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Auction Four hundred eighteen Preview
May 11, 2012
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May 11, 2012
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| 1 99hhis ((6 HANKSITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Searles Lake, Trona, California, 3 to 7 cm, 6 Thumbnail to Cabinet, Here are 6 Hanksite crystals from Searles Lake in California. Crystals from the classic shape to odd complex shapes. Hanksite crystals normally a stored for long periods of time coated with some mineral oil and in a zip lock bag. The other was is to lightly coat with acrylic spray. They will dissolve in water. |
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7ectgtt
((MIMETITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Pingtouling Mine, Guangdong Province,
China, 8 x 5 x 3.5 cm,
Cabinet, Here is are lustrous yellow orange double terminated crystals
of Mimetite to 7 MM.
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3 5hlkmtr ((IRIDESCENT SIDERITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Campbell Shaft, Bisbee, Arizona, 13 x 9.5 x 5.5 cm, Cabinet, Iridescent brown Siderite from the Campbell Shaft. It is hard to show the iridescense in the photos, but is shows up in the sunlight. There is some rubbing on the high surfaces. Overall the specimen is larger than usual for these. |
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4 12ettgr
((CHALCOPYRITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Piedras Verde, Chihuahua, Mexico,
9 x 7 x 2.5 cm,
Cabinet, The color in the photo looks exactly like Covellite but in
person it is slightly more green in the blue coloration. The
Chalcopyrite is treated to produce this iridescent coloration.
Sometimes mislabeled and sold as Bornite. Chalcopyrite from the
Sweetwater Mine sometimes has this iridescent color naturally and sometimes
is also treated.
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5 5hetgns
((HEMIMORPHITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, San Antonio Mine, Santa Eulalia,
Chihuahua, Mexico, 12 x 12 x 7.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a
specimen with colorless bladed crystals of Hemimorphite. |
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6 8edbfin
((MIMETITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Ojuela Mine, Durango, Mapimi, Mexico,
8 x 7 x 6 cm, Cabinet, Here is a
specimen with yellow crystals of Mimetite on a brown gossan matrix. |
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| 7 6cgssgs ((MALACHITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Katanga, Republic of Congo, 14 x 12 x 11 cm, Cabinet, Here is a large botryoidal green Malachite from the Congo. |
12doccrs
((RED BERYL)), $75 MINIMUM BID, Violet Claims, Wah Wah Mtns, Beaver
County, Utah, 7 x 6 x 6 MM, Thumbnail, Here is a
terminated lustrous undamaged Red Beryl crystal. |
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| 8 11hedwit ((CHALCOPYRITE on GALENA on DOLOMITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Sweetwater Mine, Reynolds County, Missouri, 8.5 x 6 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Here is a specimen with cubo octahedral crystals of Galena and a sprinkling of Chalcopyrite. All of this on rhombic crystals of white Dolomite. |
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| 9 5atxlo
((ANDRADITE variety DEMANTOID)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Pilhuatepec,
Municipio de Tatatila, Vercruz, Mexico, 2.5 x 2 x 2 cm, Miniature, Here is a
miniature sized specimen with light yellow brown lustrous Demantoid
crystals.
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| 10 5hhphis
((SULFUR)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Steamboat Springs District, Washoe
County, Nevada, 8 x 6 x 6 cm, Cabinet, Here is a
specimen with yellow crystals of Sulfur on a contrasting white matix.
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| 11 5cgjsr
((TOURMALINE varitety DRAVITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Gujarkot, Bheri Zone,
Nepal, 3 x 2.5 x 2.2 cm, Miniature, Here is a
double terminated specimen of Dravite from Nepal. Undamaged and
lustrous with only minor edge micro chipping in some spots. |
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12 6ecgbgs
((TOURMALINE
variety ELBAITE)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Cryo Genie Mine, San Diego County,
California, 3.5 x 1.2 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a
lustrous terminated Elbaite from the Cyro Genie Mine with light pink and
green color.
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| 13 5hhswir
((KYANITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Barra do Salinas, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 14 x 4 x
3 cm, Cabinet, Here is a
blue Kyanite specimen with minor Quartz.
