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Auction Two hundred seventy nine Preview
Aug 28, 2009
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Aug 28, 2009
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| 1 9hlnawe ((GRAFTONITE)), $15
MINIMUM BID, Rice Mine, North Groton, New Hampshire, 5 x 3 x 1
cm, Miniature, Pinkish brown phosphate with the type locality Grafton,
New Hampshire. This is a specimen from
the Neil Wintrigham collection. Neil wrote the book on Maine minerals.
ex Neil A Wintringham collection
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| 2 9hlnawe ((BOWENITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Conklin Quarry, Lincoln, Providence County, Rhode Island, 5.5 x 2 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, A light yellow green variety of Antigorite. It is also the state stone of Rhode Island. This is a specimen from the Neil Wintrigham collection. Neil wrote the book on Maine minerals. ex Neil A Wintringham collection | |
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3 9hlnawt ((MANGANAXINITE
aka AXINITE Mn)), $5 MINIMUM BID,
Iron Cap Mine, Landsman Camp, Arizona, 4 x 3.5 x 3
cm, Miniature, Golden brown colored silicate. This is a specimen from the Neil Wintrigham collection. Neil wrote the book on Maine minerals.
ex Neil A Wintringham collection
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| 4 9hlnawra ((METASIDERONATRITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID,
Sulfur Pit, Eureka County, Nevada, 4 x 3 x 1.8 cm, Miniature,
Here is a yellow orange sulfate. This is a specimen from the
Neil Wintrigham collection. Neil wrote the book on Maine minerals.
ex Neil A Wintringham collection
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9hlnawra ((ROSCOELITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID,
Fall Creek Mine, Placerville, Colorado, 5 x 5 x 5 cm, Miniature,
Brown silicate. I guess its the brown spots on this specimen. This is a specimen from the
Neil Wintrigham collection. Neil wrote the book on Maine minerals.
ex Neil A Wintringham collection
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| 6 9hlnawra ((DUFRENITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Hicks Quarry, Gladstone, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia, 2 x 2 x .8 cm, Thumbnail, Dark olive green spheres of this phosphate mineral. This is a specimen from the Neil Wintrigham collection. Neil wrote the book on Maine minerals. ex Neil A Wintringham collection |
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9hlnawrii ((EMMONSITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Bambollita Mine, Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico, 2 x 1.5 x 1 cm, Thumbnail,
yellow green balls and crusts of this tellurite, Fe2(TeO3)3.2H20. This is a specimen from the
Neil Wintrigham collection. Neil wrote the book on Maine minerals.
ex Neil A Wintringham collection
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9hlnawrii ((LOELLINGITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID,
Rice Mine, North Groton, New Hampshire, 8.5 x 5.8 x 5 cm, Cabinet,
Synonym of Lollingite, and Iron Arsenide which is steel grey in color. This is a specimen from the
Neil Wintrigham collection. Neil wrote the book on Maine minerals.
ex Neil A Wintringham collection
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| 9 9hlnawra ((TRIPHYLLITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID,
Newry, Maine, 7 x 5 x 4 cm, Cabinet,
A brown green phosphate with associated blue tourmaline, muscovite,
siderite, and quartz. Collected July 1932. This is a specimen from the
Neil Wintrigham collection. Neil wrote the book on Maine minerals.
ex Neil A Wintringham collection
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| 10 9hlnawrii ((COBALTLOTHARMEYERITE)), TYPE LOCATION $10 MINIMUM BID, Roter Berg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany, 1.5 x 1.5 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, Light reddish brown arsenate. This is a specimen from the Neil Wintrigham collection. Neil wrote the book on Maine minerals. ex Neil A Wintringham collection. |
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11 9hlnawra ((CLINOBISVANITE,
POTTSITE, BISMUTITE)), TYPE LOCATION $15 MINIMUM BID, Linka Mine,
Potts, Lander County, Nevada, 2.5 x 2 x 1 cm, Thumbnail,
yellow orange Bismuth Vanadate. This is the
TYPE LOCATION for Pottsite. This is a specimen from the
Neil Wintrigham collection. Neil wrote the book on Maine minerals.
ex Neil A Wintringham collection.
