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K944 - Mimetite $ 400 Mt. Bonnie Mine, Northern Territory, Australia miniature - 3.3 x 1.8 x 1.4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Floater specimen of Mimetite crystals attached to the sides of a small shard of Limonite matrix. The Mimetite crystals are chunky and reach 8mm in diameter.
K134 - Copper $ 350 Cliff Mine, Keweenaw Co., Michigan, USA miniature - 4.8 x 2.3 x 1.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Well crystallized Copper specimen with a good patina. Comes with an old Mike Bermann label.
AB104 - Copper after Azurite $ 300 Copper Rose Mine, Grant Co., New Mexico, USA miniature - 3.5 x 2.5 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Cluster of Azurite that has been completely replaced by Copper. Dominant main crystal with smaller crystals atttached to the front center. Complete on both sides with well defined, sharp edges and undamaged. A remarkable and fantastic specimen.
AB108 - Smithsonite $ 650 Broken Hill Mine, Kabwe, Zambia miniature - 5 x 3.5 x 2.2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Two large, double-terminated Smithsonite crystals that display dramatically on matrix. This locality is not known for volumes of specimens but I have seen the occasional really interesting specimen from here over the years and this counts as one of them. The largest Smithsonite is 3.6cm wide and the specimen displays well from either side. There are unfortunately small cleaves on the tip of each crystal, but they don't ditract that much, especially when considering the rarity of the piece and the overall visual impact.
AB113 - Tanzanite $ 3000 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania miniature - 4 x 2.2 x 0.7 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Stunning bi-color Tanzanite crystal of yellow over vivid purple/blue. This crystal has superb luster and unusually uniform shape, retaining an even 7mm thickness all the way from the base to the termination. There are two chips, including one on the back termination, but the sheer pizzaz and dramatic coloration greatly overcomes it, it's that pretty and unique. The best bi-color Tanzanite I've ever had. Weighs 13 grams.
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.
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