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| 14 7hlkmis ((ANTIGORITE variety PICROLITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Cedar Hill Quarry, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 12.5 x 4.5 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Here is a Picrolite specimen with a form resembling petrified wood. |
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99hhdmirs
((SPHALERITE with CHALCOPYRITE on DOLOMITE)), $35 MINIMUM BID,
Tri State District, Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas, 13 x 12 x 11 cm,
Large Cabinet, Here is a
specimen with a huge Sphalerite crystal on a matrix of Dolomite. One
small area of damage and contact on part of the backside. Overall in
great shape for the size and for a Sphalerite. |
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5hhmrr
((OZOCERITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Soldier Summit, Wasatch County, Utah,
4 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a mixture of hydrocarbons
forming a natural forming mineral wax or paraffin.
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17 7hlkmns
((BRUCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Cedar Hill Quarry, Lancaster County,
Pennsylvania, 9 x 5 x
1.8 cm, Cabinet, Here is a lustrous floater plate of pearly
micaceous Brucite sandwiched between to pieces of serpentine matrix.
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5hhshns
((AURICHALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Hidden Treasure Mine, Tooele
County, Utah, 6.5 x 6 x
2 cm, Cabinet, Here is a specimen of robin egg blue Aurichalcite
from Utah's Hidden Treasure Mine, It was collected in the 80's or 90's
by Solon Hammack, a local mineral self collector in that time period.
Displayable on front or back sides. |
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5hhshns
((SMITHSONITE with CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Hidden Treasure Mine, Tooele
County, Utah, 6 x 3 x 1 cm, Miniature, Here is an
aesthetic specimen of Smithsonite from Utah with associated Calcite.
Top edge is rounded and covered with Smithsonite. |
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| 20 12ahjdis ((ARAGONITE on CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Ophir District, Tooele County, Utah, 8 x 6 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Here is a scalenohedral terminated Calcite crystals covered with some mounds of Aragonite. Undamaged and a neat example of Calcite from Ophir District. |
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| 21 7idceis
((OLIGOCLASE)), Phila. Academy of Science, $20 MINIMUM BID, Dixon's
Quarry, Delaware, 16 x 6 x 3 cm, Large Cabinet, Here is
a white Oligoclase from Delaware, ex Philadelphia Academy of Natural
Science with label #6376, an early number. Also came to the Academy
from the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. Although just a feldspar,
still a neat and very historic piece.
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| 22 12ettgg
((FADEN QUARTZ)), $20 MINIMUM BID, South Waziristan, Pakistan, 7 x
2 x 1.8 cm, Cabinet, Here is a fine beautiful tabular parallel
crystals of double terminated Quartz with a faden, string through the
center.
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| 23 12ettgis
((ANHYDRITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico, 9.5 x
3 x 1 cm, Cabinet, Here is a fine light blue fan of Naica
Anhydrite.
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| 24 10ataais ((SPESSARTINE on GALENA)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia, 6.5 x 6 x 3 cm, Miniature, Here is a Broken Hill Galena covered with Spessartine crystals which are on and in the Galena |
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10ataair ((MALACHITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Rum Jungle, Northern
Territory, Australia, 10.5 x 7.5 x 3 cm, Cabinet, Here
is a Rum Jungle Malachite.
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26 05atjkis ((AURICHALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Level 5, Southwest Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, 10 x 4.5 x 3 cm, Cabinet, Robin egg blue Aurichalcite from Bisbee.
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| 27 06atjhns ((GYPSUM)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Great Salt Lake, Tooele County, Utah, 17 x 12 x 12 cm, Cabinet, Large stalactitic mounds of Gypsum which grew around brush or sticks in the Great Salt Lake. The mounds are made up of thousands of Gypsum crystals pointing out from the surfaces. These were only ever discovered and collected during one season five or six years ago. |
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10ataair
((MALACHITE pseudomorph after AZURITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Whim Creek Copper Mine, Whim Creek,
Western Australia, Australia, 5 x 4 x 2 cm, Miniature,
Pseudos of Malachite after Azurite crystals from Australia.
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03hhshir ((PYRITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Daly Judge Mine, Park
City, Summit County, Utah, 4 x 4
x 3.5 cm, Miniature, Undamaged and very lustrous striated cubic
Pyrite from Park City. Bottom and back flat contacted otherwise small
Pyrite crystals are great.
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07atkrnr ((WULFENITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb Mine, Namibia, 7 x
5.5
x2.5 cm, Cabinet, Undamaged single 1.2 cm carmel colored Wulfenite
crystal on matrix. It may be twinned or a multiple crystal.
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07hlkmnr ((VELVET GOETHITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Mud Lake aka
Grubb Lake, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 11 x 11
x 6 cm, Cabinet, Fine Pennsylvania Goethite from Mud Lake.
