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SV280 - Creedite with Fluorite $ 150 SOLD
 Mina Navidad, Rodeo, Durango, Mexico
small cabinet - 6.5 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm


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Creedite with Fluorite from Mina Navidad, Rodeo, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SV280a.jpg] Creedite with Fluorite from Mina Navidad, Rodeo, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SV280b.jpg] Creedite with Fluorite from Mina Navidad, Rodeo, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SV280c.jpg] Creedite with Fluorite from Mina Navidad, Rodeo, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SV280d.jpg] Creedite with Fluorite from Mina Navidad, Rodeo, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SV280e.jpg] Creedite with Fluorite from Mina Navidad, Rodeo, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SV280f.jpg]

Spherical clusters of orange Creedite from Mexico. Quality, undamaged crystals with attached, etched green Fluorite.

SV252 - Franckeite, Zinkenite $ 125
 Itos Mine, Oruro, Bolivia
miniature - 3.5 x 3 x 2 cm


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Franckeite, Zinkenite from Itos Mine, Oruro, Bolivia [db_pics/pics/SV252a.jpg] Franckeite, Zinkenite from Itos Mine, Oruro, Bolivia [db_pics/pics/SV252b.jpg] Franckeite, Zinkenite from Itos Mine, Oruro, Bolivia [db_pics/pics/SV252c.jpg] Franckeite, Zinkenite from Itos Mine, Oruro, Bolivia [db_pics/pics/SV252d.jpg] Franckeite, Zinkenite from Itos Mine, Oruro, Bolivia [db_pics/pics/SV252e.jpg]

Intergrown spherical clusters of metallic Franckeite with silvery needles of Zinkenite. Franckeite is a rare lead, tin, antimony sulfosalt that is closely related to cylindrite. It was first described in 1893 and named after mining engineers and brothers Carl and Ernest Francke.

SV342 - Fluorite on Sphalerite $ 220 SOLD
 Gordonsville Mine, Smith Co., Tennessee, USA
small cabinet - 5.5 x 5 x 4 cm


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Fluorite on Sphalerite from Gordonsville Mine, Smith Co., Tennessee, USA [db_pics/pics/SV342c.jpg] Fluorite on Sphalerite from Gordonsville Mine, Smith Co., Tennessee, USA [db_pics/pics/SV342b.jpg] Fluorite on Sphalerite from Gordonsville Mine, Smith Co., Tennessee, USA [db_pics/pics/SV342d.jpg] Fluorite on Sphalerite from Gordonsville Mine, Smith Co., Tennessee, USA [db_pics/pics/SV342e.jpg]

Translucent purple Fluorite cubes on dark red Sphalerite. The main Fluorite cube is 4cm tip to tip.

SV309 - Vivianite $ 1500
 Ichocollo Mine, Monserrat-Antequera mining district, Poopó Province, Oruro, Bolivia
small cabinet - 6.6 x 2.3 x 1.2 cm


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Vivianite from Ichocollo Mine, Monserrat-Antequera mining district, Poopó Province, Oruro, Bolivia [db_pics/pics/SV309a.jpg] Vivianite from Ichocollo Mine, Monserrat-Antequera mining district, Poopó Province, Oruro, Bolivia [db_pics/pics/SV309b.jpg] Vivianite from Ichocollo Mine, Monserrat-Antequera mining district, Poopó Province, Oruro, Bolivia [db_pics/pics/SV309c.jpg] Vivianite from Ichocollo Mine, Monserrat-Antequera mining district, Poopó Province, Oruro, Bolivia [db_pics/pics/SV309d.jpg]

Transparent single green Vivianite crystal from an obscure Vivianite locality in Bolivia. A complete, well terminated crystal with good transparency and no damage. This was formerly in the Don Boydston collection (Los Angeles) and dates back several decades at least. Comes with a couple old labels, including a Scott Williams label that calls it a 'large, transparent crystal' with a locality of 'Monserrat Mine, Poopo, Bolivia'. Comes mounted on a Lucite display stand.

