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Jan 14, 2011

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1 5375es.l ((PYRITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Moonlight Mine, Bullion Canyon, Dugway Mountains, Tooele County, Utah, 4 x 2.2 x 2 cm, Miniature, Undamaged super lustrous Pyrite from this Utah mine that has only been sparsely collected twenty years ago. I only know of between two dozen and three dozen specimens. The nearby Four Metals Mine has been heavily collected, but Moonlight specimens are very uncommon.

2 5369es.l ((PYROLUSITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Taylor Mine, Alberta, Baraga County, Michigan, 8.5 x 4.5 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a Michigan specimen with two vugs filled with acicular sprays of lustrous Pyrolusite.

3 5372ar.in ((CALCITE)), Repaired, $15 MINIMUM BID, Shullsburg, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, 10.5 x 7 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Here is a Michigan Calcite specimen which was cleaved in half and repaired. It is a double terminated Calcite crystal on Sphalerite seen on the backside.

4 5377ts.r ((MOTTRAMITE, CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Total Wreck Mine, Empire Mountains, Pima County, 3.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Small dark green to black sparkling Mottramite with associated Calcite.

5 9idocts ((QUARTZ with healed break)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Unknown location, 8.5 x 1.4 x .8 cm, Cabinet, Here is an interesting undamaged terminated long Quartz crystal with a healed break midpoint. Looks like the crystal has been welded. ex H Desinger collection.

6 907-9ldgciss ((FLUORITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Muzquiz, Coahuila, Coahuila, Mexico, 11 x 7 x 5.5 cm, Cabinet, Edges a minimum of micro chipping but overall in good shape. 4 large cubic purple Fluorite from Muzquiz. Contact on back. ex H Desinger collection.

7 1000-9ldgcirs ((PYRRHOTITE, GALENA)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Santa Eulalia District, Chihuahua, Mexico, 9 x 7 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Classic Santa Eulalia specimen of Pyrrhotite with some associated Galena. ex H Desinger collection.

8 851-9ldgciss ((CALCITE on LIMONITE)), $7 MINIMUM BID, Plaka, Laurium, Attika Prefecture, Greece, 10 x 8 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, Neat Laurium Calcite specimen with several crystals on the brown matrix. ex H Desinger collection.

9 931-9ldgciss ((GALENA)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Madan, Rhdope Mountains, Bulgaria, 10 x 6.5 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, Cubic lustrous crystals of Galena with octahedral modificiations. ex H Desinger collection.

10 xxx-9ldgcirs ((CHALCOPYRITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Baia Mare, Maramures County, Romania, 11 x 7 x 3 cm, Cabinet, These look to be pretty much undamaged lustrous Chalcopyrite crystals. Better in person. ex H Desinger collection.

11 511-849-9ldgcirs ((QUARTZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Freiberg, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany, 9 x 8 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, Terminated Quartz crystals with highlights of Pyrite and Calcite from Freiberg. ex H Desinger collection.

12 9ehmzir ((ADAMITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico, 1..6 x 1.2 x .7 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a single terminated crystal of Adamite from Santa Eulalia.

13 7hlkmis ((CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Winfield Quarry, Union County, Pennsylvania, 11 x 10 x 3 cm, Cabinet, Here is a Calcite from Winfield with a limestone matrix covered with honey colored scalenohedral crystals of Calcite.

14 8jgjsr ((BLACK TOURMALINE aka SCHORL)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Pingwu County, Sichuan Province, China, 5.3 x 4.3 x 4.3 cm, Miniature, Here is a lustrous undamaged double terminated Schorl crystal from Pingwu.

15 511-09ldgciss ((QUARTZ on HEMATITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Florence Mine, Egremont, England, 8 x 7 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a classic U K specimen with lustrous diamond like Quartz Crystals on reddish Hematite. ex H Deisinger collection

16 511-09ldgcts ((GOETHITE pseudomorph after PYRITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Almenaer Mountain, North Rhine, Westphalia, Germany, 2.5 x 2 x 2 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a choice pseudomorph from a German location. ex H Deisinger collection

17 511-09ldgcts ((CALCITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb Mine, Namibia, 5.5 x 4 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a Tsumeb Calcite with chipping on a few edges. ex H Deisinger collection

