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C471 - Hemimorphite $ 600 Wenshan Mine, Yunnan Prov., China small cabinet - 7.5 x 6 x 4 cm ![Hemimorphite from Wenshan Mine, Yunnan Prov., China [db_pics/pics/c471a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c471a.jpg)
![Hemimorphite from Wenshan Mine, Yunnan Prov., China [db_pics/pics/c471b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c471b.jpg)
![Hemimorphite from Wenshan Mine, Yunnan Prov., China [db_pics/pics/c471c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c471c.jpg)
Thick layer of Hemimorphite over matrix. The Hemimorphite is transluscent with superb color, the best for the find in my opinion. Perfect and undamaged.
C472 - Smithsonite Choix, Sinaloa, Mexico small cabinet - 7.5 x 6 x 4 cm ![Smithsonite from Choix, Sinaloa, Mexico [db_pics/pics/c472a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c472a.jpg)
![Smithsonite from Choix, Sinaloa, Mexico [db_pics/pics/c472b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c472b.jpg)
![Smithsonite from Choix, Sinaloa, Mexico [db_pics/pics/c472c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c472c.jpg)
Bright pink satiny Smithsonite without matrix. Great color, no damage.
C473 - Copper $ 3500 Keeweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, USA cabinet - 10 x 8.5 x 2.0 cm ![Copper from Keeweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, USA [db_pics/pics/c473a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c473a.jpg)
![Copper from Keeweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, USA [db_pics/pics/c473b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c473b.jpg)
![Copper from Keeweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, USA [db_pics/pics/c473c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c473c.jpg)
Grouping of Copper crystals with a rich red patina. Ex. Peter Bancroft specimen.
C474 - Mangano Calcite with Quartz $ 390 Casapalca Mine, Lima Department, Peru miniature - 5 x 4.5 x 4 cm ![Mangano Calcite with Quartz from Casapalca Mine, Lima Department, Peru [db_pics/pics/c474a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c474a.jpg)
![Mangano Calcite with Quartz from Casapalca Mine, Lima Department, Peru [db_pics/pics/c474b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c474b.jpg)
![Mangano Calcite with Quartz from Casapalca Mine, Lima Department, Peru [db_pics/pics/c474c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c474c.jpg)
A 3.7cm pink, scalenohedral Manganocalcite crystal, partially coated by drusy Quartz, adjacent to a mound of Quartz crystals. Clean and undamaged.
C475 - Prehnite $ 550 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania miniature - 3.5 x 3 x 3 cm ![Prehnite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/c475a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c475a.jpg)
![Prehnite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/c475b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c475b.jpg)
![Prehnite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/c475c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c475c.jpg)
![Prehnite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/c475d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c475d.jpg)
Cluster of translucent yellow Prehnite crystals on Graphite. Such Prehnites have come out sporadically from Merelani over the years, but never before in the quality that has been found in the last year. This specimen has big crystals with individuals to 1.6cm wide. The lower back edge is contacted, otherwise nothing but great crystals sticking out in various directions. A good one for the find.
C477 - Barite $ 350 Book Cliffs, Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado, USA miniature - 4 x 4 x 3.5 cm ![Barite from Book Cliffs, Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado, USA [db_pics/pics/c477a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c477a.jpg)
![Barite from Book Cliffs, Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado, USA [db_pics/pics/c477b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c477b.jpg)
A stunner of a Barite specimen with water clear, glassy crystals on matrix. Main crystal is 3cm and undamaged.
C485 - Azurite with Malachite $ 1500 Tsumeb, Namibia cabinet - 10 x 5 x 4.5 cm ![Azurite with Malachite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/c485a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c485a.jpg)
![Azurite with Malachite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/c485b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c485b.jpg)
![Azurite with Malachite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/c485c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c485c.jpg)
![Azurite with Malachite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/c485d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c485d.jpg)
![Azurite with Malachite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/c485e.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c485e.jpg)
Azurite partially altered to Malchite, with the Malachite forming fine 'bulls-eye' patterns. The Azurite is sharply formed with lustrous faces. The back is a large 10cm partial crystal and there are 2 terminated Azurite crystals attached to the front, the best is 5cm tall and grown out away from the largest crystal.
D359 - Zircon $ 50 Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.1 x 0.9 x 0.6 cm ![Zircon from Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/D359a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/D359a.jpg)
![Zircon from Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/D359b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/D359b.jpg)
![Zircon from Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/D359c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/D359c.jpg)
![Zircon from Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/D359d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/D359d.jpg)
Single gemmy Zircon crystal with a nice wine red to red brown coloration. Complete all around and undamaged except for a chip in the termination and some slight edge chipping. Smooth, flat crystal faces.
