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B751 - Cinnabar $ 450 (=~ ¥ 66769) Tongren, Guizhou Province, China miniature - 4.8 x 4 x 3.5 cm A splendid deep red, double-terminated Cinnabar crystal set in a well proportioned matrix covered by Dolomite crystals. The Cinnabar crystal is 1.8cm long. There are areas of stepped growth on the front faces, but not damage.
B924 - Mimetite $ 400 (=~ ¥ 59350) Pingtouling Mine, Liannan Co., Qingyuan Prefecture, Guangdong Province, China small cabinet - 7.5 x 6 x 2 cm High quality, glassy crystals with a rich golden color.
T425 - Inesite, Hubeite on Quartz $ 1650 (=~ ¥ 244819) Daye Mine, Hubei Prov., China small cabinet - 9 x 6 x 4.5 cm Floater specimen of intergrown Quartz crystals covered on one side by Inesite, Hubeite (rare!), and Pyrite. The tip of the large Quartz crystal has damage, but this specimen is really about the great coverage of Inesite and Hubeite. These are now uncommon and no longer being found.
T462 - Cinnabar $ 280 (=~ ¥ 41545) Fenghuang, Hunan, China small cabinet - 5.5 x 4 x 4 cm Quartz crystals and Dolomite lined vug with a perfect 1.3 cm 'drill-bit' twinned Cinnabar crystal.
C166 - Kermesite $ 350 (=~ ¥ 51931) Dafeng, Shanglin Co., Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China miniature - 4.7 x 0.9 x 0.5 cm Diverging spray of Kermesite crystals with a bright metallic luster.
C198 - Pyromorphite $ 280 (=~ ¥ 41545) Daoping Mine, Guangxi, China miniature - 4.5 x 4 x 2.5 cm Bright lime green crystals of Pyromorphite. The specimen is nearly solid Pyromorphite with just a very small amount of limonite. Showy with top lime green color. Comes with old Steve Perry label.
C246 - Fluorite $ 250 (=~ ¥ 37094) Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China small cabinet - 6 x 6 x 5.5 cm Large, clear octahedron of Fluorite with Quartz crystals. Large, smooth flat crystal faces with a small natural step on the back face.
C287 - Fluorite with Scheelite $ 350 (=~ ¥ 51931) Quan Zhou, Fujian Prov., China small cabinet - 6 x 5 x 4 cm Deep purple Fluorite crystals to 2.8cm on matrix associated with Scheelite crystals and Calcite. The Scheelite crystals reach 1cm in size.
C426 - Aquamarine with Quartz $ 400 (=~ ¥ 59350) Ping Wu, Sichuan Prov., China small cabinet - 5.5 x 4.5 x 4 cm Tabular Aquamarine crystals adjacent to a clear Quartz crystal, on Muscovite. These Aquas are typically found on flat plates of Muscovite and the structure and display of this one is unique and striking. There are 3 main Aqua crystals, one of which has some interference growth on one side which is not damage. Professionally cleaned and exceptionally clean and bright.
C531 - Grossular $ 490 (=~ ¥ 72704) Handan Pref., Hebei Prov., China small cabinet - 7.5 x 6.0 x 5.5 cm This is a large cluster of nothing but Grossular garnet crystals. The crystals are an amber/yellow color and transluscent to transparent. Average crystal size is about 5mm with some crystals approaching 1cm. A good sized cluster for the find. There are a few contacts but the majority is clean undamaged crystals. .
C551 - Ferberite with Quartz $ 325 (=~ ¥ 48222) Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China small cabinet - 8 x 7 x 4 cm Well formed large Ferberite crystals associated wtih transparent Quartz crystals. There are also small purple Fluorite crystals, Muscovite, and Arsenopyrite present.
C564 - Fluorite with Quartz $ 1200 (=~ ¥ 178050) Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China small cabinet - 6.2 x 6 x 4 cm Color-zoned purple/blue Fluorite cube with 5 terminated Quartz crystals grown along the sides. Two small trivial nicks otherwise pristine. Wonderful transparency and aesthetics.
C584 - Roweite, Olshanskyite $ 200 (=~ ¥ 29675) Shijiangshan Mine, Inner Mongolia, China small cabinet - 7 x 6 x 5 cm Crystals of brown Roweite and white Olshanskyite in crystal sizes and quality not seen before this find. Interestingly, the type locality for Roweite is Franklin, New Jersey, where only one specimen was found.
SM211 - Babingtonite, Prehnite, and Quartz $ 300 (=~ ¥ 44513) Hongquizhen Quarry, Meigu Co., Liangshan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China small cabinet - 6.4 x 3.5 x 2.8 cm A beautiful specimen hosting sharp black babingtonite crystals with light green prehnite on Quartz points. It's a 'floater' with no apparent point of attachment and no visible damage to any of the species. This example is in pristine condition and is as superb classic from this Chinese locality.
SM495 - Vesuvianite $ 240 (=~ ¥ 35610) Fushan Iron Deposit, Hebei Prov., China miniature - 4 x 4 x 2 cm Double-terminated rootbeer brown Vesuvianite crystal with good luster.
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