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1 8hlkmr ((COLEMANITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Sigma Mine, Inyo County, California, 17 x 11 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a Colemanite with smaller chisel shaped crystals.

2 511-9ldgces ((AMETHYST FLOWER)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Irai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 8.5 x 5.5 x 3 cm, Cabinet, Undamaged small Amethyst Flower with large robust crystals from Brazil. ex H Desinger collection.

3 miscrs ((WULFENITE variety CHROMIUM WULFENITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Chapacase Mine, Tocopilla District, Chile, 4.5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, sparkling red orange bi pyramidal crystals of Chromium Wulfenite.

4 miscr ((MALACHITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Shaba, Zaire, 5 x 4 x 4 cm, Miniature, Here is a partial green stalactite of Malachite from Zaire.

5 7209is ((SPESSARTINE GARNET)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Garnet Hill, Ely, White Pine County, Nevada, 12 x 9 x 5.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a cabinet sized specimen of Rhyolite from Ely with an 8 MM lustrous dark brown Spessartine crystal.

6 11hhceis ((MIMETITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico, 12.5 x 7 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a light yellow Mimetite specimen with the brown gossan matrix covered with individual crystals and masses of crystals of Mimetite.

7 2200 99atsmnl ((EPISTILBITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India, 5.5 x 3 x 1.7 cm, Miniature, Here is an undamaged 2.5 cm double terminated Epistilbite crystal with the one termination within a Calcite crystal.

8 11fbdjr ((MARCASITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Rensselaer, Indiana, 4.5 x 4 x 3 cm, Miniature, Here is a miniature specimen covered with lustrous striated Marcasite crystals.

9 UUGD ((LEPIDOLITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, San Diego County, California, 9 x 7 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Here is a Lepidolite that looks like the Lepidolite from the Steward Mine that usually has Rubellite. ex U of U dept of Geology and Geophysics


10 2239 99atcsiie ((Green APOPHYLLITE with MORDENITE)), $50 MINIMUM BID, Bombay, Maharashtra, India, 12 x 6 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a undamaged specimen with green terminated Apophyllite and wispy cotton like white Mordenite.

11 11fbdjt ((RHODOCHROSITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Potosi Mine, Santa Eulalia, Mexico, 2.5 x 2 x 2 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a pink cluster of Rhodochrosite on matrix.

12 11fbccnr ((TOPAZ with clay inclusions, GARNET pseudos)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah, 4.8 x 2 x 2 cm, Miniature, Here is a clay included double terminated Utah Topaz with multiple terminations on both ends. There are several other crystals attached to the main crystal. Some have some etched terminations but I do not see any cleaved crystals on this specimen. There is also several Hematite pseudomorphs after Garnet attached to the Topaz crystals. These are lighter in color than usual and seem to have more of the light colored clay/silica inclusions also present.

13 UUGD ((GILSONITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Uintah Basin, Northeastern Utah, 7 x 7 x 4.5, Cabinet, Here is a cabinet sized specimen of natural asphalt from Utah's Uintah Basin. ex U of U dept of Geology and Geophysics

14 UUGD ((CHALCOCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Flambeau Mine, Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wisconsin, 4 x 4 x 3 cm, Miniature, Here is a miniature of grey Chalcocite from the Flambeau Mine. Flambeau Chalcocites are modern classics and some of the best worldwide Chalcocite specimens. collected by E Peterson, U of U dept of Geology and Geophysics, no label.

15 UUGD ((AZURITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Flambeau Mine, Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wisconsin, 5.5 x 5 x 5 cm, Miniature, Here is a miniature sized Azurite from the Flambeau Mine with small vugs of micro druze of blue Azurite. The Flambeau Chalcocites are modern classics and some of the best worldwide Chalcocite specimens. Specimens of associated minerals other than the great Chalcocites at the location were not collected and so are more uncommon than the great Chalcocites. The open pit high grade copper mine was mined by Kennecott Copper had a short life and is now totally reclaimed. collected by E Peterson, U of U dept of Geology and Geophysics, no label.

