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T703 - Hematite $ 300 SOLD
 Wisconsin, USA
cabinet - 15 x 1.2 x 0.6 cm


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Hematite from Wisconsin, USA [db_pics/pics/t703a.jpg] Hematite from Wisconsin, USA [db_pics/pics/t703b.jpg] Hematite from Wisconsin, USA [db_pics/pics/t703c.jpg] Hematite from Wisconsin, USA [db_pics/pics/t703d.jpg] Hematite from Wisconsin, USA [db_pics/pics/t703e.jpg]

Slight;y curving, long, spear-like Hematite with good crystal faces and striations on one end. Out of an old collection.

T705 - Quartz $ 120 SOLD
 Orange River, Namibia
small cabinet - 6.5 x 4 x 4 cm


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Quartz from Orange River, Namibia [db_pics/pics/t705a.jpg] Quartz from Orange River, Namibia [db_pics/pics/t705b.jpg] Quartz from Orange River, Namibia [db_pics/pics/t705c.jpg]

Quartz crystal cluster colored red by Hematite, also with areas of yellow. Colorful piece!

T709 - Azurite on Malachite $ 1500 SOLD
 Bisbee, Arizona, USA
cabinet - 13.5 x 9.5 x 4 cm


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Azurite on Malachite from Bisbee, Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/t709a.jpg] Azurite on Malachite from Bisbee, Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/t709b.jpg] Azurite on Malachite from Bisbee, Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/t709c.jpg]

Gorgeous specimen of velvety Malachite covered with bright blue Azurite crystals. In excellent condition with only very trivial damage along the extreme edge, virtually undamaged. Just released out of an old collection.

T710 - Calcite $ 180 SOLD
 Washington City, Missouri, USA
small cabinet - 9 x 3.0 x 2 cm


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Calcite from Washington City, Missouri, USA [db_pics/pics/t710a.jpg] Calcite from Washington City, Missouri, USA [db_pics/pics/t710b.jpg] Calcite from Washington City, Missouri, USA [db_pics/pics/t710c.jpg]

Long, undamaged Calcite crystal with attached matrix. Highly glassy luster and brightness. Some matrix attached to the backside of crystal.

T711 - Calcite with Chalcopyrite $ 280 SOLD
 Sweetwater Mine, Missouri, USA
small cabinet - 6.5 x 5 x 5 cm


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Calcite with Chalcopyrite from Sweetwater Mine, Missouri, USA [db_pics/pics/t711a.jpg] Calcite with Chalcopyrite from Sweetwater Mine, Missouri, USA [db_pics/pics/t711b.jpg] Calcite with Chalcopyrite from Sweetwater Mine, Missouri, USA [db_pics/pics/t711c.jpg]

Superb quality Calcite crystals on matrix with Chalcopyrite. We have all seen hundreds of these, but this one is exceptional, one of the best I can recall seeing in terms of glassy, gemmy crystals and freedom of damage. It's also a floater crystallized all around. I found one small crystal on the top rear (not part of the main group) that was incomplete, otherwise it is perfect. Just released from an old collection.

T714 - Jouravskite with Xonotlite $ 90 SOLD
 N'Chwanning III Mine, Kuruman, South Africa
small cabinet - 5.5 x 2.5 x 2.0 cm


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Jouravskite with Xonotlite from N'Chwanning III Mine, Kuruman, South Africa [db_pics/pics/t714a.jpg] Jouravskite with Xonotlite from N'Chwanning III Mine, Kuruman, South Africa [db_pics/pics/t714b.jpg]

Bright crystalline Jouravskite with white Xonotlite on matrix from a 2017 find. Jouravskite is a rare mineral in the Ettringite group.

T717 - Copper 'Skull' $ 1200
 Keeweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, USA
cabinet - 12 x 8 x 8 cm


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Copper 'Skull' from Keeweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, USA [db_pics/pics/t717a.jpg] Copper 'Skull' from Keeweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, USA [db_pics/pics/t717b.jpg] Copper 'Skull' from Keeweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, USA [db_pics/pics/t717c.jpg] Copper 'Skull' from Keeweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, USA [db_pics/pics/t717d.jpg]

Large, exceptional Copper 'Skull', a cast of Copper formed when Copper coats a rounded nodule in a conglomerate with the nodule later eroding away leaving the "skull'. This one is both good sized and exceptionally well formed (complete) and preserved. Many get smashed or dented or are only partial hemispheres. I'd say this one has about 80% coverage of what was the former nodule.

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