18 511-09ldgces ((PYRITE on HEMATITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Elba, Italy, 10 x 5.5 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a specimen with a boxwork of bladed Hematite crystals. On these is a group of pyritahedral crystals of undamaged Pyrite crystals. ex H Deisinger collection

19 511-09ldgcnss ((CELESTINE on SULFUR)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Machow Mine, Tarnobrzeg, Poland, 9 x 7 x 7 cm, Cabinet, Group of white Celestine crystals on a matrix covered with yellow Sulfur. ex H Deisinger collection

20 511-09ldgcts ((HEMATITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Nado, Nador Province, Morocco, 3 x 2.3 x .1 cm, Miniature, Lustrous large Nador Hematite with a hexagonal shape but very thin. ex H Deisinger collection

21 9ecgmnr ((QUARTZ, CLEAVELANDITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Cryo-Genie Mine, San Diego County, California, 8 x 8 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a specimen from the Cryo-Genie Mine with terminated Quartz, cleavelandite, and Lepidolite.

22 5fbdjis ((PYRITE with CHALCOCITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Butte, Montana, 6 x 4 x 3 cm, Miniature, Here is a specimen from Butte with highly lustrous Pyrite with some partially coated with black Chalcocite. Also some areas also with black Chalcocite.

23 5fbdjis ((ENARGITE with PYRITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Butte, Montana, 2.5 x 2.5 x 2 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a specimen from Butte with large Enargite crystals and lustrous Pyrite.

24 5hhmris ((MALACHITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Planet Mine, Yuma County, Arizona, 2.5 x 1 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a thumbnail specimen with 4 spherical green Malachite.

25 8hhmris ((PREHNITE with BYSSOLITE inclusions)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Luck Quarry, Centerville, Virginia, 2 x 2 x 2 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a uncommon marble like specimen consisting of a grey colored sphere which is prehnite included by Byssolite.

26 510-09ldocns ((2 QUARTZ with HEMATITE inclusions)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Messina, Transvaal Province, South Africa, 2 cm in length, 2 Thumbnails, Here are two Thumbnail sized terminated undamaged Quartz crystals with brownish Hematite inclusions. The right crystal has a fine phantom.

27 510-09ldocrs ((QUARTZ with inclusions)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Unknown, 9 x 4.5 x 3 cm, Miniature, Here is a plate of Quartz crystals included at their bases. Terminated Quartz crystals look good except for about three broken off.

28 510-09ldocrs ((ZIRCON)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Madawaska Mines, near Bancroft, Ontario, Canada, 3.5 x 2.5 x 2 cm, Miniature, Here is a specimen covered with pointy terminations of brownish Zircon crystals.

29 09ectgit ((WULFENITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico, 4.5 x 4 x 2 cm, Miniature, Here is a specimen from Ojuela filled with bipyramidal butterscotch colored crystals of Wulfenite.

30 510-09ldocrs ((WULFENITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Red Cloud Mine, Arizona, 1.8 x 1.5 x .3 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a twinned gemmy orange crystal of Wulfenite with minor edge chipping on the lower left side. It even has a small amount of matrix attached.

31 510-09ldocar ((CELESTINE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, near Gembeck, North Hesse, Hesse, Germany, 4 x 3.5 x 3 cm, Miniature, Here is a German Celestine which is a miniature with large crystals of light blue Celestine. ex H Deisinger collection

32 511-09ldgcns ((MAGNETITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Kennedy Range, Western Australia, Australia, 2.5 x 2.5 x 2 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a fully formed Magnetite crystal. ex H Deisinger collection

33 511-09ldgciss ((TOURMALINE variety SCHORL)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Kamptal, Austria, 8 x 6 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a specimen of Schorl from Austria in matrix. ex H Deisinger collection.

34 511-09ldgcirs ((PYRITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Dalnegorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia, 12 x 8 x 6 cm, Cabinet, Here is a lustrous large specimen of Pyrite from Dalnegorsk. ex H Deisinger collection

35 511-09ldgciss ((CHALCOPYRITE with CALCITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Romania, 5 x 5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Here is an nice Chalcopyrite which has unknown for the location but the Calcite look like Calcite from Romania. I believe this is a Romania or possibly a Bulgaria Chalcopyrite. ex H Deisinger collection.

