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FM108 - Topaz $ 700 (=~ CAN$ 948)
 Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil
small cabinet - 5.6 x 1.3 x 1 cm


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Topaz from Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/fm108a.jpg] Topaz from Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/fm108b.jpg] Topaz from Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/fm108c.jpg] Topaz from Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/fm108d.jpg]

Tall single 'Imperial' Topaz crystal from Brazil. Complete all around,, well terminated, with beautiful rich coloration. Very minor edge wear, essentially undamaged. Ex. Paul Geffner collection. Weighs 15.82 grams.

FM109 - Tourmaline $ 2000 (=~ CAN$ 2709)
 Malkan Pegmatite Field, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia
small cabinet - 5.6 x 1.8 x 1.4 cm


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Tourmaline from Malkan Pegmatite Field, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia [db_pics/pics/fm109a.jpg] Tourmaline from Malkan Pegmatite Field, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia [db_pics/pics/fm109b.jpg] Tourmaline from Malkan Pegmatite Field, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia [db_pics/pics/fm109c.jpg] Tourmaline from Malkan Pegmatite Field, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia [db_pics/pics/fm109d.jpg]

Gemmy pink Tourmaline crystal from Russia. Good transparency with a pink body color that grades to an intense pink termination. Super color and transparency at the tip. Complete all around. Ex. Paul Geffner collection. Weighs 29.63 grams.

FM110 - Tourmaline with Albite $ 250 (=~ CAN$ 339)
 Stak Nal, Skardu, Pakistan
miniature - 4.9 x 1.9 x 1.2 cm


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Tourmaline with Albite from Stak Nal, Skardu, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/fm110a.jpg] Tourmaline with Albite from Stak Nal, Skardu, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/fm110b.jpg] Tourmaline with Albite from Stak Nal, Skardu, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/fm110c.jpg] Tourmaline with Albite from Stak Nal, Skardu, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/fm110d.jpg] Tourmaline with Albite from Stak Nal, Skardu, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/fm110e.jpg]

Cluster of 3 doubly-terminated Tourmaline crystals with attached white Albite. The crystals have yellow pyramidal terminations at one end and transparent green terminations at the other end. Undamaged flaoter cluster.

FM111 - Wulfenite $ 750 (=~ CAN$ 1016)
 Tsumeb, Namibia
thumbnail - 2.5 x 1.8 x 1.5 cm


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Wulfenite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/fm111a.jpg] Wulfenite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/fm111b.jpg] Wulfenite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/fm111c.jpg] Wulfenite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/fm111d.jpg]

Stout, translucent orange Wulfenite crystals on matrix with Quartz crystals from Tsumeb. Great thumbnail specimen good from both sides with crystals to 1cm on edge.

FM112 - Euclase $ 750 (=~ CAN$ 1016) SOLD
 Ouro Preto, Brazil
thumbnail - 1.7 x 0.9 x 0.5 cm


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Euclase from Ouro Preto, Brazil [db_pics/pics/fm112a.jpg] Euclase from Ouro Preto, Brazil [db_pics/pics/fm112b.jpg] Euclase from Ouro Preto, Brazil [db_pics/pics/fm112c.jpg]

Light blue Euclase crystal from the less commonly seen locality of Ouro Preto. Complete and undamaged gem crystal.

FM113 - Proustite $ 600 (=~ CAN$ 813)
 Millotingo Mine (San Juan Mine), Pacococha, Huarochirí Province, Lima, Peru
thumbnail - 2.0 x 1.2 x 1.1 cm


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Proustite from Millotingo Mine (San Juan Mine), Pacococha, Huarochirí Province, Lima, Peru [db_pics/pics/fm113a.jpg] Proustite from Millotingo Mine (San Juan Mine), Pacococha, Huarochirí Province, Lima, Peru [db_pics/pics/fm113b.jpg] Proustite from Millotingo Mine (San Juan Mine), Pacococha, Huarochirí Province, Lima, Peru [db_pics/pics/fm113c.jpg] Proustite from Millotingo Mine (San Juan Mine), Pacococha, Huarochirí Province, Lima, Peru [db_pics/pics/fm113d.jpg]

Thick, red Proustite crystals from an obscure, now defunct silver mine in Peru. From MINDAT: 'Millotingo Mine opened in 1933, and was originally called the San Juan Mine, or San Juan de Millotingo Mine. It was closed in 1992 because of weak metal prices and local terrorist activity by Shining Path. The ore yielded 39 million ounces of silver and 90,000 ounces of gold over that time span. Mining at Millotingo exploited fractures in andesite where silver minerals, mainly sulphosalts, are concentrated in upper portions away from silicified zones'.

FM114 - Chondrodite with Clinochlore $ 750 (=~ CAN$ 1016)
 Kokcha Valley, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
thumbnail - 2.5 x 1.9 x 1.7 cm


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Chondrodite with Clinochlore from Kokcha Valley, Badakhshan, Afghanistan [db_pics/pics/fm114a.jpg] Chondrodite with Clinochlore from Kokcha Valley, Badakhshan, Afghanistan [db_pics/pics/fm114b.jpg] Chondrodite with Clinochlore from Kokcha Valley, Badakhshan, Afghanistan [db_pics/pics/fm114c.jpg] Chondrodite with Clinochlore from Kokcha Valley, Badakhshan, Afghanistan [db_pics/pics/fm114d.jpg] Chondrodite with Clinochlore from Kokcha Valley, Badakhshan, Afghanistan [db_pics/pics/fm114e.jpg]

Chondrodite crystals to 1.5cm on green Clinochlore crystals. Excellent example from this fine.

