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C280 - Wulfenite with Mimetite $ 250
 Rowley Mine, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA
thumbnail - 3 x 2.8 x 2 cm


Wulfenite with Mimetite from Rowley Mine, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/c280a.jpg] Wulfenite with Mimetite from Rowley Mine, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/c280b.jpg] Wulfenite with Mimetite from Rowley Mine, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/c280c.jpg]

Orange Wulfenite crystal on matrix associated with Mimetite. Wulfenite crystals reach 1cm in size.

C281 - Axinite on Arsenopyrite $ 200
 Colebrook Hill Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia
small cabinet - 6.5 x 5 x 4 cm


Axinite on Arsenopyrite from Colebrook Hill Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia [db_pics/pics/c281a.jpg] Axinite on Arsenopyrite from Colebrook Hill Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia [db_pics/pics/c281b.jpg] Axinite on Arsenopyrite from Colebrook Hill Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia [db_pics/pics/c281c.jpg] Axinite on Arsenopyrite from Colebrook Hill Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia [db_pics/pics/c281d.jpg]

Open vug in a matrix of solid Arsenopyrite lined with crystals of Arsenopyrite, upon which grew purple Axinite crystals.

C282 - Ilmenite $ 400
 Kragero Ilmenite Mines, Kragero, Norway
miniature - 4.4 x 3 x 2.8 cm


Ilmenite from Kragero Ilmenite Mines, Kragero, Norway [db_pics/pics/c282a.jpg] Ilmenite from Kragero Ilmenite Mines, Kragero, Norway [db_pics/pics/c282b.jpg] Ilmenite from Kragero Ilmenite Mines, Kragero, Norway [db_pics/pics/c282c.jpg]

Single Ilmenite crystal with a metallic grey/black color. Ex. Scott Williams with 2 old labels.

C284 - Cinnabar in Calcite $ 600
 Terlingua, Brewster Co., Texas, USA
thumbnail - 2.8 x 1.8 x 1.5 cm


Cinnabar in Calcite from Terlingua, Brewster Co., Texas, USA [db_pics/pics/c284a.jpg] Cinnabar in Calcite from Terlingua, Brewster Co., Texas, USA [db_pics/pics/c284b.jpg] Cinnabar in Calcite from Terlingua, Brewster Co., Texas, USA [db_pics/pics/c284c.jpg]

Single yellow scalenohedral Calcite crystal with a sharp phantom of Cinnabar. This is a rare specimen from the old mercury mining district of Terlingua, located near the Mexican border. Cinnabar was discovered here in the 1880s, creating a temporary mining town, now nothing remains but a ghost town.

C285 - Cinnabar in Calcite $ 400
 Terlingua, Brewster Co., Texas, USA
miniature - 3.8 x 1.6 x 1.3 cm


Cinnabar in Calcite from Terlingua, Brewster Co., Texas, USA [db_pics/pics/c285a.jpg] Cinnabar in Calcite from Terlingua, Brewster Co., Texas, USA [db_pics/pics/c285b.jpg]

Single yellow scalenohedral Calcite crystal with a sharp phantom of Cinnabar. This is a rare specimen from the old mercury mining district of Terlingua, located near the Mexican border. Cinnabar was discovered here in the 1880s, creating a temporary mining town, now nothing remains but a ghost town.

C286 - Diaspore $ 950
 Aydun, Mugula, Turkey
miniature - 4 x 2.5 x 1.1 cm


Diaspore from Aydun, Mugula, Turkey [db_pics/pics/c286a.jpg] Diaspore from Aydun, Mugula, Turkey [db_pics/pics/c286b.jpg] Diaspore from Aydun, Mugula, Turkey [db_pics/pics/c286c.jpg]

Bright and gemmy V-twin crystal of Diaspore. This is about as free of damage as they get, with both tips undamaged with natural tapering terminations or possibly with flat contact faces on parts. It's also very glassy and bright with lots of internal transparency.

C287 - Fluorite with Scheelite $ 350
 Quan Zhou, Fujian Prov., China
small cabinet - 6 x 5 x 4 cm


Fluorite with Scheelite from Quan Zhou, Fujian Prov., China [db_pics/pics/c287a.jpg] Fluorite with Scheelite from Quan Zhou, Fujian Prov., China [db_pics/pics/c287b.jpg] Fluorite with Scheelite from Quan Zhou, Fujian Prov., China [db_pics/pics/c287c.jpg]

Deep purple Fluorite crystals to 2.8cm on matrix associated with Scheelite crystals and Calcite. The Scheelite crystals reach 1cm in size.

