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1 7iddbess ((CALCITE with BOULANGERITE inclusions)), $30 MINIMUM BID, Baia Mare, Maramures County, Romania, 24.5 x 9 x 7 cm, Large Cabinet, Huge light greyy Calcite specimen from Romania. Grey coloration is from the Boulangerite inclustions. This looks like it was removed from matrix. It also looks like half of a stalactite of Calcite. Undamaged with only a small minor chipping at the high spot when laying on its side. ex H Deisinger collection.

2 11iddblr ((REALGAR inclusions in ULEXITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Boron Open Pit Mine, Boron, Kerns County, California, 12 x 10 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a large specimen of Ulexite from Boron with red inclusions of Realgar. ex Jim Minette collection (finest Borate collection in the world).

3 11iddbas ((CLAMSHELL ULEXITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Boron Open Pit Mine, Boron, Kerns County, California, 11 x 7.5 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a large specimen of Clamshell Ulexite from Boron. These were difficult to collect requiring a team of two and I am told are no longer available to new collecting. ex Jim Minette collection (finest Borate collection in the world).

4 7iddbnss ((CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Idar-Oberstein, Hunsruck Mts, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, 14 x 10 x 9 cm, Large Cabinet, Large cluster of Calicite crystals from Idar-Oberstein in Germany. There is some chipping as seen and dirt between the crystals. ex H Deisinger collection.

5 13atvmis ((CINNABAR in OPAL)), $5 MINIMUM BID, B and B Mine, Esmeralda County, Nevada, 6.5 x 4.5 x 4.5 cm, Miniature, Pretty reddish pink common Opal from Nevada. Color is due to Cinnabar inclusions.

6 11iddbnrs ((COLEMANITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Boraxo Mine, Death Valley National Park, Inyo County, California, 16 x 7 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Here is a large cabinet specimen of undamaged lustrous Colemanite from Boraxo Mine. It only has minor contact on the two ends. Death Valley is now a national park, ex Jim Minette collection (finest Borate collection in the world).

7 11iddbls ((TUNELLITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Boron Open Pit Mine, Boron, Kerns County, California, 6 x 5 x 3.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a fine Tunellite specimen. It is undamaged, somewhat transluscent in areas and lustrous. One side has small white Ulexite remnants from probable contact to Ulexite at one time. . ex Jim Minette collection (finest Borate collection in the world).


8 11iddbir ((THENARDITE pseudomorph after MIRABILITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Settling Ponds west of Open Pit Mine, Boron, Kerns County, California, 6 x 1.5 x .6 cm, Miniature, Here is one of these rare pseudos from Boron. Not available except from collections and this one time lot of Minette Borates, Usually super fragile, this one is fragile but less fragile than most. ex Jim Minette collection (finest Borate collection in the world).

9 11iddbnrs ((COLEMANITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Corkscrew Canyon Mine, Death Valley National Park, Inyo County, California, 8 x 7.5 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Here is a cabinet floater specimen with no area of contact. Sparkling with only two small areas of rubs. Death Valley is now a national park, ex Jim Minette collection (finest Borate collection in the world).

10 11iddbnrs ((COLEMANITE, TODOROKITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Corkscrew Canyon Mine, Death Valley National Park, Inyo County, California, 6 x 6 x 4.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a specimen of Colemanite with dark color from Todorokite. Death Valley is now a national park, ex Jim Minette collection (finest Borate collection in the world).

11 11iddbir ((THENARDITE pseudomorph after MIRABILITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Settling Ponds west of Open Pit Mine, Boron, Kerns County, California, 3.5 x 2 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Here is one of these rare pseudos from Boron. Not available except from collections and this one time lot of Minette Borates, Usually super fragile, this one is fragile but less fragile than most. ex Jim Minette collection (finest Borate collection in the world).

12 9atadr ((QUARTZ variety AMETHYST)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 5 x 3 x 2 cm Miniature, Neat small Amethyst from Brazil. Backside is sawn flat.

13 2attge ((PYRITE SUN)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Sparta, Illinois, 4 x 4 cm Miniature, Here is a cute small Pyrite sun from the coal mines of Illinois.

