Auction Three hundred thirty three Preview

Sept 10, 2010

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	1 5atxtts ((SMITHSONITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, San Antonio Mine, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico, 4 x 4 x 2 cm, Miniature, Here is a miniature sized specimen with blebs of pastel green Smithsonite.

	2 8ghswts ((CHALCOCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana, 2.3 x 1.5 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, A Butte Chalcocite with a note that says bought from Bob Roots 1955. ex L Montgomery collection.

	3 8ghswts ((STURMANITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, N'Chwaning II, Kuruman, South Africa, 2 x 1.3 x 1.1 cm, Thumbnail, A single terminated crystal of Sturmanite. The back side has some contact or the crystal is not quite complete. It has the yellow core but some of the carmel outside is missing but does not look like damage. ex L Montgomery collection.

	4 10hltgie ((FLUORITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Muzquiz, Coahuila, Mexico, 9 x 5.5 x 5.5 cm, Cabinet, No major damage and the minor does not detract or show on this fine dark purple cubic Fluorite fromMuzquiz.

	5 7hlkmis ((PYRITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Grace Mine, Berks County, Pennsylvania, 7 x 3.5 x 3 cm, Cabinet, Here is a locality specimen with octahedral crystals of Pyrite, typical of this Iron mine owned by Bethlehmen Steel and operated until Japan caused the steel prices to fall.

	6 8jkjlnr ((ZEKTZNERITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Willow Basin, Washington Pass, Washington, .7 x .7 x .7 cm, Thumbnail, Zektznerite is fluorescent yellow. Here is a hexagonal terminated crystal of this rare mineral.

	7 8ghswts ((CALCITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, N'Chwaning II, Kuruman, South Africa, 2.5 x 2 x 2.3 cm, Thumbnail, A single undamaged lustrous gemmy crystal of Calcite on matrix in a full thumbnail sized specimen. ex L Montgomery collection.

	8 5atdbis ((QUARTZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID, level 10, San Antonio Mine, Chihuahua, Mexico, 5.5 x 4.5 x 2 cm, Miniature, A fine undamaged Quartz specimen from the San Antonio with stubby terminated crystals on a contrasting black matrix. ex Dan Belsher aka Blue Sky collection.


	9 8ghswts ((SCHORL)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Brandberg, Erongo, Namibia, 2 x 2 x 1.5 cm, Thumbnail, A lustrous undamaged black Schorl on Quartz.

	10 5atdbns ((COLUSITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Colusa Mine, Butte, Silver Bow County,Montana, 5.5 x 4 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Here is the rare mineral Colusite. The type locality is the East Colusa Mine also in Butte.

	11 08hhmrns ((BROCHANTITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Blue Jay Pit, Lisbon Valley, Utah, 10 x 8 x 3 cm, Cabinet, Here is a large specimen which looks like a light colored Quartzite covered with dark green micro acicular Brochantite.

	12 96athhns ((PYRITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Unknown location, 4 x 2.5 x 2.3 cm, Miniature, Here are three intergrown Pyrite crystals. One side has a peppering of micro Pyrite. This is probably from Bingham Canyon, Utah but the label is missing and I'm not sure. I've had this for a long time.

	13 3fcmdns ((5 BACCULITES)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Midwest Wyoming , 5.5 to 17 cm in length, Here are 5 fossil specimens of Bacculites, some showing sutures. The two large ones are smooth and the three smaller have rougher finishes.

	14 95athhns ((FOSSIL TREE LIMB AND KNEE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Unknown locations, 12 x 7 x 6 cm knee, 18 x 13 x 7 cm limb, Here a two fossils that I know nothing about. The limb looks like it might have thorns. The knee is knee inside is dark grey like limestone.

	15 95miscns ((USA STANDARD TESTING SIEVE NO. 16), $15 MINIMUM BID, 21 cm diameter, Here is a brass testing sieve NO. 16 with a Tyler equivalent 14 mesh. Opening is 1.18 mm or .0469 inches. W S Tyler, Inc. Mentor, Ohio

	16 95miscns ((USA STANDARD TESTING SIEVE NO. 20), $10 MINIMUM BID, 21 cm diameter, Here is a brass testing sieve NO. 20 with a Tyler equivalent 20 mesh. Opening is .840 mm or .0331 inches. Fisher Scientific Co. Pittsburgh, PA.

