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Auction Four hundred ten Preview
Mar 16, 2012
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Mar 16, 2012
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1 05atxtl
((QUARTZ)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Taman, San Luis Potosi, Mexico,
2.6
x 2 x .5 cm, Thumbnail, Neat undamaged double terminated single
tabular Quartz crystal from a Mexican locality.
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05misces
((BOTRYOIDAL CARNELIAN)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Los Angelos County,
California,
4 X 2.5
x 2 cm, Miniature,
Here is a botryoidal Carnelian specimen which the label says 101.54 ct
with the dimension 18 x 26 x 42 mm. 101.54 ct must be really
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| 3 05hhpsis
((QUARTZ FLOWER from FLUORESCENT DUGWAY GEODE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Dugway Geode Beds, Dugway Mountains, Tooele County, Utah,
8 X 5
x 3 cm, Cabinet,
Here is an unusual and neat elongated Dugway Geode with a Quartz flower
inside. Fluoresces green. ex Phil and Pat Stevens collection and
collected by Phil and Pat Stevens 20 years ago.
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4 05hhpsis
((QUARTZ FLOWER from FLUORESCENT DUGWAY GEODE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Dugway Geode Beds, Dugway Mountains, Tooele County, Utah,
7 X 3.5
x 3 cm, Cabinet,
Here is a Dugway Geode section with a Quartz flower inside. Fluoresces
green. ex Phil and Pat Stevens collection and collected by Phil
and Pat Stevens 20 years ago.
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| 5 622 ts ((iridescent GOETHITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Minnie Moore Mine, Tintic District, Utah County, Utah, 5 x 4 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Pretty iridescent Goethite with an odd shalpe. |
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| 6 622
ts ((JAROSITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Minnie Moore Mine, Tintic
District, Utah County, Utah, 7 x 5 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet, Some
excellent Jarosite specimens have been recently found and collected from the
Minnie Moore Mine. Here is a vug or cavity with sparkling brown
Jarosite crystals which also have an unusual iridescense giving additional
sparkle with colors of green and magenta and etc. pinkot Large brown sparkling Jarosite crystals cover this
specimen..
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7 622
ts ((JAROSITE and GOETHITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Minnie Moore Mine, Tintic
District, Utah County, Utah, 8 x 6 x 2 cm, Cabinet, Some
excellent Jarosite specimens have been recently found and collected from the
Minnie Moore Mine. Here is an unusual specimen with a hard lustrous
black solid surface of Goethite on one side with a light sprinkling of micro
brown Jarosite crystals. The reverse side has mounds of small brown
sparkling Jarosite crystals.  |
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8 622 ts ((AZURITE, CHRYSOCOLLA, MALACHITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Bertha Claim, Dugway Mountain District, Tooele County, Utah, 7 x 4 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Locally the Bertha is known for its blue Chalcanthite. Unfortunately it is not the most stable of specimens and tends to fall apart over time. Recently local collectors have collected a few Chrysocolla, Malachite, and Azurite combination specimens. Here is one which highlight is the bluemounds of Azurite over Chrysocolla and Malachite combination.
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| 9 622 ts ((FLUORITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Spor Mountain, Juab County, Utah, 4 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm,
Miniature, I am surprised that I have not seen these previously.
A few of these were collected last weekend at Spor mountain, Juab County.
On mindat.org I found one pictured as from Topaz Mountain, Thomas
Range, Juab County. The locations are close and Spor mountain
may be part of the Thomas Range but not Topaz Mountain, itself. Spor
Mountain typically has the bertranite-fluorite nodule known as Tiffany Stone
to the jewelry and lapidary trades. This is a Fluorite nodule in a
volcanic matrix has the voids lined with dark purple lustrous sparkling
Fluorite.
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| 10 622 ts ((FLUORITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Spor Mountain, Juab County, Utah, 3.5 x 2 x 2 cm,
Miniature, I am surprised that I have not seen these previously.
A few of these were collected last weekend at Spor mountain, Juab County.
On mindat.org I found one pictured as from Topaz Mountain, Thomas
Range, Juab County. The locations are close and Spor mountain
may be part of the Thomas Range but not Topaz Mountain, itself. Spor
Mountain typically has the bertranite-fluorite nodule known as Tiffany Stone
to the jewelry and lapidary trades. This is a specimen with botryoidal
medium purple colored Fluorite.
