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FM343 - Krutaite $ 60 (=~ ¥ 8903) El Dragon Mine, Potosi Dept., Bolivia thumbnail - 1.3 x 1.3 x 0.1 cm ![Krutaite from El Dragon Mine, Potosi Dept., Bolivia [db_pics/pics/fm343a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm343a.jpg)
![Krutaite from El Dragon Mine, Potosi Dept., Bolivia [db_pics/pics/fm343b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm343b.jpg)
![Krutaite from El Dragon Mine, Potosi Dept., Bolivia [db_pics/pics/fm343c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm343c.jpg)
Polished section of Krutaite mounted in plastic. Ex. Excalibur Mineral Co., F. Cureton specimen. Comes with printout of anaysis.
FM429 - Osmium (Osmiridium) $ 50 (=~ ¥ 7419) Newjansk, Ekaterinberg, Russia thumbnail - 0.015 x 0.015 x 0.015 cm ![Osmium (Osmiridium) from Newjansk, Ekaterinberg, Russia [db_pics/pics/fm429a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm429a.jpg)
![Osmium (Osmiridium) from Newjansk, Ekaterinberg, Russia [db_pics/pics/fm429b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm429b.jpg)
Single grain of Osmium mounted on the end of thin plastic rod. Comes with printout of analysis.
FM332 - Calcite $ 400 (=~ ¥ 59350) Egremont, Cumberland, England small cabinet - 8.3 x 3 x 2.2 cm ![Calcite from Egremont, Cumberland, England [db_pics/pics/fm332a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm332a.jpg)
![Calcite from Egremont, Cumberland, England [db_pics/pics/fm332b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm332b.jpg)
![Calcite from Egremont, Cumberland, England [db_pics/pics/fm332c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm332c.jpg)
![Calcite from Egremont, Cumberland, England [db_pics/pics/fm332d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm332d.jpg)
![Calcite from Egremont, Cumberland, England [db_pics/pics/fm332f.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm332f.jpg)
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 (=~ ¥ 22256) Sanda Mine, Mindouli District, Pool Dept., Rep. of Congo small cabinet - 5.5 x 3.5 x 2 cm ![Dioptase from Sanda Mine, Mindouli District, Pool Dept., Rep. of Congo [db_pics/pics/fm198a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm198a.jpg)
![Dioptase from Sanda Mine, Mindouli District, Pool Dept., Rep. of Congo [db_pics/pics/fm198b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm198b.jpg)
![Dioptase from Sanda Mine, Mindouli District, Pool Dept., Rep. of Congo [db_pics/pics/fm198d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm198d.jpg)
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 (=~ ¥ 178050) Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico cabinet - 9.5 x 6 x 5 cm ![Azurite with Plancheite from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/fm431a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm431a.jpg)
![Azurite with Plancheite from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/fm431b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm431b.jpg)
![Azurite with Plancheite from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/fm431c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm431c.jpg)
![Azurite with Plancheite from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/fm431d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm431d.jpg)
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 (=~ ¥ 22256) Venice Salt Dome, Louisiana, USA thumbnail - 0.4 x 0.4 x 0.4 cm ![Chambersite from Venice Salt Dome, Louisiana, USA [db_pics/pics/fm347a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm347a.jpg)
![Chambersite from Venice Salt Dome, Louisiana, USA [db_pics/pics/fm347b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm347b.jpg)
![Chambersite from Venice Salt Dome, Louisiana, USA [db_pics/pics/fm347d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm347d.jpg)
![Chambersite from Venice Salt Dome, Louisiana, USA [db_pics/pics/fm347e.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm347e.jpg)
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 (=~ ¥ 22256) Venice Salt Dome, Louisiana, USA thumbnail - 0.4 x 0.4 x 0.3 cm ![Chambersite from Venice Salt Dome, Louisiana, USA [db_pics/pics/fm348a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm348a.jpg)
![Chambersite from Venice Salt Dome, Louisiana, USA [db_pics/pics/fm348b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm348b.jpg)
![Chambersite from Venice Salt Dome, Louisiana, USA [db_pics/pics/fm348d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm348d.jpg)
![Chambersite from Venice Salt Dome, Louisiana, USA [db_pics/pics/fm348e.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm348e.jpg)
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 (=~ ¥ 22256) Venice Salt Dome, Louisiana, USA thumbnail - 0.4 x 0.4 x 0.3 cm ![Chambersite from Venice Salt Dome, Louisiana, USA [db_pics/pics/fm349a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm349a.jpg)
![Chambersite from Venice Salt Dome, Louisiana, USA [db_pics/pics/fm349c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm349c.jpg)
![Chambersite from Venice Salt Dome, Louisiana, USA [db_pics/pics/fm349d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm349d.jpg)
![Chambersite from Venice Salt Dome, Louisiana, USA [db_pics/pics/fm349e.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm349e.jpg)
