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Sept 21, 2012

 

            
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01  12hljdt  ((SMOLIANINOVITE with ERYTHRITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Mt Cobalt, Queensland, Australia,  1 x .8 x .8 cm, Thumbnail, Somlianinovite is a rare arsenate with Co and Ni. ex Milt Soman

 

 
02      12hljdt  ((WODGINITE)),  $5 MINIMUM BID, Tanco Pegmatite, Bernice Lake, Manitoba, Canada, .4 x .3 x .2 cm, Micro, Here is an uncommon tantalum oxide.

 

 
3  12hljdt  ((SALEITE aka SALEEITE)),  $5 MINIMUM BID, Los Ratones Mine, Albala, Caceres Province, Spain,  2.2 x 1 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a rare yellow Uranyl phosphate, ex Milt Soman

 

 
4       12hljdt  ((WEEKSITE)), RADIOACTIVE, $5 MINIMUM BID, Yavapia County, Arizona,  2 x 1.5 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, uncommon yellow uranyl silicate.  ex D Brand  
 

5             12hljdt  ((NENADKEVICHITE pseudomorph after RHABDOPHANE)), TYPE LOCALITY $5 MINIMUM BID, Lovozero Massiv, Russia,  2 x 1.2 x 1.2 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a rare species of niobium silicate.  ex Milt Soman

 

 
           

6       12hljdt  ((MIMETITE)),  $5 MINIMUM BID, Mammoth St Anthony Mine, Tiger, Pinal County, Arizona,  .5 x .5 x .5 cm, Micro, Spherical mass of orange Mimetite crystals from Tiger.  collected in 1982 ex Betancourt 14,223. 

 

 

 

 
7          12hljdis  ((SMITHSONITE)),  $5 MINIMUM BID, Socorro County, New Mexico,  1.2 x .8 x .8 cm, Thumbnail, Small crystals of white Smithsonite.   ex Herb Corbett  
8          12hljdt  ((MAWBYITE)), TYPE LOCALITY,  $5 MINIMUM BID, Kintore Pit, Broken Hill, NSW, Australia,  1.8 x 1.3 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, Rare red brown arsenate.  ex Milt Soman  
9        12hljdt  ((KENYAITE)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, Trinity Lake, Trinity County, California, 2 x 2 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, uncommon silicate. ex Milt Soman.   

 

10     12hljdt  ((NITER)),  $5 MINIMUM BID, Mt Belaja, Krim, Ukraine, 1 x .7 x .4 cm, Thumbnail, white potassium nitrate in a gelatin capsule.
 
11     12hljdt  ((MALACHITE pseudomorph after CUPRITE)),  $5 MINIMUM BID, Humbolt Mine, Cochise County, Arizona,  1.5 x 1.5 x .8 cm, Thumbnail, Small micro crystals of Malachite pseudomorph after Cuprite from Arizona.  ex Mike Seeds
 


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  ((TSCHERMAKITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Mundarare Mine, Logido, Tanzania,  1.5 x 1 x .7 cm, Thumbnail, uncommon dark greenish black silicate.  ex Milt Soman
 

12     12hljdt  ((TSCHERMAKITE)),  $5 MINIMUM BID, Mundarara Mine, Logido, Tanzania,  1.5 x 1 x .7 cm, Thumbnail, Uncommon dark greenish black silicate.   ex Milt Soman

 

 

 
13     12hljdt  ((SEKANINAITE)), TYPE LOCALITY,  $5 MINIMUM BID, Moravia, Dolni Bory, Czech Republic,  1.2 x .8 x .8 cm, Thumbnail, uncommon silicate.  ex Milt Soman

 

 

 
 14     12hljdt  ((POUGHITE)), TYPE LOCALITY,  $5 MINIMUM BID, Bombolla Mine, Moctezumma, Sonora, Mexico,  2 x 1.5 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, Brownish yellow tellurite from the type locality, ex Milt Soman.

