Selected Specimens

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SV312 - Orpiment $ 275
 Cut 62, Twin Creeks Mine, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA
miniature - 5 x 4.5 x 4 cm


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Orpiment from Cut 62, Twin Creeks Mine, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA [db_pics/pics/SV312a.jpg] Orpiment from Cut 62, Twin Creeks Mine, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA [db_pics/pics/SV312c.jpg] Orpiment from Cut 62, Twin Creeks Mine, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA [db_pics/pics/SV312d.jpg] Orpiment from Cut 62, Twin Creeks Mine, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA [db_pics/pics/SV312f.jpg] Orpiment from Cut 62, Twin Creeks Mine, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA [db_pics/pics/SV312g.jpg]

Cluster of translucent amber colored Orpiment crystals from the famous early 2000s finds at the Twin Creeks Gold Mine in Nevada. The well formed crystals are translucent and even have areas of transparency. These are among the world's finest examples of the species, and certainly the best ever found in the USA.

SV315 - Cuprian Adamite $ 500
 Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
small cabinet - 7.5 x 5 x 4 cm


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Cuprian Adamite from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SV315b.jpg] Cuprian Adamite from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SV315c.jpg] Cuprian Adamite from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SV315d.jpg] Cuprian Adamite from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SV315e.jpg] Cuprian Adamite from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SV315g.jpg]

Vuggy Limonite matrix lined with green Adamite and white Calcite crystals. Excellent, hard to find green color with lots of crystals all over.

SV300 - Galena $ 300
 Buick Mine, Viburnum Trend, Missouri, USA
small cabinet - 8.5 x 7.2 x 5 cm


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Galena from Buick Mine, Viburnum Trend, Missouri, USA [db_pics/pics/SV300a.jpg] Galena from Buick Mine, Viburnum Trend, Missouri, USA [db_pics/pics/SV300b.jpg] Galena from Buick Mine, Viburnum Trend, Missouri, USA [db_pics/pics/SV300c.jpg] Galena from Buick Mine, Viburnum Trend, Missouri, USA [db_pics/pics/SV300d.jpg]

Bright metallic cluster of Galena crystals from the Buick Mine. The main group is an intergrown cluster of about 4 crystals with the appearance of one large crystal and a slightly concave front surface.Undamaged and showy specimen.

SV341 - Mimetite $ 400
 Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
cabinet - 10.5 x 8 x 5 cm


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Mimetite from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SV341a.jpg] Mimetite from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SV341b.jpg] Mimetite from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SV341c.jpg] Mimetite from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SV341d.jpg] Mimetite from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SV341e.jpg]

Bubbly mounds of yellow Mimetite from Mapimi. Great coverage of undamaged, botryoidal Mimetite with scattered crystals of Hemimorphite.

SV318 - Almandine $ 280
 Green's Farm locality, Roxbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, USA
small cabinet - 6 x 2.8 x 2.5 cm


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Almandine from Green's Farm locality, Roxbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, USA [db_pics/pics/SV318a.jpg] Almandine from Green's Farm locality, Roxbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, USA [db_pics/pics/SV318b.jpg] Almandine from Green's Farm locality, Roxbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, USA [db_pics/pics/SV318c.jpg] Almandine from Green's Farm locality, Roxbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, USA [db_pics/pics/SV318d.jpg]

Old USA classic Almandine specimen with a complete purple-red dodecahedron 2.3cm wide. The Almandine sits perfectly for display in a gray/green schist matrix. A good-sized crystal for the locality which is now closed to collecting.

SV321 - Almandine $ 225
 Green's Farm locality, Roxbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, USA
miniature - 4.7 x 3 x 2 cm


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Almandine from Green's Farm locality, Roxbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, USA [db_pics/pics/SV321a.jpg] Almandine from Green's Farm locality, Roxbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, USA [db_pics/pics/SV321b.jpg] Almandine from Green's Farm locality, Roxbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, USA [db_pics/pics/SV321c.jpg] Almandine from Green's Farm locality, Roxbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, USA [db_pics/pics/SV321d.jpg]

Old USA classic Almandine specimen with two complete purple-red dodecahedrons to 1.7cm wide. The Almandine sit perfectly for display in a gray/green schist matrix. A good example from a locality which is now closed to collecting.

SV329 - Fluorite on Calcite $ 200
 Nasik, Maharashtra State, India
small cabinet - 6.5 x 5.5 x 3.5 cm


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Fluorite on Calcite from Nasik, Maharashtra State, India [db_pics/pics/SV329a.jpg] Fluorite on Calcite from Nasik, Maharashtra State, India [db_pics/pics/SV329b.jpg] Fluorite on Calcite from Nasik, Maharashtra State, India [db_pics/pics/SV329c.jpg] Fluorite on Calcite from Nasik, Maharashtra State, India [db_pics/pics/SV329d.jpg] Fluorite on Calcite from Nasik, Maharashtra State, India [db_pics/pics/SV329e.jpg]

Orange botryoidal Fluorite on Calcite crystals on Quartz. The Fluorite grows in a line up the center of each side of the main Calcite crystal.

