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J452 - Chalcocite $ 250 SOLD Rocket Pocket, Flambeau Mine, Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wisconsin miniature - 4.0 x 2.5 x 2.4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group of Chalcocite crystals with a bright metallic luster and electric blue color. Well crystallized all around with only a few areas of minor contact.
J454 - Stephanite $ 300 Fresnillo, Fresnillo Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico thumbnail - 2.6 x 2.2 x 2.0 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Bright metallic crystals of the Silver sulfosalt Stephanite in a group on contrasting white granular Quartz. A superb and rare Stephanite and Quartz combination from Fresnillo.
J456 - Prehnite $ 350 SOLD Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mtns., Arusha Region, Tanzania small cabinet - 6.3 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Gemmy bright lemon yellow Prehnite in a spherical grouping with sharp ridges of crystals. A small amount of silver-gray Graphite can be seen on one side. The quality of the Prehnite is superb with big crystals extending out of the main group with good luster and very translucent. Only minor contact and cleaving in a few areas.
J458 - Prehnite SOLD Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mtns., Arusha Region, Tanzania small cabinet - 6.1 x 4.1 x 3.0 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Gemmy bright lemon yellow crystal group of Prehnite in a spherical grouping with sharp ridges of crystals. A small amount of silver-gray Graphite can be seen on one side. The quality of the Prehnite excellent with big blocky crystals extending out of the main cluster, good luster, and very translucent. Minor contact or cleaving to a few areas. These are superb for Prehnite.
J467 - Stannite with Quartz $ 450 SOLD Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China small cabinet - 6.0 x 5.0 x 3.0 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Iridescent blue and gold Stannite and Arsenopyrite crystals in combination with transparent and colorless quartz crystals. The locality is known for having produced World Class examples of Stannite, considered the best in the world.
J470 - Cuprite on Copper $ 275 SOLD Rubtsovskiy Mine, Altayskiy Kray, Siberia, Russia small cabinet - 5.6 x 3.8 x 2.8 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Well crystallized Copper specimen with Cuprite crystals measuring about 3mm-5mm. It's a complete floater group of Copper crystals with sharp, deep red, Cuprite octahedrons.
J474 - Pyromorphite $ 275 9 Level Jersey Vein, Bunker Hill Mine, Kellogg, Idaho miniature - 4.8 x 3.5 x 1.4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Some of the finest known examples of Pyromorphite came from The Bunker Hill Mine. Specimens were collected in a multitude of colors, mainly within the orange, yellow, and green spectrum. This example shows botryoidal crystals with both orange and yellow-green color and high luster. No damage other than at the edges, essentially solid Pyromorphite. Ex. John Barlow Collection.
J477 - Benitoite with Natrolite on matrix $ 400 SOLD Benitoite Gem Mine, San Benito County, California small cabinet - 6.0 x 4.0 x 1.9 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Over a dozen cornflower blue color Benitoite crystals are seen on a white Natrolite covered matrix. This is a classic, ultra-rare example of Benitoite with fully terminated crystals and no damage. A small black remnant crystal of Neptunite sits on one side. The Benitoite crystals are highly fluorescent under SW Ultraviolet light.
J479 - Cuprite on Copper $ 350 SOLD Chengmenshan Mine, Jiujiang Co., Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China small cabinet - 8.6 x 6.5 x 5.0 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() A superb, large, almost 9cm wide example with lustrous octahedral Cuprite crystals on native Copper completely lining a cavity in the host matrix rust brown Limonite. Out of a collection and comes with a Collector's Edge label showing a price of $450.
J455 - Prehnite $ 220 SOLD Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mtns., Arusha Region, Tanzania small cabinet - 5.5 x 4.0 x 3.8 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Gemmy bright lemon yellow Prehnite in a spherical grouping with sharp ridges of crystals. A small amount of silver-gray Graphite can be seen on one side. The quality of the Prehnite is superb with big crystals extending out of the main group with good luster and very translucent. Only minor contact and cleaving in a few areas. ©2010-2018 Marin Mineral |