SV312 - Orpiment $ 275
 Cut 62, Twin Creeks Mine, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA
miniature - 5 x 4.5 x 4 cm


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Orpiment from Cut 62, Twin Creeks Mine, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA [db_pics/pics/SV312a.jpg] Orpiment from Cut 62, Twin Creeks Mine, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA [db_pics/pics/SV312c.jpg] Orpiment from Cut 62, Twin Creeks Mine, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA [db_pics/pics/SV312d.jpg] Orpiment from Cut 62, Twin Creeks Mine, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA [db_pics/pics/SV312f.jpg] Orpiment from Cut 62, Twin Creeks Mine, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA [db_pics/pics/SV312g.jpg]

Cluster of translucent amber colored Orpiment crystals from the famous early 2000s finds at the Twin Creeks Gold Mine in Nevada. The well formed crystals are translucent and even have areas of transparency. These are among the world's finest examples of the species, and certainly the best ever found in the USA.

SV315 - Cuprian Adamite $ 500 SOLD
 Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
small cabinet - 7.5 x 5 x 4 cm


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Cuprian Adamite from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SV315b.jpg] Cuprian Adamite from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SV315c.jpg] Cuprian Adamite from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SV315d.jpg] Cuprian Adamite from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SV315e.jpg] Cuprian Adamite from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SV315g.jpg]

Vuggy Limonite matrix lined with green Adamite and white Calcite crystals. Excellent, hard to find green color with lots of crystals all over.

SV300 - Galena $ 500
 Buick Mine, Viburnum Trend, Missouri, USA
small cabinet - 8.5 x 7.2 x 5 cm


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Galena from Buick Mine, Viburnum Trend, Missouri, USA [db_pics/pics/SV300a.jpg] Galena from Buick Mine, Viburnum Trend, Missouri, USA [db_pics/pics/SV300b.jpg] Galena from Buick Mine, Viburnum Trend, Missouri, USA [db_pics/pics/SV300c.jpg] Galena from Buick Mine, Viburnum Trend, Missouri, USA [db_pics/pics/SV300d.jpg]

Bright metallic cluster of Galena crystals from the Buick Mine. The main group is an intergrown cluster of about 4 crystals with the appearance of one large crystal and a slightly concave front surface.Undamaged and showy specimen.

SV341 - Mimetite $ 400
 Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
cabinet - 10.5 x 8 x 5 cm


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Mimetite from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SV341a.jpg] Mimetite from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SV341b.jpg] Mimetite from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SV341c.jpg] Mimetite from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SV341d.jpg] Mimetite from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SV341e.jpg]

Bubbly mounds of yellow Mimetite from Mapimi. Great coverage of undamaged, botryoidal Mimetite with scattered crystals of Hemimorphite.

SV318 - Almandine $ 280
 Green's Farm locality, Roxbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, USA
small cabinet - 6 x 2.8 x 2.5 cm


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Almandine from Green's Farm locality, Roxbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, USA [db_pics/pics/SV318a.jpg] Almandine from Green's Farm locality, Roxbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, USA [db_pics/pics/SV318b.jpg] Almandine from Green's Farm locality, Roxbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, USA [db_pics/pics/SV318c.jpg] Almandine from Green's Farm locality, Roxbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, USA [db_pics/pics/SV318d.jpg]

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.

SV321 - Almandine $ 225
 Green's Farm locality, Roxbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, USA
miniature - 4.7 x 3 x 2 cm


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Almandine from Green's Farm locality, Roxbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, USA [db_pics/pics/SV321a.jpg] Almandine from Green's Farm locality, Roxbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, USA [db_pics/pics/SV321b.jpg] Almandine from Green's Farm locality, Roxbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, USA [db_pics/pics/SV321c.jpg] Almandine from Green's Farm locality, Roxbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, USA [db_pics/pics/SV321d.jpg]

Old USA classic Almandine specimen with two complete purple-red dodecahedrons to 1.7cm wide. The Almandine sit perfectly for display in a gray/green schist matrix. A good example from a locality which is now closed to collecting.

SV329 - Fluorite on Calcite $ 200
 Nasik, Maharashtra State, India
small cabinet - 6.5 x 5.5 x 3.5 cm


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Fluorite on Calcite from Nasik, Maharashtra State, India [db_pics/pics/SV329a.jpg] Fluorite on Calcite from Nasik, Maharashtra State, India [db_pics/pics/SV329b.jpg] Fluorite on Calcite from Nasik, Maharashtra State, India [db_pics/pics/SV329c.jpg] Fluorite on Calcite from Nasik, Maharashtra State, India [db_pics/pics/SV329d.jpg] Fluorite on Calcite from Nasik, Maharashtra State, India [db_pics/pics/SV329e.jpg]

Orange botryoidal Fluorite on Calcite crystals on Quartz. The Fluorite grows in a line up the center of each side of the main Calcite crystal.

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