Auction One Thousand twelve Preview

Nov 3 2023



1 19jkaa.o ((STRONTIANITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Alverson Mine, La Conne, Skagit County, Washington, 5.5 x 3.5 x 1, Miniature, Botyroidal mounds of acicular light grey Strontianite cyrstals.

2 14hhdm.o ((CHALCOCITE, PYRITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Leonard Mine, Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana, 5 x 4 x 2 cm, Miniature, Solid massive grey Chalcocite and Pyrite from Butte. ex Dennis McMurdie collection.

3 20hhgd.is ((CALCITE, DOLOMITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia, 6 x 5 x 1 cm, Miniature, Lustrous Calcite crystals which are a little dusty wth shows in the photo with banded light pink banded Dolomite on the bottom or reverse side depending on orientation.

4 13hlkm.nl ((STARFISH FOSSIL)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Swatara Gap, Lebanon County, Pennslvania. A Fossil with 5 Starfish legs Hallaster sp. from Swatara Gap.

5 21hhgd.is ((OXAMMITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 5 x 3 x 2 cm, Miniature, I am confused on this one. Oxammite has Oxalate and Ammonium ions. It is colorless and min dat does not show Brazil as a locality. This is green although may have some colorless needles over the green or maybe a coating or scape marks. The original label is the size of a thumbnail label. I am thinking the specimen label was mixed when the collectors sister packed the collection for sale. I already took the photo and so it starts at a $1 if you want to figure it out or get it analyzed. ex Glen Davidson collection.

6 21hhdw.is ((WULFENITE on BARITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, San Francisco Mine, Sonora, Mexico, 2.5 x 2 x .5 cm, Thumbnail, A cluster of yellow orange Wulfenite crystals on white Barite. some chipping on the Wulfenite upper edge. Mounted in a perky box. ex Dana Wilson MD collection.

7 21hhdw.ns ((FLUORAPATITE)), $35 MINIMUM BID, Panasqueira Mine, Portugal, 2.8 x 2.3 x 1.3 cm, Thumbnail, Mostly translucent, partially transparent along edges, highly lustrous typical greenish color. Front, Back, and over half of the sides undamaged. Contact on the on side area mounted down in the perky box. Photo came out a bit drab, but highly lustrous fine crystal with a great size for a thumbnail.

7 18btsr.tr ((REALGAR, QUARTZ)), 275 MINIMUM BID, Shaft 371, Alberoda, Hartenstein, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany, 2.3 x 2 x 1.3 cm, Thumbnail, Realgar specimens from Germany are rare. Only one specimen on mindat.org from Alberoda and from Shaft 366 and on Arsenic. This specimen is from Shaft 371 with original label from Andre Martin. It is a thumbnail and mounted in a perky box. This was from the Wm Duncan Reismeyer collection acquired in 2018. He was the Chief Geologist at the University of New Mexico. His collection was primarily a Tsumeb collection with secondary collection from Germany. ex Wm Duncan Riesmeyer collection from Albuqueque, New Mexico (1947-2017).

8 16hhph.is ((SUNSTONE, 100+ crystals)), $40 MINIMUM BID, Sunstone Knoll, Deseret, Millard County, Utah, Utah, 2.5 X 2.5 INCH foldup box, lots of Thunbnails, Rough estimate is easily over 100 crystals. Gemmy light yellow crystals from .5 cm to 1.5 cm .

9 21hhdw.ir ((PYRRHOTITE, SPHALERITE, GALENA)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Nikolayevsky Mine, Dalnegorsk, Russia, 4.5 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm, Miniature, Undamaged brown Pyrrhotite crystals with associated Galena and Sphalerite making up the matrix. ex Dana Wilson MD collection.

10 20hhgd.is ((PREHNITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Malad Quarry, Malad Ward 38, Mumbai, India, 6.5 x 6 z 2.5 cm, Miniature, Lustrous rounded light pastel green crystal aggregates of Prehnite from India.

11 21hhdw.is ((CHLORARGYRITE, QUARTZ)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Tonopah Divide Mine, Tonopah District, Nye County, Nevada4.5 x 2 x 2 cm, Miniature, Not sure what is what on this but the brown druse is probably the Quartz and there are probably some small waxy crystals of Chlorargyrite but I could not pick them out looking with my loop. So minbid is $5 and you can look for the Chlorargyrite.

