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Auction Two hundred thirty eight Preview
Nov 14, 2008
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Nov 14, 2008
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1 8jkete ((GALENA)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Buick Mine, Reynolds County, Missouri, 3 x 1.8 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, Large spinel twinned Galena thumbnail.
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| 2 7atbgig ((WULFENITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Ahumada Mine, Los Lamentos District, Chihuahua, Mexico, 7 x 7 x 4.5 cm,
Cabinet, Odd shape which is like an extended blocky orange Wulfenite
crystal. One crystal is missing and one other has a corner chip. The
majority of the crystals are undamaged.
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| 3 7atbgir ((COLORADOITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Alpine Horn Mine, Boulder County, Colorado, 2.5 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Telluride which is HgTe from Colorado's Alpine Horn Mine not listed in Mindat.org | ||
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4 96kpjta ((PYRITE
STALACTITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Huanzala Mine, Dos de Mayo Province, Huanuco Department, Peru, 6.5 x 2.5 x 3.2 cm,
Miniature, A section of Pyrite stalactite showing the small hollow
straw cores that stalactites have. Undamaged but also not terminated.
ex James McEwen collection # 938 purchased twelve years ago.
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| 5 5atcen ((BARITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Book Cliffs, Near Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado, 3 x 1 x 1 cm, thumbnail, Terminated water clear lustrous undamaged Barite. ex Collectors Edge. |
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8hlndis ((CROCOITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Adelaide Mine, Tasmania, Australia, 4 x 2 x 1.5 cm,
Miniature, Red orange needles of Crocoite crystals in a brown matrix.
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| 7 7ddmwr ((FLUORESCENT
CHALCEDONY GEODE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Chihuahua, Mexico, 6 x 5 x 5 cm,
Miniature, Pinkish purple Chalcedony Geode which fluoresces green.
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| 8 7jkjlg ((PARISITE Ce)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Snowbird Mine, Mineral County, Montana, 3.5 x 1.4 x 1.4 cm, Miniature, Single terminated undamaged crystal of brown Pariscite Ce. |
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| 9 5atdbl ((SOWBELLY AMETHYST SLAB)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Colorado, 21 x 8 x .6 cm, Cabinet, large slab of this showy Colorado Amethyst. | ||
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10 7jkjln ((REALGAR)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Green River Gorge, King county, Washington, 6 x 2.7 x 1.5 cm,
Miniature, Red gemmy crystals of Realgar from Washington state.
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11 5dbotr ((ORPIMENT,
REALGAR)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Getchell Mine, Humbodt County, Nevada, 6 x 5 x 3.5 cm,
Miniature, The majority is yellow Orpiment but also present is red
Realgar.
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5atdbn ((ORTHOCLASE CARLSBAD TWIN)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
West Maroon Pass, Pitkin County, Colorado, 4 x 3.3 x 2 cm,
Miniature, Excellent undamaged specimen of classic Carlsbad
twinned Orthoclase crystal.
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| 13 5cgclg ((COPAL
AMBER with INSECT inclusions)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Columbia, 6 x 4.5 x 1 cm,
Miniature, Copal amber from Columbia. Lots of insect
inclusions including a large Roach with a small spider to the left of the
Roach.
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| 14 5cgclg ((COPAL
AMBER with INSECT inclusions)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Columbia, 5.5 x 4 x 1 cm,
Miniature, Copal amber from Columbia. Lots of insect
inclusions including a large Bee.
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| 15 5cgclg ((COPAL
AMBER with INSECT inclusions)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Columbia, 6.3 x 4 x 1.4 cm,
Miniature, Copal amber from Columbia. Lots of insect
inclusions including a large Beetle and a winged Termite.
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| 16 8hlkmr ((LABRADORITE)), $10
MINIMUM BID, Quebec, Canada, 6 x 9 x 4 cm, Natural Labradorite with a
somewhat polish on one half of one side to show the chatoyant coloration of
blue and gold when held at the right angle to light.
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| 17 7ddcene ((BABINGTONITE,
CALCITE, PREHNITE)), $10
MINIMUM BID, Lane Quarry, Westfield, Massachusetts, 5 x 4 x 3 cm, Larger
black Babingtonite from the Ernie Schlichter collection. Label had a
price of $150 on it.
