Cymatolite ps. After Spodumene (old & rare) Mullane Coll. Back to Weekly COLLECTION LIQUIDATION AUCTIONS - end July 21, 2011

Fillow Quarry (Branchville Quarry), Redding, Fairfield Co., CT

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Starting Time:7/11/2011 06:30:00 PM(CDT)
Ending Time:7/21/2011 06:30:00 PM(CDT)
Time Left:18H 58M 12S
Start Bid:$10
Reserve Bid:$10
Current Bid:$75
Size:12.4 x 6.8 x 4.1 cm
Size Description:CABINET

Description:Cymatolite is a RARE pseudomorph of spodumene by a mixture of muscovite and albite. It is ususally somewhat lamellar to parallel fibrous. This is a lamellar section after a very large spodumene crystal. THIS IS OLD CLASSIC MATERIAL , MOSTLY FROM THE 1800S! IT WAS STUDIED INTENSIVELY IN THE EARLY DAYS OF MINERALOGY. This piece appears to be composed mainly of lustrous, creamy-brown albite with minor muscovite. This lithium-rich granite pegmatite is well-known for its manganese phosphates and cymatolite. Ex Dennis Mullane Collection and comes with a faded label from the Rocky Moore Collection of Los Angeles, dated January, 1942. The quarry and mine have been inactive since 1944. It is quite hefty for its size at 545 grams or nearly a pound.


1 11atrmnr ((BARITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Cerro Warihuyn, Miraflores, Huanuco Province, Peru, 8 x 5 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Barite specimen from Peru with thick lustrous crystals on matrix. Some crystals have damage.

2 11atrmnr ((BARITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Cerro Warihuyn, Miraflores, Huanuco Province, Peru, 5 x 4 x 1.8 cm, Cabinet, Barite specimen from Peru with a cluster of thick lustrous crystals on matrix. Some damage at one side by the matrix.

3 5628-11btadig ((SPESSARTINE)), $7 MINIMUM BID, Tongbei, Fugian Province, China, 3 x 2.5 x 2 cm, Miniature to Thumbnail, Here is a Chinese Spessartine with large undamaged dark honey colored crystals.

4 11atadis ((CALCITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Meikle Mine, Elko County, Nevada, 4.5 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a group of undamaged double terminated and terminated Calcite crystals on matrix.

5 11atadis ((BARITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Meikle Mine, Elko County, Nevada, 6 x 4.8 x 2 cm, Miniature, Here is a thick lustrous Barite crystal on matrix. Undamaged except minor chipping on right corners.

6 11atadis ((CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Meikle Mine, Elko County, Nevada, 7 x 4 x 1.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is are some gemmy undamaged Calcite crystals on matrix from Meikle.

7 11atadis ((BARlTE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Meikle Mine, Elko County, Nevada, 3.3 x 2.5 x 2.3 cm, Miniature to Thumbnail, Here is a group of undamaged lustrous Barite crystals. double terminated and terminated Calcite crystals on matrix.

8 7052ir ((ANALCIME)), $15 MINIMUM BID, DEK Quarry, Benton County, Oregon, 6.5 x 5 x 3.5 cm, Miniature, Large white lustrous Analcime crystals from Oregon.

9 11ghmuis ((CRYSOCOLLA)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Hidden Treasure Mine, Tooele County, Utah, 7 x 5 x 2 cm, Cabinet, Here is another Hidden Treasure specimen that rarely if even has been collected. It is a robin egg blue Chrysocolla specimen.

10 CA ((DRILL BIT)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Blue Cap Mine, San Juan County, Utah, 4 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a drill bit found in the Blue Cap Mine by a local collector.

11 7057g ((JOSEPHINITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Josephine County, Oregon, 1.5 x 1 x .5 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a larger than normal rounded stream worn nugget of Josephinite aka Awaruite. Awaruite is a native elemental metal consisting of Nickel and Iron.

12 7056ir ((PYRITE with coating of CHALCOCITE or BORNITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana, 10 x 7 x 3 cm, Cabinet, Here is an undamaged Butte cabinet sized specimen of Pyrite.

