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Auction Four hundred sixty four Preview
Apr 5, 2013
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Apr 5, 2013
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5atadis
((FLUORITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan
Province, China, 6.5 x 5 x
5 cm,
Miniature, Here is a large cubic purple
Fluorite. Two faces are covered with a tan coating. The bottom
face is contact.
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5atadis
((FLUORITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan
Province, China, 8.5 x 8 x
3.5 cm,
Cabinet, Multiple crystals of light
purple crystals of Fluorite from Yaogangxian.
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5atadis
((QUARTZ. ARSENOPYRITE, WOLFRAMITE, MUSCOVITE, FLUORITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan
Province, China, 7 x 6 x
4 cm,
Cabinet, Here is a combination specimen
with five main mineral species from Yaogangxian.
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5atadis
((QUARTZ. FLUORITE, CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan
Province, China, 10 x 5 x
5 cm,
Cabinet, Here is a combination
specimen with terminated Quartz crystals covered on one side with cubic
Fluorite. There is a stack of flattened rhombs of Calcite.
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5 5atadis ((FLUORITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan Province, China, 7 x 7 x 5.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a light purple crystal of Fluorite made up of multiple cubic Fluorite crystals.
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| 6 5atadis ((FLUORITE, QUARTZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan Province, China, 7 x 6.5 x 5.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a lustrous gemmy light purple Fluorite within a vein of Quartz crystals from China. Fluorite crystal much better in person. |
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| 7 5atadis ((FLUORITE, ARSENOPYRITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan Province, China, 27 x 12 x 6 cm, Cabinet, Here is a large cabinet sized specimen covered with Fluorite with satin luster and small dark Arsenopyrite crystals.
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99atcsies
((HEULANDITE)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India, 10.5 x
8 x
4.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a huge pearly white Heulandite 7.5 cm in
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| 9 8384 5btadlr ((MANGANOAN CALCITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Peru, 6.5 x 5 x 4 cm, Miniature, Here is a pretty pink Manganoan Calcite that would be fluorescent orange with the SW UV light. No damage.
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5atdbgs
((VANADINITE)), $35 MINIMUM BID, Mibladen, Morocco, 5.5 x
5 x 3.5 cm, Miniature, Large lustrous red orange crystals of
Vanadinite. There are two very minor chips and perhaps a missing
crystal. Neither stands out and are barely noticeable even when
looking for damage. So overall in great shape.
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7atdres
((CALCITE with DUFTITE inclusions)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb,
Namibia, 10 x 8 x 3 cm, Cabinet,
Here are rhombic crystals of Calcite from Tsumeb with lime green coating or
inclusions of Duftite. ex Uri Bahman collection |
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2319 37-1776-rs ((WAVELLITE and PHOSPHATE
pseudomorph aftr WAVELLITE)),
$15 MINIMUM BID, County Quarry, Mt Ida, Montgomery County, Arkansas, 7 x
5.5 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, Spherical green Wavellite crystals with the
unusual pseudomorph of Phosphate after Wavellite. ex Clyde Hardin
collection.
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17 ari ((2 METEORITES)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Morristown, Arizona, 1.3 and 1.5 cm in length, 2 thumbnails, Here are two small meteorites with a label that says Morristown, Arizona. |
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ecvmiss
((HEMATITE)), $35 MINIMUM BID, Itabira, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 4.5 x
4.5 x
4 cm, Miniature, Here is a fine very lustrous Hematite from Brazil.
Backside of bottom are contact.  |
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06hljdar
((PECTOLITE)), $35 MINIMUM BID, Patterson, New Jersey, 13 x
7 x
5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a large specimen with Spheres and partial
spheres of white Pectolite. The partial spheres show the acicular crystals
forming a spherical mass.
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| 20 2ectgis
((ARAGONITE on CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua,
Mexico, 11 x
6 x
4 cm, Cabinet, There is a core of Calcite covered with white
Aragonite. These are fluorescent green under SW UV. No Damage.
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6hlkmis
((SCHORL)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Northeastern Maryland, Maryland, 18 x 5.5
x 5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a cabinet specimen with several Schorl
crystals. There is one long Schorl that has been glued from several
pieces. That end should be trimmed to make two specimens. As one
specimen it does not quite look very pleasing. |
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94hhshis
((PYRITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Mammoth Mine, Tintic District, Juab
County, Utah, 7 x 7 x
4 cm, Cabinet, Here is a Pyrite from the mine dumps at the Mammoth
Mine.
