is sherry colored and gemmy. The rest is sand
included.
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72 9atkrir ((CERUSSITE WITH
HYDROCERUSSITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb, Namibia,
4.5 x
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| 73 9atkrir ((MOTTRAMITE
pseudomorph after WULFENITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb, Namibia,
5 x 3.5
x 2 cm, Miniature, Here is a specimen that looks like the Mottramite after
Wulfenite pseudomorphs from Tsumeb although it was not originally
labeled. |
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4atjtnr
((MALACHITE, MALACHITE pseudomorph after AZURITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Morenci Mine, Greenlee County, Azurite, 8 x
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x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a specimen with spheres of dark green
Malachite with some Malachite pseudomorphs after Azurite around the outside
edges.
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| 75
ari
((BROOKITE on SMOKY QUARTZ)), $15 MINIMUM BID,
Moses Hill, Magnet Cove, Arkansas, 12 x 9 x 7 cm, Cabinet, Here is a
uncommonly large specimen of Brookite on Smoky Quartz. Mostly
thumbnails and miniatures exist but Cabinet and large Cabinet specimens are
uncommon. This is the largest by far out of thousands of specimens.
This on has a ribbon of large Brookite crystals down the right side along
with various others throughout the specimen.
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5atjknt ((CALCITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID,
Southwest Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona,
12 x
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x 4.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is another aesthetic Bisbee Calcite. I
seen several of these at the San Francisco Fine Mineral show at values from
$150 to $300 for similar sized specimens. The left side is not
terminated but the right side is terminated. |
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77 1537ssse ((SIDERITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Yauli
Province, Junin Department, Peru,
7 x
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x 2.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a Peruvian Siderite with columns of stacked
crystals.
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| 78 863sssis ((STIBNITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Julcani District, Huancavelica Department, Peru,
6.5 x
4
x 3 cm, Miniature, Here is a spray of terminated Stibnite crystals
perched on another spray.
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79 5atmliss ((HUBNERITE,
QUARTZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Pasto Bueno, Peru,
7 x
5.5
x 4.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a large crystal of Hubnerite 5 cm across.
No damage to the large main crystal.
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80 4atvmts ((PINK TOPAZ on
QUARTZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Brumado Mine, Bahia, Brazil,
4.5 x
3
x 2 cm, Miniature, Several small pink terminated Topaz crystals on cluster
of terminated Quartz crystals from Brumado Mine.
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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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