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LP550 - Enargite on Quartz $ 125 (=~ CAN$ 172) Butte, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA miniature - 5 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm Black crystals of Enargite and tiny clear Quartz crystals on the front, top, and back of this historic specimen from one the western USA's last mining boomtowns. Not common elsewhere, Enargite was one of the major ores of Copper at Butte.
LP547 - Mimetite $ 150 (=~ CAN$ 206) Pingtouling Mine, Liannan Co., Qingyuan Prefecture, Guangdong Province, China miniature - 4 x 2.7 x 2.5 cm High quality, lustrous crystals of Mimetite on matrix. Undamaged crystals with a rich golden color to 4mm in size.
LP576 - Pyromorphite $ 250 (=~ CAN$ 343) Daoping Mine, Guangxi Prov., China miniature - 3.2 x 3.2 x 2.8 cm Bright, almost neon green crystals of Pyropmorphite on a small amount of Quartz matrix. Colorful specimen with a good mixture of large and small crystals.
LP563 - Arsenopyrite $ 125 (=~ CAN$ 172) Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China miniature - 4 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm Cluster of intergrown, doubly-terminated Aresonopyrite crystals. Silvery metallic and well crystallized all around. I found one point of contact on the tip of a smaller crystal, otherwise it's perfectly crystallized and undamaged all around.
LP529 - Stannite on Quartz $ 400 (=~ CAN$ 549) Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China small cabinet - 7 x 7 x 5.5 Clusters of irridescent blue Stannite crystals on a large group of transparent Quartz crystals. The main Stannite cluster is 3.3cm wide. Associated minerals include Muscovite and Arsenopyrite.
LP570 - Fluorite, Chalcopyrite on Quartz $ 275 (=~ CAN$ 377) Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China small cabinet - 6 x 4.5 x 3 A row of upright, transparent Quartz crystals is coated on the front by white Dolomite crystals, brassy golden metallic Challcopyrite crystals, and transparent purple cubes of Fluorite. Fine and classic Yaogangxian combination specimen.
LP573 - Cylindrite $ 275 (=~ CAN$ 377) Santa Cruz Mine,Poopo, Oruro Dept., Bolivia small cabinet - 7 x 5.5 x 4 Exceptionally rich Cylindrite specimen loaded with spray formations of Cylindrite crystals.
LP716 - Chrysoberyl $ 350 (=~ CAN$ 480) Lac Alaotra, Ambatondrazaka, Madagascar thumbnail - 1.5 x 1.4 x 1.2 cm Bright greenish yellow Chrysoberyl crystal from Madagascar. Thick and barrel-shaped with sixling twinning visible on the ends.
LP717 - Chrysoberyl $ 220 (=~ CAN$ 302) Lac Alaotra, Ambatondrazaka, Madagascar thumbnail - 0.9 x 0.7 x 0.7 cm Bright greenish yellow Chrysoberyl crystal from Madagascar. Thick and barrel-shaped with sixling twinning visible on the ends. A floater, well crystallized all around.
LP721 - Red Beryl $ 400 (=~ CAN$ 549) Violet Claims, Wah Wah Mtns/. Beaver Co., Utah, USA thumbnail - 1.4 x 0.5 x 0.5 cm Doubly-terminated Red Beryl crystal from Utah. A complete floater crystal with uniform shape all around (with one shallow indent on one face) and showing areas of transparency. Just released from a private collection.
LP727 - Pyrite $ 275 (=~ CAN$ 377) Huanzala Mine, Huallanca, Ancash, Peru thumbnail - 3.1 x 2.5 x 2.5 Mirror-lustrous octahedral Pyrite crystal from the Huanzala Mine. The crystal is 2.5cm wide and complete all around.
LP728 - Azurite $ 400 (=~ CAN$ 549) Tsumeb, Namibia thumbnail - 2.1 x 2 x 1.6 Cluster of thick, deep blue Azurite crystals from Tsumeb. Well crystallized all around.
LP779 - Siderite, Chalcopyrite $ 600 (=~ CAN$ 823) Kaiwu Mine, Guizhou Prov., China small cabinet - 7 x 5.5 x 4 cm Bright metallic Chalcopyrite crystals intergrown with translucent, tan Siderite crystals. This is a well balanced example from this find in excellent condition with plenty of Chalcopyrite crystals well dispersed among the Siderite crystals.
LP780 - Datolite $ 1200 (=~ CAN$ 1647) N'Chwanning II Mine, Northern Cape Prov., South Africa small cabinet - 6.5 x 4.5 x 4 cm Rare pink Datolite crystals from old, limited finds at the N'Chwanning Mine. The crystals are a well saturated pink color, lustrous with a soft glow similar to Rose Quartz when held near a light source. There is a wonderful small stalactite growth in the center and the bottom is also covered with crystals. Ex. Marshall Sussman personal collection.
LP789 - Scorodite $ 600 (=~ CAN$ 823) Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico miniature - 4.5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm Large, well formed Scorodite crystals on matrix. The crystals reach 1.1cm wide and are present on both sides of specimen. The crystals have areas of red coloration inside which can be seen when backlit. These were analyzed and trace Copper and Cobalt were detected which may be the cause of the red coloration.
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