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FM431 - Azurite with Plancheite $ 1200 (=~ £ 959) 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 (=~ £ 120) 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 (=~ £ 120) 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 (=~ £ 120) 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 (=~ £ 128) 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 (=~ £ 144) 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 (=~ £ 48) 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 (=~ £ 280) 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 (=~ £ 2798) 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 (=~ £ 96) 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 (=~ £ 1199) 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.
FM377 - Azurite $ 1200 (=~ £ 959) Shilu Mine, Guangdong Prov., China small cabinet - 5.2 x 4.7 x 4.7 cm Spherical cluster of deep blue Azurite crystals. Well crystallized all around and in excellent condition. Ex. Randy Parnagian collection.
FM379 - Grossular $ 3000 (=~ £ 2399) Mana Mine, Bajaur Agency, Pakistan small cabinet - 8 x 5 x 5 cm Large orange Grossular crystals from the Mana Mine in Pakistan. The crystals are translucent with a pleasing orange color and reach 3cm in size. Ex. Randy Parnagian collection and comes with an old Kristalle label.
FM381 - Smithsonite $ 1500 (=~ £ 1199) Choix, Sinaloa, Mexico cabinet - 10.5 x 9 x 3.5 cm Large pink Smithsonite specimen from Mexico. A larger than average sized specimen with rolling surface features and satiny luster. The color ranges from pink to slightly lavender. Ex. Randy Parnagian collection.
FM382 - Rhodochrosite $ 1000 (=~ £ 800) Sunnyside Mine, Silverton, Colorado, USA small cabinet - 7.5 x 5.5 x 5 cm A 2.5cm crystal of Rhodochrosite on matrix from the Sunnyside Mine. Some from this mine can be more opaque and pink - this one is translucent and red. Ex. Randy Parnagian collection.
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