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TU252 - Fluorite with Calcite $ 600 Emilio Mine, Colunga District, Caravia Mining Area, Asturias, Spain miniature - 4.5 x 4 x 3.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Water-clear, colorless Fluorite cubes without matrix surrounding a single Calcite crystal. Great luster with slight corner modifications. Undamaged.
TU253 - Fluorite on Quartz with Barite $ 400 La Viesca Mine, Huergo, La Collada, Asturias, Spain miniature - 5 x 5 x 3.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Water-clear, purple Fluorite cubes on a Quartz crystal covered matrix with small white Barite crystals. The Fluorite crystals have superb surface luster. Damage to one Barite cluster on the lower right side, otherwise undamaged. Good Fluorite crystals on the back side too!
J362 - Copper $ 450 White Pine Mine, White Pine, Ontonagon Co., Michigan, USA miniature - 4.9 x 2.2 x 1 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Fantastic old Copper specimen composed a tall central spinel-twinned crystal with smaller attached crystals. Complete all around and undamaged with good patina.
J418 - Brookite in Quartz $ 650 Kharan, Balochistan, Pakistan small cabinet - 7 x 4 x 3.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Sharp, water clear Quartz crystals included by Brookite crystals. The main Quartz crystal has both a large 2cm Brookite that rises up off the bottom plus a smaller approximately 8mm Brookite floating in the termination. Fine and undamaged, one of the better examples from this occurrence that I've seen.
J395 - Prehnite $ 500 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania miniature - 3.2 x 2.8 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Merelani Prehnite is considered by many, including me, to be the best in the world, and what has been produced in the last year or two has been the best. This beautiful specimen is a perfect example of this quality. Large translucent crystals with good yellow color in a somewhat flower-like rosette formation. It's undamaged and formed atop a (now gone) Tanzanite crystal and only tiny bits of Tanzanite remain on the base.
J382 - Fluorite and Quartz on Hematite $ 300 Egremont, Cumbria, England miniature - 5 x 4.5 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Red Hematite matrix with typical black Hematite crystals (both sides) and Quartz crystals (one side). What is uncommon is the presence of Fluorite crystals which occur as transparent cubes of about 3mm.
J383 - Arsenopyrite with Quartz $ 350 Panasquiera, Portugal cabinet - 10 x 4.5 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Bright, silvery crystals of Arseonpyrite with Quartz crystals. Showy Panasquiera classic in great condition.
J385 - Hematite in Quartz $ 350 Egremont, Cumbria, England small cabinet - 6.5 x 5 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Highly lustrous Quartz crystals with silvery/black Hematite crystals just under the surface of the Quartz crystals. Undamaged, with old collection numbers attached to the bottom.
J386 - Azurite with Malachite $ 280 Liufengshan Mine, Anhui Province, China small cabinet - 9 x 5 x 5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Highly lustrous Azurite crystals, some partially psuedomorphed to Malachite. Besides the main coverage of crystals on top, there are also many vugs of crystals on the sides and bottom. Undamaged old specimen, with old collection number attached to the bottom.
J391 - Brookite in Quartz Kharan, Balochistan, Pakistan small cabinet - 5.5 x 3 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Sharp, water clear Quartz crystals included by Brookite crystals. The main Quartz crystal is double-terminated. The Brookite crystals have fine hair-like needles of Rutile extending off the crystal surfaces. Fine and undamaged, one of the better examples from this occurrence that I've seen.
J376 - Arsenopyrite with Quartz $ 950 Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China cabinet - 13 x 10 x 7.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Lustrous metallic Arseonpyrite crystals with large Quartz crystals. This would be a great addition to a Yaogangxian or Chinese mineral collection. Large, showy eye-catching specimen.
J393 - Chabazite on Prehnite $ 275 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania miniature - 3.3 x 2.5 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Large translucent yellow Prehnite crystals with attached blue/grey Chabazite crystals.
C691 - Wulfenite $ 1800 Red Cloud Mine, Trigo Mtns., Arizona, USA small cabinet - 8 x 6.5 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Flat matrix with red/orange Wulfenite crystals to 2cm. Undamaged - I can't find a single chip on any of the crystals. Ex. Jelks collection.
C693 - Liddicoatite $ 2300 Betafo District, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar miniature - 4.5 x 2.6 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Thick single Liddicoatite crystal with lots of color variation as you move up the crystal, ending in a transparent, colorless 'Achroite' termination. In excellent condition with perfect, glassy termination faces and just a small bit of edge wear on one edge near the base, otherwise complete all around and undamaged. Weighs 50.76 grams.
C694 - Dolomite with Hematite $ 950 Brumado Mine, Bahia, Brazil miniature - 4 x 3 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Water clear Dolomite crystal with included and attached silvery blades of Hematite. The Brumado mine is best known for Uvite and Magnesite but also produces other really interesting pieces such as pink Topaz, Emeralds, and superb Dolomite. The large Dolomite is twinned and tabular, with the smaller crytals at the base a mixture of both untwinned rhombs and tabular twins. Showy and lustrous, complete all around. The right side is smooth and lustrous but appears to be a cleavage face. Comes mounted on a Lucite stand. Unusual, aesthetic specimen!
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