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LL842 - Barite $ 850 Clara Mine, Wolfach, Schwarzwald, Germany cabinet - 13.5 x 7 x 4 cm Translucent, bright yellow Barite crystals over an earlier generation of white Barite. Well crystallized on both sides with strong, saturated yellow color and in great condition overall. These old German Barites are uncommon to find now. Comes with a number of old labels including the Lesnicks, the William Hiss collection, and Kristalle. A John Durkos label indicates it was purchased from the Lesnicks at the 1981 Franklin mineral show.
LL838 - Eosphorite $ 2000 Mendez Pimentel, Minas Gerais, Brazil small cabinet - 8.5 x 5.5 x 4 cm Large specimen of solid, intergrown Eosphorite crystals. The smaller terminated crystals on the front reach 2cm in size, and there are etched, partial crystals of Brazilianite on the back. These are huge crystals for the species, which are most commonly seen as tiny 1cm or so crystals on Rose Quartz. Collected by well known mineraologist Dick Gaines, likely in the late 1960s to early 1970s, a true connoisseurs specimen.
LL885 - Calcite $ 450 Dal'Negorsk, Russia small cabinet - 9 x 5 x 5 cm Cluster of large, scalenohedral Calcite crystals. These are beautiful, shimmering and transparent, some with the transparent crystals over a more translucent earlier generation of Calcite. Except for a tiny cleave on one tip, the entire cluster is complete all around and undamaged. Much better than photos!! A real jewel of a specimen.
LL881 - Dioptase Ray Mine, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA cabinet - 13 x 8.5 x 4 cm Beautiful large specimen of Dioptase on drusy Quartz over Chrysocolla and Malachite. This looks like something out of Africa rather than the USA, but it's old Arizona material with large isolated Dioptase crystals to 7mm in size. A big and colorful Arizona classic that will add pop to a mineral case.
LL865 - Descloizite $ 350 Berg Aukas, Grootfontein, Namibia small cabinet - 6.5 x 3.5 x 3 cm Well defined, spikey 'spear point' Descloizite crystals covering a thin matrix. The central star cluster displays crystals sticking out in all directions and rainbow iridescence. Undamaged with much more character than most.
LL850 - Mimetite $ 1200 Bilbao Mine, La Blanca, Ojocaliente Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico cabinet - 11 x 5.5 x 5.5 cm Deep yellow mounds of Mimetite partially covered by Calcite crystals from a lesser known Mexican Mine that produced these specimens decades ago (1950s). Some of the mounds show growth on top of more hexagonal, barrel-shaped crystals of the same color, distinctly Pyromorphite-like in form. There are also areas with black Plattnerite on the Mimetite.
LL846 - Dioptase on Chrysocolla $ 450 Ray Mine, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA small cabinet - 7.3 x 5 x 2 cm Colorful specimen of drusy Dioptase over translucent Chrysocolla atop a black matrix. Old Arizona classic that is now hard to come by. Pristine.
LL883 - Barite $ 350 La Union, Murcia, Cartagena, Spain cabinet - 13 x 6 x 5.5 cm Long, feathery crystal cluster of white Barite. A floater with no points of attachment. Elegant and beautiful specimen. A natural work of art.
LL848 - Olivenite on Quartz $ 1850 Wheal Gorland, St Day, Cornwall, England miniature - 4.5 x 4.2 x 3.2 cm Superb quality, lustrous Olivenite crystals grown atop the tips of milky white Quartz crystals. Individual Olivenite crystals reach 5mm in size. Rare, old time material seldom seen available for sale.
LL819 - Wulfenite $ 1800 Red Cloud Mine, La Paz Co., Arizona thumbnail - 2.8 x 2.2 x 0.8 cm Bright orange/red crystals of Red Cloud Wulfenite. The crystals are parallel grown, glassy with the great color that made this mine famous. There are transparent sections in the crystals. Very trivial edge chipping on one side, essentially pristine.
LL857 - Wardite $ 500 Rapid Creek, Yukon Territory, Canada miniature - 4.8 x 4.2 x 3 cm Large, sharp octahedral Wardite crystals on matrix. The largest crystal is 1.7cm wide and pristine. This is an old Al Ordway specimen with label.
LL858 - Vanadinite on Goethite $ 1250 Taouz, Draa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco small cabinet - 5.3 x 4.3 x 3.5 cm Highly sculptural specimen of red Vanadinite crystals grown on a stalactitic formation of black Goethite. Well crystallized all around and amazingly, all the Vanadinite crystals are perfect and complete. Many of the small Vanadinite crystals are TRANSPARENT, which is rare.
LL837 - Pyromorphite $ 1800 Daoping Mine, Guangxi Prov., China small cabinet - 8 x 6.5 x 5 cm This specimen is loaded with bright, lime green crystals of Pyromorphite, with a central crystal group 3cm wide that spans the entire vug. Translucent green crystals with top color and in near pristine condition.
LL841 - Grossular $ 500 Sierra de Cruces, Sierra Mojada Municipality, Coahuila, Mexico small cabinet - 6.2 x 6 x 4.5 cm Large single Grossular crystal with textbook form and good size for the locality (once known as 'Lake Jaco'). It's complete all around (with a contact indentation on the bottom where it was attached to another crystal) with good luster and is translucent with small gemmy areas. These classic large Grossulars were found in the 1960s.
LL851 - Erythrite $ 1600 Bou Azzer Mine, Ouarzazate Province, Draa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco small cabinet - 6.5 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm Crystals of bright purple Erythrite with individual crystals to 3cm in size. Excellent for the species!
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