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C504 - Fluorite on Quartz $ 350 Huanzala Mine, Peru small cabinet - 5.5 x 5.0 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Colorless, transparent 2.5cm Fluorite octahedron perched atop a cluster of Quartz crystals. The Fluorite has stepped growth indentations into the crystal faces. A subtle beauty.
C505 - Copper $ 375 Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, USA small cabinet - 6 x 4.5 x 1.6 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Copper crystal cluster with a deep, rich patina. Good on both sides and undamaged.
C507 - Quartz gwindel $ 400 Shalman Valley, Khyber Agency, Pakistan thumbnail - 3 x 3 x 1.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Transparent, undamaged Quartz gwindel, good on both sides.
C512 - Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond $ 350 Herkimer, New York, USA small cabinet - 8.5 x 8 x 5.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Cluster of double-terminated Quartz crystals known as 'Herkimer Diamonds'. Bright and glassy crystals that are complete and undamaged all around.
C515 - Quartz scepters $ 350 Chihuahua, Mexico small cabinet - 8 x 5 x 5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Cluster of excellent Quartz scepters with very slight Amethyst coloration. Small Chalcopyrite crystals are attached to the base. Comes with an old Lidstrom's label.
C518 - Calcite with Mottramite $ 150 Tsumeb, Namibia miniature - 3.6 x 3.1 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Cluster lenticular Calcite crystals with green Mottramite. The Mottramite has great color and is both in and outside the Calcite A Tsumeb classic.
C524 - Andradite with Diopside $ 350 Gray Throne Claim, Graham Co., Arizona, USA miniature - 4.5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Transluscent Andradite garnet crystals on Diopside. The Andradite crystals reach 9mm in size and are very sharply formed and transluscent amber colored. Fine quality specimen from a rare Arizona locality. Ex. Bruce Murphy collection.
C527 - Tourmaline $ 280 Mina Poa Alta, Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil thumbnail - 2 x 1.2 x 1 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Small but colorful single Tourmaline crystal with alternating shades of pink and green. Weighs 5.4 grams.
C529 - Calcite with Barite $ 350 Minerva Mine, Cave-in-Rock, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA cabinet - 9.5 x 7 x 5.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Elongated Calcite crysals associated with sky blue Barite crystals. This is an old specimen and though there are a couple missing Calcite crystals, it's in great condition overall and the main Calcite crystals are perfect and 3cm tall. The only one like it I've ever owned, and I only find one similar on Mindat.
C531 - Grossular $ 490 Handan Pref., Hebei Prov., China small cabinet - 7.5 x 6.0 x 5.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This is a large cluster of nothing but Grossular garnet crystals. The crystals are an amber/yellow color and transluscent to transparent. Average crystal size is about 5mm with some crystals approaching 1cm. A good sized cluster for the find. There are a few contacts but the majority is clean undamaged crystals. .
C533 - Stilbite $ 250 New South Wales, Australia cabinet - 9.5 x 8 x 4.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Isolated orange Stilbite crystals on a crystal coated matrix. Out of an old collection with specimen number affixed to the bottom.
C539 - Barite $ 350 Les Malines, Saint-Laurent-le-Minier, Gard, Occitanie, France cabinet - 12.5 x 7 x 6 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Snow-white Barite blades, with some amber colored, over a matrix coated by drusy Sphalerite.This is out of an old collection built in the 60s and 70s and no further locality information was available. Clean and undamaged, good from both sides.
C541 - Galena $ 400 Sweetwater Mine, Reynolds Co., Missouri cabinet - 10 x 9 x 7 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Large cubes of lustrous Galena crystals, to 5.2cm on the diagonal, on matrix associated with Chalcopyrite and Calcite crystals. Such specimens with good large crystals on matrix are no longer common.
C547 - Pyrite after ? $ 240 Trepča Mine, Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovo small cabinet - 7.5 x 5 x 4.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Elongated Pyrite groups that have replaced a previous mineral, possibly Calcite, on a matrix covered by Sphalerite. The base of one of the Pyrite crystal groups is visible and whatever was there before is all gone now - nothing but solid Pyrite. Bright, shiny luster and undamaged.
C551 - Ferberite with Quartz $ 325 Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China small cabinet - 8 x 7 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Well formed large Ferberite crystals associated wtih transparent Quartz crystals. There are also small purple Fluorite crystals, Muscovite, and Arsenopyrite present.
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