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12 9hlnawni ((PURPURITE
aka HETEROSITE)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Newry, Maine, 7 x 4 x 3 cm, Cabinet,
Purpurite is a phosphate with a magenta purple iridescent color. This is a
fine specimen from Maine. This is a specimen from the
Neil Wintrigham collection. Neil wrote the book on Maine minerals.
ex Neil A Wintringham collection
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| 13 9hlnawe ((AZURITE,
MALACHITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Bisbee, Arizona, 4 x 3 x 2 cm, Thumbnail, Label
says Malachite Pseudo after Azurite but it looks to me like an intact blue
Azurite with fibrous tufts of Malachite around it and not necessary a
pseudo. This
is a specimen from the Neil Wintrigham collection. Neil wrote the book
on Maine minerals. ex Neil A Wintringham collection
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| 14 9hlnawe ((ALLOPHANE)), $15 MINIMUM BID,
Magdalena District, Socorro County, New Mexico, 4.5 x 3 x 2 cm, Miniature, Light
blue green silicate. This
is a specimen from the Neil Wintrigham collection. Neil wrote the book
on Maine minerals. ex Neil A Wintringham collection
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9hlnawe ((RHODONITE, FRANKLINITE, CALCITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID,
Franklin, New Jersey, 5 x 5 x 4 cm, Miniature, Deep
pink Rhodonite crystals with lots of black Franklinite small octahedral
crystals in a Calcite matrix. This
is a specimen from the Neil Wintrigham collection. Neil wrote the book
on Maine minerals. ex Neil A Wintringham collection
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| 16 9hlnawa ((OSARIZAWAITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID,
Omega Mine, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, 5 x 3 x 3 cm, Miniature,
Yellow green Osarizawaite and it looks like colorless Cerussite. ex
Excalibur Mineral Company label. This
is a specimen from the Neil Wintrigham collection. Neil wrote the book
on Maine minerals. ex Neil A Wintringham collection
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17 9hlnawi ((POTASSIUM ALUM)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Alum Mine, Silver Peak, Esmeralda County, Nevada, 2 x 2 x 2 cm, Thumbnail, A sulphate aka Alum-K This is a specimen from the Neil Wintrigham collection. Neil wrote the book on Maine minerals. ex Neil A Wintringham collection.
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| 18 9hlnawe ((MANGANBABINGTONITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Iron Cap Mine, Landsman Camp, Arizona, 4 x 3 x 3 cm, Miniature, Black crystals of this silicate mineral. This is a specimen from the Neil Wintrigham collection. Neil wrote the book on Maine minerals. ex Neil A Wintringham collection. |
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| 19 9hlnawn ((NONTRONITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Arizona Apex Mine, Gila County, Arizona, 3 x 3 x 2.5 cm, Miniature,
Olive green silicate mineral. This
is a specimen from the Neil Wintrigham collection. Neil wrote the book
on Maine minerals. ex Neil A Wintringham collection.
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| 20 9hlnawa ((HILLEBRANDITE)), TYPE LOCATION $15 MINIMUM BID, Terneras Mine, Velardena, Durango, Mexico, 4 x 3 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, White silicate mineral from the type location described in 1908. This is a specimen from the Neil Wintrigham collection. Neil wrote the book on Maine minerals. ex Neil A Wintringham collection. | |
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| 21 9hlnawa ((CABRERITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Lavrium Mine, Lavrium District, Attiki, Greece, 3 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm, Thumbnail, Cabrerite aka Magnesian Annabergite is a green arsenate with acicular crystals. This is a specimen from the Neil Wintrigham collection. Neil wrote the book on Maine minerals. ex Neil A Wintringham collection. |
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| 22 9hlnawl ((SWITZERITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, LCA Quarry, Gaston County, North Carolina, 2 x 1.5 x .5 cm, Thumbnail, Switzerland is brown phosphate minerals with the type location being the Foote Lithium Company mine in North Carolina. This is a specimen from the Neil Wintrigham collection. Neil wrote the book on Maine minerals. ex Neil A Wintringham collection. . |
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| 23 9hlnawe ((PERETAITE,
KLEBELSBERGITE)), TYPE LOCATION $10 MINIMUM BID, Pereta Mine, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy, 2 x 1.5 x .4 cm, Thumbnail,
Peretaite is a colorless sulphate with the type location being the Pereta
Mine. Klebelsbergite is also a colorless sulphate per mindat.