 

 
15     12hljdt  ((PARAHOPEITE)), TYPE LOCALITY,  $5 MINIMUM BID, Broken Hill, Zambia,  1 x 1 x .7 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a uncommon zinc phosphate from the type locality in Zambia.  ex Milt Soman

 

 
 

16      12hljdt  ((RAUVITE)),  $5 MINIMUM BID, Monument 2 Mine, Apache County, Arizona,  1.5 x 1 x .5 cm, Thumbnail, Uncommon Uranyl vanadate from Arizona.  ex Milt Soman

 
 

17     12hljdt  ((VUAGNATITE on MCGUINESSITE)),  $5 MINIMUM BID, Red Mountain, Mendinco County, California,  1.5 x 1 x .7 cm, Thumbnail, Yellow WO3. Uncommon colorless silicate, ex Milt Soman.

 

 
 

18     12hljdr  ((APOPHYLLITE)),  $5 MINIMUM BID, Francisco, Chihuahua, Mexico,  .4 x .4 x .3 cm, Thumbnail,  Crystal of Apophyllite from Mexico ex Milt Soman 

 


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  ((SREBRODOLSKITE)),  $5 MINIMUM BID, Volcano near Laacher Seekante, Germany,  .8 x .7 x .3 cm, Micro, Uncommon calcium iron oxide.  ex Milt Soman.
 

19    12hljdr  ((SREBRODOLSKITE)),  $5 MINIMUM BID, Volcano near Laacher Seekante, Germany, .8 x .7 x .3 cm, mico,uncommon calcium iron oxide.   ex Milt Soman.

 

 
20     12hljdr  ((MAGNESIOCUMMMINGTONITE aka CUMMINGTONITE)),  $5 MINIMUM BID, Stolberg, Ludwicka, Sweden, 2 x 1.2 x 1.2 cm, Thumbnail,  Dark green silicate.   ex Milt Soman.  
21       12hljdr  ((EMMONSITE with SCHMITTERITE)), TYPE LOCALITY,  $5 MINIMUM BID, Mina La Bambolla, Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico, 1.5 x 1 x 1 cm, Thumbnail,  Here is an uncommon Uranyl Tellurite from the type locality: Schmitterite, with Emmonsite, another uncommon Tellurite not the type locality.   ex Milt Soman.

 

 

22    12hljdr  ((COBALTKORITNIGITE)), TYPE LOCALITY,  $5 MINIMUM BID, Richelsdorg, Saxony, Germany, 1.5 x .6 x .6 cm, Thumbnail,  Here is an uncommon light purple  Cobalt Arsenate.    ex Milt Soman  
23     12hljdr  ((CHRISTELITE)), TYPE LOCALITY,  $5 MINIMUM BID, San Francisco Mine, Sierra Gorda, Chile, 1 x 1 x .5 cm, Thumbnail,  Type locality for this blue uncommon sulphate from Chile.  ex P Betancourt collection. ex Milt Soman   
24         12hljdr  ((CUPRIANAUSTINITE)),   $5 MINIMUM BID, San Pedro Corralitos, Chihuahua, Mexico, 1.5 x 1 x 1 cm, Thumbnail,  Here is the green Cuprian variety of Austinite.  ex P Betancourt collection.

 

 

 
25    12hljdr  ((GILLESPITE)),   $5 MINIMUM BID, El Rosario, Baja California, Mexico,  1.5 x 1.5 x .5 cm, Thumbnail,  Here is a reddish barium iron silicate.  
26      12hljdr  ((KLADNOITE)), TYPE LOCALITY,  $20 MINIMUM BID, Schoeller Mine,  Kladno Mine, Czech Republic,  1.5 x 1.3 x 1 cm, Thumbnail,  Here is a RARE organic mineral species from the type locality. It is only found in a couple of coal mines in Czech Replublic and the Urals.   ex Milt Soman 

 

 
27   12hljdr  ((KTENASITE)),   $5 MINIMUM BID, Lower Shaft, DH Mine, Gila County, Arizona, 1.5 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm, Thumbnail,  Here is an uncommon blue green sulfate.  ex Milt Soman.  
 

28      12hljdr  ((MAGNESIOHASTINGSITE)),   $5 MINIMUM BID, Mica Mine, Kovdor Massif, Kola, Russia, 1.5 x 1 x .8 cm, Thumbnail,  Uncommon dark green silicate in the amphibole group.