13 3919rs ((CROCOITE)), $30 MINIMUM BID, Red Lead Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia, 4.5 x .5 x .5 cm, Miniature, Here is a terminated large single undamaged orange Crocoite crystal.

14 3762gr ((BOURNONITE)), $30 MINIMUM BID, Machacamarca Mine, Potosi Department, Bolivia, 5.5 x 4 x 3 cm, Miniature, Here is a matrix specimen with two large Bournonite crystals. Undamaged except for three minor edge nicks.

15 5026ie ((BRAZILIANITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Rapid Creek, Yukon Territory, Canada, 2.5 x 1.5 x .5 cm, Thumbnail, Here is an uncommon Rapid Creek mineral, Brazilianite in a thumbnail specimen.

16 ggg ((CALCITE, STILBITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Skookumchuck Dam, Bucoda, Washington, 6 x 5 x 3 cm, Miniature, Here is a Calcite and zeolite specimen from Wahington state. Here is a undamaged combination of Stilbite and scalenohedral crystals of Calcite.

17 3691is ((FLUORITE, MUSCOVITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang County, Hunan Province, China, 8 x 5 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a gemmy light and dark purple cubic Fluorite centered on a Muscovite matrix. Associated Quartz on the base.

18 5847rs ((FISHTAIL TWINNED CALCITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Brushy Creek Mine, Reynolds County, Missouri, 7 x 5 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Undamaged Fishtail Twinned Calcite from Brushy Creek. Although tons of Calcite specimens were recovered, reportedly only 300 twins were recovered. This is a very uncommon Brushy Creek specimen.

19 5827g ((PYRITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Ambasaguas, La Rioja, Spain, 8 x 7 x 3. 5 cm, Cabinet, Fine specimen with a lustrous undamaged Pyrite crystal perched in the matrix from La Rioja. This area is close to the area that produces the lustrous nearly perfit cubes of Pyrite.

20 5826ir ((PYRITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Huanzala Mine, Dos de Mayo Province, Huanuco Department, Peru, 6 x 5 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Fine specimen lustrous undamaged Peruvian Pyrite crystals. Healed contact on back without damage.

21 5599ns ((MALACHITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Katanga Copper Cresent, Katanga, Congo, 9 x 8 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Green botryoidal concentric Malachite from Congo.

22 2292-9hinawie ((PHILLIPSITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Cape di Bove, Rome, Italy, 7 x 5 x 3 cm, Cabinet, Botryoidal white crystals of Phillipsite from Italy. Old label in old ink pen writing.

23 1381 09ldgcns ((PYRITE, QUARTZ)) $10 MINIMUM BID, Rio Marina, Elba Island, Tuscany, Italy, 9 x 6 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Here is a specimen from Elba with small lustrous Pyrite crystals on a Quartz matrix.

24 AD, ((TOPAZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Zapot Mine, Mineral County, Nevada, 3 x 2.5 x 2 cm, Miniature, Here is a lustrous Topaz crystal from Harvey Gordon's famous Zapot Mine in Nevada. The back and right side are contacted and the base is cleaved. This mine produced the best and largest Topaz crystals in North America.

25 4281is ((EMMONSITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Bambolla Mine, Sonora, Mexico, 5 x 4.5 x 2 cm, Miniature, Reference specimen of reen micro Emmonsite on matrix.

26 2276ir ((SENARMONTITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Djebel Haminate Mine, Constantine Province, Algeria, .5 x .4 x .4 cm, Thumbnail, Single octahedral crystal of the uncommon mineral Senarmontite from Algeria.

27 4345ns ((FLUORESCENT FLUORAPATITE on ACTINOLITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Silver Hill Quarry, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 17.5 x 12 x 1 cm, Large Cabinet, Here is a large slab showing grey green Actinolite with large light tan Fluorapatite crystals.	qua

28 2036nss ((FLUORITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Yaoganxian Mine, Hunan Province, China, 8 x 8 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Here are colorless to purple cubic Fluorite crystals on matrix from China.

