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NA297 - Pyromorphite $ 1250 (=~ € 1142) SOLD Bunker Hill Mine, Kellogg, Idaho miniature - 3.4 x 3.1 x 2.4 cm
Curved yellow to yellow/green Pyromorphite crystal cluster set on a flat matrix. Complete all around and undamaged. This composition of a stand alone cluster complete all round is unusual when compared to most which are solid masses or drusy matrix coverings of crystals. Excellent piece that comes with an old Kristalle label.
ST898 - Zeunerite $ 200 (=~ € 183) Majuba Hill Mine, Pershing Co., Nevada, USA small cabinet - 6.5 x 5.5 x 3 cm
Platy green crystals of Zeunerite from the Majuba Hill Mine in Nevada. Good green crystals on both sides of specimen. Ex. Erich Laskowski collection.
ST676 - Andradite on Orthoclase $ 200 (=~ € 183) SOLD Imilchil, Morocco thumbnail - 3 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm
Crystals of brown Andradite on Orthoclase from Morocco. The main crystal is 1.2cm in size and pristine with neat overgrowths of greenish yellow. Steller undamaged specimen.
ST683 - Andradite on Orthoclase $ 225 (=~ € 206) SOLD Imilchil, Morocco miniature - 4.5 x 3.5 x 2 cm
Crystals of brown Andradite on Orthoclase from Morocco. The main crystal is 1.3cm in size and pristine with neat overgrowths of greenish yellow. Displays very well.
NA213 - Pyrargyrite $ 800 (=~ € 731) SOLD Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Mexico thumbnail - 2 x 1.8 x 1.8 cm
Thick, lustrous, and complete Pyrargyrite from Fresnillo, Mexico. A superb 'Ruby Silver' that lights up a bright cherry red when backlit. Undamaged specimen acquired from the Goerg Gebhard collection.
SV146 - Almandine $ 200 (=~ € 183) Garnet Ledge, Wrangell Island, Alaska, USA small cabinet - 6 x 5.5 x 5 cm
Large deep purple/red Almandine crystal in schist from Alaska. The crystal is 2.6cm wide and translucent in areas. There is some chipping on top and a small nick on the front left, but it is in overall good conditon and displays great.
NA609 - Epidote $ 550 (=~ € 502) SOLD Garnet Hill Mine, Calaveras Co., California small cabinet - 5.7 x 4 x 1.5 cm
Large, single Epidote crystal with impressive size from the Garnet Hill Mine in California. Good sized crystal with an unusual satiny termination. This locality is best known for it's Andradite crystals but has also produced great Epidote crystals over the years - they are not transparent but have great form and large size. This crystal was mined in 2011.
SV136 - Quartz $ 200 (=~ € 183) SOLD Cantera Quesga, Pasto Bueno District, Ancash Dept., Peru small cabinet - 6 x 4.5 x 3 cm
Highly artistic and elegant cluster of transparent Quartz crystals from Peru. It's 'just' a Quartz specimen, but the quality and aesthetics are superb. The crystals are undamaged and transparent and it's also crystallized on the bottom! It detached from the pocket after initial growth, and the bottom of all the crystals are recrystallized.
NA628 - Manganoan Adamite $ 900 (=~ € 822) SOLD Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico thumbnail - 3 x 3 x 3 cm
Large, lustrous white and purple Adamite crystals. Purple Adamite crystals make some of the most rare and desirable specimens from Mapimi, and really from anywhere in the world. The crystals are undamaged and reach 3cm in length.
ST811 - Cylindrite $ 260 (=~ € 238) SOLD Trinacria Mine, Poopo, Bolivia miniature - 4.2 x 4 x 2.5 cm
Exceptionally rich Cylindrite specimen composed almost entirely of spray formations of Cylindrite crystals. The only macro sized crystals of this cylindrical crystal habit in the mineral world. Cylindrite is a sulfosalt mineral containing tin, lead, antimony and iron. This specimen is loaded with crystals, essentially nothing but Cylindrite with Wurtzite present between the crystals. Good from all sides. Ex. Erich Laskowski collection.
AF963 - Olmiite $ 1500 (=~ € 1370) N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa miniature - 5 x 3 x 2 cm
Superb matrix specimen with two complete clusters of translucent Olmiite. This is a specimen I bought many years ago from Clive Quiet from the original find. Perfect and undamaged Olmiite clusters that look like a pair of gumdrops.
ST125 - Microlite on Tourmaline $ 300 (=~ € 274) SOLD Shengus, Skardu, Pakistan miniature - 3.5 x 1.1 x 1.1 cm
Glassy ocathedral Microlite on pink Tourmaline from Shengus. The Microlite is complete all around with stepped faces, 1.1cm wide. The Tourmaline are all terminated on each end.
AF558 - Gaudefroyite $ 1250 (=~ € 1142) N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa miniature - 4.5 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm
Rare specimen of Gaudefroyite from the Kalahari manganese fields of South Africa. Back when these were being found, they were most commonly seen as thinner, crusy crystals on matrix. To find such thick Gaudefroyite crystals such as these on Manganite matrix were always rare, and even more so now. The crystals reach 13 x 7mm in size. Rare piece.
SV149 - Gold in Quartz $ 600 (=~ € 548) SOLD Manhattan Mine, Nye Co., Nevada, USA cabinet - 9.5 x 8.5 x 6.5 cm
A vein of white Quartz up to 2.5cm thick running through a grey rock matrix. Gold is present throughout the Quartz but more concentrated in areas. Ex. Erich Laskowski collection, obtained by Erich back in 1987.
E664 - Malachite after Cuprite on Azurite $ 500 (=~ € 457) Blue Mine, Chessy, Rhone-Alpes, France miniature - 5 x 3.3 x 2.8 cm
Fine, deep blue cluster of Azurite from the famous Chessy mines of France. These mines are long closed and this specimen was likely found in the 1800s. There are numerous attached crystals of Malachite that have pseudomorphed after Cuprite and a few areas where the Azurite has altered to Malachite.
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