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18 ari ((WULFENITE, MIMETITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, San Francisco Mine, Sonora, Mexico, 2 x 1.8 cm, Thumbnial, Large single gemmy crystal of Wulfenite with orange Mimiette spheres. Some damage to the upper left corner.
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| 19 7dddug ((REALGAR,
ORPIMENT)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Palomo Mine, Huancavelica Department, Peru, 1.8 x 1.3 x .8 cm,
Thumbnail, Large single red terminated crystal of Realgar with
minor yellow Orpiment coating.
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| 20 6jmpsns ((HOPPER
QUARTZ DUGWAY GEODE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Dugway Geode Beds, Dugway Mtns,
Tooele County, Utah, 8.5 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm,
Cabinet, Excellent grouping of Dugway geodes interconnected with
Quartz flowers and Hoppered Quartz crystals.
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| 21 4ecmiscr ((WULFENITE)), $25 MINIMUM BID,
Purple Passion Mine, Wickenburg area, Yavapai County, Arizona, 3 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm,
Thumbnail, Excellent acicular Wulfenite crystals. Odd form
for Wulfenite.
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| 22 4atmiscg ((GETCHELLITE)),
TYPE LOCALITY, $10 MINIMUM BID, Getchell Mine, Humboldt County, Nevada, 4 x 4 x 3 cm,
Miniature, A very rich specimen from the type locality.
Getchellite is the red micaceous mineral. Also present is yellow
Orpiment and minor orangish Realgar. All that red is Getchellite.
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| 23 8jhmrir ((ARTINITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID,
San Benito County, California, 16 x 8 x 9 cm, Cabinet, A
large and nice specimen of white acicular crystals of Artinite from
California on Serpentine.
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| 24 6hlkmg ((FOSSIL
FERN)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
St Clair, Pennsylvania, 12 x 9 x 1 cm,
Cabinet, Great fossil fern specimen from the well known location in
the Pennsylvania coal regions. Contrasting white fossil ferns on
slate.
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| 25 8cogmg ((COBALTIAN
CALCITE, PYRITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Bou Becker, Touissit, Morocco, 3 x 4 x 2.5 cm,
Miniature, Light pink Calcite with brown phantoms from Morocco.
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| 26 8miscis ((BARITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Hecla Rosebud Mine, Pershing County, Nevada, 5 x 4.5 x 2 cm, Miniature, Excellent large Barite from this location perched on some matrix. Undamaged large Barite crystal is 2.5 x 2 x 1.5 cm. |
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27 5hhbwr ((CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Ophir, Ophir District, Tooele County, Utah, 12.5 x 6 x 5 cm,
Cabinet, A cave formation Calcite from Ophir. Old specimen of
udamaged stalactite from the Blanche White collection.
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28 5miscr ((BARITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Stoneham, Colorado, 3 x 1.5 x 1 cm,
Thumbnail, Cluster of pale blue terminated undamaged Barite crystals.
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| 29 7ectgie ((ADAMITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID,
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Chihuahua, Mexico, 5.5 x 7.5 x 5 cm,
Cabinet, Fine Adamite specimen from the classic Adamite location.
Two round hemispheric clusters of terminated mounds of crystals.
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30 5atdbl ((REVERSE SCEPTER QUARTZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Gold Lakes Mine, Little Giant Basin, San Juan County, Colorado, 4 x 4.5 x 3 cm, Miniature, Undamaged excellent cluster of Colorado Quartz with reverse scepters.
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31 7ectgr ((PYROMORPHITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Daoping Mine, Guangxi, China, 2.5 x 1.5 x 1 cm,
Thumbnail, Green cluster of terminated Pyromorphite cyrstals from
China.
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| 32 7misc ((SILVER)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Uchuchacua Mine, Peru, China, 1.7 x .9 x .7 cm,
Thumbnail, A cluster of Silver wires in a thumbnail size from Peru.
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33 7atkrl ((WULFENITE, QUARTZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb, Namibia, 4.5 x 4 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Caramel colored Wulfenite on a matrix covered with small Quartz crystals.
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34 4ecvma ((ROSE QUARTZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Pitorra Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 3.5 x 2 x 1.5 cm,
Miniature, Terminated pink Rose Quartz on white Quartz.
