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SV341 - Mimetite $ 400 (=~ ¥ 59350) 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 (=~ ¥ 32643) 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 (=~ ¥ 18547) 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 (=~ ¥ 29675) Touissit, Morocco thumbnail - 2 x 2 x 0.9 cm Glassy, reticulated cluster of Cerussite crystals. Undamaged.
SV375 - Polybasite $ 270 (=~ ¥ 40061) 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 (=~ ¥ 17805) 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 (=~ ¥ 25966) 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 (=~ ¥ 26708) 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 (=~ ¥ 37094) 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.
SV402 - Calcite $ 250 (=~ ¥ 37094) Xiayang Mine, Fujian Prov., China small cabinet - 9 x 6 x 2 cm Thin plate covered by transparent Calcite crystals. Individual crystals range up to just over 1cm in size and are in perfect condtion.
SV446 - Calcite $ 500 (=~ ¥ 74188) Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA cabinet - 13.5 x 11 x 7 cm Large coral-like cluster of white Calcite from Bisbee, Arizona. Rounded, branching growths of opaque white Calcite that radiate out from the base and morph into translucent bladed Calcite crystals in areas. I've never had a specimen that looks more like a piece of coral than this! A beautiful, historic specimen from the Artem Kovalev collection.
SV467 - Senegalite on Turquoise $ 175 (=~ ¥ 25966) Mount Kouroudiako, Faleme River Basin, Senegal miniature - 4.5 x 2.3 x 2.3 cm Bright yellow crystals of Senegalite on layers of vivid blue Turquoise. Senegalite is a rare phosphate mineral and this is the Type locality for the species. Ex. Erich Laskowski collection. Erich's old label indicates he purchased it in 2008 for $155.
SV499 - Londonite with Tourmaline $ 450 (=~ ¥ 66769) Antsongombato, Antsentsindrano, Betafo, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar thumbnail - 2.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm A 1.5cm crystal of yellow Londonite on matrix with red Tourmaline. Londonite is the cesium-dominant analogue of Rhodizite. The Londonite is sharp and lustrous and translucent with small areas of transparency. Ex. Dr. David London (namesake for the species) and analyzed by David London.
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