This specimen does have yellow acicular crystals of one of these minerals. This
is a specimen from the Neil Wintrigham collection. Neil wrote the book
on Maine minerals. ex Neil A Wintringham collection.
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| 24 9hlnawii ((HAGENDORFITE,
WOLFEITE)), TYPE LOCATION $15 MINIMUM BID,
Hagendorf South, Oberpfalz, Bavaria, Germany, 2.5 x .7 x .7 cm, Thumbnail,
Hagendorfite is the massive greenish black phosphate from the type location.
Wolfeite is the red brown phosphate. This
is a specimen from the Neil Wintrigham collection. Neil wrote the book
on Maine minerals. ex Neil A Wintringham collection.
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| 25 9hljdis ((SANDSTONE pseudomorph after DOLOMITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Ganz, Hungary, 4 x 3 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, White Sandstone pseudo after Dolomite. Undamaged and ex Alain Carion specimen. | |
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26 9hljdis ((QUARTZ
pseudomorph after ANDALUSITE)) $15 MINIMUM BID, Atlas Mountains, Moroco,
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6 x 5 cm, Miniature, Large Andalusite now replaced by Quartz .
Rind is Quartz and inside filled with Quartz crystals. Old David New
label.
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27 9hljdis ((TREMOLITE
pseudomorph after QUARTZ)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Jeffrey City,
Wyoming, 5 x
2.5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Tremolite with several sections of six
side Quartz crystals now pseudomorphed to Tremolite.
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28 9hljdis ((BARITE
pseudomorph after PETRIFIED WOOD)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Big
Springs, Texas, 7 x
7 x 1.5 cm, Cabinet, A section of Petrified Wood with the bark
intacted now pseudomorphed to Barite.
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| 29 9hljdis ((RHODOCHROSITE pseudomorph after FOSSIL CLAM)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Kertch, Crimea, Ukraine, 3 x 2 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Small clam like fossil shell pseudomorphed to Rhodrochrosite. The brownish tan Rhodo covered the outside of the shell and probably filled the interior with small crystals. |
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30 9hljdis ((GOETHITE pseudomorph after GYPSUM)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico, 5 x 4 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Dark Brown Gypsum shaped Goethite with Gypsum also covering part of the outside of the Goethite. ex Dan Weinrich, ex Mineralogical Research Company.
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| 31 9hljdis ((CALCITE pseudomorph after ARAGONITE with SULFUR)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Cianciana, Sicily, 12 x 9 x 4 cm, Cabinet, White hexagonal crystals of Calcite pseudomorphed from Aragonite from Italy. Associated yellow Sulfur crystals highlight the pseudomorph and give the specimen color. ex Dan Weinrich. |
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| 32 9hljdis ((DWORNIKITE pseudomorph after MILLERITE)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Lipovka Mine Ni deposit, Ural, Russia, 3 x 2.8 x 2 cm, Miniature, Rare Russian pseudomorph. ex Excalibur Mineral Company. |
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33 9hljdis ((VOLKONSKOITE and QUARTZ pseudomorph after Petrified Wood)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Chinle Formation, Indian Reservation, Arizona, 2 x 1 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, A dark greenish Chrome Silicate. Small thumbnail sized pseudo but interesting and probably rare.
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| 34 9hljdis ((CARNOTITE)), RADIOACTIVE $10 MINIMUM BID, Colorado Plateau, 6 x 3.5 x 1 cm, Miniature, Pretty specimen of yellow Carnotite. Carnotite is a vanadate containing UO2. ex Virginia Doane. | |
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35 9hljdis ((THALENITE-Y)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Askagen, Filipstad, Varmland, Sweden, 5 x
3.5 x 1.8 cm, Miniaure, Thalenite is a Yittrium silicate.
Color is flesh pink to brown. Mindat has one photo from this location.
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36 9hljdis ((BRANNERITE)), RADIOACTIVE $15 MINIMUM BID, Pronto Mine, Elliot Lake, Ontario, Canada, 6 x 6 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Brannerite is a blackish brown Uranium Oxide with Ca, Ti, and Fe.
