Auction Four hundred nineteen Preview

May 18, 2012

1   5025 7ddcenar.rs  ((GALENA with QUARTZ)),  $20 MINIMUM BID, Alston Moor District, Cumberland, England,  6 x 6 x 4 cm,  Small Cabinet,  Here is a specimen with Galena from Cumberland.  The Galena crystals are covered ribbons of Quartz crystals.
2     12atceir    ((DIOPTASE on QUARTZ)),  $35 MINIMUM  BID, Kandesei, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene, Namibia, 10 x 5.5 x 5 cm, Cabinet,  Here is a cabinet sized specimen with gemmy emerald green Diptase from Kaokoveld.  It has a couple chipped crystals but overall the green Dioptase is undamaged.  Better and more gemmy in person.
3  12atceir    ((SHATTUCKITE with black CERUSSITE)),  $35 MINIMUM  BID, Kandesei, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene, Namibia, 8.5 x 5.5 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet,  Here is a cabinet sized specimen with light  blue Shattuckite coating black Cerussite. Neat and unusual and perhaps unique Kaokoveld specimen.
4  5769 11btrmnr  ((COQUIMBITE, COPIAPITE, and minor GOLDICHITE)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, Javier Mine, Ayacucho Department, Peru,  6.5 x 6.5 x 4 cm,  Cabinet,  Here is a specimen with purple Coquimbite crystals and areas of small yellow Copiapite crystals.  Also a few translucent light purple needle like Goldichite crystals best viewed under magnification such as an optivisor.
5  2722 9ldocrs  ((CALCITE with CELESTINE)),  $5 MINIMUM BID, White Rock Quarry, Clay Center, Ottawa County, Ohio,  3 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm,  Thumbnail,  Here is a specimen of Golden Calcite with a protruding Celestine crystal.  It could also be a Calcite perched on a Celestine crystal.
6  2017 9ldocnss  ((FLUORITE with CELESTINE)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, White Rock Quarry, Clay Center, Ottawa County, Ohio,  3.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm,  Miniature,   Here is a lustrous cubic rootbeer brown colored Fluorite with a Celestine crystal.  Fluorite is nearly undamaged with sharp edges.  Only a couple of very small corner cleaves on lower secondary corners.
7  5385 11atdbnss.ts  ((SPHALERITE with QUARTZ)),  $25 MINIMUM BID, Casapalca Mine, Lima Department, Peru,  7.5 x 6 x 4 cm,  Cabinet,  Here is a lustrous undamaged Sphalerite and Quartz specimen from Peru.  Better in person than photo shows.
8  5331 11atdbns.t  ((COLUSITE)),  $15 MINIMUM BID, Colusa Mine, Butte, Montana, 3 x 2.5 x 2.5  cm,  Thumbnail,  Here is a small specimen of the uncommon mineral, Colusite from Butte.  I think it is massive non crystalline and a nice fairly rich reference specimen.
9   12atdbis   ((ARAGONITE)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, Morro Bay, California, 6 x 6 x 2.5 cm,  Cabinet,  Here is a specimen from California of small white Aragonite crystals coating a matrix rock from an unusual California location.  ex Jim Minette collection.
10   5hhshar  ((MIXITE)),  $35 MINIMUM BID, Northern Spy Mine, Tintic District, Juab County, Utah,  14 x 9 x 4.5 cm,  Cabinet,  Here is a large cabinet sized specimen of a micro crystal.  Mixite is an uncommon robin egg blue crystal made up of small sphericules of acicular crystals. They look like small fuzzy spheres.  A small lot of these were collected by a local field collectors 15 to 20 years ago and purchased by me at that time.  I run into a specimen or two in my miscellaneous stock but I do not think many if any are left.   The lower left of this larger than normal specimen has many of the fuzzy spheres of Mixite.
11   7690 2695 5atlmes  ((ORTHOCLASE, LEPIDOLITE)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, Minas Gerais, Brazil,  10 x 6.5 x 6 cm, Cabinet,  Here is a large white Orthoclase cystal with purple books of Lepidolite.
12    12atdbis   ((ARAGONITE)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, Morro Bay, California, 7.5 x 6 x 4 cm,  Cabinet,  Here is a specimen from California of large white Aragonite crystals from an unusual California location.  ex Jim Minette collection
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13      5hhswnr  ((BARITE on CALCITE)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, Hunan Province, China, 14 x 11 x 6 cm,  Cabinet,  Here is a large Calcite from China covered with yellow Barite crystals.  Back and base of specimen sawn.  Some minor damage but overall in great shape.
