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Auction Four hundred fourteen Preview
Apr 13, 2012
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Apr 13, 2012
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| 1 5hhswns ((FLUORITE on QUARTZ)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan Province, China, 13 x 11 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Here is a lustrous floater plate of Quartz with no attachment. Completely undamaged parallel crystals of Quartz. On the Quartz is a gemmy water clear undamaged 8 MM Fluorite cubic crystal with an inky purple center inclusion. |
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5hhswns
((BOULANGERITE on and included in FLUORITE on QUARTZ)), $15 MINIMUM BID,
Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan Province, China, 13.5 x 6.5 x 2 cm,
Cabinet, Here is a lustrous floater plate of Quartz with no
attachment. Completely undamaged parallel crystals of Quartz. On
one side half the Quartz is covered with cubic light purple Fluorite.
The Fluorite has needle like black Boulangerite crystals that are on and
also included in the Fluorite.
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| 3 5hhswns
((FLUORITE on DOLOMITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan
Province, China, 14 x 8.5 x 3 cm, Cabinet, Here is a
specimen coated with brown crude crystals of Dolomite. On the Dolomite
are cubo octahedral crystals of purple Fluorite. Undamaged except one
crystal on the far left edge which is cleaved on the left side.
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4 5hhswns
((FLUORITE with DOLOMITE and MUSCOVITE on QUARTZ)), $3 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan Province, China, 6 x 6 x 5 cm,
Miniature, Here is a specimen with a Quartz crystal and associated
light salmon colored clusters of Dolomite and two undamaged lustrous cubic
purple Fluorite crystals. Also associated Muscovite.
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5 5hhswns
((FLUORITE with MUSCOVITE)), $3 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan
Province, China, 4.5 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a
specimen with cubic light purple Fluorite crystals on a matrix of pearly
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6 5hhswes
((iridescent BOURNONITE on CALCITE and QUARTZ with SCHEELITE)), $25 MINIMUM
BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan Province, China, 11 x 7 x 5.5 cm,
Miniature, Here is a great interesting specimen. Nearly
undamaged large flattened Calcite rhombs on half the specimen with smaller
flattened Calcite rhombs on the other half. The smaller Calcite
crystals also have undamaged iridescent Bournonite crystals. On the
back of the specimen the Quartz is present with octahedral carmel colored
Scheelite crystals. |
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| 7 5hhswns ((FLUORITE on QUARTZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan Province, China, 7 x 6 x 1.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a lustrous floater plate of Quartz with no attachment. Completely undamaged parallel crystals of Quartz. On the Quartz are several gemmy colorless Fluorite cubic crystals with an inky purple center inclusion. Fuorite crystals have some minor chipping or roughness. Backside is coated with green Chlorite and some Chlorite peppering on the frontside. | |
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| 8 5hhswns ((FLUORITE with CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan Province, China, 12 x 7 x 6.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a specimen with small light yellow brown clusters of rhombic Calcite crystals on a thin Muscovite coating. There is also larger dark brown flattened rhombs of Calcite and one dark purple cubic Fluorite crystal. |
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| 9 5hhswns
((FLUORITE with QUARTZ)), $3 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan
Province, China, 6 x 4 x 2 cm, Miniature, Here is an
undamaged
specimen with cubic light purple Fluorite crystals with terminated Quartz
crystals.
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| 10 5hhswns
((FLUORITE with QUARTZ)), $7 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan
Province, China, 4.5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Here is an
undamaged
specimen with cubic purple Fluorite crystals with terminated Quartz
crystals.
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11 5hhswns
((BOULANGERITE included FLUORITE)), $3 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan
Province, China, 2.8 x 2.4 x 2.1 cm, Thumbnail, Here is an
undamaged
specimen except for some minute micro edge chipping on the cubic purple
Fluorite. Black needles of Boulangerite included and easily seen
within the Fluorite crystal.  |
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12 5hhswns
((FLUORITE with MUSCOVITE)), $3 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan
Province, China, 5 x 3 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Here is an
undamaged
specimen with two cubic light purple Fluorite crystals with cream colored
Muscovite.
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| 13 5hhswts
((ARSENOPYRITE with QUARTZ)), $3 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan
Province, China, 15 x 11 x 7 cm, Cabinet, Here is a nearly
undamaged
specimen with lustrous Arsenopyrite and a terminated Quartz crystal.
The large matrix has a saw cut about a third through the specimen. The
cut should be finished if a saw is available.
