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Auction Four hundred eight Preview
Mar 02, 2012
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Mar 02, 2012
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1 12atceir
((MALACHITE with SHATTUCKITE cast)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Kandesei, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene, Namibia,
8.5
x 6 x 3 cm, Cabinet,
Here is a cabinet sized specimen of a light blue Shattuckite cast with
pockets filled with fibrous Malachite. Minor Quartz in the center.
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12atceir
((MALACHITE and DIOPTASE on QUARTZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Kandesei, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene, Namibia,
11 X 8
x 6.5 cm, Cabinet,
Here is a large cabinet sized specimen of Quartz matrix with large
sprays of Malachite and dark green Dioptase. The Dioptase is contacted
on the surface and does not show good crystals. Exception is right in
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| 3 12atceir
((DIOPTASE on QUARTZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Kandesei, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene, Namibia,
8.5 X 8
x 4.5 cm, Cabinet,
Here is a cabinet sized specimen with a Quartz matrix and sawn
back with a druze of dark green Dioptase crystals.
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4 12atceir
((SHATTUCKITE on QUARTZ with MALACHITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Kandesei, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene, Namibia,
9
x 5.5 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet,
Here is a cabinet sized specimen with a 3 X 1.5 patch of velvety dark
blue Shattuckite.
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| 5 12atceir ((MALACHITE on QUARTZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Kandesei, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene, Namibia, 7.5 x 7 x 3 cm, Cabinet, Here is a cabinet sized specimen of Quartz with a sawn back. In the center is a fibrous dark green sphere of Malachite. |
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| 6 622 ts ((CHRYSOCOLLA,
MALACHITE, AZURITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Bertha Claim, Dugway Mountain District, Tooele County, Utah,
6.5 x 6 x 3.5 cm, Miniature, Locally the Bertha is known for its
blue Chalcanthite. Unfortunately it is not the most stable of
specimens and tends to fall apart over time. Recently local collectors
have collected a few Chrysocolla, Malachite, and Azurite combination
specimens. Here is one.
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| 7 L 622 ts ((GYPSUM)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Bertha Claim, Dugway Mountain District, Tooele County, Utah, 11.5 x 8 x 2 cm, Cabinet, Locally the Bertha is known for its blue Chalcanthite. Unfortunately it is not the most stable of specimens and tends to fall apart over time. Gypsum also occurs but is usually rather small pieces. Recently local collectors have collected five larger specimens of which I acquired 3. Here is one of those three. I had not come across any of these previously. Only Chalcanthite of one Pyrite from the Bertha have I seen previously. | |
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8 622 ts ((Iridescent TURGITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Minnie Moore Mine, Tintic District, Utah County, Utah, 8.5 x 5 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Specimen with a rainbow of color Locally the Bertha is known for its blue Chalcanthite. Unfortunately it is not the most stable of specimens and tends to fall apart over time. Gypsum also occurs but is usually rather small pieces. Recently local collectors have collected five larger specimens of which I acquired 3. Here is one of those three. I had not come across any of these previously. Only Chalcanthite of one Pyrite from the Bertha have I seen previously. |
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| 9 622 ts ((JAROSITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Minnie Moore Mine, Tintic District, Utah County, Utah, 7 x 6 x 5 cm,
Cabinet, Some excellent Jarosite specimens have been recently found and
collected from the Minnie Moore Mine. Large brown sparkling Jarosite
crystals cover this specimen.
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| 10 622 ts ((iridescent
GOETHITE pseudomorph after BARITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Minnie Moore Mine, Tintic District, Utah County, Utah, 5 x 3 x 2 cm,
Miniature, Pretty gold and orange iridescent Goethite pseudomorphed
after bladed Barite cryststals.
