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NA512 - Gold $ 2000 SOLD Eagle's Nest Mine, Placer Co., California thumbnail - 2.3 x 1.8 x 1.3 cm ex. Mike Keim 
Heavy Gold specimen (14.5 grams) composed of excellent octahedral crystals. Individual octahedrons reach 5mm on edge. And of course, this has the top color and luster the mine is known for. I purchased this out of the collection of Gold dealer Alan Day, and if you know Alan Day, he sees alot of fine Gold specimens so the fact that he thought it was special is saying something, 2.3 x 1.8 x 1.3 cm.
NA142 - Adamite $ 750 Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico cabinet - 14 x 11.5 x 7 cm ex. Mike Keim 
Pinwheel Adamite clusters scattered across limonite. Many are semi-circular, but 3 are complete pinwheel circles. Hard to find now in large size of this quality, size 14 x 11.5 x 7 cm.
NA134 - Legrandite $ 500 SOLD Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico miniature - 3.8 x 2 x 1.3 cm 
Clusters of bright yellow Legrandite, nothing but Legrandite, 3.8 x 2 x 1.3 cm.
NA135 - Wulfenite $ 550 SOLD Ahumada Mine, Los Lamaentos, Chihuahua, Mexico small cabinet - 6.8 x 5 x 2.8 cm 
Eleven lustrous orange crystals on matrix. A tiny chip on one lower crystal, otherwise all in good shape, good display specimen, 6.8 x 5 x 2.8 cm.
NA494 - Vesuvianite $ 850 Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Quebec, Canada small cabinet - 6.5 x 5 x 4.5 cm 
Large matrix Vesuvianite specimen, one of the largest and best I've seen of this type. The crystals are purple mangan Vesuvianite covered by an outer layer of yellow/green Vesuvianite. The mine is closed an no more is likely to come out, 6.5 x 5 x 4.5 cm.
NA495 - Lazulite $ 750 Rapid Creek, Yukon, Canada cabinet - 12 x 6.5 x 5 cm ex. Mike Keim 
Large Lazulite crystals on both sides of specimen. Two of the largest crystals, which reach 1.6cm in size, are prominently displayed across the upper edge of the specimen. Good piece from the original finds, 12 x 6.5 x 5 cm.
NA185 - Benitoite $ 900 SOLD Gem Mine, San Benito Co., California miniature - 4.1 x 2.2 x 1.4 cm 
Unusual floater group of Benitoite crystals. Specimen is unusual in that most all are matrix specimens, this one also has smooth crystal faces with bright luster, which is also unusual for Benitoite. Largest crystal is 2.1 cm. Deep blue color too, with backside a blue/grey color due to crossite inclusions. Two areas of damage, otherwise complete all around, 4.1 x 2.2 x 1.4 cm.
NA489 - Grossular $ 950 Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Quebec, Canada small cabinet - 9 x 4 x 4 cm 
GEM Grossular crystals covering matrix. Largest is a completely transparent 1.4cm wide crystal. There are a couple of trivial dings, otherwise perfect. Very hard to get Jeffrey pieces of this quality now, 9 x 4 x 4 cm.
NA156 - Smithsonite $ 550 Kelley Mine, Magdalena, New Mexico small cabinet - 8.5 x 4 x 3 cm 
Shimmering blue droplets of Smithsonite on a Quartz coated by Limonite matrix. Slight dmage to some of the Smithsonites, overall a fine and beautiful specimen, 8.5 x 4 x 3 cm.
NA520 - Copper, Cuprite in Calcite $ 3500 Czar Mine, Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona cabinet - 11.5 x 9 x 8 cm ex. Marcus Johnston 
A large vug lined with white Calcite is filled with a heaping mass of red Cuprite included Calcite crystals interfused with crystalline Copper. The Calcite crystals are small "rice-grain" crystals massed together to form a large spherical cluster. Good from all sides with loads of Copper, a classic. Ex. Marcus Johnston collection, size 11.5 x 9 x 8 cm.
NA415 - Pyrargyrite $ 550 SOLD Proana Mine, Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Mexico thumbnail - 2.8 x 2.7 x 2 cm 
Gem red Pyragyrite with smooth crystal faces on main crystal. While many pyragyrites show only red translucency, this one has internal areas that are totally transparent and look like red glass when backlit, size 2.8 x 2.7 x 2 cm.
NA138 - Grossular on Diopside SOLD Eden Mills, Vermont miniature - 3.4 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm 
Glassy and gemmy 1cm Grossular crystal set in thick green Diopside crystals. One tiny nick on the Grossular, 3.4 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm.
NA276 - Lazulite $ 850 Rapid Creek, Yukon, Canada cabinet - 13 x 12.5 x 3.5 cm ex. Mike Keim 
Bright Blue Lazulite crystals to 1.2 cm long thickly clustered on thin matrix plate. I bought a large lot fo these years ago and the few specimens with the white micro crystals coating the Lazulite (apatite? Brazilianite?) alwas had the brightest blue crystals, and this was the best of such specimens. Quartz and Siderite in association, backside also crystallized with smaller crystals, 13 x 12.5 x 3.5 cm.
NA491 - Benitoite, Neptunite $ 650 Gem Mine, San Benito Co., California thumbnail - 2.2 x 2.2 x 1.9 cm 
Large single Benitoite crystal with a couple Neptunite crystals on Natrolite onback. Benitoite is 2.2 cm in longest dimension, 2.2 x 2.2 x 1.9 cm. ©2010 Marin Mineral |