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MK253 - Vanadinite $ 160 (=~ £ 128) SOLD Mibladen, Morocco miniature - 3.8 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm
Thin, tan rock matrix with a crown of red Vanadinite crystals across the top. The Vanadinite crystals reach 1.4cm wide and are undamaged. Clean looking miniature specimen.
LL990 - Scheelite on Muscovite $ 275 (=~ £ 220) Mt Xuebaoding, Ping Wu, Sichuan Prov., China small cabinet - 5.5 x 4.5 x 3.7 cm
Transparent to translucent Scheelite octahedra to 2.2 cm on Muscovite. Aesthetic stacked group of crystals.
MK254 - Vanadinite $ 300 (=~ £ 240) Mibladen, Morocco miniature - 3.4 x 3 x 2.5 cm
Blocky, barrel-shaped deep red Vanadinite crystals on matrix. The main crystal is an impressive 1.6 x 1.6cm in size. There is chipping to some small edge crystals along the left bottom, otherwise perfect.
ST126 - Ludlamite $ 750 (=~ £ 600) Blackbird Mine, Lemhi Co., Idaho, USA thumbnail - 3 x 3 x 1.2 cm
Well isolated green Ludlamite crystals on matrix. Main crystal is a gemmy 1.1cm crystal with great color and luster. These are old USA classics now hard to find of this quality.
MK255 - Orthoclase $ 95 (=~ £ 76) Anjanabononoia, Manapa pegmatite Field, Betafo, Madagascar thumbnail - 1.5 x 1.1 x 0.9 cm
Gem quality Orthoclase (Feldspar), a rarity for the species. Colorless and totally transparent with good crystal faces.
LV258 - Aquamarine $ 150 (=~ £ 120) SOLD Xuan Le, Thoung Xuan District, Thanh Hoa Province, Vietnam thumbnail - 2.5 x 0.5 x 0.4 cm
Single well terminated gem quality Aquamarine from Vietnam. Perfect and undamaged. The crystal is facet quality transparent for it's entire length and has the great blue color Vietnamese Aquas are known for.
LV255 - Aquamarine $ 140 (=~ £ 112) Xuan Le, Thoung Xuan District, Thanh Hoa Province, Vietnam thumbnail - 2.7 x 0.5 x 0.3 cm
Single well terminated gem quality Aquamarine from Vietnam. Perfect and undamaged. The crystal is facet quality transparent for it's entire length and has the great blue color Vietnamese Aquas are known for.
LL411 - Spinel $ 750 (=~ £ 600) SOLD Pein Pyit, Mogok, Myanmar thumbnail - 1.5 x 1.4 x 1.4 cm
Complete octahedral crystal of red Spinel. Undamaged with high surface luster and gem zones internally.
LL407 - Fluorite (Spinel twin) $ 300 (=~ £ 240) SOLD Erongo Mountains, Namibia thumbnail - 3 x 2.2 x 1.5 cm
Intergrown spinel-twinned crystals of purple Fluorite. Complete all around and undamaged with a bit of attached Feldspar on part of the backside.
MK258 - Chalcocite $ 50 (=~ £ 40) SOLD 9 Level, Pig Lode, Geevor Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall, England thumbnail - 1.2 x 1 x 0.8 cm
Prismatic Chalcocite crystals with high metallic luster. Collected in 1981 by Ken Coburn.
MK260 - Chalcocite $ 600 (=~ £ 480) 9 Level, Pig Lode, Geevor Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall, England thumbnail - 3 x 1.8 x 1.5 cm
Chalcocite crystals with satiny metallic luster and slight golden irridescence. A 1cm tall 'drill-bit' twin crystal rises up at the top of the specimen. Collected in 1981 by Ken Coburn.
MK261 - Chalcocite $ 100 (=~ £ 80) SOLD 9 Level, Pig Lode, Geevor Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall, England thumbnail - 1.6 x 0.8 x 0.8 cm
Cluster of Chalcocite crystals with a mixture of satiny and metallic luster. Nothing but great crystals on this specimen with no matrix. Collected in 1981 by Ken Coburn.
MK263 - Chalcocite $ 600 (=~ £ 480) Cook's Kitchen Mine, Illogan, Cornwall, England miniature - 4.5 x 3.5 x 2.8 cm
Old specimen of blocky Chalcocite crystals on matrix. Lots of great crystals well dispersed across the top surface. The crystals have a slight blueish irridescence. This specimen was in the MG Weller collection and likely dates back to the 1800s. From MINDAT: From 1815 to 1897, Cook's Kitchen Mine produced 8,859 tons of black tin, 40,920 tons of 5.5% copper ore, 120 tons of arsenic and 222 tons of arsenical pyrite. It is said to have been worked for 130 years prior to 1874, and to have been one of the most productive mines in Cornwall in 1814.
LL415 - Brochantite $ 320 (=~ £ 256) Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico thumbnail - 1.8 x 1.5 x 1.1 cm
Cluster of thick, chisel-terminated Brochantite crystals with individual crystals to 8mm tall.
LL317 - Rhodochrosite $ 350 (=~ £ 280) SOLD Sunnyside Mine, Silverton, Colorado, USA thumbnail - 3 x 2.2 x 1.7 cm
Cluster of well formed pink Rhodochrosite crystals. Good undamaged crystals, complete all around.
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