29 3679 ar ((FLUORITE, SMOKY QUARTZ, MICROCLINE)), $ 15 MINIMUM BID, Lake George, Park County, Colorado, 7 x 5.5 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Interesting undamaged specimen with Fluorite along with Smoky Quartz and Microcline.

30 3801 09hlnawtr ((TEALLITE)), $50 MINIMUM BID, Montserrat Mine, Poopo Province, Bolivia, 6 x 4 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Here is an uncommon specimen of Teallite from Bolivia. ex N A Wintringham collection.

31 2731 09ldocar ((DANBURITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Charcas, San Luis Potosi, Mexico, 3 x 3 x 2 cm, Miniature, Here is a terminated high quality gem crystal of Danburite.

32 2024 9ldoctrs ((CHRYSOCOLLA pseudomorph after AZURITE)), $50 MINIMUM BID, Baghdad, Arizona, 9 x 7 x 7 cm, Cabinet, Here is an old specimen from the collection of Susie Davis of Tucson. It has Azurite rosettes now pseudomorphed to Chrysocolla. This came from a lot from Don Olsen and was valued at $350 retail.

33 3801 09hlnawng ((STANNITE, ZINNWALDITE)), $35 MINIMUM BID, Clinovec/Zinnqald, Erzgebirge, Bohemia, Germany/ Czech Republic, 7 x 5 x 2 cm, Cabinet, Classic European specimen of Stannite from Czech Republic. ex N A Wintringham collection.

34 11btrmnr ((COQUIMBITE, ALUNGEN)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Javier Mine, Ayacucho Department, Peru, 6 x 4 x 4 cm, Miniature, This is from the find from a couple of years ago of the best Coquimbites even found. Coquimbite is an iron sulphate and is water soluble.

35 09hlnawa ((ZOISITE included MUSCOVITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Spruce Pine, North Carolina, 17 x 10 x 2 cm, Cabinet, Large sheet of Muscovite heavily included with crystals of Zoisite. ex N A Wintringham collection.

36 2347 07ddceesnnr ((MIMETITE)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb, Namibia, 10 x 8 x 2.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a specimen from Ernie Schlichter collection of Tsumeb Mimetite. Base is sawn flat for display. Terminated and double terminated Mimetite crystals cover much of the matrix.

37 4341 06idbars ((SMITHSONITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Choix, Chihuahua, Mexico, 10 x 7 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Here is a specimen of pink Smithsonite from Choix.

38 2007-09ldocirs ((CALCITE twin)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Irving Materials Quarry, Anderson, Madison County, Indiana, 2.5 x 2 x 1.2 cm, Miniature to Thumbnail, Here is an Indiana twinned Calcite crystal.

39 08idejo ((MALACHITE pseudomorph after AZURITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Milpillas, Sonora, Mexico, 3.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Here is an undamaged specimen from the find of the last few years of superb world class Malachite pseudomorphs and Azurite specimens at Milpillas. The undamaged Malachite is chatoyant and a group of several crystals.

40 5468 6hhshis ((NATROLITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville, Quebec, Canada, 6 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a specimen from Ernie Schlichter collection of Natrolite from Mont Saint-Hilaire. Terminated white crystals lay across the matrix.

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49 UUGD ((PYRITE, QUARTZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Bingham Copper Mine, Salt Lake County, Utah, 6 x 5 x 3 cm, Miniature, Here is a miniature specimen of Pyrite with Quartz from Bingham. A few Pyrites and Quartz have damage but most are damage free. ex U of U dept of Geology and Geophysics

50 UUGD ((ARSENOPYRITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Bingham Copper Mine, Salt Lake County, Utah, 7.5 x 6 x 5.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a cabinet specimen of silver colored Arsenopyrite. This is mostly massive Arsenopyrite and a reference specimen from Bingham. ex U of U dept of Geology and Geophysics

51 UUGD ((WAVELLITE/FAUSTITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Bingham Copper Mine, Salt Lake County, Utah, 9 x 7 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a cabinet sized specimen of Wavellite and or Faustite from Bingham. ex U of U dept of Geology and Geophysics

