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LL379 - Tantalite $ 120 Colorado, USA thumbnail - 2 x 1.5 x 1.3 cm Pair of intergrown, black Tantalite crystals from Colorado. Ex. Chuck Trantham collection.
LL415 - Brochantite $ 320 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.
LL484 - Ettringite $ 300 N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa thumbnail - 2.5 x 2 x 1.8 cm Intergrown group of lemon yellow Ettringite crystals. Main crystal is double-terminated and thick at 1.7 x 1.5 cm. There is also a small metallic black tabular crystal sticking out one side, possibly Hematite.
LL537 - Rhodonite $ 450 San Martin Mine, Chiurucu, Huanuco, Peru thumbnail - 3 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm Platy crystal group of deep pink Rhodonite. Good large crystals from a 1989 find.
LL513 - Acanthite $ 350 Reyes Mine, Guanajuato, Mexico thumbnail - 2.6 x 2 x 1.5 cm Cubic, stepped crystal cluster of Acanthite, a Silver sulfide mineral famous from this mine. Undamaged and complete all around. Ex. Bob Reynolds collection.
LL489 - Whiteite $ 300 Rapid Creek, Yukon, Canada thumbnail - 2.8 x 2 x 1.8 cm Large, blocky single Whiteite crystal with a smaller crystal intergrown. Complete all around and undamaged. This is the best locality for this rare species and this is an excellent, large example. Ex. Bob Reynolds collection.
LL545 - Wulfenite $ 180 Harrington-Hickory Mine, Topache Peak, Beaver Co., Utah, USA thumbnail - 2.7 x 2 x 1.5 cm Lustrous, transparent to translucent, orange wulfenite 'window pane' crystals to 11mm on matrix. The wulfenites have beveled edges, luster, and good color. Ex. Bob Reynolds collection.
LL569 - Neptunite $ 280 Gem Mine, San Benito Co., California, USA thumbnail - 2.7 x 1.3 x 1.3 cm An unusually stout, lustrous Neptunite specimen. A large, partially double-terminated crystal with glossy surface luster sits atop a smaller partial crystal. It's rare to find them like this.
LL548 - Acanthite $ 400 Rayas Mine, Guanajuato, Mexico thumbnail - 3 x 2.5 x 2 cm Sculptural cluster of Acanthite crystals rising up off matrix. Undamaged and displays well from any angle. Ex. Bob Reynolds collection.
LL477 - Marcasite on Sphalerite $ 220 Picher Field, Ottawa Co., Oklahoma, USA thumbnail - 3 x 2.5 x 2 cm Golden Marcasite crystals atop black Sphalerite. Undamaged and highly aesthetic. Ex. Bob Reynolds collection.
LL808 - Bastnasite $ 400 Zagi Mountain, Peshawar District, Pakistan thumbnail - 1.7 x 0.8 x 0.7 cm Prismatic single Bastnasite crystal. Translucent to transparent with a rich golden brown color. Zagi Mountain Basnasites are by far the world's best, it's basically a one locality mineral and they won't last forever.
LL819 - Wulfenite $ 1800 Red Cloud Mine, La Paz Co., Arizona thumbnail - 2.8 x 2.2 x 0.8 cm Bright orange/red crystals of Red Cloud Wulfenite. The crystals are parallel grown, glassy with the great color that made this mine famous. There are transparent sections in the crystals. Very trivial edge chipping on one side, essentially pristine.
LL962 - Azurite $ 200 Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico thumbnail - 2.8 x 2.7 x 1.5 cm A group of interconnected Azurite crystals with little stringers of 'spider-web' Malachite attached to the backside. Near floater cluster with a tiny point of contact on the bottom where it was attached to the pocket wall. Great, characteristic specimen from the watercourse pocket. Undamaged with highly lustrous crystals to 1.6cm - nothing but great crystals!
ST126 - Ludlamite $ 750 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.
ST128 - Veszelyite $ 350 Dongchuan, Kunming, Yunnan, China thumbnail - 2.8 x 2 x 1.5 cm Good sized Veszelyite crystals on matrix. This recently mined specimen features a number of intergrown, long crystals of vivid blue Veszelyite. The crystal group is 1.3cm tall. This is from a new find made in July 2020 at an old Zinc mine located about about 400 kilometers away from previous Veszelyite finds made at the Laochang Mine (also in Yunnan Prov.).
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