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FM343 - Krutaite $ 60 (=~ AUS$ 91) El Dragon Mine, Potosi Dept., Bolivia thumbnail - 1.3 x 1.3 x 0.1 cm Polished section of Krutaite mounted in plastic. Ex. Excalibur Mineral Co., F. Cureton specimen. Comes with printout of anaysis.
FM429 - Osmium (Osmiridium) $ 50 (=~ AUS$ 76) Newjansk, Ekaterinberg, Russia thumbnail - 0.015 x 0.015 x 0.015 cm Single grain of Osmium mounted on the end of thin plastic rod. Comes with printout of analysis.
FM332 - Calcite $ 400 (=~ AUS$ 610) Egremont, Cumberland, England small cabinet - 8.3 x 3 x 2.2 cm Transparent twinned Calcite crystal from England with an unusual canoe-shaped form. Well crystallized all around and in near pristine condition. Ex. Tim Sherburn, Bill and Carol Smith collections, acquired from the Carnegie Museum in 1954.
FM198 - Dioptase $ 150 (=~ AUS$ 229) Sanda Mine, Mindouli District, Pool Dept., Rep. of Congo small cabinet - 5.5 x 3.5 x 2 cm Drusy Dioptase across the front of a rock matrix. This specimen has BRIGHT, sparkly Dioptase, very nice and colorful. Recently mined.
FM431 - Azurite with Plancheite $ 1200 (=~ AUS$ 1830) Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico cabinet - 9.5 x 6 x 5 cm Large single Azurite 'Rose' with attached Plancheite. This is the best specimen from a small lot of these unusual Azurites. The Azurite has a distinct blue color and platy crystal habit, much different than typical Milpillas Azurites. Areas of light blue Plancheite are present all around.
FM347 - Chambersite $ 150 (=~ AUS$ 229) Venice Salt Dome, Louisiana, USA thumbnail - 0.4 x 0.4 x 0.4 cm Ten crystals of Chambersite. All are complete or mostly complete tetrahedrons, some with modified terminations. Largest is 4mm on edge. The crystals are translucent purple in color. A rarity that are also quite beautiful with an amethyst-like color. Collected by Fred Pough in 1970. Ex. Chuck Trantham collection.
FM348 - Chambersite $ 150 (=~ AUS$ 229) Venice Salt Dome, Louisiana, USA thumbnail - 0.4 x 0.4 x 0.3 cm Ten crystals of Chambersite. All are complete or mostly complete tetrahedrons, some with modified terminations. Largest is 4mm on edge. The crystals are translucent purple in color. A rarity that are also quite beautiful with an amethyst-like color. Collected by Fred Pough in 1970. Ex. Chuck Trantham collection.
FM349 - Chambersite $ 150 (=~ AUS$ 229) Venice Salt Dome, Louisiana, USA thumbnail - 0.4 x 0.4 x 0.3 cm Ten crystals of Chambersite. All are complete or mostly complete tetrahedrons, some with modified terminations. Largest is 4mm on edge. The crystals are translucent purple in color. A rarity that are also quite beautiful with an amethyst-like color. Collected by Fred Pough in 1970. Ex. Chuck Trantham collection.
FM214 - Cerussite on Mimetite $ 160 (=~ AUS$ 244) Mfouati, Bouenza Department, Republic of the Congo miniature - 3.5 x 3.0 x 1.5 cm Glassy crystals of Cerussite grown atop a thin layer of Mimetite. Transparent with slight smokey color with no damage except for one small chip along the lower right edge. Beautiful specimen.
MK962 - Fluorite $ 180 (=~ AUS$ 274) Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China miniature - 5.0 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm Glassy, ransparent stepped cubic Fluorite crystals from the Yaogangxian Mine. The Fluorite is a light blue with purple phantoms. Green Chlorite and yellow Muscovite grew over parts of an earlier generation of the Fluorite and were overgrown by later generations.
FM433 - Andradite $ 60 (=~ AUS$ 91) unknown miniature - 3.5 x 3.5 x 2.2 cm Cluster of large, translucnet green Andradite crystals that came to me in a collection without any provided locality information. The garnets reach 2.5cm in diameter.
FM334 - Dioptase $ 350 (=~ AUS$ 534) Sanda Mine, Mindouli District, Pool Dept., Rep. of Congo miniature - 3.2 x 3.2 x 2 cm A small Dioptase specimen with a lot of character. It's a complete floater composed of nothing but Dioptase crystals in a somewhat ring-formation with an opening in the center.
FM434 - Calcite with Stilbite $ 3500 (=~ AUS$ 5337) Jalgaon, Maharashtra State, India cabinet - 10 x 7 x 5 cm Highly aesthetic specimen of transparent Calcite crystals well centered on a drusy Quartz coated matrix. Peach colored Stilbite crystals and Quartz stalactites add to the appeal. Comes with a custom lucite base.
FM207 - Dioptase on Chrysocolla $ 120 (=~ AUS$ 183) Reneville, Pool Dept., Rep. of Congo small cabinet - 7.5 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm Bright sparkling Dioptase crystals on matrix. The Dioptase are made even more beautiful by the layer of blue Chrysocolla coating the matrix.
FM376 - Copper $ 1500 (=~ AUS$ 2287) Quincy Mine, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA small cabinet - 7 x 7 x 4.5 cm Sculptural specimen of Copper crystals from the Quincy Mine. The specimen consists of two distinct crystal groups - one flat lying with and another rising straight up out from the side of the first. Excellent patina and crystal form and a very unique looking piece. Ex. Randy Parnagian collection.
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