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Jun 07, 2013

 

            
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1    10hhadcc   ((MICROCLINE variety AMAZONITE)),   $5 MINIMUM BID, Zapot Claim, Mineral County, Nevada,   6 x 3.5 x 2 cm, Miniature,  Here is a specimen of massive blue green Amazonite from Harvey Gordon's Zapot claim which is Topaz spelled backwards. 

 
 

2   10hhadcc   ((SMOKY QUARTZ)),   $10 MINIMUM BID, Zapot Claim, Mineral County, Nevada,   5 x 4 x 3.5 cm, Miniature,  Here is a Smoky Quartz specimen  from Harvey Gordon's Zapot claim which is Topaz spelled backwards.  Some chipping but overall not a bad specimen of Smoky Quartz from this Topaz location not usually known for its Smoky Quartz which is seldom seen available from this locality. 

 

3   10hhadcc   ((TOPAZ)),   $10 MINIMUM BID, Zapot Claim, Mineral County, Nevada,   3.5 x 2.8 x 2 cm, Miniature,  Here is a light blue green Topaz specimen  from Harvey Gordon's Zapot claim which is Topaz spelled backwards.  One partial natural face and two cleaved faces.

 
4    10hhadcc   ((10 SMOKY QUARTZ)),   $10 MINIMUM BID, Zapot Claim, Mineral County, Nevada,   1.7 to 2.5 cm, 10 Thumbnails,  Here are 10 Smoky Quartz specimens  from Harvey Gordon's Zapot claim which is Topaz spelled backwards.  Some chipping on some of the Smoky Quartz from this Topaz location not usually known for its Smoky Quartz which is seldom seen available from this locality. 

 

5     9uu   ((UINTAHITE aka GILSONITE)),   $10 MINIMUM BID, Katanga, Congo,   6.5 x 4.5 x 2 cm, Cabinet,  Here is a natural glossy black organic mineral. It is a form of natural Asphaltum from Asphalt.

 

 
6   8hlkmis   ((2 MATULAITE)), TYPE LOCALITY  $10 MINIMUM BID, Bachman Mine, Hellertown, Northampton County, Pennsylvania,  7.5 and 10 cm, 2 Cabinets,  A rare white complex phosphate mineral on a limonitic matrix  from the type locality descovered in 1977.  The white looks like a coating but if crystals are present they are micro and very small.
 
7      9uu   ((AZURITE)),   $10 MINIMUM BID, Flambeau Mine, Ladysmith,  Rusk County, Wisconsin,   8 x 6 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet,  Here is a deposit mined from 1993 to 1997 by Kennecott Copper and now completely reclaimed.  It was made famous by the discovery of world class iridescent Chalcocite crystals.  This specimen was collected by the University of Utah professor Eric Petersen.  Malachite and Azurite specimens are rare since they usually were not collected or saved.  Here is an Azurite with small blue crystals with minor Malachite.  Copy of original label as shown.
 

 

 

 

 

8     9uu   ((MALCHITE)),   $10 MINIMUM BID, Flambeau Mine, Ladysmith,  Rusk County, Wisconsin,   6 x 6 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet,  Here is a deposit mined from 1993 to 1997 by Kennecott Copper and now completely reclaimed.  It was made famous by the discovery of world class iridescent Chalcocite crystals.  This specimen was collected by the University of Utah professor Eric Petersen.  Malachite and Azurite specimens are rare since they usually were not collected or saved.  Here is a Malchite with a small 7 MM vug with small spherical dark green Malachite.  buan Azurite with small blue crystals with minor Malachite.    Copy of original label as shown.

 

   9uu   ((CHALCOCITE)),   $10 MINIMUM BID, Flambeau Mine, Ladysmith,  Rusk County, Wisconsin,   7 x 5 x 4 cm, Cabinet,  Here is a deposit mined from 1993 to 1997 by Kennecott Copper and now completely reclaimed.  It was made famous by the discovery of world class iridescent Chalcocite crystals.  This specimen was collected by the University of Utah professor Eric Petersen.    Here is a crystalized Chalcocite with a golden iridescence.   Copy of original label as shown.

