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Dec 28, 2012

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1 11hljdr ((TURQUOISE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Old Bishop Mine, Lynch Station, Campbell County, Virginia, 1.8 x 1.6 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a neat specimen with micro crystals of light turquoise blue Turquoise from Virginia.

2 11hljdr ((CELESTINE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Rt 13 roadcut, Chittenango Falls, New York, 2.5 x 2.5 x 2 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a fine undamaged specimen of Celestine from the unusual locality of New York. Crystals are transparent and undamaged.

3 11hljdr ((AJOITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Pima County, Arizona, 2.8 x 1.9 x 1.8 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a neat specimen with acicular micro crystals of light turquoise blue Ajoite from Virginia.

4 11hljdis ((VOLBORTHITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Monument #1 Mine, Navajo County, Arizona, 2.8 x 1.9 x 1.8 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a specimen with micro crystals of yellow green Volborthite from Arizona.

5 11hljdr ((GROSSULAR)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Sierra de Cruces, Sierra Mojada, Coahuilla, Mexico, 2.7 x 2.1 x 1.9 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a fully formed lustrous reddish brown colored Grossular crystal from Mexico. The crystal is nearly undamaged.

6 11hljdr ((FAMATINITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Cerro de Pasco, Peru, 2.8 x 1.9 x 1.8 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a Copper Antimony Sulfide species from Peru.

7 2hhshns ((TETRAHEDRITE, PYRITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Daly Judge Mine, Park City District, Summit County, Utah, 3.5 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a Utah near classic. These were collected in the 80's by a local collector. This one has sharp undamaged crystals of Tetrahedrite. This find produced the finest Tetrahedrite specimens ever found in Utah which are dispersed into collections throughout the world.

8 11hhdwnr ((MILLERITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Essen, Ruhr Coal Mining Area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Peru, 3.5 x 3.5 x 1.3 cm, Miniature, Here is a Millerite which is a nickel sulfide from a interesting old German locality.

9 11iddbis ((COLEMANITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Extension 21-S, Boron Open Pit, Boron, Kern County, California, 8 x 3 x 3 cm, Cabinet, Here is a Jim Minette specimen with label collected in 1980. It is covered with small colorless Colemanite crystals. ex Jim and Dawn Minette collection with label.

10 11iddbis ((CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Boron Open Pit, Boron, Kern County, California, 4 x 2.3 x 2.3 cm, Miniature, Here is a Jim Minette specimen mounted in a 2.5 inch plastic miniature box. It is a light brown Calcite stalactite. It is terminated and in great shape. ex Jim and Dawn Minette collection with label.

11 11iddbis ((CALCITE with COLEMANITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Extension 17-S, Boron Open Pit, Boron, Kern County, California, 8.5 x 6 x 3 cm, Cabinet, Here is a Jim Minette specimen with label. It is sparsely covered with colorless Colemanite crystals. ex Jim and Dawn Minette collection with label.

12 11iddbis ((COLEMANITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Boron Open Pit, Boron, Kern County, California, 4.3 x 3 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a Jim Minette specimen. It is covered with small colorless Colemanite crystals but also has a large double terminated crystals nearly 3 cm. ex Jim and Dawn Minette collection.

14 510-09ldocirs ((CELESTINE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Dundas Quarry, near Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, 10 x 9 x 8 cm, Cabinet, Here is a a specimen with large crystals from Ernie Schlichter but no label. I can not figure out what is other than it is probably from Canada or maybe the Northeast since that is where most of these unlabeled specimens from Ernie are from. It was probably self collected by Ernie who did alot of field collecting of his specimens. The base is sawn to sit perfectly for display without a stand. This specimen is distinct and should be able to be identified with the species and location. Thanks to the help of one of the mineral collectors, the locality and species was known. ex Ernie Schlichter

15 510-09ldoctrs ((FLUORITE)), $35 MINIMUM BID, North of Red Stone Quarry, Conway, New Hampshire, 17 x 13 x 7.5 cm, Miniature, Here is an unusual and uncommon location for Fluorite specimens. Here is a purple and green Fluorite from New Hampshire with crystals to 4.3 cm. It has a coating that appears to be a thin layer of quartz over the crystals. I was going to see if it could be removed with HF by someone with the proper equipment to safely use HF but have not got to it, so here it is as naturally found. This is the largest specimen from here that I have or had. ex Ernie Schlichter

16 3hhjhis ((RHODOCHROSITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Sunnyside Mine, San Juan County, Colorado, 1.7 x 1.4 x 1.3 cm, Thumbnail, Pretty dark pink cluster of small crystals of Rhodochrosite from Colorado.

