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36 mixed thumbnails and miniatures from the collection of Irv Brown. Irv referred to this sub-collection of his as the "Bedroom Collection" and kept them displayed in a lighted glass case in his home. It's composed of a nice variety of quality minerals.
T758 - Fluorite, Sphalerite on Galena $ 350 SOLD Missouri, USA miniature - 4 x 4 x 3.5 cm ex. Irv Brown ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Silvery Galena crystals adorned with small red Sphalerite crystals and transparent purple Fluorite cubes. Complete undamaged floater.
T759 - Azurite on Malachite $ 450 SOLD Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA miniature - 5 x 3 x 2 cm ex. Irv Brown ![]() ![]() ![]() Smooth blobs of botryoidal Malachite form the matrix for sparkling hemispheres of Azurite crystals.
T760 - Calcite iwth Chalcopyrite $ 200 SOLD Sweetwater Mine, Missouri, USA miniature - 4 x 3.8 x 2 cm ex. Irv Brown ![]() ![]() ![]() V-formation of Calcite crystals with attached Chalcopyrite. Showy and undamaged except for the tip of another crystal grew into the lower backside of one of the Calcites.
T762 - Spessartine $ 300 SOLD Garnet Hill, Ely, Nevada, USA small cabinet - 5.3 x 4 x 2 cm ex. Irv Brown ![]() ![]() ![]() Two Spessartine crystals to 1.6cm in Quartz lined vugs in pink Rhyolite. An especially good example for this occurrence. Undamaged.
T763 - Aquamarine $ 900 Skardu District, Pakistan miniature - 4.3 x 2.5 x 2 cm ex. Irv Brown ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Glassy and gemmy etched Aquamarine crystal. Natural processes in the pegmatite have partially dissolved the crystal leaving this fully crystallized, undamaged gem with oustanding form.
T764 - Silver on Calcite $ 1800 SOLD Himmelfurst Mine, Saxony, Germany miniature - 4.5 x 4 x 3 cm ex. Irv Brown ![]() ![]() ![]() Elegant Silver wires rising up from a Calcite matrix. There is also Acanthite and Pyrite present. This is 'just' the trim off the fabulous wire Silver pictured in the Irv Brown chapter of the California collectors edition of the Mineralogical Record. That specimen (before the the trim) was the mine managers choice from the mine and sat on his desk for years. No damage.
T765 - Copper $ 950 SOLD Keeweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, USA small cabinet - 5.5 x 5 x 3.5 cm ex. Irv Brown ![]() ![]() ![]() Copper crystals in an uncommon ring formation. Accented by green Epidote. Undamaged
T766 - Rhodochrosite with Fluorite $ 600 SOLD Sunnyside Mine, Silverton, Colorado, USA miniature - 4.8 x 3.9 x 3.5 cm ex. Irv Brown ![]() ![]() ![]() Single undamaged 2.1cm rhodochrosite crystal with pale green octahedra of Fluorite.
T767 - Zircon $ 450 SOLD Tanga Region, Tanzania miniature - 4.3 x 2.1 x 2.1 cm ex. Irv Brown ![]() ![]() ![]() Large, gemmy wine red Zircon crystal, one of the best I've seen from this locality. Multiterminated or intergrown cluster. Some edge chipping present, but overall a really nice one.
T769 - Elbaite on Albite SOLD Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA small cabinet - 5.5 x 4.5 x 3 cm ex. Irv Brown ![]() ![]() ![]() Hot pink 3.2cm Tourmaline crystal on blades of white Albite. The Tourmaline is gemmy with a green termination. Displays beautifully. Collected by Irv Brown.
T770 - Rutile on/in Quartz SOLD Novo Horizonte, Bahia, Brazil miniature - 4.5 x 4.5 x 3 cm ex. Irv Brown ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Rutile and Hematite 'stars' attached to Quartz crystals. The Quartz is included by golden needles of Rutile. This specimen should be hand delivered due to the fragile nature of the Rutile crystals.
T771 - Cerussite $ 300 SOLD Mibladen, Morocco miniature - 4 x 4 x 3 cm ex. Irv Brown ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Cerussite from Mibladen is somewhat common, but this is an uncommonly good one. A nice compact knob of matrix covered on both sides with gemmy Cerussite crystals to 2cm with minor amounts of pink Barite. Good from both sides, undamaged.
T772 - Emerald $ 300 SOLD Ural Mountains, Russia miniature - 4 x 2.5 x 2 cm ex. Irv Brown ![]() ![]() ![]() Large medium green Emerald crystal on schist. Undamaged, with gem zones.
T773 - Fluorite $ 600 SOLD Heights Mine, Weardale, England miniature - 4 x 4 x 3 cm ex. Irv Brown ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Transparent green cube of Fluorite, 3.5cm on the diagonal. Large glassy top surface with just the tip of a twin sticking through. Old collection sticker attached indicating D. I. Green collection.
T775 - Quartz $ 260 SOLD Lincoln Co., New Mexico, USA thumbnail - 3 x 2.5 x 0.7 cm ex. Irv Brown ![]() ![]() Japan-law twin smokey Quartz crystal. Edge contacted along lower left side, otherwise undamaged.
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