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| 14 5hhswns ((FLUORITE with ARSENOPYRITE and QUARTZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan Province, China, 5 x 3 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Here is an undamaged specimen with cubic light purple Fluorite crystals, small undamaged Arsenopyrite crystals and terminated Quartz crystals. |
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5hhswns
((PYRITE pseudomorph after PYRRHOTITE and CALCITE)), $3 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan
Province, China, 4 x 3.5 x 3 cm, Miniature, Here is a
specimen with hexagonal pseudomorphs of Pyrite after Pyrrhotite. Small
flattened rhombs of white Calcite on the specimen which is in great shape
with only minimal chipping.
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5hhswns
((FLUORITE on MUSCOVITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan
Province, China, 5 x 4 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Here is an
undamaged
specimen with cubic light purple Fluorite crystals on ribbons of Muscovite.
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17 5hhswns
((FLUORITE on QUARTZ)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan
Province, China, 12 x 8 x
1.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a lustrous floater plate of Quartz with
no attachment. Actually the flat bottom edge has healed growth. Completely undamaged parallel crystals of Quartz.
On the Quartz is a gemmy water clear undamaged set of three Fluorite cubic crystals
with a very light and hard to see inky purple center inclusion.
Quartz on back of specimen is
coated with a grey green Chlorite. |
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5hhswrs
((QUARTZ with FLUORITE and WOLFRAMITE)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan
Province, China, 15.5 x 7 x
6 cm, Cabinet, Here is a lustrous large single terminated Quartz
crytal which is undamaged except for a chip at the back of the termination
tip and some small chips on the Fluorite cubes on the side of the large
Quartz crystal. Black Wolframite on the one side at the base of the
large crystal.
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5hhswns
((FLUORITE)), $3 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan Province,
China, 2 x 2 x 1.8 cm, Thumbnail, Here is an
undamaged single cubic crystal of Fluorite with very small of amount of
matrix on the back. |
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| 20 5hhswns ((CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan Province, China, 11 x 9.5 x 6.5 cm, Cabinet, Here are mounds of white Calcite. Looks similiar to the Mexican specimens but it was with a large lot of Yaogangxian specimens. No damage. |
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| 21 5hhswns
((HEMATITE, BARITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan
Province, China, 18 x 15.5 x 6.5 cm, Large Cabinet, Here is
a big specimen covered with small lustrous platey crystals of Hematite. The
smaller pinkish crystals are small Barite crystals.
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| 22 5hhswrs
((QUARTZ with FLUORITE and WOLFRAMITE and a hint of RHODOCHROSITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan
Province, China, 11 x 9 x
8 cm, Cabinet, Here is a specimen with terminated Quartz
crystals on one side. Radial black lustrous Wolframite crystals on the
other side with Fluorite. Several small pink Rhodochrosite throughout.
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| 23 5hhswns
((QUARTZ with ARSENOPYRITE)), $3 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan
Province, China, 8.5 x 6.5 x 6 cm, Cabinet, Here is a
cluster of Quartz with some small Arsenopyrite crystals.
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| 24 5hhswns ((FLUORITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan Province, China, 11 x 10 x 10 cm, Cabinet, Here is a specimen of gemmy cubo octahedral crystals of Fluorite with inky interiors. |
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04atvmis ((UVITE on MAGNESITE), $5 MINIMUM BID, Brumado
Mine, Bahia, Brazil, 4.5 x 2.5
x 2 cm, Miniature, Undamaged lustrous olive colored Uvite on
colorless Magnesite.
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26 04atvmis ((UVITE on MAGNESITE), $5 MINIMUM BID, Brumado Mine, Bahia, Brazil, 4.5 x 4.5 x 2 cm, Miniature, Undamaged lustrous olive green colored Uvite on colorless Magnesite.
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| 27 04atvmis BRAZILIANITE with ALBITE $1 MINIMUM BID, Linopolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 7 x 4.5 x 4 cm, Miniature, Yellow green Brazilianite on white Albite. | |
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04atvmis ((UVITE on MAGNESITE), $10 MINIMUM BID, Brumado Mine,
Bahia, Brazil, 6 x 5
x 3.5 cm, Miniature, Undamaged lustrous olive green colored
Uvite on colorless Magnesite.
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04atvmis ((UVITE on MAGNESITE), $5 MINIMUM BID, Brumado Mine,
Bahia, Brazil, 6 x 4.5
x 4 cm, Miniature, Undamaged lustrous olive green colored Uvite
on colorless Magnesite.
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04atvmis ((UVITE on MAGNESITE), $10 MINIMUM BID, Brumado Mine,
Bahia, Brazil, 5 x 3
x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Undamaged lustrous dark red colored Uvite
on colorless Magnesite with a brownish tint.