52 UUGD ((REALGAR)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Bingham Copper Mine, Salt Lake County, Utah, 4 x 4 x 2.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a miniature specimen of Realgar. Label says from the Hill Fault Zone. ex U of U dept of Geology and Geophysics

53 UUGD ((PYRITE, Chloritic Alteration)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Bingham Copper Mine, Salt Lake County, Utah, 8 x 5 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Here is a cabinet specimen with the label says Chloritic Alteration. ex U of U dept of Geology and Geophysics

54 UUGD ((GALENA, PYRITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, US/Lark Mine, Bingham Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah, 6.5 x 4 x 2 cm, Miniature, Here is a miniature specimen from the old US/Lark Mine which has been consumed by the ever expanding Bingham Pit. ex U of U dept of Geology and Geophysics

55 UUGD ((2 THAUMASITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Bingham Copper Mine, Salt Lake County, Utah, 4.5 and 6.5 cm, 2 Miniatures, Here are two miniature specimens of white colored Thaumansite from Bingham. ex U of U dept of Geology and Geophysics

56 UUGD ((2 MONTMORILONITE variety NONTRONITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Bingham Copper Mine, Salt Lake County, Utah, 5 and 7 cm, Miniature and Cabinet, Here are two specimens of yellow green Nontronite from Bingham. Published article. ex U of U dept of Geology and Geophysics

57 UUGD ((CLINTONITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Maria Mine, Beaver County, Utah, 6.5 x 5.5 x .4 cm, Miniature, I have heard these micas called Phlogopite and Clintonite. Here the U of U has it labeled as Clintonite. ex U of U dept of Geology and Geophysics

58 UUGD ((MARCASITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Homestake Uranium Mine, near New Haven, Wyoming, 14 x 5 x 3 cm, Cabinet, Here is a reference locality specimen with Marcasite. ex U of U dept of Geology and Geophysics

59 UUGD ((CHALCOPYRITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Ruby Creek Copper Deposit, Brooks Range, Alaska, 6 x 4 x 2 cm, Miniature, Here is a neat Chalcopyrite from an Alaskan Copper deposit. ex U of U dept of Geology and Geophysics

60 UUGD ((COPPER)), $10 MINIMUM BID, near Austin, Nevada, 6 x 5 x 4 cm, Miniature, Here is a heavy specimen of Copper from Nevada. ex U of U dept of Geology and Geophysics

61 UUGD ((PYROLUSITE variety RAMSDELLITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Monroe Tenor Mine, Chisolm, Minnesota, 6 x 4 x 3 cm, Miniature, Here is a Ramsdellite specimen from Minnesota. ex U of U dept of Geology and Geophysics

62 UUGD ((CALCITE GEODE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Windlop Mine, Wyoming, 10 x 7 x 5.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a hollow geode filled with Calcite instead of Quartz. ex U of U dept of Geology and Geophysics

63 UUGD ((DIOPSIDE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Belmat, New York, 7 x 7 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a specimen of green granular Diopside crystals. ex U of U dept of Geology and Geophysics

64 UUGD ((CELESTINE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Madison County, New York, 6 x 5 x 3.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a hollow vug filled with Celestine crystals from New York. ex U of U dept of Geology and Geophysics, ex Eastern Mineral Exchange, Bethlehem, PA

65 UUGD ((REALGAR, ORPIMENT)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Getchel Mine, Humbolt County, Nevada, 7 x 5.5 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Here is specimen from Getchell of red Realgar with yellow Orpiment. Orange is Pararealgar. ex U of U dept of Geology and Geophysics

66 UUGD ((4 GILSONITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Uintah Basin, Northeastern Utah, 5.5 to 6 cm, 4 Miniatures, Here is are 4 specimens of natural asphalt from Utah's Uintah Basin. ex U of U dept of Geology and Geophysics

67 UUGD ((BORNITE, RHODOCHROSITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana, 12 x 6 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a specimen of massive Bornite with minor Rhodochrosite. ex U of U dept of Geology and Geophysics

68 UUGD ((HEMATITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Armour #1 Mine, Ironton, Minnesota, 8.5 x 7.5 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a specimen of Hematite with area of Hematite crystals. The Hematite crystals are undamaged. ex U of U dept of Geology and Geophysics