16 UUGD ((ORE SPECIMEN)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Flambeau Mine, Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wisconsin, 16 x 10 x 8 cm, Cabinet, Here is a large cabinet sized specimen from the Flambeau Mine. It is heavy an so has alot of Chalcocite or other copper ores. with small vugs of micro druze of blue Azurite. The Flambeau Chalcocites are modern classics and some of the best worldwide Chalcocite specimens. Specimens of associated minerals other than the great Chalcocites at the location were not collected and so are more uncommon than the great Chalcocites. The open pit high grade copper mine was mined by Kennecott Copper had a short life and is now totally reclaimed. collected by E Peterson, U of U dept of Geology and Geophysics, no label.

17 510-9lddois ((ARTINITE on SERPENTINE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, New Idria District, San Benito County, California, 4.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, White acicular crystals of Artinite on a matrix of green grey Serpentine.

18 510-9lddois ((FLUORITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Westmoreland Mine, New Hampshire, 3.5 x 3 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Gemmy green specimen of Fluorite. Fluorescent and base is a cleavage plane. Top looks naturally etched surfaces.

19 510-9lddois ((FLUORITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Chenzhou, Hunan Province, China, 6.5 x 4 x 3 cm, Miniature, Here is a lustrous group of intergrown Fluorite crystals from the Yaogangxian Mine in China. Overall in great shape but there is a few cleaved corners that are hard to see when showing.

20 510-9lddois ((SPHALERITE, PYRITE, QUARTZ)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Trepca, Yugoslavia, 4 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Choice large dark colored crystals of lustrous undamaged Sphalerite with associated double terminated Quartz crystals and Pyrite with no attachment. ex Russell P MacFall collection.

21 2522 519 10btbwr ((ACTINOLITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Staten Island, New York, 5 x 5 x 4 cm, Miniature, Here is reference specimen of greenish Actinolite from Staten Island, New York. There is also a white acicular coating that looks like Artinite or Natrolite. ex Bill Williams collection.

22 2518 519 10btbwr ((AMETHYST CACTUS QUARTZ)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Kwaggafontein, Mpumalanga, South Africa, 9 x 3.5 x 3 cm, Cabinet, Here is a large single crystal of the Cactus Amethyst Quartz. Undamaged and a druse of small short terminated Amethyst cover the original single crystal. ex Bill Williams collection.

23 510-9lddois ((LAZULITE, QUARTZ, SIDERITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Rapid Creek, Yukon Territory, Canada, 2.5 x 2 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, Thumbnail sized combination specimen including lustrous royal blue Lazulite, colorless Quartz, and light brown Siderite.

24 2517 519 10btbwr ((DOLOMITE, FLUORITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, New Market Mine, New Market, Tennessee, 11.5 x 6 x 6 cm, Cabinet, Here is Tennesse Dolomite with light cream colored saddle back curved Dolomite crystals. Also small light purple cubic crystals of Fluorite pepper the surface of the matrix. ex Bill Williams collection..

25 2513 519 10btbwr ((STILBITE, NATROLITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Chimney Rock, Bound Brook, New Jersey, 7 x 7 x 7 cm, Cabinet, Here is a New Jersey zeolite reference specimen. Small sheaf like cream colored crystals of Stilbite in a slight vug like fold of white Natrolite. ex Bill Williams collection.

26 510-9lddois ((COPPER)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Central Mine, Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, 6 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Here is an crystallized Copper with a great chocolate patina. It is wrapped in a blanket of matrix.

27 510-9lddois ((WULFENITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Unknown, 3.5 x 2.5 x 2 cm, Miniature, Here is a cluster of nearly undamaged yellow Wulfenite crystals. No label with location. Perhaps the Defiance Mine in Arizona.

28 510-9lddois ((2 GOETHITE pseudomorph after PYRITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Crystals Hill, south of Quartzite, Arizona, 2.2 x 2 x 1.9 cm, 2 Thumbnails, 510-9lddois ((2 GOETHITE pseudomorph after PYRITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Crystals Hill, south of Quartzite, Arizona, 2.2 x 2 x 1.9 cm, 2 Thumbnails,

29 510-9lddois ((CALCITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Unknown, 5 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a specimen of Calcite crystals on a matrix made up of Galena, Sphalerite and the matrix is covered with Marcasite. Probably Tri State District but no label.

30 510-9lddois ((CALCITE on AMETHYST)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico, 4.5 x 4.5 x 2 cm, Miniature, lustrous white Calcite scalenohedral crystals on contrasting Amethyst. ex James B Thompson.

