Minerals From Europe and Russia - $200 to $500

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E543 - Acanthite $ 400
Freiberg, Saxony, Germany
miniature - 3.4 x 3.2 x 2.2 cm
ex.  Mike Keim



Well formed Acanthite crystal to 1.4cm in a cluster. Older specimen with a Mark Rogers label, 3.4 x 3.2 x 2.2 cm.


E386 - Arsenopyrite, Quartz, Siderite $ 280 SOLD
Panasquiera, Portugal
small cabinet - 6.5 x 5.5 x 3 cm



Large Arsenopyrite crystal that is slightly coated by chalcopyrite with a clear quartz crystal on one side and a "mouse ear" Siderite on the left, good Panasquiera combo piece, 6.5 x 5.5 x 3 cm.


E548 - Kammererite with Calcite $ 245
Kop Dalgari, East Anatolia, Turkey
small cabinet - 7 x 5 x 1.8 cm



Purple Kammererite crystals to 5mm associated with clear Calcite crystals, unusual hard to find specimen, 7 x 5 x 1.8 cm.


EMK21 - Kammererite $ 250 SOLD
Kop Dalgari, East Anatolia, Turkey
small cabinet - 6 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm



Purple Kammererite crystals to 6mm, fine translucent crystals. This is the world's best Kammererite and the mine is now long closed, 6 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm.


E500 - Diaspore $ 320 SOLD
Aydun, Mugula, Turkey
miniature - 3.5 x 2.5 x 1 cm



Transparent V-twin crystal with a better gemmy yellow color than photos indicate. This is rare material from old stocks in Turkey, no more is being found as the deposit has been exhausted. Gemmy Diaspore crystals are rare and the V-twins even rarer - only 10% or less of the find were these V-twins, 3.5 x 2.5 x 1 cm.


E484 - Bornite $ 325 SOLD
Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan
miniature - 4 x 3 x 3 cm



Calcite and Quartz cluster with a sharp octahedral Bornite crystal, unusual for the sharp crystal form, size 4 x 3 x 3 cm.


E524 - Anapaite in fossil bivalve $ 220
Kertch, Crimea, Ukraine
small cabinet - 5.5 x 4.5 x 3 cm
ex.  Mike Keim



Two exceptionally fine Anapaite crystals which formed in a 2.3cm wide fossil bivalve, size 5.5 x 4.5 x 3 cm.


E512 - Diaspore $ 390 SOLD
Aydun, Mugula, Turkey
miniature - 4.2 x 3 x 1 cm



Transparent V-twin crystal, long 4.2 cm arm has typical ragged termination, shorter arm has damaged end. The V-twin is included by thin, straight crystal of 2.3 cm midway along the long arm. 10% or less of the find were these V-twins, and this deposit has been exhausted, 4.2 x 3 x 1 cm.


E425 - Calcite $ 240 SOLD
Herja Mine, Baia Mare, Romania
cabinet - 10 x 4.5 x 4 cm
ex.  Mike Keim



3.3cm spherical Calcite with half of the sphere included by Jamesonite. These bi-color spheres are the most sought after of these specimens. Superb floater specimen, 10 x 4.5 x 4 cm.


E350 - Pyrrhotite $ 450
Nikolaevskoye, Dal'Negorsk, Russia
cabinet - 11 x 6.5 x 3.5 cm



Wide floater Pyrrhotite group on Sphalerite, 11 x 6.5 x 3.5 cm.


E555 - Sulfur on Aragonite $ 225 SOLD
Falconera Section, Cianciana Mine, Agrigento Prov., Sicily, Italy
miniature - 4 x 3 x 3 cm



Large, lemon yellow Sulphur crystals with Aragonite. Main crystal is 2cm, wel crystallized and can be viewed from 3 sides, 4 x 3 x 3 cm.



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