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| 37 9hljdis ((KJERULFINE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Kjarrestad, Bamle, Telemark, Norway, 12 x 9 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Mindat says Kjerulfine is the German synonym for Wagnerite, a Mn, Fe Phosphate contraining Fluorine. Orange Wagnerite with red Apatite. Mindat has one photo from this location. | |
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38 9hljdis ((HEMATITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID,
Ledge Mine, Surry, New Hampshire, 5 x
4 x 1 cm, Miniature, An example of Kidney like ore from New
Hampshire. ex Sahno collection.
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39 9hljdis ((SPINEL, CHONDRODITE, MONTICELLITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Val Malenco, Italy, 7 x 4 x 2 cm, Cabinet, A combination specimen from Val Malenco. ex Dan Weinrich. |
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| 40 9hljdis ((LAVA)), $5 MINIMUM BID, La Reunion Island, 7 x 4.5 x 3 cm, Cabinet, Interesting form to this specimen of reddish brown Lava which is very light in weight. This may be the only specimen you will even see from La Reunion Island. ex Rocksmiths. |
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41 9gsmztn ((WOODHOUSEITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Campsion Mine, Mono County, California, 4 x 3.5 x 2 cm, Miniature, 3 cm terminated Quartz crystals covered with a druze of yellow brown Woodhouseite.
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| 42 9gsmzinr ((AQUAMARINE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Erongo Mountains, Namibia, 2.2 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm, Thumbnail, 9gsmzinr ((AQUAMARINE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Erongo Mountains, Namibia, 2.2 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm, Thumbnail |
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| 43 9gsmzinr ((rare
SUGILITE crystals)), $30 MINIMUM BID, Wessels Mine, Kahari Manganese
Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa, 4 x 3 x 1.5
cm, Miniature, Sugilite is normally massive and rarely is found
as crystals. Here is a specimen with actual small micro crystals of
purple Sugilite.
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9gsmzne ((VANADINITE on PETRIFIED WOOD)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Whetstone Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, , 3 x 1.5 x 1.5
cm, Thumbnail, Lustrous brownish hexagonal barrels of Vanadinite
crystals on a section of Petrified Wood.
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9hlnawe ((19 EMERALDs)), $5 MINIMUM BID,
Crab Tree Mine, Little Switzerland, North Carolina, .2 to 1.2 cm cm, Thumbnails, Here
are 19 fragments containing green Emerald from the famous U S emerald find
at the Crab Tree Mine. A few pieces do have faces on the small pieces
of Emerald. The little box says 200 mg but I did not weigh. This
is a specimen from the Neil Wintrigham collection. Neil wrote the book on Maine minerals.
ex Neil A Wintringham collection .
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| 46 9hlnawii ((DESCLOIZITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID,
Lamentos Mine, Villa Ahuma, Chihuahua, Mexico, 7 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm,
Cabinet, Fine undamaged brown lustrous Descloizite from Chihuahua.
Currently it is glued, may be actually wax, to a styrofoam base which
can be removed. This is a specimen from the Neil Wintrigham collection. Neil wrote the book on Maine minerals.
ex Neil A Wintringham collection .
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| 47 9hlnawa ((TURQUOISE)), $15 MINIMUM BID,
Chuquicamata, Chile, 6.5 x 3 x 3 cm, small Cabinet to Miniature,
Turquoise is not always found as a displayable specimen. This on has a
1 cm vein of Turqoise with contrasting very light colored matrix on each
side and makes a nice displayable Turquoise specimen. Also it is from
Chile and not Arizona or Nevada which also adds to its interest. This
is a specimen from the Neil Wintrigham collection. Neil wrote the book on Maine minerals.
ex Neil A Wintringham collection .
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48 9hlnawe ((NATIVE ASPHALT)), $5 MINIMUM BID,
6 x 5 x 3.5 cm, Miniature, Syria is another location not usually
seen with mineral specimens. Maybe its all sand? But here is an
Asphalt specimen from Wintringham collection from Syria. This is a
specimen from the Neil Wintrigham collection. Neil wrote the book on Maine minerals.
ex Neil A Wintringham collection .
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49 9fhceis ((BARITE
ROSES)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
South Dakota, 11 x 7 x 5 cm, Cabinet, A cluster of
spherical clusters of bladed Barite crystals. ex Philadelphia Academy
no number.
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9fhceis ((HEMATITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID,
Chile, South America, 8.5 x 2 x 1.5 cm, Cabinet, This is
also caller Specular Hematite. Very shiny small flakes of Hematite. ex Philadelphia Academy
no number.