 

10    9uu   ((CHALCOCITE with PYRITE)),   $10 MINIMUM BID, Flambeau Mine, Ladysmith,  Rusk County, Wisconsin,  3.5 x 3 x 2 cm, Miniature,  Here is a deposit mined from 1993 to 1997 by Kennecott Copper and now completely reclaimed.  It was made famous by the discovery of world class iridescent Chalcocite crystals.  This specimen was collected by the University of Utah professor Eric Petersen.  Here is a crystalized Chalcocite with the underside of the matrix speckled with micro Pyrite.  Copy of original label as shown.

 

 
11    9uu   ((AZURITE on CHALCOCITE)),   $10 MINIMUM BID, Flambeau Mine, Ladysmith,  Rusk County, Wisconsin,   7 x 5 x 4 cm, Cabinet,  Here is a deposit mined from 1993 to 1997 by Kennecott Copper and now completely reclaimed.  It was made famous by the discovery of world class iridescent Chalcocite crystals.  This specimen was collected by the University of Utah professor Eric Petersen.  Malachite and Azurite specimens are rare since they usually were not collected or saved.  Here is a druze of micro Azurite crystals on grey massive Chalcocite.     Copy of original label as shown.

 

12      9uu   ((MALACHITE on CHALCOCITE)),   $10 MINIMUM BID, Flambeau Mine, Ladysmith,  Rusk County, Wisconsin,   5.5 x 5 x 2.5 cm, Cabinet,  Here is a deposit mined from 1993 to 1997 by Kennecott Copper and now completely reclaimed.  It was made famous by the discovery of world class iridescent Chalcocite crystals.  This specimen was collected by the University of Utah professor Eric Petersen.  Malachite and Azurite specimens are rare since they usually were not collected or saved.  Here is a green Malachite on grey massive Chalcocite.     Copy of original label as shown.

 

 
 13    11hhjdis   ((GOETHITE)),   $10 MINIMUM BID, Colorado Mine, Tintic District, Juab County, Utah,  10 x 7 x 1.5 cm, Cabinet,  Here is a Goethite with some iridescent coloration from Utah's Tintic District. 

 
14   14hhjjis  ((MALACHITE)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, 15 x 8 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet,  Here is a specimen from Morenci with botryoidal and sprays of green Malachite. 
15    6hedwls   ((SCHORL with QUARTZ)),   $25 MINIMUM BID, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Regeion, China,  7 x 6 x 5.5 cm, Cabinet,  Excellent undamaged specimen of lustrous Black Tourmaline and terminated Quartz from China.  
16    11hhjdis   ((JAROSITE)),   $10 MINIMUM BID, Colorado Mine, Tintic District, Juab County, Utah,  11 x 5 x 4 cm, Cabinet,  Here is a Jarosite with brown lustrous crystals.  The crystals are large for the species. 

 

 

    

17     9iddbgcis   ((CALCITE)),   $10 MINIMUM BID, Bavaria, Germany,  16 x 9.5 x 6 cm, Cabinet,  Here is a large cavity filled with flattened rhombs of Calcite from Germany.  ex H Deisinger collection. 


   

18   13hhjjns   ((WULFENITE, MIMETITE)),   $10 MINIMUM BID, San Francisco Mine, Magdalena, Chihuahua, Mexico,  8.5 x 5 x 4 cm, Cabinet,  Here is a yellow Wulfenite with yellow Mimetite from San Francisco Mine in Mexico.  Most is not all of the crystals have damage and are rounded from being broken.  The upper area, closeup, is the best area.

 
   
 19   13hhjjis   ((CALCITE on AMETHYST)),   $10 MINIMUM BID, Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico,  7 x 5 x 5 cm, Cabinet,  Here is a dark purple Amethyst from Guanajuato.  It is covered with Calcite crystals.  The largest Calcite has a cleave as seen in the photo and the Amethyst terminations have some chipping.

