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C147 - Copper $ 300 Champion Mine, Keewenaw Peninsula, Michigan, USA miniature - 5 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm ![Copper from Champion Mine, Keewenaw Peninsula, Michigan, USA [db_pics/pics/c147a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c147a.jpg)
![Copper from Champion Mine, Keewenaw Peninsula, Michigan, USA [db_pics/pics/c147b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c147b.jpg)
![Copper from Champion Mine, Keewenaw Peninsula, Michigan, USA [db_pics/pics/c147c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c147c.jpg)
Well crystallized group of Copper crystals. Undamaged floater group good on all sides. With minor amounts of associated Calcite.
C166 - Kermesite $ 350 Dafeng, Shanglin Co., Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China miniature - 4.7 x 0.9 x 0.5 cm ![Kermesite from Dafeng, Shanglin Co., Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China [db_pics/pics/c166a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c166a.jpg)
![Kermesite from Dafeng, Shanglin Co., Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China [db_pics/pics/c166b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c166b.jpg)
![Kermesite from Dafeng, Shanglin Co., Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China [db_pics/pics/c166c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c166c.jpg)
Diverging spray of Kermesite crystals with a bright metallic luster.
C164 - Axinite $ 350 Puiva, Polar Urals, Russia miniature - 4.7 x 4 x 3.5 cm ![Axinite from Puiva, Polar Urals, Russia [db_pics/pics/c164a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c164a.jpg)
![Axinite from Puiva, Polar Urals, Russia [db_pics/pics/c164b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c164b.jpg)
![Axinite from Puiva, Polar Urals, Russia [db_pics/pics/c164c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c164c.jpg)
Transparent purple blades of Axinite on matrix.
C196 - Aquamarine with Quartz, Schorl $ 400 Erongo Mountains, Namibia miniature - 4 x 3 x 2.5 cm ![Aquamarine with Quartz, Schorl from Erongo Mountains, Namibia [db_pics/pics/c196a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c196a.jpg)
![Aquamarine with Quartz, Schorl from Erongo Mountains, Namibia [db_pics/pics/c196b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c196b.jpg)
![Aquamarine with Quartz, Schorl from Erongo Mountains, Namibia [db_pics/pics/c196c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c196c.jpg)
Recently mined specimen of a 4 x 1.5cm Aquamarine crystal with an attached Quartz crystal and Schorl crystals. Undamaged and very showy.
C198 - Pyromorphite $ 280 Daoping Mine, Guangxi, China miniature - 4.5 x 4 x 2.5 cm ![Pyromorphite from Daoping Mine, Guangxi, China [db_pics/pics/c198a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c198a.jpg)
![Pyromorphite from Daoping Mine, Guangxi, China [db_pics/pics/c198b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c198b.jpg)
![Pyromorphite from Daoping Mine, Guangxi, China [db_pics/pics/c198c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c198c.jpg)
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.
C205 - Legrandite $ 2200 Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico miniature - 3.3 x 1 x 0.6 cm ![Legrandite from Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/c205a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c205a.jpg)
![Legrandite from Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/c205b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c205b.jpg)
![Legrandite from Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/c205c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c205c.jpg)
Floater, double-terminated Legrandite crystal from the recent (2017) find. Thick and translucent with great color. There were not many single crystals found (I only saw one other). .
C210 - Topaz $ 400 Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil miniature - 4.7 x 1.9 x 1.5 cm ![Topaz from Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/c210a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c210a.jpg)
![Topaz from Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/c210b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c210b.jpg)
![Topaz from Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/c210c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c210c.jpg)
Golden colored 'Imperial" Topaz crystal. Complete all around and in good condition with slight edge chipping. Weighs 26.8 grams.
C211 - Topaz $ 400 Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil miniature - 4.2 x 1.3 x 1.0 cm ![Topaz from Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/c211a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c211a.jpg)
![Topaz from Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/c211b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c211b.jpg)
Golden colored 'Imperial" Topaz crystal, complete and undamaged. Weighs 12.6 grams.
