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LL80 - Rhodonite $ 1500 (=~ AUS$ 1980) Franklin, New Jersey, USA cabinet - 12 x 9 x 8 cm ![Rhodonite from Franklin, New Jersey, USA [db_pics/pics/LL80a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/LL80a.jpg)
![Rhodonite from Franklin, New Jersey, USA [db_pics/pics/LL80b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/LL80b.jpg)
![Rhodonite from Franklin, New Jersey, USA [db_pics/pics/LL80c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/LL80c.jpg)
![Rhodonite from Franklin, New Jersey, USA [db_pics/pics/LL80d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/LL80d.jpg)
Large cluster of Rhodonite crystals with attached small crystals of Franklinite and an area of Willemite. Good color and large sized specimen with crystals all over, a superb specimen of a size and quality that you rarely see for sale. A very rare, large sized specimen from this classic USA locality recently released from an old collection.
LL149 - Franklinite with Zincite $ 1500 (=~ AUS$ 1980) Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, New Jersey, USA cabinet - 10.5 x 9 x 5 cm ![Franklinite with Zincite from Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, New Jersey, USA [db_pics/pics/LL149a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/LL149a.jpg)
![Franklinite with Zincite from Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, New Jersey, USA [db_pics/pics/LL149b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/LL149b.jpg)
![Franklinite with Zincite from Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, New Jersey, USA [db_pics/pics/LL149d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/LL149d.jpg)
![Franklinite with Zincite from Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, New Jersey, USA [db_pics/pics/LL149f.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/LL149f.jpg)
![Franklinite with Zincite from Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, New Jersey, USA [db_pics/pics/LL149h.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/LL149h.jpg)
Large and showy cluster of Franklinite crystals that contrast against the red Zincite. It's an old specimen and there are some incomplete or damaged crystals. Sawcut on back. Comes with an old Willis' Earth Treasures label.
LL147 - Malachite after Azurite $ 225 (=~ AUS$ 297) Touissit, Oujda, Morocco small cabinet - 5.3 x 3.5 x 3 cm ![Malachite after Azurite from Touissit, Oujda, Morocco [db_pics/pics/LL147a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/LL147a.jpg)
![Malachite after Azurite from Touissit, Oujda, Morocco [db_pics/pics/LL147b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/LL147b.jpg)
![Malachite after Azurite from Touissit, Oujda, Morocco [db_pics/pics/LL147c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/LL147c.jpg)
![Malachite after Azurite from Touissit, Oujda, Morocco [db_pics/pics/LL147d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/LL147d.jpg)
Two connected crystals of Malachite after Azurite pseudomorphs. Rich green with a velvety surface luster. Comes with an old Al McGuinness label.
LL122 - Hemimorphite $ 260 (=~ AUS$ 343) Wenshan, Yunnan Prov., China small cabinet - 6 x 5 x 3 cm ![Hemimorphite from Wenshan, Yunnan Prov., China [db_pics/pics/LL122a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/LL122a.jpg)
![Hemimorphite from Wenshan, Yunnan Prov., China [db_pics/pics/LL122b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/LL122b.jpg)
![Hemimorphite from Wenshan, Yunnan Prov., China [db_pics/pics/LL122c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/LL122c.jpg)
![Hemimorphite from Wenshan, Yunnan Prov., China [db_pics/pics/LL122d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/LL122d.jpg)
Bright blue, botryoidal Hemimorphite. Rich, translucent blue layer over matrix. From 1990s finds at a zinc mine in China.
LL115 - Fluorite on Sphalerite $ 450 (=~ AUS$ 594) Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Tennessee, USA small cabinet - 8.5 x 5.5 x 5.5 cm ![Fluorite on Sphalerite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Tennessee, USA [db_pics/pics/LL115b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/LL115b.jpg)
![Fluorite on Sphalerite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Tennessee, USA [db_pics/pics/LL115c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/LL115c.jpg)
![Fluorite on Sphalerite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Tennessee, USA [db_pics/pics/LL115d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/LL115d.jpg)
![Fluorite on Sphalerite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Tennessee, USA [db_pics/pics/LL115e.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/LL115e.jpg)
Translucent purple Fluorite crystal atop crystals of deep red Sphalerite. The Fluorite is 5cm (on the diagonal), complete all around and undamaged.
