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LP596 - Variscite with Crandallite $ 225 Little Green Monster Mine, Fairfield, Utah Co., Utah, USA small cabinet - 5.6 x 4.2 x 0.4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Polished slab of green Variscite surrounded by yellow Crandallite.
LP597 - Smithsonite, Cerussite, Duftite $ 350 Tsumeb, Namibia thumbnail - 2.8 x 2 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Green Smithsonite crystals and glassy Cerussite crystals over green Duftite from Tsumeb. Individual Smithsonite crystals reach 7mm in size. Ex. Claude Yoder, Jean Lee collections. Claude's old label shows a date of July 2011.
LP598 - Fluorite with Calcite $ 750 Xia Yang Mine, Yongchun Co., Quanzhou, Fujian, China small cabinet - 6 x 4 x 3.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Transparent purple/blue Fluorite crystals surrounded by Calcite crystals atop tiny clear Quartz crystals. These famous Fluorites are often referred to as 'Tanzanite Fluorite' due to their rich purple coloration. The main Fluorite crystal is 2cm in size and has high luster, bevelled edges, and great transparency. There is some roughness on one corner where Quartz crystals penetrate into the Fluorite which is not damage.
LP599 - Spinel $ 125 Mahenge, Morogoro Region, Tanzania miniature - 3.5 x 2.5 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Large, sharp purple/red Spinel crystal in matrix. The Spinel is 2.5cm wide.
LP600 - Spinel $ 150 Mahenge, Morogoro Region, Tanzania thumbnail - 1.8 x 1.5 x 1.2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Cluster of sharp red Spinel crystals with a small amount of attached white Calcite matrix. The top Spinel is well formed, complete, translucent and 1.3cm wide.
LP603 - Phenakite $ 1500 Rio Piracicaba, Carai, Minas Gerais, Brazil thumbnail - 2 x 1.8 x 1.1 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Fine quality single crystal of Phenakite from old finds in Brazil. Complete gemmy crystal with lustrous glassy faces. Well crystallized on the front, edges, and most of the back side. Ex. Bill and Ann Cook collection.
MK928 - Azurite on Malachite $ 220 Milpillas Mine, Cananea District, Sonora, Mexico thumbnail - 3 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Sharp blue crystals of Azurite atop velvety Malachite. The crystals are complete and undamaged and reach 1.8cm in size. Milpillas Azurite specimens with the Azurite on velvety Malachite such as this are among my favorite.
LP481 - Cerussite $ 150 Mibladen, Morocco small cabinet - 5.5 x 4.5 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Large glassy crystals of Cerussite associated with pink Barite and Galena. These are good sized Cerussite crystals for the locality.
LP463 - Cuprian Smithsonite $ 450 79 Mine, Gila Co., Arizona, USA cabinet - 10.5 x 8.5 x 5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Good coverage of deep green Cuprian Smithsonite from the 79 Mine. Layers of satiny, translucent green Smithsonite cover the front and much of the back side of specimen.
LP605 - Tourmaline with Quartz (R) $ 3500 Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA small cabinet - 6.8 x 3.2 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Branching, multi-colored Tourmaline specimen from the gem pegmatites of southern California. Gemmy green crystals with rose-colored terminations(more red than typical pink). This is unusual in that most Himalaya Mine Tourmaline are single crystals and this branching specimen, with an attached doubly-terminated Quartz, is particularly aesthetic. The large Tourmaline is also doubly-terminated. Ex. Tim Sherburn collection. Tim's label notes that it was self-collected by Tim in 1989 during a collecting trip with Peter Lyckberg. It has an indentation from another crystal on the side, and has one repair. This was one of Tim's most prized specimens in his collection and was shown on the first page of Tim's section in the California collector edition of the Mineralogical Record.
LP606 - Cerussite, Duftite on Calcite $ 300 Tsumeb, Namibia small cabinet - 7 x 3.2 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Glassy, gemmy Cerussite crystals atop Calcite crystals partially coated by green Duftite. The Cerussite are very bright and lustrous and reach 1.8cm wide. Well crystallized all around, it's nearly a floater with just one small point of contact on back.
LP607 - Adamite $ 350 Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico small cabinet - 7.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Lustrous and sparkling fan-shaped aggregates of Adamite crystals on Limonite. The Adamite are clean and undamaged and additional smaller single crystals add to it's appeal.
LP272 - Brazilianite $ 325 Telerio Mine, Mendes Pimental, Minas Gerais, Brazil miniature - 3.2 x 1.1 x 0.6 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Glassy and gemmy Brazilianite crystal from the Telerio Mine in Brazil. This is a doubly-terminated crystal in perfect condition with just one slight indentation on one edge where it grew upon Albite. Ex. Len Pisciotta collection. Len hunted for doubly-terminated Brazilianites for years and this is one of a small sub-collection he assembled.
LP273 - Brazilianite $ 395 Telerio Mine, Mendes Pimental, Minas Gerais, Brazil miniature - 3.5 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Glassy and gemmy Brazilianite crystal from the Telerio Mine in Brazil. This is a doubly-terminated crystal in perfect condition. A floater with a few smaller attached crystals and Albite. Ex. Len Pisciotta collection. Len hunted for doubly-terminated Brazilianites for years and this is one of a small sub-collection he assembled.
LP609 - Fluorite, Arsenopyrite with Quartz $ 500 Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China small cabinet - 9 x 8.5 x 5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Transparent blue Fluorite cubes and Aresenopyrte crystals grown among glassy clear Quartz crystals. This is an older piece (about 20 years) reecently acquired out of a collection and has a distinct and different appearance that more recent specimens from this mine. There are also a few small Ferberite crystals present.
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