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35 4iddbis ((EPIDOTE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Frontier Region, Kenya, 3 x 2.5 x 2 cm,
Miniature, Lustrous undamaged terminated miniature of dark green Epidote
from a limited remote location collected one season only. One side has
a coating of grey micro Hematite. ex Dave Bunk at $50.00 but no Bunk
label since it was sold by the flat.
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36 5hhdwe ((4 octahedal FLUORITE diamonds)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Hardin County, Illinois, 2.2 to 2.5 cm height, 4 Thumbnails, Here are four cleaved Fluorite octahedrons in 4 colors: purple, yellow, white, and colorless.
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37 bru21g ((MAGNESITE,
TWINNED DOLOMITE with minor UVITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Brumado Mine, Bahia, Brazil, 11 x 6 x 6 cm, Cabinet, A twinned
Dolomite crystal to 2.5 cm on rhombs of Magnesite. Also several green
Uvite, a variety of Tourmaline, crystals.
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38 luc12is ((BRAZILIANITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Linopolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 3 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature,
Several yellow Brazilianite crystals on white Albite matrix.
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39 al4144is ((HEMATITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 5 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Lustrous plates and stacked hexagonal roses of Hematite from Ouro Preto. |
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| 40 bruxxns ((UNKNOWN on MAGNESITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, , Brumado Mine, Bahia, Brazil, 3 x 4.5 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a specimen of rhombs of Magnesite with a darker terminated crystal in the center. I am not sure what it is. It could be Hematite, Rutile, Apatite or something else. No label was with this specimen from the Brazilianite dealer. |
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41 alin ((KYANITE)), $10 MINIMUM Bid, Barra do Salinas, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 7.5 x 4 x 2.5 cm, Cabinet, Large blue Kyanite on a Quartz matrix. |
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| 42 ales ((KUNZITE)), $25 MINIMUM Bid, Urucum Mine, Galileia, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 5.5 x 2.5 x 1 cm,
Miniature, Gemmy naturally etched undamaged Kunzite. Beautiful
red purple color down the c axis.
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| 43 alns ((APATITE)), $10 MINIMUM Bid,
Ipira, Bahia, Brazil, 2.7 x 1.2 x 1.2 cm,
Miniature, Dark blue terminated crystal of Brazilian Apatite.
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bru32gs ((UVITE on MAGNESITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Brumado Mine, Bahia, Brazil, 10 x 3.5 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Here is a
specimen of rhombs of Magnesite with dark green Uvite crystals, a variety of
Tourmaline.
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bru25ns ((RED UVITE on MAGNESITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Brumado Mine, Bahia, Brazil, 9 x 5.5 x 1.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is
a specimen of rhombs of Magnesite with dark red Uvite crystals, a variety of
Tourmaline.
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| 46 5atjkis ((AURICHALCITE)), $10
MINIMUM BID, level 5, Southwest Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, 10 x 7 x 5.5 cm,
Cabinet, A larger cabinet specimen from Bisbee with tufts of acicular robin
egg blue colored Aurichalcite.
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| 47 3hhcaes ((ANDERSONITE)), $25
MINIMUM BID, Atomic King Mine, Cane Creek Canyon, Grand County, Utah, 17 x 6.5 x 5 cm,
Cabinet, A large specimen of fluorescent Andersonite which is highly
fluorescent with a beautiful blue green color. This is the location
that several flats of material were collected by local self collectors about
7 to 10 years ago.
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48 5hhshr ((CALCITE)), $10
MINIMUM BID, Hidden Treasure Mine, Tooele County, Utah, 6.5 x 3.5 x 2 cm,
Miniature, Calcite crystals on a limonitic matrix from the now
closed Hidden Treasure mine.
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49 6ecbfir ((SCEPTER
QUARTZ)), $15
MINIMUM BID, Liliana Mine, Chihuahua, Mexico, 6.5 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm,
Miniature, Large sceptered Quartz from this Mexican locality which
produced mainly much smaller sceptered and reverse sceptered Quartz
crystals.
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6ecbfir ((SCEPTER aka CHANDELIER
QUARTZ)), $15
MINIMUM BID, Liliana Mine, Chihuahua, Mexico, 4 x 1.3 x 1.1 cm,
Miniature, Large sceptered Quartz from this Mexican locality which
produced mainly much smaller sceptered and reverse sceptered Quartz
crystals. This is also referred to as Chandelier Quartz with the main
crystal having a collar of double terminated Quartz crystals.