 

 
   
 

20    13hhjjis   ((GYPSUM)),   $10 MINIMUM BID, Red River Floodway, Manitoba, Canada,  7.5 x 6 x 6 cm, Cabinet,  These are highly fluorescent complete spheres with protruding Gypsum crystals.  Edges have some chipping and large crystal has some side cleave.  These make great Fluorescent specimens.

 

 

 

 

 

21    13hhkkis   ((2 OREGON THUNDEREGGS)),   $10 MINIMUM BID, Oregon,  7 x 7 x 3.5 cm, 2 Cabinets,  Here are 2 Oregon Thundereggs, solid geodes, which are cut and polished.  The two halves are from different specimens.

 

 


   
22   13hhjjis   ((FLUORITE)),   $10 MINIMUM BID, Xianghualing, Linwu, Hunan, China,  9 x 6.5 x 6 cm, Cabinet,  Light green cubic crystals of fluorite.  These have some light edge wear but are overall in good shape.   
 

 

23     13hhjjrs   ((FLUORITE on BARITE)),   $10 MINIMUM BID, Xianghualing, Linwu, Hunan, China,  16 x 14 x 5.5 cm, Large Cabinet,  Light green cubic crystals of fluorite on large plates of white Barite.  A heavy specimen with the transparent to translucent Fluorite overall in good shape.  Barite crystals part of even larger plates of Barite.  Secondary white sugary coating that looks like snow on the front. Overall nice specimen.

 

 

 

 

24     13hhkkis   ((3 Turritella Agate slabs)),   $10 MINIMUM BID, Wyoming buttes,  7 to 8 cm and 1 cm thick, 3 Cabinets,  Here are 3 slabs of the fossil Turritella agate slabs.  Popular in lapidary to make cabachons for pendants and bolas.

 

 
25  09iddbir   ((GOETHITE)),   $5 MINIMUM BID, Biwabik Mine, Biwabic, Mesabi Range, Minnesota,  5 x 3 x 2 cm, Miniature,  Brown Goethite from Minnesota.

 

 
26      13hhjjns   ((IRIDESCENT GOETHITE)),   $25 MINIMUM BID, Graves Mountain, Lincoln County, Georgia,  7 x 6.5 x 5 cm, Large Cabinet,  A small collection had several iridescent Goethite and Pyrophyllite that were not labeled but are surely old Graves Mountain pieces.  This specimen is exceptional.

 

27   13hhjjns   ((IRIDESCENT GOETHITE on QUARTZ)),   $10 MINIMUM BID, Graves Mountain, Lincoln County, Georgia,  9 x 6 x 6 cm, Large Cabinet,  A small collection had several iridescent Goethite and Pyrophyllite that were not labeled but are surely old Graves Mountain pieces.  This specimen has the iridescent Goethite covering what appears to be a terminated Quartz crystal. 

 

  
28    8fbdjis   ((VESZELYITE)),   $10 MINIMUM BID, Black Pine Mine, Montana,  7 x 5 x 4 MM, Thumbnail,  Here is a pretty blue lustrous rare phosphate specimen of Veszelyite from Montana.   There are some faces but it appears that this is a partial crystal from a rather large Veszelyite crystal.  On the crystal face there are smaller Veszelyite crystals.

 
29     9hhdbis   ((COLEMANITE)),   $5 MINIMUM BID, Boron Open Pit, Boron, Kern County, California,  8 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet,  Here is a specimen with sprays of Colemanite crystals.   ex Jim and Dawn Minette col.        

 

 

 

 

 

30      9hhdbis   ((COLEMANITE)),   $5 MINIMUM BID, Boron Open Pit, Boron, Kern County, California,  8.5 x 7 x 7 cm, Cabinet,  Here is a large specimen with large and small spear shaped Colemanite crystals.  The largest crystal is 6 cm in length and makes a large flat area which seems to act well as the flat base.   ex Jim and Dawn Minette col.  


 

 

31     9hhdbis   ((COLEMANITE, CALCITE)),   $5 MINIMUM BID, Boron Open Pit, Boron, Kern County, California,  8 x 7 x 5 cm, Cabinet,  Here is a specimen with a vug of sharp Colemanite crystals with brown spherical blebs of Calcite covering the top Colemanite crystals.   ex Jim and Dawn Minette col.  

