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Mar 18, 2011

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1 511-09ldgcirs ((PYRITE and CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Ramsbeck, Sauerland, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, 8.5 x 6 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a specimen with several spheres of Pyrite and covered with scalenohedral Calcite crystals. ex H. Deisinger collection

2 511-09ldgcnrs ((AQUAMARINE)), $35 MINIMUM BID, Serro, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 4 x 4 x 3.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a specimen of Beryl variety Aquamarine in a bluish green color. It is a naturally etched crystal with no damage or attachment. ex H. Deisinger collection. Retail priced at $250

3 511-09ldgces ((PYRITE pseudomorph after PYRRHOTITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Chihuahua, Mexico, 7 x 5 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Here is a specimen with spirals of Pyrrhotite pseudomorphed into Pyrite. ex H. Deisinger collection

4 511-09ldgces ((CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Harz Mountains, Lower Saxony, Germany, 5.9 x 5.5 x 4 cm, Miniature, Here is a cleaved rhomb of white opaque Calcite from Germany. ex H. Deisinger collection

5 511-09ldgces ((CELESTINE, SULFUR)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy, 9 x 5 x 2.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a specimen of Celestine sheave like crystals with Sulfur in the matrix. ex H. Deisinger collection

6 511-09ldgctss ((RHODOCHROSITE)), $35 MINIMUM BID, Uchucchacua Mine, Lima Department, Peru, 6.5 x 6 x 3 cm, Miniature, Here is part of a vug filled with pinkish red gemmy crystals of Rhodochrosite. Gemmy Rhodo crystals are undamaged other than the edge of the vug of the specimen. ex H. Deisinger collection

7 511-09ldgcrs ((CELESTINE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Dzhezkazgan Mine, Karagandy, Kazakhstan, 9 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a specimen of blue Celestine from Kazakhstan. ex H. Deisinger collection

8 512-09lddoirs ((SMOKY QUARTZ, MICROCLINE, ALBITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Government Pit, Albany, Carroll County, New Hampshire, 18 x 10 x 5 cm, Large Cabinet, Here is a large specimen of large Microcline crystals, a covering of small Albite crystals, and terminated Smoky Quartz crystals. ex Ernie Schlichter collection

9 511-09ldgciss ((QUARTZ on FLUORITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Halsbrucke, Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany, 6 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a German Fluorite specimen with yellow cubic crystals covered with a druzy Quartz. ex Ernie Schlichter collection

10 511-09ldgciss ((MANGANOAN CALCITE)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Dalnegorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Siberia, Russia, 8 x 5.5 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a pretty pink undamaged Manganoan Calcite from Dalnegorsk. It is very fluorescent orange under SW UV. bPRE German Fluorite specimen with yellow cubic crystals covered with a druzy Quartz. ex H. Deisinger collection

11 511-09lddces ((CALCITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Baia Sprie, Maramures County, Romania, 13 x 9 x 2.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a large plate of rombic crystals of Calcite which are fluorescent under SW UV. only a couple of damaged crystals which blend in well, otherwise undamaged and in good shape. ex H. Deisinger collection

12 511-09ldgces ((CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Irai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 11 x 9 x 2.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a large plate of scalenohedral crystals of Calcite which are suprizingly not very fluorescent under SW UV. Undamaged other than edge crystals except for one crystal with a cleaved termination. ex H. Deisinger collection

13 511-09ldgces ((ORPIMENT on QUARTZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Capnic, Romania, 6 x 4 x 3.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a cluster of terminated Quartz crystals partially covered with spherical yellow brown Orpiment. ex H. Deisinger collection

14 511-09ldgces ((ZINNWALDITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Tin Mine, Altenberg, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany, 8 x 8 x 2.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a plate of Zinnwaldite ex H. Deisinger collection

15 511-09ldgciss ((TETRAHEDRITE, PYRITE, QUARTZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Huanzala Mine, Peru, 6.5 x 6.5 x 3 cm, Miniature, Here is a specimen with highly lustrous Tetrahedrite and highly lustrous Pyrite and terminated Quartz crystals. ex H. Deisinger collection

16 511-9ldgcns ((CALCITE, QUARTZ)), $3 MINIMUM BID, Capnic, Rumania, 10 x 7 x 3 cm, Cabinet, Here is a plate of Quartz crystals covered with Calcite. ex H Desinger collection.