	17 6fblmir ((WULFENITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Urumqui, Kuruktag Mtns, Uygur Region, China, 3.5 x 2.5 x 2 cm, Miniature, Here is a smaller specimen of the Chinese Wulfenite. Crystals look undamaged.

	18 3jkjciss ((CALCITE pseudomorph after ARAGONITE?)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Snohomish County, Washington, 5 x 3 x 3 cm, Miniature, Uncommon to rare pseudomorph from the northwest. Calcite has replaced was is believed to might have been Aragonite. It is prismatic and terminated. These were found once 10 to 15 years ago with only three large specimens and a flat or so of smaller specimens. They are covered with flattened rhombs of Calcite which is very hard to remove without damaging the specimen. Most specimens except the smallest have been repaired. The best two specimens are in the Rice Museum in Oregon. I bought many if not most the find that was left after Rice bought the best two for alot of money. I also paid probably too much for the ones left. I originally had them for sale but did not sell any but prices were high. Starting bid is way under cost and I have never seen any others for sale. This one I do not believe is repaired. There is a little crack on the lower part of the matrix base. So if it is, it does not hurt it since it could be separated and not hurt the main pseudo crystal.

	19 9hedwin ((FLUORITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Minerva No. 1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock, Hardin County, Illinois, 7 x 4 x 3 cm, Cabinet, Golden yellow cubic lustrous Fluorite crystals. Looks to be undamged.

	20 6hensig ((FLUORITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Rosiclare Level, Main Orebody, Denton Mine, Hariis Creek District, Illinois, 8 x 6 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Yellow core with outer layer of inky purple. Golden yellow cubic lustrous Fluorite crystals. Undamged and sets well for display.

	21 7hemsis ((TALC)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Ludlow, Vermont, 9 x 4 x 3 cm, Cabinet, Here is a pastel green lustrous Talc. This location has the most aesthetic Talc specimens in the world. Talc is 1 the Mohs hardness scale.

	22 10hltgii ((FLUORITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Navidad Mine, Rodeo, Durango, Mexico, 11 x 7 x 2.5 cm, Cabinet, Undamaged specimen of pink octahedral Fluorite from Navidad Mine with a contrasting white matrix. I was previously told that the mine was no longer producing. I do not know whether these are old or if the mine is again producing some specimens. Colorful Fluorite at a very low price.

	23 10hltgin ((FLUORITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Okaruso Mine, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia, 11 x 7 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Blue to green undamaged transparent cubic Fluorite crystals. Back has some contact or damage but the front side is undamaged.

	24 10hltga ((FLUORITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Muzquiz, Coahuila, Mexico, 6 x 4.5 x 4 cm, Miniature, Undamaged dark purple cubic Fluorite fromMuzquiz.

	25 09ldocns ((COPROLITE-Sloth)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Eocene Salmon Creek, Washington, 6 x 4 x 4 cm. Miniature, Here is a Washington specimen of fossil dung from a Sloth.	x

	26 09ldocts ((COPROLITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Eocene Salmon Creek, Washington, 7.5 x 4 x 3.5 cm. Miniature, Here is an interesting Washington specimen of fossil dung.

	27 7hhmrns ((MONTMORILLONITE included QUARTZ)), $15 MINIMUM BID, White Queen Mine, Pala, San Diego County, California, 8 x 6 x 5 cm. Cabinet, Here is a classic White Queen Mine specimen. These included Quartz crystals are unique to this location.

.	28 9ldgcrs ((PSILOMELANE on BARITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Brunndobra, Vogtland, Germany, 8 x 4.5 x 4 cm. Cabinet, Here is a German specimen from the H Deisinger collection.

	29 10btcdir ((CALCITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Wenshan Mine, Yunnan Province, China, 6 x 6 x 5 cm, Miniature, Here is a undamaged specimen of Calcite from China. It has elongated terminated Calcite crystals protruding in all directions.

