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K617 - Karpatite $ 95 Los Picachos, near Picacho Peak, San Benito Co., California, USA miniature - 5 x 3 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Silica rich matrix hosting drusy Quartz and numerous areas of bright yellow Karpatite. Karpatite is an uncommon organic mineral, which is also fluorescent. Small red flecks of Cinnabar are also present. The Karpatite is present both beneath the drusy Quartz and exposed on many areas of the specimen.
K626 - Karpatite $ 95 Los Picachos, near Picacho Peak, San Benito Co., California, USA small cabinet - 6 x 3.5 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Silica rich matrix with Quartz and numerous areas of bright yellow Karpatite. Karpatite is an uncommon organic mineral, which is also fluorescent. Small red flecks of Cinnabar are also present. The Karpatite is exposed on many areas of the specimen.
K627 - Karpatite $ 95 Los Picachos, near Picacho Peak, San Benito Co., California, USA small cabinet - 5.5 x 4 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Silica rich matrix hosting drusy Quartz and numerous areas of bright yellow Karpatite. Karpatite is an uncommon organic mineral, which is also fluorescent. Small red flecks of Cinnabar are also present. The Karpatite is present both beneath the drusy Quartz and exposed on many areas of the specimen. Long crystals to 2.5cm are encased in drusy Quartz.
K629 - Karpatite $ 95 Los Picachos, near Picacho Peak, San Benito Co., California, USA small cabinet - 6 x 4.5 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Silica rich matrix with Quartz and numerous areas of bright yellow Karpatite. Karpatite is an uncommon organic mineral, which is also fluorescent. Small red flecks of Cinnabar are also present. The Karpatite is exposed on many areas of the specimen.
K635 - Karpatite $ 95 Los Picachos, near Picacho Peak, San Benito Co., California, USA small cabinet - 8 x 4 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Silica rich matrix hosting drusy Quartz and numerous areas of bright yellow Karpatite. Karpatite is an uncommon organic mineral, which is also fluorescent. Small red flecks of Cinnabar are also present. The Karpatite is exposed on many areas of the specimen.
K640 - Karpatite $ 95 Los Picachos, near Picacho Peak, San Benito Co., California, USA small cabinet - 5.5 x 5 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Silica rich matrix hosting drusy Quartz and numerous areas of bright yellow Karpatite. Karpatite is an uncommon organic mineral, which is also fluorescent. Small red flecks of Cinnabar are also present. The Karpatite is present both beneath the drusy Quartz and exposed on many areas of the specimen. Long crystals are present encased in drusy Quartz.
K648 - Smithsonite after Dolomite $ 150 Philadelpia Mine, Rush, Marion Co., Arkansas, USA thumbnail - 3 x 2 x 1.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Bright yellow crystals of Smithsonite replacing Dolomite, with the curving form of the former Dolomite crystal clearly evident. Smaller individual Smithsonite crystals are scattered across the surface of the matrix. The bright color is caused by inclusions of Greenockite.
K693 - Smithsonite after Dolomite $ 150 Philadelpia Mine, Rush, Marion Co., Arkansas, USA miniature - 4.5 x 3.5 x 1.8 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Smithsonite replacing Dolomite, with the curving form of the former Dolomite crystal clearly evident. The surface of the matrix is also covered by a layer of velvety Smithsonite. This one in not the yellow color that the mine is best known for, but the large, isolated wavy crystal is spectacular and 1.7cm wide.
K687 - Stibiconite after Stibnite $ 150 Buena Vista Mine, Zacatecas, Mexico miniature - 4.9 x 2 x 1 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Cluster of well terminated Stibiconite crystals. Complete all around and undamaged.
K676 - Brazilianite on Albite $ 240 Telirio Mine, Mendes Pimental, Minas Gerais, Brazil thumbnail - 2.7 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() A 1.7cm double-terminated Brazilianite crystal well presented on Albite crystals with other smaller Brazilianites. Undamaged and aesthetic.
K662 - Ettringite $ 150 N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa thumbnail - 1.3 x 0.6 x 0.6 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Single, well terminated crystal of bright yellow Etringite.
K661 - Gaudefroyite $ 100 Wessels Mine, Cape Prov., South Africa thumbnail - 0.9 x 0.7 x 0.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Stout single crystal. Well terminated, larger than most.
K677 - Pyromorphite $ 300 Bunker Hill Mine, Kellogg, Idaho, USA thumbnail - 2 x 2 x 1 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Bright yellow/green crystals of Pyromorphite. Fine undamaged curving crystals over a 'matrix' of orange arsenian Pyromorphite.
K655 - Alanite $ 125 Mina Tiro Estrella, Capitan Mts, Lincoln Co., New Mexico, USA thumbnail - 0.9 x 0.8 x 0.2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Well formed single Allanite crystal. This locality is best known for it's twinned Smokey Quartz crystals, but it also produced these fine quality Allanite crystals.
K669 - Azurite $ 240 Morenci Mine, Greenlee Co., Arizona, USA thumbnail - 2 x 2 x 1.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Quality single rosette cluster of Azurite crystals, good all around.
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