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Auction Four hundred four Preview
Jan 27, 2012
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Jan 27, 2012
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| 1 5hhswis
((CINNABAR)),
$1 MINIMUM BID, Tongren, Guizhou Province, China, 4 x 3 x 1.5 cm,
Miniature, Here is a blood red lustrous undamaged terminated Cinnabar
crystal on a matrix of contrasting white Dolomite.
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| 2 1138 9ldgciss.nr ((AMETHYST Scepter)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Madagascar, 7 x 4.5 x 3 cm, Cabinet, Here is a light purple Amethyst Scepter from Madagascar. No damage except some micro roughness on the termination. | |
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2737 10btadts
((GOLD)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Olinghouse Mine, Washoe County, Nevada, 7 x 4 x 4 cm, Cabinet,
Finely crystallized Gold on matrix from the Olinghouse.
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11btrmnr ((COQUIMBITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID,
Javier Mine, Ayacucho Department, Peru, 6.5 x 6 x 3 cm, Miniature,
Purple Coquimbite through out the specimen with some larger hexagonal prisms
of Coquimbite. Also minor brown Romerite crystals at one area.
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| 5 6idcetr ((CHALCEDONY)), Philadelphia Academy, $5 MINIMUM BID, Lebanon Mountain, Syria, 7 x 7 x 7 cm, Cabinet, Here is an Academy of Science specimen of botryoidal Chalcedony from Syria. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science, no label. | |
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| 6 ariis
((STIBNITE)),
$1 MINIMUM BID, Xikuangshan, Hunan Province, China, 3 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm,
Thumbnail,
Lustrous Stibnite in a thumbnail size from China. The top is not
terminated but looks like a contact with another larger crystal.
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| 7 7hhmrir ((BARAHONAITE-Al)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Gold Hill Mine, Tooele County, Utah. 5 x 5 x 3 cm, Miniature, Rare new mineral as of a couple of years ago. Fine example is a miniature with several vugs filled the light blue microcrystalline Barahonaite-Al. Gold Hill underground was sealed by the state of Utah but rumors have its been opened by collectors at least temporarily. |
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8 8ghswr ((CHALCANTHITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Socorro County, New Mexico, 2 x 2 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, Blue Copper sulfate crystals. Although these desiccate and turn whitish blue, this one is out of an old collection and so appears stable. Do keep it away from heat from hot lights or direct sunlight. Louellen Montgomery thumbnail collection.
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| 9 85NWin
((AURICHALCITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Schell Creek Range, Nevada, 8 x
6 x 3 cm, Cabinet,
Here is a specimen of robin egg blue Aurichalcite from Nevada.
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| 10 11heecis
((ELBAITE in
MUSCOVITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Ingersoll Mine, Pennington County,
South Dakota, 6 x 5.5 x 1 cm, Miniature, Green Elbaite in
Muscovite.
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| 11 11hljdns ((ZIRCON)), $3 MINIMUM BID, Sieland, Norway, 5.5 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a Zircon from Norway. Root beer colored translucent Zircons to 7 MM, some are damaged. |
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12 511-9ldocts ((GALENA on SPHALERITE)),
$5 MINIMUM BID, Baia Mare, Maramures County, Romania, 5 x 5 x 3 cm,
Miniature, Here is a Romanian Galena on Sphalerite. The Galena crystals
form a rounded hemipherical crystal mass. ex H Deisinger collection from
Germany.
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| 13 9idoces
((PHLOGOPITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Beraketa, Morocco, 6.5 x 5.5 x 5 cm,
Miniature, Here is a specimen of Phlogopite. There are several
hexagonal books of dark and lustrous Phlogopite in Calcite. ex H Delsinger
collection.
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| 15 1787 9ldgcrs ((QUARTZ with HEMATITE inclusions)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Stromberg, Hunsruck Mountains, Thineland-Palatinate, Germany, 10 x 10 x 7.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a large specimen with terminated Quartz with a brownish red color from the Hematite. ex H Deisinger collection. |
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4553 9ldocis ((BOX
CALCITE)), $10
MINIMUM BID, Location not given, 11 x 8 x 1
cm, Cabinet, Here is a strange sectional or box like Calcite.
I'm not familiar with it. I assume it has been sawn or maybe just
contacted on two sides. ex Ernie Schlichter collection.
