Thumbnails from the Dennis Ewell Collection


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AU707 - Topaz $ 800 (=~ CAN$ 1098) SOLD
 Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil
thumbnail - 2 x 0.8 x 0.6 cm


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Topaz from Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/au707a.jpg] Topaz from Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/au707b.jpg] Topaz from Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/au707c.jpg] Topaz from Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/au707d.jpg]

Single purple Topaz crystal from Ouro Preto. Complete all around and undamaged with glossy luster. Uncommon color!

AU708 - Mimetite $ 300 (=~ CAN$ 412)
 Tsumeb, Namibia
thumbnail - 2.3 x 1.3 x 1 cm


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Mimetite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/au708a.jpg] Mimetite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/au708b.jpg] Mimetite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/au708c.jpg] Mimetite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/au708d.jpg]

Two thick, glossy yellow Mimetite crystals from Tsumeb. The larger crystal is doubly-terminated. Both are translucent, fine and undamaged.

AU709 - Allophane ps. Azurite $ 225 (=~ CAN$ 309)
 Miami, Gila Co., Arizona, USA
thumbnail - 2 x 1 x 0.6 cm


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Allophane ps. Azurite from Miami, Gila Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/au709a.jpg] Allophane ps. Azurite from Miami, Gila Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/au709b.jpg] Allophane ps. Azurite from Miami, Gila Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/au709c.jpg] Allophane ps. Azurite from Miami, Gila Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/au709d.jpg]

Complete, doubly-terminated crystal of Allophane that has pseodomorphed after Azurite. Sharp and undamaged, good on both sides.

AU710 - Stephanite $ 750 (=~ CAN$ 1029)
 Freiberg, Saxony, Germany
thumbnail - 2 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm


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Stephanite from Freiberg, Saxony, Germany [db_pics/pics/au710a.jpg] Stephanite from Freiberg, Saxony, Germany [db_pics/pics/au710b.jpg] Stephanite from Freiberg, Saxony, Germany [db_pics/pics/au710c.jpg] Stephanite from Freiberg, Saxony, Germany [db_pics/pics/au710d.jpg] Stephanite from Freiberg, Saxony, Germany [db_pics/pics/au710e.jpg]

Cluster of dark, silvery meatallic Stephanite crystals without matrix. Excellent crystals all around.

AU711 - Sillimanite $ 180 (=~ CAN$ 247) SOLD
 Ratnapura, Sri Lanka
thumbnail - 1.1 x 0.6 x 0.3 cm


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Sillimanite from Ratnapura, Sri Lanka [db_pics/pics/au711a.jpg] Sillimanite from Ratnapura, Sri Lanka [db_pics/pics/au711b.jpg] Sillimanite from Ratnapura, Sri Lanka [db_pics/pics/au711c.jpg]

Transparent, light blue single Sillimanite crystal from the Sri Lankan gem gravels. Though water worn, it retains it's prismatic crystal form. Sillimanite is rare to find in good crystals.

AU712 - Marcasite in Calcite $ 100 (=~ CAN$ 137)
 Bancroft, Ontario, Canada
thumbnail - 2.5 x 1.1 x 0.6 cm


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Marcasite in Calcite from Bancroft, Ontario, Canada [db_pics/pics/au712a.jpg] Marcasite in Calcite from Bancroft, Ontario, Canada [db_pics/pics/au712b.jpg] Marcasite in Calcite from Bancroft, Ontario, Canada [db_pics/pics/au712c.jpg]

Transparent rhomb of Calcite filled with oriented, needle-like Marcasite crystals.

AU713 - Bornite on Calcite $ 400 (=~ CAN$ 549)
 Mine 57, Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan
miniature - 3.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm


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Bornite on Calcite from Mine 57, Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan [db_pics/pics/au713a.jpg] Bornite on Calcite from Mine 57, Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan [db_pics/pics/au713b.jpg] Bornite on Calcite from Mine 57, Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan [db_pics/pics/au713c.jpg] Bornite on Calcite from Mine 57, Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan [db_pics/pics/au713d.jpg]

Fine thumbnail featuring a superb single Bornite crystal 1.8cm in size. The Bornite is unusually sharp and well formed with a slight blueish irridescent patina. There is one shallow chip but it's in overall great condition. Bornite from this locale are considered the world's best and this is a great one in the large thumbnail/toenail size.

AU714 - Spinel $ 200 (=~ CAN$ 274) SOLD
 Ratnapura, Sri Lanka
thumbnail - 0.8 x 0.8 x 0.7 cm


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Spinel from Ratnapura, Sri Lanka [db_pics/pics/au714a.jpg] Spinel from Ratnapura, Sri Lanka [db_pics/pics/au714b.jpg] Spinel from Ratnapura, Sri Lanka [db_pics/pics/au714c.jpg]

Gem quality single purple Spinel crystal from Sri Lanka. Slightly water worn but with overall sharp form.