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33 99hhshns ((SMITHSONITE with CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Hidden Treasure Mine, Tooele County, Utah, 7 x 7 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a specimen of greyish blue green botryoidal Smithsonite partially covered with white disks of Calcite.


34 99hhshns ((ROSASITE on HEMIMORPHITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Hidden Treasure Mine, Tooele County, Utah, 7 x 7 x 5.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a specimen from the Hidden Treasure Mine with many bluish green spheres of Rosasite on matrix covered with colorless bladed microcrystals of Hemimorphite seen with a loop or microscope.

35 99hhshns ((AZURITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Hidden Treasure Mine, Tooele County, Utah, 5 x 3.5 x 2 cm, Miniature, Here is a specimen from the Hidden Treasure Mine with drusy blue Azurite crystals in a vug.


36 99hhshns ((HEMIMORPHITE on GOETHITE pseudo after CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Ophir District, Tooele County, Utah, 4 x 3.5 x 3 cm, Miniature, Here is a specimen of Goethite partially replacing Calcite and totally covered with micro Hemimorphite crystals.

37 5atdbr ((CALCITE with SAND inclusions)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Rattlesnake Butte, Jackson County, South Dakota, 6.5 x 4.5 x 4 cm, Miniature, Here is a cluster of terminated Calcite from Rattlesnake Butte. Part of the crystals are missing forming a base for the single terminated crystals.

38 5hhgais ((2 ORPIMENT)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Barneys Canyon, Bingham, Salt Lake County, Utah, 2 x 2 x 1.5 cm, 2 Thumbnails, Here is are two thumbnails of micro crystals of Orpiment from a Canyon location near the large Open Pit Copper Mine in Utah.

39 5ari ((WAVELLITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Mauldin Mountain, Montgomery County, Arkansas, 9.5 x 8 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a Wavellite with spheres of radial crystals.

40 5ari ((AEGERINE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Arkansas, 19 x 14 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Here is a great Arkansas Aegerine with crystals to 6 cm. The back side is sawn and polished.

41 5atdbis ((MOLYBDENITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Twin Lakes, Lake County, Colorado, 9 x 5.5 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a specimen with several small Molybdenites on matrix from Colorado.

42 5atdbts ((HUEBNERITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Ruby Mine, Maggie Gulch, San Juan County, Colorado, 5 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a miniature specimen with brown Huebnerite crystals covering the matrix plate.

43 7ikmjes ((CERUSSITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Bunker Hill Mine, Kellogg, Idaho, 7 x 7 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Here is a cabinet sized Cerussite from the famous Bunker Hill Mine.

44 4904 6hljdis ((CHALCANTHITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Stanley Butte, Pinal County, Arizona, 3 x 3 x 2 cm, Miniature, Here is an example of blue Chalcanthite from Arizona.

45 6ianit ((CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb, Namibia, 5 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a Tsumeb Calcite with sharp edges and no damage to the existing faces. Bottom part of the specimen is contact from being part of a larger group of crystals.

46 8hljda ((STILBITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Gettysburg Quarry, Cumberland Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, 11 x 10 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Here is a large specimen of clusters of yellow brown Stilbite crystals from the Gettysburg Quarry.

47 2hhphis ((ERYTHRITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Blackbird Mine, Lemhi County, Idaho, 4 x 3.5 x 1 cm, Miniature, Here is a miniature with micro crystals of Erythrite from the Blackbird Mine.

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49 UUGD ((PYRITE, QUARTZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Bingham Copper Mine, Salt Lake County, Utah, 6 x 5 x 3 cm, Miniature, Here is a miniature specimen of Pyrite with Quartz from Bingham. A few Pyrites and Quartz have damage but most are damage free. ex U of U dept of Geology and Geophysics

50 UUGD ((ARSENOPYRITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Bingham Copper Mine, Salt Lake County, Utah, 7.5 x 6 x 5.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a cabinet specimen of silver colored Arsenopyrite. This is mostly massive Arsenopyrite and a reference specimen from Bingham. ex U of U dept of Geology and Geophysics

51 UUGD ((WAVELLITE/FAUSTITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Bingham Copper Mine, Salt Lake County, Utah, 9 x 7 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a cabinet sized specimen of Wavellite and or Faustite from Bingham. ex U of U dept of Geology and Geophysics