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| 17 1727 9ldgcar ((QUARTZ, PYRITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Huanzala Mine, Huanuco Department, Peru, 8 x 6.5 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a hedgehog like specimen with terminated Quartz and Pyrite and perhaps Chalcopyrite. Terminations all look good. ex H Deisinger collection. |
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| 18 11iddbis ((PHILLIPSITE, GMELINITE, HERSCHELITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Boron Open Pit Mine, Kramer Borate Deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, 2.5 x 2 x 1.5 cm, Thumbnail, Looking at mindat.org I found out that many of the species, especially zeolites, are found in vesicles within the basalt at Boron. These are best collected as thumbnails. Jim Minette purchased the Carnahan collection which contained thumbnails of these species and combinations of species from Boron. This one has Phillipsite, Gmelinite, and Herschelite. I believe the clear crystals are Herschelite and the tan crystals are Gmelinite. I'm not sure which are the Phillipsite. ex Jim Minette collection. ex Carnahan. |
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| 19 11iddbis ((SEARLESITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Boron Open Pit Mine, Kramer Borate Deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, 2.5 x 2 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, Looking at mindat.org I found out that many of the species, especially zeolites, are found in vesicles within the basalt at Boron. These are best collected as thumbnails. Jim Minette purchased the Carnahan collection which contained thumbnails of these species and combinations of species from Boron. This one has a vesicle filled with colorless Searlesite crystals. ex Jim Minette collection, ex Carnahan. |
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| 20 11iddbis ((ANALCIME on SAPONITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Boron Open Pit Mine, Kramer Borate Deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, 2.5 x 2 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, Looking at mindat.org I found out that many of the species, especially zeolites, are found in vesicles within the basalt at Boron. These are best collected as thumbnails. Jim Minette purchased the Carnahan collection which contained thumbnails of these species and combinations of species from Boron. This one has a vesicle lined with dark Saponite covered with colorless Analcime crystals. ex Jim Minette collection, ex Carnahan. |
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| 21 11iddbis ((CLINOPTILOLITE
with HEULANDITE)), $10
MINIMUM BID,
Boron Open Pit Mine, Kramer Borate Deposit, Boron, Kern County, California,
1.5 x 1 x .4 cm, Thumbnail, Looking at mindat.org I found out
that many of the species, especially zeolites, are found in vesicles within
the basalt at Boron. These are best collected as thumbnails. Jim
Minette purchased the Carnahan collection which contained thumbnails
of these species and combinations of species from Boron. This one has
a vesicle with larger tan Heulandite crystals and small shiny crystals of
Clinoptilolite. ex
Jim Minette collection, ex Carnahan.
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| 22 11iddbis ((PHILLIPSITE
2 habits)), $10
MINIMUM BID,
Boron Open Pit Mine, Kramer Borate Deposit, Boron, Kern County, California,
3 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm, Thumbnail, Looking at mindat.org I found out
that many of the species, especially zeolites, are found in vesicles within
the basalt at Boron. These are best collected as thumbnails. Jim
Minette purchased the Carnahan collection which contained thumbnails
of these species and combinations of species from Boron. This one has
a large vesicle filled with yellowish tan crystals of Phillipsite.
Label says 2 habits of crystals. ex
Jim Minette collection, ex Carnahan.
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23 11iddbis ((ANALCIME
with PYRRHOTITE inclusions and PHILLIPSITE)), $10
MINIMUM BID,
Boron Open Pit Mine, Kramer Borate Deposit, Boron, Kern County, California,
2 x 1.5 x 1.2 cm, Thumbnail, Looking at mindat.org I found out
that many of the species, especially zeolites, are found in vesicles within
the basalt at Boron. These are best collected as thumbnails. Jim
Minette purchased the Carnahan collection which contained thumbnails
of these species and combinations of species from Boron. This one has
large Analcime crystals with small included Pyrrhotite. Phillipsite
are probably the smaller crystals in the vesicle. ex
Jim Minette collection, ex Carnahan.
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| 24 11iddbis ((MARCASITE
on SAPONITE)), $10
MINIMUM BID,
Boron Open Pit Mine, Kramer Borate Deposit, Boron, Kern County, California,
2.5 x 2 x 1.5 cm, Thumbnail, Looking at mindat.org I found out
that many of the species, especially zeolites, are found in vesicles within
the basalt at Boron. These are best collected as thumbnails. Jim
Minette purchased the Carnahan collection which contained thumbnails
of these species and combinations of species from Boron. This one has
a vesicle lined with brown Saponite with very small shiny Marcasite
crystals. ex
Jim Minette collection, ex Carnahan.