17 5511-9ldgcts ((HEMATITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Nador, Morocco, 8 x 5.5 x 5 cm, Miniature, Sparkling druse of Hematite crystrals from Morocco. ex H Desinger collection.

18 511-9ldgcar ((PYRROTITE)), $3 MINIMUM BID, Bayerland Mine, Pfaffenreuth, Waldsassen, Oberpfalzer Wald, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany, 13 x 8 x 6 cm, Cabinet, This was an Iron Mine during WWII until being abandoned in 1971. This is not solid Pyrrhotite but a vein of Pyrrhotite. ex H Desinger collection.

511-9ldgciss ((PYROMORPHITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Freyung, Bayr Wald, Germany, 12 x 5.5 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Undamaged Green opaque Pyromorphite crystals. ex H Desinger collection.

20 511-9ldgces ((GALENA)), $3 MINIMUM BID, Sweetwater Mine, Reynolds County, Missouri, 3 x 3 x 2.2 cm, Miniature, Lustrous cubic Galena with slight octahedral modifications on the corners. No matrix, one corner was originally attached to matrix. In great shape. ex H Desinger collection.

21 511-9ldgciss ((CALCITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Madan Bulgaria, 9 x 9 x 3 cm, Cabinet, Here is a specimen of lustrous Calcite from Madan. Fluorescent red orange under SW UV. ex H Desinger collection.

22 511-9ldgcts ((DOLOMITE)), $3 MINIMUM BID, Schlema, Germany, 9 x 6 x 2.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is an undamaged Dolomite on matrix. It is a mound of multiple crystals. ex H Desinger collection.

23 511-9ldgcrs ((CALCITE)), $3 MINIMUM BID, Mexico, 7 x 5 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Here is a reddish brown Calcite from the Hematite inclusions. Stand label says Naica. ex H Desinger collection.

24 5atkrr ((QUARTZ, HERKIMER DIAMOND)), $3 MINIMUM BID, Middleville, Herkimer County, New York, 2.6 x 2 x 1.5 cm, Thumbnail, Water clear Quartz with a couple of contact areas with the basalt matrix but no damage.

25 5atkris ((MALACHITE, DOLOMITE)), $3 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb, Namibia, 4 x 2.5 x 2 cm, Miniature, Dolomite crystals with green Malachite.

26 5hlkmis ((CHROME ANTIGORITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Wood's Chromite Mine, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 10 x 5 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, Purple fibrous Chrome Antigorite from the classic Pennsylvania location.

27 5hlkmis ((CHROME ANTIGORITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Wood's Chromite Mine, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 6 x 3 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Purple fibrous Chrome Antigorite from the classic Pennsylvania location.

28 5atkris ((MALACHITE)), $3 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb, Namibia, 2 x 1.5 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, Green fibrous Malachite.

29 5atkris ((MALACHITE, DOLOMITE)), $3 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb, Namibia, 3 x 3 x 3 cm, Miniature, Dolomite crystals with green Malachite.

30 5atkris ((CHALCOCITE)), $3 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb, Namibia, 2 x 2 x 1.5 cm, Thumbnail, Massive Chalcocite surrounding a Quartz crystal.

31 5atkris ((DUFTITE, CALCITE)), $3 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb, Namibia, 4 x 2.5 x 2 cm, Miniature, Calcite with olive green Duftite.

32 5atkris ((DOLOMITE)), $3 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb, Namibia, 3.5 x 2 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Pink Dolomite from Tsumeb.

33 11atrmns ((COQUIMBITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Nazca Mine, Nazca Province, Ica Department, Peru, 2 x 1.5 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a thumbnail sized specimen with purple Coquimbite crystals. The miner source this year says that this is the correct location and that the location given on may specimens on the web was a location disception and incorrect. This new find produced the world's best Coquimbite. Although water soluble, show reports from last years show reported that these seem to be stable. Still they are water soluble and should be protected in humid environments.

34 11atrmns ((COQUIMBITE)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Nazca Mine, Nazca Province, Ica Department, Peru, 7.4 x 4 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Here is a fine specimen with purple Coquimbite with glassy crystals from the find last year. The miner source this year says that this is the correct location and that the location given on may specimens on the web was a location disception and incorrect. This new find produced the world's best Coquimbite. Although water soluble, show reports from last years show reported that these seem to be stable. Still they are water soluble and should be protected in humid environments.

