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Jan 7, 2011

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1 7atkrns ((WULFENITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb, Namibia, 5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Caramel colored thick Wulfenite crystals from Tsumeb. Looks undamaged but with a 10x loop there is some minor chipping to crystals. ex Uli Bahmann collection.

2 7atkrns ((micromineral mix)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb, Namibia, 5 x 4 x 2 cm, Miniature, Here is another unlabeled Tsumeb specimen. It has some whitish rhombs and yellowish crystals with small Olive green sheaves. ex Uli Bahmann collection.


3 7atkrns ((BROCHANTITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb, Namibia, 6.5 x 6 x 5 cm, Miniature, Pinkish saddleback Dolomite crystals covered with emerald green Brochantite. This was part of the Kristalle lot the majority unlabeled. I thought this was Malachite but under a loop it looks like Brochantite, not the acicular needle form, but the crystalline form with some dark green opaque and some emerald green gemmy faced crystals. ex Uli Bahmann collection.

4 7atkrns ((AZURITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb, Namibia, 8 x 7 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Small but gemmy Azurite crystals. Another associated green mineral with areas of the micro mineral. Perhaps Duftite. ex Uli Bahmann collection.

5 7atkrns ((SMITHSONITE with other microminerals)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb, Namibia, 7 x 5 x 3 cm, Cabinet, This specimen is covered with individual cream colored Smithsonite crystals. The matrix has colorless micro crystals with flat terminations. ex Uli Bahmann collection.

6 6hedwer ((CERUSSITE on DUFTITE on CALCITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb, Namibia, 5.5 x 4 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, This specimen is from the Willy Israel collection handled by Rob Lavinsky. Willy originally purchased it from Clive Queit. The specimen has several undamaged Cerussite crystals. Only the crystal on the top edge has damage. ex Willy Israel Bahmann collection.

7 7atkrns ((CALCITE on QUARTZ)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb, Namibia, 9 x 6 x 4 cm, Cabinet, This specimen has a Quartz lined vug. The Quartz crystals are covered with double terminated small Calcite crystals. ex Uli Bahmann collection.

8 9idocns ((COPPER, CALCITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, 13 x 4 x 2 cm, Cabinet, Here is a Copper specimen with opaque white Calcite and irregular shaped Copper that grew between the Calcite crystals. ex Ernie Schlichter collection.

9 96hlkmis ((FOSSIL SHARK TOOTH)), $5 MINIMUM BID, east coast states, 11 cm, Cabinet, It looks a bit like a fossil claw but is actually half of a large shark tooth.

10 96hlkmis ((FOSSIL CORAL COLONY)), $10 MINIMUM BID, unknown location, 10 x 9 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a large colonial coral colony.

11 96hlkmis ((FOSSIL CORAL COLONY)), $10 MINIMUM BID, unknown location, 6 x 6 x 2 cm, Cabinet, Here is a colonial coral colony that looks like a bee comb.

12 96hlkmis ((FOSSIL BIVALVE CLAM)), $10 MINIMUM BID, unknown location, 7.5 x 6.5 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Here is both shells of a fossil clam.

13 8ecmdis ((MORDENITE on CHALCEDONY)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Aurangabad, near Nasik, Maharashtra, India, 7.5 x 4.5 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is an aesthetic specimen that looks like a spaceship. Blue Chalcedony covered with white spheres and hairlike crystals of Mordenite.

14 5hhcaiss ((COQUIMBITE, COPIAPITE, HALOTRICHITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Dexter #7 Mine, Calf Mesa, San Rafael Swell, Emery County, Utah, 8.5 x 5.5 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Here is a large specimen with yellow Copiapite and the white is usually Halotrichite. There is great coverage of purple glassy crystals of Coquimbite on both sides. This was one of the best specimens from a group of specimens collected by a local collected about 10 years ago.

15 9idocar ((RHODOCHROSITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Sweethome?, Alma, Colorado, 6 x 5 x 3.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a Rhodochrosite. It had no label but is from the Ernie Schlichter collection. I know he collected in Colorado so it is probably a Sweethome specimen, ex Ernie Schlichter collection.

16 6cggmis ((HEMATITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Nador, Morocco, 5 x 3 x .4 cm, Miniature, Here is a lustrous flat Hematite from Nador.