14 11iddbnss ((COLEMANITE with REALGAR inclusions)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Boron Open Pit Mine, Boron, Kerns County, California, 8 x 7 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Here is a fine vug of sprays or flowers of Colemanite crystals. I believe these lighter brown Colemanites get their color from Realgar inclusions. ex Jim Minette collection (finest Borate collection in the world).

15 5atjkts ((CALCITE stalactite)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Southwest Mine, Bisbee, Arizona, 9.5 x 5 x 2.5 cm Cabinet, Here is a Calcite stalactite from Bisbee. They were collected in 2005 by some local field collectors. This does not look to have any contact but it is probably on the side and blends in with the specimen.


16 11iddbtss ((COLEMANITE)), $30 MINIMUM BID, extension 10, Boron Open Pit, Boron, California, 11 x 10 x 5.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a great Colemanite with the original Jim Minette label. Specimen was collected about 1972. Sharp Chisel shaped crystals to 2.5 cm. No chipping or damage except for one minor area behind another crystal. All in all in great shape. ex Jim Minette collection. I had this specimen in my wholesale stock at Tucson for $300 keyed.
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17 6hhmris ((SYLVITE, HALITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,Salton Sea, California, 7 x 7 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet, Very Fluorescent with a bright orange color. One rock shop bought all I had in Tucson at the 1820 Wholesale show but missed this one piece that someone had out the box and put down into another different flat.

18 12hkttrs ((EPIDOTE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Mineral County, Nevada, 3 x 2.2 x .7 cm, Miniature, Here is a terminated lustrous undamaged Epidote from Nevada. ex Harvey Gordon Minerals.

19 13btadiss ((RHODOCHROSITE)), $35 MINIMUM BID, Uchucchucua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima Department, Peru, 6.5 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm, Miniature, Gemmy lustrous undamaged reddish pink Rhodochrosite on a contrasting black Manganese oxide matrix.

20 13bttjis ((2 STOLZITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, St Lucie Mine, Lozere, France, 1 and 2.5 cm, 2 Thumbnails, These are probably from the May 2007 find in France. Classic European location for Stolzite. Here is a single tabular crystal and a matrix specimen. Matrix specimen did not photo well and has Stolzite covering the complete top of the specimen including the dark area in the photo. ex Dave Shannon specimen.

21 13btadls ((LAZULITE)), $35 MINIMUM BID, Cross Cut Creek, Yukon, Canada, 11 x 9 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is an uncommon specimen of Lazulite from a remote Canada location requiring a helicopter to access. Large lustrous crystals to 8 MM. This is an open vug with contact on the two sides.


22 7idcetr ((GYPSUM)), PHILA ACADEMY $25 MINIMUM BID, Salt-Pans, Nova Scotia, 22.5 x 9 x 6.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a Philadelphia Academy of Science specimen #5675 with the donor being Dr Griffith. This is a old specimen with an early collection number. I debated cutting it in half but changed by mind. Its an impressive Gypsum which looks damage free with the large size with hoppered shaped crystals. Phila Academy label.

23 12hkjltr ((QUARTZ over HEMATITE pseudomorph after PYROXENE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Bessemer Ridge, King County, Washington, 15 x 2.8 x 2 cm, Cabinet, 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. Overall color is a reddish brown from the Hematite. This is a large and I believe terminated specimen. ex John Lindell collection.

24 9idocr ((SMOKY QUARTZ, MICROCLINE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Government Pit, Carroll County, New Hampshire, 4.5 x 3 x 3 cm, Miniature, Here is a combination of Smoky Quartz and white Microcline from New Hampshire. Base is sawn for display. ex Ernie Schlichter old stock. Probably collected by him.

25 12hkprnr ((PARISITE Ce)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Snowbird Mine, Fish Creek, Alberton, Mineral County, Montana, 5 x 1 x .8 cm, Miniature, Here is a brown undamaged large crude crystal of Parisite-Ce from Montana.

26 13bttjtr ((STIBICONITE pseudomorph after STIBNITE)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Catorce, San Luis Potosi, Mexico, 16 x 7 x 4 cm, Cabinet, A pair of huge Stibiconite pseudomorphs from Catorce. This is old material from the 1970's Undamaged non terminated pair of crystals.

27 13bttjis ((LANGITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Lantenthal, Harz Mtns., Germany, 3 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Blue micro crystalline Langite from Germany. ex Dave Shannon specimen.