17 8hhjhis ((HALITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Great Salt Lake, Tooele County, Utah, 7 x 6.5 x 6 cm, Cabinet, Here is a hoppered cubic Halite specimen with crystals to 2.5 cm.

18 7iddbirs ((SILVER)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Nieder-Beerbach, Odenwald, Hesse, Germany, 4 x 3 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a German Silver specimen with flat but thick plately Silver in Calcite. ex H Deisinger collection.

19 iddbar ((HEMATITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Hematite, Wessels Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa, 3 x 2.5 x 1.7 cm, Miniature, Here is a lustrous undamaged black Hematite from South Africas Kalahari Manganese Field.

19 95idrsio ((STELLERITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Rudnyy, Kustanay, Kazakhstan, 5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Beautiful dark golden Stellerite from Russia. No damage.

20 98hhshis ((CALCITE, minor MIXITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Northern Spy Mine, Tintic District, Eureka, Utah, 5.5 x 2.5 x 2 cm, Miniature, Small clusters of flower like scalenohedral Calcite on matrix with minor blue green spheres of acicular Mixite.

21 98hhshis ((PYRITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Silver King Mine, Park City, Summit County, Utah, 4 x 3.5 x 2 cm, Miniature, Lustrous striated crystals of Pyrite from a well known mine in Park City. Many damaged crystals.

22 7iddbers ((ELBAITE, ALBITE)), $35 MINIMUM BID, Otjua, Karibib District, Erongo Mountains, Namibia, 5.3 x 4 x 3 cm, Miniature, Here is a pair of parallel terminated Elbaite crystals. The Tourmalines have a dark green exterior and a ruby red interior. The crystals are quite dark and barely translucent. The base of the smaller crystal shows the ruby interior, also dark, ex H Westenverger collection.

23 8hleges ((RED QUARTZ)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Valencia, Spain, 6 x 5 x 3.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a Red Quartz from Spain colored by Hematite inclusions. The double terminated crystals to 2 cm in length.

24 98hhshis ((MIXITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Northern Spy Mine, Tintic District, Eureka, Utah, 3.6 x 1.8 x 1.7 cm, Miniature, Robin egg blue Mixite with spheres of acicular Mixite.

25 98hhshis ((ARAGONITE on CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Mammoth Mine, Tintic District, Juab County, Utah, 3.7 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Undamaged sphere of acicular Aragonite perched on knob of Calcite from Utahs Tintic District.

26 6670-7iddbirs.ir ((BARITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Elk Creek, Meade County, South Dakota, 4.6 x 1.2 x 1 cm, Miniature, Here is a single dark amber gemmy Barite crystal from Elk Creek. A small portion of the tip is cleaved.

27 5hhores ((COLUMBITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Londonderry Lithium Deposite, Nopean, Western Australia, Australia, 4 x 4 x 2 cm, Miniature, Here is a large non terminated Columbite crystal from Australia. ex Otto Reiter collection.

28 5hlkmis ((ADULARIA, BYSSOLITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Keystone Trap Rock Quarry, Chester County, Pennsylvania, 2.5 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a cluster of twinned Adularia crystals from the classic Pennsylvanian locality, now a flooded quarry hole. Also present is hair like Byssolite.

29 5hhmlis ((FLUORITE, ARSENOPYRITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan Province, China, 4.5 x 4 x 3.5 cm, Miniature, Lustrous silver colored Arsenopyrite crystals with nearly colorless slight purple Fluorite crystals.

30 7atkrts ((MALACHITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb Mine, Namibia, 6.5 x 4.5 x 3 cm, small Cabinet, Here is a Tsumeb specimen with a spherical mound of Malachite. There are also lustrous dark green crystals which may be primary Malachite or possibly another mineral. ex Uri Bahman collection.

31 12hhtjin ((UVAROVITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Saranovskii Mine, Urals Region, Russia, 7 x 6.5 x 2 cm, Cabinet, Here are emerald green crystals of Uvarovite, a type of Garnet with the well known locality in the Urals Region of Russia.