 

 


 

32     9hhdbis   ((COLEMANITE)),   $5 MINIMUM BID, Boron Open Pit, Boron, Kern County, California,  7.5 x 5.5 x 4 cm, Cabinet,  Here is a specimen with sprays of sharp Colemanite crystals.   ex Jim and Dawn Minette col.  

   
   
33   9iddbns   ((HEULANDITE)),   $10 MINIMUM BID, Lakewood, Jefferson County, Colorado, 4 x 4 x 1 cm, Miniature,  Here is a brown Heulandite from Colorado.  ex Frank Knaus collection.

 

 

 
34  9iddbts   ((HUBNERITE)),   $10 MINIMUM BID, Adams Mine, near Silverton, San Juan County, Colorado, 4.5 x 4 x 2 cm, Miniature,  Here is a brown Hubnerite from the Adams Mine near Silverton.

   
 

 

35   9iddbns   ((ENARGITE)),   $10 MINIMUM BID, Longfellow Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, 5 x 5 x 3 cm, Miniature,  Lustrous Enargite from Colorado. 

 

 
   
 

36     9iddbis   ((PYRITE)),   $10 MINIMUM BID, Eagle Mine, Gilman, Eagle County,  Colorado, 5 x 4 x 2.5 cm, Miniature,  Lustrous Pyrite from the Eagle Mine in Colorado. 

 

   
37    9iddbts   ((SMOKY QUARTZ)),   $10 MINIMUM BID, Crystal Creek, Crystal Peak area, Teller County, Colorado, 4.7 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm, Miniature,  Undamaged sharp terminated Smoky Quartz with a satin finish.
 
 
  38    9iddbns   ((ARAGONITE)),   $10 MINIMUM BID, Sioux Ajax Mine, Mammoth, Juab County, Utah, 4.5 x 4 x 3.5 cm, Miniature,  Undamaged Tintic specimen with rounded masses and needle like crystals of Aragonite.  Also they are on a blue green layer of Chrysocolla or Malachite. 

   
39  99atdltr   ((CALCITE)),   $10 MINIMUM BID, Ticaboo Mesa, Garfield County, Utah, 8.5 x 6 x 4 cm, Cabinet,  Rhombs of Calcite with some incomplete growth from an Utah locality for Calcite.

   
40    9iddbns   ((ARAGONITE)),   $10 MINIMUM BID, Sioux Ajax Mine, Mammoth, Juab County, Utah, 3.5 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm, Miniature,  Undamaged Tintic specimen with rounded masses and needle like crystals of Aragonite. 
41   9iddbts   ((GROSSULAR)),   $10 MINIMUM BID, Minot, Androscoggin County, Maine, 1.5 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm, Thumbnail,  Undamaged dark blackish magenta Grossular from Maine.  
42   9iddbts   ((CALCITE on DOLOMITE)),   $10 MINIMUM BID, Black Rock, Lawrence County, Arkansas, 5.5 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature,  Terminated Calcite cluster on pink Dolomite. 
43      6arins   ((SMITHSONITE pseudomorph after DOLOMITE)),   $10 MINIMUM BID, Monte Christo Mine, Rush, Marion County, Arkansas, 3.5 x 3.5 x 3 cm, Miniature,  AKA Turkey Fat from Rush, Arkansas.  Classic pseudomorph of yellowish brown Smithsonite after Dolomite.

44     6arins   ((SMITHSONITE)),   $10 MINIMUM BID, Monte Christo Mine, Rush, Marion County, Arkansas, 10 x 4 x 3 cm, Cabinet,  AKA Turkey Fat from Rush, Arkansas.  Yellow crystals of Cadmium Smithsonite.
45   9iddbns   ((SPESSARTINE)),   $10 MINIMUM BID, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 2 x .8 x .8 cm, Thumbnail,  Gemmy Spessartine from Brazil. 