14     12atarrs  ((GYPSUM variety SELENITE)),  $25 MINIMUM BID, Whyalla, South Australia, Australia,  21 x 14 x 11 cm,  Large Cabinet,  Here is a large undamaged Selenite from Australia.  The specimen is covered with flower like rosettes of Selenite crystals. Not as fragile as it looks.
15    99hhdmirs  ((SPHALERITE  with CHALCOPYRITE on DOLOMITE)),  $35 MINIMUM BID, Tri State District,  Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas,  13 x 12 x 11 cm,  Large Cabinet,  Here is a specimen with a huge Sphalerite crystal on a matrix of Dolomite.  One small area of damage and contact on part of the backside.  Overall in great shape for the size and for a Sphalerite.
16         5hhmrr  ((OZOCERITE)),  $5 MINIMUM BID, Soldier Summit, Wasatch County, Utah,  4 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm,  Miniature,  Here is a mixture of hydrocarbons forming a natural forming mineral wax or paraffin.
17     7hlkmns  ((BRUCITE)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, Cedar Hill Quarry, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania,  9 x 5 x 1.8 cm,  Cabinet,  Here is a lustrous floater plate of pearly micaceous Brucite sandwiched between to pieces of serpentine matrix.
18         5hhshns  ((AURICHALCITE)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, Hidden Treasure Mine, Tooele County, Utah,  6.5 x 6 x 2 cm,  Cabinet,  Here is a specimen of robin egg blue Aurichalcite from Utah's Hidden Treasure Mine,  It was collected in the 80's or 90's by Solon Hammack, a  local mineral self collector in that time period. Displayable on front or back sides.
19    5hhshns  ((SMITHSONITE with CALCITE)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, Hidden Treasure Mine, Tooele County, Utah,  6 x 3 x 1 cm,  Miniature,  Here is an aesthetic specimen of Smithsonite from Utah with associated Calcite.  Top edge is rounded and covered with Smithsonite.
20   12ahjdis  ((ARAGONITE on CALCITE)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, Ophir District, Tooele County, Utah,  8 x 6 x 4 cm,  Cabinet,  Here is a scalenohedral terminated Calcite crystals covered with some mounds of Aragonite.   Undamaged and a neat example of Calcite from Ophir District.
21    7idceis  ((OLIGOCLASE)), Phila. Academy of Science, $20 MINIMUM BID, Dixon's Quarry, Delaware,  16 x 6 x 3 cm, Large Cabinet,  Here is a white Oligoclase from Delaware,  ex Philadelphia Academy of Natural Science with label #6376, an early number.  Also came to the Academy from the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia.  Although just a feldspar, still a neat and very historic piece.
22       12ettgg  ((FADEN QUARTZ)),  $20 MINIMUM BID, South Waziristan, Pakistan,  7 x 2 x 1.8 cm,  Cabinet,  Here is a fine beautiful tabular parallel crystals of double terminated Quartz with a faden, string through the center.
23    12ettgis  ((ANHYDRITE)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico,  9.5 x 3 x 1 cm,  Cabinet,  Here is a fine light blue fan of Naica Anhydrite. beautiful tabular parallel crystals of double terminated Quartz with a faden, string through the center.
24    10ataais  ((SPESSARTINE on GALENA)),  $5 MINIMUM BID, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia,  6.5 x 6 x 3 cm,  Miniature,  Here is a Broken Hill Galena covered with Spessartine crystals which are on and in the Galena
25   10ataair  ((MALACHITE)),  $5 MINIMUM BID, Rum Jungle, Northern Territory, Australia,  10.5 x 7.5 x 3 cm,  Cabinet,  Here is a Rum Jungle Malachite.
26    05atjkis   ((AURICHALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Level 5, Southwest Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, 10 x 4.5 x 3 cm,  Cabinet,  Robin egg blue Aurichalcite from Bisbee.
27  06atjhns   ((GYPSUM)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Great Salt Lake, Tooele County, Utah, 17 x 12 x 12 cm,  Cabinet,  Large stalactitic mounds of Gypsum which grew around brush or sticks in the Great Salt Lake.  The mounds are made up of thousands of Gypsum crystals pointing out from the surfaces.  These were only ever discovered and collected during one season five or six years ago.
28    10ataair  ((MALACHITE pseudomorph after AZURITE)),  $5 MINIMUM BID, Whim Creek Copper Mine, Whim Creek, Western Australia, Australia,  5 x 4 x 2 cm,  Miniature,  Pseudos of Malachite after Azurite crystals from Australia.