12 21hhdw.ns ((HEMATITE)), $65 MINIMUM BID, Buckskin Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, 3 x 2 x 2 cm, Thunbanil, Undamaged lustrous Hematite crystals from Arizona mounted in a thumbnail perky box. Mindat similar looking says collected by Dave Shannon in 1988. Daves label on one of these other specimens says from an un-named cut rather than on of the several listed mines in the area. So this may also apply to this specimen, ex Dana Wilson MD collection.

13 8idkr.ts ((MALACHITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia, 5.5 x 3 x 3 cm, Miniature, Tsumeb Malachite from the Uli Bahmann collection from a large group of flats from the collection purchased from Kristalle whom purchase Uli Bahmann collection.

14 10hhgd.nr ((GIBBSITE)), $50 MINIMUM BID, Wenshan, Yunnan Province, China, 2.9 x 2.7 x 1.8 cm, Thunbnail, Pictured on mindat.org as the 5th down on Gibbsite-Wenshan search on mindat. ex Brian Kosnar which means this was sold on the Rob Lavinsky Mineral Auctions site. That label is with the specimen. Gibbsite is an Aluminum Hydroxide. The sky blue botryoidal Gibbsite is possibly the best of species to be found at this 2012 find out of Wenshan, China per Brian Kosnar description on mindat.org. Gibbsite is an Aluminum ore mineral usually a rock forming multi species Aluminum ore and not as a specimen mineral. ex Glenn Davidson collection.

15 21hhgd.is, ((HEMATITE)), $35 MINIMUM BID, Ures, Mun. De Ures, Sonora, Mexico, 2 x 1.5 x .5 cm, Thumbnail, Only 6 of these listed on mindat of which 4 are Rob Lavinski specimens. My opinion is that the aesthetics of this specimen beats all 6 of them. It is mounted in a perky box, highly lustrous, undamaged and an exceptional Mexican Hematite.

16 5btad.ls ((FLUORITE on QUARTZ)), $65 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan Province, China, 8 x 7 x 6 cm, Cabinet, Undamaged choice floater group of 3 double terminated Quartz sharply terminated lustrous crystals. One small 6 MM undamaged gemmy slight inky blue purple Fluorite crystal perched on one of the Quartz crystals. Not worth mentioning is the small 1 cm cluster of shiny silver colored cluster of Arsenopyrite crystals.

17 14hlkm.nr ((FOSSIL TRILOBITE CRYPTOLITHUS Bellulus)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Swatara Gap, Lickdale, Pennsylvania, 5 x 4 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, 1.3 cm trilobite from Pennsylvania. Locality is no longer available to collecting due to new building in area.

18 21aadw.is ((DOLOMITE pseudomorph after ARAGONITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Claves County, New Mexico, 6 x 4.5 x 4 cm, Miniature, Neat pseudomorph from New Mexico. Pseudo hexagonal twinned Aragonite now pseudomorphed to Dolomite.

19 14hedw.nr ((FLUORAPATITE, MUSCOVITE)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Ze Pinto, Aldeia, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 4.5 x 4 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Lustrous gemmy hexagonal prisms of green Fuorapatite crystals and lustrous Muscovite books totally make up this specimen. ex Weinrich Minerals specimen, ex Phil Martin collection.

20 14hlkm.is ((STILBITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Cornwall Mines, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, 4.5 x 4.5 x 4.5 cm, Miniature, Reference specimen from the Classic old Pennsylvania locality of Cornwall in Lebanon County.

21 21hhdw.ir ((QUARTZ Reverse Scepters)) $30 MINIMUM BID, Dugway Geode Beds, Dugway Mtns. Tooele County, Utah, 2 x 2 x 1.8 cm, Thumbnail, Fine cluster of Quartz crystals with the crystals on the left half being Reverse Scepters. The reverse septers do not show up well in the photos.

22 14he.ts ((VANADINITE)), $35 MINIMUM BID, Touissit, Oriental Region, Morocco, 1 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Larger double terminated tannish brown Vanadinite crystal on some matrix. ex Weinrich Minerals specimen.

