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MK754 - Hematite $ 200 Rodrigo Silva District, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil miniature - 4.3 x 3.5 x 1 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Bright, metallic cluster of Hematite from the Rodrigo Silva district in Brazil. The Hematite occurs as parallel-growth, hexagonal crystals forming what is known as an 'Iron Rose'. The specimen is complete all around with minor edge wear and bright, mirror-lustrous faces on front and back with more matte luster along the edges. This is old stock purchased in Brazil by dealer Steve Perry back in the 1990s.
MK755 - Hematite $ 180 Rodrigo Silva District, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil miniature - 3.5 x 3 x 0.8 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Bright, metallic cluster of Hematite from the Rodrigo Silva district in Brazil. The Hematite occurs as parallel-growth, hexagonal crystals forming what is known as an 'Iron Rose'. The specimen is complete all around with minor edge wear and some contacting on one side with bright, mirror-lustrous faces on front and back with more matte luster along the edges. This is old stock purchased in Brazil by dealer Steve Perry back in the 1990s.
MK808 - Topaz $ 150 Maynard Claim, Thomas Range, Utah, USA thumbnail - 2.3 x 1.3 x 1 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Transparent golden brown Topaz crystal from the Maynard Claim in Utah. The Topaz is pristine, transparent, and has incredibly high glassy luster. There is a smaller crystal attached at the base and a bit of attached Rhyolite matrix on back. This specimen was mined in 2003.
MK812 - Azurite Volborthite Pocket, Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico small cabinet - 7 x 4 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Cluster of translucent Azurite crystals on starkly contrasting white matrix from the Volborthite pocket of the Milpillas Mine. The Azurite from this area of the mine are known for their distinctive tabular crystals that occur on a white matrix. The crystals on this specimen reach 2cm in size and are in pristine condition. Highly translucent with backlighting with a blue glow showing on the white matrix below.
MK813 - Azurite $ 400 Volborthite Pocket, Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico miniature - 3.4 x 3 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Cluster of translucent Azurite crystals on a slight amount of matrix from the Volborthite pocket of the Milpillas Mine. The Azurite from this area of the mine are known for their distinctive tabular crystals that occur on a white matrix. The crystals on this specimen reach 3cm in size and are in pristine condition. Highly translucent with backlighting.
MK440 - Galena, Dolomite $ 400 Reynolds Co., Tri-State District, Missouri, USA large cabinet - 16 x 11 x 11 cm Well isolated grey cubes of Galena on matrix. The Galena cubes reach 3.2cm in size. One side of the matrix is coated by a dense coverage of pink curving crystals of Dolomite. Old USA classic.
MK438 - Chalcopyrite on Quartz $ 500 Cavnic, Maramures, Romania large cabinet - 21 x 16 x 8 cm Large display specimen of Chalcopyrite and Quartz crystals over a Sphalerite and Pyrite rich matrix. Three large clusters of Chalcopyrite are in well isolated groups set in stout, white Quartz crystals. Large and showy specimen in excellent condition.
MK868 - Fluorite $ 850 Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China small cabinet - 7.2 x 5.8 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Stunning specimen of transparent purple/blue Fluorite crystals from the famous Yaogangxian Mine in China. The Fluorite crystals are glass-like and totally water clear (you can see right through them to the matrix underneath). In excellent condition from recent production and associated with yellow Muscovite crystals.
MK869 - Fluorite $ 400 Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China small cabinet - 7 x 6 x 5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Cluster of transparent purple/blue cubic Fluorite crystals from the famous Yaogangxian Mine in China. The Fluorite crystals are lustrous and transparent. In excellent condition from recent production and associated with white disc-shaped Calcite crystals.
MK874 - Fluorite with Quartz $ 250 Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China small cabinet - 5.5 x 4.5 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Cluster of purple Fluorite crystals with Quartz from the famous Yaogangxian Mine in China. The Fluorite crystals are glass-like transparent purple cubes associated with green Chlorite and Muscovite with a single Quartz crystal rising from the top. In excellent condition, well crystallized all around and nearly a floater.
MK875 - Fluorite with Dolomite $ 350 Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China small cabinet - 5.2 x 3.5 x 2.2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Stunning specimen of transparent purple (like grape jelly!) Fluorite crystals from the famous Yaogangxian Mine in China. The Fluorite crystals are glass-like and totally water clear (you can see right through them). In excellent condition from recent production and associated with white Dolomite and Calcite crystals. Better than photos!
MK876 - Fluorite $ 300 Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China small cabinet - 8.5 x 6.5 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Cluster of transparent purple/blue cubic Fluorite crystals from the famous Yaogangxian Mine in China. The Fluorite crystals are lustrous and transparent, some are water-clear. In good condition with some edge chipping.
MK877 - Fluorite with Calcite $ 400 Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China small cabinet - 7.5 x 5.5 x 3.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Cluster of transparent 'grape jelly' purple Fluorite crystals from the famous Yaogangxian Mine in China. The Fluorite crystals are lustrous and transparent. In excellent condition from recent production and associated with a large 4cm white disc-shaped Calcite crystal and clusters of Dolomite.
MK878 - Fluorite on Quartz $ 450 Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China small cabinet - 6.5 x 5.5 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Wreath-like cluster of transparent blue and purple Fluorite crystals adorning a partial Quartz crystal from the famous Yaogangxian Mine in China. The Fluorite crystals are lustrous and transparent with a light blue color atop a deeper, earlier generation of purple Fluorite. In excellent condition from recent production and associated with yellow Muscovite and Arsenopyrite crystals.
MK879 - Fluorite with Calcite $ 500 Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China small cabinet - 6.5 x 4.7 x 2.7 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Cluster of intergrown, transparent purple/blue cubic Fluorite crystals with attached Calcite from the famous Yaogangxian Mine in China. The Fluorite crystals are lustrous and transparent with a light blue color and purple inner cores. In excellent condition with slight chipping on one edge. A cluster of stacked white, disc-shaped Calcite crystals adds additional beauty to this stunning piece.
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