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| 25 11iddbis ((GMELINITE shells with ANALCIME)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Boron Open Pit Mine, Kramer Borate Deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, 2.2 x 2 x 1.5 cm, Thumbnail, Looking at mindat.org I found out that many of the species, especially zeolites, are found in vesicles within the basalt at Boron. These are best collected as thumbnails. Jim Minette purchased the Carnahan collection which contained thumbnails of these species and combinations of species from Boron. This one has two vesicles with larger tanish Analcime and hollow casts or shells of Gmelinite. A rather odd specimen. ex Jim Minette collection, ex Carnahan. |
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26 8hlkmts ((GALENA)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Sweetwater Mine, Reynolds County, Missouri, 5 x 4 x 4 cm, Miniature, Here is a perfect choice 1.5 cm cubic Galena crystal with small octahedral modifications on the corners. No damage or chipping on the lustrous faces or sharp edges of the crystal. It is on a matrix of Dolomite and Chalcopyrite. There is even some Chalcopyrite hollow casts after Galena. |
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9iddbts
((MARCASITE)),
$1 MINIMUM BID, Hermine Mine, Bavaria, Germany, 4 x 1.5 x 2 cm,
Miniature, Here is a Marcasite crystal on matrix from Bavaria.
ex H Deisinger collection.
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| 28 9ehmzir ((ADAMITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico, 1..6 x 1.2 x .7 cm, Thumbnail, | |
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6hljdis
((CERUSSITE)), $3 MINIMUM BID, Grand Reef Mine, Graham County, Arizona, 4.5 x
2.5 x 2 cm, Miniature, Here is a specimen from Arizona
mounted in a plastic miniature case. NOTE that the Cerussite has
some crystal missing on the left side in the photo. The crystal
otherwise is undamaged
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| 30 10btadts-2740 ((GOLD)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Olinghouse Mine, Washoe County, Nevada, 8 x 5 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a specimen of Olinghouse Gold. The Gold is finely crystallized and excellent under magnification. |
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| 31 7esmzeg
((HEMATITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Wessels Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field,
Northern Cape Province, South Africa, 3 x
3 x 1.7 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a specimen with an undamaged
lustrous Hematite from Wessels Mine.
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| 32 8iddbiss
((LEGRANDITE)), $50 MINIMUM BID, Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico,
2.5 x 2 x 2 cm, Thumbnail, A fine gemmy spray of the rare
mineral Legrandite in a thumbnail sized specimen.
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622 ts ((COLEMANITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Boron Open Pit Mine, Kramer Borate Deposit,
Boron, Kern County, California, 3.5 x 3 x 2 cm, Miniature, Here is
a different specimen of Colemanite. The crystal tips are brown. Some
damage upper left as seen in the photos, ex
Jim Minette collection.
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| 33 622 ts ((INDERITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID,
Boron Open Pit Mine, Kramer Borate Deposit, Boron, Kern County, California,
2.8 x 1.2 x .7 cm, Thumbnail, Here is
a colorless non terminated Inderite. Thumbnail sized specimen for the
TN collections, ex
Jim Minette collection.
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| 34 609tl ((HYDROBORACITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Boraxo Mine aka Thompson Mine, Death Valley National Park, Inyo County, California, 3.2 x 2 x 1.7 cm, Thumbnail, Hydrodoracite is a rare hydrated Borate mineral from Death Valley. Sprays of bladed crystals. Thumbnail sized specimen for the TN collections, ex Jim Minette collection. | |
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| 35 609tl
((MEYERHOFFERITE pseudomorph after INYOITE)), TYPE LOCALITY $5 MINIMUM BID,
Mount Blanco Mine, Death Valley National Park, Inyo County, California,
2 x 1.5 x .7 cm, Thumbnail,
Here is a classic Death Valley pseudomorph. Teminated blocky Inyoite
pseudomorphed to Meyerhofferite.
Thumbnail sized specimen for the TN collections, ex
Jim Minette collection.
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| 36 609tl
((KURNAKOVITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Boron Open Pit Mine, Kramer
Borate Deposit, Boron, Kerns County, California, 2 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm,
Thumbnail, Translucent Kurnakovite crystal. This is probably collected in the
70's. The crystal has 4 sides of crystal faces.
Thumbnail sized specimen for the TN collections, ex
Jim Minette collection.
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37 609tl
((HOWLITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Boron Open Pit Mine, Kramer
Borate Deposit, Boron, Kerns County, California, 2.7 x 1.7 x 1 cm,
Thumbnail,
White polished half of nodule of Howlite from the Boron Open Pit
Mine. Thumbnail
sized specimen for the TN collections, ex
Jim Minette collection.
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| 38 609tl
((ULEXITE pseudomorph after BORAX)), $5 MINIMUM BID,
Boron Open Pit Mine, Kramer Borate Deposit, Boron, Kerns County,
California, 2.5 x 2 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a classic Boron pseudomorph. A single terminated
crystal of Borax now pseudomorphed to opaque white Ulexite.