C488 - Fluorite with Quartz $ 650 Riemvasmaak, Northern Cape Province, South Africa miniature - 4.5 x 4.0 x 3.5 cm ![Fluorite with Quartz from Riemvasmaak, Northern Cape Province, South Africa [db_pics/pics/c488a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c488a.jpg)
![Fluorite with Quartz from Riemvasmaak, Northern Cape Province, South Africa [db_pics/pics/c488b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c488b.jpg)
![Fluorite with Quartz from Riemvasmaak, Northern Cape Province, South Africa [db_pics/pics/c488c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c488c.jpg)
Cluster of gemmy green Fluorite octahedra with a coating of drusy Quartz on the backside. The largest crystal is 3.5 cm and the smaller crystal is especially transparent. Clean and undamaged. Stunning specimen.
C489 - Silver $ 750 Imiter Mine, Tinghir Prov., Morocco small cabinet - 5.8 x 5.5 x 4 cm ![Silver from Imiter Mine, Tinghir Prov., Morocco [db_pics/pics/c489a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c489a.jpg)
![Silver from Imiter Mine, Tinghir Prov., Morocco [db_pics/pics/c489b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c489b.jpg)
![Silver from Imiter Mine, Tinghir Prov., Morocco [db_pics/pics/c489c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c489c.jpg)
Highly aesthetic, showy display Silver specimen with sheets of solid Silver protruding from a Calcite rich rock matrix. The matrix appears to have been stabilized.
C491 - Rutile on Hematite on Quartz $ 1000 Cavradi Gorge, Curnera Valley, Grischun, Switzerland small cabinet - 6 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm ![Rutile on Hematite on Quartz from Cavradi Gorge, Curnera Valley, Grischun, Switzerland [db_pics/pics/c491a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c491a.jpg)
![Rutile on Hematite on Quartz from Cavradi Gorge, Curnera Valley, Grischun, Switzerland [db_pics/pics/c491b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c491b.jpg)
![Rutile on Hematite on Quartz from Cavradi Gorge, Curnera Valley, Grischun, Switzerland [db_pics/pics/c491c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c491c.jpg)
![Rutile on Hematite on Quartz from Cavradi Gorge, Curnera Valley, Grischun, Switzerland [db_pics/pics/c491d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c491d.jpg)
Epitaxial red Rutile on Hematite crystals on a water clear, glassy crystal of light smokey Quartz. The Quartz crystal is 6cm tall and undamaged. The Hematite crystals reach 1.7cm in size.
C492 - Quartz scepter $ 250 Minas Gerais, Brazil small cabinet - 7 x 5.5 x 5 cm ![Quartz scepter from Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/c492a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c492a.jpg)
![Quartz scepter from Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/c492b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c492b.jpg)
![Quartz scepter from Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/c492c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c492c.jpg)
![Quartz scepter from Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/c492d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c492d.jpg)
![Quartz scepter from Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/c492e.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c492e.jpg)
Transparent, light smokey Quartz scepter atop a Quartz crystal that is partially intergrown with black Tourmaline. The scepter is glassy with a stepped termination. Slight edge wear in places but relatively undamaged. This is an old crystal from the 1960s/70s.
C494 - Bournonite on Sphalerite $ 200 Machacamarca Mine, Potosí Department, Bolivia small cabinet - 8.2 x 6 x 3 cm ![Bournonite on Sphalerite from Machacamarca Mine, Potosí Department, Bolivia [db_pics/pics/c494a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c494a.jpg)
![Bournonite on Sphalerite from Machacamarca Mine, Potosí Department, Bolivia [db_pics/pics/c494b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c494b.jpg)
![Bournonite on Sphalerite from Machacamarca Mine, Potosí Department, Bolivia [db_pics/pics/c494c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c494c.jpg)
Elongated, silvery Bournonite crystals to 1.4 cm on a Sphalerite matrix.
C495 - Prehnite $ 200 Djouga, Bendougou, Kayes Region, Mali miniature - 3.5 x 3.5 x 2 cm ![Prehnite from Djouga, Bendougou, Kayes Region, Mali [db_pics/pics/c495a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c495a.jpg)
![Prehnite from Djouga, Bendougou, Kayes Region, Mali [db_pics/pics/c495b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c495b.jpg)
![Prehnite from Djouga, Bendougou, Kayes Region, Mali [db_pics/pics/c495c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c495c.jpg)
Translucent green Prehnite with 4 stalactitic formations growing out of a Prehnite base. Sort of reminds me of a snails head.
C496 - Fluorite on Quartz $ 350 Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China small cabinet - 7 x 5 x 3 cm ![Fluorite on Quartz from Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China [db_pics/pics/c496a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c496a.jpg)
![Fluorite on Quartz from Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China [db_pics/pics/c496b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c496b.jpg)
![Fluorite on Quartz from Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China [db_pics/pics/c496c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c496c.jpg)
![Fluorite on Quartz from Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China [db_pics/pics/c496d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/c496d.jpg)
Smokey Quartz crystals that are covered by small, outwardly growing white Quartz crystals, that are in turn covered by inky blue Fluorite crystals. Undamaged.
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