17 9idociss ((FLUORITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, William Wise Mine, Westmoreland, New Hampshire, 19 x 8 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a large light green Fluorite from the William Wise Mine in New Hampshire. ex Ernie Schlichter collection #4-024.

18 5atdbrs ((LUDLAMITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Blackbird Mine, Lemhi County, Idaho, 4 x 2.5 x 1 cm, Miniature, Here is a matrix specimen with about 8 Ludlamite crystals. The specimen looks like it has a coating to stabilize the matrix and crystals. ex Dave Bunk specimen.

19 6hhmrns ((AZURITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Lisbon Valley, La Sal, Utah, 2.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a full sized thumbnail of an undamaged La Sal Azurite floater from Utah.

20 95hhhhr ((TOPAZ, BIXBYITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah, 3.5 x 1 x .5 cm, 2 thumbnails, Here are two thumbnail specimens of Topaz. The larger is a terminated crystal with small cubic black lustrous Bixbyite crystals. The smaller is a non descript reference cluster of Topaz crystals.

21 95hhhhr ((BARITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Peru, 3.5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a small miniature and could be easily trimmed into a thumbnail. 1.5 cm lustrous undamaged single Barite crystal.

22 7hhshis ((GARNET)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Coyote Front Mine, Bishop, California, 7 x 4.5 x 3 cm, Cabinet, Here is a lustrous undamaged carmel colored Garnet from Bishop.

23 10atadts ((GOLD, QUARTZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Olinghouse Mine, Washoe County, Nevada, 5.5 x 2.5 x 2 cm, Miniature, Here is a 1 cm area of crystalline Gold from Olinghouse with small associated terminated Quartz crystals. The Gold crystals are best viewed under a loop.

24 9idocar ((BARITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Unknown location, 6.5 x 6 x 4.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a fine Barite without a label from the Ernie Schlicter collection. Stout Barite crystals to 1.5 cm and .4 cm thick. No matrix just a cluster of Barite crystals and no damage with the naked eye. ex Ernie Schlichter collection.

25 6hlkmar ((CELESTINE)) $10 MINIMUM BID, Meckley Quarry, Mandata, Northunberland County, Pennsylvania, 8 x 6 x 6 cm, Cabinet, Here is a specimen of Celestine from Pennsylvania. Stout blue grey colored crystals of Celestine on matrix.


26 7ddcets ((GALENA)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Galena, Illinois, 9.5 x 6 x 5 cm and 2.5 x 2 x 1 cm, Cabinet and Thumbnail, Here is a specimen from the Academy of Natural Science of Philadelphia with an early number of 614. The small Galena cubic crystal has the number on it and also a signed paper scrap from the donor, E H Bebee. The large specimen has skeletal Crystals. ex Academy of Natural Science Philadephia #614, ex E H Bebee.

27 7ddcers ((PYRITE)), donor Prof Domeyko, $25 MINIMUM BID, Campana Mine, Chile, 9 x 8.5 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Here is an ugly massive very old Pyrite specimen from a historically famous donor, Prof. Domeyko (Domeykite named after him). It is a specimen from the Academy of Natural Science of Philadelphia with an early number of 788. The label says Magnetic Pyrites, Campana Mine, Chile. ex Academy of Natural Science Philadephia #788, ex Prof. Domeyko.

28 6hlkmns ((CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Hanover Quarry, Adams County, Pennsylvania, 5 x 3 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Here is an undamaged pair of Calcite crystals from a seldom seen Pennsylvania Quarry.

29 511-9ldgcnrs ((SMOKY QUARTZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Grimsel Area, Hasli Valley, Bern, Switzerland, 14 x 9.5 x 6 cm, Cabinet, This is a specimen of Swiss Quartz. It has a large Quartz crystal on the left with a large chip on the termination. This could be taken off and cabinet specimen and still be a cabinet sized specimen with two terminated large Smoky Quartz crystals. ex H Desinger collection.

30 10atadts ((GOLD, QUARTZ)), $30 MINIMUM BID, Olinghouse Mine, Washoe County, Nevada, 8 x 6 x 3 cm, Miniature, Here a specimen of crystalline Gold from Olinghouse with small associated terminated Quartz crystals. The Gold crystals are best viewed under a loop and are spread out over the top of the matix.

31 9hetgie ((ANHYDRITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Naica, Mexico, 11.5 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a cluster of light blue Anhydrite crystals from Naica. Pretty much undamaged and in great shape. This have been fairly scarce in recent years.