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 (=~ ¥ 23740) Mfouati, Bouenza Department, Republic of the Congo miniature - 3.5 x 3.0 x 1.5 cm ![Cerussite on Mimetite from Mfouati, Bouenza Department, Republic of the Congo [db_pics/pics/fm214a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm214a.jpg)
![Cerussite on Mimetite from Mfouati, Bouenza Department, Republic of the Congo [db_pics/pics/fm214b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm214b.jpg)
![Cerussite on Mimetite from Mfouati, Bouenza Department, Republic of the Congo [db_pics/pics/fm214c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm214c.jpg)
![Cerussite on Mimetite from Mfouati, Bouenza Department, Republic of the Congo [db_pics/pics/fm214d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm214d.jpg)
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 (=~ ¥ 26708) Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China miniature - 5.0 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm ![Fluorite from Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China [db_pics/pics/mk962a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/mk962a.jpg)
![Fluorite from Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China [db_pics/pics/mk962b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/mk962b.jpg)
![Fluorite from Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China [db_pics/pics/mk962c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/mk962c.jpg)
![Fluorite from Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China [db_pics/pics/mk962d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/mk962d.jpg)
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 (=~ ¥ 8903) unknown miniature - 3.5 x 3.5 x 2.2 cm ![Andradite from unknown [db_pics/pics/fm433a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm433a.jpg)
![Andradite from unknown [db_pics/pics/fm433b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm433b.jpg)
![Andradite from unknown [db_pics/pics/fm433c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm433c.jpg)
![Andradite from unknown [db_pics/pics/fm433d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm433d.jpg)
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 (=~ ¥ 51931) Sanda Mine, Mindouli District, Pool Dept., Rep. of Congo miniature - 3.2 x 3.2 x 2 cm ![Dioptase from Sanda Mine, Mindouli District, Pool Dept., Rep. of Congo [db_pics/pics/fm334a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm334a.jpg)
![Dioptase from Sanda Mine, Mindouli District, Pool Dept., Rep. of Congo [db_pics/pics/fm334b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm334b.jpg)
![Dioptase from Sanda Mine, Mindouli District, Pool Dept., Rep. of Congo [db_pics/pics/fm334c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm334c.jpg)
![Dioptase from Sanda Mine, Mindouli District, Pool Dept., Rep. of Congo [db_pics/pics/fm334d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm334d.jpg)
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 (=~ ¥ 519313) Jalgaon, Maharashtra State, India cabinet - 10 x 7 x 5 cm ![Calcite with Stilbite from Jalgaon, Maharashtra State, India [db_pics/pics/fm434a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm434a.jpg)
![Calcite with Stilbite from Jalgaon, Maharashtra State, India [db_pics/pics/fm434b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm434b.jpg)
![Calcite with Stilbite from Jalgaon, Maharashtra State, India [db_pics/pics/fm434c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm434c.jpg)
![Calcite with Stilbite from Jalgaon, Maharashtra State, India [db_pics/pics/fm434d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm434d.jpg)
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 (=~ ¥ 17805) Reneville, Pool Dept., Rep. of Congo small cabinet - 7.5 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm ![Dioptase on Chrysocolla from Reneville, Pool Dept., Rep. of Congo [db_pics/pics/fm207a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm207a.jpg)
![Dioptase on Chrysocolla from Reneville, Pool Dept., Rep. of Congo [db_pics/pics/fm207b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm207b.jpg)
![Dioptase on Chrysocolla from Reneville, Pool Dept., Rep. of Congo [db_pics/pics/fm207c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm207c.jpg)
![Dioptase on Chrysocolla from Reneville, Pool Dept., Rep. of Congo [db_pics/pics/fm207f.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm207f.jpg)
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 (=~ ¥ 222563) Quincy Mine, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA small cabinet - 7 x 7 x 4.5 cm ![Copper from Quincy Mine, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA [db_pics/pics/fm376a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm376a.jpg)
![Copper from Quincy Mine, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA [db_pics/pics/fm376b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm376b.jpg)
![Copper from Quincy Mine, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA [db_pics/pics/fm376c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm376c.jpg)
![Copper from Quincy Mine, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA [db_pics/pics/fm376d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm376d.jpg)
![Copper from Quincy Mine, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA [db_pics/pics/fm376e.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm376e.jpg)
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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