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LP789 - Scorodite $ 600 Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico miniature - 4.5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm ![Scorodite from Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/lp789a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/lp789a.jpg)
![Scorodite from Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/lp789b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/lp789b.jpg)
![Scorodite from Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/lp789c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/lp789c.jpg)
![Scorodite from Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/lp789d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/lp789d.jpg)
Large, well formed Scorodite crystals on matrix. The crystals reach 1.1cm wide and are present on both sides of specimen. The crystals have areas of red coloration inside which can be seen when backlit. These were analyzed and trace Copper and Cobalt were detected which may be the cause of the red coloration.
LP790 - Scorodite $ 750 Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico small cabinet - 8.5 x 5 x 3 cm ![Scorodite from Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/lp790a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/lp790a.jpg)
![Scorodite from Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/lp790b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/lp790b.jpg)
![Scorodite from Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/lp790c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/lp790c.jpg)
Large open vug in Limonite lined by small Scorodite crystals with a cluster of larger blue Scorodite crystals towards the top of the vug. The largest crystals reach 6mm wide.
LP791 - Scorodite $ 600 Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico small cabinet - 6.5 x 5 x 3.5 cm ![Scorodite from Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/lp791a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/lp791a.jpg)
![Scorodite from Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/lp791b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/lp791b.jpg)
![Scorodite from Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/lp791c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/lp791c.jpg)
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 Butte, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA small cabinet - 5.5 x 4 x 3 ![Covellite from Butte, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA [db_pics/pics/lp699a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/lp699a.jpg)
![Covellite from Butte, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA [db_pics/pics/lp699b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/lp699b.jpg)
![Covellite from Butte, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA [db_pics/pics/lp699c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/lp699c.jpg)
![Covellite from Butte, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA [db_pics/pics/lp699d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/lp699d.jpg)
Large foliated crystals of Covellite from Butte. The crystals show colorful irridescent colors and are associated with Pyrite crystals.
MK970 - Rutile with Quartz $ 200 Novo Horizonte, Bahia, Brazil miniature - 4.5 x 3.5 x 3 ![Rutile with Quartz from Novo Horizonte, Bahia, Brazil [db_pics/pics/mk970a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/mk970a.jpg)
![Rutile with Quartz from Novo Horizonte, Bahia, Brazil [db_pics/pics/mk970b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/mk970b.jpg)
![Rutile with Quartz from Novo Horizonte, Bahia, Brazil [db_pics/pics/mk970c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/mk970c.jpg)
![Rutile with Quartz from Novo Horizonte, Bahia, Brazil [db_pics/pics/mk970d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/mk970d.jpg)
A black Hematite crystal with radiating needles of golden Rutile partially included within a transparent smokey Quartz crystal.
LP842 - Galena (skeletal) $ 1200 9th of September Mine, Madan, Bulgaria cabinet - 10 x 6 x 5.5 cm ![Galena (skeletal) from 9th of September Mine, Madan, Bulgaria [db_pics/pics/lp842a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/lp842a.jpg)
![Galena (skeletal) from 9th of September Mine, Madan, Bulgaria [db_pics/pics/lp842b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/lp842b.jpg)
![Galena (skeletal) from 9th of September Mine, Madan, Bulgaria [db_pics/pics/lp842c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/lp842c.jpg)
![Galena (skeletal) from 9th of September Mine, Madan, Bulgaria [db_pics/pics/lp842d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/lp842d.jpg)
![Galena (skeletal) from 9th of September Mine, Madan, Bulgaria [db_pics/pics/lp842e.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/lp842e.jpg)
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 Sapucaia do Norte, Minas Gerais, Brazil small cabinet - 7.5 x 1.8 x 1.4 cm ![Heliodor from Sapucaia do Norte, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/lp843a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/lp843a.jpg)
![Heliodor from Sapucaia do Norte, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/lp843b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/lp843b.jpg)
![Heliodor from Sapucaia do Norte, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/lp843c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/lp843c.jpg)
![Heliodor from Sapucaia do Norte, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/lp843d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/lp843d.jpg)