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| 11 04atvmne ((IMPERIAL TOPAZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Rodrigo Silva, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 2.7 x .9 x .7 cm, Thumbnail, Terminated undamaged single light orange Topaz crystal. |
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12 04atvmin ((IMPERIAL
TOPAZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Rodrigo Silva, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais,
Brazil, 1.7 x 1 x .7 cm, Thumbnail, Terminated undamaged
single light orange Topaz crystal.
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| 13 06atadns
((RHODOCHROSITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima
Department, Peru, 2.5 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm,
Thumbnail to small Miniature, Light pink gemmy Rhodochrosite on matrix.
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| 14 06atadns
((RHODOCHROSITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima
Department, Peru, 1.5 x 1.5 x 1.2 cm, Thumbnail, Dark red single
Rhodochrosite crystal. Part of crystal is missing.
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| 15 06atadns ((RHODOCHROSITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima Department, Peru, 2.5 x 2.2 x 1.5 cm, Thumbnail, Undamaged pinkish red cluster of Rhodochrosite crystals on small matrix. |
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06atadns
((RHODOCHROSITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima
Department, Peru, 3 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm,
Miniature, Undamaged gemmy brilliant red single Rhodochrosite crystal on
matrix.
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| 17 08atadls ((BARITE with CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Meikle Mine, Bootstrap District, Elko County, Nevada, 10 x 7 x 3 cm, Cabinet, Gemmy golden Barite crystals on Calcite. Some damage but overall in good shape. |
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| 18 08atadls ((CALCITE)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Meikle Mine, Bootstrap District, Elko County, Nevada, 14 x 9 x 8 cm, Cabinet, Large undamaged lustrous Calcite crystal from Meikle. Some internal fracturing that does not break the surface. |
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08atadls ((GOLD)), $30
MINIMUM BID, Olinghouse Mine, Wahoe County, Nevada, 10 x 9.5
x 4 cm, Cabinet, 5 x 4 cm area of fine mess Gold with
microscopic dendritic fine crystals. The white coating also has the
same Gold throughout which I believe the white will dissolve with HCl.  |
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| 20 97attgis ((GROSSULAR)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Sierra de la Cruz, Laco Jaco, Coahuila, Mexico, 2.5 x 2.5 x 2 cm, Thumbnail, Fine undamaged complete Grossular crystal. These are rare in this condition without any damage and complete. |
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| 21 08atrdr
((CUPRIAN ADAMITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Dalnegorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Far
Eastern Region, Russia, 2.5 x 1.5
x 1.5 cm, Thumbnail, Blue green colored Cuprian Adamite from
Dalnegorsk. A blue green .5 cm spherical Cuprian Adamite.
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| 22 08atrdr
((CUPRIAN ADAMITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Dalnegorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Far
Eastern Region, Russia, 4.5 x 2.5
x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Blue green colored Cuprian Adamite from
Dalnegorsk. Several blue green to .4 cm spherical Cuprian Adamite.
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23 09hetgr
((CREEDITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Navidad Mine, Rodeo, Durango, Mexico, 4 x
3.5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, A cluster of light brownish terminated
Creedite crystals from Mexico. Specimen in great shape. I can
only find one missing crystal when looking with a 5X optivisor.
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| 24 08idocnr
((RHODOCHROSITE, AEGERINE, ALBITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Poudrette Quarry, Mont
Saint-Hilaire, Rouville, Quebec, Canada, 4 x 2.5
x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Small pinkish rhombs of Rhodochrosite with
associated white Albite and black Aegerine.
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| 25 11hhjdis ((GYPSUM on HEMIMORPHITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Hidden Treasure Mine, Tooele County, Utah, 6.5 x 4.5 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Lustrous Gypsum covering blue grey Hemimorphite from the Hidden Treasure Mine. | |
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26 11hhjdis ((GYPSUM on SMITHSONITE with ROSASITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Hidden Treasure Mine, Tooele County, Utah, 7 x 5.5 x 1 cm, Cabinet, Lustrous Gypsum covering both the front and back. Front appears to be a thin layer of light colored Smithsonite with small micro spheres of blue green Rosasite and then covered with Gypsum. Back appears to be covered with only Gypsum but a thicker layer of Gypsum.
