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SV375 - Polybasite $ 270 Guanajuato, Mexico thumbnail - 1.7 x 1.5 x 1.1 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 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 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 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 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 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 ![]() ![]() ![]() 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 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 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 Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico cabinet - 9.5 x 6.5 x 4.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 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.
SV408 - Atacamite $ 250 La Farola Mine, Copiapo, Atacama Region, Chile small cabinet - 9 x 7 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Scintillating sprays of lustrous Atacamite crystals over Chrysocolla. A fine and very rich example for the locality.
SV402 - Calcite $ 250 Xiayang Mine, Fujian Prov., China small cabinet - 9 x 6 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Thin plate covered by transparent Calcite crystals. Individual crystals range up to just over 1cm in size and are in perfect condtion.
SV430 - Quartz over Malachite, Cobaltian Calcite $ 450 Luambo Mine, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo small cabinet - 9 x 5.5 x 4.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Lustrous, clear Quartz crystals covering Malachite and bright pink Cobaltoan Calcite. It has a beautiful contrast in colors and a bright, attractive overall appearance. One of the best pieces from a small lot from several years ago and I've not seen this material again.
SV421 - Calcite on Hemimorphite $ 180 79 Mine, Hayden, Arizona, USA small cabinet - 6 x 5.5 x 4.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Large vug lined with a thick layer of blue Hemimorphite upon which grew wavy, lenticular white Calcite crystals. Gorgeous specimen.
SV446 - Calcite $ 500 Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA cabinet - 13.5 x 11 x 7 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Large coral-like cluster of white Calcite from Bisbee, Arizona. Rounded, branching growths of opaque white Calcite that radiate out from the base and morph into translucent bladed Calcite crystals in areas. I've never had a specimen that looks more like a piece of coral than this! A beautiful, historic specimen from the Artem Kovalev collection.
SV467 - Senegalite on Turquoise $ 175 Mount Kouroudiako, Faleme River Basin, Senegal miniature - 4.5 x 2.3 x 2.3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Bright yellow crystals of Senegalite on layers of vivid blue Turquoise. Senegalite is a rare phosphate mineral and this is the Type locality for the species. Ex. Erich Laskowski collection. Erich's old label indicates he purchased it in 2008 for $155.
SV499 - Londonite with Tourmaline $ 450 Antsongombato, Antsentsindrano, Betafo, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar thumbnail - 2.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A 1.5cm crystal of yellow Londonite on matrix with red Tourmaline. Londonite is the cesium-dominant analogue of Rhodizite. The Londonite is sharp and lustrous and translucent with small areas of transparency. Ex. Dr. David London (namesake for the species) and analyzed by David London.
SV494 - Pyromorphite $ 1800 Friedrichssegen Mine, Bad Ems, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany miniature - 5 x 3 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Large single compound crystal of Pyromorphite from the Friedrichssegen Mine in Germany. The specimen has the classic form and color for the mine. There are two missing crystals in the lower center area, otherwise in pristine condition all around. Comes with an old Gene Schlepp label.
SV459 - Copper with Prehnite Osceola Mine, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA cabinet - 9.5 x 8.5 x 7.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Massive Calcite, Prehnite and Copper with a crystallized vug of the same species. There is a large 4cm Copper crystal in the vug as well as a mass of Prehnite that rises up and contains 2 well formed Copper crystals to 2.5cm wide.
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