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P380 - Mimetite $ 3500 SOLD Guatomo Mine ('Hat Yai' mimetite locality), Tham Thalu, Bannang Sata District, Yala Province, Thailand cabinet - 11 x 8 x 4.5 cm
Large, showy specimen of rich golden-colored Mimetite crystals scattered across the flat front display face. The crystals have excellent color, good luster, areas of transparency, and reach 1.5cm in size! There are a few missing crystals but overall very minimal for a specimen this size with so many crystals. From MINDAT: 'Abandoned open pit lead-tin mine from which mimetite specimens were mined between 1996 and 1998 by Marco Sacchi and Danilo Bernasconi. These specimens debuted at the 1998 Bologna show in Italy, and were first said to be from the Hat Yai District, Songkhla Province, Thailand to protect the confidentiality of the discovery.' Ex. Randy Parnagian collection.
P381 - Copper with Calcite SOLD Lake Superior District, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA cabinet - 11 x 5.5 x 4 cm
Sculptural masses of Copper rising up off matrix on either side of a transparent Copper included Calcite crystal. The large Calcite crystal is 2.5cm wide and in perfect condition. Other smaller Copper included Calcites are present on the matrix. Comes with a custom Lucite display stand. Ex. Randy Parnagian collection.
P382 - Malachite on Azurite $ 12500 Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA cabinet - 11.5 x 9 x 5.5 cm
Large open vug lined with deep blue, incredibly sparkly Azurite crystals and a mass of globular green Malachite. Comes with a custom Lucite display stand. Ex. Randy Parnagian collection, ex. Charles Noll collection. This was one of Randy's most prized specimens and was illustrated in his section of 'Mineral Collections in California' supplement to the Mineralogical Record, July-August 2017.
P383 - Rhodonite $ 12500 San Martin Mine, Chiuruco, Ancash Dept., Peru cabinet - 12.5 x 8 x 4.5 cm
Large, deep reddish pink Rhodonite crystals from Peru. Both the color and crystal size are exceptional for this find. Additionally, it's not just a typical flat plate of crystals, they form clusters of different heights giving great visual appeal. Excellent large example from the 1991 find, considered to have produced some of the best specimens from the locality. No longer being found. Ex. Randy Parnagian collection. Comes with a custom Lucite display stand.
P384 - Gold on Quartz $ 6000 SOLD Round Mountain Mine, Nye County, Nevada, USA small cabinet - 6 x 4.0 x 3.5 cm
Bright crystallized Gold in flower-like group atop white Quartz. Most of the Gold is on top but it also extends down into the Quartz. Ex. Randy Parnagian collection.
P385 - Azurite $ 2000 SOLD Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico small cabinet - 8.5 x 7 x 4 cm
Bright 'electric blue' Azurite crystals to 1.5cm that contrast well against the white matrix. A good, classic large example with showy undamaged crystals.
P386 - Kammererite $ 1500 Kop Krom Mine, Kop Daglari, East Anatolia, Turkey small cabinet - 6.5 x 5 x 3.5 cm
Specimen of the chromium rich Clinochlore varietal known as Kammererite from the world's best locality for the species. The focal crystal is well centered and 1cm in size, however also of interest are the smaller, unidentified acicular crystals which taper outward towards the tops, are purple, and are possibly unusually formed Kammererite. This locality is long closed and specimens are now hard to come by. Ex. Randy Parnagian collection.
P387 - Quartz scepter $ 350 Petersen Mountain Quartz Mines, Hallelujah Junction area, Washoe County, Nevada, USA small cabinet - 9 x 5.5 x 4.5 cm
Glassy, transparent smokey Quartz scepter from Paul Geffner's claim on Peterson Mountain (more commonly known as Halleluja Junction). Complete all around and part of the scepter head is doubly-terminated. One of my best finds from a recent dig. Mined June 4, 2024.
P389 - Lazurite ps. Phlogopite $ 2800 SOLD Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Badakhshan, Afghanistan small cabinet - 5.5 x 5 x 4 cm
Sharp pseudomorph of Lazurite after Phlogopite. The crystal is 2.9cm tall and complete all around. These are well documented but rare pseudomorphs, and what I like about this one is you can actually see areas of Phologopite underneath the Lazurite. One of the best examples I've seen. Ex. Randy Parnagian collection. Comes with a custom Lucite display stand.
P391 - Azurite $ 1800 SOLD Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico miniature - 5 x 4 x 1.5 cm
Large single blue Azurite crystal, one of the best large single crystals I've seen from the locality. Complete all around and undamaged except for a couple micro nicks, it's highly lustrous with striated surfaces. Just wow!
P392 - Rhodonite $ 1500 SOLD San Martin Mine, Chiuruco, Ancash Dept., Peru small cabinet - 7 x 6.8 x 3.8 cm
Cluster of reddish pink Rhodonite crystals from Peru. A thick specimen of tightly grown, bladed crystal clusters with a tiny bit of matrix on back. These were found decades ago and are now only seen as collections recycle. Ex. Randy Parnagian collection.
P393 - Fluorite with Quartz $ 3500 SOLD Erongo Mountains, Namibia small cabinet - 8.7 x 5.8 x 3.3 cm
A colorful and clean looking specimen of green Fluorite, a tall single Quartz crystal, and yellow mica. Usually an accessory mineral, the Quartz crystal here proudly commands center stage. Both the Quartz and Fluorite have inclusions of Schorl. Highly aesthetic, undamaged specimen. Ex. Randy Parnagian collection.
P394 - Anglesite $ 2400 Touissit, Morocco small cabinet - 6 x 3.4 x 1.5 cm
Cluster of large Anglesite crystals from old finds at Touissit, source of the world's finest Anglesite crystals. This specimen has fine yellow coloration and is translucent to transparent. Both front and back sides shown. Complete all around and undamaged. Ex. Randy Parnagian collection. ©2010-2018 Marin Mineral |