	30 09ldgcar ((OPAL)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Boulder Creek Deposit (Brinton), Custer County, Idaho, 6 x 6 x 4 cm. Miniature, Here is a boulder Opal specimen from Idaho. This type of Opal is also called jelly Opal.

	31 9ldgcar ((PURPLE HALITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Salt Deposit, Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France, 6 x 4.5 x 3 cm, Miniature, Here is a specimen of purple Halite. Purple Halite is a specimen like Spanish Pyrite is hard for non mineral people to believe is real.
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	32 36-krr-2265 ((ADAMITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico, 6.5 x 5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a miniature with lots of yellow Adamite fans on the brown matrix. This is an older style of Adamite from Ojuela.

	33 9atcens ((STIBNITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Wuling Mine, Qingjiang, Jiangxi Province, China, 14 x 2 x 1.3 cm, Cabinet, Here is a large terminated Stibnite. This one is undamaged except a little scuffing on one termination edge. Overall in great shape for this soft mineral. This is one mineral specimen that has greatly come down in price (it does happen from time to time) mainly due to supply. When these first came out from China they all suffered alot of damage and nicking and they were quite pricely. Then Collectors Edge imported large quantities and changed Chinese collecting methods. So while supplies are still readily available, these excellent Stibnite specimens are inexpensive. At Tucson, Chinese dealers are still wanting $40 to $80 wholesale for similar specimens. Again they used to be originally $100 to $300 years ago.

	34 0ldociss ((GREEN APOPHYLLITE on STILBITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Jalgoan, Maharashtra, India, 5 x 3 x 2 cm, Miniature, Here is an aesthetic green Apophyllite specimen with a double terminated Stilbite crytals for its base. NOTE; This is a lighter green than came out in the photo.


	35 5ecgprss ((CHALCOCITE)), $499 MINIMUM BID, Rocket Pocket, Flambeau Mine, Ladysmith, Wisconsin, 8 x 6 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a great specimen of the famous Flambeau Chalcocites. The patina has a blue iridescense. It is a floater with no attachment. Undamaged except for a couple of areas damaged from the blasting or this would be worth several $1000's. It has a cap of sharp Chalcocite crystals.

	36 9ldocrs ((PYROMORPHITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Midnight Mine, Mullen, Shoshone County, Idaho, 2 x 1.5 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a thumbnail sized specimen with two terminated crystals of Pyromorphite from an Idaho location other than Bunker Hill.

	37 9ldgces ((QUARTZ)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Polar Urals, Western Siberian Region, Russia, 6 x 6 x 2 cm, Miniature, Here is a cluster of double terminated Quartz crystals with no attachment or damage, except a few micro chips on edges, from the Polar Urals. ex H Deisinger collection.

	38 9ldgciss ((SILVER)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Niederschlema, Schlema, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany, 5.5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a nest of Silver wires in a vug on the specimen. ex H Deisinger collection.

	39 9ldgcnss ((PROUSTITE on ARSENIC)), $50 MINIMUM BID, St Joachimsthal, Erzgebirge, Bohemia, Czech Republic, 7 x 3 x 2.5 cm, Cabinet, Red Proustite on black Arsenic from Czech Republic. ex H Deisinger collection.

	40 18-4634-ggnr ((CHALCOCITE pseudomorph after DIGENITE)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana, 3 x 2.5 x 2 cm, Miniature, Here is a neat Butte specimen which has lots of iridescense. ex Gil Griffin collection.

	41 3768t ((HALLOYSITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Gold Hill Mine, Tooele County, Utah, 6 x 3 x 3 cm, Miniature, Here is a specimen of Halloysite from Gold Hill, There is also a green mineral, perhaps conichalcite.

	42 1590rs ((STIBNITE)), $40 MINIMUM BID, Surmjanyi Mine, kadamshay, Osh Oblast, Kyrgyzstan, 12.5 x 2 x 2 cm, Cabinet, Here is lustrous Stibnite from Kyrgyzstan. Looks like it is single terminated with one end coming to a bungle of smaller terminations for the last 7 mm of the crystal. ex H Deisinger collection.

