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

Ends In: 18H 57M 22S

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 99hhshis ((2 CALCITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Zella Mine, Lion Hill area, Ophir District, Tooele County, Utah, 5.5 x3.5 x 2.5 cm, 2 Miniatures, Here are two Calcite scalenohedral crystals from the Zella Mine. The Zella Mine was only recently explored for minerals. Mainly Calcite and Aragonite were found during the past two months and limited specimens were brought out.

2 99hhshis ((HEMIMORPHITE, ROSASITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Hidden Treasure Mine, Tooele County, Utah, 12 x 8.5 x 3 cm, Cabinet, Here is a specimen with colorless sparkling micro crystals of Hemimorphite. Bluegreen sphericals of Rosasite add color.

3 99hhshis ((ROSASITE, AURICHALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Hidden Treasure Mine, Tooele County, Utah, 8 x 5 x 3 cm, Cabinet, Great coverage of bluegreen sphericals of Rosasite with minor lighter blue Aurichalcite.

4 2267es ((CALCITE HELECTITE)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Lion Hill, Long Trail Gulch, Ophir District, Tooele County, Utah, 5.5 x 5.5 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a terrific Helectite from Ophir District in Utah. It was collected in the 1980's by Phil Richardson, ex Phil Richardson collection. One small point of attachment and otherwise undamaged.

5 99hhshis ((HEMIMORPHITE, ROSASITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Hidden Treasure Mine, Tooele County, Utah, 7 x 5 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Here is a specimen with colorless sparkling micro crystals of Hemimorphite. Bluegreen sphericals of Rosasite add color.

6 5824is ((PYRITE, SIDERITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Eagle Mine, Gilman, Eagle County, Colorado, 7 x 5 x 1.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is an undamaged lustrous Eagle mine Pyrite with associated Siderite.

7 3727ig ((PENFIELDITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Margarita Mine, Sierra gorda, Chile, 5 x 4 x 2 cm, Miniature, Colorless Penfieldite crystals in vugs on the matrix. ex N A Wintringham collection, ex Terry Szenics ,SZENICSITE.

8 11fbdjns ((AMAZONITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Pikes Peak County, Colorado, 10 x 5.5 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a large terminated Amazontie with minor Cleavelandite.

9 5310ir ((FADEN FELDSPAR with CLINOZOISITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Alchuri, Shigar Valley, Baltistan, Pakistan, 5 x 1.5 x 1 cm, Miniature, Here is an undamaged transparent to transluscent Faden Feldspar with small Clinozoisite crystals. ex Mountain Minerals International.

10 11hlkmis ((RUBY JACK aka SPHALERITE, DOLOMITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Picher, Oklahoma, 7 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a Picher specimen with red gemmy Ruby Jack Sphalerite crystals and curved Dolomite crystals.

11 11hlkmis ((GALENA)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Picher, Oklahoma, 3.5 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a single undamaged cubic Galena specimen from Picher. The faces have a few raised and lots of indented rectangular shapes.

12 11hlkmis ((CHALCOPYRITE on DOLOMITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Picher, Oklahoma, 6 x 4 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a Picher specimen with naturally oxidized and iridescent Chalcopyrite crystals on curved Dolomite crystals.

13 11hlkmis ((QUARTZ with HEMATITE inclusions)), $5 MINIMUM BID, York County, Pennsylvania, 3 x 2 x 2 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a specimen of terminated and double terminated Quartz with brown red Hematite inclusions.

14 11hlkmis ((SPHALERITE, CHALCOPYRITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Picher, Oklahoma, 4.5 x 4 x 3 cm, Miniature, Here is a Picher specimen of a large undamaged single crystal of Sphalerite with some angular Chalcopyrite crystals.

15 11hlkmis ((VERMICULITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Cedar Hill Quarry, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 8 x 4.5 x 3 cm, Cabinet, Here is a Vermiculite crysal on matrix from Pennsylvania. May have been stabilized or reglued in place. It looks like that on the edge on the front but the back edge looks tight and not stabilized.

16 11hlkmis ((CELESTINE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Meckleys Quarry, Mandata, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, 5.5 x 5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Transparent and sparkling Celestine crystals from Meckleys Quarry.

17 11hlkmis ((MATULAITE)), TYPE LOCALITY, $10 MINIMUM BID, Bachman Iron Mine, Hellertown, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, 9 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm, Cabinet, Matulaite is a rare phosphate. It is the white encrustation covering one side of a limonite matrix.

18 11hlkmis ((CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Kibblehouse Quarry, Perkiomenvile, Pennsylvania, 7.5 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm, Cabinet, Lustrous golden Calcite crystals from Kibblehouse Quarry in Pennsylvania.

19 11hlkmis ((CALCITE with included PYRITE), $10 MINIMUM BID, Kibblehouse Quarry, Perkiomenvile, Pennsylvania, 8 x 6.5 x 2 cm, Cabinet, Lustrous golden Calcite crystals with Pyrite included in the Calcite and on one face from each crystal.