29    03hhshir   ((PYRITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Daly Judge Mine, Park City, Summit County, Utah, 4 x 4 x 3.5 cm,  Miniature,  Undamaged and very lustrous striated cubic Pyrite from Park City.  Bottom and back flat contacted otherwise small Pyrite crystals are great.
30    07atkrnr   ((WULFENITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb Mine, Namibia, 7 x 5.5 x2.5 cm,  Cabinet,  Undamaged single 1.2 cm carmel colored Wulfenite crystal on matrix.  It may be twinned or a multiple crystal.
31    07hlkmnr   ((VELVET GOETHITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Mud Lake aka Grubb Lake, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 11 x 11 x 6 cm,  Cabinet,  Fine Pennsylvania Goethite from Mud Lake.  The Goethite is covered with a light coating of velvet Goethite.  If the Velvet Goethite is touched it will rub off revealing botryoidal lustrous black Goethite.
32    07hlkmnr   ((KYANITE, BIOTITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Prospect Park, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, 12 x 5 x 4.5 cm,  Cabinet,  Here is a Kyanite from Pennsylvania's Prospect Park with associated black Biotite.
33   9hlkmis  ((WAVELLITE)),  $5 MINIMUM BID, National Limestone Quarry, Mount Pleasant Mills, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania,  5 x 3.5 x 2 cm,  Miniature, Small specimen with yellow spherical Wavellite from this new Pennsylvania find from a few years ago.
34   7idceiss  ((SCHORL aka BLACK TOURMALINE)), Phila. Academy of Science, $35 MINIMUM BID, Black Hills, South Dakota,  22 x 9.5 x 5.5 cm,  Large Cabinet, Here is a hugh Black Tourmaline specimen from South Dakota,  ex Philadelphia Academy of Natural Science.  Label shown in photo.
35 9hlkmis  ((CELESTITE)),  $5 MINIMUM BID, Meckleys Quarry, Mandata, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania,  6 x 4.5 x 3 cm,  Miniature,  Here is a vug filled with Celestite from Pennsylvania.
36   4hhshir  ((AURICHALCITE, HEMIMORPHITE)),  $5 MINIMUM BID, Hidden Treasure Mine, Tooele County, Utah, 10 x 8.5 x 4.5 cm,  Cabinet,  Here is a specimen from the Hidden Treasure Mine with light blue Aurichalcite on one side peppered with darker blue Rosasite  and Hemimorphite on the other side.  On the edges are vugs with darker Aurichalcite.
37     9hlkmis  ((STILBITE)),  $5 MINIMUM BID, Valley Quarry, Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, 7 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm,  Cabinet,  Here is a specimen covered with Stilbite crystals which are peppered with some unknown black mineral. This is from a quarry in historic Gettysburg Pennsylvania.
38  7hlmdir  ((5 WILLEMITE, CALCITE, FRANKLINITE)),   $10 MINIMUM BID, Franklin, New Jersey,  5 to 6 cm in length, Miniature,  Here are 5 Franklin fluorescent specimens with lots of red and green.
39  7iddbocns  ((PREHNITE)),   $10 MINIMUM BID, Asbestos, Quebec, Canada,  7 x 5 x 2.5 cm, Cabinet,  Unusual habit for Prehnite with this Asbestos, Canada Prehnite.  There is a single crystal and rows and rows of parallel crystals.  Specimen sawn flat on the backside.
40    9idcets  ((WELOGANITE)), Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia,  $5 MINIMUM BID, Francon Quarry, Montreal, Quesbec, Canada, 11 x 8 x 6 cm,  Cabinet,  Here is specimen # 25066 from the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.  There is a 2 cm vug with Weloganite which is fluorescent.  Not the most showy specimen but still from the Academy.
41   9hlkmis  ((STILBITE)),  $5 MINIMUM BID, J T Dyer Quarry, Berks County, Pennsylvania, 5 x 3.5 x 3 cm,  Miniature,  Here is a specimen covered with Stilbite crystals which almost look like Stellerite.
42    7atarnr  ((SUNSTONE)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, Kong Mines, Hartz Range, Northern Territory, Australia, Jackson County, South Dakota,  1 to 2.5 cm, 55 Thumbnails,  30 in one bag that may have some fire but if so, it is hard to see.  25 in another bag that definitely have fire.  Internal of fire almost light colored glitter when the specimen is at just the right angle to the light.  The lesser bag was hard to see but in a pile many still had fire present.  The others are much easier to orient to show the fire.
