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Mar 19, 2010

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	1 510-9lddois ((HEMATITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Clearwell Cave, Forest of Dean, England, 5 x 5 x 4 cm, Miniature, Here is an odd Hematite specimen from Clearwell Cave in England. Label says purchased at mine after tour June, 1980. ex Russell P MacFall collection.

	2 510-9lddois ((CERUSSITE with BARITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Mibladen, Morocco, 3.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a better than average Cerussite from Morocco. Undamaged to the naked eye. More complex and twinned crystals than normal for the Moroccan specimens. ex Russell P MacFall collection.

	3 510-9lddois ((BARITE)), $50 MINIMUM BID, Sterling, Colorado, 6.5 x 3 x 3 cm, Miniature, Here is a fine Barite on matrix. Undamaged and terminated and uncommonly somewhat gemmy. also ex Don Olsen with a $125 price. ex Russell P MacFall collection.

	4 510-9lddois ((ARSENOPYRITE, QUARTZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan Province, China, 6.5 x 3 x 3 cm, Miniature, Here is a Chinese Arsenopyrite with large stout terminated and double terminated crystals. The last several years there has been lots of Arsenopyrite from China. also ex Don Olsen with a $80 price.

	5 510-9lddois ((NATROLITE in GLAUCOPHANE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, near Dallas Gem Mine, San Benito County, California, 4 x 3 x 3 cm, Miniature, Here is a California locality specimen from San Benito County. ex Russell P MacFall collection.

	6 510-9lddois ((BARITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Rock Candy Mine, Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada, 4.5 x 3.5 x 3 cm, Miniature, Here are two intergrown large Barite crystals from Rock Candy Mine in Bristish Columbia. also ex Don Olsen with a $75 price. ex Russell P MacFall collection.

	7 510-9lddois ((DESCLOIZITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Berg Aukas, Grootfontein, Namibia, 4.5 x 3.5 x 3 cm, Miniature, Here is a super undamaged cluster of Descloizite crystals. ex Russell P MacFall collection.

	8 510-9lddois ((STILBITE, NATROLITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Iceland, 6 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a reference specimen of Stilbite crystals with a large spray of Natrolite. ex Russell P MacFall collection.

	9 510-9lddois ((FLUORITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, near Silver City, New Mexico, 5.5 x 5 x 4 cm, Miniature, Aqua colored cubic Fluorite crystals from New Mexico. l ex Russell P MacFall collection.

	10 510-9lddois ((ANGLESITE)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Caborca, Sonora, Mexico, 4 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a fine specimen of Anglesite from an uncommon location. Undamaged except for termination of the large crystal. Still in good overall condition. ex Don Olson at $100. ex Russell P MacFall collection.

	11 510-9lddois ((QUARTZ with TOURMALINE inclusions)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Knudson Claim, PC Mine, Basin, Jefferson County, Montana, 3 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm, Thumbnail, Super nice thumbnail with three undamaged terminated Quartz crystals with heavy inclusions of Tourmaline variety Schorl from the PC Mine in Montana. ex Ernie Schlichter collection. Ernie inventory card has value at $125 in 2001.

	12 510-9lddois ((STILBITE and APOPHYLLITE on QUARTZ)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Nasik District, India, 4 x 3 x 2 cm, Miniature, Here is a nice small specimen purchased in 1976 at the Rochester Symposium for $15. ex Russell P MacFall collection.

	13 510-9lddois ((HEMATITE, CUBIC HABIT)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Brazil, 5 x 4 x 2 cm, Miniature, Here is a super miniature having all the Hematite crystals with the pseudo cubic habit. ex Russell P MacFall collection.


	14 510-9lddois ((CORUNDUM variety RUBY, chatoyant), $10 MINIMUM BID, India, 3.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a polished Indian Ruby with chatoyancy or cats eye like effect. ex Russell P MacFall collection.

	15 510-9lddois ((TOPAZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Tepetate, Zacatecas, Mexico, 4 x 2 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Here is an undamaged dark caramel colored Mexican Topaz with a large crystal and 2 smaller daughter crystals. ex Russell P MacFall collection.

	16 510-9lddois ((JAMESONITE, PYRITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico, 4 x 2 x 2 cm, Miniature, Lustrous Pyrite with needles of Jamesonite. Label says Boulangerite but is probably Jamesonite. ex Russell P MacFall collection.

	17 510-9lddois ((APATITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Bahia, Brazil, 4 x 2 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Double terminated undamaged blue Apatite from Brazil. ex Russell P MacFall collection.

	18 510-9lddois ((WHITNEYITE, aka DOMEYKITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Keweenaw County, Michigan, 6 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, An attractive specimen of Domeykite from Michigan with the base polished. ex Russell P MacFall collection.