69 UUGD ((GOLD ORE, PYRRHOTITE, ARSENOPYRITE, PYRITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Battle Mountain, Fortitude Deposit, Nevada, 13 x 9 x 9 cm, Cabinet, Here is a large heavy specimen of Gold bearing ore containing Pyrrhotite, Arsenopyrite, and Pyrite from Battle Mountain. ex U of U dept of Geology and Geophysics

70 UUGD ((CARBONATITE variety SIDERITE RAUHAUGITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Iron Hill Carbonatite Complex, Colorado, 13 x 11 x 7 cm, Cabinet, Here is a large heavy specimen #741 which is referenced in a published article. A copy of the article is included. ex U of U dept of Geology and Geophysics

71 UUGD ((PYRRHOTITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Homestake Mine, Lead, South Dakota, 8.5 x 7 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a cabinet sized specimen of massive iridescent Pyrrhotite from the Homestake Mine. ex U of U dept of Geology and Geophysics

72 UUGD ((AMPHIBOLITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, 4850 foot level, Homestake Mine, Lead, South Dakota, 12 x 7 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Here is a cabinet sized specimen of massive Amphibolite. ex U of U dept of Geology and Geophysics

73 UUGD ((CHALCOCITE, minor MALACHITE, AZURITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Bonanza Mine, Kennecott, Alaska, 10 x 8 x 6 cm, Cabinet, Here is a cabinet sized specimen with a vein of massive Chalcocite. Associated minor Malachite and Azurite are also present. ex U of U dept of Geology and Geophysics

74 UUGD ((RED BERYL on RHYOLITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Violet Claims, Wah Wah Mtns, Beaver County, Utah, 14 x 7 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a cabinet sized specimen of Ryolite with two areas of Red Beryl. Mostly red remnants of Beryl but also one 6 or 7 MM crystal imbedded in the Rhyolite. Here is a neat affordable Red Beryl specimen. ex U of U dept of Geology and Geophysics

75 UUGD ((GOLD ORE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Witwatersrand Basin, South Africa, 14 x 9 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a large cabinet sized specimen of Gold ore from the the South African Witwatersrand Basin. ex U of U dept of Geology and Geophysics

76 UUGD ((OLIVINE, SERPENTINE in CHROMITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Bushveeld Complex, South Africa, 11 x 7 x 5.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a cabinet sized specimen of Chromite and Serpentine from South Africa. ex U of U dept of Geology and Geophysics

77 UUGD ((SILVER bearing TETRAHEDRITE in SIDERITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Sunshine Mine, 4800 foot Stope, Coeur D'Alene District, Idaho, 15 x 11 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a large cabinet sized specimen of Tetrahedrite and Siderite from Idaho. ex U of U dept of Geology and Geophysics

78 UUGD ((GOLD ORE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Harvard Mine, Jamestown District, Toulumne County, California, 14 x 10 x 6 cm, Cabinet, Here is a large cabinet sized specimen of Gold ore from the well known Harvard Mine in California. ex U of U dept of Geology and Geophysics

79 UUGD ((CHALCOPYRITE, PYRRHOTITE, PYRITE with SULPHIDES)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Geco Mine, near Manitouwadge, Ontario, Canada, 17 x 12 x 7 cm, Cabinet, Here is a large and heavy cabinet sized specimen of sulphides from Canada's Geco Mine. ex U of U dept of Geology and Geophysics

80 UUGD ((SMITHSONITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Moscow Mine, Star Range, Beaver County, Utah, 8 x 7 x 2 cm, Cabinet, Here is a cabinet sized specimen of greyish brown botryoidal Smithsonite from the Moscow Mine. I have never seen these on the market except from specimens from the university. Mimetite from the Star Range was in the lot I got of the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences, but no Smithsonite. ex U of U dept of Geology and Geophysics

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

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Cymatolite ps. After Spodumene (old & rare) Mullane Coll. Back to Weekly COLLECTION LIQUIDATION AUCTIONS - end July 21, 2011