 

29    12hljdr  ((TORNEBOHMITE Ce, CERITE Ce)), TYPE LOCALITY,   $5 MINIMUM BID, Bastnas Mine, Riddarhyttan, Sweden, 1 cm, 6 Thumbnails,  Uncommon rare earth silicate from the type locality. ex D Brand

 

 

 
30    12hljdr  ((LUETHEITE)), TYPE LOCALITY,   $5 MINIMUM BID, El Guanaca Mine, Taltal, Chile, 2 x 2 x 1.5 cm,  Thumbnail,  Uncommon pale green Arsenate.  
   

31 12hljdt  ((SREBRODOLSKITE)),  $5 MINIMUM BID, Bellerberg, Ettringen, Laacher, Germany,  1.5 x 1 x .8 cm, Thumbnail, Uncommon calcium iron oxide.  ex Milt Soman.

 
32   12hljdt  ((SELLAITE, TOPAZ)),  $5 MINIMUM BID, Nickenicher Sattel, Nickenich, Eifel,  2 x 2 x 1.5 cm, Thumbnail, Uncommon colorless magnesium fluoride. 

 

 

 
33  12hljdt  ((MAGNESIOHULSITE)),  $5 MINIMUM BID, Iteniurginskoye, Chukotka, Russia,  2.2 x 1.2 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, Uncommon black borate species. 

 

 

 

 
   
 

34     12hljdt  ((TINZENITE)), TYPE LOCALITY, $5 MINIMUM BID, Falotta, Graubunden, Switzerland,  1 x .8 x .5 cm, Thumbnail, Uncommon orange silicate from the type locality. 

 
35       12hljdt  ((TOPAZ)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Val Serena, Merida, Spain,  1.5 x 1.5 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a Spanish Topaz in a thumbnail size. Its there some where.  
 

36       12hljdt  ((MAGNESIOCUMMINGTONITE aka CUMMINGTONITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Stolbergot, Ludwika, Sweden,  1.5 x 1 x .4 cm, Thumbnail, Here is an uncommon dark green silicate.   ex Milt Soman

 
 
37    12hljdt  ((MACDONALDITE)),  CO TYPE LOCALITY $5 MINIMUM BID, Esquire #1 claim, Fresno County, California,   3 x 1.5 x 1.3 cm, Thumbnail, Here is an uncommon white silicate from the co type locality.   ex Milt Soman  
 
38   12hljdt  ((POLDERVAARTITE, BULTONTEINITE)),   $5 MINIMUM BID, N'Chwaning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa,   1.8 x 1.5 x .5 cm, Thumbnail, Here is are two silicates from South Africa.   ex Milt Soman

 

 