32 6hhswes ((WARDITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Taquaral, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 1.8 x 1 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a Wardite crystal in a thumbnail size from an unusual locality of Brazil. ex L Montgomery collection.

33 9iddbns ((CALCITE on MARCASITE on CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Freiberg, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany, 14 x 9 x 1.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is small Calcite crystals over a thin layer of Marcasite over larger Calcite crystals. ex H Deisinger collection.

34 9iddbes ((QUARTZ and PYRITE on SPHALERITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Herja Mine, Maramures, Romania, 11 x 10 x 6 cm, Cabinet, Here is large specimen of Sphalerite from Romania. On the Sphalerite are Quartz and Pyrite crystals. ex H Deisinger collection.

35 9iddbes ((GALENA on CHALCOPYRITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Baie Mare Mine, Maramures, Romania, 6.5 x 4.5 x 2 cm, Cabinet, Here is Galena specimen with octahedral modified cubic crystals of Galena. In great shape with mildly matte lustrous faces, ex H Deisinger collection.

36 9iddbns ((CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Hunza Valley, Gilgit, Pakistan, 7 x 6 x 6 cm, Cabinet, Here is a large single Calcite crystal from Pakistan. Some minor chipping and has contact on the back from being in contact with other large Calcite crystals, ex H Deisinger collection.

37 9iddbns ((QUARTZ variety SMOKY QUARTZ)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Linopolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Doce Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 5.2 x 3.2 x 3.5 cm, Miniature, Smoky Quartz from Brazil, ex H Deisinger collection.

38 9iddbns ((QUARTZ variety SMOKY QUARTZ and AMETHYST)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Linopolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Doce Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 7 x 6.5 x 3 cm, Miniature, Skeletal smoky/amethyst Quartz from Brazil, ex H Deisinger collection.

40 9iddbns ((QUARTZ)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Pinzgau, Hohe Tauern, Salzberg, Austria, 8.5 x 6 x 3 cm, Cabinet, Here is a reference specimen of Quartz with Chlorite from Austria. ex H Deisinger collection.

41 9iddbns ((CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Mathilde Mine, Ascheberg, Munsterland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 7 x 5 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a Calcite from Ascheberg. Some fairly minor chipping or cleaved faces but overall in pretty good shape. ex H Deisinger collection.

42 9iddbar ((CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Samson Mine, St Andreasberg, St Andreasberg District, Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany, 4.5 x 4 x 3 cm, Miniature, Here is a Calcite from the classic German locality of St Andreasberg's Samson Mine. One little nick and otherwise an undamaged Calcite. ex H Deisinger collection.

43 9iddbes ((QUARTZ on MANGANOAN CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Pachapaqui District, Ancash Department, Peru, 8 x 6 x 3 cm, Cabinet, Here is are layered pink opaque ball like formations of Manganoan Calcite similar to the Miller collection specimen #3812 listed in the mindat.org photos. But on this specimen the Manganoan Calcite is covered with a layer of terminated Quartz crystals. ex H Deisinger collection.

44 9iddbns ((CALCITE, PYRITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico, 5 x 4.5 x 4 cm, Miniature, Here is a Calcite from Naica. The crystal bases are white and opaque and the terminations are transluscent to transparent. There is also associated small Pyrite crystals. ex H Deisinger collection.

45 9iddbns ((CALCITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Unknown, 7 x 4.5 x 2 cm, Cabinet, Here is a poker chip Calcite without a label. I feel it is from a German locality. ex H Deisinger collection.

46 9iddbes ((QUARTZ)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Unknown, 11 x 8 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a nice terminated Quartz cluster without a label. No good idea what locality it is from. ex H Deisinger collection.

47 9iddbes ((QUARTZ with MARCASITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Unknown, 11 x 4 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Here is a nice specimen of terminated Quartz with Marcasite without a label. To me, it looks like European, maybe Romania or a maybe German. ex H Deisinger collection.

48 9iddbes ((QUARTZ)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Unknown, 6.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a terminated Quartz cluster without a label. This is probably from Minas Gerais, Brazil. ex H Deisinger collection.

49 9iddbns ((PYRITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Huanzala, Peru, 4.5 x 3 x 2 cm, Miniature, Here is a cluster of lustrous Pyrite from Peru. ex H Deisinger collection.

50 7atkrns ((GOLD)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Brazil, capsule is 1.8 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a small Gold nugget inside a gelatin pill capsule in a perky thumbnail box.

