Minerals from China

Priced $201 to $500

A 2.8 cm Scheelite octahedron in Muscovite with good luster and sharp edges, size 5 x 4 x 3 cm.

Shimen Realgar Mine, Hunan, China

Bright golden Orpiment intermixed with scalenohedral white Calcite, size 14.5 x 7 x 6 cm.

Superb, 3-dimensional specimen with glassy, purple Fluorites to 2.4cm with unusually light or white colored Arsenopyrites, all on yellow Muscovite. I have searched through thousands of Yaogangxian specimens over the years and only a small percentage have the aesthetic appeal as this one, especially in a larger size like this. Very attractive display specimen, size 11 x 7 x 5 cm.

Bournonite crystals with brilliant, lustrous terminations intergrown with Quartz crystals. Size 3.5 x 3.5 x 3 cm.

Large specimen of botryoidal blue Hemimorphite with good sky blue color and a sparkling, crystallized surface. No contacts anywhere on the surface of the Hemimorphite which is uncommon for a specimen of this size, size 13 x 13 x 11 cm.

Large specimen of bubbly translucent blue Hemimorphite with good sky blue color, size 12.5 x 10 x 6 cm.

Translucent orange Orpiment crystals with white scalenohedral Calcite. The most attractive Orpiment specimens from this mine occur associated with these Calcites, and this is a beautiful example, size 7 x 7.5 x 5.5 cm.

4cm wide orange Scheelite set in large Muscovite crystals. Size 8 x 7.5 x 5 cm.

Translucent orange Orpiment crystals with white scalenohedral Calcite. The most attractive Orpiment specimens from this mine occur associated with these Calcites, and this is a beautiful example. Some Realgar present too and is in some of the Calcite. The large Calcite tip tapers and is complete andundamaged, size 7 x 7.5 x 5.5 cm.

Transparent blue Fluorite crystals partially covered by stacked, disk-shaped white Calcite crystals. Intergrown with the Fluorite is a large Ferberite crystal that is partially covered by Pyrite crystals. The Fluorites are also lightly coated by tiny pyrites. A fine quality classic Yaogangxian combo specimen, size 7 x 5.5 x 4 cm.

Large, fat single Green Quartz crystal with attached purple Fluorite cubes and Pyrite. From the new find, size 9.5 x 4.5 x 4.5 cm.

Cluster of big, thick crystals, biggest crystals of the lot. Well crystallized on all around with exception of bottom which is undamaged but not well crystallized, size 5.5 x 5.5 x 5 cm.

Classic Cinnabar penetration twin 1.4cm on Quartz druse with Calcite. Translucent red when backlit. Ex. Bill hiss collection, size 6.5 x 6 x 3.5 cm.

Tongbei, Fujian Prov., China

These Quartz and garnet combos have been coming out of China steadily for a while now, however most of the Quartz, while being a good dark color, are not very transparent. This piece features a 6cm water clear Quartz with attached gemmy orange Spessartine on a matrix with similar Quartz and spessartine. Sawn base, size 9.5 x 6.5 x 3.5 cm.

Three small, gemmy Scheelite crystals to 6mm (two on the Cassiterite, one on the mica) with attractive Cassiterite on muscovite, size 6 x 3.6 x 3.5 cm.

2.8cm cluster of Cinnabar crystals on Dolomite. Sawn base and edges, size 7 x 5.5 x 4.5 cm.

Flat, wide plate of botryoidal blue Hemimorphite with good sky blue color. No contacts anywhere across entire front surface. Rare to get such a large piece without any of the usual contacts commonly seen on these specimens, size 17 x 12 x 5 cm.

New find of Apatite, this one the only one I've seen so far on Quartz. Apatite is pink with glassy luster and 9mm wide. The Quartz is included and covered with Chlorite with an internal phantom covered with a layer of tiny green spheres. Back side of Quartz crystal is covered by tiny white unidentified acicular crystals, size 4 x 3 x 2.5 cm.

Flat Dolomite covered matrix with Cinnabar. Cinnabar is undamaged, 8 x 5 x 2.3 cm.

Lustrous rosettes of blue Azurite crystals in a Malachite. No damages, size 6 x 6 x 4 cm.

Fine, gem transparent Realgar crystals with Calcite, size 8 x 5 x 4.5 cm.

Cluster of thick crystals of Azurite with minor amounts of Malachite tucked between the Azurites. Well crystallized specimen, complete and undamaged all around, size 5.5 x 4.5 x 4 cm.

Large terminated Ferberite crystal, a small fluorite attached on back, size 8 x 5.2 x 3.2 cm.

Lustrous blue Azurite crystals in a Malachite lined vug. Best is a single tooth-like crystal of approx. 1cm rising off bottom. Nice hollow cavity filled with crystals and better than photos indicate, size 5.2 x 4 x 3.5 cm.

Lustrous blue Azurite crystals on velvety Malachite. Beautiful specimen. A couple of the Azurite are damaged along the top edge, size 7.5 x 6.5 x 4 cm.

Lareg, lustrous blue Azurite crystals covering matrix, size 8 x 5.5 x 3.5 cm.

Lustrous blue Azurite crystals with velvety Malachite, size 7.8 x 6.5 x 3 cm.

Exceptionally gemmy 1.1cm Cinnabar crystal in Dolomite vug with a 2.2cm orange Calcite crystal. You can see right through the Cinnabar to the Dolomite behind it. Two saw cuts on sides, size 5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm.

Purple/brown Scheelite crystals to 1.7 cm, Arsenopyrite crystals to 2cm on a Ferberite crystal, size 7 x 3.5 x 2.2 cm.

Thin, tabular, gemmy Cinnabar crystals to 1.3cm wide. You can see right through some of the crystals. Though abundant in mediocre specimens, good ones are not common and I expect will rapidly rise in value when production eventually dries up, size 6 x 4 x 4 cm.

3cm double terminated Bournonite attached to the tip of a 10.5 cm Quartz crystal. Another great Yaogangxian combo specimen. One ding on the side of the Quartz crystal, otherwise undamaged, size 10.5 x 4 x 3 cm.

Green Quartz crystals with Pyrite on a matrix of purple Fluorite. From the new find, size 6.5 x 5 x 5 cm.