C248 - Azurite $ 150 Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico miniature - 3.2 x 2.8 x 1.5 cm ![Azurite from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/c248a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c248a.jpg)
![Azurite from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/c248b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c248b.jpg)
![Azurite from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/c248c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c248c.jpg)
Bright 'electric' blue Azurite crystals to 2.7cm in size. The crystals have partially psuedomorphed to Malachite and you can see Malachite in two areas. This veneer of Azurite over an inner core of Malachite gives these specimens the bright 'electric' blue color. These are no longer being found.
C253 - Dioptase on Calcite $ 2000 Tsumeb, Namibia miniature - 3.2 x 2.5 x 1.2 cm ![Dioptase on Calcite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/c253a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c253a.jpg)
![Dioptase on Calcite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/c253b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c253b.jpg)
![Dioptase on Calcite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/c253c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c253c.jpg)
Outstanding thumbnail sized specimen of Dioptase crystals on white Calcite crystals. Main Dioptase is an undamaged 1.6cm crystal. There is one small cleaved crystal on the lower right (that could be trimmed away), all other crystals undamaged.
C260 - Galena with Chalcopyrite, Sphalerite $ 300 9th of September Mine, Madan, Bulgaria miniature - 4 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm ![Galena with Chalcopyrite, Sphalerite from 9th of September Mine, Madan, Bulgaria [db_pics/pics/c260a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c260a.jpg)
![Galena with Chalcopyrite, Sphalerite from 9th of September Mine, Madan, Bulgaria [db_pics/pics/c260b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c260b.jpg)
![Galena with Chalcopyrite, Sphalerite from 9th of September Mine, Madan, Bulgaria [db_pics/pics/c260c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c260c.jpg)
New find of skeletal Galena from the 9th of September Mine. This is true skeletal Galena (not the manufactured specimens from about 10 years ago), only the second time in 20 years that they have been found. The Chalcopyrite and Sphalerite add color and contrast. Undamaged.
C276 - Boleite $ 500 Amelia Mine, Santa Rosalia, Baja Sur, Mexico miniature - 3.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm ![Boleite from Amelia Mine, Santa Rosalia, Baja Sur, Mexico [db_pics/pics/c276a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c276a.jpg)
![Boleite from Amelia Mine, Santa Rosalia, Baja Sur, Mexico [db_pics/pics/c276b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c276b.jpg)
![Boleite from Amelia Mine, Santa Rosalia, Baja Sur, Mexico [db_pics/pics/c276c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c276c.jpg)
Cluster of Boleite cubes on matrix. Main crystal is a relatively large 1.1cm on the diagonal.
C278 - Calcite $ 280 Zacatecas, Mexico miniature - 5 x 3.5 x 3.3 cm ![Calcite from Zacatecas, Mexico [db_pics/pics/c278a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c278a.jpg)
![Calcite from Zacatecas, Mexico [db_pics/pics/c278b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c278b.jpg)
![Calcite from Zacatecas, Mexico [db_pics/pics/c278c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c278c.jpg)
Cluster of clear, transparent scalenohedral Calcite crystals, some with black inclusions. Bright and showy.
C282 - Ilmenite $ 400 Kragero Ilmenite Mines, Kragero, Norway miniature - 4.4 x 3 x 2.8 cm ![Ilmenite from Kragero Ilmenite Mines, Kragero, Norway [db_pics/pics/c282a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c282a.jpg)
![Ilmenite from Kragero Ilmenite Mines, Kragero, Norway [db_pics/pics/c282b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c282b.jpg)
![Ilmenite from Kragero Ilmenite Mines, Kragero, Norway [db_pics/pics/c282c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c282c.jpg)
Single Ilmenite crystal with a metallic grey/black color. Ex. Scott Williams with 2 old labels.
C286 - Diaspore $ 950 Aydun, Mugula, Turkey miniature - 4 x 2.5 x 1.1 cm ![Diaspore from Aydun, Mugula, Turkey [db_pics/pics/c286a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c286a.jpg)
![Diaspore from Aydun, Mugula, Turkey [db_pics/pics/c286b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c286b.jpg)
![Diaspore from Aydun, Mugula, Turkey [db_pics/pics/c286c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c286c.jpg)
Bright and gemmy V-twin crystal of Diaspore. This is about as free of damage as they get, with both tips undamaged with natural tapering terminations or possibly with flat contact faces on parts. It's also very glassy and bright with lots of internal transparency.
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