Selected Specimens

US$    € EURO    ¥ YEN    £ POUND    CAN$    AUS$    Note

(click on a page number to go to that page:)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48
49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72
73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84
85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96
97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108
109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120
121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132
133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143

 page 140 / 143  -  prev  -  next  -  bottom  -  Home 

ST395 - Selenite $ 350
 Laurion, Attica, Greece
large cabinet - 19 x 9 x 4 cm


(click on an image to enlarge)

Selenite from Laurion, Attica, Greece [db_pics/pics/ST395a.jpg] Selenite from Laurion, Attica, Greece [db_pics/pics/ST395b.jpg] Selenite from Laurion, Attica, Greece [db_pics/pics/ST395c.jpg] Selenite from Laurion, Attica, Greece [db_pics/pics/ST395d.jpg] Selenite from Laurion, Attica, Greece [db_pics/pics/ST395e.jpg]

Large, water-clear single Selenite crystal with a distinctive yellow strip running down the center. The Selenite shows 'fish tail' twinning and has another smaller included Selenite crystal.

ST394 - Heterogenite, Chrysocolla $ 600
 L'Etoile du Congo Mine (Star of Congo), Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
cabinet - 14 x 10 x 6 cm


(click on an image to enlarge)

Heterogenite, Chrysocolla from L'Etoile du Congo Mine (Star of Congo), Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo [db_pics/pics/ST394a.jpg] Heterogenite, Chrysocolla from L'Etoile du Congo Mine (Star of Congo), Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo [db_pics/pics/ST394b.jpg] Heterogenite, Chrysocolla from L'Etoile du Congo Mine (Star of Congo), Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo [db_pics/pics/ST394c.jpg] Heterogenite, Chrysocolla from L'Etoile du Congo Mine (Star of Congo), Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo [db_pics/pics/ST394d.jpg] Heterogenite, Chrysocolla from L'Etoile du Congo Mine (Star of Congo), Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo [db_pics/pics/ST394e.jpg]

Colorful specimen of botryoidal Heterogenite, Chrysocolla, small tufts of acicular Malachite, and possibly Cornetite. Ex. Gilbert Gauthier specimen with label and ex. Mike Groben collection with label. Mike's label indicates it was purchased from Gilbert in 1999 for $250 and appraised at the time at $500.

ST396 - Stilbite $ 350
 Maharashtra State, India
cabinet - 11 x 9 x 6 cm


(click on an image to enlarge)

Stilbite from Maharashtra State, India [db_pics/pics/ST396a.jpg] Stilbite from Maharashtra State, India [db_pics/pics/ST396b.jpg] Stilbite from Maharashtra State, India [db_pics/pics/ST396c.jpg] Stilbite from Maharashtra State, India [db_pics/pics/ST396d.jpg] Stilbite from Maharashtra State, India [db_pics/pics/ST396e.jpg]

Large cluster of peach colored Stilbite from the prolific basalt quarries in India. This is an excellent example with both larger sized crystals and better than average deep peach coloration. It's also undamaged and aesthetic.

ST397 - Galena $ 200
 Treece, Kansas, USA
small cabinet - 9 x 6 x 5.5 cm


(click on an image to enlarge)

Galena from Treece, Kansas, USA [db_pics/pics/ST397a.jpg] Galena from Treece, Kansas, USA [db_pics/pics/ST397b.jpg] Galena from Treece, Kansas, USA [db_pics/pics/ST397c.jpg] Galena from Treece, Kansas, USA [db_pics/pics/ST397d.jpg] Galena from Treece, Kansas, USA [db_pics/pics/ST397e.jpg]

Bright metallic Galena cubes to 2.5cm on a silicified limestone matrix with red 'Ruby-Jack' Sphalerite crystals, Dolomite, and Calcite crystals from Treece, Kansas. The Galena are present on one side, but the specimen detached in the pocket and the Sphalerite and Calcite are present on all sides, making this a floater.

ST420 - Rose Quartz $ 280
 Sapucaia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
miniature - 5 x 3.3 x 1.3 cm


(click on an image to enlarge)

Rose Quartz from Sapucaia, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/ST420a.jpg] Rose Quartz from Sapucaia, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/ST420b.jpg] Rose Quartz from Sapucaia, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/ST420c.jpg] Rose Quartz from Sapucaia, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/ST420d.jpg]

Tall, narrow wall-like cluster of Rose Quartz crystals from Brazil. Great crystals with classic rose pink coloration. Can be displayed from either side.

ST433 - Emerald $ 650
 Salzburg, Austria
miniature - 4.2 x 3 x 1.5 cm


(click on an image to enlarge)

Emerald from Salzburg, Austria [db_pics/pics/ST433a.jpg] Emerald from Salzburg, Austria [db_pics/pics/ST433b.jpg] Emerald from Salzburg, Austria [db_pics/pics/ST433c.jpg]

A 1.4cm Emerald in a dark schist matrix. The Emerald has great medium green color and lots of transparency.

ST438 - Milarite $ 400
 Jaguaraçu pegmatite, Jaguaraçu, Minas Gerais, Brazil
thumbnail - 1 x 0.8 x 0.8 cm


(click on an image to enlarge)

Milarite from Jaguaraçu pegmatite, Jaguaraçu, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/ST438a.jpg] Milarite from Jaguaraçu pegmatite, Jaguaraçu, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/ST438b.jpg] Milarite from Jaguaraçu pegmatite, Jaguaraçu, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/ST438c.jpg]

Single well terminated Milarite crystal from old (1980s) finds in Brazil. Milarite is a rare silicate mineral with the best found in the Swiss Alps and this locality in Brazil. Well terminated, translucent single crystal with nicely beveled termination edges. A rare thumbnail.