 

46   9iddbts   ((SPODUMENE variety KUNZITE)),   $10 MINIMUM BID, Chief Mine, Pala, San Diego County, California, 4 x 1 x .7 cm, Miniature,  Gemmy light pinkish Kunzite from Pala. 
 
47     9iddbis   ((SPESSARTINE on ALBITE)),   $5 MINIMUM BID, Little Three Mine, Ramona, San Diego County, California, 1 x 1 x .6 cm, Thumbnail,  Gemmy orange Spessartine on white Albite.  As seen in the photo, only about half the Spessartine crystal is present.  

 


 


 

 

48       9iddbts   ((SCORODITE with JAROSITE)),   $10 MINIMUM BID, Kamareza Mine, Laurium, Sterea Ellas, Greece, 4 x 4 x 2 cm, Miniature,  Here is a Scorodite and Jarosite specimen with microcrystals from Greece.

 

 

 


 
   49   2hhpsr  ((Dugway QUARTZ Flower)),   $10 MINIMUM BID, Dugway Geode Beds, Dugway Mountains, Tooele County, Utah,  2 x 2 x 2 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a Quartz Flower from a Dugway Geode in a thumbnail sized specimen.  These are hopper Quartz crystals in a radial pattern.

 

 

 

50   13elgair  ((ENARGITE, GALENA, PYRITE)),   $10 MINIMUM BID, Bingham Canyon Mine, Salt Lake County, Utah,  3 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature,   Here is a specimen the the famous Kennecott Open Pit Copper Mine in Utah.  It has Enargite and Galena.  There is also flat plates of Pyrite that looks like Pyrite pseudomorphs after Pyrrhotite. 

 

 
   
51   13elgair  ((GALENA)),   $10 MINIMUM BID, Bingham Canyon Mine, Salt Lake County, Utah,  3 x 2 x 2 cm, Miniature,   Here is a specimen the the famous Kennecott Open Pit Copper Mine in Utah.  It is a highly mirrow like lustrous Galena specimen. 

 

 

 

52    2hhpsr  ((Dugway QUARTZ Flower)),   $10 MINIMUM BID, Dugway Geode Beds, Dugway Mountains, Tooele County, Utah,  2.5 x 2 x 1.5 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a Quartz Flower from a Dugway Geode in a section of geode.  These are Quartz crystals in a radial pattern. 

 

 
53     9iddbgcns   ((20 to 25 PYRITE)),   $10 MINIMUM BID, Unknown,  3 to 8 MM,  Small Thumbnails,  Here is a group of pyritahedron Pyrite crystals most of which are 3 to 5 MM.  No label, ex H Deisinger collection from Germany.  
 
54    13bttjns   ((2 HEMATITE)),   $10 MINIMUM BID,  Cumberland, England, 3.5 x 3 x .5 cm, 2 Miniatures,  Here is a pair of Hematite kidney ore from England. 

 

    

55   3149 9idocar   ((COPPER)),   $10 MINIMUM BID,  Central Mine, Keweenaw County, Michigan, 4 x 3 x 1.5 cm, Miniature,  Here is a fine Copper miniature with elongated Copper crystals from the Central Mine.


  
 
 
56   13hhjjis   ((MALACHITE)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona,  6 x 4 x 1.5 cm, Miniature,  Here is a specimen with sprays of green chatoyant Malachite from Morenci.   

 

57    5btjkis   ((CALCITE)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, Southwest Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona,  4 x 3 x 2.5 cm, Miniature,  Here is a specimen from the Southwest Mine with oddly shaped crystals of Calcite. 

 
58    13hhjjis  ((CORUNDUM variety RUBY in ZOISITE)),   $10 MINIMUM BID,  Mysore, India, 3 x 1.3 x 1.3 cm,  Miniature,  Here is a red hexagonal Ruby core in Zoisite from India.  The end is polished and rounded.  It looks like a red eye.

 

 
59     9iddbts   ((FLUORITE)),   $5 MINIMUM BID, Sweet Home Mine, Alma, Colorado, 1.5 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm, Thumbnail,  Here is a small purple cubic Fluorite from Sweet Home famous for its world class Rhodochrosite.   This Fluorite has contact on one half the crystal  with only half the crystal formed.