51 5atjkis ((ARAGONITE on CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Southwest Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, 3 x 2.5 x 2.3 cm, Miniature, Here is an undamaged specimen with a mound of Calcite covered with acicular Aragonite crystals.

52 9iddbns ((ARSENOPYRITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan Province, China, 3 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Here is an Arsenopyrite from China. ex H Deisinger collection.

53 9iddbns ((PYRITE, CHALCOPYRITE, QUARTZ)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Huanzala Mine, Peru, 3.5 x 2.5 x 1 cm, Miniature, Here is a specimen with iridescent Chalcopyrite from Peru. It is hot glued to a marble block stand. If the block stand in not wanted, it can be removed by heating the glue with a hair dryer. ex H Deisinger collection.

54 9iddbns ((FLUORITE, QUARTZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Naica, Mexico, 7 x 7 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a specimen with cubic purple Fluorite and a pocket on the backside with Quartz. ex H Deisinger collection.

55 9iddbns ((CALCITE, AMETHYST)), $5 MINIMUM BID,Brazil, 6.5 x 5 x 4 cm, Miniature, This Calcite has that "melted" look and has been "dipped" in Hydrochloric acid probably to expose the Amethyst which is not affected by the acid. ex H Deisinger collection.

56 9iddbns ((ORTHOCLASE)), $3 MINIMUM BID, Sweden, 5 x 3 x 3 cm, Miniature, Here is a specimen of salmon colored Orthoclase. It is polished on two faces. It is hot glued to a marble block stand. If the block stand in not wanted, it can be removed by heating the glue with a hair dryer. ex H Deisinger collection.

57 9iddbns ((EPIDOTE, LAUMONTITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Windischeschenbach, Oberpfalzerwald, Bavaria, Germany, 4.5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, This specimen is nicely mounted in a 3.5 x 4 x 5.5 plastic box with a clear plastic top that is removable. Vugs with small micro Epidote crystals. Uncommon Bavarian location for specimens. ex H Deisinger collection.

58 9iddbns ((EPIDOTE, LAUMONTITE)), $3 MINIMUM BID, Windischeschenbach, Oberpfalzerwald, Bavaria, Germany, 5 x 2.5 x 2 cm, Miniature, This specimen is nicely mounted in a 3.5 x 4 x 5.5 plastic box with a clear plastic top that is removable. Vugs with small micro Epidote crystals. Uncommon Bavarian location for specimens. ex H Deisinger collection.

59 9iddbns ((QUARTZ, CALCITE, SIDERITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Flechtinger Hohen, Haldensleben, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, 3.5 x 2.5 x 2 cm, Miniature, This specimen is nicely mounted in a 3.5 x 4 x 5.5 plastic box with a clear plastic top that is removable. This specimen has a reddish brown vuggy matrix with the large vug exposed covered with a layer of terminated Quartz crystals. Uncommon German location for specimens. ex H Deisinger collection.

60 9iddbns ((CALCITE)), $3 MINIMUM BID, Hannebach, Eifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, 3.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, This specimen is nicely mounted in a 3.5 x 4 x 5.5 plastic box with a clear plastic top that is removable. This specimen has a grey matrix with small Calcite crystals. Again nicely mounted. Must be a reference specimen for an unusual German location for specimens. ex H Deisinger collection.

61 9iddbns ((HYALITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Zinsterkuppe, Kenmath, Bavaria, Germany, 4 x 3 x 2 cm, Miniature, This specimen is nicely mounted in a 3.5 x 4 x 5.5 plastic box with a clear plastic top that is removable. This specimen has a colorless bubble like Hyalite which is very fluorescent green in SWUV. Czech Republic is well known for Hyalite. This is a much more uncommon locality. Uncommon German location for specimens. ex H Deisinger collection.

62 9iddbns ((FADEN QUARTZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Pakistan, 5.4 x 4 x 3 cm, Miniature, This specimen is a stout undamaged Faden Quartz. ex H Deisinger collection.