36 511-09ldgcar ((TENNANTITE on SIDERITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Neudorf, Harz Mountains, Saxony-Anhault, Germany, 4 x 2.5 x 2 cm, Miniature, Here is miniature with pyramid like Tennantite crystals on brown Siderite crystals. The Tennantite crystals are also coated with what looks like Marcasite. ex H Deisinger collection

37 3ecsrir ((CALCITE on MIMETITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico, 7 x 5 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a specimen with almost full coverage of Calcite over yellow Mimetite.

38 3hhmles ((VANADINITE on BARITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Mibladen, Morocco, 6.5 x 5 x 3 cm, Miniature, Here is a Moroccan Vanadinite with the Vanadinite covering Barite forming a star like cluster.

39 8atadis ((SMOKY QUARTZ)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Donkey Hills, Pershing County, Nevada, 5 x 2.5 x 1.3 cm, Miniature, Here is a terminated Smoky from Nevada. No damage except some micro chipping on the termination edge.

40 3csiii ((HANKSITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Searles Lake, Trona, California, 3 x 2 x 2 cm, Miniature to Thumbnail, Water soluble boron mineral from Trona. Great crystal form with contact at one termination of the double terminated crystal.

41 2hhshr ((GYPSUM)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Bingham Canyon, Utah, 3.5 x 2.5 x 2 cm, Miniature, A reference specimen with small needles of Gypsum.

42 miscis ((TETRAHEDRITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Daley Judge Mine, Park City, Summit County, Utah, 3 x 2.5 x 2 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a thumbnail sized specimen of Tetrahedrite from Park City , Utah. It is nearly complete except for the contact attachment on the base.

43 832ir ((ARSENOPYRITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Mina Noche Buena, Parrol, Mexco, 4.5 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Undamaged superb specimen of lustrous terminated Arsenopyrite crystals.

44 7hlkmg ((FELDSPAR)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Miller Apatite Mine, Tory Hill, Ontario, Canada, 8 x 5.5 x 5.5 cm, Cabinet, A large euhedral cluster of Feldspar crystals from Ontario. The three large cryrtals are undamaged. The two small crystals are cleaved perhaps contact cleavage.

45 7hlkmts ((SPHENE aka TITANITE with FELDSPAR)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Miller Apatite Mine, Tory Hill, Ontario, Canada, 6.5 x 5.5 x 4 cm, Miniature, Here is a lustrous huge single crystal of Sphene from Ontario with associated Feldspar.

46 9hhmrnr ((CALCITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Palm Wash, California, 8 x 7 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a Calcite cluster from the location that supplied optical Calcite for bombsites in WWII.

47 miscir ((3 KEOKUK GEODES)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Iowa, Indiana, Illinois areas, 3 to 3.5 cm in diameter, 3 Miniatures, Here are 3 Keokuk geodes split into halves. These are filled with lustrous Calcite crystals.

48 miscr ((UVAROVITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Saranovskoe, Perskaya Oblast, Urals, Russia, 3 x 2 x .5 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a small specimen of the emerald green Uvarovite crystals from Russia.

49 miscr ((12 QUARTZ)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Hunan Province, China, 1 to 2.2 cm, 12 Thumbnails, Here is are 12 Herkimer Diamond look alike Quartz crystals from China, not Herkimer NY.

50 05atadts ((ELBAITE)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Alaska, 11 x 10 x 7 cm, Cabinet, Here is a large pegmatite specimen from Alaska rich with pink and green Elbaite crystals to 10 cm. Large crossed crystals on the front with many other Elbaites within the massive Quartz matrix. Neat and unusual locality specimen. Collected by a contractor working in the area years ago.

51 05attgls ((CINNABAR)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Tongren Prefecture, Guizhou Province, China, 5.5 x 3.5 x 3 cm, Miniature, Here is a large lustrous blood red Cinnabar crystal, 1.1 x .9 x .8 cm, on a matrix of Dolomite and Quartz. The Crystal has great color and only on small chip seen with a loop on the side by the matrix. The lustrous termination has a triangular shape. This has been stored in a box with a lid. Sunlight or heat will cause the surface to turn silvery colored.

52 511-9ldgcnss ((TITANITE, CALCITE, QUARTZ)) $10 MINIMUM BID, Dodo Mine, Saranpaul, Prepolar Ural, Russia, 14.5 x 8 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Here is a Russian Titanite aka Sphene on matrix. Some of the crystals have damage. ex H Desinger collection.