LL118 - Hydrocerussite $ 150 (=~ AUS$ 198) Mendip, Somerset, England, United Kingdom miniature - 4 x 2.5 x 1.1 cm ![Hydrocerussite from Mendip, Somerset, England, United Kingdom [db_pics/pics/LL118a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/LL118a.jpg)
![Hydrocerussite from Mendip, Somerset, England, United Kingdom [db_pics/pics/LL118b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/LL118b.jpg)
![Hydrocerussite from Mendip, Somerset, England, United Kingdom [db_pics/pics/LL118c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/LL118c.jpg)
Platy group of Hydrocerussite. Old specimen from an English quarry and comes mounted on a glass stand. Comes with an old R. F. D. Parkinson & Co. Ltd. (Somerset, England) label.
CT729 - Quartz after Selenite $ 75 (=~ AUS$ 99) Crawford, Sioux Co. Nebraska, USA thumbnail - 3 x 2.5 x 2 cm ![Quartz after Selenite from Crawford, Sioux Co. Nebraska, USA [db_pics/pics/CT729a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT729a.jpg)
![Quartz after Selenite from Crawford, Sioux Co. Nebraska, USA [db_pics/pics/CT729b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT729b.jpg)
![Quartz after Selenite from Crawford, Sioux Co. Nebraska, USA [db_pics/pics/CT729c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT729c.jpg)
![Quartz after Selenite from Crawford, Sioux Co. Nebraska, USA [db_pics/pics/CT729d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT729d.jpg)
Unusual psuedomorph of Quartz that has replaced a floater cluster of Gypsum var. Selenite.
LL129 - Smithsonite after Dolomite $ 500 (=~ AUS$ 660) Rush, Marion Co., Arkansas, USA small cabinet - 7 x 5 x 4.5 cm ![Smithsonite after Dolomite from Rush, Marion Co., Arkansas, USA [db_pics/pics/LL129a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/LL129a.jpg)
![Smithsonite after Dolomite from Rush, Marion Co., Arkansas, USA [db_pics/pics/LL129b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/LL129b.jpg)
![Smithsonite after Dolomite from Rush, Marion Co., Arkansas, USA [db_pics/pics/LL129d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/LL129d.jpg)
Bright yellow crystals of Smithsonite that have replaced Dolomite crystals. Great coverage of crystals that wrap around both sides. Comes with an old Kristalle label and another from the Mitchell Gunnell collection indicating that Gunnell acquired it in 1961 from M.J. Zimmerman.
CT900 - Witherite $ 350 (=~ AUS$ 462) Cumberland, England small cabinet - 6.5 x 4.7 x 2.8 cm ![Witherite from Cumberland, England [db_pics/pics/CT900a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT900a.jpg)
![Witherite from Cumberland, England [db_pics/pics/CT900b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT900b.jpg)
![Witherite from Cumberland, England [db_pics/pics/CT900c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT900c.jpg)
![Witherite from Cumberland, England [db_pics/pics/CT900d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT900d.jpg)
Well crystallized cluster of solid Witherite. Undamaged, historic, fine quality specimen.
CT907 - Quartz var. Chalcedony Rose $ 120 (=~ AUS$ 158) Sierra Madre Mtns., Chihuahua, Mexico small cabinet - 7 x 5 x 5 cm ![Quartz var. Chalcedony Rose from Sierra Madre Mtns., Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/CT907a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT907a.jpg)
![Quartz var. Chalcedony Rose from Sierra Madre Mtns., Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/CT907d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT907d.jpg)
![Quartz var. Chalcedony Rose from Sierra Madre Mtns., Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/CT907e.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT907e.jpg)
![Quartz var. Chalcedony Rose from Sierra Madre Mtns., Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/CT907c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT907c.jpg)
Translucent, slightly pinkish Chalcedony forming a spherical, cup-shaped formation. Complete all around and undamaged, it could hold water. Ex. Chuck Trantham collection, acquired from Peter Megaw in 2007.