52 UUGD ((REALGAR)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Bingham Copper Mine, Salt Lake County, Utah, 4 x 4 x 2.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a miniature specimen of Realgar. Label says from the Hill Fault Zone. ex U of U dept of Geology and Geophysics

53 UUGD ((PYRITE, Chloritic Alteration)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Bingham Copper Mine, Salt Lake County, Utah, 8 x 5 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Here is a cabinet specimen with the label says Chloritic Alteration. ex U of U dept of Geology and Geophysics

54 UUGD ((GALENA, PYRITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, US/Lark Mine, Bingham Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah, 6.5 x 4 x 2 cm, Miniature, Here is a miniature specimen from the old US/Lark Mine which has been consumed by the ever expanding Bingham Pit. ex U of U dept of Geology and Geophysics

55 UUGD ((2 THAUMASITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Bingham Copper Mine, Salt Lake County, Utah, 4.5 and 6.5 cm, 2 Miniatures, Here are two miniature specimens of white colored Thaumansite from Bingham. ex U of U dept of Geology and Geophysics

56 UUGD ((2 MONTMORILONITE variety NONTRONITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Bingham Copper Mine, Salt Lake County, Utah, 5 and 7 cm, Miniature and Cabinet, Here are two specimens of yellow green Nontronite from Bingham. Published article. ex U of U dept of Geology and Geophysics

57 UUGD ((CLINTONITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Maria Mine, Beaver County, Utah, 6.5 x 5.5 x .4 cm, Miniature, I have heard these micas called Phlogopite and Clintonite. Here the U of U has it labeled as Clintonite. ex U of U dept of Geology and Geophysics

58 UUGD ((MARCASITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Homestake Uranium Mine, near New Haven, Wyoming, 14 x 5 x 3 cm, Cabinet, Here is a reference locality specimen with Marcasite. ex U of U dept of Geology and Geophysics

59 UUGD ((CHALCOPYRITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Ruby Creek Copper Deposit, Brooks Range, Alaska, 6 x 4 x 2 cm, Miniature, Here is a neat Chalcopyrite from an Alaskan Copper deposit. ex U of U dept of Geology and Geophysics

60 UUGD ((COPPER)), $10 MINIMUM BID, near Austin, Nevada, 6 x 5 x 4 cm, Miniature, Here is a heavy specimen of Copper from Nevada. ex U of U dept of Geology and Geophysics

61 UUGD ((PYROLUSITE variety RAMSDELLITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Monroe Tenor Mine, Chisolm, Minnesota, 6 x 4 x 3 cm, Miniature, Here is a Ramsdellite specimen from Minnesota. ex U of U dept of Geology and Geophysics

62 UUGD ((CALCITE GEODE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Windlop Mine, Wyoming, 10 x 7 x 5.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a hollow geode filled with Calcite instead of Quartz. ex U of U dept of Geology and Geophysics

63 UUGD ((DIOPSIDE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Belmat, New York, 7 x 7 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a specimen of green granular Diopside crystals. ex U of U dept of Geology and Geophysics

64 UUGD ((CELESTINE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Madison County, New York, 6 x 5 x 3.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a hollow vug filled with Celestine crystals from New York. ex U of U dept of Geology and Geophysics, ex Eastern Mineral Exchange, Bethlehem, PA

65 UUGD ((REALGAR, ORPIMENT)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Getchel Mine, Humbolt County, Nevada, 7 x 5.5 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Here is specimen from Getchell of red Realgar with yellow Orpiment. Orange is Pararealgar. ex U of U dept of Geology and Geophysics

66 UUGD ((4 GILSONITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Uintah Basin, Northeastern Utah, 5.5 to 6 cm, 4 Miniatures, Here is are 4 specimens of natural asphalt from Utah's Uintah Basin. ex U of U dept of Geology and Geophysics

67 UUGD ((BORNITE, RHODOCHROSITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana, 12 x 6 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a specimen of massive Bornite with minor Rhodochrosite. ex U of U dept of Geology and Geophysics

68 UUGD ((HEMATITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Armour #1 Mine, Ironton, Minnesota, 8.5 x 7.5 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a specimen of Hematite with area of Hematite crystals. The Hematite crystals are undamaged. ex U of U dept of Geology and Geophysics