	43 1326es ((PYRITE)), $30 MINIMUM BID, Huanzala Mine, Dos de Mayo Province, Peru, 8.5 x 7 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Here is lustrous cubic Pyrite. Undamaged except for some micro chipping on some edges. ex H Deisinger collection.

	44 832ns ((CHALCOPYRITE on DOLOMITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Eupel Mine, Siegerland, Germany, 6 x 4 x 3 cm, Miniature, Here is a German Chalcopyrite. ex H Deisinger collection.

	45 3756t ((QUARTZ pseudomorph after ARAGONITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Clarendon, Donley County, Texas, 2.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a neat pseudomorph with the typical hexagonal Aragonite shape and double terminated. However the Aragonite has been replaced with glassy Quartz.

	46 1642es ((BARITE)), $40 MINIMUM BID, Pohla, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany, 10 x 4 x 4 cm, Miniature, Here is a classic German honey colored Barite from Pohla. A few minor micro chips but overall in great shape. ex H Deisinger collection.

	47 969ns ((BARITE)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Irhoud Mine, Safi Province, Morocco, 11 x 7 x 6 cm, Cabinet, Here is a Moroccan Barite. The large crystals look undamaged. There is some damage in the area of the smaller crystals but it blends in and is hard to pick out. ex H Deisinger collection.

	48 1664ns ((PYRITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Elba Island, Tuscany, Italy, 5.5 x 5 x 3.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a pyritahedral crystal of Pyrite from Elba. Half the crystal is formed with faces and the other half is contact but not damage and a very small remnant of Hematite. ex H Deisinger collection.

	49 3692ng ((AMETHYST)), $35 MINIMUM BID, Stanley Butte area, Graham County, Arizona, 7.5 x 6 x 3 cm, Cabinet, Here is a specimen with two long terminated Quartz crystal on a base of partial crystals. The Quartz have Amethyst cores with a with a 1 mm lighter opaque Quartz outside. No damage to the two main crystal.

	50 3687tr ((COPPER included CALCITE, COPPER)), $50 MINIMUM BID, Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, 8 x 7 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Here is a specimen with Calcite crystals included with Copper. The main vug in undamage other than the peripheral crystals shown on the lower part of the photo as white. ex Gil Griffin collection.

	51 2208rs ((BARITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Stanislawow, Jawor District, Dolnoslaskie, Poland, 6 x 5.5 x 3.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a lustrous colorless Barite from the German collection from Poland. Crystals look in good shape and undamaged but I'm sure with a loop you could find a couple of damaged crystals. ex H Deisinger collection.

	52 3688ts ((CINNABAR on DOLOMITE)), $35 MINIMUM BID, Tongren Mine, Guizhou Province, China, 7 x 6 x 2.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a red undamaged intergrown crystal cluster of Cinnabar on Dolomite. The Cinnabar cluster is 2 cm in length.

	53 2779es ((NAKAURIITE)), $60 MINIMUM BID, Cedar Hill Quarry, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 7.5 x 5 x 3 cm, Cabinet, Here is the rare blue species Nakauriite. There are micro crystals of Nakaurite. It is old material from the Rick Hafer collection.

	54 2271es ((RHODOCHROSITE)), $50 MINIMUM BID, Djayrem Mine, Kazakhstan, 5 x 5 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a fine Rhodochrosite from Kazakhstan from old material. Two edges are polished to show the banding.

	55 3680rs ((BROOKITE on QUARTZ)), $65 MINIMUM BID, Taftan, Chagai District, Balochistan, Pakistan, 4 x 4 x 2.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a Pakistan Brookite on terminated and double terminated Quartz. The main Brookite crystals are undamaged. But there are several Brookites that have evidently been removed.

	56 2250irs ((FLUORITE with QUARTZ and CALCITE)), $40 MINIMUM BID, Freiberg District, Ergebirge, Saxony, Germany, 10 x 6 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Here is a Freiberg Fluorite. In great shape but has two cleanly cleaved corners which are hard to notice when displaying. ex H Deisinger collection.