23 14hedw.es ((BIOTITE)), $40 MINIMUM BID, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, 5.5 x 5.5 x 5 cm, Miniature, Black lustrous book of Biotite Mica from Canada. ex Weinrich Minerals specimen


24 9iddb.ar ((HYDROBORACITE)), $60 MINIMUM BID, Thompson Mine, Inyo County, California, 4 x 4 x 2.2 cm, Miniature, Excellent miniature specimen of Hydroboracite with terminated crystals and a side view showing the acicular white crystals. ex Jim Minette borate collection.

25 21hhdw.ns ((DRAVITE)), $nfsMINIMUM BID, Pedra Preta Pit, Serra das Equas, Brumado, Bahia Brazil, 3.1 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm, Thumbnail, Only 3 specimens on mindat.org. Rare specimen of Mimetite and Wulfenite from the Deer Trail from the Dana Wilson collection. The yellow Mimetite has specks of very small micro Wulfenite crystals. It was probably collected and a gift from Dana's friend Joe Marty, the well known Utah Micro collector and new species guru. ex Dana Wilson MD collection.

26 21hhdw.ns ((ARAGONITE)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia, 3.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Tapered terminated Aragonite crystals from Tsumeb.

27 21hhdw.ts ((CALAVERITE)), $100 MINIMUM BID, Cresson Mine aka Cripple Creek and Victor Gold Mine, Eclipse Gulch, Cripple Creek District, Teller County, Colorado, 3.5 x 3 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Calaverite a Gold Telluride species. AuTe. Mindat descriptions say that Cripple Creek Calaverite is only coming out of old collections and is a highly sought after by collectors. Cresson is an old name for the mine now the Cripple Creek and Victor Gold Mine.

28 5btad.ie ((ARSENOPYRITE)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Hunana Province, China, 3.5 x 3.5x 3.5 cm, Miniature, Stepped crystals of lustrous Arsenopyrite from China. This was from Tucson in 2005 when the beginning importing of Yaogangxian specimens from China. ex Fine Minerals International.

29 21hhdw.ns ((VARISCITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Amatrice Hill, Stansbury Mountains, Tooele County, Utah, 12 x 11 x 2 cm, Cabinet, There are three Variscite localities in Utah. Most expensive and most famous is Clay Canyon. Second at least in price is Lucin. Third and the most uncommon is Amatrice Hill. This locality is rarely seen for sale and usually surfaces from old collections collected years ago. Here is a specimen of the Amatrice Hill Variscite. Each locality in Utah has its own look and is easily identified. All are used for lapidary and specimens.

30 21hhdw.or ((CALCITE, CHALCOPYRITE)), $45 MINIMUM BID, Sweetwater Mine, Reynolds County, Missouri, 15 x 11.5 x 5.5 cm, Large Cabinet, A cluster of terminated large Calcite crystals on matrix with some large iridescent Chalcopyrite surrounding the Calcite but missing from most of the matix. ex Dana Wilson MD collection.

31 9iddb.ts ((COLEMANITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Boron Open Pit, Boron, Kern County, California, 12 x 9 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet, More white to off white than the yellow in the photo. Small sharply terminated Colemanite which is not as sharp as the larger Colemanite crystals. ex Jim Minette borate collection.

32 9iddb.ts ((HOWELITE)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Lang Mine, Tick Canyon, Los Angeles County, California, 12 x 11 x 7 cm, Cabinet, Here is a complete Howelite nodule which is grey in color on the outside making it a Lang Mine Howelite. Brown is Boron Howelite. There are two 2 cm bumps missing showing the white interior. This would be great slabbed or simply cut in half exposing the white Howelite center. ex Jim Minette borate collection.

33 12hhdm.o ((GYPSUM)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Hanksville, Wayne County, Utah, 11 x 11 x 1 cm, Cabinet, Transparent plate of Gypsum with some red dirt staining on the edges typical of the Hanksville Gypsum. ex Dennis McMurdie collection.

34 16hhph.rs ((SULFUR)), $35 MINIMUM BID, Hycroft Mine, Sulphur Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, 19 x 14 x 5 cm, Large Cabinet, Hycroft Sulfur specimen are uncommon on the market for sale. This is older specimen from a local rock shop retiree 25 years ago. ex Advantage Gems specimen. No old label.