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06hhmrts ((SEMSEYITE coated
with SIDERITE)), $35 MINIMUM BID, Herja, Maramures, Romania, 4 x 2.5 x 2 cm,
Miniature, Uncommon species, Semseyite from Romania.
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| 28 07atkrng
((SMITHSONITE with CERUSSITE)), $35 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb, Namibia, 8 x 5
x 4 cm, Cabinet, Here is a large white multiple crystal of
Cerussite from Namibia. I only see two small nicks on the sides of the
large Cerussite with a 5x optivisor. The Cerussite and matrix are
covered with fair sized brown and colorless lustrous Smithsonite crytals.
Better in person since hard to photos and show the Cerussite and
Smithsonite.
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29 08idgces
((QUARTZ)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 10 x 7.5
x 7.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a Quartz specimen from Brazil.
Some damage.
ex H Deisinger. |
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07hetgig ((ADAMITE)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Ojuela Mine, Mapimi,
Durango, Mexico, 9.5 x 8
x 4 cm, Cabinet, Large specimen of Adamite with large brown
crystals on a reddish brown gossan matrix. No Damage.
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08idgcnrs ((FLUORITE,
CHALCOPYRITE)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Villabona, Asturias, Spain, 9 x 7
x 3 cm, Cabinet, Yellow cubic Fluorite with crystals of
Chalcopyrite from Asturias, Spain.
ex Paul Jung collection.
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97hhshnr, ((PYRITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Silver King Mine, Park City,
Summit County, Utah, 4 x
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x 3 cm, Miniature, Here is a lustrous striated Pyrite specimen
from Park City. Some damage or missing crystals but the crystals there
are actually mostly in great shape.
ex H Deisinger. |
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| 33 7hljdis ((APOPHYLLITE pseudomorph after PECTOLITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Millington Quarry, New Jersey, 5 x 4.5 x 4.5 cm, Miniature, Strange and unusual pseudomorph from New Jersey. Apophyllite with remnants of Pectolite. |
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34 ariiss ((KIMZEYITE on MAGNETITE with PEROVSKITE)) $45 MINIMUM BID, Perovskite Hill, Magnet Cove, Arkansas, 10 x 4.5 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Kimzeyite is a rare variety of Garnet. Huge somewhat crude and kind of rounded crystals to .6 cm are present on this specimen of Magnetite with Perovskite. The Perovskite crystals are sharp octahedrals with a fine luster. The Magnetite crystals are the most plentiful and larger but not as lustrous. Also the Magnetite crystals are octahedral but not as sharp and have minor modifications to the edges.
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| 35 03atdbts
((EPIDOTE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
North Eastern Province, Kenya, 4.5 x 3 x 1.5 cm, Terminated dark green
Epidote. Base is a healed old break. This was from a limited find
about 10 years ago.
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| 36 08idgces
((QUARTZ)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 9 x 7
x 4.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a Quartz specimen from Brazil.
Some damage.
ex H Deisinger.
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03atdbts
((EPIDOTE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
North Eastern Province, Kenya, 3.5 x 3 x 2 cm, Terminated dark green
Epidote. Base is a healed old break. This was from a limited find
about 10 years ago.
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38 arins
((WAVELLITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Maudin Mountain, Montgomery County, Arkansas,
6 x 4 x 3.5 cm, Miniature, Mounds of light green Wavellite on
grey limestone from Arkansas.
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39 arins ((WAVELLITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID,
Maudin Mountain, Montgomery County, Arkansas,
6 x 4 x 3.5 cm, Miniature, Mounds of light green Wavellite on
grey limestone from Arkansas.
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arins
((BROOKITE)) $10 MINIMUM BID,
Moses Hill, Magnet Cove, Arkansas, 2.5 x 1.5 x 1 cm, Thumbnail,
Two undamaged Brookite crystals on a pedestle of gossan matrix.
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8atamir ((CROCOITE)), $10 MINIMUM
BID, Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia, 3 x 3 x 2 cm,
Miniature,
Red orange crystals of Crocoite from Tasmania.
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| 42 7idceesiss
((TITANITE, APATITE, MAGNETITE, HORMBLENDE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Glamorgan Twp., Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada, 12
x 11 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Large specimen with lots of Titanite with
associated Magnetite, etc.
