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ST375 - Kolwezite on Cobaltian Calcite $ 200 Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo small cabinet - 9 x 4 x 1.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Dark olive green spherical cluster of Kolwezite atop bright pink Cobaltoan Calcite. Kolwezite is a Copper Cobalt Carbonate Hydroxide and this is the type locality for the species. A beautiful display piece and combination specimen of two desireable species together. Sawcut on back.
ST379 - Malachite on Cobaltian Calcite $ 150 Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo small cabinet - 8 x 4.5 x 1.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Groups of bladed Malachite crystals atop vivid pink Cobaltoan Calcite. Bright and colorful combination specimen. Sawcut on back.
ST403 - Lepidolite, Albite on Orthoclase $ 150 Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA small cabinet - 7 x 6 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Purple Lepidolite and white Albite atop a lighlty etched Orthoclase crystal. These Orthoclase with Lepidolite are instantly recognizable classics from the mine and a nice addition to round out a Himalaya Mine suite.
ST401 - Diopside $ 500 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania miniature - 4.9 x 4 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Cluster of large, gemmy Diopsde crystals from the Merelani Tanzanite mines. The main crystal is 4.4cm and double-terminated.
ST406 - Apatite $ 240 Cerro de Mercado, Durnago, Mexico miniature - 5 x 4 x 3.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Gem quality yellow Apatite crystal in matrix from the well know Cerro de Mercado locality. Clean specimn that displays well. Uncommon on matrix and of this quality.
ST402 - Dioptase on/in Quartz Reneville, Dem. Rep. of Congo thumbnail - 2.7 x 2.7 x 1.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Cluster of clear Quartz crystals with Dioptase. The main Dioptase is 1.3cm long, double-terminated, with both ends extending out opposite sides of the Quartz cluster. Old, rare specimen.
ST408 - Wulfenite $ 450 Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico miniature - 3.5 x 3 x 1 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Large, transparent single Wulfenite crystal with attached white Hydrozincite. It has a cleave along one edge (that is not distracting) otherwise it's pristine. Displays equally well from either side and has a small attached Lucite stand. Choice old classic.
ST410 - Celestite $ 500 Salem, Washington Co., Indiana, USA miniature - 5 x 5 x 3.2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Superb example of blue Celestite from the quarrys near Salem, Indiana. Well crystallized all around with areas of transparency and highly glassy. An undamaged beauty.
ST397 - Galena Treece, Kansas, USA small cabinet - 9 x 6 x 5.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Bright metallic Galena cubes to 2.5cm on a silicified limestone matrix with red 'Ruby-Jack' Sphalerite crystals, Dolomite, and Calcite crystals from Treece, Kansas. The Galena are present on one side, but the specimen detached in the pocket and the Sphalerite and Calcite are present on all sides, making this a floater.
ST420 - Rose Quartz $ 350 Sapucaia, Minas Gerais, Brazil miniature - 5 x 3.3 x 1.3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Tall, narrow wall-like cluster of Rose Quartz crystals from Brazil. Great crystals with classic rose pink coloration. Can be displayed from either side.
ST433 - Emerald $ 650 Salzburg, Austria miniature - 4.2 x 3 x 1.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() A 1.4cm Emerald in a dark schist matrix. The Emerald has great medium green color and lots of transparency.
ST438 - Milarite $ 300 Jaguaraçu pegmatite, Jaguaraçu, Minas Gerais, Brazil thumbnail - 1 x 0.8 x 0.8 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Single well terminated Milarite crystal from old (1980s) finds in Brazil. Milarite is a rare silicate mineral with the best found in the Swiss Alps and this locality in Brazil. Well terminated, translucent single crystal with nicely beveled termination edges. A rare thumbnail.
ST435 - Herderite $ 280 Hi Hope Dig, near Anza, Riverside Co., California, USA thumbnail - 2.5 x 2 x 1.4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Translucent 1.5cm white Herderite crystal on matrix. Collected by Al Ordway and Jon Page during the late 1990s. The Hi Hope was a short lived dig named after the ranch owned by noted southern California collector Josie Scripps who had recently passed away in 1992. A rare specimen for a southern California collection.
ST430 - Wurtzite $ 350 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.3 x 1.6 x 1.4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Translucent to transparent red/orange single Wurtzite crystal. These were discovered a few years ago at the Merelani Tanzanite mines and are considered the world's best for species.
ST442 - Tetrahedrite $ 450 Casapalca Mine, Huarochirà Province, Lima, Peru miniature - 3.2 x 3 x 1.8 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Lustrous, sharp, dark metallic-gray tetrahedrite with small amounts of attached Pyrite from Casaplaca, one of the premiere localities for the species. The main crystal is large sized at 3cm and the cluster as a whole is very aesthetic.
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