C288 - Lawsonite $ 2500
 Mendocino Co., California, USA
cabinet - 11 x 8 x 4 cm


Lawsonite from Mendocino Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/c288a.jpg] Lawsonite from Mendocino Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/c288b.jpg] Lawsonite from Mendocino Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/c288c.jpg] Lawsonite from Mendocino Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/c288d.jpg]

Pinkish Lawsonite crystals on Glaucophane schist. I have had a number of these over the past few years, however none as good as this one. This was just released by the field collector, one of (if not the best) that he had held back. There are piles of crystals, with much more surficial relief than most. It's both good sized for the find AND by far the richest in terms of quantities of good crystals. And the crystals are big, reaching 1.4cm in width. Spectacular. Some saw cuts on back side.

C289 - Lawsonite $ 300
 Mendocino Co., California, USA
miniature - 3.5 x 2.8 x 2 cm


Lawsonite from Mendocino Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/c289a.jpg] Lawsonite from Mendocino Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/c289b.jpg] Lawsonite from Mendocino Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/c289c.jpg]

Pinkish Lawsonite crystals on Glaucophane schist. This was just released by the field collector, one of better quality pieces that he had held back. Main crystal is 1.1cm, sharp, and translucent.

C295 - Stibnite $ 950
 Ichinokawa Mine, Ehime Pref. Shikoku Island, Japan
small cabinet - 7.3 x 1.7 x 1 cm


Stibnite from Ichinokawa Mine, Ehime Pref. Shikoku Island, Japan [db_pics/pics/c295a.jpg] Stibnite from Ichinokawa Mine, Ehime Pref. Shikoku Island, Japan [db_pics/pics/c295b.jpg] Stibnite from Ichinokawa Mine, Ehime Pref. Shikoku Island, Japan [db_pics/pics/c295c.jpg]

Terminated single Stibnite crystal from the classic Japanese locality. Fine quality undamaged crystal out of the Don Boydston collection.

C297 - Fluorite on Galena $ 2500
 Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico
small cabinet - 7 x 5.5 x 5 cm


Fluorite on Galena from Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/c297a.jpg] Fluorite on Galena from Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/c297b.jpg] Fluorite on Galena from Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/c297c.jpg] Fluorite on Galena from Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/c297d.jpg]

Cubic light green Fluorite on and in a hollow, spherical group of Galena crystals. This unique specimen is known as the 'Miner's Headlamp' for it's resemblance to a miners helmet and headlamp. The form of the Galena is very much like a helmet, hollow with a medium green Fluorite inside. The Fluorite on the front of the "helmet' is stepped and highly lustrous and undamaged. The Fluorite is light green in color - the camaera did not pick up the color.

C298 - Fluorite with Chalcopyrite $ 1500
 Annabel Lee Miine, Cave-in-Rock, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
small cabinet - 8.9 x 7.5 x 7 cm


Fluorite with Chalcopyrite from Annabel Lee Miine, Cave-in-Rock, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA [db_pics/pics/c298a.jpg] Fluorite with Chalcopyrite from Annabel Lee Miine, Cave-in-Rock, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA [db_pics/pics/c298b.jpg] Fluorite with Chalcopyrite from Annabel Lee Miine, Cave-in-Rock, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA [db_pics/pics/c298c.jpg] Fluorite with Chalcopyrite from Annabel Lee Miine, Cave-in-Rock, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA [db_pics/pics/c298d.jpg]

Translucent blue cubic Fluorite with color zoning. The back and sides have attached small crystals of Chalcopyrite.

C301 - Galena on Fluorite $ 100
 Rogerly Mine, Durham, England
thumbnail - 2.7 x 2 x 2 cm


Galena on Fluorite from Rogerly Mine, Durham, England [db_pics/pics/c301a.jpg] Galena on Fluorite from Rogerly Mine, Durham, England [db_pics/pics/c301b.jpg] Galena on Fluorite from Rogerly Mine, Durham, England [db_pics/pics/c301c.jpg]

Interpenetrating transparent green Fluorite cubes with attached Galena. Fine and undamged.

C303 - Cuprian Aragonite $ 400
 Tsumeb, Namibia
cabinet - 10 x 10 x 7 cm


Cuprian Aragonite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/c303a.jpg] Cuprian Aragonite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/c303b.jpg] Cuprian Aragonite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/c303c.jpg]

Light green, branching clusters of Cuprian Aragonite from Tsumeb. In excellent condition all around, I can find no damage, and all the tips are good. Adding to the green coloration are little specks of attached and included Malachite.

C304 - Ajoite in Quartz $ 300
 Messina Mine, South Africa
miniature - 3.5 x 3.2 x 3 cm


Ajoite in Quartz from Messina Mine, South Africa [db_pics/pics/c304a.jpg] Ajoite in Quartz from Messina Mine, South Africa [db_pics/pics/c304b.jpg] Ajoite in Quartz from Messina Mine, South Africa [db_pics/pics/c304c.jpg] Ajoite in Quartz from Messina Mine, South Africa [db_pics/pics/c304d.jpg]

Cluster of double-terminated Quartz crystals with areas of Ajoite inclusions. Could be cleaned further. Undamaged and crystallized all around with no points of attachment (a floater).


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