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04atvmis ((UVITE on MAGNESITE), $10 MINIMUM BID, Brumado Mine,
Bahia, Brazil, 5.5 x 2.5
x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Undamaged lustrous green colored Uvite on
colorless Magnesite.
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04atvmis BRAZILIANITE with ALBITE $1 MINIMUM BID, Linopolis, Minas Gerais,
Brazil, 4 x 3.5
x 3 cm, Miniature, Yellow green Brazilianite on white Albite.
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ariis
((200 BIOTITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Magnet Cove, Arkansas 1 to 2
cm each, 200 Thumbnails, NOTE:
PHOTO is similar but not the exact specimen. Here
are 2 bags of 100 pieces each for a total of 200 of roughly hexagonal
specimens of Biotite from Magnet Cove. These were packaged by
Clyde Hardin for sale and trade. He has a value of $25 per each
bag or 25 cents a thumbnail specimen. ex Clyde Hardin collection.
THESE ARE TWO DIFFERENT BUT SIMILAR AND NOT THE EXACT ONES FROM THE
PREVIOUS AUCTION WHICH SOLD.
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34 ariis ((MISERITE, WOLLASTONITE)), FLUORESCENT YELLOW, $10 MINIMUM BID, North Wilson Pit, Union Carbide Mine, Wilson Springs, Garland County, Arkansas, 8.5 x 5.5 x 2 cm, Cabinet, Pinkish purple fibrous Miserite with white Wollastonite. Excellent complete yellow Fluorescent coverage with UVSW. ex Clyde Hardin collection. |
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| 35 ariis
((TURKEY FAT SMITHSONITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Monte Christo Mine,
Rush, Marion County, Arkansas, 5.5 x 4 x 1.5 cm, Miniature,
Yellow blobs of Turky Fat Smithsonite from Arkansas. ex Clyde
Hardin collection.
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| 36 ariis
((ANKERITE on SOLUTION QUARTZ)), $3 MINIMUM BID, Jeffrey
Quarry, North Little Rock, Arkansas, 4 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm, Miniature,
Undamaged fine classic Arkansas specimen. ex Clyde Hardin
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ariis
((PHANTOM QUARTZ)), $3 MINIMUM BID, Blue Phantom Mine, Mt Ida,
Montgomery County, Arkansas, 3 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm, Thumbnail,
Single undamaged Quartz crystal with sharp edges and with a great
greyish phantom. The phantom is caused by Manganese inclusions.
Another fine classic Arkansas specimen. ex Clyde Hardin
collection.
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38 12hhmiscir
((DUGWAY GEODE)),
FLUORESCENT GREEN. $5 MINIMUM BID, Dugway Geode Beds, Dugway Mtns,
Tooele County, Utah, 7 x 7 x 6 cm, Cabinet, Nicely sawn with
a smooth finish. Inside a druzy Quartz with bands of Chalcedony
around the opening.
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39 04hhceis ((HALITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Great Salt Lake, Tooele County, Utah,
8 x 6 x 6 cm, Cabinet, Fine Hoppered cubic Halite crystals to
2 cm
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04hhceis ((HALITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID,
Magnesium Corporation, Great Salt Lake, Tooele County, Utah,
16 x 10 x 9 cm, Cabinet, Large Halite specimen with cubic
Halite crystals to 3.5 cm. These large crystals are not easy to find
or collect. These were collected with permission from
Magnesium Corp's evaporation pond gates which usually is off limits to any
collecting. I am told they now use chemicals to retard the growth of
Halite crystals on the gates and so no longer occur or need to be removed by
hand.
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| 41 12atdbis ((HOWLITE)), $3 MINIMUM BID,
Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angelos, California,
9 x 8 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet, Howlite nodule from the other
California location. Boron has the yellow brown rind. Note this
one has the grey rind typical of Tick Canyon Howlite. One area shows the white interior which is solid Howlite, ex Jim and Dawn
Minette collection
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| 42 12atdbis ((CARNELIAN
AGATE, CELESTINE, CALCITE, BARTOCALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Wild Horse
Canyon, San Rafael Swell, Emery County, Utah,
14 x 9 x 7 cm, Cabinet, Large Carnelian nodule filled with
Calcite, Bartocalcite, and Celestine. Red Carnelian Agate forms the
exterior of the large nodule.