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| 11 622 ts ((JAROSITE with BARITE partially altered)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Minnie Moore Mine, Tintic District, Utah County, Utah, 9 x 7 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, Some excellent Jarosite specimens have been recently found and collected from the Minnie Moore Mine. Dark brown sparkling Jarosite crystals and brown altering Barite crystals make up this specimen. |
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12 7hlkmns
((MAGNETITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Grace Mine, Morgantown, Berks County,
Pennsylvania, 3.5 x 2.5 x 2 cm,
Miniature, Here is a grouping of octahedral Manetite crystals
from Grace Mine, long has been closed. Some damage or incomplete
crystals.
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| 13 06atadts
((CHALCOPYRITE, QUARTZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Animon Mine, Pasco Department,
Peru, 5.5 x 4 x 3.5 cm,
Miniature, Here is a grouping of terminated Quartz with some
missing crystals with large undamaged Chalcopyrite nested within the Quartz.
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| 14 06atadts ((CHALCOPYRITE, PYRITE, QUARTZ on SPHALERITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Animon Mine, Pasco Department, Peru, 6 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a matrix of Sphalerite with lustrous Pyrite, large Chalcopyrite, and small Quartz crystals. Some small missing Quartz crystals. | |
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06atadts
((CHALCOPYRITE, QUARTZ, SPHALERITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Animon Mine, Pasco
Department, Peru, 5 x 4 x 4 cm,
Miniature, Here is a grouping of terminated Quartz with large
undamaged perched Chalcopyrite. |
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06atadis
((MARTITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Twin Peak, Millard County, Utah, 8 x 6.5 x
4 cm,
Cabinet, Here is a grouping of octahedral Martite crystals which
are Hematite pseudomorphs after Magnetite.
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| 17 5292 9ldgcrs ((PREHNITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Quebec, Canada, 3 x 3 x 2 cm, Here is an unusual Prehnite from the Jeffrey Mine. ex H Deisinger collection. |
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| 18 CFirs.ir ((PERIDOT)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Sapat Valley, Mansehra, North West Fronier Province, Pakistan, 2.5 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a thumbnail specimen of green Peridot from Pakistan. |
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CFar.g ((GOETHITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID,
Crystal Peak area, Park-Teller Counties, Colorado, 4.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm, Miniature,
Here is a miniature with large Goethite crystals. This has a different
look than the majority of these specimens. |
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| 20 5hhmris ((MICROCLINE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Crystal Annie Claim, Couhilla Mtn, Riverside, California, 8 x 7 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a specimen with large white Microcline crystals from a California location. | |
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3fchhis
((3 CARNELIAN pseudomorph after BARITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Moab area, Grand
County, Utah,
2 to 2.4 cm across, 3 Thumbnails, Here are three of these neat
spherical pseudos of Carnelian Agate after Barite.
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| 22 CFtss.ts ((ARSENOPYRITE)), $35 MINIMUM BID,
Panasqueira, Castelo Branco District, Portugal, 6 x 4.5 x 3 cm, Miniature,
Here is a fine Arsenopyrite from Panasqueira, Portugal. Undamaged
lustrous crystals. ex Paul Jung collection.
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23 4955
1idcqar ((HEMATITE)), $20
MINIMUM BID,
N'Chwaning Mine, Hotazel, Kuruman, South Africa, 3.5 x 3.5 x 3 cm,
Miniature, Lustrous undamaged Hematite from N'Chwaning. Undamaged and
choice Hematite.
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| 24 06ataanr ((MALACHITE
pseudomorph after AZURITE)), $10
MINIMUM BID,
Whim Creek, Pilbara Region, Western Australia, Australia,
4.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a specimen with rosettes of
Malachite pseudomorphed from Azurite.
