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SV252 - Franckeite, Zinkenite $ 125 Itos Mine, Oruro, Bolivia miniature - 3.5 x 3 x 2 cm Intergrown spherical clusters of metallic Franckeite with silvery needles of Zinkenite. Franckeite is a rare lead, tin, antimony sulfosalt that is closely related to cylindrite. It was first described in 1893 and named after mining engineers and brothers Carl and Ernest Francke.
SV309 - Vivianite $ 1500 Ichocollo Mine, Monserrat-Antequera mining district, Poopo Province, Oruro, Bolivia small cabinet - 6.6 x 2.3 x 1.2 cm Transparent single green Vivianite crystal from an obscure Vivianite locality in Bolivia. A complete, well terminated crystal with good transparency and no damage. This was formerly in the Don Boydston collection (Los Angeles) and dates back several decades at least. Comes with a couple old labels, including a Scott Williams label that calls it a 'large, transparent crystal' with a locality of 'Monserrat Mine, Poopo, Bolivia'. Comes mounted on a Lucite display stand.
SV312 - Orpiment $ 275 Cut 62, Twin Creeks Mine, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA miniature - 5 x 4.5 x 4 cm Cluster of translucent amber colored Orpiment crystals from the famous early 2000s finds at the Twin Creeks Gold Mine in Nevada. The well formed crystals are translucent and even have areas of transparency. These are among the world's finest examples of the species, and certainly the best ever found in the USA.
SV300 - Galena $ 500 Buick Mine, Viburnum Trend, Missouri, USA small cabinet - 8.5 x 7.2 x 5 cm Bright metallic cluster of Galena crystals from the Buick Mine. The main group is an intergrown cluster of about 4 crystals with the appearance of one large crystal and a slightly concave front surface. Undamaged and showy specimen.
SV341 - Mimetite $ 400 Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico cabinet - 10.5 x 8 x 5 cm Bubbly mounds of yellow Mimetite from Mapimi. Great coverage of undamaged, botryoidal Mimetite with scattered crystals of Hemimorphite.
SV318 - Almandine Green's Farm locality, Roxbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, USA small cabinet - 6 x 2.8 x 2.5 cm Old USA classic Almandine specimen with a complete purple-red dodecahedron 2.3cm wide. The Almandine sits perfectly for display in a gray/green schist matrix. A good-sized crystal for the locality which is now closed to collecting.
SV377 - Pyromorphite $ 220 Bunker Hill Mine, Kellogg, Idaho, USA thumbnail - 2.3 x 1.5 x 1.3 cm Elegant cluster of yellow to orange Pyromorphite crystals. Complete all around.
SV389 - Wurtzite $ 125 Huanzala Mine, Ancash, Peru thumbnail - 2.5 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm Dense grouping of Wurtzite crystals filling a Quartz crystal lined vug.
SV386 - Cerussite $ 200 Touissit, Morocco thumbnail - 2 x 2 x 0.9 cm Glassy, reticulated cluster of Cerussite crystals. Undamaged.
SV375 - Polybasite $ 270 Guanajuato, Mexico thumbnail - 1.7 x 1.5 x 1.1 cm Classic bladed crystals group of Polybasite with tiny Acanthite crystals attached.
SV384 - Epidote $ 120 San Quintin, Baja California, Mexico thumbnail - 2.8 x 2.6 x 1.5 cm Thick, well terminated single deep green Epidote crystal from San Quintin. Complete all around.
SV394 - Scheelite $ 175 Tenkergin Mine, Iultinsky District, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia thumbnail - 2 x 1.5 x 1.2 cm Single orange octahedral Scheelite crystal from an obscure Russian locality. These are seldom seen for sale now.
SV365 - Prehnite $ 180 Boyleston Quarry, Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland miniature - 5 x 4 x 2.5 cm Translucent green Prehnite on white Calcite on basalt from Scotland. The locality is an old quarry near Glasgow that was originally mined for copper. Ex. Allen Winans collection.
SV413 - Mottramite Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico cabinet - 9.5 x 6.5 x 4.5 cm Botryoidal Mottramite from the big find in 2011 at the Ojuela Mine that produced some of the world's best Mottramite. The Mottramite has a green/yellow color and a somewhat organic-looking appearance.
SV408 - Atacamite $ 250 La Farola Mine, Copiapo, Atacama Region, Chile small cabinet - 9 x 7 x 2 cm Scintillating sprays of lustrous Atacamite crystals over Chrysocolla. A fine and very rich example for the locality.
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