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| 43 10imbtnr ((SPESSARTINE)), $3 MINIMUM BID,
Garnet Hill, Ely, White Pine County, Nevada,
13 x 11 x 2.5 cm, Cabinet, Here are large and lustrous Spessartine crystals, three of them to 1.3 cm on Rhyolite. These are
larger than usual and clean and lustrous. I have collected this area
and Spessartine crystals are plentiful but small and hard to retrieve in the
hard Rhyolite boulders outcropping in the area. This is a superb
example which also has the back or base sawn flat for better display.
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| 44 12hhmisc ((CALCITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Mancas Shale, Emery County, Utah, 4 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Single Calcite crystal on a matrix of other Calcite. | |
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45 12hhmisc
((CALCITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Huerfano County, Colorado, 9
x 6 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Rhombs of Calcite in a section of Shale
Concretion from Colorado.
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04atvmis ((KYANITE on QUARTZ), $10 MINIMUM BID, Barra do
Salinas, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 8 x 3.5
x 3 cm, Cabinet, Blue Kyanite on a Quartz base.
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| 47 7ddskes ((FRESNOITE)),
FLUORESCENT YELLOW, $40 MINIMUM BID,
Junnila Property, San Benito County, California, 2.5 x 1.5 x 1 cm, Thumbnail,
Here is a rare species that Fluoresces yellow under UVSW. Yellow
crystal is 7 MM in length. It was collected in 1998 when the small
claim was commercially mined by Scott Klein. At that time a small
quantity of Fresnoite was recovered and are in collections now. I just
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| 48 6hlmdir ((CROCOITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia, 4.5 x 3.5 x 2 cm, Miniature, Here is another of these miniature red Crocoite specimens. Crystals are very nice. Another large specimens are very pricey. Also this is the mine where the superb red colored crystals were found two years ago. Again a limited quantity and quite pricey. |
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| . 49 6hljdis ((HEULANDITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Patterson, New Jersey, 4 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a New Jersey Heulandite. |
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50 miscir
((CALCITE, PYRITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico, 7
x 5.5 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet, ex
Gil Griffin collection.
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| 51 6hljdis
((DOLOMITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Walker Quarry, Niagra Falls,
Ontario, Canada, 12 x 6 x 6 cm, Miniature, Pink saddle back
Dolomite crystals on a limestone matrix.
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miscrs
((STILBITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Dallas, Oregon, 5
x 4 x 4 cm, Miniature, Here is a
nice specimen with a large Stilbite from Oregon, ex Ernie Schlichter
collection.
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| 53 6hljdis ((CHABAZITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Patterson, New Jersey, 4 x 4 x 3 cm, Miniature, Here is a New Jersey Chabazite. | |
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misciar
((MICROCLINE, STAR MUSCOVITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Pitorra Mine,
Galileia, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 9
x 8 x 7 cm, Cabinet, Here is a fine
undamaged specimen of Microcline with minor Star Muscovite from the Pitorra
Mine, famous for its Rose Quartz. ex Ernie Schlichter
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| 55 95hhshis
((BIRNESSITE on CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Gold Hill Mine, Tooele County,
Utah, 4.5 x 4 x 1.5 cm, Miniatures, Black granular uncommon
Birnessite on the opening of Calcite. |
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| 56 12atadts ((BARITE
on CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Hunan Province, China, 12.5 x 7 x
5.5 cm,
Cabinet, Here is a Chinese Calcite with large grey crystals on which
several gemmy yellow Barite crystals. The Calcite crystals and Barite
crystals are in great shape. Looks like undamaged and no chipping
except for the one Calcite at the end of the specimen which has two cleaved
sides. The back and sides are sawn to set for display.
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| 57 12atadts ((WULFENITE
on BARITE)), $10 MINIMUM
BID, Mibladen, Midelt, Morocco, 4.5 x 4 x 2.2 cm,
Miniature, Yellow undamaged Wulfenite crystals on white massive
Barite.
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58 12atadts ((CERUSSITE
or ANGLESITE)), $10 MINIMUM
BID, Touissit, Touissit District, Morocco, 4 x 2 x 2 cm,
Miniature, Light yellow gemmy crystals of Cerussite or Anglesite from
Touissit, Morocco. Two crystals have contacting but otherwise
undamaged. Mindat.org has one similiar photo of Cerussite but several
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59 12atadts ((AZURITE)), $10 MINIMUM
BID, Kerrouchene, Khenifra Province, Morocco, 2.4 x 2 x 1.7 cm,
Thumbnail, Wet looking lustrous dark blue Azurite. Terminated
with many many parallel small crystals, each with a small termination.
Left edge is probably contact damage and there is a small spot in the very
front that is a chip or may also be contact damage but it just about blends
in. Back side is brown matrix.