	19 510-9lddois ((CHALCOCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Baltic #2 Mine, Houghton County, Michigan, 5 x 4 x 3 cm, Miniature, Massive Chalcocite from Michigan. ex Russell P MacFall collection.

	20 510-9lddois ((TEKTITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Santiago, Isabella Province, Phillippines, 3 x 3 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Round Tektite with the label with the location of Phillippines. ex Russell P MacFall collection.

	21 510-9lddois ((QUARTZ)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Unknown locality, 3.5 x 2.5 x 2.2 cm, Miniature, From the Northwestern University collection, a double terminated Quartz crystal. ex Russell P MacFall collection.

	22 510-9lddois ((GOETHITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Montreal Mine, Montreal, Wisconsin, 7 x 5 x 3 cm, Cabinet, Brown accicular Goethite from the famous Montreal Mine in Wisconsin. If the white layer was removed it would have the botryoidal face exposed. ex Russell P MacFall collection.

	23 510-9lddois ((ANALCIME)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Copper Falls Mine, Copper Falls, Keweenaw County, Michigan, 6 x 4 x 4 cm, Miniature, Specimen of Red Analcime from Michigan. ex Russell P MacFall collection.

	24 511-9ldgces ((FLUORITE, QUARTZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID, China, 5.5 x 5 x 3 cm, Miniature, Here is an undamaged specimen of pale pastel green Fluorite with terminated stubby white Quartz on the top. The bottom, back, and left side are healed cleaves. The front is a cubo octahedral Fluorite with multiple stacked cubic faces along the octahedral sides. ex H Desinger collection.

	25 10btcqin ((BERYL variety AQUAMARINE with SCHORL)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Erongo, Namibia, 2 x .7 x .5 cm, Thumbnail, Here is an undamaged light blue gemmy clear terminated Aquamarine. The base has a small cluster of black Tourmaline, Schorl, crystals.

	26 10btcqis ((QUARTZ with AJOITE inclusions)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Messina Mine, Messina District, Limpopo, South Africa, 1.2 x .7 x .5 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a undamaged terminated Quartz crystal with rare robin egg blue inclusions of Ajoite.

	27 10btcqa ((BERYL variety AQUAMARINE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Erongo, Namibia, 2 x 1.1 x .6 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a light blue gemmy clear double terminated Aquamarine.

	28 511-9ldgcis ((QUARTZ, PYRITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Peru, 5 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a combination Peru specimen of Quartz and Pyrite. ex H Desinger collection.

	29 511-9ldgcis ((RHODOCHROSITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Cavnic, Romania, 2.5 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a thumbnail sized pink Rhodochrosite from Romania. ex H Desinger collection.

	30 511-9ldgcts ((FLUORITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Morocco?, 6.5 x 3.5 x 2 cm, Miniature, Here is a yellow cubic Fluorite specimen. No location was given but resembles Moroccan Fluorite. ex H Desinger collection.

	31 511-9ldgciss ((CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Herja Mine, Baia Mare, Maramures, Romania, 9 x 8 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a Romania Calcite with curved flattened rhombs of white Calcite. These are sometimes gray from Boulangerite inclusions and sometimes white. ex H Desinger collection.

	32 511-9ldgcns ((QUARTZ with inclusions)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Brazil, 4.8 x 2 x 1.7 cm, Miniature, Here is a stalactite shaped inclusion in Quartz. All faces are polished and impossible to tell whether the faces were natural or added. ex H Desinger collection.

	33 511-9ldgcts ((FLUORITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, China, 6 x 5.5 x 3 cm, Miniature, Here is an undamaged specimen of pale pastel green Fluorite. The bottom, back, and left side are cleaves with some healing. The front is a cubo octahedral Fluorite with multiple stacked crystals along the octahedral sides. ex H Desinger collection.

	34 misc-is ((25 TOPAZ with SAND inclusions)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah, 2.5 to 4.0 cm, 25 Thumbnails, Here are 25 reference Topaz clusters from Utah's Thomas Range. These clusters have areas of sherry colored Topaz but are mostly heavily included by sand grains. These are collected from pockets in the hard Rhyolite. Those that weather out turn colorless in the sun, so these have not been picked from the washes, but have been collected with alot of hard work.

	35 misc-is ((LANGITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Voltaggio, Gravaglia Valley, Italy, 5.5 x 3.5 x 2 cm, Miniature, Blue microcrystals of Langite from Italy on matrix.

	36 3272wiin ((CALCITE on DOLOMITE CAST)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia, 5 x 4 x 2 cm, Miniature, Long thin colorless terminated and double terminated Calcite crystals on a Dolomite cast after Calcite. ex Willy Israel collection.