35 14hhdm.o ((SLAB)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Unknown locality, 19 x 16 x .5 cm, Large Cabinet, this looks like something easily identified in the lapidary world.

36 12bttg.itr ((CREEDITE, FLUORITE)), $500 MINIMUM BID, Navidad Mine, Rodeo, Durango, Mexico, 13 x 9 x 6.5 cm, Large Cabinet, Here is a superb choice Creedite from Navidad Mine. I believe the mine is now closed. Alot of these came out over the past 10 to 15 years. The majority miniature to small cabinet. There were even large Cabinet. The large cabinet were normally with lots of damage. The first ones that were out that were nice miniatures to small cabinets were quickly bought up by Wrights rock shop and on sale at the West Springfield, Massachusetts show at $300 each. They were a quarter of the size of this specimen. This one is undamaged that I can see with my eye with a little contact at the bottom edge and contact at the top edge as photographed. It has a minor amount of pale green Fluorite on the top and lots of small pale green Fluorite and black and colorless crystals looking like Quartz. This colorless crystals are colorless Creedite and the black ones are colorless Creedite with black inclustions.

37 5ecbf.ir ((QUARTZ Scepter)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Mina Liliana, Chihuahua, Mexico, 2 x .5 x .5 cm, Thumbnail, Long scepter on the Liliana Mine Quartz. ex Benny Fenn specimen.

38 9iddb.r ((TINCALCONITE pseudomorph after BORAX)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Boron Open Pit Mine, Boron, Kern County, California, 3.5 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Fine Boron pseudo in a small miniature, large thumbnail size. ex Jim Minette collection.

39 20hhgd.is ((GOLD)), $75 MINIMUM BID, East Geduld Mine, Witwatersrand, South Africa, 6 x 5 x 4 cm, Miniature, 5 areas of crystalized Gold show in the close up. Easily viewed with a loop or optivisor. Wendel Minerals specimen. ex Glen Davidson collection. ex Wendel Minerals specimen label with locality.

40 9iddb.r ((ULEXITE)), $35 MINIMUM BID, Boron Open Pit Mine, Boron, Kern County, California, 8.5 x 5 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Extra large Ulexite ie TV Rock polished on both ends showing the fiber optics characteristic. Images at the bottom appear to be brought to the top surface. TV Rock is usually available and sold in small pieces. Newer specimens are not the quality of the older specimens that Jim Minette used to sell by the flat to dealers. This is a great large uncommon specimen to be found available out of Jim Minette old stock collection. ex Jim Minette collection.

41 20hhgd.is ((HEMATITE)), $65 MINIMUM BID, Jebel Ouichane, Segangan, Nador, Oriental Region, Morocco, 5 x 4 x 2 cm, Miniature, Fine lustrous Hematite from Nador. These are uncommon to fine on matrix. This one has a cluster or highly lustrous platey Hematite crystals on matrix. ex Glen Davidson collection. ex Armin Scholer specimen with label.

42 20hhgd.is ((MINIUM)), $30 MINIMUM BID, Tres Marias Mine, Manuel Benavidas, Chihuahua, Mexico, 3 x 2.2 x 1 cm, Miniature, Minium is a lead oxide species. This is an uncommon locality in Mexico with no specimens on mindat from this locality. ex Glen Davidson collection. ex Weinrich minerals specimen with label.

43 20hhgd.is ((JOURAVSKITE)), $95 MINIMUM BID, N'Chwaning III Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape, South Africa, 5 x 4.5 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Bright yellow rare species from Kalahari. ex Glen Davidson collection.

44 21hhdw.is ((SMOKEY QUARTZ)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Switzerland/France, 6 x 2 x 2 cm, Miniature, Terminated transparent Smokey Quartz. ex Dana Wilson MD collection 673.

45 5ecvm.l ((MAGNETITE)). $15 MINIMUM BID, Serro, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 1.2 x .8 x .8 cm, Thumbnail, Excellent octohedron of Magnetite with a elongated smaller crystal laying on the top side cutting trought the top like a knife through butter. ex Valadares Minerals specimen.