53 96atrdt ((COPPER Spinel Twin)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Itauz Mine, Kazakhstan, 2.5 x .8 x .5 cm, Thumbnail, Here is one of the Itauz spinel twinned Coppers. When these first came out in the early 90's, they were $50 each. Like the Indian Cavansites, many more came out and the prices went down. When they become more scarce the prices will go back up.

54 ari ((Yellow WAVELLITE)) $15 MINIMUM BID, Mauldin Mountain Quarries, Montgomery County, Arkansas, 8 x 8 x 2 cm, Cabinet, Here is an unusual Arkansas Wavellite which is yellow. ex Clyde Hardin collection.

55 5atrcnr ((DESCLOIZITE pseudomorph after WULFENITE)), $35 MINIMUM BID, Finch aka Barking Spider Mine, Pinal County, Arizona, 6 x 6 x 5.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a neat specimen from the Barking Spider Mine aka Finch Mine. The Finch also has the Quartz pseudomorphs after Wulfenite. This one is great damage wise and nearly completely undamaged. ex Ray Grant collection.

56 5atrce ((MIMETITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Sammy Dog Mine, Pinal County, Arizona, 4 x 3 x 2 cm, Miniature, Here is a neat specimen with acicular yellow orange Mimetite crystals. Enhanced looking through a loop. c n from the Barking Spider Mine aka Finllch Mine. The Finch also has the Quartz pseudomorphs after Wulfenite. ex Ray Grant collection.

57 6atmre ((FLUORITE)) $5 MINIMUM BID, Cave in Rock, Hardin County, Illinois, 4.5 x 3.5 x 3 cm, Miniature, Here is a cubic Fluorite with a colorless interior and inky purple on the outside 5 MM.

58 6atmre ((FLUORITE)) $10 MINIMUM BID, Cave in Rock, Hardin County, Illinois, 8 x 6.5 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Here is a cubic Fluorite with an uncommon totally colorless color.

59 6atmrl ((FLUORITE)) $10 MINIMUM BID, Rosiclare, Hardin County, Illinois, 7 x 4.5 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Here is a cubic Fluorite with a light purplish tint and some black hydrocarbons.

60 6atmrn ((FLUORITE)) $5 MINIMUM BID, Muzquiz, Coahuila, Mexico, 5 x 4.5 x 4 cm, Miniature, Here is a cubic Fluorite with a light purplish tint.

61 5hhmrr ((QUARTZ)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan Province, China, 9 x 4 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is an undamaged lustrous terminated Quartz crystal with some sort of inclusions. The base is healed.

62 07atmrnt ((AXINITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Consolidated Tungsten Mine, Drum Valley, near Visalia, California, 5 x 3 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a cluster or plate of Axinite crystals from California. Minor chipping seen with a loop but overall in good shape.

63 5atjkis ((AURICHALCITE, HEMIMORPHITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Level 5, Southwest Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, 7 x 6 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet, Robin egg blue acicular Aurichalcite with colorless blades of Hemimorphite.

64 5hhswis ((QUARTZ, FLUORITE, MUSCOVITE, ARSENOPYRITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan Province, China, 7 x 6 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is combination specimen with terminated Quartz and cubic purple Fluorite coated with green micro Muscovite. Also several Arsenopyrite crystals on the base and near the Fluorite.

65 7atkris ((UNKNOWN)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb, Namibia, 5 x 4 x 4 cm, Miniature, Here is another of the unlabeled specimens from the Uli Bahmann collection. This has white spheres in a vug lined with sparkling brown microcystals. ex Uli Bahmann collection.

66 7atkris ((CALCITE over MALACHITE pseudos after AZURITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb, Namibia, 5 x 2.5 x 2 cm, Miniature, Here is another of the unlabeled specimens from the Uli Bahmann collection. This one looks like colorless lustrous Calcite rhombs covering green Malachite pseudomorhs after Azurite with a few blue Azurite remnants. ex Uli Bahmann collection.

67 7atkris ((GALENA, PYRITE, TENNANTITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb, Namibia, 3.5 x 3 x 2 cm, Miniature, Here is another of the unlabeled specimens from the Uli Bahmann collection. This one looks like lustrous Galena with the majority of the specimen covered with Pyrite. Also grey Tennantite appears to be present. ex Uli Bahmann collection.