35 11atrmns ((GOLDICHITE, COQUIMBITE, COPIAPITE)), $30 MINIMUM BID, Nazca Mine, Nazca Province, Ica Department, Peru, 4.5 x 4 x 3 cm, Miniature, Here is a fine specimen with the rare mineral, Goldichite. It also has purple Coquimbite and yellow Copiapite crystals from the find last year. The miner source this year says that this is the correct location and that the location given on may specimens on the web was a location disception and incorrect. This new find produced the world's best Coquimbite. Although water soluble, show reports from last years show reported that these seem to be stable. Still they are water soluble and should be protected in humid environments.

36 7ecdwiss ((RHODOCHROSITE, PYRITE, FLUORITE)), $35 MINIMUM BID, Wuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China, 7 x 4.5 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a fine pinkish red Rhodochrosite from China with associated Pyrite and minor Fluorite on the underside of the bottom.

37 ari ((WAVELLITE on PLANERITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Mauldin Mountain, Montgomery County, Arkansas, 11 x 6 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a neat combination with a light blue green druze of Planerite covering the specimen and spherical concentric light green Wavellite crystals to 1 cm.

38 11btmdis ((TRINITITE)), MILDLY RADIOACTIVE, $7 MINIMUM BID, Trinity Site, First A Bomb Test, White Sands Missile Range, Jornada del Muerto Valley, Tularosa Basin, Alamogordo, Socorro County, New Mexico, 2.5 x 2 x .9 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a 3.5 gram specimen of light olive green colored Trinitite, which is the fused sand from the first A Bomb Test Site now White Sands Missile Range. It is illegal to take any material from this site. Specimens were legally collected in the late 40's and early 50's. This specimen came from the Los Compadres rock shop in Ojo Caliente, New Mexico which closed in the late 60's, early 70's.

39 5hhshis ((MIXITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Northern Spy Mine, Tintic District, Eureka County, Utah, 3.5 x 2.5 x 2 cm, Miniature, Here is a miniature specimen of blue green Mixite from the Northern Spy Mine, Tintic District. This specimen has beautiful micro fuzzy spheres as viewed with a 10 x loop let alone a microscope.

40 7atdris ((HEMATITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Atlas Mountains, Morocco, 4 x 3 x 2 cm, Miniature, Here is a lustrous botryoidal Hematite from Morocco.

41 9ddgcts ((QUARTZ, SPHALERITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Unknown, no label, 14 x 10 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a cabinet sized specimen with terminated Quartz and nice Sphalerite crystals. Probably an European locality. Does not look like Peru. No label with specimen. ex H Deisinger collection

42 7ddcets ((4 BISMUTH)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Tasna, Bolivia, 2.5 to 4 cm, 4 Miniature, These are from the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philiadelphia. There are 4 speicmens Academy # 21304 but I do not have the academy label.

43 09jtcait ((JOHANNITE, ANDERSONITE, ZIPPEITE, CHALCANTHITE)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Blue Lizard (Markey) Mine, Red Canyon, White Canyon District, San Juan County, Utah. 4 x 4 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a specimen with a sandstone matrix covered with greenish yellow Johannite and blue Chalcanthite. The Andersonite is only seen with a UV light and fluoresces blue green. The Zippeite also fluoresces a yellow color. This is from a small lot found and collected in Sept 2009.

44 5hhshis ((HEMIMORPHITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Hidden Treasure Mine, Ophir Hill District, Tooele County, Utah, 5 x 4 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Here is an fine Hemimorphite with colorless gemmy micro crystals of Hemimorphite. Viewed under a loop or with a microscope they look great. The Hemimorphite like to grow in flower like clusters which are best viewed in the sparser areas.

45 ari ((QUARTZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Hot Spring County, Arkansas. 15 x 13 x 7 cm, Large Cabinet, Here is a large plate of terminated Quartz from Arkasas. There are some damaged crystals.

46 5481-11atidtr ((CAVANSITE, STILBITE)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Wagholi, Pune District, Maharashtra, India. 8 x 4 x 3 cm, Cabinet, Here is an aesthetic specimen with a large blue spherical cluster of Cavansite on a bed of contrasting off white Stilbite with some large Stilbite crystals on a bed of small Stilbite crystals.