The Goethite is covered with a light coating of velvet Goethite. If
the Velvet Goethite is touched it will rub off revealing botryoidal lustrous
black Goethite.
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07hlkmnr ((KYANITE, BIOTITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Prospect Park,
Delaware County, Pennsylvania, 12 x 5
x 4.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a Kyanite from Pennsylvania's
Prospect Park with associated black Biotite.
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9hlkmis ((WAVELLITE)),
$5 MINIMUM BID, National Limestone Quarry, Mount Pleasant Mills,
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 5 x 3.5 x 2 cm, Miniature,
Small specimen with yellow spherical Wavellite from this new
Pennsylvania find from a few years ago.
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34 7idceiss ((SCHORL aka BLACK TOURMALINE)), Phila. Academy of Science, $35 MINIMUM BID, Black Hills, South Dakota, 22 x 9.5 x 5.5 cm, Large Cabinet, Here is a hugh Black Tourmaline specimen from South Dakota, ex Philadelphia Academy of Natural Science. Label shown in photo.
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| 35 9hlkmis
((CELESTITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Meckleys Quarry, Mandata, Northumberland
County, Pennsylvania, 6 x 4.5 x 3 cm, Miniature,
Here is a vug filled with Celestite from Pennsylvania.
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| 36 9hlkmis ((STELLERITE, CALCITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Kibblehouse Quarry, Perkiomenville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 4.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a specimen with golden Stellerite and colorless to white Calcite from a Pennsylvanian location. |
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9hlkmis
((STILBITE on CHABAZITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Kibblehouse Quarry,
Perkiomenville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 2.5 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm,
Thumbnail, Here is a specimen with
brown Stilbite on orange tan Chabazite from a Pennsylvanian location.
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38 7hlkmnr
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FLUORORICHTERITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Wilberforce, Ontario,
Canada, 6 to 7.5 cm in length, 6 Cabinets, 6 specimens of
this amphibole species from Canada.
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39 9hlkmis
((CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, National Limestone Quarry, Mount Pleasant
Mills, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 3.5 x 3.5 x 2 cm,
Miniature, Undamaged and lustrous Calcite
crystals on some matrix from Mount Pleasant Mills.
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07hlkmis ((ACTINOLITE with APATITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID,
Silver Hill Quarry, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 6.5 x 5 x 3 cm, Miniature,
Greenish grey crystals of Actinolite with minor white Apatite, two crystals.
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| 41 5atdbr ((SAND
included CALCITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID,
Rattlesnake Butte, Jackson County, South Dakota,
6 x 2 x 2 cm, Miniature, Double terminated undamaged Calcite
with sand inclusions.
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| 42 5atdbr ((SAND
included CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Rattlesnake Butte, Jackson County, South Dakota,
6.5 x 5 x 3 cm, Miniature, Double terminated undamaged fat
Calcite with a second prtruding crystal with both having sand inclusions.
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| 43 1hlkmis ((YELLOW
BERYL)), $5 MINIMUM BID,
Crum Creek, Delaware County, Pennsylvania,
5 x 4 x 3.5 cm, Miniature, Yellow Beryl on matrix from
Pennsylvania. The collector coated the Beryl with fingernail polish to
give more luster. The fingernail polish comes off with remover or
acetone.
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| 44 2hhshts ((4 PYRITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Four Metals Mine, Bullion Canyon, Dugway Mountains, Tooele County, Utah, 2 to 3 cm in length, 4 Miniature to Thumbnail, Four specimens undamaged for the most part and sharp edges. | |
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45 5053
7iddbns
((SERPENTINE variety ASBESTOS)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Weiburg,
Wetzlar, Hesse, Germany, 13
x 5 x 2.5 cm, Cabinet, German Asbestos specimen from the H
Deisinger collection.
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7atkrgs ((SMITHSONITE on GOETHITE), $35 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb,
Namibia, 20 x 14
x 4 cm, Large Cabinet, Grey sparkling small crystals of
Smithsonite coating the front and back of black Goethite specimen.
ex Uri Bahman collection.
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9idgcnss
((PYRITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Huanzala Mine, Dos de Mayo
Province, Huanuco Department, Peru, 8.5
x 8.5 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet, Octahedral crystals of Pyrite which has
a patina and is undamaged. ex H Deisinger collection. l |
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48 5atadis ((BARITE
with minor ORPIMENT)), $5 MINIMUM BID,
Regent Mine, Rawhide, Mineral County, Nevada, 8 x 6 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet,
Crystals of Barite on matrix. This is the location with the Barite
crystals included by yellow Orpiment. This specimen has
included Orpiment as seen with magnification.