FM115 - Bournonite $ 280 (=~ CAN$ 379)
 Georg Mine, Willroth, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
thumbnail - 2 x 1.5 x 1.2 cm


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Bournonite from Georg Mine, Willroth, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany [db_pics/pics/fm115a.jpg] Bournonite from Georg Mine, Willroth, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany [db_pics/pics/fm115b.jpg] Bournonite from Georg Mine, Willroth, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany [db_pics/pics/fm115c.jpg] Bournonite from Georg Mine, Willroth, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany [db_pics/pics/fm115d.jpg]

Cluster of shiny metallic Bournonite crystals with form and high luster typical for this mine.

FM116 - Fluorite $ 600 (=~ CAN$ 813)
 Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China
miniature - 3.5 x 3 x 3 cm


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Fluorite from Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China [db_pics/pics/fm116a.jpg] Fluorite from Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China [db_pics/pics/fm116b.jpg] Fluorite from Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China [db_pics/pics/fm116c.jpg] Fluorite from Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China [db_pics/pics/fm116d.jpg]

Two connected octahedrons of pink Fluorite. A perfect floater with no points of contact, complete all around. Ex. Stevia Thompson collection.

FM117 - Brucite $ 600 (=~ CAN$ 813)
 Killa Saifullah, Balochistan, Pakistan
small cabinet - 7.2 x 5.5 x 2.7 cm


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Brucite from Killa Saifullah, Balochistan, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/fm117a.jpg] Brucite from Killa Saifullah, Balochistan, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/fm117b.jpg] Brucite from Killa Saifullah, Balochistan, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/fm117c.jpg] Brucite from Killa Saifullah, Balochistan, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/fm117d.jpg]

Uncommon bi-colored Brucite specimen. A colorless, wheel-shaped Brucite cluster is partially coated by a second generation of yellow Brucite. I bought this when they first came out and kept it in my collection because it was so unusual. I've never seen another like it.

FM118 - Spessartine on Apatite $ 600 (=~ CAN$ 813) SOLD
 Skardu, Pakistan
thumbnail - 2.3 x 2.3 x 0.8 cm


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Spessartine on Apatite from Skardu, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/fm118a.jpg] Spessartine on Apatite from Skardu, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/fm118b.jpg] Spessartine on Apatite from Skardu, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/fm118c.jpg]

Tabular pink Apatite crystal with an attached Spessartine crystal. Complete all around undamaged flaoter with areas of transparency. Ex. Carl Acosta collection.

AU916 - Dioptase with Quartz $ 150 (=~ CAN$ 203)
 Sanda Mine, Pool Department, Republic of the Congo
thumbnail - 2.5 x 2.5 x 2 cm


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Dioptase with Quartz from Sanda Mine, Pool Department, Republic of the Congo [db_pics/pics/au916a.jpg] Dioptase with Quartz from Sanda Mine, Pool Department, Republic of the Congo [db_pics/pics/au916b.jpg] Dioptase with Quartz from Sanda Mine, Pool Department, Republic of the Congo [db_pics/pics/au916c.jpg] Dioptase with Quartz from Sanda Mine, Pool Department, Republic of the Congo [db_pics/pics/au916d.jpg] Dioptase with Quartz from Sanda Mine, Pool Department, Republic of the Congo [db_pics/pics/au916e.jpg]

Quartz crystals surrounding a bright green Dioptase crystal.

AU765 - Kidwellite $ 200 (=~ CAN$ 271)
 Coon Creek Mine, Polk Co., Arkansas, USA
thumbnail - 2.5 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm


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Kidwellite from Coon Creek Mine, Polk Co., Arkansas, USA [db_pics/pics/au765a.jpg] Kidwellite from Coon Creek Mine, Polk Co., Arkansas, USA [db_pics/pics/au765b.jpg] Kidwellite from Coon Creek Mine, Polk Co., Arkansas, USA [db_pics/pics/au765c.jpg] Kidwellite from Coon Creek Mine, Polk Co., Arkansas, USA [db_pics/pics/au765d.jpg]

Well isolated green hemisphere of Kidwellite on matrix. Larger sized than average at 8mm wide.

AU660 - Quartz 'Herkimer Diamond' $ 200 (=~ CAN$ 271)
 Herkimer Co., New York, USA
miniature - 3.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm


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Quartz 'Herkimer Diamond' from Herkimer Co., New York, USA [db_pics/pics/au660a.jpg] Quartz 'Herkimer Diamond' from Herkimer Co., New York, USA [db_pics/pics/au660b.jpg] Quartz 'Herkimer Diamond' from Herkimer Co., New York, USA [db_pics/pics/au660c.jpg] Quartz 'Herkimer Diamond' from Herkimer Co., New York, USA [db_pics/pics/au660d.jpg]

Glassy, transparent cluster of Quartz crystals known as 'Herkimer Diamonds' for their doubly-terminated form and bright glassy luster and transparency. A cluster of two crystals with a contact on one end, otherwise perfect and glassy all around. Much better than photos!!

AU923 - Anglesite $ 120 (=~ CAN$ 163) SOLD
 Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico
miniature - 4.2 x 2 x 1.1 cm


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Anglesite from Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/au923a.jpg] Anglesite from Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/au923b.jpg] Anglesite from Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/au923c.jpg] Anglesite from Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/au923f.jpg]

Rare crystal of Anglesite from Los Lamentos. A yellow crystal with a granular surface but internally transparent to translucent. Rarely seen crystal for a Los Lamentos collection. comes with an old Filer's minerals label.

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