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| 23 94hhshis
((STILBITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Marysvale, Piute County, Utah, 10 x
7 x
3 cm, Cabinet, Here is a cabinet sized Stilbite specimen from Utah.
Collecting requires a hard several hour hike up the ravines to the top of
the foothills near Marysvale in Utah.
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24 5btmlis ((PHLOGOPITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Koksha Valley, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan, 6 x 4 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, These are gemmy Phlogopite crystals that fluoresce yellow under SW UV. |
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25 6hhjdis ((GOETHITE on BARITE, CALCITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Colorado Mine, Tintic District, Juab County, Utah, 8.5 x 6 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a fine damage free aesthetic specimen with black Goethite covering or pseudomorphing bladed Barite crystals. Some of the Goethite is iridescent.
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26 6ehbjrs
((KOTTIGITE, PARASYMPLESITE)), $50 MINIMUM BID, Ojuela Mine, Mapimi,
Durango, Mexico, 11 x
10 x
5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a large specimen with the rare species
Kottigite, a cousin of Legrandite. Kottingite has not been found
at the Ojuela for 30 years. kottigite and Parasymplesite are very
similar in appearance and can only be distinguished with analysis.
Acicular crystal sprays and vuggy areas fillled with smaller grey green
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| 27 6hljdes ((FLUORITE, DOLOMITE)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Villabona, Asturias, Spain, 6 x 5.5 x 4 cm, Miniature, Here is a Spanish yellow cubic Fluorite with white curved Dolomite crystals. ex Eileen Sheets collection.
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28 6hhjdis ((JAROSITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Colorado Mine, Tintic District, Juab County, Utah, 10 x 6 x 2 cm, Cabinet, Here is a fine Jarosite from the Tintic District of Utah. The specimen has a rich coverage of sparkling brown crystals on the front and back side. Unlike the fine druze of Jarosite at Gold Hill, these crystals are in a druze with crystal size probably about 1 MM.
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29 11hhgatn ((THOMSONITE in BASALT)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Thomsonite Beach, Grand Marais, Cook County, Minnesota, 8.5 x 5.5 x 4 cm, Cabinet, White Thomsonite with in a Basalt matrix from Minnesota.  |
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30 12hhjdis ((HEMIMORPHITE over ROSASITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Hidden Treasure Mine, Tooele County, Utah, 12 x 8 x 4.5 cm, Miniature, A druze of micro colorless bladed Hemimorphite crystals over small blue Rosasite spheres. |
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31 12hhceis ((QUARTZ variety AMETHYST)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Cedar City, Iron County, Utah, 8.5 x 6.5 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Here is an uncommon specimen from Iron County in Utah. It is a seam of Amethyst with some limited small open areas with crystals. I think this is the only one although I have some other Quartz specimens from the same area.  |
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| 32 12hhjdis ((AURICHALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Hidden Treasure Mine, Tooele County, Utah, 3 x 3 x 1 cm, Miniature, Here is a great Aurichalcite with acicular blue crystals.
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| 33 10hhgais ((FLUORITE)), fluorescent LW/MW/SW UV, $10 MINIMUM BID, Nancy Hanks Claim, Unaweep Canyon, Mesa County, Colorado, 13 x 6.5 x 1.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a large specimen of green Fluorite that fluoresces purple under shortwave, midwave, and longwave UV. |
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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. |
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| 34 11iddbts ((COLEMANITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Boron Open Pit Mine, Boron, Kern County, California, 9 x 6 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Hard to photo this Colemanite with large colorless spear shaped crystals. Most of the crystals are in great shape. One on the one side is a partial crystal. ex Jim and Dawn Minette collection. |
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| 35 11iddbts ((ULEXITE on COLEMANITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Boron Open Pit Mine, Boron, Kern County, California, 13 x 8.5 x 6 cm, Cabinet, Here is a large specimen with the top covered with tan colored Colemanite crystals. On the Colemanite are many clusters of bunny tail Ulexite. They resemble Okenite but are not soft and flexible like Okenite. Crystals are stiff. They will crush if touched like Okenite. ex Jim and Dawn Minette collection. |
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| 36 11iddbts ((TUNELLITE on ULEXITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Boron Open Pit Mine, Boron, Kern County, California, 13 x 8.5 x 6 cm, Cabinet, Here is a specimen with a matrix of Ulexite with two Tunellite crystals to 2.5 cm. ex Jim and Dawn Minette collection.
