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AU967 - Cuprite $ 260 (=~ AUS$ 396) Kennecott Copper Co. Mine (Chino Mine), Santa Rita, Grant Co., New Mexico, USA thumbnail - 1.7 x 1.5 x 0.7 cm Single red Cuprite crystal from New Mexico. This old mine merged witht he Chino mine in 1933. Ex. Percy Foster collection with label. The old label shows a date of 1947.
AU385 - Scorodite $ 60 (=~ AUS$ 91) Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico thumbnail - 2.5 x 2.3 x 1.5 cm Dense coverage of blue Scorodite crystals to 5mm on matrix.
AU969 - Zircon $ 90 (=~ AUS$ 137) Sahatany pegmatite, Madagascar thumbnail - 1.3 x 1.3 x 1.2 cm Complete single Zircon crystal with wine red color and areas of transparency.
AU970 - Erythrite $ 150 (=~ AUS$ 229) Bou Azzer, Morocco thumbnail - 2.0 x 1.8 x 1.5 cm Bladed Erythrite crystals on matrix. Aesthetic, quality crystals.
AU972 - Cuprite on Copper $ 100 (=~ AUS$ 152) Poteryaevskoe Mine, Rubtsovskoe Deposit, Western Siberia, Russia thumbnail - 2.0 x 1.0 x 0.7 cm Octahedral red Cuprite crystals to 5mm on crystallized Copper.
LP124 - Amblygonite $ 180 (=~ AUS$ 274) Linopolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil thumbnail - 2.5 x 2.0 x 1.5 cm Gem-like single Amblygonite crystal 1.6cm tall sitting upright atop an Albite crystal. Well crystallized on both sides with high luster and areas of gem transparency (much better than photos!).
AU978 - Tourmaline on Quartz $ 75 (=~ AUS$ 114) Stak Nala, Skardu, Pakistan thumbnail - 2.7 x 1.8 x 1.2 cm Two gemmy Tourmaline crystals to 1.8cm attached to a glassy Quartz crystal and a blade of Albite. Undamaged, well terminated crystals.
AU981 - Titanite $ 50 (=~ AUS$ 76) Butte, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA thumbnail - 2.2 x 1.5 x 0.8 cm Single translucent to transparent Titanite crystal. Well crystallized on both sides.
AU982 - Hematite $ 185 (=~ AUS$ 282) Arzanah Island, United Arab Emirates thumbnail - 2.5 x 1.7 x 0.3 cm Unusual doubly-terminated, scalenohedral Hematite crystal from an obscure locality. These are seldom seen for sale.
AU983 - Vesuvianite $ 250 (=~ AUS$ 381) Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Quebec, Canada thumbnail - 3 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm Cluster of glassy purple and green Vesuvianite crystals. Top crystal is 1.2cm.
AU984 - Apatite on Beryllonite $ 150 (=~ AUS$ 229) Telirio Mine, Linopolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil thumbnail - 2.7 x 2 x 1.5 cm Cluster of translucent to transparent white Beryllonite crystals with attached blue Apatite crystals.
LP287 - Fluellite $ 75 (=~ AUS$ 114) Willard Mine, Lovelock, Pershing Co., Nevada, USA thumbnail - 2.5 x 1.7 x 0.3 cm Fluellite crystals with acicular Wavellite crystals on matrix. Good large, well isolated Fluellite crystals with individual glassy crystals to 5mm in size. Fluellite is a rare phosphate mineral and the world's best were found at this old Gold mine in Nevada.
AU985 - Aragonite $ 25 (=~ AUS$ 38) Minglanilla, Spain thumbnail - 1.5 x 1.2 x 1.0 cm Classic hexagonal, barrel-shaped Aragonite crystal from Spain. Complete all around with areas of transparency. Complete, uniform thumbnail-sized example from this well known occurrence. Ex. Dan Carlson collection.
AU988 - Sanidine $ 150 (=~ AUS$ 229) Itrongay, Betroka, Anosy Region, Madagascar thumbnail - 1.8 x 1.2 x 1.1 cm Blocky single crystal of transparent yellow Sanidine.
FM179 - Andradite var. Demantoid $ 360 (=~ AUS$ 549) Antetezambato, Ambanja, Antsiranana Province, Madagascar small cabinet - 6 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm Rich green, gemmy, dodecahedral Demantoid crystals on matrix. The largest Demantoid crystal measures about 1.2cm across. Bright, gemmy crystals. Displays well from a couple directions.
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