Thumbnail sized specimen for the TN collections, ex
Jim Minette collection.
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622 ts ((COLEMANITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID,
Sigma aka White Monster Mine, Death Valley National Park, Inyo County,
California, 3.1 x 2 x 1.1 cm, Thumbnail, Here is
a Colemanite with Caramel colored terminations on the large crystals.
Backside is contact or incomplete or cleaved. Thumbnail sized
specimen for the TN collections, ex
Jim Minette collection.
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5836 9iddol
((PYRITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Eagle Mine, Gilman, Eagle County,
Colorado, 13
x 7 x 5 cm, Miniature,
Lustrous cubic Pyrite crystals in a cabinet sized specimen from Gilman.
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11hlkmnr
((COPPER on SERPENTINE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Greenstone Quarry,
Adams County, Pennsylvania, 14
x 12 x 3 cm, Cabinet,
Here is a large cabinet sized Copper specimen from this uncommon
locality in Pennsylvania. This is from a small lot collected years ago
and purchased this past summer. Copper is dispersed within the layered
serpentine. On the front is a Copper sheet with the serpentine removed
from the top of the sheet. There is Serpentine, Quartz, and
Calcite containing Copper at this locality.
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| 42 11hlkmnr
((COPPER on SERPENTINE)), $50 MINIMUM BID, Greenstone Quarry,
Adams County, Pennsylvania, 13.5
x 10 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet,
Here is a large cabinet sized Copper specimen from this uncommon
locality in Pennsylvania. This is from a small lot collected years ago
and purchased this past summer. This specimen is a very rich in
Copper. On the front is white opaque contrasting Calcite. The
backside has the green serpentine but is still rich in Copper. In my
opionion, this was one of the four best specimens in the lot. There is
Serpentine, Quartz, and Calcite containing Copper at this locality.
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| 43 11hedwnl
((CHALCOPYRITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Sweetwater Mine, Viburnum Trend
District, Reynolds County, Missouri, 7
x 3.5 x 2.5 cm, Cabinet,
Multitude of iridescent colors of blue, magenta, and golden Chalcopyrite
crystals on Dolomite
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| 44 11hedwte
((CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Sweetwater Mine, Viburnum Trend
District, Reynolds County, Missouri, 6
x 4 x 3 cm, Miniature,
Perfect termination on this undamaged golden Calcite.
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45 11hedwil
((CHALCOPYRITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Sweetwater Mine, Viburnum Trend
District, Reynolds County, Missouri, 3.5
x 3.5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature,
Multitude of iridescent colors of blue, magenta, and golden Chalcopyrite
crystals.
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46 11hlmdrs
((ELBAITE)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Paprock, Nuristan, Afghanistan,
4 x 1 x 1 cm, Miniatures,
Terminated undamaged Elbaite from Afganistan.
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| 47 11hedwts ((SPESSARTINE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Wushan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei, Fujian Province, China, 7 x 5.5 x 2 cm, Cabinet, Gemmy orange Spessartine crystals on feldspar. |
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| 48 11hljdis
((CHALCANTHITE, CHALCOALUMITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Copper Queen
Mine, Bisbee, Arizona, 4
x 2.5 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Label says Chalcanthite which is usually
blue. This light blue looks more like Chalcoalumite which this is the
Type Locality. So I am puzzled.
ex Dr Lincoln Sherk collection.
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11atdbirs.nt
((AQUAMARINE, FELDSPAR, MUSCOVITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Chumar
Bakhoor aka Nagar, Gilgit District, Pakistan, 3.5 x
3.5 x 3.5 cm, Miniature, Here is an undamaged double terminated Aqua
on matrix with fine large translucent Feldspar crystals and associated
Muscovite. The Aquamarine has multiple terminations on both ends of
the translucent light grey blue crystal.
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11atdbiss.ir
((CALCITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Charcas, San Luis Potosi, Mexico, 8 x
5 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Here is a fine lustrous Charcas twinned
scalenohedral Calcite. It was deassessed from the collection of Bill
and Carol Smith. There note card says it was purchased in Nov 1996
from Collectors Edge for $125. The Calcite crystals are transparent to
translucent with the large crystal having minor damage to the tips.
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2303 ggg
((CALCITE, PALYGORSKITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Metalline, Pend
Oreille County, Washington, 12 x
9 x 8 cm, Cabinet, Here is a fine large cabinet specimen of flattened
rhombs of Calcite on matrix from Washington's Pend Oreille County.
There is minor gray Palygorskite aka mountain leather on the backside.
