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SV309 - Vivianite $ 1500
 Ichocollo Mine, Monserrat-Antequera mining district, Poopó Province, Oruro, Bolivia
small cabinet - 6.6 x 2.3 x 1.2 cm


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Vivianite from Ichocollo Mine, Monserrat-Antequera mining district, Poopó Province, Oruro, Bolivia [db_pics/pics/SV309a.jpg] Vivianite from Ichocollo Mine, Monserrat-Antequera mining district, Poopó Province, Oruro, Bolivia [db_pics/pics/SV309b.jpg] Vivianite from Ichocollo Mine, Monserrat-Antequera mining district, Poopó Province, Oruro, Bolivia [db_pics/pics/SV309c.jpg] Vivianite from Ichocollo Mine, Monserrat-Antequera mining district, Poopó Province, Oruro, Bolivia [db_pics/pics/SV309d.jpg]

Transparent single green Vivianite crystal from an obscure Vivianite locality in Bolivia. A complete, well terminated crystal with good transparency and no damage. This was formerly in the Don Boydston collection (Los Angeles) and dates back several decades at least. Comes with a couple old labels, including a Scott Williams label that calls it a 'large, transparent crystal' with a locality of 'Monserrat Mine, Poopo, Bolivia'. Comes mounted on a Lucite display stand.

SV312 - Orpiment $ 275
 Cut 62, Twin Creeks Mine, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA
miniature - 5 x 4.5 x 4 cm


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Orpiment from Cut 62, Twin Creeks Mine, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA [db_pics/pics/SV312a.jpg] Orpiment from Cut 62, Twin Creeks Mine, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA [db_pics/pics/SV312c.jpg] Orpiment from Cut 62, Twin Creeks Mine, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA [db_pics/pics/SV312d.jpg] Orpiment from Cut 62, Twin Creeks Mine, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA [db_pics/pics/SV312f.jpg] Orpiment from Cut 62, Twin Creeks Mine, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA [db_pics/pics/SV312g.jpg]

Cluster of translucent amber colored Orpiment crystals from the famous early 2000s finds at the Twin Creeks Gold Mine in Nevada. The well formed crystals are translucent and even have areas of transparency. These are among the world's finest examples of the species, and certainly the best ever found in the USA.

SV300 - Galena $ 500
 Buick Mine, Viburnum Trend, Missouri, USA
small cabinet - 8.5 x 7.2 x 5 cm


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Galena from Buick Mine, Viburnum Trend, Missouri, USA [db_pics/pics/SV300a.jpg] Galena from Buick Mine, Viburnum Trend, Missouri, USA [db_pics/pics/SV300b.jpg] Galena from Buick Mine, Viburnum Trend, Missouri, USA [db_pics/pics/SV300c.jpg] Galena from Buick Mine, Viburnum Trend, Missouri, USA [db_pics/pics/SV300d.jpg]

Bright metallic cluster of Galena crystals from the Buick Mine. The main group is an intergrown cluster of about 4 crystals with the appearance of one large crystal and a slightly concave front surface.Undamaged and showy specimen.

SV341 - Mimetite $ 400
 Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
cabinet - 10.5 x 8 x 5 cm


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Mimetite from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SV341a.jpg] Mimetite from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SV341b.jpg] Mimetite from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SV341c.jpg] Mimetite from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SV341d.jpg] Mimetite from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SV341e.jpg]

Bubbly mounds of yellow Mimetite from Mapimi. Great coverage of undamaged, botryoidal Mimetite with scattered crystals of Hemimorphite.

SV318 - Almandine $ 280 DISCOUNTED 50% OFF TO $ 140
 Green's Farm locality, Roxbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, USA
small cabinet - 6 x 2.8 x 2.5 cm


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Almandine from Green's Farm locality, Roxbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, USA [db_pics/pics/SV318a.jpg] Almandine from Green's Farm locality, Roxbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, USA [db_pics/pics/SV318b.jpg] Almandine from Green's Farm locality, Roxbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, USA [db_pics/pics/SV318c.jpg] Almandine from Green's Farm locality, Roxbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, USA [db_pics/pics/SV318d.jpg]

Old USA classic Almandine specimen with a complete purple-red dodecahedron 2.3cm wide. The Almandine sits perfectly for display in a gray/green schist matrix. A good-sized crystal for the locality which is now closed to collecting.

SV329 - Fluorite on Calcite $ 200
 Nasik, Maharashtra State, India
small cabinet - 6.5 x 5.5 x 3.5 cm


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Fluorite on Calcite from Nasik, Maharashtra State, India [db_pics/pics/SV329a.jpg] Fluorite on Calcite from Nasik, Maharashtra State, India [db_pics/pics/SV329b.jpg] Fluorite on Calcite from Nasik, Maharashtra State, India [db_pics/pics/SV329c.jpg] Fluorite on Calcite from Nasik, Maharashtra State, India [db_pics/pics/SV329d.jpg] Fluorite on Calcite from Nasik, Maharashtra State, India [db_pics/pics/SV329e.jpg]

Orange botryoidal Fluorite on Calcite crystals on Quartz. The Fluorite grows in a line up the center of each side of the main Calcite crystal.