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9fhceis ((SPHALERITE,
CHALCOPYRITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID,
Tri State area, 5 x 4.5 x 3 cm, Miniature, A mound or
single crystal of highly Iridescent Sphalerite with small Chalcopyrite
crystals. Overall in great shape and pretty much undamaged. ex Philadelphia Academy
no number.
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| 52 9fhceis ((SAND
CONCRETIONS)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
South Dakota, 10 x 10 x 8 cm, Cabinet, A cluster of
spherical Sand Concretions. ex Philadelphia Academy
no number.
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| 53 9fhceis ((CHALCEDONY
aka INDIAN RATTLE BOX)), $5 MINIMUM BID,
Badlands, South Dakota, 4.5 x 3 x 3 cm, Miniature, green
fluorescent Chalcedony globule. The label is in pieces but still
a little readable. It says Indian Rattlebox. Sure enought it
does rattle. ex Philadelphia Academy no number.
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| 54 9fhceis ((GYPSUM)), $5 MINIMUM BID,
South Dakota, 8 x 4.5 x 2 cm, Cabinet, measured point to
point. Stout fully formed floater of a Gypsum crystals from South
Dakota. ex Philadelphia Academy no number.
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55 9fhceis ((SEPTARIAN
CONCRETION)), $15 MINIMUM BID,
South Dakota, 13 x 10.5 x 3 cm, Cabinet, This one
looks like a fossil turtle shell but it is a Septarian Concretion from
South Dakota. The Septarian Concretion is a fossil mud ball that cracked
and the cracks filled with yellow Calcite. ex Philadelphia Academy
no number.
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56 9fhceis ((ALUNOGEN)), $15 MINIMUM BID,
San Juan, Argentina, 6 x 5.5 x 5.5 cm, Miniature, This is
Hydrated Aluminum Sulphate which is colorless to white but often tinted
yellow by impurities. ex Philadelphia Academy #23696
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57 9fhceis ((TENNANTITE,
CHALCOPYRITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID,
Capelton, Quebec, Canada, 6 x 4 x 2.5 cm, Miniature,
Silver grey Tennanite with golden Chalcopyrite from a Canadian location.
ex Philadelphia Academy #18943, ex E D Drown
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58 9fhceis ((2 FLUORITE,
QUARTZ on GALENA)), $1 MINIMUM BID,
Burnt Hill Tungsten Mine, Mt Pleasant, New Brunswick, Canada, 5 x
3 x 2.5 cm, 2 Miniature, Canadian specimen with purple
Fluorite and Quartz and Galena, ex Philadelphia Academy
no number.
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| 59 9fhceis ((CHABASITE, HEULANDITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Nova Scotia, Canada, 5 x 5 x 4 cm, Miniature, Canadian zeolite from Nova Scotia. ex Philadelphia Academy no number. |
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| 60 9fhceis ((SCOLESCITE, APOPHYLLITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Santa Catarina, Brazil, 5 x 5 x 4 cm, Miniature, Thick white Scolesite with greenish Apophyllite. ex Philadelphia Academy #24934, ex R V Gaines. |
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| 61 9fhceis ((2 CELESTINE)), Geo English label, $5 MINIMUM BID, West Virginia, 7 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm, Cabinet, Small Celestine crystals in matrix from West Virginia. ex Philadelphia Academy #24272, ex George English label. | |
| 62 9fhceis ((3 RED QUARTZ)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Santiago de Compostella, Spain, to 1.7 cm, 3 Thumbnails, 3 double terminated red Quartz crystals 1.7 cm, 1.2 cm, and .8 cm. ex Philadelphia Academy #26129, ex Donohue Gift 1985. | |
| 63 9fhceis
((ANHYDRITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Cheverie, Nova Scotia, Canada, 5
x 4 x 3 cm, Miniature, Massive Anhydrite. ex Philadelphia
Academy #24281.
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64 9fhceis ((VIVIANITE)),
$5 MINIMUM BID, Totoral, Bolivia, 8 x 5 x 1 cm, Cabinet,
Small Vivianite crystals make up this plate of solid Vivianite. e Miniature,
Massive Anhydrite. ex Philadelphia Academy #20967.