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 Touissit, Morocco small cabinet - 6 x 6 x 5.5 cm ![Anglesite from Touissit, Morocco [db_pics/pics/lp844a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/lp844a.jpg)
![Anglesite from Touissit, Morocco [db_pics/pics/lp844b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/lp844b.jpg)
![Anglesite from Touissit, Morocco [db_pics/pics/lp844c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/lp844c.jpg)
![Anglesite from Touissit, Morocco [db_pics/pics/lp844d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/lp844d.jpg)
![Anglesite from Touissit, Morocco [db_pics/pics/lp844.mp4]](db_pics/pics/m/lp844.jpg)
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 Jalgaon, Maharashtra State, India small cabinet - 8.5 x 8 x 5 cm ![Huelandite from Jalgaon, Maharashtra State, India [db_pics/pics/lp846a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/lp846a.jpg)
![Huelandite from Jalgaon, Maharashtra State, India [db_pics/pics/lp846b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/lp846b.jpg)
![Huelandite from Jalgaon, Maharashtra State, India [db_pics/pics/lp846c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/lp846c.jpg)
![Huelandite from Jalgaon, Maharashtra State, India [db_pics/pics/lp846d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/lp846d.jpg)
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 Djouga Diggings, Diakon, Kayes Region, Mali cabinet - 9.5 x 6 x 4 cm ![Prehnite with Epidote from Djouga Diggings, Diakon, Kayes Region, Mali [db_pics/pics/lp847a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/lp847a.jpg)
![Prehnite with Epidote from Djouga Diggings, Diakon, Kayes Region, Mali [db_pics/pics/lp847b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/lp847b.jpg)
![Prehnite with Epidote from Djouga Diggings, Diakon, Kayes Region, Mali [db_pics/pics/lp847c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/lp847c.jpg)
Translucent green spherical Prehnite with darker green Epidote crystals. The Prehnite spheres reach 2.5cm in diameter. Ex. Demetrius Pohl.
LP848 - Topaz $ 150 Marambaia, Padre Paraiso, Minas Gerais, Brazil miniature - 3.9 x 2.3 x 2.3 cm ![Topaz from Marambaia, Padre Paraiso, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/lp848a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/lp848a.jpg)
![Topaz from Marambaia, Padre Paraiso, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/lp848b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/lp848b.jpg)
![Topaz from Marambaia, Padre Paraiso, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/lp848c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/lp848c.jpg)
Single colorless gem Topaz crystal from Brazil. In excellent condition, complete all around with only minor edge nicks.
LP850 - Nagyagite $ 200 Sacarimb (Nagyag), Deva, Hunedoara Co., Romania thumbnail - 1.6 x 1.1 x 0.8 cm ![Nagyagite from Sacarimb (Nagyag), Deva, Hunedoara Co., Romania [db_pics/pics/lp850a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/lp850a.jpg)
![Nagyagite from Sacarimb (Nagyag), Deva, Hunedoara Co., Romania [db_pics/pics/lp850b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/lp850b.jpg)
![Nagyagite from Sacarimb (Nagyag), Deva, Hunedoara Co., Romania [db_pics/pics/lp850c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/lp850c.jpg)
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.
LP855 - Calcite, Dioptase on Malachite $ 450 Tsumeb, Namibia miniature - 5 x 3 x 2.5 ![Calcite, Dioptase on Malachite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/lp855a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/lp855a.jpg)
![Calcite, Dioptase on Malachite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/lp855b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/lp855b.jpg)
![Calcite, Dioptase on Malachite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/lp855c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/lp855c.jpg)
![Calcite, Dioptase on Malachite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/lp855d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/lp855d.jpg)
This is a fabulous Tsumeb piece composed of botryoidal, velvety Malachite partially coated by Dioptase crystals and tiny white Calcite crystals. It's a floater with no points of contact. My favorite part is a spherical knob of Malachite adorned with a crown of Dioptase crystals.
LP856 - Calcite, Dioptase, Duftite $ 250 Tsumeb, Namibia small cabinet - 6 x 4.5 x 2.5 ![Calcite, Dioptase, Duftite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/lp856a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/lp856a.jpg)
![Calcite, Dioptase, Duftite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/lp856b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/lp856b.jpg)
![Calcite, Dioptase, Duftite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/lp856c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/lp856c.jpg)
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.
LP858 - Tourmaline $ 420 Rubaya, North Kivu, Dem. Rep. of Congo thumbnail - 2.3 x 0.8 x 0.7 cm ![Tourmaline from Rubaya, North Kivu, Dem. Rep. of Congo [db_pics/pics/lp858a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/lp858a.jpg)
![Tourmaline from Rubaya, North Kivu, Dem. Rep. of Congo [db_pics/pics/lp858b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/lp858b.jpg)
![Tourmaline from Rubaya, North Kivu, Dem. Rep. of Congo [db_pics/pics/lp858c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/lp858c.jpg)
Superb 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 yellow with a slightly green termination. Undamaged and weighs 2.96 grams.
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