32 511-9ldgcnrs ((AMETHYST)), $10 MINIMUM BID, High Atlas Mountains, Atlas Mountains, Morocco, 14 x 8 cm, Cabinet, Here is a Moroccan Amethyst with light purple Quartz crystals in a cresent shaped geode shell. ex H Desinger collection.

33 5atjkar ((CALCITE STALACTITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Southwest Mine, Bisbee, Arizona, 23 x 16 cm, Cabinet, Here is a large cabinet specimen from Bisbee. The straight part of the stalactite has been repaired and glued back. So the glue could be removed with acetone to make two separate specimens. Interesting specimen from the finds back in about 2005 collected in a large cavern at the Southwest Mine.

34 511-9ldgcnrs ((HEMATITE ROSE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 6 x 4 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a lustrous multiple platy Hematite form know as a Hematite Rose. Some damage on some of the edges which seems to be the norm with these specimens. Mislabeled in the German collection as from Fibbia Mt, Gotthard, Switzerland. ex H Desinger collection.

35 ca2 ((DICKTHOMSSENITE)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Vanadium Queen Mine, La Sal Quadrangle, San Juan County, Utah, 4 x 3 x 1 cm, Miniature, Here is a mineral only a couple of years old. It was discovered by a local Utah collector and only found in a couple of Utah locations. It is water soluble and rare with a very small amount of specimens collected and the state sealing many Utah mines.

36 98hhswrs-584 ((VANADINITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Milbladen, Morocco, 7 x 2.5 x 2 cm, Cabinet, Here is an undamaged Vanadinite specimen with undamaged blood red crystals.

37 4hhswir ((ARSENOPYRITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan Province, China, 8 x 4 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is lustrous larger Arsenopyrite from Yaogangxian Mine. Some damage or contact present. Associated small Calcite crystals on one side.

38 6hhswis ((ORANGE QUARTZ)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Orange River, Warmbad, Karas Region, Namibia, 4 x 3 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a fine undamaged cluster of Quartz with a reddish brown color from Hematite.

39 6hlkmis ((TOURMALINE with HERDERITE, LEPIDOLITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Pederneiras Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 2 cm in height, Thumbnail, Here is a gemmy blue green terminated Tourmaline with several cream colored Herderite crystals and associated Lepidolite.

40 6hlkmr ((BRUCITE)), $3 MINIMUM BID, Cedar Hill Quarry, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 3 x 2 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a specimen with pearly micaceous Brucite and a green unknown. Label said Pyroaurite but does not look like Pyroaurite or Chromium Pyroaurite.

41 9idociss ((GROSSULAR)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Wah Wah Mts, Beaver County, Utah, 2.5 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Here is an 8 MM light pastel green Grossular Garnet on matrix. Garnet is in great shape with only a small amount of damage. Most of these are damaged when trying to expose from the matrix.


42 9hljdgs ((MANGANOAN CALCITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Idarado Mine, Telluride, Colorado, 6 x 4 x 3.5 cm, Miniature, Here is an Fluorescent specimen of the highly collectible Manganoan Calcite from Idarado Mine in Colorado. Several nice undamaged scalenohedral crystals to 2 cm. Large crystal on the edge is cleaved. ex R Bates collection #1297, ex John Betts specimen.


43 3hhcats ((ANDERSONITE)), Radioactive, $15 MINIMUM BID, Atomic King Mine, San Juan County, Utah, 8 x 6 x 2.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a highly Fluorescent specimen of Andersonite, an Uranium mineral.

44 98ecvmis ((ROSE QUARTZ)) , $10 MINIMUM BID, Pitorra Mine, Galilea, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 2.5 x 2 x 2 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a crystalline Rose Quartz specimen from Pitorra.

45 98hhbtns (( 2 CELESTINE, JASPER NODULES)), $10 MINIMUM BID, San Rafael Swell, Emery County, Utah, 6 and 8 cm across, 2 Miniatures, Here is are two red Jasper lined nodules filled with Celestine and Calcite and Barytocalcite. Both these have nice large Celestine crystals and the small crystals are probably Calcite and or Barytocalcite.


46 98hhbtts (( 3 AEGERINE, QUARTZ, FELDSPAR)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Mt Malosa, Zomba, Malawi, 3.5 and 4 and 4.5 cm across, 3 Miniatures, Here are three specimens of Malawi Aegerine and Feldspar specimens.