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65 9fhceir ((3 BOURNONITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID,
Pulacayo Mine, Huanchaca, Potosi Dept., Bolivia, 5 x 4 x 2.5 cm and 2
small pieces,
Cabinet, I had in mind to clean these but my water gun is not working
and its the only one I brought on the trip east. But here is another
specimen with the actual mine name given. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science
#19779 ex William Vaux collection.
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66 9fhceis ((ARGENTITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID,
Nevada, 5 x 4 x 4 cm, Miniature,
Argentite from Nevada. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #18878 ex
E D Drown
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| 67 9fhceis ((BORNITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Copiapo, Chile, 7.5 x 7.5 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Massive Bornite from Chile. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #20994 |
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68 9fhceis ((HUBNERITE)),
OLD RED FOOTE LABEL, $15 MINIMUM BID,
Mammoth District, Nye County, Nevada, 5 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm, Minature,
Early collection number with red foote label. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science
#5359
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| 69 9fhceis ((MESOLITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Rays Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada, 10 x 7 x 6.5 cm, Cabinet, Stout crystals of Mesolite., Early collection number. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #4514, ex J L Chipman |
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70 9fhceis ((APOPHYLLITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Nova Scotia, Canada, 7 x 6 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, Blocky Apophyllite crystals from Nova Scotia. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #23979, ex Dr Gesner
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71 9fhceis ((VIVIANITE)), $25 MINIMUM BID,
Potosi Department, Bolivia, 5.5 x 5 x 4 cm, Miniature, Nice matrix
Vivianite specimen with several crystals on matrix. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science
no number.
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72 9fhceis ((FLUORITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID,
Illinois, 3.5 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Reference Fluorite specimen with an
early collection number. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #7863.
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73 9fhceis ((SPHALERITE
on QUARTZ)), $15 MINIMUM BID,
Hardin County, Illinois, 10 x 6 x 5 cm, Cabinet, A cabinet
sized specimen with Sphalerite crystals on white druze of Quartz. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science
no number or label.
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| 74 9fhceis ((CASSITERITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Huanuni, Oruro Province, Bolivia, 10.5 x 5 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Old Cassiterite specimen from Bolivia with an additional small 3.5 cm specimen with number. ex Philadelphia Academy #20941 |
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9fhceis
((3 CASSITERITE)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Potosi,
Bolivia, 7 cm, 6 cm, and 5 cm, Cabinet and Miniatures , 3
specimens of Cassiterite that resemble the wood tin specimens of Cassiterite.
ex Philadelphia Academy #21299
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9fhceis
((CASSITERITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Huanuni, Oruro
Province, Bolivia, 12 x 7 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Old specimen of
Cassiterite from Bolivia. ex Philadelphia Academy #20944
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| 77 9fhceis
((CASSITERITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Montserrat,
Bolivia, 9 x 9 x 6 cm, Cabinet, Old specimen of
Cassiterite from Bolivia. ex Philadelphia Academy #20995
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| 78 9fhceis ((ANALCIME)), $15 MINIMUM BID,
Nova Scotia, Canada, 7 x 5 x 2 cm, Cabinet, Lustrous white
Analcime crystals filling a vug. ex Philadelphia Academy #23991
ex Dr Gesner
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| 79 9fhceis ((2 ZIRCON
variety CYRTOLITE)), $20
MINIMUM BID, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, 2 x 1 x 1 cm, 2 Thumbnails,
Zircon crystals in matrix rfrom Brazil. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #24658
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| 80 9fhceis ((HYALITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Yancey County, North Carolina, 9 x 8 x 3 cm, Cabinet, Old North Carolina specimen of Hyalite. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #18684 ex E D Drown |
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| 81 9fhceis ((EPIDOTE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, near Boston, Massachusetts, 5.5 x 2 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Dark green Epidote from Massachusetts with an early collection number, ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #3454 ex Dr Pickering.
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| 82 9fhceis ((DEWEYLITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Middlefield, Massachusetts, 10 x 9 x 3 cm, Cabinet, Cabinet sized Deweylite from Massachusetts. Early collection number, ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #4838 ex Dr Emmons.