	37 misc-t ((HEULANDITE with CELADONITE inclusions)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Maharashtra, India, 2.5 x 2.5 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, Undamaged lustrous double terminated green Heulandite in a thumbnail size.

	38 misc ((8 tns SULVANITE, ATACAMITE, MALACHITE, AZURITE, CUPRODESCLOIZITE, GYPSUM)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Burra Burra, South Australia, Australia, 1.5 to 2 cm, 8 Thumbnails, Here are 8 thumbnail sized specimens with a number of minerals including the rare mineral Sulvanite. All minerals may not be on every specimen and specimens must be inspected with a loop.

	39 miscir ((SIEGENITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Buick Mine, Missouri, 3 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a thumbnail covered with silver colored Siegenite crystals. The lower part is an octahedral Galena crystal coated with micro Pyrite.

	40 misc-is ((MIMETITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico, 3.5 x 2 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, These Mimetite crystals resemble Pyromorphite crystals.

	41 misc-is ((CALCITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb, Namibia, 8 x 6 x 2 cm, Cabinet, Here is a specimen with small groups of Calcite crystals on matrix.

	42 misc-is ((SULVANITE, CALCIOVOLBORTHITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Thorp Hills, Utah County, Utah, 3 x 2 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a Utah specimen of the rare mineral Sulvanite. It is the silver colored mineral in Calcite with a yellow green rind in the Calcite of Calciovolborthite.

	43 misc-is ((HIDALGOITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, 80' Dump, Gold Hill Mine, Tooele County, Utah, 2 x 2 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a specimen of the uncommon green colored mineral, Hidalgoite.

	44 misct ((QUARTZ, TOURMALINE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego County, California, 5.5 x 3.5 x 2 cm, Miniature, Here is a partial Quartz crystal with some pink Tourmaline.

	45 10btcqas ((3 QUARTZ)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Messina Mine, Messina District, Limpopo, South Africa, 2.5 cm average height, Thumbnail, Here are three terminated thumbnail sized Quartz crystals from Messina Mine.

	46 10bttgnn ((WULFENITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Ojuela Mine, Mexico, 6 x 6 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a fine specimen of the Ojuela pyramidal Wulfenite with a heavy almost solid coverage of the butterscotch colored crystals.

	47 misc-nl ((CERUSSITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb, Namibia, 3.5 x 2.5 x .5 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a fine twinned terminated white Cerussite crystal mounted in a perky box.

	48 miscis ((PYRITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Eagle gate, Colorado, 4.5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a lustrous Pyrite specimen nearly undamaged and made up of cubic Pyrite crystals with an octahedral modification.

	49 pamiscr ((MAGNESITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Cedar Hill Quarry, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 8 x 5.5 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Here is a gobular cluster of Magnesite from Lancaster County.

	50 pamiscr ((LAUMONTITE on PREHNITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Silver Hill Quarry, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 8 x 7.5 x 1 cm, Cabinet, Here is a matrix of green Prehnite with small white Laumontite crystals on the Prehnite.

	51 pamiscr ((FOSSIL TRILOBITE, Cryptolythus bellulus)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Swatara Gap, Pennsylvania, 6.5 x 5 x 1.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a 1 cm trilobite from a now completely closed area.

	52 pamiscr ((BRUCITE, DOLOMITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Cedar Hill Quarry, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 6 x 4 x 3 cm, Miniature, Small Brucite crystals on Dolomite.

	53 pamiscr ((CHRYSOTILE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Cedar Hill Quarry, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 7 x 4 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a specimen of Chrysotile from Lancaster County. The Chrysotile has fuzzy ends typical of Chrysotile.

	54 pamiscnr ((CELESTINE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Meckley's Quarry, Mandata, Northcumberland County, Pennsylvania, 8 x 5.5 x 3 cm, Cabinet, Here is a limestone pocket filled with blue grey Celestine crystals. The center crystal is large, undamaged except for a little bruise on the on termination corner.

	55 pamiscnr ((ANGLESITE cast after GALENA with PYROMORPHITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, New Chester County Mine, Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania, 5 x 4 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Here is an uncommon specimen having the casts of Galena coated with Anglesite and then coating with green Pyromorphite crystals.

	56 pamiscnr ((CALCITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Winfield Quarry, Union County, Pennsylvania, 7 x 4 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, Scalenohedral crystals of Calcite in great shape from a Pennsylvania Quarry.

	57 pamiscr ((STRONTIANITE on CELESTINE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Meckley's Quarry, Mandata, Northcumberland County, Pennsylvania, 7 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a cluster of acicular crystals of Strontianite on small Celestine crystals.