SV377 - Pyromorphite $ 220
 Bunker Hill Mine, Kellogg, Idaho, USA
thumbnail - 2.3 x 1.5 x 1.3 cm


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Pyromorphite from Bunker Hill Mine, Kellogg, Idaho, USA [db_pics/pics/SV377a.jpg] Pyromorphite from Bunker Hill Mine, Kellogg, Idaho, USA [db_pics/pics/SV377b.jpg] Pyromorphite from Bunker Hill Mine, Kellogg, Idaho, USA [db_pics/pics/SV377c.jpg] Pyromorphite from Bunker Hill Mine, Kellogg, Idaho, USA [db_pics/pics/SV377d.jpg] Pyromorphite from Bunker Hill Mine, Kellogg, Idaho, USA [db_pics/pics/SV377e.jpg]

Elegant cluster of yellow to orange Pyromorphite crystals. Complete all around.

SV389 - Wurtzite $ 125
 Huanzala Mine, Ancash, Peru
thumbnail - 2.5 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm


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Wurtzite from Huanzala Mine, Ancash, Peru [db_pics/pics/SV389a.jpg] Wurtzite from Huanzala Mine, Ancash, Peru [db_pics/pics/SV389b.jpg] Wurtzite from Huanzala Mine, Ancash, Peru [db_pics/pics/SV389e.jpg]

Dense grouping of Wurtzite crystals filling a Quartz crystal lined vug.

SV386 - Cerussite $ 200
 Touissit, Morocco
thumbnail - 2 x 2 x 0.9 cm


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Cerussite from Touissit, Morocco [db_pics/pics/SV386a.jpg] Cerussite from Touissit, Morocco [db_pics/pics/SV386b.jpg] Cerussite from Touissit, Morocco [db_pics/pics/SV386c.jpg] Cerussite from Touissit, Morocco [db_pics/pics/SV386d.jpg]

Glassy, reticulated cluster of Cerussite crystals. Undamaged.

SV387 - Celestite $ 50
 Maybee, Michigan, USA
thumbnail - 2.2 x 1.2 x 1 cm


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Celestite from Maybee, Michigan, USA [db_pics/pics/SV387a.jpg] Celestite from Maybee, Michigan, USA [db_pics/pics/SV387b.jpg] Celestite from Maybee, Michigan, USA [db_pics/pics/SV387c.jpg] Celestite from Maybee, Michigan, USA [db_pics/pics/SV387d.jpg]

Single gem Celestite crystal from the Maybee quarry in Michigan. Undamaged.

SV375 - Polybasite $ 270
 Guanajuato, Mexico
thumbnail - 1.7 x 1.5 x 1.1 cm


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Polybasite from Guanajuato, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SV375a.jpg] Polybasite from Guanajuato, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SV375b.jpg] Polybasite from Guanajuato, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SV375c.jpg] Polybasite from Guanajuato, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SV375d.jpg] Polybasite from Guanajuato, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SV375e.jpg]

Classic bladed crystals group of Polybasite with tiny Acanthite crystals attached.

SV384 - Epidote $ 120
 San Quintin, Baja California, Mexico
thumbnail - 2.8 x 2.6 x 1.5 cm


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Epidote from San Quintin, Baja California, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SV384a.jpg] Epidote from San Quintin, Baja California, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SV384b.jpg] Epidote from San Quintin, Baja California, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SV384c.jpg] Epidote from San Quintin, Baja California, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SV384d.jpg]

Thick, well terminated single deep green Epidote crystal from San Quintin. Complete all around.

SV388 - Siegenite $ 120
 West Fork Mine, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA
thumbnail - 1.9 x 1.4 x 0.9 cm


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Siegenite from West Fork Mine, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA [db_pics/pics/SV388a.jpg] Siegenite from West Fork Mine, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA [db_pics/pics/SV388c.jpg] Siegenite from West Fork Mine, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA [db_pics/pics/SV388d.jpg] Siegenite from West Fork Mine, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA [db_pics/pics/SV388e.jpg]

Silvery, octahedral crystals of rare Siegenite. Siegenite is a cobalt nickel sulfide that is one of the rarer and most sought after minerals from Missouri's Viburnum Trend. This is nothing but solid Siegenite without matrix.

SV398 - Azurite with Malachite $ 60
 Arizona, USA
thumbnail - 3 x 2 x 2 cm


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Azurite with Malachite from Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/SV398a.jpg] Azurite with Malachite from Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/SV398b.jpg] Azurite with Malachite from Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/SV398c.jpg] Azurite with Malachite from Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/SV398d.jpg]

Solid, crystalline Azurite surrounding fibrous Malachite. Great as is but could also be polished.
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