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C431 - Ilvaite $ 350 Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China small cabinet - 9 x 2 x 1.5 cm ![Ilvaite from Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China [db_pics/pics/c431a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c431a.jpg)
![Ilvaite from Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China [db_pics/pics/c431b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c431b.jpg)
![Ilvaite from Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China [db_pics/pics/c431c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c431c.jpg)
![Ilvaite from Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China [db_pics/pics/c431d.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c431d.jpg)
Double-terminated Ilvaite crystals in a compact floater cluster. There are 2 distinct terminations on one end and stepped terminations on the other end. Perfect and undamaged.
C433 - Azurite Blue Mine, Chessy, Rhone-Alpes, France small cabinet - 8 x 6 x 5.5 cm ![Azurite from Blue Mine, Chessy, Rhone-Alpes, France [db_pics/pics/c433a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c433a.jpg)
![Azurite from Blue Mine, Chessy, Rhone-Alpes, France [db_pics/pics/c433b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c433b.jpg)
![Azurite from Blue Mine, Chessy, Rhone-Alpes, France [db_pics/pics/c433c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c433c.jpg)
Large cluster of Azurite from the famous Chessy mines of France. These mines are long closed and I understand these specimens were found in the 1800s. This specimen is out of an old collection built in the 1960s and 70s and has minor amounts of attached Malachite.
C436 - Rosasite, Hemimorphite, Chrysocolla $ 350 79 Mine, Gila Co., Arizona, USA small cabinet - 9 x 7.5 x 3.5 cm ![Rosasite, Hemimorphite, Chrysocolla from 79 Mine, Gila Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/c436a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c436a.jpg)
![Rosasite, Hemimorphite, Chrysocolla from 79 Mine, Gila Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/c436b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c436b.jpg)
![Rosasite, Hemimorphite, Chrysocolla from 79 Mine, Gila Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/c436c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c436c.jpg)
![Rosasite, Hemimorphite, Chrysocolla from 79 Mine, Gila Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/c436d.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c436d.jpg)
Hemimorphite lined vugs with darker blue/green Rosasite on one side and light blue/green Chrysocolla on the other. This specimen is out of an old collection built in the 1960s and 70s.
C437 - Fluorite $ 450 Cave-in-Rock, Illinois, USA cabinet - 9.5 x 9 x 4.5 cm ![Fluorite from Cave-in-Rock, Illinois, USA [db_pics/pics/c437a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c437a.jpg)
![Fluorite from Cave-in-Rock, Illinois, USA [db_pics/pics/c437b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c437b.jpg)
![Fluorite from Cave-in-Rock, Illinois, USA [db_pics/pics/c437c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c437c.jpg)
Bright, transluscent yellow Fluorite cubes with a thin outer layer or purple.
C438 - Dioptase on Shattuckite after Cuprite $ 1250 Tantara Mine, Katanga, Congo miniature - 4 x 3 x 2 cm ![Dioptase on Shattuckite after Cuprite from Tantara Mine, Katanga, Congo [db_pics/pics/c438a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c438a.jpg)
![Dioptase on Shattuckite after Cuprite from Tantara Mine, Katanga, Congo [db_pics/pics/c438b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c438b.jpg)
![Dioptase on Shattuckite after Cuprite from Tantara Mine, Katanga, Congo [db_pics/pics/c438c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c438c.jpg)
![Dioptase on Shattuckite after Cuprite from Tantara Mine, Katanga, Congo [db_pics/pics/c438d.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c438d.jpg)
Rare psuedomorph of royal blue Shattuckite that has replaced Cuprite crystals. This of one of the rarer Tantara psuedomorphs, and one of only a very few I've ever seen. The entire specimen is composed of somewhat flat, interlocking octahedral crystals to 2cm in size. There is an area of Dioptase crystals in the center, some of which are broken. A true rarity!
C439 - Quartz $ 325 Democratic Republic of Congo cabinet - 9.5 x 7 x 5.5 cm ![Quartz from Democratic Republic of Congo [db_pics/pics/c439a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c439a.jpg)
![Quartz from Democratic Republic of Congo [db_pics/pics/c439b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c439b.jpg)
![Quartz from Democratic Republic of Congo [db_pics/pics/c439c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c439c.jpg)
New find of unusual smokey/citrine Quartz crystals from the Congo. I found this with one dealer at the 2018 Tucson show. There were perhaps a couple dozen available, this being the best and least damaged and the only one I purchased. It's complete all around and fully surrounded by the smaller side crystals.
C441 - Azurite on Malachite $ 425 Katanga, Congo (DRC) small cabinet - 6 x 5 x 2 cm ![Azurite on Malachite from Katanga, Congo (DRC) [db_pics/pics/c441a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c441a.jpg)
![Azurite on Malachite from Katanga, Congo (DRC) [db_pics/pics/c441b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c441b.jpg)
Blue Azurite crystals atop a thin plate of Malachite. Despite the tons of Malachite that pour out of Katanga every year, Azurite from the Congo remains rare. Good blocky crystals to 1.5cm that contrast well against the Malachite.