	58 pamiscr ((PREHNITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Grace Mine, Morgantown, Berks County, Pennsylvania, 7 x 6 x 1.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a specimen from the Bethlehem Steel's Grace Mine which is closed reclaimed as the new town of Morgan with a land fill taking Philadelphia's trash donations daily.

	59 pamiscr ((QUARTZ with DICKITE and CHLORITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, near St Clair, Pennsylvania, 9 x 8 x 7 cm, Cabinet, A specimen with terminated Quartz crystals on a matrix with green Chlorite. The Quartz and matrix is also covered with fine white Dickite.

	60 pamiscr ((PYRITE on SHALE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Lincoln Jr High School, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 8 x 7 x 2 cm, Cabinet, The Pyrite evidently popped off and was reglued back in position.

	61 pamiscnr ((FLUORITE on CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Kurtz Quarry, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 12 x 8 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet, Back and sides have several sawn cuts. The front has Calcite crystals with damage to the edge crystals. Also several purple cubic Fluorite crystals which are 3 to 5 MM.

	62 pamiscnr ((STRONTIANITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Winfield Quarry, Union County, Pennsylvania, 12 x 8 x 7 cm, Cabinet, Here is a Winfield Stronianite with thick acicular crystals forming flower like clusters.

	63 pamiscr ((CLINOZOISITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Cornwall Mines, Cornwall, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, 8 x 7 x 6 cm, Cabinet, Here is a specimen with large non terminated crystals of Clinozoisite in Quartz.

	64 pamiscr ((FOSSIL TRILOBITE, Cryptolythus bellulus)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Swatara Gap, Pennsylvania, 9.5 x 8.5 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a 1 cm trilobite with the positive and negative. The positive is actually glued onto the matrix to the side of the actual negative. This area is now completely closed area.

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	67 1244-510-9ldocrs ((CROCOITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Tasmania, Australia, 5.5 x 4 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Orange Crocoite crystals on matrix. ex H Desinger collection.

	68 1142-510-9ldocts ((FLUORITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Melchor, Muzquiz, Coahuila, Mexico, 6 x 5 x 3 cm, Miniature, A vug of purple cubic Fluorite crystals. ex H Desinger collection.

	69 1983-511-9ldgcts ((FLUORITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Gelbe Birke Mine, near Beierfeld, Erzgerbirge, Saxony, Germany, 10 x 5.5 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Light green Fluorite from an old German Mine, Gelbe Birke Mine ex H Deisinger collection from Germany.

	70 1351-512-10ahmres ((SILVER with BORNITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, San Martin Mine, Zacatecas, Mexico, 5.5 x 5 cm, Miniature, Here is a thin sheet of solid Silver from Mexico. The Silver sheet has an iridescent blue coloration from Bornite. ex H Deisinger collection from Germany.
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	71 512-10ahmrt ((QUARTZ pseudomorph after ARAGONITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Clarendon, Donley County, Texas, 2.5 x 2 x 1.5 cm, Thumbnail, Here another of these curious pseudomorphs that I had not run into previously. Its an Aragonite pseudomorphed to Quartz.

	72 512-10ahmris ((CALCITE)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico, 19 x 12 x 8.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a large cluster of Calcite from Santa Eulalia. Even though large, I do not see any damage.

	73 511-9ldoces ((CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Schlema, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany, 11 x 7 x 3 cm, Cabinet, Here is another Schlema Calcite with another Calcite habit. This has sheaf like clusters of Calcite crystals. ex H Deisinger collection from Germany. ex H Deisinger collection from Germany.

	74 511-9ldocar ((CELESTINE)), $35 MINIMUM BID, Sakoany, Majunga Province, Madagascar, 6 x 4 x 3.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a aesthetic specimen of a large blue Celestine crystal with a 3.3 cm terminated crystal across the front. ex H Deisinger collection from Germany.

	75 511-9ldocar ((SPHALERITE)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Taolin Mine, Yueyang Prefecture, Hunan Province, China, 4 x 4 x 3.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a fine gemmy Chinese Sphalerite. For the most part undamaged especially all the major crystals are undamaged. ex H Deisinger collection from Germany.

	76 511-9ldoces ((CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Freiberg, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany, 10 x 5 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a Freiberg Calcite. ex H Deisinger collection from Germany. ex H Deisinger collection from Germany.

	77 511-9ldocrs ((CALCITE, FLUORITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan Province, China, 6 x 5 x 4 cm, Miniature, Cubic Fluorite crystals cover the matix with two large large undamaged Calcite crystals with a third smaller Calcite between the two large crystals. ex H Deisinger collection from Germany.


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