No major damage or missing crystals. Crystals do have some edge
chipping. ex
Gil Griffin collection
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10ahmrar
((ARTHURITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Copper Stope, Majuba Hill Mine,
Pershing County, Nevada, 3.5 x
3 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Here is miniature with green microcrystals of
Arthurite.
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1619 09ldgcirs
((BARITE with
FLUORITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID,
Giftgrube, Ste Marie aux Mines, Alsace, France, 5 x 5 x
4 cm, Miniature, Here a French Barite covered with colorless
cubic Fluorite crystals to 5 MM. ex H Deisinger collection
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| 54 6hlkmnr ((BYSSOLITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Keystone Trap Rock Quarry, Cornog, Wallace Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, 8 x 5 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Here a classic Cornog, Keystone Trap Rock Byssolite that looks like a brillo pad. ex Rick Hafer collection. |
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55 6hlkmnr
((ADULARIA with
BYSSOLITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID,
Keystone Trap Rock Quarry, Cornog, Wallace Township, Chester County,
Pennsylvania, 8.5 x 7 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, Here a classic
Cornog, Keystone Trap Rock twinned Adularia with Byssolite. The
Adularia has damage in the center of the specimen. Normal viewing it is not
that noticeable, With optivisor it stands out. Still lots of great
twinned Adularia. ex Rick Hafer collection.
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((ARSENOPYRITE, QUARTZ, MUSCOVITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID,
Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan Province, China, 8
x 5 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet,
Here is a specimen covered with crystals of Arsenopyrite, Quartz and
Muscovite from Yaogangxian Mine.
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| 57 772iss
((CHALCOPYRITE)), $3 MINIMUM BID, Dachsberg, Nentershausen,
North Hesse, Germany, 4.5 x 4 x 2.5 cm, Miniature,
Here is an old German undamaged Chalcopyrite,
ex H Deisinger collection
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| 58 99hhshis
((HEMIMORPHITE, ROSASITE)), $3 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.
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| 59 99hhshis ((HEMIMORPHITE, ROSASITE)), $1 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. | |
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11hlkmis
((STELLERITE with
CALCITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Kibblehouse Quarry,
Perkiomenvile, Pennsylvania, 5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature,
Lusterous golden colored Stellerite with colorless Calcite rhombs.
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| 61 11hlkmis ((TREMOLITE)), $3 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. |
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62 11hlkmis ((CALCITE)), $3 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.
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11hlkmis
((GOETHITE)), $3 MINIMUM BID,
Grubb Lake, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 5.5 x 4.5 x
2.5 cm, Miniature, Botryoidal black Goethite from Lancaster
County.
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11hlkmis
((PYRITE in PHYLLITE)), $3 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.
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65 11hlkmis
((SPHALERITE,
CHALCOPYRITE)), $3 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.
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11hlkmis
((PYRITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Schoenick, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 3.5 x 2.5 x 2 cm, Miniature,
Here is a small unusual Pyrite from Lancaster County.
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67 11hlkmis
((CHALCEDONY/QUARTZ
DRUZE)), $3 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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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((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
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((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
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((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
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((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
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((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
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((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
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((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
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| 81 9chmrl ((JAMESONITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Noche Buena, Zacatecas, Mexico, 3.5 x 3 x 1 cm, Miniature, Needles of Jamesonite from Mexico.
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| 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. |
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 85 9chmrn ((RUTILE)), $3 MINIMUM BID, Montejo, Madrid Province, Spain, 3 x 2 x 1.5 cm, Thumbnail, Titanium oxide, Rutile from Spain.
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| 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.
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| 87 9chmrn ((TOURMALINE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, White Queen Mine, Pala, California, 2.5 x .5 x .5 cm, Thumbnail, Terminated White Queen Mine Tourmaline.
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| 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. |
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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. | |
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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.
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| 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. |
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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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Gypsum, Thomas Munzer shaft, Copper slate
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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.
Weloganite is an ultra rare, strontium, sodium, zirconium carbonate and this showy and excellent specimen is from the famous Type Locality - the now-closed Francon Quarry in Montreal, Quebec. An 8 mm, doubly terminated, tapered and layered, off-white crystal is aesthetically set on the calcite crystal covered sculptural limestone matrix. A fine and showy example, this extremely rare species is known at its best from a very few pockets at this cement quarry, which has incredibly strange chemistry and has produced a number of such rarities IN THE PAST. Not available now, except from advanced recycled collections. Ex Ernie and Vera Schlichter Collection. Note that the crystal is yellow inside but is covered by a microthin layer of other rare species.
Rhodochrosite (old - RARE Colorado) Belsky Coll.
Moose Mine, Russell Gulch, Central City District,
Gilpin Co., Colorado
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