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| 25 08idocnr ((RHODOCHROSITE, AEGIRINE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Mont St Hilaire, Rouville, Quebec, Canada, 6.5 x 3 x 3 cm, Miniature, Here is a specimen of black Aegirine from Mont Saint Hilaire with some small reddish brown Rhodochrosite. ex Ernie Schlichter collection. |
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26 08idocnr ((NATROLITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Mont St Hilaire, Rouville, Quebec, Canada, 9 x 5 x 3 cm, Cabinet, Very large Natrolite crystals from Mont Saint Hilaire. ex Ernie Schlichter collection. . |
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09hlnawtn ((FRANKLINITE)), $35
MINIMUM BID,
Franklin, New Jersery,
3.5 x 3 x 3 cm, Miniature, Here is a very large crystal of
Franklinite. Some damage to the tips which is normal for these large
Franklinite crystals. ex N A Wintringham collection.
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| 28 08idocnr ((FLUORITE)), $10
MINIMUM BID,
Clay Center, Ohio,
3 x 2.5 x 2 cm, Miniature, Undamaged rootbeer colored cubic Fluorite
which is very fluorescent.
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| 29 09ldgcrs ((QUARTZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Sprossenquarz, Werezowsk/Polarkreis, 6 x 4 x 3.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a neat terminated Quartz from the German collection. You translate the location. It is opaque and has some flattened rhombs of Calcite. ex H Deisinger collection. | |
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| 30 09ldgcrs
((GYPSUM)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Willow Creek, Alberta, Canada, 6.5 x
2.5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a fine undamaged Gypsum.
It has a few orientated mud inclusions. ex H Deisinger
collection.
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misces
((COBALTOMENITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Grand County, Utah, 7 x
6 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a large specimen with reddish
purple micro crystals of Cobaltomenite.
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| 32 7idcers ((4 SILVER ORE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Vicinity of Salt Lake City, Utah, 4 to 7 cm, 4 Miniatures, Here is are early specimens which are part of the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences #89, a very early number. The number 89 is on 3 of the 4 specimens. ex Phila Academy of Natural Science with label, ex Dr J K Corson |
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11lhjdnr ((SALEEITE
or ?SODDYITE)), $20
MINIMUM BID,
Kamoto-East, Katanga, Congo,
2 x 1 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a specimen of the rare uranyl
phosphate Saleeite. Sharp yellow crystals. The photos on
mindat show more micaceous specimens so I am not certain on the ID although
it came from a knowledgeable dealer. I think they look more like
Soddyite. I am using an optivisor. Probably under a scope a
positive ID would be relatively easy.
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34 07atkria ((CHALCOCITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb, Namibia, 8.5 x 6 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a specimen of massive Chalcocite with crystals of Chalcocite on the face. ex Uri Bahman collection. |
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35 03atalgs ((UVITE on MAGNESITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Brumado Mine, Brazil, 14.5 x 6 x 3 cm, Cabinet, Here is a large specimen with colorless gemmy rhombs of Magnesite with several olive green Uvite crystals on the Magnesite.
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| 36 08atade ((HEMATITE pseudomorph after MAGNETITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Payun Volcano, Altiplano de Payun Matru, Mendoza, Argentina, 3 x 2 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a skeletal hoppered crystal of Magnetite now pseudomorphed into Hematite. The location is a National Park in Argentina and collecting is limited to the native Indian population from what I had been told. |
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37 09ldgcar
((CHALCOPYRITE, SPHALERITE, GALENA)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Holzappel Mine,
Laurenburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, 12 x
9 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a massive Sphalerite with
banding of Galena and Chalcopyrite. Ancient German location from a
lesser known mine, Holzappel Mine. Some dumps located in the
nearby area by the Dornberg smelter. ex H Deisinger
collection.
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| 38 5atjkis
((CHRYSOCOLLA with CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Level 5, Southwest Mine,
Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona,
5.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm,
Miniature, Here is what I thought was Aurichalcite like most of these
were but it actually looks more like Chrysocolla with the color and the
harder, stouter crystals. From the Southwest Mine but collected about
2004.