ST435 - Herderite $ 280
 Hi Hope Dig, near Anza, Riverside Co., California, USA
thumbnail - 2.5 x 2 x 1.4 cm


(click on an image to enlarge)

Herderite from Hi Hope Dig, near Anza, Riverside Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/ST435a.jpg] Herderite from Hi Hope Dig, near Anza, Riverside Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/ST435b.jpg] Herderite from Hi Hope Dig, near Anza, Riverside Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/ST435c.jpg] Herderite from Hi Hope Dig, near Anza, Riverside Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/ST435d.jpg]

Translucent 1.5cm white Herderite crystal on matrix. Collected by Al Ordway and Jon Page during the late 1990s. The Hi Hope was a short lived dig named after the ranch owned by noted southern California collector Josie Scripps who had recently passed away in 1992. A rare specimen for a southern California collection.

ST436 - Tourmaline $ 750
 Paprok, Afghanistan
miniature - 3.5 x 1 x 0.9 cm


(click on an image to enlarge)

Tourmaline from Paprok, Afghanistan [db_pics/pics/ST436a.jpg] Tourmaline from Paprok, Afghanistan [db_pics/pics/ST436b.jpg] Tourmaline from Paprok, Afghanistan [db_pics/pics/ST436c.jpg] Tourmaline from Paprok, Afghanistan [db_pics/pics/ST436d.jpg]

Glassy, transparent single Tourmaline with unusual coloration. It's pink at the base followed by a green zone then a colorless upper half and termination. Complete and undamaged with a steep pyramidal termination. Weighs 5.73 grams.

ST430 - Wurtzite $ 350
 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania
thumbnail - 2.3 x 1.6 x 1.4 cm


(click on an image to enlarge)

Wurtzite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/ST430a.jpg] Wurtzite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/ST430b.jpg] Wurtzite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/ST430c.jpg] Wurtzite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/ST430d.jpg]

Translucent to transparent red/orange single Wurtzite crystal. These were discovered a few years ago at the Merelani Tanzanite mines and are considered the world's best for species.

ST432 - Calcite on Dioptase in Calcite $ 400
 Tsumeb, Namibia
small cabinet - 6.5 x 4 x 2 cm


(click on an image to enlarge)

Calcite on Dioptase in Calcite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/ST432a.jpg] Calcite on Dioptase in Calcite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/ST432b.jpg] Calcite on Dioptase in Calcite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/ST432c.jpg]

Bright green Dioptase crystals included within clear, rhombic Calcite crystals that were later covered by smaller, pearly white crystals of Calcite or Dolomite. There are even a few small Dioptase crystal on top the second generation of Calcite.

ST443 - Almandine $ 260
 Green's Farm locality, Roxbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, USA
miniature - 3.5 x 2.5 x 2 cm


(click on an image to enlarge)

Almandine from Green's Farm locality, Roxbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, USA [db_pics/pics/ST443a.jpg] Almandine from Green's Farm locality, Roxbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, USA [db_pics/pics/ST443b.jpg] Almandine from Green's Farm locality, Roxbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, USA [db_pics/pics/ST443c.jpg]

Old USA classic Almandine specimen with a complete purple-red dodecahedron 2cm 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.

ST442 - Tetrahedrite $ 450
 Casapalca Mine, Huarochirí Province, Lima, Peru
miniature - 3.2 x 3 x 1.8 cm


(click on an image to enlarge)

Tetrahedrite from Casapalca Mine, Huarochirí Province, Lima, Peru [db_pics/pics/ST442a.jpg] Tetrahedrite from Casapalca Mine, Huarochirí Province, Lima, Peru [db_pics/pics/ST442b.jpg] Tetrahedrite from Casapalca Mine, Huarochirí Province, Lima, Peru [db_pics/pics/ST442c.jpg]

Lustrous, sharp, dark metallic-gray tetrahedrite with small amounts of attached Pyrite from Casaplaca, one of the premiere localities for the species. The main crystal is large sized at 3cm and the cluster as a whole is very aesthetic.

ST434 - Libethenite $ 350
 Mindola pit, Rokana Mine, Kitwe, Zambia
miniature - 3.2 x 2 x 1.8 cm


(click on an image to enlarge)

Libethenite from Mindola pit, Rokana Mine, Kitwe, Zambia [db_pics/pics/ST434a.jpg] Libethenite from Mindola pit, Rokana Mine, Kitwe, Zambia [db_pics/pics/ST434b.jpg]

Cluster of dark green, lustrous Libethenite crystals 1.5cm wide in a grey argillite matrix. These were collected in the 1970s and are considered to be some of the world's best for species.

ST552 - Tantalite $ 200
 Kunar, Afghanistan
thumbnail - 3 x 2.5 x 2 cm


(click on an image to enlarge)

Tantalite from Kunar, Afghanistan [db_pics/pics/ST552a.jpg] Tantalite from Kunar, Afghanistan [db_pics/pics/ST552b.jpg] Tantalite from Kunar, Afghanistan [db_pics/pics/ST552c.jpg] Tantalite from Kunar, Afghanistan [db_pics/pics/ST552d.jpg]

Complete and undamaged tabular Tantalite crystal with attached Albite. I can see a bit of red coloration on some edges so it's perhaps Manganotantalite.
(click on a page number to go to that page:)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48
49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72
73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84
85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96
97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108
109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120
121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132
133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143

 page 140 / 143  -  prev  -  next  -  top  -  Home 

©2010-2018 Marin Mineral