C442 - Azurite on Malachite $ 150 Katanga, Congo (DRC) miniature - 4.5 x 4 x 2 cm ![Azurite on Malachite from Katanga, Congo (DRC) [db_pics/pics/c442a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c442a.jpg)
![Azurite on Malachite from Katanga, Congo (DRC) [db_pics/pics/c442b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c442b.jpg)
Blue Azurite crystals atop Malachite. Despite the tons of Malachite that pour out of Katanga every year, Azurite from the Congo remains rare. Good blocky crystals that contrast well against the Malachite.
C443 - Azurite on Malachite $ 250 Katanga, Congo (DRC) small cabinet - 6.5 x 5 x 2 cm ![Azurite on Malachite from Katanga, Congo (DRC) [db_pics/pics/c443a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c443a.jpg)
![Azurite on Malachite from Katanga, Congo (DRC) [db_pics/pics/c443b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c443b.jpg)
Blue Azurite crystals atop a thin plate of Malachite. Despite the tons of Malachite that pour out of Katanga every year, Azurite from the Congo remains rare. Good blocky crystals that contrast well against the Malachite.
C444 - Azurite on Malachite $ 250 Katanga, Congo (DRC) small cabinet - 8.5 x 5.5 x 1.8 cm ![Azurite on Malachite from Katanga, Congo (DRC) [db_pics/pics/c444a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c444a.jpg)
![Azurite on Malachite from Katanga, Congo (DRC) [db_pics/pics/c444b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c444b.jpg)
![Azurite on Malachite from Katanga, Congo (DRC) [db_pics/pics/c444c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c444c.jpg)
![Azurite on Malachite from Katanga, Congo (DRC) [db_pics/pics/c444d.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c444d.jpg)
Blue Azurite crystals atop a thin plate of Malachite. Despite the tons of Malachite that pour out of Katanga every year, Azurite from the Congo remains rare. Good blocky crystals that contrast well against the Malachite.
C445 - Galena with Sphalerite $ 750 9th of September Mine, Madan, Bulgaria small cabinet - 7 x 5.5 x 2.5 cm ![Galena with Sphalerite from 9th of September Mine, Madan, Bulgaria [db_pics/pics/c445a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c445a.jpg)
![Galena with Sphalerite from 9th of September Mine, Madan, Bulgaria [db_pics/pics/c445b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c445b.jpg)
![Galena with Sphalerite from 9th of September Mine, Madan, Bulgaria [db_pics/pics/c445c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c445c.jpg)
New find of skeletal Galena from the 9th of September Mine. This is true skeletal Galena (not the manufactured specimens from about 10 years ago), only the second time in 20 years that they have been found. Black Sphalerite crystals are intergrown with the Galena. Undamaged floater specimen crystallized all around.
C446 - Brochantite $ 450 Morocco small cabinet - 8.5 x 6 x 3 cm ex. Bruce Murphy ![Brochantite from Morocco [db_pics/pics/c446a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c446a.jpg)
![Brochantite from Morocco [db_pics/pics/c446b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c446b.jpg)
![Brochantite from Morocco [db_pics/pics/c446c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c446c.jpg)
Old specimen from the Bruce Murphy collection composed of nothing but Brochantite crystals. This was a rare specimen when Bruce acquired it, and I've not seen much Brochantite specimens from Morocco since. Bright emerald green crystals everywhere. This is likely from the Bou Bekker Mine.
C447 - Cobaltian Calcite $ 450 Mashamaba West Mine, Katanga, Congo miniature - 4 x 3.3 x 2 cm ![Cobaltian Calcite from Mashamaba West Mine, Katanga, Congo [db_pics/pics/c447a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c447a.jpg)
![Cobaltian Calcite from Mashamaba West Mine, Katanga, Congo [db_pics/pics/c447b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c447b.jpg)
'Hot pink' crystals of Cobaltian Calcite on matrix. This is old stock from Gilbert Gauthier. Translucent to transparent crystals to 1cm. Undamaged, hard to find classic with top color.
C448 - Hausmanite with Calcite, Ettringite $ 200 N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa small cabinet - 5.5 x 4 x 4 cm ![Hausmanite with Calcite, Ettringite from N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa [db_pics/pics/c448a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c448a.jpg)
![Hausmanite with Calcite, Ettringite from N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa [db_pics/pics/c448b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c448b.jpg)
![Hausmanite with Calcite, Ettringite from N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa [db_pics/pics/c448c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c448c.jpg)
Brilliantly lustrous black Hausmanite crystals grown around a cluster of transparent Calcite crystals and yellow Ettringite.
C449 - Galena (spinel twin) $ 280 Nikolaevskiy Mine, Dal'negorsk, Russia miniature - 5 x 3.5 x 1.0 cm ![Galena (spinel twin) from Nikolaevskiy Mine, Dal'negorsk, Russia [db_pics/pics/c449a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c449a.jpg)
![Galena (spinel twin) from Nikolaevskiy Mine, Dal'negorsk, Russia [db_pics/pics/c449b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c449b.jpg)
![Galena (spinel twin) from Nikolaevskiy Mine, Dal'negorsk, Russia [db_pics/pics/c449c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c449c.jpg)
Flat tabular spinel-twinned Galena crystal. Undamaged with bright silvery luster. The front is nothing but brigth Galena, the backside is partially covered by small Quartz crystals and Calcite.
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