 


60     5btjkis   ((CALCITE)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, Southwest Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona,  4 x 4 x 2 cm, Miniature,  Here is a specimen from the Southwest Mine with a cluster of round shaped crystals or stalactitic shaped Calcite. 

 

 
61     9iddbar  ((PYRITE)),  $10 MINIMUM BID,  Schonbrunn, Vogtland, Saxony, Germany,  4.5x 4.5 x 4 cm, Miniature,  Here is a German Pyrite with no major damage.  You must look hard to find damage to any crystals.   ex H Deisinger collection.

 

62    9hhdbigs   ((COLEMANITE)),   $25 MINIMUM BID, Boron Open Pit, Boron, Kern County, California,  6.5 x 5.5 x 5 cm, Cabinet,  Here is a fine specimen with large crystals.  It sets perfectly for display.  No damage to the main display crystals.  There is contact and perhaps minor damage somewhere.  But overall as good as these get.  ex Jim and Dawn Minette col.  

 

63  13bttjnr   ((60 TURQUOISE pseudomorph after APATITE)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, Baviacora Mine, Sonora, Mexico,  1 to 2.5 cm, 60 Thumbnails,  Here are 60 specimens of Turquoise pseudomorph after Apatite from Mexico. 

 

64  13bttjnr   ((5 PYROLUSITE)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, Imini Mine, Ouarzazate Province, Morocco,  4 to 5 cm, 5 Miniatures,  Here are 5 specimens with acicular radiating sprays of lustrous Pyrolusite. 

 

 

 

 
65  UU   ((MAGNETITE)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, near Cedar City, Iron County, Utah,  8 x 4 x 4 cm, Cabinet,  octahedral crystals of Magnetite from Utah.  ex U of U Dept of Geology and Geophysics. 

 

 

 

 
66   UU   ((14 CHALCOPYRITES)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, Temagami, Ontario, Canada, 2 to 4 cm, 14 Miniatures,  Here are 14 solid golden Chalcopyrite specimens from Canada.  ex U of U Dept of Geology and Geophysics.
67    UU   ((STIBNITE in QUARTZ)),  $5 MINIMUM BID, Winnemucca, Humboldt County, Nevada, 6 x 4 x 4 cm, Miniature,  Here is a specimen of Stibnite in Quartz.   ex U of U Dept of Geology and Geophysics.  

 

68     9hhdbis   ((COLEMANITE)),   $10 MINIMUM BID, Boron Open Pit, Boron, Kern County, California,  9 x 9 x 6.5 cm, Cabinet,  Here is a large specimen of solid Colemanite with sharp undamaged crystals covering the front side.   ex Jim and Dawn Minette col.  

 


69   4ecbfnr  ((QUARTZ scepter)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, Liliana Mine, Chihuahua, Mexico,  4.5 x 1.4 x 1.4 cm, Miniature,  Here is a large Quartz Scepter with small  secondary double terminated Quartz Crystals on the sides of the main crystal.  I have heard these called chandelier Quartz.
 

 

70   9hljdts  ((OPAL variety GEYSERITE)),  $25 MINIMUM BID, Grand Geysers, Iceland,  8 x 8 x 1.8 cm, Cabinet,  Here is an uncommon specimen rarely seen for sale at mineral shows or on line.  It is a Geyserite, a variety of non precious opal  deposited by Geysers in Iceland.

 


 

71    13hhjjis  ((QUARTZ)),   $20 MINIMUM BID,  Minas Gerais, Brazil, 12 x 11 x 7 cm,  Cabinet,  This was a vugs that was lined in Quartz. The outside rock is gone leaving the Quartz cast which is hollow and line with druzy Quartz. There are two current small openings showing the hollow center lined in micro druzy Quartz. 

72     13hhjjis  ((DIOPTASE)),   $10 MINIMUM BID,  Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, 5.5 x 3 x 3 cm,  Miniature,  Here is a small specimen with areas of druzy green Dioptase from Morenci. 
 

 



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