69 UUGD ((GOLD ORE, PYRRHOTITE, ARSENOPYRITE, PYRITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Battle Mountain, Fortitude Deposit, Nevada, 13 x 9 x 9 cm, Cabinet, Here is a large heavy specimen of Gold bearing ore containing Pyrrhotite, Arsenopyrite, and Pyrite from Battle Mountain. ex U of U dept of Geology and Geophysics

70 UUGD ((CARBONATITE variety SIDERITE RAUHAUGITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Iron Hill Carbonatite Complex, Colorado, 13 x 11 x 7 cm, Cabinet, Here is a large heavy specimen #741 which is referenced in a published article. A copy of the article is included. ex U of U dept of Geology and Geophysics

71 UUGD ((PYRRHOTITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Homestake Mine, Lead, South Dakota, 8.5 x 7 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a cabinet sized specimen of massive iridescent Pyrrhotite from the Homestake Mine. ex U of U dept of Geology and Geophysics

72 UUGD ((AMPHIBOLITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, 4850 foot level, Homestake Mine, Lead, South Dakota, 12 x 7 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Here is a cabinet sized specimen of massive Amphibolite. ex U of U dept of Geology and Geophysics

73 UUGD ((CHALCOCITE, minor MALACHITE, AZURITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Bonanza Mine, Kennecott, Alaska, 10 x 8 x 6 cm, Cabinet, Here is a cabinet sized specimen with a vein of massive Chalcocite. Associated minor Malachite and Azurite are also present. ex U of U dept of Geology and Geophysics

74 UUGD ((RED BERYL on RHYOLITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Violet Claims, Wah Wah Mtns, Beaver County, Utah, 14 x 7 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a cabinet sized specimen of Ryolite with two areas of Red Beryl. Mostly red remnants of Beryl but also one 6 or 7 MM crystal imbedded in the Rhyolite. Here is a neat affordable Red Beryl specimen. ex U of U dept of Geology and Geophysics

75 UUGD ((GOLD ORE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Witwatersrand Basin, South Africa, 14 x 9 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a large cabinet sized specimen of Gold ore from the the South African Witwatersrand Basin. ex U of U dept of Geology and Geophysics

76 UUGD ((OLIVINE, SERPENTINE in CHROMITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Bushveeld Complex, South Africa, 11 x 7 x 5.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a cabinet sized specimen of Chromite and Serpentine from South Africa. ex U of U dept of Geology and Geophysics

77 UUGD ((SILVER bearing TETRAHEDRITE in SIDERITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Sunshine Mine, 4800 foot Stope, Coeur D'Alene District, Idaho, 15 x 11 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a large cabinet sized specimen of Tetrahedrite and Siderite from Idaho. ex U of U dept of Geology and Geophysics

78 UUGD ((GOLD ORE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Harvard Mine, Jamestown District, Toulumne County, California, 14 x 10 x 6 cm, Cabinet, Here is a large cabinet sized specimen of Gold ore from the well known Harvard Mine in California. ex U of U dept of Geology and Geophysics

79 UUGD ((CHALCOPYRITE, PYRRHOTITE, PYRITE with SULPHIDES)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Geco Mine, near Manitouwadge, Ontario, Canada, 17 x 12 x 7 cm, Cabinet, Here is a large and heavy cabinet sized specimen of sulphides from Canada's Geco Mine. ex U of U dept of Geology and Geophysics

80 UUGD ((SMITHSONITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Moscow Mine, Star Range, Beaver County, Utah, 8 x 7 x 2 cm, Cabinet, Here is a cabinet sized specimen of greyish brown botryoidal Smithsonite from the Moscow Mine. I have never seen these on the market except from specimens from the university. Mimetite from the Star Range was in the lot I got of the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences, but no Smithsonite. ex U of U dept of Geology and Geophysics

81 9chmrl ((JAMESONITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Noche Buena, Zacatecas, Mexico, 3.5 x 3 x 1 cm, Miniature, Needles of Jamesonite from Mexico.

82 9chmrit ((MIMETITE variety CAMPYLITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Drygill, Caldbeck Fells, Cumberland, England, 4 x 3 x 3 cm, Miniature, Uncommon larger specimen of Campylite. Mainly seen as thumbnails.

