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1 7784 6hhshns ((HEMIMORPHITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Hidden Treasure Mine, Tooele County, Utah, 10.5 x 6 x 2.5 cm, Cabinet, Gray Hemimorphite from the Hidden Treasure Mine. These were collected about 10 years ago. More common Hemimorphite form is the micro clusters of colorless crystals. Back side has some of these other Hemimorphite crystals and also Gypsum covering Hemimorphite.


2 7963 7atdres ((MOTTRAMITE, CALCITE, with HEMATITE inclusions)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb, Namibia, 11 x 8.5 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Here are clusters and mounds of Mottramite crystals, with a few clusters missing. But they blend in and are hard to see unless looking for them. Within the Mottramite are flattened rhombs of Calcite which are brown in color usually from Hematite inclusions. ex Uri Bahman collection.

3 8044 12jkpdrs ((BARITE)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Northumberland Mine, Nye County, Nevada, 9.5 x 6.5 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet, Transparent to translucent Barite crystals to 3.7 cm. One crystal is double terminated. There are four or five crystals which appear to have a chip or part of the crystal missing. They almost look like part of the crystal has irregular growth.

4 8377 98ecvmar-28 ((HEMATITE)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Brumado Mine, Bahia, Brazil, 4 x 3.5 x .3 cm, Miniature, Thick lustrous undamaged Hematite from Brumado.

5 4581 09ldocirs ((WOLFRAMITE on QUARTZ)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Chenzhou, Hunan Province, China, 8.5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm, Cabinet, Superb Wolframite which is lustrous and without damage attached to a non terminated Quartz crystal. Wolframite is made up of multiple parallel crystals.

6 7314 2307-ls ((Twinned Calcite Rootbeer Barrel with MARCASITE, THE SNAIL)), $40 MINIMUM BID, Brushy Creek Mine, Reynolds County, Missouri, 16 x 9 x 8 cm, Cabinet, Totally undamaged, the large top twinned Calcite has the terminations naturally etched and so it is stubby. These were uncommon and referred to as Rootbeer Barrels. One side is opaque and the other side is translucent. Under the large crystal is a normally terminated Calcite crystal with associated Marcasite with a sparkling blue color. The Marcasite with these come in blue gold, and brown coloration with the blue being the most uncommon and most desirable. It also has a flat bottom and sets on its own without a stand.

7 7878 98attgar ((Fishtail Twinned Calcite with MARCASITE)), $40 MINIMUM BID, Brushy Creek Mine, Reynolds County, Missouri, 5 x 5 x 4 cm, Miniature, Rare fishtail twinned Calcite from Brushy Creek. Out of tons of Calcite specimens from Brushy Creek Mine, there were about 300 fishtail twins. This one is covered with brown Marcasite druze. No damage other than one minor back crystal which has a cleaved termination as shown in the second photo.

8 5144 08ksdbr ((APATITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, 300' TO 600' Ocean Bottom off St Nickolas, California, 4 x 4 x 2 cm, Miniature, Rare specimen from the ocean bottom. ex P A Foster, M D collection with label from 1962

9 7869 1jkggrs ((HEMIMORPHITE)), FORD and CONKLIN labels, $10 MINIMUM BID, Trang-Da, Tongking, Campbodia, 10 x 4.5 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a Hemimorphite specimen from an unusual location with a history with Ford and Conklin labels. ex H A Ford, ex Lawrence H Conklin, ex Gil Griffin collection


10 2273 36-08idejrs ((CORUNDUM variety RUBY)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Mysore, India, 5.5 x 4.5 x 3.7 cm, Miniature, Here is a complete double terminated hexagonal Ruby crystals from Mysore. These are opaque and sometimes cabbed to use in jewelry. But most are saved as specimens.

11 8359 01cemlinr ((CERUSSITE, MOTTRAMITE)), $35 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb, Namibia, 10 x 7 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Here are many twinned Cerussite crystals on a heavy matrix of Cerussite and dark green Mottramite. There are a couple of missing crystals and minor dings. These are visable from the top but not visable from the side view. The Cerussite crystals also have a light green coating of Mottramite.

12 4992 00atadar ((TETRAHEDRITE, QUARTZ, SPHALERITE)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Casapalca Mine, Huarochiri Province, Lima Department, Peru, 10 x 8.5 x 4 cm, Cabinet, The Tetrahedrites have a golden sheen, which does not shown up well in the photos, from a thin coating of Chalcopyrite. This specimen is totally undamaged which is uncommon with Tetrahedrite crystals being a bit soft and easily damaged in mining and recovering specimens. This specimen is from the last great Tetrahedrite find in Peru about 15 years ago.