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| 83 9fhceis ((SCHEELITE with PYRRHOTITE)), $30 MINIMUM BID, Morro Velho Mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 16 x 9 x 8 cm, Large Cabinet, Dark orange Scheelite crystals are surrounded by Pyrrhotite. Crystals have damage and are highly fluorescent as is small areas throughout the large specimen. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #25146, ex R V Gaines 1979
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| 84 9fhceis ((BORNITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Ovalle Mine, Coquimbo, Chile, 4.5 x 3.5 x 2 cm, Miniature, Specimen of Bornite from Chile. Very early collection number. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #645 ex W H Jones
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| 85 9fhceis ((TOPAZ on QUARTZ)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 4.5 x 2 x 2 cm, Miniature, A double terminated Quartz crystal with an attached Imperial Topaz. The back of the termination is damaged. This has a very early collection number. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #366 ex Lorenz collection.
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| 86 9fhceis ((GIBBSITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Serro, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 2.5 x 1.5 x .5 cm, Thumbnail, An Aluminum hydroxide. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #25086 ex Richard Gaines 1979
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| 87 9fhceis ((CHALMERSITE aka CUBANITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Morro Velho, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 4.5 x 3 x 1.2 cm, Miniature, Old Krantz label says Chalmersit . Collectors edge label says Pyrrhotite. and looks like Pyrrhotite. So I do not know which if not both are present. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #20128 ex Dr F Krantz.
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| 88 9fhceis ((BRAZILIANITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Conselheira Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 1.5 x 1.2 cm, Thumbnail, Small but gemmy yellow Brazilianite crystal. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #26054 ex Donohue 1985.
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| 89 9fhceis ((GYPSUM)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Cerro Pintados, Tarapaca, Chile, 12 x 11 x 10 cm, Large Cabinet, Old large cabinet sized specimen of Gypsum from Chile, ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #21017 ex Samuel G Gordon, 1925.
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| 90 9fhceis ((STIBNITE)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Oruro, Bolivia, 14 x 10 x 7 cm, Cabinet, Old large cabinet sized specimen of Stibnite from Bolivia. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #19750.
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| 91 9fhceis ((17
CASITERITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Minas Gerais, Brazil, largest two
are 4 cm across, 17 miniatures and thumbnails, 17 fragments of
Brazilian Casiterite. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #24941,
ex R V Gaines 1979.
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| 92 9fhceis ((ULEXITE on GYPSUM)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Newport, Nova Scotia, Canada, 4.5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, White Ulexite on gray Gypsum. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #19113, ex E D Drown.
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| 93 9fhceis ((ANHYDRITE on GYPSUM)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Meriden, Connecticut, 7 x 5.5 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, White blades of Anhydrite on pinkish orange Gypsum. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #20264, ex J F Schairer
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| 94 9fhceis ((ULEXITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Harborville, Nova Scotia, Canada, 6 x 3.5 x 2 cm, Miniature, Light weight white specimen of Ulexite from Nova Scotia's Harborville. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #19114 ex E D Drown
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| 95 9fhceis ((KAOLIN)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Rio Claro, Brazil, 11 x 8 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Kaolin specimen from Brazil. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #24106 ex Dr Courtinha
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| 96 9fhceis ((HELVITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Chloride, New Mexico, 2 pcs 7 cm and a vial, 2 Cabinets, 2 specimens of Helvite and a vial from New Mexico. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #22279 |
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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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| Description: An OLD-TIME, very rich and showy olivenite specimen from the historic Tintic District of Utah. Sparkly, dark, olive-green, olivenite crystals to 6 mm fill numerous small vugs on ALL sides and are nicely complimented by the lighter malachite on this EXCELLENT, rarely available specimen in this quality, size and richness. Ex John Legro Collection, a prominent late 19th century East Coast collector . Easily 100 years old. Hefty for its size, this piece is essentially SOLID olivenite! Very rare. Valued at $750-900. | 9fhceis ((ORTHOCLASE, PERTHITE)), $40 MINIMUM BID, Burgess, Canada, 7 x 6 x 5.5 cm, Cabinet, Early collection number. ex Philadelphia Academy of Science #3893 ex Dr Joseph Leidy 1823-1891, past ANSP President |
| 9btad ((GOLD)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Olinghouse Mine, Washoe County, Nevada, 10 x 8 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet, La MRZ114 – 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. rge matrix with the top sparsely covered with micro Gold crystals.
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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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