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| 43 08hhmrts ((VANADINITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID,
J C Holms Claim, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, 3.5 x 3
x 2.2 cm, Miniature, Undamaged lustrous orange crystals of
Vanadinite from JC Holms
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| 44 07hlkmns
((4 STRONTIANITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, New Enterprise Stone and
Lime Co. Quarry, Roaring Spring, Bair County, Pennsylvania, 3.5 to 5.5 cm, 4
Miniatures, Clusters of white Strontianite from Pennsylvania.
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45 07jkmiscis
((2 POLYDYMITE in CALCITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Gray's Quarry,
Hamilton, Hancock County, Illinois, 2 to 3 cm, 2 Thumbnail,
Two specimens of Calcite with black needles of Polydymite.
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46 07jkmiscis
((QUARTZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Plymouth, McDonough County, Illionois, 1.5 x .7 x .7 cm, Thumbnail, Neat Quartz
with small multiple spherical clusters of Quartz in a thumbnail sized
specimen.
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| 47 07jkmiscis ((CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, O'Neal Quarry, Plymouth, Hancock County, Illinois, 2 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm, Thumbnail, Two gemmy Calcite crystals forming lips. |
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| 48 07jkmiscis
((CALCITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Dallas City Hancock County,
Illinois, 2.5 x 2 x 1.5 cm, Thumbnail, Gemmy flattened
rhombs of Calcite.
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| . 49 6467 3hhshis ((CALCITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Hidden Treasure Mine, Ophir District, Tooele County, Utah, 3 x 3 x 1.3 cm, Miniature/Thumbnail, Here is a small miniature specimen of Calcite from the Hidden Treasure that could be made into a thumbnail with a little trimming. Undamaged and unusual in a thumbnail size for a thumbnail collection.
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50 11atdbns
((MIMETITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb, Namibia, 3.5 x 2 x
1.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a Tsumeb Mimetite with a druse of small
yellow Mimetite crystals.
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| 51 11atdbts
((HEMATITE variety TURGITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Graves Mountain,
Lincoln County, Georgia, 4 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Here is
terminated Quartz crystals coated with iridescent Turgite. It is a
classic Graves Mountain specimen.
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11atdbts
((FLUORITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Sweet Home Mine, Alma, Park County,
Colorado, 1.6 x 1.3 x 1.2 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a purple cubic
single crystal of Fluorite from the Sweet Home Mine. Half the crystal
diagonally is incomplete due to contact where once attached to matrix.
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| 53 6jklrr ((QUARTZ)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Toba, Valencia, Spain, 1.7 x .6 x .6 cm, Miniature, Here is a reddish brown double terminated Quartz crystal from Spain. ex Lanny Ream collection #1976-119 with label. | |
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| 54 41-475-09fdceis ((SILVER)), $50 MINIMUM BID, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 5 x 3 x 3 cm, Miniatures, Here is a Silver specimen from the Academy of Natural Science of Philadelphia. It has a very early number #58. It should be from the from early 19th century. |
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11atdbts
((AUGITE variety FASSAITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Fassa Valley, Trento
Province, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy, 5 x 3 x 2 cm, Miniature,
Fassaite is a low iron Augite named after the Fassa Valley in Italy.
The specimen has crystals in the voids within the matrix of Fassaite.
Ex H Westernberger collection
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| 56 9uu
((12 FLUORITE, BERYLLIUM NODULES)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Spor Mtn, Juab County,
Utah,
2 to 4 cm, Miniature, Here are 12 reference specimens of the Fluorite
and Beryllium nodules from Spor Mtn. They are not high quality
"Tiffany Stone" but are still reference specimens of the purple fluorite
nodules. ex U of U Geology and Geophysics Science
Department.
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| 57 11atrmns ((COPIAPITE, COQUIMBITE)), $5 MINIMUM
BID, Nazca Mine, Nazca Province, Ica Department, Peru, 5.5 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm,
Cabinet, Here is a fine
specimen with yellow Copiapite and associated purple Coquimbite crystals from the find last
year. The miner source this
year says that this is the correct location and that the location given on
may specimens on the web was a location disception and incorrect. This
new find produced the world's best Coquimbite. Although water soluble,
show reports from last years show
reported that these seem to be stable. Still they are water soluble
and should be protected in humid environments.
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| 58 11attjr
((COLEMANITE)), $2 MINIMUM BID, Boron, California, 3.5 x
3 x 2.5 cm, Miniature,
Here is a specimen from Boron of spear like colorless to off white crystals
of Colemanite.