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39 96hhshir
((MIXITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Northern Spy Mine, Tintic District, Eureka
County, Utah,
3.5 x 3 x 2 cm, Miniature, Here is a Tintic District
specimen of the rarer mineral, Mixite. It forms micro fuzzy
spherical crystal aggregates. It was collected about 20 years ago
and I do not know of any collected since at the Northern Spy. The
mine is probably rather dangerous or maybe even sealed shut by the state
of Utah.
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4hlkmis
((GYPSUM)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Weaverland Quarry, Lancaster County,
Pennsylvania,
3.5 x 2.5 x 2 cm, Miniature, Here is a very gemmy water clear
Gypsum from a Quarry in Pennsylvania.
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7idcets ((THENARDITE)), $10 MINIMUM
BID, Pampa Central, Antofagasta, Chile, 2 x 1.5 x 1 cm, Thumbnail,
Here is a specimen which is part of the Philadelphia Academy of
Natural Sciences collection #19653 which is on the specimen and on the
label. The label also says part of the William S Vaux collection.
Here is a very historical specimen being part of the Vaux collection.
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| 42 8atejis
((SPESSARTINE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Lonzono, Tanzania, 1
x .8 x .7 cm, Thumbnail, Here is an orange gemmy fully formed not
attachment floater crystal from this famous find of a few years ago.
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| 43 09ldgcar
((PREHNITE, NATROLITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Rauschermuhle Quarry,
Niederkirchen, Otterberg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, 6.5
x 5 x 3 cm, Cabinet,
Here is a classic Germany location with green mounds of Prehnite and
white needle like crystals of Natrolite. ex H Deisinger
collection.
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| 44 09ldgcar
((ARSENOPYRITE, FLUORITE, WOLFRAMITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan Province, China, 5
x 3 x 3 cm, Miniature, Two fine lustrous side by side
Arsenopyrite crystals with colorless Fluorite on a black Wolframite backing.
Arsenopyrites are undamaged, Fluorite has some damage, and on the back
is a partial crystal of Wolframite. ex H Deisinger
collection.
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45 3hhmdl ((CHRYSOCOLA
on QUARTZ)), $1 MINIMUM BID,
Black Pine Mine, Philipsburg, Montana, 2 x 2 x 1.5 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a
thumbnail specimen with Chrysocola crust over terminated Quartz crystals.
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46 4hlkmis
((BRUCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Cedar Hill Quarry, Lancaster County,
Pennsylvania,
4.5 x 2.5 x 2 cm, Miniature, Here is a veryspecimen with two
hexagonal Brucite crystals protrucing from the matrix.
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| 47 09ldgcar ((GOETHITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Westerwald, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, 6 x 4.5 x 4.5 cm, Miniature, A sculptural specimen with rounded mounds of Goethite from Germany. ex H Deisinger collection. |
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| 48 7atkrnr ((ANGLESITE
pseudomorph after GALENA, BROCHANTITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Blanchard Mine, Bingham, New Mexico,
6 x 4 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Two cubes of Galena pseudomorphing to
Anglesite.
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| . 49 6467 3hhshis ((CALCITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Hidden Treasure Mine, Ophir District, Tooele County, Utah, 3 x 3 x 1.3 cm, Miniature/Thumbnail, Here is a small miniature specimen of Calcite from the Hidden Treasure that could be made into a thumbnail with a little trimming. Undamaged and unusual in a thumbnail size for a thumbnail collection.
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50 11atdbns
((MIMETITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb, Namibia, 3.5 x 2 x
1.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a Tsumeb Mimetite with a druse of small
yellow Mimetite crystals.
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| 51 11atdbts
((HEMATITE variety TURGITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Graves Mountain,
Lincoln County, Georgia, 4 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Here is
terminated Quartz crystals coated with iridescent Turgite. It is a
classic Graves Mountain specimen.