AU715 - Linnaeite $ 275 (=~ CAN$ 377) SOLD
 Musen, Hilchenbach, Westphalia, Germany
thumbnail - 0.5 x 0.5 x 0.4 cm


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Linnaeite from Musen, Hilchenbach, Westphalia, Germany [db_pics/pics/au715a.jpg] Linnaeite from Musen, Hilchenbach, Westphalia, Germany [db_pics/pics/au715b.jpg] Linnaeite from Musen, Hilchenbach, Westphalia, Germany [db_pics/pics/au715c.jpg]

Single grey metallic octahedron of Linnaeite, an uncommon Cobalt sulfide mineral, from Germany.

AU716 - Plagioclase ps. Scapolite $ 125 (=~ CAN$ 172) SOLD
 Griffith Township, Renfrew Co., Ontario, Canada
thumbnail - 2.5 x 2.5 x 2.2 cm


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Plagioclase ps. Scapolite from Griffith Township, Renfrew Co., Ontario, Canada [db_pics/pics/au716a.jpg] Plagioclase ps. Scapolite from Griffith Township, Renfrew Co., Ontario, Canada [db_pics/pics/au716b.jpg] Plagioclase ps. Scapolite from Griffith Township, Renfrew Co., Ontario, Canada [db_pics/pics/au716c.jpg] Plagioclase ps. Scapolite from Griffith Township, Renfrew Co., Ontario, Canada [db_pics/pics/au716d.jpg]

Thumbnail-sized specimen that consists of a group of sharp, prismatic Scapolite crystals that have been completely replaced by pink Plagioclase. Uncommon Canadian pseudomorph.

AU717 - Liebigite $ 450 (=~ CAN$ 618)
 Schwartzwalder Mine (Ralston Creek Mine), Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
thumbnail - 1.3 x 0.7 x 0.6 cm


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Liebigite from Schwartzwalder Mine (Ralston Creek Mine), Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA [db_pics/pics/au717a.jpg] Liebigite from Schwartzwalder Mine (Ralston Creek Mine), Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA [db_pics/pics/au717b.jpg] Liebigite from Schwartzwalder Mine (Ralston Creek Mine), Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA [db_pics/pics/au717c.jpg] Liebigite from Schwartzwalder Mine (Ralston Creek Mine), Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA [db_pics/pics/au717d.jpg]

Single crystal of translucent yellow Liebigite. Bright, almost neon yellow in color. Complete all around and undamaged. Rarely available USA classic.

AU718 - Wulfenite $ 200 (=~ CAN$ 274) SOLD
 Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico
thumbnail - 2 x 1.2 x 1.2 cm


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Wulfenite from Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/au718a.jpg] Wulfenite from Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/au718b.jpg] Wulfenite from Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/au718c.jpg] Wulfenite from Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/au718d.jpg]

Two chunky Wulfenite crystals on Calcite coated by tiny Descloizite crystals. The main Wulfenite is 1.1cm in size. Undamaged.

AU719 - Xenotime $ 180 (=~ CAN$ 247)
 Ibitiara, Bahia, Brazil
thumbnail - 1.5 x 0.7 x 0.6 cm


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Xenotime from Ibitiara, Bahia, Brazil [db_pics/pics/au719a.jpg] Xenotime from Ibitiara, Bahia, Brazil [db_pics/pics/au719b.jpg] Xenotime from Ibitiara, Bahia, Brazil [db_pics/pics/au719c.jpg] Xenotime from Ibitiara, Bahia, Brazil [db_pics/pics/au719d.jpg]

Fine single Xenotime crystal. Well terminated and translucent brown with transparency at the tip.

AU720 - Pyrosmaltite $ 90 (=~ CAN$ 124)
 Nordmark, Varmland, Sweden
thumbnail - 2.2 x 1 x 0.6 cm


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Pyrosmaltite from Nordmark, Varmland, Sweden [db_pics/pics/au720a.jpg] Pyrosmaltite from Nordmark, Varmland, Sweden [db_pics/pics/au720b.jpg] Pyrosmaltite from Nordmark, Varmland, Sweden [db_pics/pics/au720c.jpg]

Small, well formed tan hexagonal crystals of Pyrosmaltite on matrix. The old label notes mica and a white unknown as also present. A rarity.

AU721 - Durangite $ 100 (=~ CAN$ 137) SOLD
 Thomas Range, Juab Co., Utah, USA
thumbnail - 0.9 x 0.6 x 0.5 cm


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Durangite from Thomas Range, Juab Co., Utah, USA [db_pics/pics/au721a.jpg] Durangite from Thomas Range, Juab Co., Utah, USA [db_pics/pics/au721b.jpg] Durangite from Thomas Range, Juab Co., Utah, USA [db_pics/pics/au721c.jpg]

Cluster of sharp, well formed orange/red crystals of Durangite on matrix. The crystals are 2mm in size.

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