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LP634 - Fluorite on Pyrite $ 250 Shangbao Mine, Hunan, China cabinet - 10.5 x 8 x 5.5 cm Areas of purple Fluorite coating large, metallic cubic crystals of Pyrite. Large and showy display specimen with individual crytals to 2.5cm on the diagonal.
LP686 - Diopside $ 80 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.2 x 1.7 x 1.2 cm Chunky single Diopside crystal from the Merelani Tanzanite mines. This is a lustrous, doubly-terminated crystal with medium green color and areas of transparency.
LP697 - Brochantite with Linarite $ 250 Mujuram, Morocco cabinet - 11 x 7 x 5 Beautiful sprays of bright green Brochantite crystals with areas of blue Linarite. Colorful large specimen.
LP677 - Volborthite $ 75 Monument #1 Mine, Navajo Co., Arizona, USA small cabinet - 7 x 4 x 2 Bright yellow/green Volborthite on matrix.
ST323 - Woodhouseite $ 75 Champion Mine, Mono Co., California, USA miniature - 3.8 x 3 x 1.5 Woodhouseite crystals to 3mm in size on matrix with an attached small Quartz crystals. This is a floater specimen well crystallized all around. The Champion Mine is the Type locality for this rare species and has produced the world's best specimens.
MK986 - Quartz (japan twin) $ 145 Winnemucca, Nevada, USA small cabinet - 7 x 5 x 4.5 Translarent, light smokey Quartz crystals on matrix. Near the center of the specimen is a 2.3cm wide Japan law twin Quartz crystal. Ex. Len Pisciotta collection.
LP704 - Diopside $ 40 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 1.4 x 0.6 x 0.5 cm Single Diopside crystal from the Merelani Tanzanite mines. A small well terminated crystal with good green color and areas of transparency.
LP688 - Diopside $ 90 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.7 x 1.5 x 1.2 cm Single Diopside crystal from the Merelani Tanzanite mines. A complete well terminated crystal (that is partially double terminated) with good green color and areas of transparency. Nice steep termination.
ST488 - Dioptase $ 120 Mindouli District, Pool Department, Congo thumbnail - 1.7 x 1.5 x 1.3 cm Cluster of deep emerald green Dioptase crystals from the Congo. A large, complete single crystal with smaller attached crystals. Main crystal is very transparent at the tip.
LP419 - Epidote $ 50 San Quintin, Baja Norte, Mexico thumbnail - 2.5 x 1.8 x 1 cm Stout single crystal of deep green Epidote. San Quintin is a beach town not too far south of San Diego and USA border. Having been to San Quintin a number times for surfing and fishing, I've always been fascinated by the Epidote found in the nearby hills, and I was happy to acquire this crystal many years later.
LP426 - Epidote $ 60 San Quintin, Baja Norte, Mexico thumbnail - 2.8 x 2.3 x 1.2 cm Stout single crystal of deep green Epidote. San Quintin is a beach town not too far south of San Diego and USA border. Having been to San Quintin a number times for surfing and fishing, I've always been fascinated by the Epidote found in the nearby hills, and I was happy to acquire this crystal many years later.
MK967 - Stilbite $ 150 Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India small cabinet - 8.5 x 5 x 5 cm Large crystals of peach-colored Stilbite crystals. Excellent undamaged cluster good all around. Ex. Len Pisciotta.
LP126 - Amblygonite $ 350 Linopolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil miniature - 4 x 3.7 x 3 cm Large single crystal of translucent to transparent yellow Amblygonite. Amblygonite is a rare lithium-aluminum phosphate species that is not commonly seen in fine display quality crystals. This crystal is big and chunky with glassy luster and is mostly complete all around.
MK921 - Azurite $ 350 Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico small cabinet - 8 x 7 x 3.5 cm Vivid blue Azurite crystals on matrix from the Milpillas Mine in Mexico. This is an unusual Azurite due both the to the uncommon lighter blue color and the stepped, scale-like surface growth on the crystal faces. Aesthetic and unusual piece.
LP841 - Cerussite $ 160 Tsumeb, Namibia thumbnail - 2.2 x 1.8 x 1.8 cm Parallel grown 'snowflake' Cerussite crystals from Tsumeb. Complete all around and undamaged.
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