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| . 49 12dhjdis ((IRIDESCENT GOETHITE, minor JAROSITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Minnie Moore Mine-Colorado Mine, Tintic District, Juab County, Utah, 8.5 x 6 x 4 cm, Cabinet, These were collected this year from a relatively small pocket now totally collected. The Minnie Moore Mine evidently is connected to the Colorado Mine. Mindat lists minerals at the Colorado as Baryte, Calamine, Cerussite, Galena, Geocronite, Jarosite, Pharmacosiderite, Quartz, Scorodite, Smithsonite, and Sphalerite. The only photo is of Jarasite. No analysis was done but there is Limonite and Goethite at the Mine even though not listed in Mindat. The grey perhaps could also be Geocronite since it is crystallized. There is also brown Jarosite which is small to micro crystalline. Tintic specimens seem to be rather scarce. |
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50 12dhjdis
((JAROSITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Minnie Moore Mine-Colorado Mine,
Tintic District, Juab County, Utah, 8 x 8 x
4 cm, Cabinet, These were collected this year from a relatively
small pocket now totally collected. The Minnie Moore Mine evidently is
connected to the Colorado Mine. Mindat lists minerals at the Colorado
as Baryte, Calamine, Cerussite, Galena, Geocronite, Jarosite,
Pharmacosiderite, Quartz, Scorodite, Smithsonite, and Sphalerite. The
only photo is of Jarasite. No analysis was done but there is Limonite
and Goethite at the Mine even though not listed in Mindat. This one is easy
with large brown Jarosite crystals covering the irregular surface.
Also small dark grey masses are also present. Tintic specimens seem to
be rather scarce.
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| 51 12dhjdis
((BARYTE coated with GEOTHITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Minnie Moore
Mine-Colorado Mine, Tintic District, Juab County, Utah, 7 x 4.5 x
3.5 cm, Cabinet, These were collected this year from a relatively
small pocket now totally collected. The Minnie Moore Mine evidently is
connected to the Colorado Mine. Mindat lists minerals at the Colorado
as Baryte, Calamine, Cerussite, Galena, Geocronite, Jarosite,
Pharmacosiderite, Quartz, Scorodite, Smithsonite, and Sphalerite. The
only photo is of Jarasite. No analysis was done but there is Limonite
and Goethite at the Mine even though not listed in Mindat. This one is also
with platey Baryte crystals covered with black Goethite. A few of the
Baryte crystals have some damage. It is hard to photo the black specimen.
Tintic specimens seem to be rather scarce.
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12dhjdis
((JAROSITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Minnie Moore Mine-Colorado Mine, Tintic District, Juab County, Utah, 6 x 4 x
1.5 cm, Cabinet, These were collected this year from a relatively
small pocket now totally collected. The Minnie Moore Mine evidently is
connected to the Colorado Mine. Mindat lists minerals at the Colorado
as Baryte, Calamine, Cerussite, Galena, Geocronite, Jarosite,
Pharmacosiderite, Quartz, Scorodite, Smithsonite, and Sphalerite. The
only photo is of Jarosite. No analysis was done but there is Limonite
and Goethite at the Mine even though not listed in Mindat. This one is easy
with medium brown Jarosite crystals covering the flat surface. Also
small dark grey masses are also present. Tintic specimens seem to be
rather scarce.
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12dhjdis
((CALCITE on BARYTE coated with GEOTHITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Minnie Moore Mine-Colorado Mine, Tintic District, Juab County, Utah, 8 x 5 x
4.5 cm, Cabinet, These were collected this year from a relatively
small pocket now totally collected. The Minnie Moore Mine evidently is
connected to the Colorado Mine. Mindat lists minerals at the Colorado
as Baryte, Calamine, Cerussite, Galena, Geocronite, Jarosite,
Pharmacosiderite, Quartz, Scorodite, Smithsonite, and Sphalerite. The
only photo is of Jarosite. No analysis was done but there is Limonite
and Goethite at the Mine even though not listed in Mindat. This one is also
with platey Baryte crystals covered with black Goethite and yellow brown
Limonite. On these are small clusters and single of terminated and
double terminated Calicte crystals. Tintic specimens seem to be rather
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12dhjdis
((CALCITE and BARYTE coated with GEOTHITE and LIMONITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Minnie Moore Mine-Colorado Mine, Tintic District, Juab County, Utah, 8 x 6 x
4 cm, Cabinet, These were collected this year from a relatively
small pocket now totally collected. The Minnie Moore Mine evidently is
connected to the Colorado Mine. Mindat lists minerals at the Colorado
as Baryte, Calamine, Cerussite, Galena, Geocronite, Jarosite,
Pharmacosiderite, Quartz, Scorodite, Smithsonite, and Sphalerite. The
only photo is of Jarosite. No analysis was done but there is Limonite
and Goethite at the Mine even though not listed in Mindat. This one at first
looks like Quartz but I believe they are actually Calcite with bladed Baryte
which is then coated with grey Goethite and yellow brown Limonite.