28 13bttjns ((WOLLASTONITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Elhamman, Morocco, 19 x 12 x 2.5 cm, Cabinet, Interesting large specimen of of Wollastonite crystals on matrix of other Wollastonite crystals in various orientations from Morocco. Shows on both front and back sides. This is the last one of these that I have or seen in Tucson.

29 13bttjis ((CALCITE on FLUORITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Annabel Lee Mine, Hardin County, Illinois, 5.5 x 2 x 2 cm, Miniature, Mounted in a miniature plastic perky box. purple and yellowish Fluorite with associated Calcite. ex Robert Ray.

30 13btaar ((GALENA)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Broken Hill, NSW, Australia, 3 x 3 x 3 cm, Miniature, Miniature specimen of Galena from Broken Hill.

31 13bttjis ((GOLD)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Rhein River, Lorelai, Germany, 1.7 cm capsule, Thumbnail, Gold flakes in a capsule with some on the bottom of the perky box looking like stars.

32 13btaar ((CROCOITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Dundas, Tasmania, 3.5 x 1.5 x 1 cm, Miniature, Miniature specimen of red orange from Tasmania.

33 13atvmis ((CINNABAR in OPAL)), $5 MINIMUM BID, B and B Mine, Esmeralda County, Nevada, 6.5 x 4.5 x 4.5 cm, Miniature, Pretty reddish pink common Opal from Nevada. Color is due to Cinnabar inclusions.

34 13bttjis ((COPPER)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, 1.5 x 1.5 x 1.3 cm, Thumbnail, Nice .5 cm Copper crystal on matrix. ex Robert Ray collection.

35 13bttjis ((KAMMERERITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Pembegule Mine, Kop Daglari, Turkey, 7 x 6 x 3 cm, Cabinet, Reddish purple crystals of Kammererite aka Chromian Clinochlore from Turkey.

36 13bttjis ((MOTTRAMITE pseudomorph after WULFENITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Total Wreck Mine, Empire Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, 4 x 4 x 4 cm, Miniature, Sparkly brown Mottramite that has replaced Wulfenite crystals. Mounted in a plastic miniature box. ex Robert Ray collection

37 6hlkmir ((DIOPSIDE pseudomorph after unknown)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Grace Mine, Morgantown, Berks County, Pennsylvania, 3.5 x 2 x 2 cm, Miniature, Bethlehem Steel's Grace Mine specimen of an unusual pseudomorph. Mine is closed with a large cement plug in the main shaft.	dr40 thdr51 one hematite pseudo after magnetite TN, Argentina, 2.5 x 2 x 1.5 cm

38 13bttjis ((HAUSMANNITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, N'Chwaning Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, South Africa, 4 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Sparkly brown Mottramite that has replaced Wulfenite crystals. Mounted in a plastic miniature box. Photo does not do justice.

39 13bttjis ((CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Eureka, Tintic District, Juab County, Utah, 10 x 9.5 x 6 cm, Cabinet, Brown Calcite crystal groups from Tintic. Some rounded cleavage areas from some missing crystals. ex Robert Ray collection with label

40 13bttjis ((WURTZITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Queen of Hills Mine, Bellevue, Blaine County, Idaho, 5.5 x 4.5 x 3 cm, Miniature, Reference specimen of massive Wurtzite from an Idaho locality. ex Robert Ray collection with label.

41 13btceis ((CALCITE, SIDERITE, QUARTZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Panasqueira Mine, Covilha, Portugal, 15 x 10 x 5 cm, Large Cabinet, Here is a large cabinet specimen from Panasqueira. It has large rhombic crystals to 2.5 cm that I believe are Calcite rather than Dolomite. Small light brown Siderite crystals cover Quartz at the bottom of the specimen.

42 13btceis ((DOLOMITE, PYRITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Panasqueira Mine, Covilha, Portugal, 12 x 10 x 2 cm, Cabinet, Here is a cabinet specimen from Panasqueira. It is a plate of white crystals on one side and greyish crystals on the other side. The grey crystals are also sprinkled with micro Pyrite crystals.

43 13btceis ((CHALCOPYRITE, DOLOMITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Panasqueira Mine, Covilha, Portugal, 11 x 8 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a cabinet specimen from Panasqueira. It is a large crystalline Chalcopyrite with white dolomite covering one side and wrapping around the edges. Part of the Chalcopyrite faces are damaged reveiling the golden lustrous color of the Chalcopyrite.