47 98hhbtts (( 3 SMITHSONITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, 79 Mine, Gila County, Arizona, 3.5 and 5 and 6.5 cm across, 3 Miniatures, Here are three specimens of green Arizona Smithsonite.


48 05hlmrts (( 3 APATITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 3 and 4 and 4.5 cm across, 3 Miniatures, Here are three Apatite crystals from Canada. Terminations are crude with one specimen having some brownish crystals of another mineral sitting on the termination.

49 arins ((VANADINITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Pure Potential Mine, La Paz County, Arizona, 1.5 x 1 x .7 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a single hoppered crystal of red orange Vanadinite. It is even gemmy when backlit.

50 01idrmrs ((COPPER)), $5 MINIMUM BID, White Pine Mine, Michigan, 2 x 2 x .5 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a large thumbnail specimen of a single crystal of Copper which may have minor Silver.

51 8ghswnr ((PREHNITE, QUARTZ)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Goboboseb Mine, Brandberg District, Erongo, Namibia, 3 x 2.3 x 2 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a green spherical group of Prehnite with associated Quartz. ex Montgomery collection, ex Miners Lunchbox specimen

52 5atjkis ((AZURITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, 10 x 8 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, Cabinet specimen with blue Azurite crystals on the matrix. One area of crystal damage or contact.

53 511-9ldgcts ((GALENA)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Huanzala Mine, Peru, 9 x 5.5 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Octahedral crystals of Galena partially with and iridescent patina. ex H Desinger collection.

54 511-9ldgcns ((APOPHYLLITE, STILBITE)) $5 MINIMUM BID, Nasik, Maharashtra, India, 6 x 5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a blocky colorless lustrous Apophyllite with associated Stilbite and a Mordenite backing. ex H Desinger collection.

55 ianrn ((DUFTITE and others)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb, Namibia, 10 x 8 x 5.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a cabinet sized specimen from Tsumeb. There is Duftite and several others. Possibly Mottramite and Goethite.

56 511-9ldgcar ((BOULANGERITE included QUARTZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Unknown location, 7.5 x 6 x 2 cm, Cabinet, This is a specimen of polished Quartz. The Quartz is full of Boulangerite needle like crystals included and on the backside of the specimen is the contact. ex H Desinger collection.

57 511-9ldgcts ((CALCITE)) $1 MINIMUM BID, Moscona Mine, solis, Villabona, Asturias, Spain, 7 x 7 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a Calcite with minor Hematite inclusions. Some damage but overall the majority of crystals are undamaged. ex H Desinger collection.

58 511-9ldgciss ((SPHALERITE)) $10 MINIMUM BID, Huanzala Mine, Peru, 6 x 5.5 x 3 cm, Miniature, Here is an older and different looking Huanzala Sphalerite. Specimens are normally almost black and lustrous. This one is brown and yellow brown and is probably and old specimen. ex H Desinger collection.

59 511-9ldgces ((CALCITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, No Label, 6 x 5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Undamaged thick poker chip style of Calcite crystals with white opaque termination caps. ex H Desinger collection.

60 02idbsr ((ERYTHRITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Alamos, Sonora, Mexico, 4 x 4 x 2 cm, Miniature, Acicular purplish red crystals of the cobalt mineral, Erythrite.

61 5hhmlir ((FLUORITE on QUARTZ)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan Province, China, 5.5 x 5.5 x 4 cm, Miniature, Terminated Quartz crystal cluster with light purple to colorless Fluorite.

62 08hljdr ((HEMATITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Cleator Moor, Cumberland, England, 2.2 x 2 x .7 cm, Thumbnail, Lustrous Hematite from England. Contact on side and part of backside.

63 1049-511-9ldgcts ((LAUMONTITE, STILBITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Herbornseelbach, Dillenburg District, Hesse, Germany, 16 x 7 x 5.5 cm, Cabinet, Pink Laumontite with Stilbite from Hesse. ex H Desinger collection.

64 1636-511-9ldgcns ((DOLOMITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Johannes Mine, Wunsiedel, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, 10 x 8 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Here is a Germany Dolomite with the typical curved crytals. ex H Desinger collection.

65 7atkris ((DOLOMITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb, Namibia, 4.5 x 4 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Undamaged rhombs of cream colored opaque crystals of Dolomite. ex Uli Bahmann collection.


