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D100 - Cuprian Austinite $ 390
 Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
small cabinet - 7.5 x 6 x 3.5 cm


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Cuprian Austinite from Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/d100a.jpg] Cuprian Austinite from Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/d100b.jpg] Cuprian Austinite from Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/d100c.jpg]

Bright green, translucent masses of Cuprian Austinite on Limonite matrix. Largest group is 3.5 cm across! Excellent color.

D101 - Tellurite $ 300 SOLD
 Bambolla Mine, Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico
miniature - 3.5 x 3 x 1.7 cm


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Tellurite from Bambolla Mine, Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/d101a.jpg] Tellurite from Bambolla Mine, Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/d101b.jpg] Tellurite from Bambolla Mine, Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/d101c.jpg]

Very rich sample with rare Tellurite crystals on all sides of specimen. Main display area has an area 2.5cm wide of solid Tellurite crytals.

D103 - Smithsonite after Calcite $ 280 SOLD
 Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
small cabinet - 7.5 x 5 x 3.5 cm


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Smithsonite after Calcite from Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/d103a.jpg] Smithsonite after Calcite from Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/d103b.jpg]

Sparkling red to yellow Smithsonite casts over previous, now gone Calcite crystals. Solid and sturdy specimen.

D104 - Wulfenite $ 40 SOLD
 Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
thumbnail - 2.5 x 2 x 1.5 cm


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Wulfenite from Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/d104a.jpg] Wulfenite from Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/d104b.jpg]

Yellow Wulfenite crystals on Limonite.

D106 - Cerussite on Mimetite $ 400 SOLD
 Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico
miniature - 4.2 x 2.8 x 2.5 cm


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Cerussite on Mimetite from Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/d106a.jpg] Cerussite on Mimetite from Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/d106b.jpg]

Bright yellow botryoidal Mimetite with a white Cerussite crystal set right in the middle.

D107 - Hemimorphite $ 80 SOLD
 Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico
thumbnail - 3 x 2 x 2 cm


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Hemimorphite from Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/d107a.jpg] Hemimorphite from Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/d107b.jpg] Hemimorphite from Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/d107c.jpg]

Spherical cluster of Hemimorphite grown around thin sheet of Limonite

D108 - Copper in Calcite $ 450 SOLD
 La Bufa Mine, Batopilas, Chihuahua, Mexico
miniature - 3.5 x 3 x 3.0 cm


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Copper in Calcite from La Bufa Mine, Batopilas, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/d108a.jpg] Copper in Calcite from La Bufa Mine, Batopilas, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/d108b.jpg] Copper in Calcite from La Bufa Mine, Batopilas, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/d108c.jpg] Copper in Calcite from La Bufa Mine, Batopilas, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/d108d.jpg]

Copper on and in transparent double-terminated Calcite crystals.

D109 - Calcite on Polybasite $ 280 SOLD
 Sombrerete, Zacatecas, Mexico
thumbnail - 2.6 x 1.8 x 1.3 cm


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Calcite on Polybasite from Sombrerete, Zacatecas, Mexico [db_pics/pics/d109a.jpg] Calcite on Polybasite from Sombrerete, Zacatecas, Mexico [db_pics/pics/d109b.jpg] Calcite on Polybasite from Sombrerete, Zacatecas, Mexico [db_pics/pics/d109c.jpg]

Wide single Polybasite crystal coated on backside and along top edge with Calcite crystals

D110 - Pyrargyrite $ 140 SOLD
 Mina El Solar ,Veta Chicharrones, 5th level, Taxco de Alarcón, Guerrero, Mexico
thumbnail - 2.2 x 1.5 x 1.2 cm


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Pyrargyrite from Mina El Solar ,Veta Chicharrones, 5th level, Taxco de Alarcón, Guerrero, Mexico [db_pics/pics/d110a.jpg] Pyrargyrite from Mina El Solar ,Veta Chicharrones, 5th level, Taxco de Alarcón, Guerrero, Mexico [db_pics/pics/d110b.jpg] Pyrargyrite from Mina El Solar ,Veta Chicharrones, 5th level, Taxco de Alarcón, Guerrero, Mexico [db_pics/pics/d110c.jpg]

Pyrargyrite crystal cluster with Calcite.

