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J722 - Tsavorite, Sphene, Diopside Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.1 x 1.7 x 0.9 cm Fine quality and unusual floater cluster of elongated Tsavorite crystals, brown Sphene crystals, and glassy Diopside crystals. Well crystallized on all sides.
J955 - Hutchinsonite with Orpiment Quiruvilca, La Libertad Dept., Peru cabinet - 12.5 x 10 x 7 cm Large sulfide rich matrix with botryoidal Orpiment and red crystals of Hutchinsonite. Hutchinsonite is a rare thallium sulfosalt species and these recently found red crystals are some of the best ever found. Crystals reach 6mm long and both the Orpiment and Hutchinsonite are present on two sides. Impressive large display piece.
M265 - Pyrite Butte, Montana, USA thumbnail - 2.5 x 2 x 1.8 cm Fine and unusual Pyrite with somewhat stepped, modified octahedral crystals forming a tringular, pyramid shaped specimen. Crystallzed all around and undamaged. From an old Pyrite collection built in the 1970s-80s.
M296 - Descloizite Berg Aukas, Grootfontein, Namibia miniature - 3.8 x 3 x 2.5 cm Aesthetic cluster of translucent reddish brown Descloizite. Crystallized all around with no significant damage. From an old collection built in the 1970s and 80s. Was part of the collectors display and comes with a small display label, along with an old Harry Sering label. Both labels retain the pre-1990 country name of Southwest Africa.
M406 - Cerussite on Copper Tsumeb, Namibia small cabinet - 8 x 6 x 4.5 cm Large mass of Copper crystals with attached Cerussite crystals. The Cerussite crystals show etching. Good dark patina.
M404 - Copper White Pine Mine, Michigan, USA miniature - 5 x 2.5 x 1.4 cm Large single Copper crystal with attached Copper around the base. Old label indicates it's a hollow crystal and it does feel a little lighter than it should be.
M448 - Babingtonite on Prehnite Hongquizhen Quarry, Meigu Co., Sichuan Province, China thumbnail - 3.1 x 2.5 x 2.1 cm Cluster of Babingtonite crystals on spheres of green Prehnite from a now old and defunct locality. The crystals are undamaged and sharply formed. It's crystallized all with the contact at the base. No longer being found.
M559 - Galena Sweetwater Mine, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA thumbnail - 2.5 x 2.5 x 2 cm Though 'just' a Galena, it's a very good thumbnail specimen featuring a mirror lustrous 1.5cm Galena cube set in Galena and Pyrite. Undamaged and displays well.
D656 - Mimetite with Calcite Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico large cabinet - 19 x 9 x 3.5 cm Large specimen of yellow Mimetite on clear rhombs of Calcite. From a recent find in Santa Eulalia, it's in a great condition with just a couple points of contact, really very minor for a specimen this size.
CT505 - Hemimorphite 79 Mine, Gila Co., Arizona, USA small cabinet - 5.3 x 4.7 x 3 cm Vug completely filled by radial masses of light blue Hemimorphite crystals. Ex. Chuck Trantham collection. Undamaged.
CT322 - Rutile Champion Mine, Mono Co., California, USA thumbnail - 2 x 1.5 x 1.4 cm Fabulous V-twin crystal of Rutile from the Champion Mine. This is the best V-twin I can recall ever seeing from this locality. There are 6 pages of photos of Rutile fromt his locality on Mindat, and none show better twin formation than this. Complete all around with an area of contact on the back, with high luster. Ex. Chuck Trantham personal collection.
CT707 - Argentite with Silver Potosi, Bolivia miniature - 5 x 4 x 3 cm Silver wires in vugs all over specimen. There are also some unidentified elongated crystals in the vugs. Ex. Chuck Trantham collection.
CT706 - Anglesite Last Chance Mine, Yreka Mining District, Kellog, Shoshone Co., Idaho, USA small cabinet - 5.5 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm Glassy transparent Anglesite crystals on a Galena matrix. Longest crystal is 1.4cm. Ex. Chuck Trantham collection. The old label indicates that this was from the Bunker Hill Mine, but it is most likely from the nearby Last Chance Mine, which are much rarer than Bunker Hill Anglesites.
CT787 - Huebnerite with Quartz Pasto Bueno, Ancash, Peru thumbnail - 2.6 x 2 x 2 cm Two crystals of Huebnerite on Quartz crystals. Each crystal appears to be a twin with a distinct 'fish tail' form. Ex. Chuck Trantham collection.
CT777 - Hematite after Magnetite Payun volcano, Altiplano de Payun Matru, Mendoza, Argentina miniature - 4 x 4 x 4 cm Undamaged crystals group of Hematite pseudomorphs after octahedral magnetite crystals from the 2002 find in Argentina. Fascinating, highly sculptural specimen with bright, silvery metallic luster. Largest crystals is 2.5cm in size. Ex. Chuck Trantham collection.
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