46 21hhdw.is ((CERUSSITE. MIMETITE)), $35 MINIMUM BID, Argentena Mine, Clark County, Nevada, 4 x 2.7 x 1.3 cm, Miniature, Label says Argenta Mine. No photos on mindat of Cerussite but Cerussite and Mimetite are listed occurring at the mine. Good coverage of colorless to white crystals of Cerussite. Must be very minor Mimetite. Hard to see if any. Another possible Joe Marty specimen gift to Dana. ex Dana Wilson MD collection 926.

47 9hddch.is ((SMITHSONITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Philadelphia Mine, Rush, Arkansas, 3 x 2 x 2 cm, Miniature, Round hemispheres of botryoidal lustrous Smithsonite from Arkansas. ex Clyde Hardin collection.

48 21hhdw.is ((BARNESITE TYPE LOCALITY, HEWETITE)), $35 MINIMUM BID, Cactus Rat Mine, The Poison Strip, Thompsons Mining District, Grand County, Utah, USA, 6 x 4 x 1.7 cm, Miniature, Very dark reddish brown and not as red brown to the naked eye as the photo suggusts. It is the Type locality for Barnesite. Another possible Joe Marty specimen gift to Dana. ex Dana Wilson MD collection.

49 9btjh.ir ((TOPAZ)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Maynard's Claim, Topaz Mountain, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah, 6 x 1.3 x .9 cm, Miniature, This is about as large as Topaz gets from the Thomas Range. Double terminated opaque crystal included by hematite and clay ie quartz making it light grey in color and opaque.

50 99btsm.ar ((STILBITE)), $50 MINIMUM BID, Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India, 8 x 6.5 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Superb undamaged extra large double terminated Stilbite crystal of a pedestal of smaller Stilbite and fine white Quartz, ie Chalcedony. This is from the finds in 1998. It was part of a large lot I purchased in 1999 from Superb Minerals. Undamaged and in perfect condition. This was part of the original lot that I keep in my collection for years. Since I have several other Stilbites in my Indian collection, I deaccessed this one a few years ago and had it out for $175 but is still here. Time to move it along with a Minbid less than cost when purchasing a large lot of India specimens.

51 9btjh.ir ((TOPAZ)), $40 MINIMUM BID, Maynard's Claim, Topaz Mountain, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah, 5.3 x 1.1 x 79 cm, Miniature, This is about as large as Topaz gets from the Thomas Range. Double terminated opaque crystal included by hematite and clay ie quartz making it light grey in color and opaque.

52 7hhjh.r ((HALITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Great Salt Lake, Box Elder County, Utah, 7.5 x 6.5 x 1.5 cm, Cabinet, Opaque hopper crystals of Halite from the Great Salt Lake. Originally these were told to have come from the southern part of the lake in Tooele County but I believe the collectors were protecting the locality actually from the northern part of the lake in Box Elder County. This was a one time find in 2006. I believe these were dipped in a solution to seal humidity out. I still would be careful in high humidity climates and maybe seal in a zip lock plastic bag. It has lasted 15 years so far. There are some small black specks which I believe is dirt. It did not blow off and is exaggerated by the photography. They are invisable to the eye unless a loop is used. Halite from the Great Salt Lake is normally white and massive. Nice crystals are uncommon. Weather was evidently just right in 2007 to produce some great specimens. Even a few with large hopper crystals on larger brush sticks along with the Gypsum stalactitic like growths on the twigs from brush. Again a one time find in the same year. Nothing like it since. I still have a few flats of the Halite and mostly just a few of the largest of the Gypsum left from most of the find at the time.

53 9chmr.is ((MONTMORILLONITE included QUARTZ)), $20 MINIMUM BID, White Queen Mine, Pala, San Diego County, California, 4.4 x 2 x 1.6 cm, Miniature, The best have wisps of pink Montmorillonite inclusions and some a large cabinet in size. Old material from many years ago. I seen an extra large specimen in the San Diego Museum several plus years ago. This one is a fine small specimen double terminated undamaged and opaque white. It is lustrous with one termination a void from interupted growth with the void now with multiple small termination. Fine Miniature. ex Mark Rogers specimen.

54 14hdce.is ((QUARTZ pseudomorph both FLUORITE on CALCITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Black Knife Group, Sierra County, New Mexico, 4.5 x 4 x 2.7 cm, Miniature, Scalenahedral Calcite crystals with smaller octahedral Fluorite crystals on the Calcite crystal faces with both pseudomorphed to white Quartz.