20 11hlkmis ((STELLERITE with CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Kibblehouse Quarry, Perkiomenvile, Pennsylvania, 5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Lusterous golden colored Stellerite with colorless Calcite rhombs.

21 11hlkmis ((CALCITE with PHANTOMS covered with micro PYRITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Kibblehouse Quarry, Perkiomenvile, Pennsylvania, 7.5 x 6 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet, Lustrous Calcite crystals with PHANTOMS of micro Pyrite on internation Calcite crystals.

22 11hlkmis ((GOETHITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Grubb Lake, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 5.5 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Botryoidal black Goethite from Lancaster County.

23 11hlkmis ((PYROMORPHITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania, 7.5 x 6 x 2.5 cm, Cabinet, Classic Pennsylvania Pyromorphite location. Fine hexagonal terminated prisms of green Pyromorphite crystals on front and backsides of the specimen.

24 11hlkmis ((AMETHYST)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Bart Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 6 x 5 x 5 cm, Miniature, Here is a cluster of terminated Amethyst crystals from Lancaster County in great shape.

25 11hlkmis ((5 RUTILE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 1 to 2.5 cm, 5 Thumbnails, Here are 5 thumbnail sized specimens of Rutile from Lancaster County.

26 11hlkmis ((CHROME ANTIGORITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Woods Chromite Mine, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 6.5 x 5.5 x 3 cm, Miniature, Dark purple coloration on this Chrome Antigorite from the classic Penna. location of Woods Chromite Mine.

27 11hlkmis ((CHALCEDONY/QUARTZ DRUZE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Glen Mills Quarry, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, 8 x 6 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Here is a vug filled with light purplish grey druze of Chalcedony/ QUARTZ. This is a new find from a few months ago.

28 11hlkmis ((CHLORITE, CHROME ANTIGORITE, CHROMITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Jenkins Mine, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 8 x 6 x 2 cm, Cabinet, Here is specimen of black Chromite with greenish Chlorite and purple Chrome Antigorite.

29 11hlkmis ((WAVELLITE, MATULAITE)), MATULAITE TYPE LOCALITY, $10 MINIMUM BID, Bachman Iron Mine, Hellertown, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, 7 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, Matulaite is a rare phosphate as a white micro crystalline crust. Main mineral on this specimen is the radial sprays of Wavellite, also a phosphate.

30 11hlkmis ((BRUCITE, HYDROMAGNESITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Cedar Hill Quarry, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 13 x 12 x 3 cm, Cabinet, This one was hard to photo. A third of the specimen is foliated mica like lustrous Brucite. The top of the Brucite shows a large pseudo hexagonal crystal. The rest of the white is hydromagnesite.

31 11hlkmis ((NICKELOAN PYROAURITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Cedar Hill Quarry, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 8 x 4.5 x 2 cm, Cabinet, Here is a bluish green thin layer of Nickeloan Pyroaurite from the Cedar Hill Quarry.

32 11hlkmis ((PYRITE in PHYLLITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Blue Ball Stone Quarry, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 11 x 10 x 2.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a lustrous Pyrite on shale like Phyllite. The Pyrite has a hair line crack but does not look repaired or reattached.

33 11hlkmis ((TREMOLITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, C K Williams Quarry, Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, 6 x 5 x 2 cm, Miniature, Here is a white fibrous form of Tremolite from C K Williams Quarry.

34 11hlkmis ((PYRITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Schoenick, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 3.5 x 2.5 x 2 cm, Miniature, Here is a small unusual Pyrite from Lancaster County.

35 11hlkmis ((COPPER)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Greenstone Quarry, Adams County, Pennsylvania, 7 x 5 x 1 cm, Miniature, The location has been described by some as very rare locality Copper and most uncommon Pennsylvania locality. In any case, seldom seen on the market is Pennsylvanian Copper specimens. These are somewhat older material collected years ago. The location may be even closed now. This one is almost sheet like, but a heavy thick sheet of Copper.

36 11hlkmis ((COPPER)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Greenstone Quarry, Adams County, Pennsylvania, 6 x 5 x 3 cm, Miniature, The location has been described by some as very rare locality Copper and most uncommon Pennsylvania locality. In any case, seldom seen on the market is Pennsylvanian Copper specimens. These are somewhat older material collected years ago. The location may be even closed now. This one is Copper in Quartz rather than Calcite. The Quartz is fractured and resembles Calcite.

37 11hlkmis ((COPPER)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Greenstone Quarry, Adams County, Pennsylvania, 5 x 5 x 1 cm, Miniature, The location has been described by some as very rare locality Copper and most uncommon Pennsylvania locality. In any case, seldom seen on the market is Pennsylvanian Copper specimens. These are somewhat older material collected years ago. The location may be even closed now. This one is Copper with only remnants of some whitish 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