44 13btceis ((DOLOMITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Panasqueira Mine, Covilha, Portugal, 17 x 12 x 6 cm, Large Cabinet, Here is a large sculptural cabinet specimen of Dolormite from Panasqueira.

45 13btcenr ((BLACK TOURMALINE aka SCHORL, QUARTZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Erongo District, Namibia, 9.5 x 6 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a cluster of Black Tourmaline crystals with a base of small Quartz crystals. The Schorl have crude terminations with some missing crystals.

46 13btcenr ((AQUAMARINE, SCHORL on ORTHOCLASE)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Erongo District, Namibia, 11 x 6.5 x 5.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a large undamaged terminated sculptural Orthoclase crystal with some smaller side crystals. On the Orthoclase are small terminated light blue Aquamarine crystals and some small black lustrous Schorl aka Black Tourmaline crystals.


47 13btcenr ((FLUORITE on QUARTZ)), $35 MINIMUM BID, Erongo District, Namibia, 11 x 6.5 x 5.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a large undamaged cluster of terminated Quartz crystals from Erongo. On the Quartz are several undamaged light purple Fluorite crystals.

48 13btcenr ((AQUAMARINE, SCHORL on ORTHOCLASE)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Erongo District, Namibia, 10 x 9.5 x 7 cm, Cabinet, Here is a large cluster of Orthoclase crystals with associated Schorl and a 1.5 cm Aquamarine.

49 11btadnr ((QUARTZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangian Mine, Hunan Province, China, 14 x 8 x 6 cm, Cabinet, Here is a specimen of terminated Quartz with green coating on some faces of the Quartz. Green may be Chlorite.



50 11btadnr ((QUARTZ with ELBAITE inclusions)), $35 MINIMUM BID, Pederneira Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 9.5 x 9 x 6 cm, Cabinet, Here is a gemmy cluster of superb nearly water clear terminated Quartz crystals from Brazil. The base and back Quartz is covered with green Elbaite Tourmaline. The Tourmaline is within the Quartz and not undamaged distinct crystals.


51 11btadnr ((FLUORITE with CALCITE and DOLOMITE, MUSCOVITE)), $40 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangian Mine, Hunan Province, China, 14 x 10 x 8 cm, Cabinet, Here is a specimen with undamaged gemmy purple cubic Fluorite crystals. It also has clusters of white Calcite and light pinkish Dolomite on Muscovite.

52 11btadnr ((QUARTZ)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangian Mine, Hunan Province, China, 13 x 10 x 8 cm, Cabinet, Here is a specimen with two large lustrous undamaged terminated Quartz crystals.

53 622 ts ((INDERITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Boron Open Pit Mine, Kramer Borate Deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, 5.5 x 1 x .7 cm, Miniature, Here is a colorless non terminated Inderite. ex Jim Minette collection.

54 609tl ((HOWLITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Boron Open Pit Mine, Kramer Borate Deposit, Boron, Kerns County, California, 12 x 12 x 1 cm, Cabinet, White polished slab from a nodule of Howlite from the Boron Open Pit Mine. ex Jim Minette collection.

55 609tl ((MEYERHOFFERITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Gower Gulch Mine, Death Valley National Park, Inyo County, California, 7 x 4 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is an excellent specimen with sprays of divergent crystals of Meyerhofferite from Gower Gulch. ex Jim Minette collection.

56 609tl ((KURNAKOVITE)), $40 MINIMUM BID, Boron Open Pit Mine, Kramer Borate Deposit, Boron, Kerns County, California, 13 x 11 x 8 cm, Large Cabinet, Translucent Kurnakovite crystal with several faces. This is probably collected in the 70's. ex Jim Minette collection. I have this one valued at $300 which is a bargain compared to other prominent websites.

57 609rs ((MEYERHOFFERITE)), type locality, $20 MINIMUM BID, Mount Blanco Mine, Death Valley National Park, Inyo County, California, 4.5 x 3 x 3 cm, Miniature, Lustrous reticulated crystals of the rare borate, Meyerhofferite from the type locality in Death Valley National Park. ex Jim Minette collection

58 609tl ((MEYERHOFFERITE pseudomorph after INYOITE)), TYPE LOCALITY $10 MINIMUM BID, Mount Blanco Mine, Death Valley National Park, Inyo County, California, 9 x 5 x 2.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a classic Death Valley pseudomorph. Single large terminated blocky Inyoite pseudomorphed to Meyerhofferite. ex Jim Minette collection.