68 7atkris ((CALCITE with METALLIC)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb, Namibia, 4.5 x 3 x 2 cm, Miniature, Here is another of the unlabeled specimens from the Uli Bahmann collection. This one has pinkish rhombic crystals of Calcite with another grey metallic mineral, Tennantite? or something else. ex Uli Bahmann collection.

69 7atkris ((DOLOMITE, CUPRITE, MALACHITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb, Namibia, 4.5 x 3.5 x 3 cm, Miniature, Here is another of the unlabeled specimens from the Uli Bahmann collection. This one has cream colored Dolomite with micro Cuprite crystals peppering the Dolomite. Some of the Cuprite crystals have small sphericals of green Malachite on the already small Cuprite crystals as viewed with a 10x loop. ex Uli Bahmann collection.

70 7atkris ((GALENA)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb, Namibia, 4.5 x 2.5 x 2 cm, Miniature, Here is another of the unlabeled specimens from the Uli Bahmann collection. This one has Galena crystals on the top which are easily identified by the cleaved fractures on the bottom of the specimen. ex Uli Bahmann collection.

71 7atkris ((CHALCOCITE, QUARTZ)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb, Namibia, 4 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Here is another of the unlabeled specimens from the Uli Bahmann collection. This one has what appears to be grey Chalcocite crystals with some minor Quartz crystals. ex Uli Bahmann collection.

72 7atkrts ((UNKNOWN)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb, Namibia, 12 x 8 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is another of the unlabeled specimens from the Uli Bahmann collection. I am not sure what this one is. It is fairly light in weight, at least not heavy. Dendritic crystal growth is front , back, top, and bottom. ex Uli Bahmann collection.

73 7atkrts ((ARAGONITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb, Namibia, 9 x 8 x 6 cm, Cabinet, Here is another of the unlabeled specimens from the Uli Bahmann collection. This one has sprays of tapered crystals of Aragonite. The base and main part of the crystals have a bluish tint. with the outside of the crystals having a white and black coating. ex Uli Bahmann collection.

74 7atkris ((CALCITE with CONICHALCITE?)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb, Namibia, 6 x 4 x 3 cm, Miniature, Here is another of the unlabeled specimens from the Uli Bahmann collection. This one has two generations of rhombic crystals of Calcite. Between the two generations of Calcite in a green mineral that looks like Conichalcite. ex Uli Bahmann collection.

75 7atkris ((CALCITE with DUFTITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb, Namibia, 5.5 x 4 x 2 cm, Miniature, Here is a labeled specimen from the Uli Bahmann collection. This one has stacked Calcite crystals covered with green Duftite and small Calcite crystals included with green Duftite. ex Uli Bahmann collection.

76 7atkrts ((UNKNOWN)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb, Namibia, 6 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is another of the unlabeled specimens from the Uli Bahmann collection. I am not sure what this one is. It has a vug with a white prismatic lustrous crystal across the vug and attached to the walls on both ends. ex Uli Bahmann collection.

77 99hhdlts ((GYPSUM variety SELENITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Hanksville, Wayne County, Utah, 37 x 5 x 3 cm, Large Cabinet, Here is a large single Gypsum crystal with brown mud inclusions from Hanksville and collected 20 years ago by Dave Lewis and his son.

78 5atjkrs ((ARAGONITE on CALCITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Southwest Mine, Bisbee, Arizona, 15 x 7 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a large specimen with round blobs of Calcite with some covered with acicular clusters of Aragonite.

79 8hhmrin ((BARAHONAITE-Al)), $15 MINIMUM BID, 80' Adit, Gold Hill Mine, Gold Hill, Tooele County, Utah, 6.5 x 4 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a rare relatively newly described mineral found at Gold Hill. Although not the type location, it was probably found at Gold Hill first but the describing and naming this Copper Arsenate was delayed and beat out by the Spanish locality.

80 5atadns ((ARAGONITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Northern Lights Mine, Mineral County, Nevada, 5 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a fine Aragonite specimen from the well known Northerns Lights Mine.

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 9atcdis ((LORANDITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Guangxi, China, 5 x 4 x 1 cm, Miniature, Composition TlAsS2 which is a rare species and also a poisonous species so hands should be washed after handling. Lorandite is the red mineral.

96 7hlkmis ((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.

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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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