13 5152 06hhmrns ((ARTHURITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Copper Stope, Majuba Hill Mine, Pershing County, Nevada, 4 x 3.5 x 3 cm, Miniature, Excellent fuzzy looking green clusters of acicular Arthurite crystals. With a loop this specimen is better in person although the close ups give a good idea of the crystals present. Majuba is a dangerous Mine to collect specimens. This one was collected many years ago by Mark Rogers, a retired mineral dealer out of Reno.

14 7909 3atadts ((HUBNERITE, QUARTZ)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Cantera Quesga, Pasto Bueno, Ancash Department, Peru, 9 x 8.5 x 5.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a lustrous terminated Hubnerite set within a bed of undamaged terminated Quartz crystals.


15 8139 04hkggrs ((CALCITE with MALACHITE inclusions)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Bisbee, Arizona, 11 x 6 x 5.5 cm, Cabinet, Green Calcite from Malachite and Red Calcite from Chalcotrichite are two highly desirable specimens found from Bisbee, Arizona. This specimen has alot of vuggy cavities filled with Calcite crystals included by green Malachite.

16 12hmgair ((ORPIMENT)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Melco Deposit, Barney's Canyon, Bingham District, Salt Lake County, Utah, 6 x 5 x 4 cm, Miniature, Clusters of acicular Orpiment crystals forming yellow spheres.

17 13btceis ((DIOPTASE on QUARTZ)), $12 MINIMUM BID, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia, 8 x 5.5 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a attractive specimen of Dioptase on massive Quartz. There is an area of small druze of Dioptase crystals and an area of darker green larger crystals to 4 MM.

18 13btceis ((QUARTZ on SHATTUCKITE)), $12 MINIMUM BID, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia, 8 x 4.5 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a specimen with terminated Quartz crystals on dark blue Shattuckite. All on a massive Quartz matrix. NOTE: Photo's blue is brighter than actual specimen.

19 13btceis ((MOTTRAMITE with DIOPTASE)), $12 MINIMUM BID, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia, 8.5x 6 x 2.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a specimen with a flat flag of olive green Mottramite attached to some matrix with a 9 MM double terminated gemmy Dioptase. There are many more Dioptase crystals with most coated or partially coated with opaque Quartz.

20 13btceis ((DIOPTASE on QUARTZ)), $12 MINIMUM BID, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia, 6 x 4.5 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a combination of Dioptase, Quartz, and Planceite/Shattuckite. The specimen features a large 3 cm non terminated Dioptase crystal with a secondary 8 MM terminated Dioptase crystal attached to the side of the larger crystal.

21 13btcenr ((SCHORL)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Erongo Region, Namibia, 11 x 8 x 8 cm, Cabinet, Here is a large specimen made up entirely of thin long black lustrous crystals of Schorl, Black Tourmaline.

22 13btcenr ((FLUORITE on FELDSPAR)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Erongo Region, Namibia, 11 x 10 x 6 cm, Cabinet, Gemmy green cubic Fluorite crystals on a contrasting white Feldspar matrix.

23 13btcenr ((BERYL variety AQUAMARINE, SCHORL aka BLACK TOURMALINE with FELDSPAR)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Erongo Region, Namibia, 12 x 7.5 x 6 cm, Cabinet, Here is a cluster of lustrous Aquamarine crystals with several large black Schorl crystals with a matrix of white Feldspar.

24 13btceis ((CALCITE on QUARTZ with PYRITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Panasqueira Mine, Portugal, 11 x 6 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Here is a specimen from Panasqueira. Calcite crystals cover underlying Quartz. On the Calcite are small Pyrite crystals.

25 13btceis ((CALCITE on QUARTZ with ARSENOPYRITE and minor APATITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Panasqueira Mine, Portugal, 14 x 10 x 8 cm, Cabinet, Here is a specimen from Panasqueira. Calcite crystals cover underlying Quartz. Some of the Quartz are not totally covered by the Calcite. Also exposed dispite the Calcite are crystals of Arsenopyrite that are iridescent. Some damage but overall in great shape for its size.




26 13btcenr ((FLUORITE)), $35 MINIMUM BID, Huanzala Mine, Peru, 4.7 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a great gemmy lustrous Fluorite specimen from Peru. The Color is a dark sea green. Careful examination shows that the other layers of Fluorite along with several smaller Fluorite crystals are water clear colorless Fluorite. The largest crystals have cores of the green Fluorite. The crystals are octahedral stacked cubes of Fluorite forming stepped faces of the octahedral form. Lustrous and undamaged.