This specimen looks to be damage free. Tintic specimens seem to be
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55 12dhjdis
((JAROSITE, CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Minnie Moore
Mine-Colorado Mine, Tintic District, Juab County, Utah, 7.5 x 7 x
5 cm, Cabinet, These were collected this year from a relatively
small pocket now totally collected. The Minnie Moore Mine evidently is
connected to the Colorado Mine. Mindat lists minerals at the Colorado
as Baryte, Calamine, Cerussite, Galena, Geocronite, Jarosite,
Pharmacosiderite, Quartz, Scorodite, Smithsonite, and Sphalerite. The
only photo is of Jarasite. No analysis was done but there is Limonite
and Goethite at the Mine even though not listed in Mindat. This one is easy
with large brown Jarosite crystals covering the irregular surface.
Also one surface has Calcite crystals. Tintic specimens seem to be
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| 56 12dhjdis
((IRIDESCENT GOETHITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Minnie Moore
Mine-Colorado Mine, Tintic District, Juab County, Utah, 7 x 4 x
1.4 cm, Cabinet, These were collected this year from a relatively
small pocket now totally collected. The Minnie Moore Mine evidently is
connected to the Colorado Mine. Mindat lists minerals at the Colorado
as Baryte, Calamine, Cerussite, Galena, Geocronite, Jarosite,
Pharmacosiderite, Quartz, Scorodite, Smithsonite, and Sphalerite. The
only photo is of Jarasite. No analysis was done but there is Limonite
and Goethite at the Mine even though not listed in Mindat. The grey perhaps
could also be Geocronite since it is crystallized. This has a
beautiful rainbow coloration of iridescence like an oil slick. Tintic
specimens seem to be rather scarce.
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| 57 6ari ((KIMZEYITE)), $10 MINIMUM
BID, Perovskite Hill, Magnet Cove, Arkansas, 5 x 4 x 3 MM,
Thumbnail, Kimzeyite is a rare Zirconium Garnet. This is typical
size to a little large. This crystal has sharper than normal edges.
These are from the lifetime accumulation of Clyde Hardin a well known digger
and trader from Arkansas.
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58 6ari ((KIMZEYITE,
ANATASE, MAGNETITE)), $15 MINIMUM
BID, Perovskite Hill, Magnet Cove, Arkansas, 24 x 22 x 12 MM,
Thumbnail, Kimzeyite is a rare Zirconium Garnet. This is typical
size and are the rounded crystals. Magnetite are the large octahedral
crystals. Anatase are the light brown to tan smaller octahedral
crystals. These are from the lifetime accumulation of Clyde
Hardin a well known digger and trader from Arkansas. |
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59 6ari ((KIMZEYITE,
ANATSE)), $20 MINIMUM
BID, Perovskite Hill, Magnet Cove, Arkansas, 15 x 10 x 8 MM,
Thumbnail, Kimzeyite is a rare Zirconium Garnet. These are huge
crystals with typical crude form. It also looks like a small tan
Anatase between them on one side as seen at the top of the photo.
These are from the lifetime accumulation of Clyde Hardin a well known digger
and trader from Arkansas.