83 9chmria ((PYRITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Quiruvilca, La Libertad Department, Peru, 6 x 6 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Different and strange luster on the faces. Fine Quiruvilca Pyrite with minor edge roughness but overall in great shape for an older specimen.


84 9chmrna ((CELESTINE on SULFUR)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy, 7 x 7 x 6.5 cm, Cabinet, Undamaged crystals of colorless to white Celestine on a yellow matrix of Sulfur.

85 9chmrn ((RUTILE)), $3 MINIMUM BID, Montejo, Madrid Province, Spain, 3 x 2 x 1.5 cm, Thumbnail, Titanium oxide, Rutile from Spain.

86 9chmrn ((CERUSSITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Hull Mine, Yuma County, Arizona, 1 x 1 x .8 cm, Thumbnail, Terminated crystal on a small amount of matrix of an Arizona Cerussite.

87 9chmrn ((TOURMALINE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, White Queen Mine, Pala, California, 2.5 x .5 x .5 cm, Thumbnail, Terminated White Queen Mine Tourmaline.

88 9chmre ((AXINITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Drum Valley, Tulare County, California, 1.5 x 1 x .3 cm, Thumbnail, sharp gemmy crystal of California Axinite.

89 9chmrl ((JAPAN TWIN QUARTZ)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Holland Mine, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, 2 x 1.3 x .4 cm, Thumbnail, Thumbnail sized Japan Twin from Arizona.

90 9chmra ((FLUORITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Catron County, New Mexico, 2 x 2 x 1.5 cm, Thumbnail, Dark purple octahedral crystal of Fluorite from New Mexico.

91 9chmrt ((TOURMALINE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, California, 1.8 x 1 x .8 cm, Thumbnail, Terminated Tourmaline known as a Black Cap. The body is dark olive green transluscent with an opaque black top .9 cm termination.

92 9chmris ((CALCITE, PALYGORSKITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Metaline Falls, Pend Oreille, Washington, 6.5 x 4 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Flattened rhombs of Calcite from Metaline Falls. The backside is covered with Palygorskite aka Mountain Leather.

93 9chmris ((PALYGORSKITE, CALCITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Metaline Falls, Pend Oreille, Washington, 6 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Palygorskite aka Mountain Leather from Metaline Falls. The backside is covered with small crystals of Calcite.

94 9chmrt ((ARAGONITE)), TYPE LOCALITY, $5 MINIMUM BID, Molina de Aragon, Guadalajare, Spain, 3 x 2.3 x 2 cm, Miniature, cluster of double terminated Aragonite. Undamaged except for one little roughness one crystal. Usually seen are single crystals. Clusters from this location are somewhat uncommon.

95 9atcdis ((LORANDITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Guangxi, China, 5 x 4 x 1 cm, Miniature, Composition TlAsS2 which is a rare species and also a poisonous species so hands should be washed after handling. Lorandite is the red mineral.

96 7hlkmis ((MORDENITE on CHALCEDONY)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Aurangabad, near Nasik, Maharashtra, India, 7.5 x 4.5 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is an aesthetic specimen that looks like a spaceship. Blue Chalcedony covered with white spheres and hairlike crystals of Mordenite.

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98 Beaverdell British Columbia Canada
Formerly part of the famous collection of Archduke Stephan Franz Victor von Habsburg-Lothringen, dating this to pre-1867. For background on this collection, see: http://www.minrec.org/labels.asp?colid=596.
99 Gypsum, Thomas Munzer shaft, Copper slate deposits, Sangerhausen, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany (miniature

Weloganite is an ultra rare, strontium, sodium, zirconium carbonate and this showy and excellent specimen is from the famous Type Locality - the now-closed Francon Quarry in Montreal, Quebec. An 8 mm, doubly terminated, tapered and layered, off-white crystal is aesthetically set on the calcite crystal covered sculptural limestone matrix. A fine and showy example, this extremely rare species is known at its best from a very few pockets at this cement quarry, which has incredibly strange chemistry and has produced a number of such rarities IN THE PAST. Not available now, except from advanced recycled collections. Ex Ernie and Vera Schlichter Collection. Note that the crystal is yellow inside but is covered by a microthin layer of other rare species.

Rhodochrosite (old - RARE Colorado) Belsky Coll.
Moose Mine, Russell Gulch, Central City District, Gilpin Co., Colorado

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