27 6649 11atdbtss.ts ((PYROMORPHITE)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Friedrichssegen Mine, Bad Ems, Nassau, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, 3.5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a classic locality for Pyromorphite. It has a grey brown coating of Pyromorphite covering with small hexagonal prisms of Pyromorphite crystals from Bad Ems. ex Paul Jung collection.

28 13chrkr ((SILVER)), $5 MINIMUM BID, unknown, 3 x 1.7 x .1 cm, Here is a Silver specimen. ex Kastelic collection from Salt Lake. Collection was not properly labeled. Most specimens were not labeled. Most of the collection looks like local Utah material. However some specimens were world wide or from the surrounding states to Utah.

29 13chrkr ((2 COPPER)), $5 MINIMUM BID, unknown, 10 x 6 x 1 cm, Here is are two Copper specimens. They look like Ray Mine in Arizona but not label. ex Kastelic collection from Salt Lake. Collection was not properly labeled. Most specimens were not labeled. Most of the collection looks like local Utah material. However some specimens were world wide or from the surrounding states to Utah.

30 13chrkr ((CINNABAR)), $5 MINIMUM BID, unknown, 4.5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm, Here is a rich Cinnabar specimen. There was a label on one of the drawers that said Cinnabar, Nevada. This may be from Nevada. ex Kastelic collection from Salt Lake. Collection was not properly labeled. Most specimens were not labeled. Most of the collection looks like local Utah material. However some specimens were world wide or from the surrounding states to Utah.

31 13chrkr ((2 GOLD and SILVER ore)), $5 MINIMUM BID, unknown, 4.5 and 5 cm in length, Here are two specimen with a paper saying Au & Ag June 1966. I see what looks like Silver. The brassy yellow I believe is Pyrite. This may be from Nevada. ex Kastelic collection from Salt Lake. Collection was not properly labeled. Most specimens were not labeled. Most of the collection looks like local Utah material. However some specimens were world wide or from the surrounding states to Utah.

32 13chrkr ((PYRITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, unknown, 7 X 4 x 2.5 cm, Here is a Pyrite specimen with no label but it looks like Park City, Utah Pyrite. There are slightly striated cubic crystals with a thick layer of Pyrite over Quartz. ex Kastelic collection from Salt Lake. Collection was not properly labeled. Most specimens were not labeled. Most of the collection looks like local Utah material. However some specimens were world wide or from the surrounding states to Utah.

33 13chrkr ((WONDERSTONE CUBE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, unknown, 5.7 X 5.4 x 4.7 cm, Here is a cube that looks like wonderstone but is very fine grained more that wonderstone. So who knows. ex Kastelic collection from Salt Lake. Collection was not properly labeled. Most specimens were not labeled. Most of the collection looks like local Utah material. However some specimens were world wide or from the surrounding states to Utah.

34 13chrkr ((polished AGATE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Brazil, 13 X 11.5 x 5 cm, Here is a polished end cut of undyed Brazilian Agate. ex Kastelic collection from Salt Lake. Collection was not properly labeled. Most specimens were not labeled. Most of the collection looks like local Utah material. However some specimens were world wide or from the surrounding states to Utah.

35 13chrkr ((CELESTINE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, San Rafael Swell, Emery County, Utah, 7.5 x 5 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Here is a vein of blue Celestine from Utah's San Rafael Swell District. ex Kastelic collection from Salt Lake. Collection was not properly labeled. Most specimens were not labeled. Most of the collection looks like local Utah material. However some specimens were world wide or from the surrounding states to Utah.

36 13chrkr ((2 AZURITE, MALACHITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Silver Bow County, Butte, Montana, 7 and 6 cm in length, Cabinet to Miniature, Here are two specimens of massive blue Azurite with a Butte paper label. ex Kastelic collection from Salt Lake. Collection was not properly labeled. Most specimens were not labeled. Most of the collection looks like local Utah material. However some specimens were world wide or from the surrounding states to Utah.