66 7atkris ((WULFENITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb, Namibia, 2 x 1.5 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a thumbnail sized cluster of Wulfenite crystals with minor chipping seen with a loop. Wulfenite color is very dark and hard to tell if actually black or dark grey. ex Uli Bahmann collection.

67 7atkris ((ARAGONITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb, Namibia, 4 x 3 x 2 cm, Miniature, Here is a Tsumeb with white acicular crystals that look like Aragonite. There are other associated small crystals of other minerals. ex Uli Bahmann collection.

68 7atkrts-1159 ((STURMANITE)), $25 MINIMUM BID, N'Chwaning II Mine, Kuruman, Kalahari Manganese Fields, South Africa, 1.8 x 1.7 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, Fine undamaged terminated Sturmanite on a small amount of matrix in a thumbnail size. This was part of my thumbnail collection for years and just deaccessed for this auction. ex Jim McEwen collection

69 7atkrts-669 ((SMITHSONITE)), $30 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb, Namibia, 2.5 x 1.8 x 1.8 cm, Thumbnail, Fine undamaged cluster of grey to colorless Smithsonite crystals mounted with blue mintack on a plastic block stand that fits inside a perky box. This was part of my thumbnail collection for years and just deaccessed for this auction. ex Jim McEwen collection.

70 7atkrts-670 ((SMITHSONITE)), $30 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb, Namibia, 2.5 x 2 x 2 cm, Thumbnail, Fine undamaged light green Smithsonite crystals mounted with blue mintack on a plastic block stand that fits inside a perky box. This was part of my thumbnail collection for years and just deaccessed for this auction. ex Jim McEwen collection.

71 7atkrts ((COBALTOAN SMITHSONITE)), $30 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb, Namibia, 2 x 1.5 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, Fine undamaged light pink Cobaltoan Smithsonite crystals mounted with blue mintack on a plastic block stand that fits inside a perky box. This was part of my thumbnail collection for years and just deaccessed for this auction. ex Jim McEwen collection

72 7atkrts-669 ((SMITHSONITE)), $30 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb, Namibia, 3 x 2 x 1.8 cm, Thumbnail, Fine undamaged cluster of colorless Smithsonite crystals mounted with blue mintack on a plastic block stand that fits inside a perky box. This was part of my thumbnail collection for years and just deaccessed for this auction. ex Jim McEwen collection.

73 94hhhhr ((2 BARITE ROSES)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Norman, Oklahoma, 1.5 and 1 cm, 2 Thumbnails, large Thumbnail, Here are two sand included Barite Roses mounted with blue mintack on a plastic block stand that fits inside a perky box. This was part of my thumbnail collection for years and just deaccessed for this auction. ex Jim McEwen collection.


74 94eclmts ((2 ZIRCONS)), Fluorescent, $20 MINIMUM BID, Goias, Brazil, both 1 cm across, 2 Thumbnails, Here are two double terminated reddish brown lustrous Zircon crystals that fluoresces yellow under UV. They are mounted with blue mintack on a plastic block stand that fits inside a perky box. This was part of my thumbnail collection for years and just deaccessed for this auction. ex Jim McEwen collection.

75 94eclmts ((2 GROSSULAR)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Lake Jaco, Coahuila, Coahuila, Mexico, 1 and 2 cm across, 2 Thumbnails, Here are two undamaged fully crystallized and formed class book Grossular Garnet crystals. They are similar yellow brown colored and lustrous and are mounted with blue mintack on a plastic block stand that fits inside a perky box. This was part of my thumbnail collection for years and just deaccessed for this auction. ex Jim McEwen collection.

76 94eclmis ((CORUNDUM variety SAPPHIRE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Congo, 1 x 1 x .3 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a blue hexagonal crystal with trigonal growth patterns on its faces. It is mounted with blue mintack on a plastic block stand that fits inside a perky box. This was part of my thumbnail collection for years and just deaccessed for this auction. ex Jim McEwen collection.

77 9hlkmis ((QUARTZ variety AMETHYST)), $5 MINIMUM BID, New England area?, 5 x 5 x 3.5 cm, Miniature, Terminated Amethyst crystal that is probably from New England although not labeled. ex Rick Hafer collection from Pennsylvania.