59 609tl ((THENARDITE pseudomorph after MIRABILITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Boron Open Pit Mine, Kramer Borate Deposit, Boron, Kerns County, California, 3 x 2.2 x 2 cm, Thumbnail, An uncommon and rare occurrance that was collected by Jim Minette in the settling ponds west of the Open Pit Mine in Boron. This is a hydrous sodium sulfate. The delicate crystals typically are sharp and can be hoppered but are very lightweight almost like styrofoam. There are 7 photos on mindat.org under Thenardite, Boron. This undamaged and terminated specimen was coated to preserve it. Thumbnail sized specimen for the TN collections, ex Jim Minette collection.

60 609tl ((THENARDITE pseudomorph after MIRABILITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Boron Open Pit Mine, Kramer Borate Deposit, Boron, Kerns County, California, 5.5 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, An uncommon and rare occurrance that was collected by Jim Minette in the settling ponds west of the Open Pit Mine in Boron. This is a hydrous sodium sulfate. The delicate crystals typically are sharp and can be hoppered but are very lightweight almost like styrofoam. There are 7 photos on mindat.org under Thenardite, Boron. This specimen was coated to preserve it and is now hollow. ex Jim Minette collection.

61 609in ((REALGAR in ULEXITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Boron Open Pit Mine, Kramer Borate Deposit, Boron, Kerns County, California, 6.5 x 4 x 2 cm, Miniature, Red Realgar imbedded in Ulexite, an uncommon association rarely if ever found other than at the Boron Open Pit Mine. ex Milton L Speckels with label, ex Jim Minette collection.

62 609tl ((KURNAKOVITE, ULEXITE)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Boron Open Pit Mine, Kramer Borate Deposit, Boron, Kerns County, California, 5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Transluscent to transparent Kurnakovite crystal with white spherical inclusions of Ulexite. This is probably collected in the 70's. The crystal is amazingly complete with all faces. ex Jim Minette collection.

63 609tl ((MEYERHOFFERITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Gower Gulch Mine, Death Valley National Park, Inyo County, California, 5 x 4 x 4 cm, Miniature, Here is an excellent specimen with a large spray of divergent crystals of Meyerhofferite from Gower Gulch. ex Jim Minette collection.

64 609tl ((HYDROBORACITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Boraxo Mine aka Thompson Mine, Death Valley National Park, Inyo County, California, 3.2 x 2 x 1.7 cm, Thumbnail, Hydrodoracite is a rare hydrated Borate mineral from Death Valley. Sprays of bladed crystals. Thumbnail sized specimen for the TN collections, ex Jim Minette collection.

65 9iddbns ((HYALITE)), $1 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.

66 9iddbns ((CALCITE)), $1 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.

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67 9iddbns ((EPIDOTE, LAUMONTITE)), $1 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.

68 9iddbns ((EPIDOTE, LAUMONTITE)), $1 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.

69 9iddbns ((ARSENOPYRITE)), $1 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.

70 5atjkis ((ARAGONITE on CALCITE)), $1 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.

71 7atkrns ((GOLD)), $1 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.

72 9iddbes ((QUARTZ)), $1 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.

73 9iddbns ((CALCITE)), $1 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.

74 9iddbns ((QUARTZ)), $1 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.

75 9iddbes ((GALENA)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Unknown, 4.5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a Galena with a melted look typical of Russia and even other locations. ex H Deisinger collection.

76 9iddbns ((QUARTZ variety SMOKY QUARTZ)), $1 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.

77 98hhshis ((PYRITE)), $1 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.

78 9iddbns ((CALCITE, PYRITE)), $1 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.

78 7hlkmir ((CARNOTITE)), RADIOACTIVE, $1 MINIMUM BID, Mauchchunk, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, 5.5 x 5.5 x 2 cm, Cabinet, Uranium species with yellow crusts on matrix from a seldem seen Pennsylvanian location.

