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FM111 - Wulfenite $ 750 Tsumeb, Namibia thumbnail - 2.5 x 1.8 x 1.5 cm Stout, translucent orange Wulfenite crystals on matrix with Quartz crystals from Tsumeb. Great thumbnail specimen good from both sides with crystals to 1cm on edge.
FM113 - Proustite $ 600 Millotingo Mine (San Juan Mine), Pacococha, Huarochirà Province, Lima, Peru thumbnail - 2.0 x 1.2 x 1.1 cm Thick, red Proustite crystals from an obscure, now defunct silver mine in Peru. From MINDAT: 'Millotingo Mine opened in 1933, and was originally called the San Juan Mine, or San Juan de Millotingo Mine. It was closed in 1992 because of weak metal prices and local terrorist activity by Shining Path. The ore yielded 39 million ounces of silver and 90,000 ounces of gold over that time span. Mining at Millotingo exploited fractures in andesite where silver minerals, mainly sulphosalts, are concentrated in upper portions away from silicified zones'.
FM114 - Chondrodite with Clinochlore $ 750 Kokcha Valley, Badakhshan, Afghanistan thumbnail - 2.5 x 1.9 x 1.7 cm Chondrodite crystals to 1.5cm on green Clinochlore crystals. Excellent example from this fine.
FM115 - Bournonite $ 280 Georg Mine, Willroth, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany thumbnail - 2 x 1.5 x 1.2 cm Cluster of shiny metallic Bournonite crystals with form and high luster typical for this mine.
FM116 - Fluorite $ 600 Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China miniature - 3.5 x 3 x 3 cm Two connected octahedrons of pink Fluorite. A perfect floater with no points of contact, complete all around. Ex. Stevia Thompson collection.
FM117 - Brucite $ 600 Killa Saifullah, Balochistan, Pakistan small cabinet - 7.2 x 5.5 x 2.7 cm Uncommon bi-colored Brucite specimen. A colorless, wheel-shaped Brucite cluster is partially coated by a second generation of yellow Brucite. I bought this when they first came out and kept it in my collection because it was so unusual. I've never seen another like it.
AU916 - Dioptase with Quartz $ 150 Sanda Mine, Pool Department, Republic of the Congo thumbnail - 2.5 x 2.5 x 2 cm Quartz crystals surrounding a bright green Dioptase crystal.
AU660 - Quartz 'Herkimer Diamond' $ 200 Herkimer Co., New York, USA miniature - 3.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm Glassy, transparent cluster of Quartz crystals known as 'Herkimer Diamonds' for their doubly-terminated form and bright glassy luster and transparency. A cluster of two crystals with a contact on one end, otherwise perfect and glassy all around. Much better than photos!!
AU673 - Axinite $ 80 New Melones Reservoir, Calaveras Co., California, USA thumbnail - 1.7 x 1.6 x 0.3 cm Thumbnail-sized specimen of transparent purple Axinite from the premiere California locality for the species.
AU888 - Veszelyite on Hemimorphite $ 350 Palabanda quarries, Mfouati, Bouenza Department, Republic of the Congo thumbnail - 2.5 x 2 x 0.5 cm Fine thumbnail of Veszelyite on sky blue Hemimorphite. An elegant specimen with Veszelyite crystals 5mm on a thin, curving layer of translucent Hemimorphite. Mined in 2022. The locality is a former Limestone quarry with Lead, Zinc, and Copper mineralization that closed in 2018.
MK900 - Fluorite $ 120 Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China miniature - 5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm Glassy purple Fluorite cube on matrix. The Fluorite has rich coloration, glassy luster, and transparency. It is 1.8cm wide, complete all around and undamaged.
LP264 - Brazilianite $ 180 Telerio Mine, Mendes Pimental, Minas Gerais, Brazil miniature - 4.8 x 3 x 2 cm Glassy and gemmy Brazilianite crystals with attached Albite from the Telerio Mine in Brazil. The two large crystals are doubly-terminated, as well as a number of smaller attached Brazilianite crystals. Ex. Len Pisciotta collection.
LP871 - Quartz gwindel $ 120 Shalman, Khyber Agency, Pakistan miniature - 4 x 3 x 1.5 cm Highly transparent single Quartz gwindel from Pakistan. Attractive forma nd better in person. Ex. Len Pisciotta collection.
ST470 - Dioptase $ 120 Mindouli District, Pool Department, Rep. of Congo thumbnail - 1.6 x 1.1 x 0.8 cm Large single crystal of Dioptase from Mindouli. Complete all around undamaged Dioptase crystal.
AU941 - Lazulite $ 190 Graves Mtn., Lincoln Co., Georgia, USA thumbnail - 2 x 1.5 x 0.9 cm Complete single light blue Lazulite crystal. Ex. Mike Walter, Ron Bently, John Caswell collections.
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