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LP892 - Sampleite $ 125 North Parkes Mine, near Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia miniature - 5 x 4 x 2 cm This is a fine representative specimen from one of the most important localities for this rare copper-bearing phosphate species. This specimen was field collected pre 2012. None or very few specimens remain on the dumps of this mine. It had a very shallow oxidized zone and the future of mineral specimen production at this locality is bleak.
LP894 - Manganocalcite $ 350 Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia cabinet - 13 x 11 x 3.5 cm Mound shaped clusters of soft pink Manganocalcite from Broken Hill. Better than average piece recently released from an old Australian collection and now seldom seen.
LP897 - Cerussite with Malachite $ 180 Brown's Prospect, Rum Jungle, Northern Territory, Australia small cabinet - 7 x 6 x 3.5 cm Hundreds of reticulated Cerussite crystals on the front and back of the matrix. There is a vug on the 'front' filled with Cerussite over Malachite, and the back is nearly solid Cerussite crystal with just a bit of Malachite. In amazingly good condition given the huge number of Cerussites on this specimen.
LP898 - Zincian Dolomite on Coronadite stalactites $ 200 Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia small cabinet - 9 x 6 x 4 cm Metallic gray stalactites of Coronadite that are coated on all sides by white zincian Dolomite. Complete all around and undamaged.
AU100 - Rhodonite with Galena $ 750 Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia miniature - 4 x 3.8 x 3.5 cm Well formed red Rhodonite crystals in a matrix of crystallized Galena. The main Rhodonite crystal is 1.5cm tall and displays perfectly.
LP900 - Inesite $ 180 Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia small cabinet - 7 x 5 x 4 cm Dark red acicular crystal clusters on matrix. There are several radial clusters embedded in the matrix. Better known from South Africa, here's a nice Australian example.
LP901 - Chlorargyrite $ 750 Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia small cabinet - 5.5 x 5 x 4 cm Olive green crystals of Chlorargyrite over most of the front face. The entire specimen appears to by nearly all solid Chlorargyrite. Chlorargyrite is a rare silver species that's at it's best from Broken Hill.
LP905 - Cerussite with Malachite $ 180 Brown's Prospect, Rum Jungle, Northern Territory, Australia small cabinet - 5.5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm Hundreds of reticulated Cerussite crystals on the front and back of the matrix. There is a vug on the 'front' filled with Cerussite over Malachite, and the back is nearly solid Cerussite crystal with just a bit of Malachite. In amazingly good condition given the huge number of Cerussites on this specimen.
LP904 - Atacamite $ 450 Mount Gunson Copper mines, Stuart Shelf, South Australia, Australia small cabinet - 9 x 6 x 6 cm Bright green crystals of Atacamite well protected in an open vug. Moe commonly seen as thick nodular masses, these free standing crystals are very appealing. Old hard to find material.
LP798 - Rhodonite with Galena $ 450 Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia small cabinet - 6.5 x 4 x 4 cm Red Rhodonite crystals in crystallized Galena. The crystals reach 1.8cm in size and have good sized transparent areas.
LP777 - Bustamite $ 300 Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia miniature - 4.5 x 4.2 x 1.8 cm A 4.5cm doubly-terminated Bustamite on matrix. The Bustamite is translucent and undamaged and occurs with white Apophyllite and other smaller Bustamite crystals.
LP775 - Bustamite $ 120 Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia small cabinet - 8.5 x 7.5 x 5 cm Numerous Bustamite crystals in a white Apophyllite matrix. The Bustamite crystals reach 2.5cm in size. This could be trimmed into a number of good miniatures/thumbnails.
LP773 - Molybdenite $ 200 Wolfram Camp Mine, Queensland, Australia small cabinet - 9 x 5.5 x 4 cm Silvery metallic Molybdenite on both sides of white Quartz.
LP999 - Rhodonite with Galena $ 290 Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia miniature - 4.7 x 3.5 x 1.8 cm Gemmy red Rhodonite crystal in a matrix of crystallized Galena. The Rhodonite crystal is 9mm long and transparent.
AU102 - Rhodonite with Galena $ 3000 Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia large cabinet - 16 x 9 x 8 cm Large, museum sized red Rhodonite crystals in a matrix of crystallized Galena. This is an impressive large specimen composed of multiple large crystals bound together by Galena. Individual Rhodonite crystals reach 8cm long. The crystals grew inwards from each end of the specimen and the terminations all interlock towards the middle. I considered trying to trim this into a few pieces to expose the terminations more, but decided to leave it as is. It's an incredible piece worthy of a museum. I've never seen so many big crysals in one specimen before.
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