43      7atadir  ((AEGERINE in QUARTZ)),  $1 MINIMUM BID, Mt Malosa, Malawi, 4 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature,  Black Aegeriine on and included in Quartz from Africa.
44 ariis   ((3 METAVARISCITE)),  $5 MINIMUM  BID,  Mauldin Mountain, Mt Ida, Arkansas, 2.5 to 3 cm in length, 3 Miniature to Thumbnail,  Microcrystalline green Metavariscite from Arkansas.
45    11hedwgs.ns   ((FLUORITE)),  $10 MINIMUM  BID, Boulder Hill Mine near Wellington, Douglas County, Nevada, 11 x 7 x 7 cm,  Cabinet,  Grey cubic Fluorite crystals from Nevada.  Crystals have a lighter core and a darker thin edge.  Some chipping in one area but overall in good shape.   Ex Jim Minette collection.
46       1928 9idgcers.os   ((BARITE, FLUORITE)),  $35 MINIMUM  BID, Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Black Forest, Germany, 12.5 x 12 x 8 cm,  Cabinet,  Larger Cabinet specimen with a base of light colored cubic Fluorite covered wth large Barite clusters that look like white nuts.   ex H Deisinger collection.
47   6698   ((AGATIZED FOSSIL CORAL)),  $35 MINIMUM  BID, Tampa Bay, Fluorida, 19 x 12 x 6.5 cm,  Large Cabinet,  Larger Cabinet specimen of Agatized fossil Coral from Tampa, Fluorida.  Specimen cut in half and polished (only one half available).  Interesting form and shape of interior. l
48    11hedwrs.it   ((CALCITE)),  $10 MINIMUM  BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan Province, China, 13 x 8 x 6 cm,  Cabinet,  Flattened white rhombs of Calcite cover a large matrix.  They all look damage free to the naked eye.  Better yet under an optivisor although two small areas on high spots are missing.
.  49        1655 9idgctss.ls   ((FLUORITE)),  $15 MINIMUM  BID, Freiberg, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany, 7 x 5 x 4 cm,  Cabinet,  Cabinet specimen light colored cubic lustrous crystals of Fluorite.  Looks damage free with the naked eye.  ex H Deisinger collection.
50     12ehsmes   ((MORDENITE on green APOPHYLLITE with STILBITE)),  $20 MINIMUM  BID, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India, 9 x 5 x 4 cm, Cabinet,  Pretty undamaged Indian zeolite specimen.  Mordenite is delicate but I think I can ship.
51   12ehsmes   ((MORDENITE with STILBITE)),  $10 MINIMUM  BID, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India, 7 x 6 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet,  Artistic specimen with Mordenite on Stilbite.  Mordenite is not delicate or soft.
52    12ettgr  ((CHALCOPYRITE)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, Piedras Verde, Chihuahua, Mexico,  10 x 6 x 5.5 cm,  Cabinet,  The color in the photo looks exactly like Covellite but in person it is slightly more green in the blue coloration.  The Chalcopyrite is treated to produce this iridescent coloration.  Sometimes mislabeled and sold as Bornite.  Chalcopyrite from the Sweetwater Mine sometimes has this iridescent color naturally and sometimes is also treated.
53      2190 9idgcnrs.rs   ((QUARTZ on FLUORITE)),  $15 MINIMUM  BID, Halsbrucke, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany, 9 x 8 x 3.5 cm,  Cabinet,  Cabinet specimen light pinkish colored cubic crystals of Fluorite coated with a druze of Quartz.  On the Quartz coating are sparkling cubic small colorless Fluorite crystals.  Neat German Fluorite specimen.  ex H Deisinger collection.
54   3788 593tss   ((VANADINITE)),  $25 MINIMUM  BID, Mibladen, Morocco, 9.5 x 6.5 x 3 cm, Cabinet,  Here is a fine Vanadinite with lustrous undamaged sharp crystals.
55    2190 9idgcirs.ts   ((ANDRADITE)),  $25 MINIMUM  BID, Primorskiy Kray, Far Eastern Region, Russia, 11 x 8.5 x 7 cm,  Cabinet,  Cabinet specimen with lustrous dark green charcoal colored undamaged Andradite crystals from Russia.     ex H Deisinger collection.