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| 51 ari ((PHANTOM
QUARTZ)), $10
MINIMUM BID, Blue Phontom Quartz, Robins Mine, Montgomery County,
Arkansas, 7 x 6 x 5.5 cm,
Cabinet, Specimen with terminated Quartz crystals with grey phantoms.
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| 52 1653r ((SPHALERITE)), $10
MINIMUM BID, Elmwood Mine, Smith County, Tennessee, 2.5 x 2 x 1 cm,
Thumbnail, Excellent lustrous isolated crystal of undamaged Sphalerite
on contrasting matrix from Elmwood.
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| 53 8jhmrt ((QUARTZ)), $5
MINIMUM BID, Riverside, east of Artesia, Eddy County, New Mexico, 2.2 x 2.2 x 1.8 cm,
Thumbnail, Fine thumbnail of this strange Quartz specimen.
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| 54 8jhmre ((CALCITE)), Bomb
Site locality, $10 MINIMUM BID, Palm Wash, Thermal, San Diego County,
California, 5.5 x 9 x 2 cm,
Miniature, Here is a specimen of Calcite from a historic location the
was the source of optical Calcite used for bomb sites.
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55 8jhmrl ((MALACHITE
after CHALCOPYRITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, San Pedro Mine, Santa Fe
County, New Mexico, 8 x 4 x 3.5 cm,
Cabinet, Huge Chalcopyrite partially pseudomorphed to Malachite.
ex Mark Rogers specimen.
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| 56 8jhmrr ((CALCITE, MALACHITE after CHALCOPYRITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, San Pedro Mine, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, 5 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm, Miniature, Calcite and Chalcopyrite partially pseudomorphed to Malachite. ex Mark Rogers specimen. | ||
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57 8jhmrn ((TOPAZ)), $10
MINIMUM BID, San Luis Potosi, Mexico, 2 x 2 x 1 cm,
Thumbnail, Two lustrous terminated, with the flat type of termination,
chocolate colored Topaz crystals attached to a larger Topaz crystal
forming the base.
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58 8jhmrg ((NATIVE BISMUTH)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Cobalt, Ontario, Canada, 3 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm, Thumbnail to small Miniature, Extra Fine specimen of lustrous silvery Native Bismuth. ex Mark Rogers collection label.
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59 8jhmra ((BARITE
with SULFUR)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Machow Mine, Tarnebrzneg, Poland,
3.5 x 4 x 3 cm,
Miniature, Fine undamaged specimen of blades of terminated Barite
crystals with some yellow associated Sulfur.
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| 60 8jhmrn ((TOPAZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID, San Luis Potosi, Mexico, 3 x 1.3 x .8 cm, Thumbnail, Single terminated lustrous undamaged crystal of Mexican Topaz. | ||
| 61 8jhmrt ((AZURITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, La Sal, Lisbon Valley, Utah, 1.5 x 1 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, Undamaged small rose of dark blue crystals of Azurite from Utah. | ||
| 62 8jhmrr ((MOTTRAMITE
on CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb, Namibia, 5 x 3 x 2.5 cm,
Miniature, Specimen of Calcite with green Mottramite.
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| 63 8jhmrl ((FLUORITE)), $10
MINIMUM BID, Denton Mine, Hardin County, Illinois, 3 x 3 x 3 cm,
Miniature, Cubic Fluorite with a yellow core and purple Fluorite over
the yellow core. Also minor small Calcite crystals on one face.
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| 64 8jhmre ((APATITE)), $10
MINIMUM BID, Tiger Bill Mine, Greenwood, Maine, 3 x 2 x 1 cm,
Thumbnail, Blue Apatite crystals on matrix from a Maine mine.
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65 8jhmre ((ADAMITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico, 3.5 x 3 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Yellow fans of Adamite. This is and older specimen from about 30 years ago. |
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5coddr ((TOPAZ, BIXBYITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID,
Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah,
1 x 1 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, a small terminated sherry colored Topaz with a
cluster of black lustrous cubic Bixbyite crystals.