D112 - Pearcite with Calcite $ 280 SOLD
 Sombrerete, Zacatecas, Mexico
thumbnail - 3 x 2.2 x 2 cm


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Pearcite with Calcite from Sombrerete, Zacatecas, Mexico [db_pics/pics/d112a.jpg] Pearcite with Calcite from Sombrerete, Zacatecas, Mexico [db_pics/pics/d112b.jpg] Pearcite with Calcite from Sombrerete, Zacatecas, Mexico [db_pics/pics/d112c.jpg]

Pearcite crystals to 8mm intergrown with Calcite crystals

D113 - Stephanite $ 180 SOLD
 Mina El Solar ,Veta Chicharrones, 5th level, Taxco de Alarcón, Guerrero, Mexico
thumbnail - 2.8 x 2 x 1.5 cm


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Stephanite from Mina El Solar ,Veta Chicharrones, 5th level, Taxco de Alarcón, Guerrero, Mexico [db_pics/pics/d113a.jpg] Stephanite from Mina El Solar ,Veta Chicharrones, 5th level, Taxco de Alarcón, Guerrero, Mexico [db_pics/pics/d113b.jpg] Stephanite from Mina El Solar ,Veta Chicharrones, 5th level, Taxco de Alarcón, Guerrero, Mexico [db_pics/pics/d113c.jpg]

Bright metallic 1.2cm Stephanite crystal on Quartz. Found in 1988.

D114 - Rhodochrosite $ 350 SOLD
 Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico
thumbnail - 2.6 x 1.2 x 0.8 cm


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Rhodochrosite from Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/d114a.jpg] Rhodochrosite from Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/d114b.jpg] Rhodochrosite from Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/d114c.jpg] Rhodochrosite from Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/d114d.jpg]

Rare and aesthetic specimen of bright pink Rhodochrosite crystals attached to the tip a long single Rhodochrosite or Quartz crystal that has been pseudomorphed.  There are also small transparent Fluorite crystals near the base.  This is a 'one off' specimen I bought from a Mexican miner years ago and haven't seen other like it. Pristine and undamaged.

D116 - Feldspar var. 'Moonstone' $ 150 SOLD
 Patricia Mine, Delicias, Chihuahua, Mexico
miniature - 3.5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm


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Feldspar var. 'Moonstone' from Patricia Mine, Delicias, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/d116a.jpg] Feldspar var. 'Moonstone' from Patricia Mine, Delicias, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/d116b.jpg] Feldspar var. 'Moonstone' from Patricia Mine, Delicias, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/d116c.jpg]

Cluster of Feldspar crystals with an irridescent blue on the narrow faces. Very few localities produce true moonstone crystals.

D118 - Feldspar var. 'Moonstone' on Aegerine $ 150
 Patricia Mine, Delicias, Chihuahua, Mexico
thumbnail - 3.0 x 1.2 x 1 cm


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Feldspar var. 'Moonstone' on Aegerine from Patricia Mine, Delicias, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/d118a.jpg] Feldspar var. 'Moonstone' on Aegerine from Patricia Mine, Delicias, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/d118b.jpg] Feldspar var. 'Moonstone' on Aegerine from Patricia Mine, Delicias, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/d118c.jpg]

Cluster of Feldspar crystals with an irridescent blue on the narrow faces grown around a single black Aegerine crystal. Reminds me of a guitar. Very few localities produce true moonstone crystals.

D120 - Wulfenite $ 680 SOLD
 Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico
small cabinet - 9 x 4.5 x 3 cm


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Wulfenite from Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/d120a.jpg] Wulfenite from Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/d120b.jpg]

Lustrous orange Wulfenite crystals on Calcite. There is damage to one crystal on the far right, otherwise all are perfect and beautiful.
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