56   5604 11btadns   ((MALACHITE)),  $10 MINIMUM  BID, Katanga Copper Cresent, Katanga, Demaocratic Republic of Congo, 7 x 7 x 1.5 cm, Cabinet,  Matte finished botryoidal green Malachite from Congo.
57    6ari  ((KIMZEYITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Perovskite Hill, Magnet Cove, Arkansas,  5 x 4 x 3 MM, Thumbnail,  Kimzeyite is a rare Zirconium Garnet.  This is typical size to a little large.  This crystal has sharper than normal edges.  These are from the lifetime accumulation of Clyde Hardin a well known digger and trader from Arkansas.
58     6ari  ((KIMZEYITE, ANATASE, MAGNETITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Perovskite Hill, Magnet Cove, Arkansas,  24 x 22 x 12 MM, Thumbnail,  Kimzeyite is a rare Zirconium Garnet.  This is typical size and are the rounded crystals.  Magnetite are the large octahedral crystals.  Anatase are the light brown to tan smaller octahedral crystals.   These are from the lifetime accumulation of Clyde Hardin a well known digger and trader from Arkansas.
59   6ari  ((KIMZEYITE, ANATSE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Perovskite Hill, Magnet Cove, Arkansas,  15 x 10 x 8 MM, Thumbnail,  Kimzeyite is a rare Zirconium Garnet.  These are huge crystals with typical crude form.  It also looks like a small tan Anatase between them on one side as seen at the top of the photo.  These are from the lifetime accumulation of Clyde Hardin a well known digger and trader from Arkansas.
60    6ari  ((WAVELLITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Mauldin Mountain, Arkansas,  8 x 6 x 2 cm, Cabinet,  Light green spheres of Wavellite on a flat matrix which is sawn flat on the back. These are from the lifetime accumulation of Clyde Hardin a well known digger and trader from Arkansas.
61    12dhjdis   ((BOTRYOIDAL FLUORITE, MONTMORILLONITE)),  $10 MINIMUM  BID, Lost Sheep Mine, Purple Pit, Spor Mountain, Juab County, Utah, 11 x 8.5 x 6 cm, Cabinet,  These were collected this year from the Lost Sheep Mine.  The botryoidal Fluorite is dark purple almost black.  It is on a contrasting white to pinkish soft matrix, probably Montmorillonite.  No photos on mindat.  One photo on the Fluorite on mindat say Thomas Range which is probably mislabeled or perhaps found when a collector left a specimen at Topaz mountain?
62  12dhjdis   ((BOTRYOIDAL FLUORITE, MONTMORILLONITE)),  $10 MINIMUM  BID, Lost Sheep Mine, Purple Pit, Spor Mountain, Juab County, Utah, 9 x 5.5 x 3 cm, Cabinet,  These were collected this year from the Lost Sheep Mine.  The botryoidal Fluorite is multicolored with dark purple almost black and a lighter greenish purple.  This is one of the more attractive specimens.  It is on a contrasting white to pinkish soft matrix, probably Montmorillonite.  No photos on mindat.  One photo on the Fluorite on mindat say Thomas Range which is probably mislabeled or perhaps found when a collector left a specimen at Topaz mountain?
63  12dhjdis   ((QUARTZ)),  $5 MINIMUM  BID, Lost Sheep Mine, Purple Pit, Spor Mountain, Juab County, Utah, 11 x 8.5 x 5 cm, Cabinet,  These were collected this year from the Lost Sheep Mine.  This specimen has a vug lined with Quartz.  It is from the location where the botryoidal dark purple Fluorite is found.
64   10hljdtr  ((GUILLEMINITE, MALACHITE)), TYPE LOCALITY, RADIOACTIVE, $25 MINIMUM BID, Musonoi Open Pit, Shaba Province, Zaire,  3.5 x 2 x 2 cm, Miniature,  Label from Pequa Rare Minerals has the information.  The yellow is the rare mineral Guilleminite and was collected in the 1950's.  It has UO2 and SeO3 in the chemical composition. This is from the type locality and was bought by a collector from Pequa Rare Minerals, now I believe retired.
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.
66        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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
71     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.
72   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.
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

Cymatolite ps. After Spodumene (old & rare) Mullane Coll. Back to Weekly COLLECTION LIQUIDATION AUCTIONS - end July 21, 2011

Fillow Quarry (Branchville Quarry), Redding, Fairfield Co., CT

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• Start Bid:$10
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• Current Bid:$75
• Size:12.4 x 6.8 x 4.1 cm
• Size Description:CABINET

 

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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