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| 60 12atadts ((CERUSSITE with BARITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Mibladen, Midelt, Morocco, 3.5 x 2 x 1 cm, Miniature, Salmon colored mound of bladed Barite on a matrix covered with stubby terminated Cerussite crystals. |
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| 61 12atadts ((CERUSSITE)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Taouz, Er Rachidia Province, Morocco, 4 x 4 x 3 cm, Miniature, Fine reticulated twinned Cerussite from Morocco. Minor chipping but nothing major. Amazing detailed in the twinning. Left side even has a V twin. Hopefully the photos will come out nice. Also sets perfectly for display. |
 
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62 11hlkmis ((COPPER, CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Greenstone, Adams County, Pennsylvania, 5 x 4 x 3 cm, Miniature, The Calcite is fractured to show off the Copper. Its from an old lot of Pennsylvanian Copper, an unusual location on the east coast for Copper. |
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11hlkmis ((COPPER, CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM
BID, Greenstone, Adams County, Pennsylvania, 5 x 4 x 3 cm,
Miniature, The Copper is throughout the white opague Calcite.
Its from an old lot of Pennsylvanian Copper, an unusual location on the east
coast for Copper.
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12atadis ((GOLD
on QUARTZ)), $10 MINIMUM
BID, Olinghouse Mine, Washoe County, Nevada, 7 x 5 x 2.5 cm,
Cabinet, Short terminated Quartz covering a grey matrix. Within
the Quartz are a couple of small Gold wires. I viewed with a 5x
optivisor and only see two. The largest is not hard to find since it
is right on the edge of the Quartz. The second is just .5 cm in from
the first one.
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65 11iddbtr
((CALCITE)), $20 MINIMUM
BID, Boron Open Pit, Boron, California, 8 x 5 x 4 cm,
Cabinet, Here is a cabinet sized specimen with unusual Calcite worm
like formations. Also a white coating on part of the specimen that is
probably a Borate species. ex Jim and Dawn Minette collection.
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11iddbtr ((COLEMANITE)), $15 MINIMUM
BID, Boron Open Pit, Boron, California, 9.5 x 7 x 7 cm,
Cabinet, Here is a specimen with undamaged sharp crystals of Colemanite in an aesthetic upright specimen. ex Jim and
Dawn Minette collection, no label.
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67 11iddbtr
((CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM
BID, Boron Open Pit, Boron, California, 10 x 6.5 x 6 cm,
Cabinet, Here is a cabinet sized specimen with unusual white Calcite
crystals on a tan druze coating the vug. ex Jim and Dawn Minette
collection.
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| 68 11iddbtr ((REALGAR included COLEMANITE on CALCITE)), FLUORESCENT $15 MINIMUM BID, Boron Open Pit, Boron, California, 6 x 4.5 x 4 cm, Miniature, Here is a specimen with sparkling crystals of reddish brown Realgar included Colemanite on orange colored botryoidal Calcite. ex Jim and Dawn Minette collection, no label. |
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69 11iddbtr
((COLEMANITE on CALCITE)), FLUORESCENT $20 MINIMUM
BID, Boron Open Pit, Boron, California, 8 x 7 x 6 cm,
Cabinet, Here is a specimen with micro sparkling crystals of white Colemanite on light brown Calcite. ex Jim and Dawn Minette
collection, ex Milton L Speckels collection with label.
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70 11iddbtr
((CALCITE)), FLUORESCENT $15 MINIMUM
BID, Boron Open Pit, Boron, California, 6 x 4 x 3.5 cm,
Cabinet, Here is a miniature sized specimen with unusual Calcite large
worm like formations. Also a white coating on part of the specimen
that is probably a Borate species. ex Jim and Dawn Minette collection.
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11iddbtr
((COLEMANITE)), FLUORESCENT $10
MINIMUM BID, Boron Open Pit, Boron, California, 14.5 x 9.5 x 9.5 cm,
Cabinet, Here is a large specimen with undamaged sharp crystals of
grey color zoned Colemanite that sets perfectly for display. Some sawn
areas on the base and backside. ex Jim and Dawn Minette
collection, no label.
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11iddbtr ((CALCITE on COLEMANITE)),
FLUORESCENT $10 MINIMUM
BID, Boron Open Pit, Boron, California, 5 x 5 x 4.5 cm,
Miniature, Here is a specimen of Colemanite with half the specimen
covered with light brown Calcite. ex Jim and Dawn Minette
collection, no label.
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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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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
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((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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((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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((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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