55 9hddch.is ((SMITHSONITE pseudomorph after DOLOMITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Philadelphia Mine, Rush, Arkansas, 3 x 2 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, Yellow brown pseudo of Smithsonite after Dolomite. Classic Arkansas specimen. ex Clyde Hardin collection.

56 9iddb.ns ((ULEXITE pseudomorph after BORAX)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Boron Open Pit, Boron, Kern County, California, 4 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Three intergrown crystals of Borox pseudomorphed to Ulexite. One crystal is half a crystal that was contacted with a larger part of the cluster. Classic Boron pseudomorph. ex Jim Minette collection.

57 9hddch.is ((SMITHSONITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Philadelphia Mine, Rush, Arkansas, 2 x 1.5 x .7 cm, Thumbnail, Round hemispheres of botryoidal lustrous Smithsonite from Arkansas. ex Clyde Hardin collection.
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58 9hddch.is ((SMITHSONITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Philadelphia Mine, Rush, Arkansas, 3.5 x 2 x 1 cm, Miniature, Round hemispheres of botryoidal lustrous Smithsonitefrom Arkansas. ex Clyde Hardin collection.

59 9hddch.is ((SMITHSONITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Philadelphia Mine, Rush, Arkansas, 2.5 x 1.5 x .7 cm, Thumbnail, Round hemispheres of botryoidal Smithsonite from Arkansas. Smithsonite is yellow but has a brown coating on the surface. ex Clyde Hardin collection.

60 9hddch.is ((SMITHSONITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Philadelphia Mine, Rush, Arkansas, 4.5 x 1.5 x 1 cm, Miniature, Round hemispheres of botryoidal lustrous Smithsonite from Arkansas. ex Clyde Hardin collection.

61 20hhgd.is ((ERYTHRITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Blackbird Mine, Blackbird mine complex, Blackbird Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, 4 x 2 x 2 cm, Miniature, Pretty specimen with micro crystals of Erythrite from Idaho. Only 4 photos on mindat.org when I looked at Ertthrite from Idaho.

62 12fadw.ls ((PETALITE)), $ 150 MINIMUM BID, Paprock, Nuristan, Afghanistan, 7.5 x 4.5 x 3 cm, Cabinet, Rare gemmy crystal of Petalite from Afhanistan. Backside, ie bottom, is a flat cleaved plane. Three sides are crystal faces.

63 19btce.is ((SPODUMENE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, San Diego County, California, 6.5 x 1.5 x .5 cm, Miniature, Gemmy floater of lustrous water clear Spodumene from Californiated.

64 9iddb.ns ((ULEXITE pseudomorph after BORAX)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Boron Open Pit, Boron, Kern County, California, 3 x 2.5 x 2 cm, Miniature, Complete crystal of Borox pseudomorphed to Ulexite. Classic Boron pseudomorph. ex Jim Minette collection.

65 6idch.is ((QUARTZ)), $60 MINIMUM BID, Hot Springs, Garland County, Arkansas, 13.5 x 2.7 x 2 cm, Cabinet, Long undamaged terminated Quartz crystal from Arkansas. Faces on front and back as shown in front and back photos. Best display is standing upright. ex Clyde Hardin collection.

66 18hhar.in ((6 TWINNED ORTHOCLASE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Chuchwalla Mountain, Kern County, California, largest is 3 x 2 x 1.5 cm, 6 Miniatures to Thumbnails, 6 twinned Orthoclase from California. Undamaged in great shape.

67 18hhar.in ((GYPSUM)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Australia, 5 x 4.5 x 4 cm, Miniature, Miniature size speciment of Australia Gypsum.

V1 ((VESZELYITE)), , Black Pine Mine, Philipsburg Mining District, Granite Co., Montana, USA, 2.3 x 1.3 x 1.3 cm, Thumbnail, Excellent single terminated lustrous 1.2 cm crystal on matrix. It has a second terminted daughter crystal protruding from the front and three small crystals on the back at the base. The large crystal is sitting on or attached to a partial non terminated crystal attached to the base. Aesthetic displayable Veszelyite specimen.

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