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LL883 - Barite $ 350 (=~ € 320) 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 (=~ € 1690) 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 (=~ € 1645) 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 (=~ € 457) 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 (=~ € 1142) 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 (=~ € 1645) 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 (=~ € 457) 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 (=~ € 1462) 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!
LL878 - Selenite on Calcite casts $ 1250 (=~ € 1142) Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo Co., California, USA cabinet - 15 x 9 x 6.5 cm Large, transparent colorless Gypsum var. Selenite crystals atop cream-colored Calcite casts. The Calcite has attached and included small crystals of a golden metallic mineral, possibly Pyrite. The largest Selenite is 6.2cm and pristine. An exceptional specimen for the locality. A very artistic and sculptural specimen.
LL855 - Azurite $ 2600 (=~ € 2375) Tsumeb, Namibia miniature - 4 x 3 x 2.5 cm Large blocky single Azurite crystal with large, flat, lustrous faces. All faces are present (front, back, left, right, top, and bottom), each with varying amounts of attached reddish rock matrix. Nearly pristine with some edge chipping, a shockingly amazing big blocky crystal.
LL915 - Malachite on Cerussite $ 2500 (=~ € 2284) Tsumeb, Namibia small cabinet - 6 x 3.5 x 3 cm Glassy star-shaped Cerussite crystal with an uncommon association of spheres of Malachite and lighter green Duftite. This is a highly showy specimen in pristine condition. All 'rays' of the 'star' are terminated, and there is surprsing no chipping or damage for such an old specimen of a brittle spieces.
LL24 - Mottramite on Calcite Tsumeb, Namibia cabinet - 9.5 x 5 x 5 cm Large rhombic Calcite crystals comepletely coated by thick, large crystals of dark green Mottramite intergrown with a second generation of lenitcular Calcite crystals. Clean and undamaged, an excellent Mottramite specimen.
LL25 - Zincolivenite (Cuprian Adamite) on Quartz $ 1800 (=~ € 1645) Tsumeb, Namibia small cabinet - 8.5 x 4.5 x 4 cm Good sized specimen covered on all sides by green Zincolivenite crystals (formerly known as Cuprian Adamite). Hundreds of crystals on this this one, the richest example I've ever had. Individual crystals reach 6mm and there are also fingers of dark green Mottramite in various areas. An amazing specimen.
LL919 - Pyromorphite $ 2000 (=~ € 1827) Kintore Open Cut, Broken Hill, NSW, Australia small cabinet - 6 x 5 x 4.5 cm Cluster of large, translucent brown Pyromorphite crystals rising up off a small amount of matrix. Individual crystals reach 3cm in size. This is a good Pyromorphite from anywhere, and an exceptional piece from Broken Hill. Comes with an old Al Ordway label.
LL920 - Linarite, Caledonite $ 800 (=~ € 731) Reward Mine, Inyo Co., California, USA cabinet - 10.5 x 8 x 5 cm Brilliant deep blue bladed crystals of Linarite and areas of blue/green Caledonite on multiple faces of this large specimen. The Reward Mine is former Gold and Silver mine located in the Inyo Mountains at an elevation of 4,500 feet and is well known for it's Linarite and Caledonite specimens. This one is also a historic specimen, an ex. John Sinkankas specimen with 'JS/LN1' painted on the back.
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