47 11atadns ((BARITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Meikle Mine, Elko County, Nevada. 10 x 5 x 3 cm, Cabinet, Here is a very thick 3 cm crystal with flat lustrous faces on one side and strange contour lines on the reverse side.

48 11atadns ((CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Meikle Mine, Elko County, Nevada. 10 x 4 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a specimen of colorless lustrous Calcite from Meikle.

49 11btrdis ((CUPRIAN ADAMITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Verkhnii Mine, Dalnegorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia, 4 x 3.5 x 3 cm, Miniature, Here is a blue green bubbly Cuprian Adamite on a brown contrasting matrix.

50 11btrdis ((CUPRIAN ADAMITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Verkhnii Mine, Dalnegorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia, 3.5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a blue green botryoidal coating of Cuprian Adamite over a brown contrasting matrix.

51 9chmrn ((TOURMALINE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, White Queen Mine, Pala, California, 2.5 x .5 x .5 cm, Thumbnail, Terminated White Queen Mine Tourmaline.

52 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.

53 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.

54 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.

55 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

56 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.

57 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.

58 300-9iddftrs ((FLUORITE on QUARTZ)), $50 MINIMUM BID, Pasto Bueno District, Pallasca Province, Ancash Department, Peru, 12 x 9 x 4 cm, Cabinet, There may be a Quartz crystal that is missing but overall there is no apparent damage. Same with the Fluorite. Maybe the lower Fluorite has some damage but not apparent for displaying. This is a very displayable specimen. ex Paul Jung collection.

59 300-9iddfnrs ((CALCITE on FLUORITE)), $40 MINIMUM BID, Hardin County, Illinois, 12 x 7 x 7 cm, Cabinet, Lustrous undamaged dark honey colored Calcite wrapped around purple Fluorite. The Calcite almost entirely covers the Fluorite.

60 300-9iddbnss ((QUARTZ on MICROCLINE)), $35 MINIMUM BID, Specimen Rock, El Paso County, Colorado, 13 x 9 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Excellent large Smoky Quartz. The Quartz is undamaged and sharp without any chipping. The termination is perfect as is the entire Quartz crystal

61 300-9iddbiss ((QUARTZ pseudomorph after FLUORITE)), $30 MINIMUM BID, Genoa Mine, San Juan County, Colorado, 9 x 5.5 x 4 cm, Cabinet, A large octahedral Quartz pseudo after Fluorite with the green Fluorite core still visable from the reverse side.

62 9ddgcns ((QUARTZ with CALCITE and ANKERITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Kapnik, Romania, 15 x 7 x 3 cm, Miniature, Large specimen of terminated Quartz crystals covered with white Calcite and brown Ankerite crystals. ex H Deisinger collection

63 9ddgcrs ((SMOKY QUARTZ with ARAGONITE inclusions)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Dalnegorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia, 6 x 4 x 3.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a terminated translucent Smoky Quartz crystal with some inclusions that may be Aragonite. Undamaged except for some minor chipping. ex H Deisinger collection

64 9ddgces ((QUARTZ with PYRITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Huanzala Mine, Peru, 6 x 4 x 3 cm, Miniature, Here is a plate of terminated Quartz with minor small Pyrite crystals on the side of the Quartz crystals. I only see one broken or missing crystal. ex H Deisinger collection

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.

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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Timroseite #26727
Bird's Nest drift, Otto Mountain, San Bernardino Co., California, United States
Signed Label!!! Type Locality
Size: Thumbnail
Timroseite was recently described by Kampf et al in American Mineralogist (2010), 95, 1560-1568 and named in honor Timothy P. Rose. It occurs with host of other tellurates such as housleyite, khinite, markcooperite, ottoite, paratimroseite, and thorneite. Timroseite occurs as as "olive to lime green, irregular, rounded masses and rarely in crystals as dark olive green, equant rhombs, and diamond-shaped plates in subparallel sheaf-like aggregates". This specimen shows these habits and crystals - although the micro crystals are extremely small. As per Tim, this specimen also contains a yet-to-be-described turquoise colored tellurate. Tim was kind enough to send along his signed label with this specimen. Tim is a highly active field collector, a member of the NCMA and editor for the International Federation of Micromount Societies newsletter.
Overall: 3 x 2.5 x 1 cm
Sold
$300.00

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.

99 Gypsum, Thomas Munzer shaft, Copper slate deposits,
Sangerhausen, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany (miniature

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