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MK480 - Apophyllite $ 500 Shrirampur, Ahemdnagar, Maharashtra State, India small cabinet - 9 x 3.7 x 3.5 cm ![]() ![]() Pair of spherical clusters of translucent green Apophyllite in a crystal lined vug in basalt.
MK481 - Apophyllite $ 350 Shrirampur, Ahemdnagar, Maharashtra State, India small cabinet - 5.5 x 5 x 5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Intergrown spherical clusters of translucent green Apophyllite in a crystal lined vug in basalt.
MK485 - Calaverite $ 950 Cripple Creek, Teller Co., Colorado, USA small cabinet - 6.5 x 3 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Rich specimen of Calaverite, a rare Gold telluride mineral, from Cripple Creek. Veins of solid Calaverite run all throughout the Quartz matrix with crystalized surfaces in areas. Lots of Calaverite in this one! Ex. Jerry Music collection.
MK487 - Azurite $ 750 Watercourse Pocket, Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico small cabinet - 5.5 x 3.4 x 2.3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Floater cluster of intergrown Azurite crystals from the now closed Milpillas Mine. Bright, vibrant blue crystals all around without matrix, typical style for the Watercourse Pocket. Undamaged.
MK491 - Cinnabar $ 500 Yanwuping Mines, Guizhou, China cabinet - 10.5 x 6.5 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Classic Cinnabar penetration twin on drusy Quartz with Dolomite. The Cinnabar crystal is perfect and translucent red when backlit.
MK493 - Cassiterite $ 250 Viloco Mine, La Paz, Bolivia miniature - 4.8 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() Large, lustrous black crystals of Cassiterite. Main crystal is 3cm in size!
MK495 - Cerussite with Barite $ 125 Mibladen, Morocco miniature - 5 x 3 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Glassy and lustrous 1.2cm Cerussite crystal with bladed pink Barite crystals.
MK497 - Apatite $ 300 Crystal Lode Pegmatite, Fulford, Eagle Co., Colorado, USA miniature - 3.5 x 3 x 2.8 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Single yellow Apatite crystal from a pegmatite in the Fulford mining district. This locality is not well known and these crystals are rarely seen for sale. This is a translucent crystal (with gem areas), perfectly terminated, complete all around and undamaged.
MK498 - Chalcopyrite on Calcite $ 150 Brushy Creek Mine, Viburnum Trend, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA small cabinet - 6.7 x 3.5 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() Scalenohedral Calcite crystals partially coated by sparkling irridescent Chalcopyrite crystals. Fine quality undamaged crystals to over 4cm in length.
LV367 - Orthoclase $ 95 Anjanabononoia, Manapa pegmatite Field, Betafo, Madagascar thumbnail - 1.2 x 1 x 1 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Gem quality Orthoclase (Feldspar), a rarity for the species. Colorless and totally transparent with good crystal faces.
LV368 - Orthoclase $ 95 Anjanabononoia, Manapa pegmatite Field, Betafo, Madagascar thumbnail - 1.3 x 1.3 x 1.2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Gem quality Orthoclase (Feldspar), a rarity for the species. Colorless and totally transparent with good crystal faces.
MK502 - Mimetite with Malachite Tsumeb, Namibia cabinet - 12 x 9 x 5.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Large rock matrix covered by tiny clear Calcite crystals which are in turn sprinkled with small green Malachite spheres and starburst clusters of yellow Mimetite. Good coverage on both sides.
MK503 - Liroconite Wheal Gorland, St Day, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom miniature - 3.7 x 2.5 x 2.3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Translucent blue crystals of Liroconite on matrix with crystals to 8mm in size. There are more small areas of crystals on the sides too. Liroconite is a rare copper species with the best specimens found at this mine, which is also the type locality for the species. Wheal Gorland began operation in 1792 and the best Liroconite specimens were found in the mid 1800s. There are some dinged crystals but rare with good color.
MK504 - Calcite with Apophyllite $ 300 Pashan Hills, Pune District, Maharashtra, India small cabinet - 7 x 5 x 4.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A GEM yellow Calcite crystal dramtically perched atop a central mound of Apophyllite crystals. There are Apophyllite crystals on the Calcite too, along with a second smaller Calcite. Showy, undamaged specimen and much better than photos which don't capture the dazzling transparency and brightness. Ex. Bert Ottens, Terry Huizing collections with each of their collection labels.
MK509 - Benitoite, Joaquinite $ 240 Gem Mine, San Benito Co., California, USA miniature - 5 x 2.8 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Benitoite crystals to 1.1 cm on matrix. The Benitoite (6 total) are the glassy tabular style of crystals.
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