78 9hlkmes ((CUPRITE with MALACHITE coating)), $40 MINIMUM BID, Emke Mine, Onganja, Seeis, Namibia, 3 x 2.5 x 2 cm, Miniature, Here is one of these gemmy Cuprite crystals, many are cut and faceted, with the Malachite coating. Sometimes the Malachite is removed but the faces do not look that good after the Malachite is removed. The base shows the gemmy red Cuprite. Undamaged except for the small nick on the backside as shown in the photos.

79 5atjkis ((2 NATIVE SILVER)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Cobalt, Ontario, Canada, 4 cm and 5 cm in length, 2 Miniatures, The smaller is solid Silver. The larger is Silver with some matrix also.

80 5atjkis ((AZURITE, MALACITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, 6.5 x 3 x 3 cm, Miniature, Combination specimen from Morenci.

81 9chmrl ((JAMESONITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Noche Buena, Zacatecas, Mexico, 3.5 x 3 x 1 cm, Miniature, Needles of Jamesonite from Mexico.

82 9chmrit ((MIMETITE variety CAMPYLITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Drygill, Caldbeck Fells, Cumberland, England, 4 x 3 x 3 cm, Miniature, Uncommon larger specimen of Campylite. Mainly seen as thumbnails.

83 9chmria ((PYRITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Quiruvilca, La Libertad Department, Peru, 6 x 6 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Different and strange luster on the faces. Fine Quiruvilca Pyrite with minor edge roughness but overall in great shape for an older specimen.


84 9chmrna ((CELESTINE on SULFUR)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy, 7 x 7 x 6.5 cm, Cabinet, Undamaged crystals of colorless to white Celestine on a yellow matrix of Sulfur.

85 9chmrn ((RUTILE)), $3 MINIMUM BID, Montejo, Madrid Province, Spain, 3 x 2 x 1.5 cm, Thumbnail, Titanium oxide, Rutile from Spain.

86 9chmrn ((CERUSSITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Hull Mine, Yuma County, Arizona, 1 x 1 x .8 cm, Thumbnail, Terminated crystal on a small amount of matrix of an Arizona Cerussite.

87 9chmrn ((TOURMALINE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, White Queen Mine, Pala, California, 2.5 x .5 x .5 cm, Thumbnail, Terminated White Queen Mine Tourmaline.

88 9chmre ((AXINITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Drum Valley, Tulare County, California, 1.5 x 1 x .3 cm, Thumbnail, sharp gemmy crystal of California Axinite.

89 9chmrl ((JAPAN TWIN QUARTZ)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Holland Mine, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, 2 x 1.3 x .4 cm, Thumbnail, Thumbnail sized Japan Twin from Arizona.

90 9chmra ((FLUORITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Catron County, New Mexico, 2 x 2 x 1.5 cm, Thumbnail, Dark purple octahedral crystal of Fluorite from New Mexico.

91 9chmrt ((TOURMALINE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, California, 1.8 x 1 x .8 cm, Thumbnail, Terminated Tourmaline known as a Black Cap. The body is dark olive green transluscent with an opaque black top .9 cm termination.

92 9chmris ((CALCITE, PALYGORSKITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Metaline Falls, Pend Oreille, Washington, 6.5 x 4 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Flattened rhombs of Calcite from Metaline Falls. The backside is covered with Palygorskite aka Mountain Leather.

93 9chmris ((PALYGORSKITE, CALCITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Metaline Falls, Pend Oreille, Washington, 6 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Palygorskite aka Mountain Leather from Metaline Falls. The backside is covered with small crystals of Calcite.

94 9chmrt ((ARAGONITE)), TYPE LOCALITY, $5 MINIMUM BID, Molina de Aragon, Guadalajare, Spain, 3 x 2.3 x 2 cm, Miniature, cluster of double terminated Aragonite. Undamaged except for one little roughness one crystal. Usually seen are single crystals. Clusters from this location are somewhat uncommon.

95 9chmrr ((CALCITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Bisbee, Arizona, 7 x 4 x 3.5 cm, Miniature, A cluster of scalenohedral crystals of Calcite. ex Schupp collection.

96 9chmrr ((CALCITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb, Namibia, 6.5 x 3.5 x 3 cm, Miniature, Terminated lustrous multiple parallel scalenohedral crystals of Calcite. Terminations are not damaged or cleaved.

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Formerly part of the famous collection of Archduke Stephan Franz Victor von Habsburg-Lothringen, dating this to pre-1867. For background on this collection, see: http://www.minrec.org/labels.asp?colid=596.
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