37 13chrkr ((3 ORTHOCLASE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, unknown, 5.5 to 2 cm in length, Miniatures, Here are two complete and one partial Orthoclase crystals. No location but classic crystals forms for Orthoclase. ex Kastelic collection from Salt Lake. Collection was not properly labeled. Most specimens were not labeled. Most of the collection looks like local Utah material. However some specimens were world wide or from the surrounding states to Utah.	dr40 thdr51 one hematite pseudo after magnetite TN, Argentina, 2.5 x 2 x 1.5 cm S

38 13chrkr ((CHALCOCITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Bisbee, Arizona, 6 x 4 x 3.5 cm, Miniature, Specimen of Chalcocite labeled from Butte. To me it also looks like it may contain alot of Enargite along with some Chalcocite. It also contains Pyrite. ex Kastelic collection from Salt Lake. Collection was not properly labeled. Most specimens were not labeled. Most of the collection looks like local Utah material. However some specimens were world wide or from the surrounding states to Utah.

39 13chrkr ((CHALCOPYRITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Messina Mine, Limpopo Province, South Africa, 3.5 x 3 x 2 cm, Miniature, Specimen of golden massive Chalcopyrite from South Africa. ex Kastelic collection from Salt Lake. Collection was not properly labeled. Most specimens were not labeled. Most of the collection looks like local Utah material. However some specimens were world wide or from the surrounding states to Utah.

40 13chrkr ((2 ZIRCON)), $5 MINIMUM BID, El Paso County, Colorado, 8 to 6 cm, Cabinet to Miniature, Zircon Specimens loaded with 1 MM micro crystals on the back side and some larger crystals to 6 MM on the front side. ex Kastelic collection from Salt Lake. Collection was not properly labeled. Most specimens were not labeled. Most of the collection looks like local Utah material. However some specimens were world wide or from the surrounding states to Utah. .

41 13chrkr ((COPIAPITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, U S Mine aka U S and Lark Mine, Bingham District, Oquirrh Mountains, Salt Lake City, Utah, 4.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Copiapite is a yellow colored iron sulphate. It is listed in mindat.org from Gold Hill, Marysvale, San Rafael Districts. There were two baby jars with 4 to 6 specimens labeled Copiapite, Lark. Lark Mine has be gobbled up the the huge Bingham Open Pit Copper Mine. ex Kastelic collection from Salt Lake. Collection was not properly labeled. Most specimens were not labeled. Most of the collection looks like local Utah material. However some specimens were world wide or from the surrounding states to Utah.

42 13chrkr ((CHLORARGYRITE variety BROMIUM CHLORARGYRITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Pierce District, Cochise County, Arizona, 5.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Several dark greenish Bromium Chlorargyrite crystals in an altered Rhyolite. This specimen and a couple of others labeled Chlorargyrite Pierce, Arizona. ex Kastelic collection from Salt Lake. Collection was not properly labeled. Most specimens were not labeled. Most of the collection looks like local Utah material. However some specimens were world wide or from the surrounding states to Utah.

43 13chrkr ((RUTILE, BLUE QUARTZ)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Nelson County, Virginia, 4.5 x 4 x 4 cm, Miniature, Here is a Rutile and Blue Quartz specimen from a rutile quarry in Nelson County, Virginia. ex Kastelic collection from Salt Lake. Collection was not properly labeled. Most specimens were not labeled. Most of the collection looks like local Utah material. However some specimens were world wide or from the surrounding states to Utah.

44 13chrkr ((CHLORITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Ishpeming, Marquette County, Michigan, 6 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a Chlorite specimen from Michigan. ex Kastelic collection from Salt Lake. Collection was not properly labeled. Most specimens were not labeled. Most of the collection looks like local Utah material. However some specimens were world wide or from the surrounding states to Utah.

45 13chrkr ((BERYL variety AQUAMARINE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Montana, 6.5 x 2 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a non terminated hexagonal Beryl crystal which was in a paper bag labeled beryl, Montana. ex Kastelic collection from Salt Lake. Collection was not properly labeled. Most specimens were not labeled. Most of the collection looks like local Utah material. However some specimens were world wide or from the surrounding states to Utah.

46 13chrkr ((KAOLINITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, near Beaver, Beaver County, Utah, 8.5 x 3 x 3 cm, Cabinet, Here is Kaolinite, a clay mineral, from Utah. ex Kastelic collection from Salt Lake. Collection was not properly labeled. Most specimens were not labeled. Most of the collection looks like local Utah material. However some specimens were world wide or from the surrounding states to Utah.


47 05hlkmis ((GYPSUM)), $20 MINIMUM BID, South Australia, Australia, 14 x 14 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a plate of orange brown terminated Gypsum. Reports are that droughts in Australia a causing Gypsum not to form in many years causing its price to increase and specimens to become scarcer and scarcer. These I traded for in Tucson and is from the same dealer stock from 5 years ago which is dwindling and the price has doubled during the past 5 years.