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37 4hlkmr ((CERUSSITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Southwest Chester Mine, Phoenixvile, Chester County, Pennsylvania, 5.5 x 4 x 3.5 cm, Miniature, Matrix covered with small Cerussite crystals. |
dr40 thdr51 oe hematite pseudo after magnetite TN, Argentina, 2.5 x 2 x 1.5
cm
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| 38 10hedwns ((CHALCOPYRITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Sweetwater Mine, Reynolds County, Missouri, 8 x 5 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, Iridescent Chalcopyrite on matrix. No damage.
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39 12hhceis ((MAGNETITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Cedar City, Iron County, Utah, 8.5 x 8 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Matrix is solid Magnetite with octahedral crystal on the top side. This would probably clean up. It is as collected by a local field collector a couple of years ago at the Iron mines in near Cedar City, Utah. |
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40 12hhjdis ((CALCITE with and over HEMIMORPHITE, minor SMITHSONITE, minor BARITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Hidden Treasure Mine, Tooele County, Utah, 10 x 7 x 4.5 cm, Miniature, Here is an interesting specimen. Mainly it is Calcite on and with the small clusters of bladed colorless Hemimorphite crystals. There is also one small yellow Barite, these look like Wulfenite but are Barite. There is also an area on one side with small white round crystals. These are most likely what is called rice grain Smithsonite, usually a little larger rice grains. . |
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ari
((BAUXITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Arkansas,
3 cm average size, Miniature to Thumbnail,
Here are 4 Bauxite specimens. Clyde Hardin collection. |
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6hevdns
((TALC)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Argonaut Mine, Ludlow,
Vermont,
9 x 4 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Here is a specimen of the gemmy green
Talc from Vermont. This is probably the best Talc in the world.
I was able to get a large lot several years ago and its been very popular
but nothing has been able to be collected since and my supply is dwindling. |
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3ataltn
((RED UVITE with HEMATITE on MAGNESITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID,
Brumado Mine, Bahia, Brazil,
3 x 3 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a fine red Uvite. Red
is the more uncommon color. It is a nice combination with the
associated Hematite. I believe Brumado is closed. Also nice is
matrix made up of rhombs of Magnesite. |
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| 44 5atdbis ((QUARTZ)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Grizzly Bear Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, 3.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Terminated stubby milky Quartz specimen from Ouray. |
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5ecdbis
((ACTINOLITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Heath Canyon, Wrightwood,
San Bernardino County, California, 6x 4 x 3 cm, Miniature, Specimen of
solid Actinolite with green crystals is radiating clusters and parallel
growth. |
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7hljdis
((VIVIANITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Blackbird Mine, Cobalt,
Idaho, 3.3 x .5 x .4 cm, Thumbnail, Fine lustrous single transparent
crystal of Vivianite which may be terminated, hard to tell. When back
lit crystal is transparent except for areas of matrix contact. Color
is dark but with back lit is an indicolite blue.
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| 47 uu ((QUARTZ, MUSCOVITE pegmatite cluster)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Himalaya Mine, San Diego County, California, 18 x 18 x 9 cm, Cabinet, Here is an uncleaned cluster of Pegmatite minerals from the Himalaya Mine, It consists of large Quartz crystals, large Muscovite books, and white bladed Clevelandite, and a black Schorl. |
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9iddbocis
((BABINGTONITE, PREHNITE on DATOLITE?)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Lane and Sons Traprock Quarry, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts,
3 x 3 x 2.5 cm,
Miniature, Here is a nice Datolite
or possibly Calcite with crystals of black Babingtonite and light yellow
green Prehnite. ex Ernie Schlicter.