79 11iddbes ((COLEMANITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Boron Open Pit Mine, Boron, Kerns County, California, 4 x 4 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Attractive miniature with a cluster of sharp chisel shaped white Colemanite crystals. with a bit of attached Calcite matrix. Photos do not do justice. ex Jim and Dawn Minette collection.

81 11iddbir ((VEATCHITE)), TYPE LOCALITY, $1 MINIMUM BID, Tick Canyon Borate Deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angelos, California, 3 x 2 x 1 cm, Miniature, Here is strontian borate species. It is from the Jim and Dawn Minette collection and has his personal collection label. Label says Paraveatchite, but I did not find the Paraveatchite on mindat, just Veatchite from the location on the label.

82 7hljdr ((COOKEITE, ELBAITE, QUARTZ)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Agsvaret, Norway, 4.5 x 3.5 x 2 cm, Miniature, Reference specimen from the Jay Lininger reference collection with label.

83 12jklrr ((25 WULFENITE xls)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Old Yuma Mine, Pima County, Arizona, .4 to 1.6 cm, 25 Thumbnails, Here is a group of single Wulfenite crystals. ex Bill Dameron collection.

84 12jkjdr ((QUARTZ SCEPTER without STEM)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Pedro Claim, King County, Washington, 2 x 1.5 x 1.2 cm, Thumbnail, Here is the top Quartz crystal of a scepter but the stem is missing, otherwise undamaged.

85 12jkwgr ((ORTHOCLASE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, near Mosquito Pass, Lake County, Colorado, 2.5 to 6.5 cm, Thumbnail to Cabinet, Twinned and Untwinned Orthoclase crystals from Colorado. ex Bill Dameron collection

86 12jkwgr ((11 QUARTZ)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Ngai, near Didieni, Kayes Region, Mali, 1.5 to 2.5 cm, 11 Thumbnails, 11 double terminated Quartz crystals. ex Bill Dameron collection

87 12jkwgr ((BARITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Wet Grooves Mine, Wensleydale, North Yorkshire, England, 4.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, A specimen of Barite from Missouri. ex Bill Dameron collection.

88 12jkfme ((CREEDITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Hall Mine, Tonopah, Nevada, 3 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a large thumbnail with small purple crystal of Creedite from Nevada. ex D Earnest collection.

89 12hljdr ((MAGNESIOARFVEDSONITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Berkus, near Bonn, Germany, 3.5 x 2 x 1.2 cm, Miniature, Uncommon bluish black Silicate collected by Manfred Schaeffer. ex David Shannon.

90 12hljdr ((2 TOBERMORITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Fosso Atico, Sicily, Italy, 1 and 2 cm, 2 Thumbnails, an uncommon white silicate. ex David Shannon.

91 12hljdr ((YITROFLUORITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, White Cloud Pegmatite, Jefferson County, Colorado, 2.5 x 1.5 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, an uncommon Ca Y F species. ex David Shannon.

92 12hljdr ((BRONZITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, near Bamle, Norway, 3 x 2 x 1 cm, Miniature, the ferroan variety of Enstatite. ex David Shannon.

93 12hljdr ((BERYLLONITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Linopolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil, .5 and less cm, Micros, Here is many small pieces of Beryllonite. ex Carlos Barbosa, ex David Shannon.

94 5iddbl ((ANHYDRITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico, 8.5 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a light blue specimen with fans of Anhydrite crystals. The right back has cleaved terminations with the left side having fully terminated crystals.

95 6hlbrir ((EPIDOTE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Pakistan, 6 x 4 x 4 cm, Miniature, Here is a specimen with needle like crystals of dark green Epidote.

96 12fbdjt ((CHALCOCITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Butte, Montana, 5 x 4 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a miniature sized specimen from Butte of massive Chalcocite.

97 11iddbir ((UNKNOWN RED BROWN)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Boron Open Pit Mine, Boron, Kerns County, California, 5 x 5 x 3 cm, Miniature, Here is unknown from the Boron Open Pit. It is from the Jim and Dawn Minette collection and has his personal collection label.
11btcar ((FLORENCITE-Ce on MICROCLINE)), $3 MINIMUM BID, Rumi Tucu Quarry, Papachacra, Catamarca, Argentina, 1.5 x 1.5 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a specimen of Microcline covered with micro Florencite-Ce crystals.
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.

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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