63 9iddbns ((DOLOMITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Artemberg, Schwarzwald, Back Forest, Germany, 8 x 8 x 6.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a ugly specimen but a great German reference specimen. Unusually material not normally seen except in a old European collection. Better (a little) in person. Photos do not do justice. ex H Deisinger collection

64 9iddbns ((PYRITE, and ?)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Unknown, 7.5 x 5.5 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Nice Pyrite probably from a location in Europe. It also has small black lustrous crystals with slightly rounded edges that remind me of Spinel. What ever they are should give the locality. Matrix is solid Pyrite or similar Sulfide ex H Deisinger collection

65 7972 1jkggns ((EPIDOTE, QUARTZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Green Monster Mine, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, 3.5 x 1 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a fine double terminated Epidote from Prince of Wales. It is undamaged, lustrous and has several protruding Quartz crystals. ex Gil Griffin collection.

66 8073 9iddbts ((SPESSARTINE, ALBITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Shengus, Gilgit, Northern Areas, Pakistan, 3.5 x 3.5 x 2 cm, Miniature, Here is a 1.8 cm Spessartine crystal in a bed of contrasting white Albite from Pakistan.

67 8047 12cadwnr ((CHRYSOCOLLA)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo, 5 x 5 x 1 cm, Miniature, Here is a pretty Chrysocolla from Katanga. No damage and botryoidal blue mounds of Chrysocolla. ex Wolfgang Henkel collection.

68 8106 99stsmar-2227 ((APOPHYLLITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India, 5.5 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a pristine double terminated Apophyllite crystal. No micro chipping, no damage, just a single crystal with sharp edges and perfectly pointed terminations. Small attachment in the center of the crystal on one edge from a chalcedony, quartz stalactite. ex Superb Mineral specimens from Executive Inn, Tucson in 1999.

69 8150 7iddblt ((TITANITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Homestake District, Butte, Montana, 5.5 x 3.5 x .6 cm, Miniature, I have not seen these previously from Butte. It is a large brown single Titanite aka Sphene crystal from Butte. It is not twinned as most Titanites seemed to be twinned.

70 4853 10jkpiig ((PECORAITE, GASPEITE, MAGNESITE, possibly NULLAGINITE and OTWAYITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Otway Prospect near Nullagine, Western Australia, Australia, 4.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Lots of species here. Hopefully they are all green!

71 449 9lfdceis ((CHALCANTHITE variety PHILLIPITE)), Phila Academy of Science #19200, $10 MINIMUM BID, Santiago, Chile, 4.5 cm sealed glass tube, Thumbnail, Here is a specimen of soluble Copper Sulfate which has been sealed in a glass tube with the ends melted closed. It is from the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Science collection #12000. It has and old label, in two pieces, and an Academy label. It is an unusual or rare variety of Chalcanthite from Chile. Phillipite may not be a valid species any longer.

72 7941 0apmrir ((ZINCITE, smelter by product)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Silesia, Poland, 4.5 cm in length, Miniature, This is a smelter by product from old inefficent Zinc Furnaces. Modern furnaces do not have this zincite formed any longer. Twenty years ago some dealers entire booths were Zincite. Now it is uncommon to see any for sale except in metaphysical shops selling by the gram. The majority is held in collections throughout the world. This is from a small to medium size lot I purchased many years ago. The last 3 larger pieces that I had saved, I took to Denver and sold all three. This small specimen just showed up again in some of my stock.

73 12hhjdis ((GYPSUM variety SELENITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Glitter Pits, Mohave County, Arizona, 8 x 8 x 1.2 cm, Cabinet, Here is a nearly transparant Selenite.

73 15atjkns ((ARAGONITE on CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Southwest Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, 3.5 x 2.5 x 2.3 cm, Miniature, Here is an undamaged white mound of Calcite with the top covered with acicular crystals of Aragonite.

74 3hedwlr ((CALCITE with ARAGONITE inclusions)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Ulnegorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia, 5.5 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a choice lustrous undamaged Russian Calcite with tan long needle like crystals of Aragonite some included into the Calcite. Calcite has great undamaged terminations.

75 5atadls

76 7hetgig

77 7iddbocis ((SMOKEY QUARTZ, MICROCLINE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Government Pit, Albany, New Hampshire, 7 x 7 x 6.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is one of Ernie Schlichter specimens, #10.736, of Smokey Quartz on the matrix of white Microcline. Some minor chipping on one of the terminated Smokey Quartz. ex Ernie Schlicter.

78 7iddbocis ((QUARTZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID, No Label, 9 x 6.5 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Here is one of Ernie Schlichter specimens which is a parallel multi crystal of terminated Quartz. It almost resembles a Qwindel Quartz. ex Ernie Schlicter.