48 05hlkmis ((COPPER)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Greenstone Quarry, Adams County, Pennsylvania, 8 x 5.5 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Here is a copper specimen from Pennsylvania. Copper is found in the western states. Here is an exception. The matrix is Calcite and Serpentine.

49 9iddbis ((COLEMANITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Boron Open Pit Mine, Boron, Kerns County, California, 12 x 7 x 6.5 cm, Cabinet, Large specimen with large chisel shaped colorless crystals of Colemanite. ex Jim and Dawn Minette collection.

50 9iddbis ((CALCITE on COLEMANITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Boron Open Pit Mine, Boron, Kerns County, California, 8.5 x 7 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet, Specimen with tan Calcite on chisel shaped colorless crystals of Colemanite. ex Jim and Dawn Minette collection.

51 9iddbis ((COLEMANITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Boron Open Pit Mine, Boron, Kerns County, California, 6 x 5.5 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Brown lustrous crystals of Colemanite. ex Jim and Dawn Minette collection.

52 9iddbis ((COLEMANITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Boron Open Pit Mine, Boron, Kerns County, California, 12 x 9 x 5.5 cm, Cabinet, Mounds of smaller Colomanite crystals. ex Jim and Dawn Minette collection.

53 622 ts ((COLEMANITE on CALCITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Boron, Kern County, California, 9 x 7 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Here is a specimen with yellow Calcite spheres on chisel shaped Colemanite crystals. ex Jim Minette collection.

54 622 is ((COLEMANITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Boron Open Pit Mine, Kramer Borate Deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, 3 x 3 x 2 cm, Miniature, Here is a specimen with gemmy sharp Colemanite crystals. ex Jim Minette collection.

55 622 is ((ULEXITE pseudomorph after BORAX)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Boron, Kern County, California, 4.5 x 3.5 x .8 cm, Miniature, Here is a pseudomorph of Ulexite after Borax. It has some of the mud-mudstone matrix. ex Jim Minette collection. ex Vince Morgan collection.

55 bbmisces ((ARAGONITE on CALCITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Southwest Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, 5.5 x 3 x 3 cm, Miniature, 6 or 7 years ago Calcite stalactites were collected in the Southwest mine. I got a batch of these and have been selling them since them. Several Calcite rounded crystals forming a Stalactite covered with acicular needle like Aragonite crystals. There are some broken Aragonite on the one side. Is stunning with the broken Aragonite to the back.

56 10btadl ((ARSENOPYRITE, WOLFRAMITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan Province, China, 6 x 5 x 3.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a Chinese Arsenopyrite with large crystals covered with small Quartz crystals and associated black Wolframite.

57 10btdris ((CELESTINE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Lime City, Ohio, 11 x 9.5 x 8 cm, Cabinet, Here is a cabinet sized specimen with many pale blue Celestine crystals to 3 cm.

58 10btdrr ((TEKTITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Zhanjiang Prefecture, Guangdong Province, China, 5 x 2 x 2 cm, Miniature, Here is a tektite aka glass meteorite from China. These are are evidently found in China and previously most have been from S E Asia aka Cambodia, Thailand, etc. The narrow bottom is a broken surface.

59 10btdrr ((CALCITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Santa Eulalia District, Chihuahua, Mexico, 13 x 5.5 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Here is a lustrous rootbeer colored Calcite specimen from Mexico. Overall in good shape with damage on the crystals around the edge. Sits up well for display.

60 misctr ((RED BERYL)), $30 MINIMUM BID, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah, .6 x .5 x .5 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a hexagonal prism shaped fully formed double terminated crystal of Red Beryl from the Thomas Range. It is a choice crystal for the location and NOT the typical sand included beryl crystal. This specimen has NO sand inclusions.

61 miscis ((TOPAZ)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah, 1.7 x 1.3 x .8 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a terminated lustrous gemmy sherry colored Topaz crystal from the Thomas Range. The crystal has a large sliver of Rhyolite included.

62 miscns ((EPIDOTE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Northern Frontier District, Kenya, 6.5 x 3 x 2 cm, Miniature, Here is a reference specimen of Epidote from the limited Kenya fine 10 years ago. Here is a lustrous terminated Epidote crystal that is actually cleaved or split vertically. Also one side has contact from growing against another crystal.

63 misct ((QUARTZ, TOURMALINE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego County, California, 5.5 x 3.5 x 2 cm, Miniature, Here is a partial Quartz crystal with some pink Tourmaline.

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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