39   12hljdt  ((CHKALOVITE)),   $5 MINIMUM BID, Umbozero, Lovozero, Kola, Russia,   1 x 1 x .5 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a white sodium beryllium silicate from near the type locality.  
40  12hljdt  ((CAMEROLAITE)),   $5 MINIMUM BID, Piesky, Slovakia,   2 x 1.5 x .8 cm, Thumbnail, Here is an uncommon light blue sulfate. $29.99
41   12hljdt  ((CHENEVIXITE)),   $5 MINIMUM BID, Estremoz, Portugal,   1.5 x .9 x .9 cm, Thumbnail, Here is an uncommon olive green arsenate. $29.99
42   12hljdt  ((BOUSSINGAULTITE)), TYPE LOCALITY  $5 MINIMUM BID, Larderello, Val Di Cecina, Toscana, Italy,   1.5 x .8 x .7 cm, Thumbnail, Here is an uncommon colorless sulfate.  $29.99
43   12hljdt  ((BRIANYOUNGITE)), TYPE LOCALITY  $5 MINIMUM BID, Block 14 Opencut, Broken Hill, NSW, Australia,   2.5 x 1.3 x 1.3 cm, Thumbnail, Here is an uncommon colorless to white carbonate and sulfate.  $29.99
44   12hljdt  ((BERTRANDITE)),   $5 MINIMUM BID, Golconda Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil,   1 x 1 x .8 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a colorless to white beryllium silicate.  $29.99
45   12hljdt  ((BELLITE aka CHROME MIMETITE)),  $5 MINIMUM BID, Ponderosa Mine, Inca de Oro, Chile,   2 x 1.2 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a red lead chromate, arsenate, silicate.  $29.99
46   12hljdt  ((BENYACARITE)),  TYPE LOCALITY   $5 MINIMUM BID, El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco, Cordoba, Argentina,   1.5 x 1 x .5 cm, Thumbnail, Here is an uncommon titanium phosphate.   $29.99
47   12hljdt  ((ARCTITE)),  TYPE LOCALITY   $5 MINIMUM BID, Koashva Mine, Chibiny, Kola, Russia,   1 x .8 x .6 cm, Thumbnail, Here is an rare phosphate only found in a very limited area in Russia. $29.99
48   12hljdt  ((ARDENNITE)),  TYPE LOCALITY   $5 MINIMUM BID, Vielsalm, Ardennes, Belgium,   1.5 x 1 x .6 cm, Thumbnail, Here is an rare yellow brown silicate, arsenate, vanadinate. $29.99
49   12hljdt  ((AMESITE variety CHROMIAN AMESITE)),  TYPE LOCALITY   $5 MINIMUM BID, Sarany dep., Ural, Russia,   1.5 x 1.5 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, Here is an uncommon light reddish purple micaceous silicate.  Color is also dependent on light source.  
50   12hljdt  ((CAFETITE)),  TYPE LOCALITY   $5 MINIMUM BID, Rasvumchorr, Chibiny, Kola, Russia,   1.4 x .5 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, Here is an uncommon titanium oxide with other elements only found in a couple of locations.  
51   12hljdt  ((CHONDRODITE)),   $5 MINIMUM BID, Palabora Mine, South Africa,   1.5 x 1 x .8 cm, Thumbnail, Here is an uncommon silicate species.   
52   12hljdt  ((GODOVIKOVITE)),   $5 MINIMUM BID, Kladno, Bohemia, Czech Republic,   1 x 1 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, Here is an uncommon sulfate species.   
53   7975 1jkggnr  ((PYRITE)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, Park City, Summit County, Utah,  3.5 x 3 x 2 cm, Miniature,  Undamaged lustrous miniature of Park City Pyrite.
54   7364 11gsejtrs  ((MALACHITE pseudomorph after AZURITE)),  $20 MINIMUM BID, Milpillas Mine, near Nacozari, Sonora, Mexico,  7 x 6 x 3 cm, Cabinet,  Undamaged large lustrous dark green crystals of this modern classic from Milpillas.
55   7892 7ddceint.nt  ((CASSITERITE)),  $20 MINIMUM BID, Schlaggenwald, Bohemia, Czech Republic,  7 x 3.5 x 2 cm, Cabinet,  Lustrous black crystals of Cassiterite from a classic European locality. ex Ernie Schlichter collection
56   7912 99hltg4504  ((CREEDITE)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, Mina Navidad, Durango, Mexico,  8 x 4.5 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet,  Lustrous undamaged orange large Creedite crystals.  It is hard to tell, but there may be a crystal or so missing.  Overall looks undamaged.
57   12idranr  ((GOLD in QUARTZ)),  $15 MINIMUM BID, near Winnemucca, Nevada,  1.5 x 1 x .5 cm, Thumbnail, The jewelry booth next to us in Denver is retiring. I bought 10 small gold specimens that he had in his shop in Idaho.  This one from Winnemucca is a small Gold in Quartz and is rich in Gold.  
58    12idranr  ((GOLD ORE)),  $5 MINIMUM BID, Gold King Mine, Gladstone, Colorado,  5 x 4.5 x .5 cm, Miniature, The jewelry booth next to us in Denver is retiring. I bought 10 small gold specimens that he had in his shop in Idaho.  This one says Gold Ore and not Gold in Quartz.  I believe the gold flects are actually Pyrite or Chalcopyrite.  This is Gold Ore but I do not believe has any visable Gold but I may be wrong.
59   12idranr  ((NATIVE GOLD with QUARTZ)),  $50 MINIMUM BID, Idadorado Mine, Colorado,  2.5 x 2.5 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, The jewelry booth next to us in Denver is retiring. I bought 10 small gold specimens that he had in his shop in Idaho.  This one is very rich but I am not sure if Idadorado is a misspelling. 
60   12idranr  ((GOLD in QUARTZ)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, California,   1 x 1 x .3 cm, Thumbnail, The jewelry booth next to us in Denver is retiring. I bought 10 small gold specimens that he had in his shop in Idaho.  This one from California is a Gold in Quartz.   
61  10fbdjis  ((VEZELYITE)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, Black Pine Mine, Granite County, Montana,  .5 x .3 x .3 cm, Thumbnail to Micro,  Lustrous small undamaged blue cluster of terminated Vezelyite crystals. 
62  10fbdjis  ((VEZELYITE)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, Black Pine Mine, Granite County, Montana,  1 x .7 x .6 cm, Thumbnail,  Lustrous small pair of blue Vezelyite crystals with some contact on one of the terminations. 
63   7967 1jkggiss  ((STIBNITE)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, Felsobanya, Romania,  8.5 x 7.5 x 5.5 cm, Cabinet,  Here is a cluster of terminated Stibnite crystals from Romania.   ex Gil Griffin collection.
64   7ddcetn  ((QUARTZ JAPAN TWIN)),  $35 MINIMUM BID, Pachapaque, Peru,  6 x 6 x 5 cm, Cabinet,  Here is an undamaged large Japan Law Twin from Peru. 
65   2075 9ldoctss  ((PYROLUSITE)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, Hungary, 9.5 x 6 x 5.5 cm, Cabinet,  Undamaged specimen with sparkling crystals of Pyrolusite from Hungary,  ex Ernie Schlichter collection. 
66   10hltgar  ((WULFENITE)),  $35 MINIMUM BID, Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico,  21 x 12 x 9 cm, Cabinet,  Here is a large specimen covering with blocky undamage crystals of Wulfenite.
 