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59 511-9ldgcns
((QUARTZ)), $2 MINIMUM BID, Taquaral,
Minas Gerais, Brazil, 8 x 3.5 x 3
cm, Cabinet, Here is another Quartz specimen that almost looks
like a scepter. The termination is a Quartz cap on the underlining
termination. some chipping but not bad. ex H Deisinger collection.
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| 60 6hlkmrs ((FLUORITE on CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Kurtz Quarry, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. 5.5 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a specimen of cubic purple Fluorite from a Quarry in Pennsylvania. Fluorite occurs but nice specimens are uncommon and hard to find. |
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| 61 9ldgcts ((SIDERITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Fahlerz Mine, Neudorf, Harz, Germany, 9 x 4.5 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Here is a specimen with Siderite crystals from Harz, Germany. ex H Deisinger collection.
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62 1174 9ldgcnrs ((DOLOMITE on QUARTZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Eupel Mine, Niederhovels, Siegerland, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, 9 x 5.5 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a old German specimen from the Disinger collection with large curved Dolomite crystals on a Quartz base. Undamaged and in great condition. ex H Deisinger collection.
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9ldgcnrs
((DOLOMITE on QUARTZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Eupel Mine, Niederhovels,
Siegerland, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany,
9 x 5.5 x 4.5 cm,
Cabinet, Here is a old German specimen from the Disinger collection
with large curved Dolomite crystals on a Quartz base. Undamaged and in great
condition. ex H Deisinger collection.
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9ldgcnrs
((DOLOMITE on QUARTZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Eupel Mine, Niederhovels,
Siegerland, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany,
9 x 5.5 x 4.5 cm,
Cabinet, Here is a old German specimen from the Disinger collection
with large curved Dolomite crystals on a Quartz base. Undamaged and in great
condition. ex H Deisinger collection.
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65 11hlkmis
((SPHALERITE,
CHALCOPYRITE)), $3 MINIMUM BID, Picher, Oklahoma, 4.5 x 4 x
3 cm, Miniature, Here is a Picher specimen of a large undamaged
single crystal of Sphalerite with some angular Chalcopyrite crystals.
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11hlkmis
((PYRITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Schoenick, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 3.5 x 2.5 x 2 cm, Miniature,
Here is a small unusual Pyrite from Lancaster County.
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67 11hlkmis
((CHALCEDONY/QUARTZ
DRUZE)), $3 MINIMUM BID,
Glen Mills Quarry, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, 8 x 6 x 4 cm, Cabinet,
Here is a vug filled with light purplish grey druze of Chalcedony/
QUARTZ. This is a new find from a few months ago.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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((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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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((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
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| 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
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| 81 9chmrl ((JAMESONITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Noche Buena, Zacatecas, Mexico, 3.5 x 3 x 1 cm, Miniature, Needles of Jamesonite from Mexico.
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| 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. |
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 85 9chmrn ((RUTILE)), $3 MINIMUM BID, Montejo, Madrid Province, Spain, 3 x 2 x 1.5 cm, Thumbnail, Titanium oxide, Rutile from Spain.
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| 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.
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| 87 9chmrn ((TOURMALINE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, White Queen Mine, Pala, California, 2.5 x .5 x .5 cm, Thumbnail, Terminated White Queen Mine Tourmaline.
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| 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. |
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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. | |
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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.
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| 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. |
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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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Beaverdell
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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.
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Gypsum, Thomas Munzer shaft, Copper slate
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Description:Cymatolite is a RARE pseudomorph of spodumene by a mixture of muscovite and albite. It is ususally somewhat lamellar to parallel fibrous. This is a lamellar section after a very large spodumene crystal. THIS IS OLD CLASSIC MATERIAL , MOSTLY FROM THE 1800S! IT WAS STUDIED INTENSIVELY IN THE EARLY DAYS OF MINERALOGY. This piece appears to be composed mainly of lustrous, creamy-brown albite with minor muscovite. This lithium-rich granite pegmatite is well-known for its manganese phosphates and cymatolite. Ex Dennis Mullane Collection and comes with a faded label from the Rocky Moore Collection of Los Angeles, dated January, 1942. The quarry and mine have been inactive since 1944. It is quite hefty for its size at 545 grams or nearly a pound.
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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