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| 60 6ari ((WAVELLITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Mauldin Mountain, Arkansas, 8 x 6 x 2 cm, Cabinet, Light green spheres of Wavellite on a flat matrix which is sawn flat on the back. These are from the lifetime accumulation of Clyde Hardin a well known digger and trader from Arkansas. |
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| 61 12dhjdis ((BOTRYOIDAL FLUORITE, MONTMORILLONITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Lost Sheep Mine, Purple Pit, Spor Mountain, Juab County, Utah, 11 x 8.5 x 6 cm, Cabinet, These were collected this year from the Lost Sheep Mine. The botryoidal Fluorite is dark purple almost black. It is on a contrasting white to pinkish soft matrix, probably Montmorillonite. No photos on mindat. One photo on the Fluorite on mindat say Thomas Range which is probably mislabeled or perhaps found when a collector left a specimen at Topaz mountain? |
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62 12dhjdis ((BOTRYOIDAL FLUORITE, MONTMORILLONITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Lost Sheep Mine, Purple Pit, Spor Mountain, Juab County, Utah, 9 x 5.5 x 3 cm, Cabinet, These were collected this year from the Lost Sheep Mine. The botryoidal Fluorite is multicolored with dark purple almost black and a lighter greenish purple. This is one of the more attractive specimens. It is on a contrasting white to pinkish soft matrix, probably Montmorillonite. No photos on mindat. One photo on the Fluorite on mindat say Thomas Range which is probably mislabeled or perhaps found when a collector left a specimen at Topaz mountain? |
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12dhjdis
((QUARTZ)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Lost Sheep Mine, Purple Pit, Spor
Mountain, Juab County, Utah, 11 x 8.5 x
5 cm, Cabinet, These were collected this year from the Lost Sheep
Mine. This specimen has a vug lined with Quartz. It is from the
location where the botryoidal dark purple Fluorite is found.
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10hljdtr ((GUILLEMINITE,
MALACHITE)), TYPE LOCALITY, RADIOACTIVE, $25 MINIMUM
BID, Musonoi Open Pit, Shaba Province, Zaire, 3.5 x 2 x 2 cm,
Miniature, Label from Pequa Rare Minerals has the information.
The yellow is the rare mineral Guilleminite and was collected in the 1950's.
It has UO2 and SeO3 in the chemical composition. This is from the type
locality and was bought by a collector from Pequa Rare Minerals, now I
believe retired.
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65 11iddbtr
((CALCITE)), $20 MINIMUM
BID, Boron Open Pit, Boron, California, 8 x 5 x 4 cm,
Cabinet, Here is a cabinet sized specimen with unusual Calcite worm
like formations. Also a white coating on part of the specimen that is
probably a Borate species. ex Jim and Dawn Minette collection.
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11iddbtr ((COLEMANITE)), $15 MINIMUM
BID, Boron Open Pit, Boron, California, 9.5 x 7 x 7 cm,
Cabinet, Here is a specimen with undamaged sharp crystals of Colemanite in an aesthetic upright specimen. ex Jim and
Dawn Minette collection, no label.
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67 11iddbtr
((CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM
BID, Boron Open Pit, Boron, California, 10 x 6.5 x 6 cm,
Cabinet, Here is a cabinet sized specimen with unusual white Calcite
crystals on a tan druze coating the vug. ex Jim and Dawn Minette
collection.
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| 68 11iddbtr ((REALGAR included COLEMANITE on CALCITE)), FLUORESCENT $15 MINIMUM BID, Boron Open Pit, Boron, California, 6 x 4.5 x 4 cm, Miniature, Here is a specimen with sparkling crystals of reddish brown Realgar included Colemanite on orange colored botryoidal Calcite. ex Jim and Dawn Minette collection, no label. | |
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69 11iddbtr
((COLEMANITE on CALCITE)), FLUORESCENT $20 MINIMUM
BID, Boron Open Pit, Boron, California, 8 x 7 x 6 cm,
Cabinet, Here is a specimen with micro sparkling crystals of white Colemanite on light brown Calcite. ex Jim and Dawn Minette
collection, ex Milton L Speckels collection with label.
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70 11iddbtr
((CALCITE)), FLUORESCENT $15 MINIMUM
BID, Boron Open Pit, Boron, California, 6 x 4 x 3.5 cm,
Cabinet, Here is a miniature sized specimen with unusual Calcite large
worm like formations. Also a white coating on part of the specimen
that is probably a Borate species. ex Jim and Dawn Minette collection.
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11iddbtr
((COLEMANITE)), FLUORESCENT $10
MINIMUM BID, Boron Open Pit, Boron, California, 14.5 x 9.5 x 9.5 cm,
Cabinet, Here is a large specimen with undamaged sharp crystals of
grey color zoned Colemanite that sets perfectly for display. Some sawn
areas on the base and backside. ex Jim and Dawn Minette
collection, no label.
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11iddbtr ((CALCITE on COLEMANITE)),
FLUORESCENT $10 MINIMUM
BID, Boron Open Pit, Boron, California, 5 x 5 x 4.5 cm,
Miniature, Here is a specimen of Colemanite with half the specimen
covered with light brown Calcite. ex Jim and Dawn Minette
collection, no label.
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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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((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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