An aesthetic specimen that immediately catches the eye. The aquamarine crystal is transparent and gemmy but also double terminated and completely undamaged without any dings or Wilbers.  The position of the 3.7cm crystal is perfect on a large Muscovite crystal and the specimen sits well for display.  This is also a great combination specimen.  On the reverse is a small gemmy Spessartine, white Albite, and part of the side of a Schorl crystal emerging from the Albite.

2cmfr - Rhodochrosite on Natrolite with Aegirine - $175
Mont Saint Hillaire, Quebec, Canada
3.8 x 1 x .8 cm
 

Mont Saint Hillaire is known worldwide.  This is a large multi-terminated white to colorless Natrolite crystal which is covered with many, many rhombs of dark reddish brown Rhodochrosite.  The smaller Rhodochrosite crystals are transparent and the larger crystals are transluscent.   Several black Aegerine crystals are included through the Natrolite crystal. 

3cmfr – Brucite - $450
Cedar Hill Quarry, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
8.5 x 6 x 1.5 cm
 

 

A classic locality for Brucite.  Although specimens are usually only massive, here is a rare crystallized Brucite specimen.  Wonderful pearly white lustrous hexagonal crystals of Brucite cover the cabinet sized specimen.

4cmfr – Apatite - $350
Pulsifer Quarry, Maine
5 x 3 x 1.5 cm
 

 

5cmfr - Creedite with Fluorite - $950
Mina Navidad, Durango, Mexico
Cabinet, 13 x 9 x 6 cm
 

Aesthetic large specimen covered with large gemmy orange Creedite crystals to 1 cm in length.  Several associated light green gemmy Fluorite also present making this an exceptional Creedite from this locality.  This find is supposily over with no more coming out.  Exceptional large undamaged examples with associated Fluorite like this were are rarely seen.  

6cmfr – Galena with Cerrusite, Fluorite, and Quartz - $200
Mex-Tex Mine, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico
9 x 6 x 5.5 cm
 

Extra fine Mex-Tex associations on this cabinet sized specimen with 2 undamaged cubic Galena crystals to 4 cm.  The Galena crystals are coated with Cerussite.  Associated colorless Fluorite and small terminated Quartz crystals are present.  This is an extra fine Galena specimen. 

7cmfr – Peridot (Forsterite) - $375     SOLD
Sappat Nala, Mansehra District, Kohistan, Pakistan
Miniature, 3.9 x 2.5 x 2 cm
 

Large terminated gemmy crystal with parallel daughter crystal of Peridot.  Excellent color and classic waxy luster. The crystal is complete and undamaged all the way around.

8cmfr - Kunzite - 77.7gm - $1165    SOLD
Urucum Mine, Galileia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
7 x 3.5 x 2 cm

 

 

Super gemmy, choice, undamaged, naturally etched floater crystal of Kunzite.  This could not be more flawless or gemmy.  Cabinet sized specimens were uncommon and some of the large specimens just were not aesthetic.  This speicmen is both large and aesthetic.  Fantastic Kunzite for the gem mineral collector.  77.7gm in weight.  

9cmfr - Wulfenite with Mimetite - $395
San Francisco Mine, Magdalena, Sonora, Mexico
4 x 3.5 x 1 cm   SOLD
 
 

 

A large 4 cm Wulfenite crystals.  One both sides of the yellow orange transparent to translucent Wulfenite are orange spheres of Mimetite. 

10cmfr - Vesuvianite - $295
Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Quebec, Canada
3 x 1.5 x 1.5

 

A very fine double terminated floater green and purple undamaged Vesuvianite crystal.  Looking under a loop, I did find 2 extremely small dings, probably not visable to the eye.   The Jeffrey has been reported closed, so specimens will be harder and harder to find. 

11cmfr – Gold - $275   SOLD
Bald Hills, Australia
3 x 1 x .5 cm  
 

An arc of stunning crystallized Gold from an Australian locality.  

13cmfr - Magnetite - $285
Hopewell Mine, Berks County, Pennsylvania
9 x 7.5 x 2.5 cm
 

Hopewell is an historic locality and now closed to collecting.  This Magnetite old timer is a rarity especially compared to the fairly recent Bolivian Magnetites.  This specimen features black super lustrous octahedral crystals.

14cmfr - Topaz - $425
Maynards Claim, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah
3.5 x 2.5 x 2 cm

15cmfr – Fluorite - $225
Papiol, Spain
7 x 5 x 3 cm
 

Old specimen consisting of colorless cubic Fluorite crystals with phantoms of dark purple cubic centers.  In has a few minor corner cleaves but other wise in great shape.

16cmfr - Kyanite - $295     SOLD
Barro do Salinas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Small Cabinet, 4.5 x 4.5 x 2 cm
 

 

Kyanites are usually opaque crystals embedded in quartz, but this is a gemmy, lustrous royal blue Kyanite and a  spectacular specimen. The crystal here is 2.7 cm in length on a contrasting Quartz matrix. 

17cmfr - Calcite - $975       SOLD
Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee
9.5 x 5 x 4 cm
 

A choice, brilliantly lustrous, gemmy transparent golden orange Calcite twinned crystal.  Totally undamaged with perfect terminations.  Backside has contact area as seen in the one photo and an extremely minor 1 x 3 mm bruise on one face.  Many of the "good ones" that I have seen always seem to have one termination with slight cleavage damage which is reported as minor and not hurting the specimen or minor dings of 1 or 2 cm.  Calcites from Elmwood with perfect terminations are rarieties.  Now that the mine is closed, these beautiful Calcites will only become harder and harder to fine, especially the Choice specimens.   

18cmfr - Uranocircite - $550
Sao Pedro Mine, Malachacheta, Teofilo Otoni, Minas Gerais, Brazil
2 x 1.5 x 1 cm
 

Large sharp book of electric yellow green micaceous undamaged crystals of Uranocircite.  These are highly fluorescent with the chemical formula Ba(UO2)2(PO4)2.12H2O. 

19cmfr - Stokesite, Stannomicrolite - $375
Urucum Mine, Galileia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
1.5 x 1 x 1 cm
 

 

This is a sphere of undamaged rare Stokesite crystals. On the Stokesite are micro crystals of Stannomicrolite.  Stannomicrolite's chemical formula is (Sn,Fe,Mn)2(Ta,Nb,Sn)2(O,OH)7.    

20cmfr - Rhodochrosite - $3500
N'Chwaning Mine, Kalahari, South Africa
2.6 x 1.5 x 1.6 cm
 

A gem grade, cuttable, cluster of deep cherry-red, highly lustrous, transparent crystals of rhodochrosite scalenohedral crystals.  The cluster is made up of three main crystals.  The largest crystal has a slight tip cleave as see in the lower right photo which does not detract from the beauty of this specimen as seen in the other six photos.