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11atdbts
((FLUORITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Sweet Home Mine, Alma, Park County,
Colorado, 1.6 x 1.3 x 1.2 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a purple cubic
single crystal of Fluorite from the Sweet Home Mine. Half the crystal
diagonally is incomplete due to contact where once attached to matrix.
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| 53 6jklrr ((QUARTZ)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Toba, Valencia, Spain, 1.7 x .6 x .6 cm, Miniature, Here is a reddish brown double terminated Quartz crystal from Spain. ex Lanny Ream collection #1976-119 with label. | |
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| 54 41-475-09fdceis ((SILVER)), $50 MINIMUM BID, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 5 x 3 x 3 cm, Miniatures, Here is a Silver specimen from the Academy of Natural Science of Philadelphia. It has a very early number #58. It should be from the from early 19th century. |
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11atdbts
((AUGITE variety FASSAITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Fassa Valley, Trento
Province, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy, 5 x 3 x 2 cm, Miniature,
Fassaite is a low iron Augite named after the Fassa Valley in Italy.
The specimen has crystals in the voids within the matrix of Fassaite.
Ex H Westernberger collection
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| 56 9uu
((12 FLUORITE, BERYLLIUM NODULES)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Spor Mtn, Juab County,
Utah,
2 to 4 cm, Miniature, Here are 12 reference specimens of the Fluorite
and Beryllium nodules from Spor Mtn. They are not high quality
"Tiffany Stone" but are still reference specimens of the purple fluorite
nodules. ex U of U Geology and Geophysics Science
Department.
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| 57 11atrmns ((COPIAPITE, COQUIMBITE)), $5 MINIMUM
BID, Nazca Mine, Nazca Province, Ica Department, Peru, 5.5 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm,
Cabinet, Here is a fine
specimen with yellow Copiapite and associated purple Coquimbite 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.
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| 58 11attjr
((COLEMANITE)), $2 MINIMUM BID, Boron, California, 3.5 x
3 x 2.5 cm, Miniature,
Here is a specimen from Boron of spear like colorless to off white crystals
of Colemanite.
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59 511-9ldgcns
((QUARTZ)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Taquaral,
Minas Gerais, Brazil, 8 x 3.5 x 3
cm, Cabinet, Here is another Quartz specimen that almost looks
like a scepter. The termination is a Quartz cap on the underlining
termination. some chipping but not bad. ex H Deisinger collection.
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| 60 6hlkmrs ((FLUORITE on CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Kurtz Quarry, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. 5.5 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a specimen of cubic purple Fluorite from a Quarry in Pennsylvania. Fluorite occurs but nice specimens are uncommon and hard to find. |
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| 61 9ldgcts ((SIDERITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Fahlerz Mine, Neudorf, Harz, Germany, 9 x 4.5 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Here is a specimen with Siderite crystals from Harz, Germany. ex H Deisinger collection.
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62 1174 9ldgcnrs ((DOLOMITE on QUARTZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Eupel Mine, Niederhovels, Siegerland, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, 9 x 5.5 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a old German specimen from the Disinger collection with large curved Dolomite crystals on a Quartz base. Undamaged and in great condition. ex H Deisinger collection.
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9ldgcnrs
((DOLOMITE on QUARTZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Eupel Mine, Niederhovels,
Siegerland, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany,
9 x 5.5 x 4.5 cm,
Cabinet, Here is a old German specimen from the Disinger collection
with large curved Dolomite crystals on a Quartz base. Undamaged and in great
condition. ex H Deisinger collection.
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9ldgcnrs
((DOLOMITE on QUARTZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Eupel Mine, Niederhovels,
Siegerland, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany,
9 x 5.5 x 4.5 cm,
Cabinet, Here is a old German specimen from the Disinger collection
with large curved Dolomite crystals on a Quartz base. Undamaged and in great
condition. ex H Deisinger collection.
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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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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
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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
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| 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
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| 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
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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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| 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
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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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Beaverdell
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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
deposits, Sangerhausen, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany (miniature |
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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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