	57 2290rs ((VANADINITE)), $60 MINIMUM BID, Mibladen, Morocco, 5.5 x 5 x 2 cm, Miniature, Here is a luscious Vanadinite with that pesty secondary brown coating actually on the backside of the specimen instead of coating one side of all the crystals which is common with Vanadinite specimens. Sharp dark red lustrous crystals which are undamaged except I see on missing crystal on the the edge about two o'clock in the photo.

	58 2349es ((GALENA)), $50 MINIMUM BID, Felsobanya, Romania, 11 x 6.5 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a great cubo octahedral Galena on a base of Siderite, Chalcopyrite, and more Galena. The back is flat and contact. ex Ernie Schlichter collection.

	59 3716 ((WULFENITE)), $99 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb, Namibia, 6 x 4 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a Tsumeb Wulfenite with the display dark butterscotch colored crystal 2 cm in length. Looks undamaged but probably has a little micro wear or chipping on the upper corner. To the right and left and behind the main crystal are two crystals with significant large chip missing. However it displays well and is a large Tsumeb Wulfenite for the money. ex Willy Israel collection but not label.

	60 2729rs ((MIMETITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb, Namibia, 2.2 x 2.2 x 1.5 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a Tsumeb Mimetite with a cluster of terminated undamaged crystals in a thumbnail size. ex James Thompson collection with label.

	61 7ddceestn ((EUCLASE on MUSCOVITE)), $50 MINIMUM BID, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 11 x 9 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a uncommon Euclase specimen. The area where the two Muscovite crystals come together form a V where several colorless Euclase crystals grew. ex Ernie Schlichter collection.

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	71 475-09fdcegs ((CYRTOLITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Branchville, Connecticut, 6 x 5.5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Cyrtolite is a variety of Zircon. ex Academy of Natural Science Philadelphia #20285. ex Samuel G Gordon 1924

	72 475-09fdcegs ((PUMPELLYITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Isle Royal, Michigan, 2 x 1.5 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, This specimen is cut and polished to show the dark green Pumpellyite. ex Academy of Natural Science Philadelphia #4457, ex G F Blandy.

	73 475-09fdcels ((WAVELLITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Llallagua, Potosi Department, Bolivia, 4.5 x 4 x 4 cm, Miniature, Here is an old style specimen of Wavellite from the academy collection. ex Academy of Natural Science Philadelphia #20953.

	74 475-09fdcees ((AZURITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Chile, 6 x 6 x 2 cm, Miniature, Here is a druze of Azurite from Chile. ex Academy of Natural Science Philadelphia #22467.

	75 475-09fdcees ((CHIASTOLITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Lancaster, Massachusetts, 5 x 4 x 2 cm, Miniature, Here is Chiastolite from Massachusetts. The ends are polished to show the crystals. ex Academy of Natural Science Philadelphia #4125.

	76 475-09fdcear ((CASSITERITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Viloco aka Araca, Bolivia, 3 x 1.8 x 1.8 cm, Miniature, Here is a speicmen of Cassiterite completely covered with small lustrous crystals. ex Academy of Natural Science Philadelphia #20957.

	77 475-09fdcels ((RAMMELSBERGITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Humbolt County, Nevada, 4 x 2 x .5 cm, Miniature, Here is Chiastolite from Massachusetts. The ends are polished to show the crystals. ex Academy of Natural Science Philadelphia #18979, ex E D Drown.

	78 475-09fdceigs ((CHALCEDONY GEODE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Burlington, Iowa, 16 x 12 x 7 cm, Cabinet, Here is a large Geode from Iowa. ex Academy of Natural Science Philadelphia #23753. ex Dr N Roe Bradner.

	79 475-09fdctss ((MUSCOVITE, URANITE)), $35 MINIMUM BID, Ash County, North Carolina, 10 x 8 x 5.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is Muscovite and Uranite specimen with an early academy number from North Carolina. ex Academy of Natural Science Philadelphia #3620. ex H H Ames

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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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