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| 67 5ggg ((AGATIZED FOSSIL CORAL)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Ballast Point, Tampa Bay, Florida, 10.5 x 9 x 2 cm, Cabinet, A sliced specimen of agatized fossil coral. | ||
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68 8fbdjie ((COVELLITE,
CHALCOCITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID,
Leonard Mine, Butte, Montana,
4.5 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Gray massive Chalcocite filled with
layers of blue iridescent Covellite from Butte.
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| 69 7jklrir
((VIVIANITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Blackbird Mine, Blackbird District,
Lemhi County, Idaho, 3 x 3.5 x 2 cm, Miniature, Cluster of Vivianite from the classic Idaho location. Crystals are dark and all
look opaque.
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| 70 5atad ((QUARTZ,
CHALCOPYRITE, SPHALERITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Animon Mine, Peru, 9 x 9.5 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Combination Peruvian
specimen with Quartz, Sphalerite, and Chalcopyrite.
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71 5swns ((FERBERITE, QUARTZ,
MUSCOVITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan County,
China, 10.5 x 9 x 8 cm,
Cabinet, A heavy specimen with parallel black thick blades of Ferberite.
The Ferberite is covered with 5 to 10 mm crystals of Muscovite.
Also associated Quartz and a spherical unknown which is probably
Chalcopyrite. The large Quartz looks like it originally had two
terminations. One is there and the other is either damage or
contacted and not present.
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72 99idcsir ((TETRAHEDRITE,
QUARTZ)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Casapalca Mine, Peru, 5 x 6 x 4 cm,
Miniature, Here is a specimen of Tetrahedrite with associated
Quartz. The Tetrahedrite also has a thin coating of golden
Chalcopyrite giving the Tetrahedrite a golden sheen.
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72 al4120ir ((KYANITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Barra do Salinas, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 6.5 x 4 x 3 cm, Miniature,
Blue blades of Kyanite with a base of Quartz.
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| 74 bru27r ((QUARTZ)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Brumado Mine, Bahia, Brazil, 8 x 6 x 2 cm, Cabinet, A specimen covered with Quartz crystals from Brumado, now closed. | ||
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8ghmrit ((HEMIMORPHITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Magistral, Durango, Mexico, 7 x 6 x 5.5 cm,
Cabinet, Light blue botryoidal Hemimorphite which almost looks like
Smithsonite. This is also coming out of China but beware the Chinese
do dye some lots.
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| 76 8ghmro ((CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico, 9.5 x 7 x 5 cm, Miniature, Here is a goethite vug filled with large Calcite crystals. | ||
| 77 8ghmrig ((QUARTZ ROSETTE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Santa Rosa Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 6 x 3 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Santa Rosa is well known for its Tourmalines. Here is an undamaged Quartz rose from the same mine. | ||
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| 48 8hljdr ((OPAL)), $10 MINIMUM BID, White Cliffs, Australia, 3 x 4.5 x 1.7 cm, Miniature, White opal with red and green fire. Hard to photograph and show color. |
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Picromerite (Schonite) on Halite - $300 (SOLD) Potash Mine, Rossleben, Querfurt, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany Large Miniature, 5.7 x 4.5 x 3.6 cm A sharply crystallized example of this rare sulfate species, formerly known as Schonite, from a classic locality long abandoned. Minor halite is associated underneath and around the backside. It is, overall, a very attractive miniature. It carries an old label from the Bergakadmemie Freiberg. Sharp and complete all around, very 3-dimensional.
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7hhlmit ((FLUORESCENT APATITE)), $30 MINIMUM BID, Sapo Mine, Goiabeira, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 4 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a great miniature. It is double terminated stacked crystals of Apatite which has a hollow core and is Fluorescent orange under UV. Completely undamaged. | |
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10 8jhmrt ((HALITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Salton Sea, Imperial County, California, 5.5 x 6.5 x 3 cm,
Miniature to Small Cabinet, Stiking orange fluorescent under UV on
this California cubic Halite specimen.
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7jgcdl ((NAN
DAN METEORITES)),
$10 MINIMUM
BID, Nan Dan, Hunan, China, 2.5 cm, 2 thumbnails, Two 2.5 cm length
iron meteorites from Nan Dan China. They are lightly varnished to
protect from rusting but this man be removed with thinner or nail polish
remover.
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Fluororichterite - George Earle Farm, Wilberforce, Ontario, Canada (small cabinet)
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