CT903 - Andradite var. Topazolite $ 200 (=~ AUS$ 264) Yellow Cat Mine, San Benito Co., California, USA small cabinet - 6 x 5.5 x 2.3 cm ![Andradite var. Topazolite from Yellow Cat Mine, San Benito Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/CT903a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT903a.jpg)
![Andradite var. Topazolite from Yellow Cat Mine, San Benito Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/CT903b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT903b.jpg)
![Andradite var. Topazolite from Yellow Cat Mine, San Benito Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/CT903c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT903c.jpg)
Highly lustrous golden Topazolite crystals to 9mm on matrix. Ex. Chuck Trantham collection and comes with his old label showing a price of $200.
LL101 - Adamite $ 150 (=~ AUS$ 198) Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico small cabinet - 5.5 x 5.5 x 4 cm ![Adamite from Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/LL101a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/LL101a.jpg)
![Adamite from Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/LL101c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/LL101c.jpg)
![Adamite from Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/LL101d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/LL101d.jpg)
Fine quality, highly lustrous undamaged group of Adamite crystals, 2.5cm wide, on matrix. Old specimen with very high quality crystals.
CT916 - Barite $ 350 (=~ AUS$ 462) Book Cliffs, Grand Junction, Colorado, USA small cabinet - 5.5 x 5.3 x 3 cm ![Barite from Book Cliffs, Grand Junction, Colorado, USA [db_pics/pics/CT916a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT916a.jpg)
![Barite from Book Cliffs, Grand Junction, Colorado, USA [db_pics/pics/CT916b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT916b.jpg)
![Barite from Book Cliffs, Grand Junction, Colorado, USA [db_pics/pics/CT916c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT916c.jpg)
![Barite from Book Cliffs, Grand Junction, Colorado, USA [db_pics/pics/CT916d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/CT916d.jpg)
Glassy, transparent Barite crystal on matrix with other smaller crystals. Complete all around and undamaged, the main crystal is partially double-terminated. Old specimen from the Jean Mager and Chuck Trantham collections.
LL110 - Spessartine on Schorl $ 750 (=~ AUS$ 990) Little 3 Mine, Ramona, San Diego Co., California, USA miniature - 4 x 3 x 2 cm ![Spessartine on Schorl from Little 3 Mine, Ramona, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/LL110a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/LL110a.jpg)
![Spessartine on Schorl from Little 3 Mine, Ramona, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/LL110c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/LL110c.jpg)
![Spessartine on Schorl from Little 3 Mine, Ramona, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/LL110d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/LL110d.jpg)
Citrus orange 9mm Spessartine with Albite attached to a segment of black Tourmaline. A hard to find California classic.
LL156 - Azurite, Malachite after Azurite $ 2500 (=~ AUS$ 3300) Tsumeb, Namibia cabinet - 11 x 6.5 x 6.5 cm ![Azurite, Malachite after Azurite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/LL156a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/LL156a.jpg)
![Azurite, Malachite after Azurite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/LL156c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/LL156c.jpg)
![Azurite, Malachite after Azurite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/LL156d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/LL156d.jpg)
![Azurite, Malachite after Azurite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/LL156g.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/LL156g.jpg)
![Azurite, Malachite after Azurite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/LL156h.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/LL156h.jpg)
![Azurite, Malachite after Azurite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/LL156j.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/LL156j.jpg)
Cluster of prismatic Azurite and Malachite after Azurite crystals with Arsentsumebite and Cerussite. I just the love the highly colorful specimens from this mine and this is a prime example of such a specimen. A very colorful mixture of blue, deep green Malachite, lighter green Arsentsumebite, and small crystals of Cerussite scattered about. Comes with an old Phil Scalisi label.
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