79 ariis ((SMITHSONITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Philadelphia Mine, Rush, Arkansas, 2 x 2 x .9 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a lustrous botryoidal yellow brown Smithsonite from Arkansas. ex Clyde Hardin collection.

80 ariis ((SMITHSONITE pseudomorph after DOLOMITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Philadelphia Mine, Rush, Arkansas, 2.5 x 2.2 x 1.4 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a yellow brown thumbnail sized specimen of saddleback Dolomite now pseudomorphed to Smithsonite. ex Clyde Hardin collection.

13 3hhjhis ((RHODOCHROSITE on QUARTZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Sunnyside Mine, San Juan County, Colorado, 2 X 1.5 X 1.4 cm, Thumbnail, Pretty dark pink crystal cluster of Rhodochrosite from Colorado.

81 6atdbnr ((EPIDOTE, HEMATITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, North Eastern Province, Kenya, 5 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a large dark green Epidote with an odd termination. It may be a break which has regrown. Sits perfectly on the bottom. Back side has a grey coating of micro crystalline Hematite. ex Wayne Thompson.

82 6hhmcir ((TOPAZ)), repaired, $10 MINIMUM BID, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah, 3.2 x 1.2 x 1 cm. Thumbnail, Here is a terminated sherry colored Topaz that looks like its been repaired from Topaz Mountain in Utah. These have a good color and are larger than average. They were collected years and years ago. They came from the collection of Mel Cannon, Chemistry Department Head at Utah State University in Logan, Utah. The crystal has some Rhyolite inclusions. It also has an unusual pencil point termination. ex Mel Cannon collection.

83 6hhmcir ((TOPAZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah, 2.1 x 1.2 x .9 cm. Thumbnail, Here is a terminated sherry colored Topaz from Topaz Mountain in Utah. These have a good color and are larger than average. They were collected years and years ago. They came from the collection of Mel Cannon, Chemistry Department Head at Utah State University in Logan, Utah. The crystal has some Rhyolite inclusions. ex Mel Cannon collection

84 6hhmcir ((TOPAZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah, 3 x 1.4 x 1.3 cm. Thumbnail, Here is a terminated sherry colored Topaz from Topaz Mountain in Utah. These have a good color and are larger than average. They were collected years and years ago. They came from the collection of Mel Cannon, Chemistry Department Head at Utah State University in Logan, Utah. ex Mel Cannon collection

85 6hhmcir ((TOPAZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah, 2.6 x 1.3 x .9 cm. Thumbnail, Here is a terminated sherry colored Topaz from Topaz Mountain in Utah. These have a good color and are larger than average. They were collected years and years ago. They came from the collection of Mel Cannon, Chemistry Department Head at Utah State University in Logan, Utah. ex Mel Cannon collection

86 9ldgcns ((CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, see label, 10.5 x 7 x 6 cm, Cabinet, Here is a Calcite specimen with flattened rhombs on a pinkish matrix coating the base rock. ex H Deisinger collection.
87 9ldgcar ((PHARMAKOLITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Wittichen, Schwarz, Germany, 12.5 x 8 x 8 cm, Cabinet, White Spherical masses of acicular white crystals of Pharmakolite from Germany. ex H Deisinger collection.

88 ariis ((SMITHSONITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Monte Christo Mine, Rush, Arkansas, 2 x 1.5 x 1.3 cm, Thumbnail, Small Botyoidal mounds of yellow Smithsonite from a classic US locality.

89 511-9ldgcns Natrolite.


90 12jkjlis ((QUARTZ over HEMATITE pseudomorph after PYROXENE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Bessemer Ridge, King County, Washington, 3.5 x 1.3 x .9 cm, Miniature, Here is an unusual pseudomorph from the North West. The pseudomorph has been studied and is believed to be Hematite after Pyroxene. This one is also covered with small terminated Quartz crystals. ex John Lindell collection.
91 ariis ((SMITHSONITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Monte Christo Mine, Rush, Arkansas, 2 x 1.5 x 1.3 cm, Thumbnail, Small Botyoidal mounds of yellow Smithsonite from a classic US locality.

92 12hljdt ((HOELITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Kladno, Bohemia, Czech Republic, 1.5 x 1.2 x 1.2 cm, Thumbnail, Here is an uncommon, actually rare, organic species with yellow acicular crystals. The light must be right to photograph but some crystals are visible in the photos. More crystals are on the specimen.

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