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C243 - Mangano Calcite $ 1200 (=~ AUS$ 1873) Dal'negorsk, Russia large cabinet - 20 x 9.5 x 6 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Disc shaped pink Mangano Calcite crystals on matrix. Strong pink coloration with lustrous crystals. Large and undamaged high quality display specimen.
C244 - Mangano Calcite $ 1500 (=~ AUS$ 2342) Dal'negorsk, Russia large cabinet - 23 x 12 x 8 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Disc-shaped pink Mangano Calcite crystals in two stacks. Each stack of crystals is at a different angle, so on the left you see the crystal tops and to the right you see a stack from the side. Large crystal on the left is 12cm wide. There are oriented inclusions of a dark needle-like mineral. Slight edge chipping but overall very clean and free of damage. This is a large and impressive display specimen.
C246 - Fluorite $ 250 (=~ AUS$ 390) Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China small cabinet - 6 x 6 x 5.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Large, clear octahedron of Fluorite with Quartz crystals. Large, smooth flat crystal faces with a small natural step on the back face.
C248 - Azurite $ 150 (=~ AUS$ 234) Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico miniature - 3.2 x 2.8 x 1.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Bright 'electric' blue Azurite crystals to 2.7cm in size. The crystals have partially psuedomorphed to Malachite and you can see Malachite in two areas. This veneer of Azurite over an inner core of Malachite gives these specimens the bright 'electric' blue color. These are no longer being found.
C252 - Chrome Dravite $ 350 (=~ AUS$ 546) Landani, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.5 x 0.9 x 0.9 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Deep chrome green Dravite crystal with a curious clear (Achroite) termination. Translucent with excellent color and undamaged.
C258 - Galena with Chalcopyrite, Sphalerite $ 650 (=~ AUS$ 1015) 9th of September Mine, Madan, Bulgaria small cabinet - 5.5 x 4.5 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() New find of skeletal Galena from the 9th of September Mine. This is true skeletal Galena (not the manufactured specimens from about 10 years ago), only the second time in 20 years that they have been found. The Chalcopyrite and Sphalerite add color and contrast. Undamaged.
C259 - Galena with Quartz, Sphalerite 9th of September Mine, Madan, Bulgaria small cabinet - 8 x 4.5 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() New find of skeletal Galena fromt eh 9th of September Mine. This is true skeletal Galena (not the manufactured specimens from about 10 years ago), only the second time in 20 years that they have been found. With Quartz crystals and Sphalerite. Undamaged.
C261 - Galena with Chalcopyrite, Sphalerite $ 250 (=~ AUS$ 390) 9th of September Mine, Madan, Bulgaria small cabinet - 9 x 6 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Galena crystals with Chalcopyrite and Sphalerite on a thin piece of matrix covered on both sides by Quartz crystals. 'Just' a Galena specimen, but highly aesthetic and undamaged.
C262 - Galena with Chalcopyrite, Sphalerite $ 250 (=~ AUS$ 390) 9th of September Mine, Madan, Bulgaria small cabinet - 6.5 x 4.5 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Galena crystals with Chalcopyrite and Sphalerite. 'Just' a Galena specimen, but highly aesthetic and undamaged.
C263 - Galena with Chalcopyrite, Sphalerite $ 550 (=~ AUS$ 859) 9th of September Mine, Madan, Bulgaria small cabinet - 7 x 6 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Unusual specimen composed of a single wide, thin Galena crystal (7cm) upon which grew semi-skeletal Galena crystals, Chalcopyrite, and Sphalerite. Highly aesthetic and undamaged. Both front and back sides shown.
C265 - Galena on Chalcopyrite with Sphalerite $ 250 (=~ AUS$ 390) 9th of September Mine, Madan, Bulgaria small cabinet - 8 x 4 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Chalcopyrite crystals to 2.3 cm upon which grew small Galena crystals, on matrix covered by Sphalerite. Highly aesthetic and undamaged.
C266 - Galena $ 150 (=~ AUS$ 234) Krushev Dol Mine, Madan, Bulgaria small cabinet - 6 x 6 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() Mirror lustrous Galena crystals that contrast well against the white matrix. Highly aesthetic and undamaged.
C267 - Amazonite $ 500 (=~ AUS$ 781) Minas Gerais, Brazil cabinet - 13 x 10 x 7 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Large single Amazonite crystal with good color and remarkably good luster. This is out of an old collection, you don't often see large, fine Brazilian Amazonite crystals.
C274 - Axinite $ 350 (=~ AUS$ 546) Pinos Altos, Baja Sur, Mexico small cabinet - 6 x 5 x 5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Purple Axinite crystals intergrown with transparent Calcite crystals from an obscure Baja locality. Fine quality mound of crystals that is very hard to find and a must for a Baja or Mexican collection.
C278 - Calcite $ 280 (=~ AUS$ 437) Zacatecas, Mexico miniature - 5 x 3.5 x 3.3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Cluster of clear, transparent scalenohedral Calcite crystals, some with black inclusions. Bright and showy.
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