67   8hlkmtr  ((GARNET)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, Cornwall Mines, Cornwall, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania,  5 x 4 x 2.5 cm, Miniature,  Here is a specimen with many undamaged Garnets from Cornwall.  ex Kerry Matt collection.
 
68   7iddbns  ((BARITE)),  $15 MINIMUM BID, near Warihuayin, Huamalies Province, Huanuco Department, Peru,  7.5 x 3.3 x 3.3 cm, Cabinet,  Lustrous undamaged thick transparent to translucent crystals of yellow Barite from Peru.
69   7863 99atsmnss 2231  ((APOPHYLLITE, STILBITE)),  $15 MINIMUM BID, Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India,  8 x 5.5 x 5 cm, Cabinet,  Lustrous undamaged high quality Apophyllite and Stilbite combination.  It has a double terminated 7 cm bowtie Stilbite and sharp undamaged crystals of colorless Apophyllite.
70   2618 5attgrs  ((MARCASITE)),  $15 MINIMUM BID, Da Chang Mine, Guangxi Province, China,  11.5 x 4 x 1 cm, Cabinet,  Lustrous Marcasite floater from China with multi colored with gold and blue iridescent patina.
71   9fbdhrs  ((COVELLITE)),  $25 MINIMUM BID, Leonard Mine, Butte, Silver Bow county, Montana,  5.5 x 5.5 x 4 cm, Cabinet,  Lustrous blue Covellite from Leonard Mine in Butte. 
 
 
72   11fbdjis  ((CHALCOCITE)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, Butte, Montana,  6.5 x 5 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet,  Here is a Butte specimen of massive Chalcocite with some associated Pyrite.
 
73   5atjkrs  ((CALCITE)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, Southwest Mine, Bisbee, Arizona,  8 x 5 x 5 cm, Cabinet,  Undamaged flower like Calcite crystals from Bisbee.
   
74   5atdbn  ((QUARTZ)),  $3 MINIMUM BID, Grizzly Bear Mine, Ouray County, Colorado,  3.5 x 3 x 3 cm,Miniature,  Single terminated Quartz crystal from Ouray.
 
   
75   7912 99hltg4504  ((CREEDITE)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, Mina Navidad, Durango, Mexico,  8 x 4.5 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet,  Lustrous undamaged orange large Creedite crystals.  It is hard to tell, but there may be a crystal or so missing.  Overall looks undamaged.
 
76   7912 99hltg4504  ((CREEDITE)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, Mina Navidad, Durango, Mexico,  8 x 4.5 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet,  Lustrous undamaged orange large Creedite crystals.  It is hard to tell, but there may be a crystal or so missing.  Overall looks undamaged.
   
77   7912 99hltg4504  ((CREEDITE)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, Mina Navidad, Durango, Mexico,  8 x 4.5 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet,  Lustrous undamaged orange large Creedite crystals.  It is hard to tell, but there may be a crystal or so missing.  Overall looks undamaged.
 
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