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49 11bttgg
((FADEN QUARTZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID, South Waziristan, Pakistan, 6 x
2.5 x
1 cm, Miniature, Here is a fine undamaged and actually terminated
Faden Quartz specimen from Pakistan. |
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9hedwts
((CALCITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Sweetwater Mine, Reynolds
County, Missouri, 12 x 6.5 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, Single terminated
Calcite crystal without damage. Backside has contact
matrix with some minor Chalcopyrite. One end of crystal is
cleaved. |
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9iddbns
((GYPSUM)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Boron Open Pit, Boron, Kern
County, California,
15 x 11 x 8 cm,Cabinet, Here is a vug filled with Gypsum crystals.
Gypsum specimens from Boron are not seen very often if ever. The
occurance in uncommon and probably not many specimens were ever
collected. ex Jim and Dawn Minette collection.
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| 52 ari ((3 MISERITE, WOLLASTONITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, North Wilson Pit, Union Carbide Mine, Wilson Springs, Garland County, Arkansas, 6.5 to 8.5 cm in length, Cabinet, These are fluorescent under SW UV. 3 specimens of the uncommon mineral species, Miserite. |
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| 53 8hhmiscns ((DUGWAY GEODE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Dugway Geode Beds, dugway Mtns, Tooele County, Utah, 7.5 x 7.5 x 6 cm, cabinet, Here is a dugway geode cut and polished cut. Inside is druzy Quartz and banding of Chalcedony, which is fluorescent under SW UV.
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| 54 9iddbgcnss ((QUARTZ with minor AJOITE)), $35 MINIMUM BID, Messina Mine, Limpopo Province, South Africa, 18.5 x 11 x 7 cm, Cabinet, Fine and undamged specimen of terminated Quartz crystals. Some of the secondary small daughter crystals have light blue Ajoite phantoms. ex H Deisinger collection. |
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7ddceeser
((QUARTZ variety HERKIMER DIAMOND)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Fonda,
New York, 8 x 6 x
5 cm,
Cabinet, Here is a large Herkimer
type Quartz specimen on some matrix. The backside has some contact
indents from a one time attachment from another large Quartz crystal.
There is a chip on the backside of the termination. |
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11hlkmnr
((ALMANDINE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Roxbury, Connecticut, 3.5 x
3 x
3 cm,
Miniature, Here is an undamaged 2 cm
Garnet on matrix from Connecticut.
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9iddbiss
((QUARTZ)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Unknown, 10.5 x
8 x
8 cm,
Cabinet, Here is a fine undamaged Quartz
cluster from the H. Deisinger collection. No label so I do not know
the locality.
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58 9atceee ((SIDERITE)), $20
MINIMUM BID, Panasqueira Mine, Covilha, Portugal, 10 x 9 x 4 cm,
Cabinet,
Huge crystals of Siderite from Panasqueira. Backside shows
that the majority of the matrix is Chalcopyrite. No Damage. Right large
crystal is missing part of the crystal not on the specimen. It could
have been attached to more crystals. It coumon . It could also
be used as the base in displaying.
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59 11bttgts ((SULFUR)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Baja
California, Mexico, 18 x 15 x 7 cm, Cabinet, Large Sulfur specimen covered
with 6 MM crystals of sulfur.
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60 7hlkmir ((ANDRADITE)), $10 MINIMUM
BID, Cornwall Mines, Cornwall, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, 4.5 x
4.5 x 3.5 cm, Miniature,
Here is an undamaged 1.2 cm
Andradite from Cornwall.
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agos62 ((PYROPHANITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec,
2 x 1.5 x 1 MM, Micro, Tiny
but very well crystallized micro showing rosettes.
About 2x1.5x1 mm.
Collected 1971 by T. Agos. Ex T.
Agos collection.
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| 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.
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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.
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| 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.
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| 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. |
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| 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.
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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.
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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.
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| 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.
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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.
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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. |
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| 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. | |
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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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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.
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| 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.
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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.  |
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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.
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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.
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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.
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| 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 |
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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
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| 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. |
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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.
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| 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. | |
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| 90 12hljdr ((2 TOBERMORITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Fosso Atico, Sicily, Italy, 1 and 2 cm, 2 Thumbnails, an uncommon white silicate. ex David Shannon. | |
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| 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. | |
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| 92 12hljdr ((BRONZITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, near Bamle, Norway, 3 x 2 x 1 cm, Miniature, the ferroan variety of Enstatite. ex David Shannon. |
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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. |
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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.
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| 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.
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| 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. |
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| 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.
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| 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. | |
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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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