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K965 - Rhodochrosite $ 2800 N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa miniature - 3.8 x 3 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Crystals of translucent Rhodochroiste over a small bit of Manganite matrix. Undamaged.
K941 - Brucite $ 300 Killa Saifullah, Balochistan, Pakistan cabinet - 10 x 5.5 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Large, thick somewhat pinwheel formation of translucent yellow Brucite on a bit of matrix from recent finds in Pakistan. Undamaged and good from both sides, this is a very thick formation. The Brucite is well crystallized all around, characteristic of open pocket growth and not growth in tight, contacted seams as are most. An excellent example that is just plain more massive than most.
M317 - Pyrite over Chalcopyrite with Calcite $ 60 Otjihase Mine, near Windhoek, Namibia thumbnail - 3 x 2 x 1.6 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Pair of connected spheres of Pyrite with attached Calcite crystals. The smaller sphere has one area broken revealing an inner core of Chalcopyrite, which likely comprised the interior of the other sphere as well. From an old Pyrite collection built in the 1970s-80s.
M265 - Pyrite $ 180 Butte, Montana, USA thumbnail - 2.5 x 2 x 1.8 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Fine and unusual Pyrite with somewhat stepped, modified octahedral crystals forming a tringular, pyramid shaped specimen. Crystallzed all around and undamaged. From an old Pyrite collection built in the 1970s-80s.
M276 - Pyrite after Clam $ 150 Indianapolis, Indiana, USA miniature - 4.5 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Pyrite crystals that have replaced a fossil clam. Uniform shape and undamaged. Crystallized all around. From an old Pyrite collection built in the 1970s-80s.
M277 - Pyrite $ 150 Bleiberg, Calamine, Morrednet, Germany small cabinet - 5.2 x 4 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Floater specimen of solid Pyrite crystallized all around. The top half shows large striated cube faces and the backside is a mixture of stepped faces and smaller crystals. From an old Pyrite collection built in the 1970s-80s.
M310 - Quartz on Amethyst $ 150 Mina Cata, Guanajuato, Mexico miniature - 4.5 x 2.2 x 1.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Neat old specimen of an amethyst crystal with a white Quartz scepter head. Complete all around and has a small Quartz side crystal attached.
M316 - Hematite $ 180 Bouse, Plomosa Mining District, Plomosa Mts, La Paz Co., Arizona, USA miniature - 3.8 x 2.5 x 1.3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Thick, tabular Hematite crystal group, well crystallized on both sides. An Arizona classic.
M313 - Galena $ 220 Freiberg, Saxony, Germany miniature - 5 x 4.5 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Cluster of lustrous cubes of Galena from the historic mines of Freiberg.
M296 - Descloizite $ 280 Berg Aukas, Grootfontein, Namibia miniature - 3.8 x 3 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Aesthetic cluster of translucent reddish brown Descloizite. Crystallized all around with no significant damage. From an old collection built in the 1970s and 80s. Was part of the collectors display and comes with a small display label, along with an old Harry Sering label. Both labels retain the pre-1990 country name of Southwest Africa.
M220 - Hemimorphite $ 225 Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico thumbnail - 2.7 x 2.1 x 1.3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Beautiful spray of Hemimorphite crystals, complete all around and undamaged. It's even partially double-terminated. A superb thumbnail sized specimen for the species.Better than photos.
M235 - Wulfenite $ 90 Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico thumbnail - 2 x 1.5 x 1 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Cluster of blocky, dipyramidal Wulfenite crystals. Mounted in a Perky box.
M222 - Cerussite $ 120 Tsumeb, Namibia thumbnail - 2.6 x 2.6 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() White Cerrusite snowflake, or rather 'snow ball' due to it's rounded shape of multiple intergrown snowflakes. From Tsumeb and recently released out of an old collection built in the 1970s-80s.
M326 - Mottramite on/in Calcite $ 150 Tsumeb, Namibia miniature - 4.2 x 3.7 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Cluster of rhombic and lenticular Calcite crystals heavily included with green Mottramite that also protrudes out the Calcite. Good all around. One of my favorite types of Tsumeb specimens. Comes with an old Lesnicks label.
M328 - Olivenite $ 95 Tsumeb, Namibia small cabinet - 6 x 4 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Heavy metallic matrix filled with Olivenite crystal lined vugs. Small spheres of Malachite are present on the Olivenite crystals. Comes with an old Mathiasen Minerals label.
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