SV377 - Pyromorphite $ 220
 Bunker Hill Mine, Kellogg, Idaho, USA
thumbnail - 2.3 x 1.5 x 1.3 cm


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Pyromorphite from Bunker Hill Mine, Kellogg, Idaho, USA [db_pics/pics/SV377a.jpg] Pyromorphite from Bunker Hill Mine, Kellogg, Idaho, USA [db_pics/pics/SV377b.jpg] Pyromorphite from Bunker Hill Mine, Kellogg, Idaho, USA [db_pics/pics/SV377c.jpg] Pyromorphite from Bunker Hill Mine, Kellogg, Idaho, USA [db_pics/pics/SV377d.jpg] Pyromorphite from Bunker Hill Mine, Kellogg, Idaho, USA [db_pics/pics/SV377e.jpg]

Elegant cluster of yellow to orange Pyromorphite crystals. Complete all around.

SV389 - Wurtzite $ 125
 Huanzala Mine, Ancash, Peru
thumbnail - 2.5 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm


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Wurtzite from Huanzala Mine, Ancash, Peru [db_pics/pics/SV389a.jpg] Wurtzite from Huanzala Mine, Ancash, Peru [db_pics/pics/SV389b.jpg] Wurtzite from Huanzala Mine, Ancash, Peru [db_pics/pics/SV389e.jpg]

Dense grouping of Wurtzite crystals filling a Quartz crystal lined vug.

SV386 - Cerussite $ 200
 Touissit, Morocco
thumbnail - 2 x 2 x 0.9 cm


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Cerussite from Touissit, Morocco [db_pics/pics/SV386a.jpg] Cerussite from Touissit, Morocco [db_pics/pics/SV386b.jpg] Cerussite from Touissit, Morocco [db_pics/pics/SV386c.jpg] Cerussite from Touissit, Morocco [db_pics/pics/SV386d.jpg]

Glassy, reticulated cluster of Cerussite crystals. Undamaged.

SV375 - Polybasite $ 270
 Guanajuato, Mexico
thumbnail - 1.7 x 1.5 x 1.1 cm


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Polybasite from Guanajuato, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SV375a.jpg] Polybasite from Guanajuato, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SV375b.jpg] Polybasite from Guanajuato, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SV375c.jpg] Polybasite from Guanajuato, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SV375d.jpg] Polybasite from Guanajuato, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SV375e.jpg]

Classic bladed crystals group of Polybasite with tiny Acanthite crystals attached.

SV384 - Epidote $ 120
 San Quintin, Baja California, Mexico
thumbnail - 2.8 x 2.6 x 1.5 cm


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Epidote from San Quintin, Baja California, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SV384a.jpg] Epidote from San Quintin, Baja California, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SV384b.jpg] Epidote from San Quintin, Baja California, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SV384c.jpg] Epidote from San Quintin, Baja California, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SV384d.jpg]

Thick, well terminated single deep green Epidote crystal from San Quintin. Complete all around.

SV388 - Siegenite $ 120
 West Fork Mine, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA
thumbnail - 1.9 x 1.4 x 0.9 cm


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Siegenite from West Fork Mine, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA [db_pics/pics/SV388a.jpg] Siegenite from West Fork Mine, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA [db_pics/pics/SV388c.jpg] Siegenite from West Fork Mine, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA [db_pics/pics/SV388d.jpg] Siegenite from West Fork Mine, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA [db_pics/pics/SV388e.jpg]

Silvery, octahedral crystals of rare Siegenite. Siegenite is a cobalt nickel sulfide that is one of the rarer and most sought after minerals from Missouri's Viburnum Trend. This is nothing but solid Siegenite without matrix.

SV394 - Scheelite $ 160
 Tenkergin Mine, Iultinsky District, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia
thumbnail - 2 x 1.5 x 1.2 cm


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Scheelite from Tenkergin Mine, Iultinsky District, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia [db_pics/pics/SV394a.jpg] Scheelite from Tenkergin Mine, Iultinsky District, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia [db_pics/pics/SV394b.jpg] Scheelite from Tenkergin Mine, Iultinsky District, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia [db_pics/pics/SV394c.jpg]

Single orange octahedral Scheelite crystal from an obscure Russian locality. These are seldom seen for sale now.

SV365 - Prehnite $ 180
 Boyleston Quarry, Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland
miniature - 5 x 4 x 2.5 cm


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Prehnite from Boyleston Quarry, Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland [db_pics/pics/SV365a.jpg] Prehnite from Boyleston Quarry, Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland [db_pics/pics/SV365b.jpg] Prehnite from Boyleston Quarry, Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland [db_pics/pics/SV365c.jpg] Prehnite from Boyleston Quarry, Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland [db_pics/pics/SV365d.jpg]

Translucent green Prehnite on white Calcite on basalt from Scotland. The locality is an old quarry near Glasgow that was originally mined for copper. Ex. Allen Winans collection.

SV413 - Mottramite $ 250 DISCOUNTED 50% OFF TO $ 125
 Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
cabinet - 9.5 x 6.5 x 4.5 cm


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Mottramite from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SV413a.jpg] Mottramite from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SV413b.jpg] Mottramite from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SV413c.jpg] Mottramite from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SV413d.jpg] Mottramite from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SV413e.jpg] Mottramite from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SV413f.jpg]

Botryoidal Mottramite from the big find in 2011 at the Ojuela Mine that produced some of the world's best Mottramite. The Mottramite has a green/yellow color and a somewhat organic-looking appearance.
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61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72
73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84
85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96
97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108
109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120
121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132
133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144
145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156
157 158 159 160

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