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LP791 - Scorodite $ 600 (=~ € 551) Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico small cabinet - 6.5 x 5 x 3.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Large, well formed Scorodite crystals on matrix. The crystals reach 1.3cm wide. When backlit the crystals show red coloration in areas. These were analyzed and trace Copper and Cobalt were detected which may be the cause of the red coloration.
LP699 - Covellite $ 450 (=~ € 413) Butte, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA small cabinet - 5.5 x 4 x 3 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Large foliated crystals of Covellite from Butte. The crystals show colorful irridescent colors and are associated with Pyrite crystals.
MK970 - Rutile with Quartz $ 200 (=~ € 184) Novo Horizonte, Bahia, Brazil miniature - 4.5 x 3.5 x 3 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A black Hematite crystal with radiating needles of golden Rutile partially included within a transparent smokey Quartz crystal.
LP842 - Galena (skeletal) $ 1200 (=~ € 1102) 9th of September Mine, Madan, Bulgaria cabinet - 10 x 6 x 5.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Cluster of hoppered (skeletal) Galena crystals from the 9th of September Mine in Bulgaria. These are true skeletal Galena (not the man-made variety that were circulating years ago!) and occur with Sphalerite and Pyrite crystals. Undamaged and well crystallized all around, essentially a floater.
LP843 - Heliodor $ 3200 (=~ € 2939) Sapucaia do Norte, Minas Gerais, Brazil small cabinet - 7.5 x 1.8 x 1.4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Etched crystal of greenish yellow Beryl var. Heliodor. Fully transparent with surface striations and is doubly-terminated with more pointed terminations at one end and flatter terminations at the other. Complete and undamaged. Weighs 27.35 grams.
LP844 - Anglesite $ 3500 (=~ € 3215) Touissit, Morocco small cabinet - 6 x 6 x 5.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Exquisite yellow Anglesite crystals on Galena from Touissit, the source of the world's finest Anglesite. The best Anglesite were found decades ago from this now closed mine and top quality crystals are hard to find. This specimen has Anglesite crystals to 2cm tall that have excellent transparency, fine lemon yellow color, aesthetic arrangement on the matrix, and are undamaged.
LP846 - Huelandite $ 650 (=~ € 597) Jalgaon, Maharashtra State, India small cabinet - 8.5 x 8 x 5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Large, fan-shaped crystals of pink Huelandite on a drusy Quartz crystal coated matrix. The main crystal is 6cm tall and all the Huelandite have great luster and are in perfect condition. Big and showy crystals, not your average Indian zeolite!!!
LP847 - Prehnite with Epidote $ 275 (=~ € 253) Djouga Diggings, Diakon, Kayes Region, Mali cabinet - 9.5 x 6 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Translucent green spherical Prehnite with darker green Epidote crystals. The Prehnite spheres reach 2.5cm in diameter. Ex. Demetrius Pohl.
LP848 - Topaz $ 150 (=~ € 138) Marambaia, Padre Paraiso, Minas Gerais, Brazil miniature - 3.9 x 2.3 x 2.3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Single colorless gem Topaz crystal from Brazil. In excellent condition, complete all around with only minor edge nicks.
LP850 - Nagyagite $ 200 (=~ € 184) Sacarimb (Nagyag), Deva, Hunedoara Co., Romania thumbnail - 1.6 x 1.1 x 0.8 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Platy grey and lustrous crystals of Nagyagite, a rare lead gold tellurium antimony sulfide, that contrast well against the light colored rock matrix. Hard to find thumbnail from the Type locality for the species.
LP856 - Calcite, Dioptase, Duftite $ 250 (=~ € 230) Tsumeb, Namibia small cabinet - 6 x 4.5 x 2.5 ![]() ![]() ![]() Colorful Tsumeb combination piece with Dioptase crystals, pistacio green Duftite, darker green Malachite and two styles of Calcite crystals - tiny pearly white Calcite and larger transparent Calcite crystals.
LP863 - Tourmaline $ 12500 (=~ € 11482) Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil small cabinet - 8 x 2.7 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Large single crystal of color-zoned Tourmaline from recent finds in Brazil. Richly colored crystal that 3 color zones - maroon red at the base, a highly transparent light orangish red center, and a vivid cranberry red at the termination. There is some chipping on the termination and it's priced accordingly. Weighs 112.33 grams.
LP864 - Tourmaline $ 7800 (=~ € 7165) Rubaya, North Kivu, Dem. Rep. of Congo small cabinet - 8.1 x 2.2 x 1.7 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Glassy pink and green Tourmaline crystal from recent finds in the Congo. The Tourmaline is a glassy pink with a bright green termination. Good transparency and in excellent condition, even the base has been rehealed. This is a crystal from early production at the locality that I obtained in a trade. It weighs 52.04 grams. Good, larger sized Congo Tourmaline typically sells for about $300/gram, but because it is an older piece obtained in a trade I'm able to sell it here at about $150/gram.
LP865 - Tourmaline $ 275 (=~ € 253) Rubaya, North Kivu, Dem. Rep. of Congo miniature - 3.7 x 0.7 x 0.3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Glassy transparent Tourmaline crystal from recent finds in the Congo. Congolese Tourmaline can get very transparent and this is a great example of that quality - transparent and glass-like for it's entire length. The color is light yellow, slightly reddish at the base and slightly green at the termination. Undamaged and weighs 2.19 grams.
LP772 - Galkhaite $ 300 (=~ € 276) Getchell Mine, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA cabinet - 10.5 x 7 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Bright red Galkhaite crystals on Quartz coated matrix. The crystal reach 1.5mm in size and there are dozens of them dispersed across the surface of the drusy Quartz. Galkhaite is a very rare cesium, thallium, mercury sulfide.
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