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Auction Four hundred fifty preliminary Preview

Dec 21, 2012

 

            
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1  12hhgang  ((THOMSONITE in BASALT)),    $10 MINIMUM BID, Thomsonite Beach, Grand Marais, Cook County, Minnesota, 10 x 5.5 x 5 cm, Cabinet,  Here is a specimen of Thomsonite from Minnesota.  This is a famous occurrence for these zeolite nodules in Basalt.  These are These are highly thought of by the local Minnesota mineral collectors.
 
2  12hhgaen  ((EMBOLITE aka BROMIAN CHLORARGYRITE)),    $10 MINIMUM BID, Black Pine Mine, Granite County, Montana, 11 x 4 x 4 cm, Cabinet,  Here is a Bromian Silver Chloride from Montana.  One mindat.org it does not list Embolite but does list it from the Lone Pine Mine in Montana.  I do not see large crystals,  they are probably micro or at least requires a loop.  Number on specimen matches collection label.  ex Richard Holmes collection.
3   12hhgaer  ((GYPSUM variety SELENITE)), Fluor/Phosphorescent SW,MW,LW,  $10 MINIMUM BID, Hot Springs County, Wyoming, 9.5 x 6 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet,  Here is an interesting form for Selenite from Wyoming. 

 
4    12hhgans  ((MALACHITE)),  $5 MINIMUM BID, Arizona, 8.5 x 5 x 2 cm, Cabinet,  Here is a green Malachite with location stated just as Arizona,  Brewer collection. 
5  7hhmrns    ((7 AZURITE)),  $10 MINIMUM  BID, near LaSal, Lisbon Valley, San Juan County, Utah, .8 to 1.5 cm wide,  8 Thumbnails,  Here are 7 small blue spherical Azurite clusters from LaSal.

 

  
6   12jmgais  ((ORPIMENT)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, Melco Mine, Oquirrh Mtns, Salt Lake County, Utah,  8 x 5 x 4.5 cm,  Cabinet,  Here is a yellow Orpiment from Utah's Melco Mine in the Oquirrhs and resembling Orpiment from Russia.  It was collected in 1996 at the 7269 level.

 

7     7hhmrtr    ((SMITHSONITE)),  $10 MINIMUM  BID, Berg Aukas Mine, Grootfontein, Namibia, 5 x 4 x 3 cm,  Miniature,  Here is a cluster of cream colored large Smithsonite crystals in great shape.  ex Mark Rogers collection
8    3atmdr    ((fossil AMMONITE)),  $5 MINIMUM  BID, Morocco, 3 x 2.5 x 1 cm, Miniature,  Here is a fossil Ammonite with the shell highly iridescent.
9    UU    ((Ore Specimen of ARSENOPYRITE, PYRRHOTITE, CUMMINGTONITE)),  $5 MINIMUM  BID, 5450 level, Homestake Mine, Lead, South Dakota,  10 x 8 x 2 cm, Cabinet,  HMiniature,  Here is a good ore grade specimen with Arsenopyrite, Pyrrhotite, and Cummingtonite with Quartz and Biotite.  ex University of Utah geological science and geophysics department. 

 

 

 

  
10   9iddbnss    ((BARITE)),  $20 MINIMUM  BID, near Warihuayin, Huamalies Province, Huanuco Department, Peru, 5.5 x 5 x 3 cm, Miniature,  Here is a fine Barite from Warihuayin, Peru. This style has transparent yellow crystals.  Fragile but not as fragile as they look.  One corner looks like it may be damage but is actually a modified corner face.  The corner does have some micro chipping.  Other crystals are  undamaged without any micro chipping. 

 
11  7hlrdni   ((CANBYITE syn. HISINGERITE)),  $20 MINIMUM  BID, Hubbard Quarry, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, 7.5 x 5 x 4 cm, Miniature,  Hisingerite is a hydrated iron silicate.  The label says type spec which I do not understand.  ex N A Wintringham collection.

 

 
12     UU    ((HALLOYSITE)),  $10 MINIMUM  BID, Tintic District, Dragon Mine, Eureka, Juab County, Utah,  4 x 3.5 x 3 cm, Miniature,  Specimen is in two pieces that fit together.  ex Whelan specimen, Whelanite named after him,   ex University of Utah geological science and geophysics department. 

 

13    DR22  ((SEPTARIAN NODULE)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, Muddy Creek area, Kane Co., Utah,  13.5 x 8.5 x 3 cm, Cabinet,  Cut section of a septarian nodule 9.5 x 7.5 x 1.5 cm showing bright fluorescence under long wave UV, Muddy Creek area, Kane Co., Utah
14     DR25  ((CAVANSITE on STILBITE)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, Wagholi, India, 1.8 x 1.7 x 1.4 cm, Miniature,  Cavansite on stilbite
15  5atmdr  ((BARITE)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, Hartsel District, Park County, Colorado,  5 x 4.5 x .8 cm, Miniature,  Single brown blue grey Barite crystal from Colorado in great shape.  
16  12hhjdns  ((2 CALCITE)),  $2 MINIMUM BID, Ophir Hill Mine, Ophir District, Tooele County Utah,  9 and 8 cm in length, 2 Cabinets,  Here are 2 two Calcite specimens from Ophir.  The stalactitic fingers are not terminated.    
17   12hhjdns  ((2 HALITE)),  $2 MINIMUM BID, Great Salt Lake, Tooele County, Utah,  5.5 and 7.5 cm in length, 2 Miniature/Cabinets,  Here are 2 unusual Halite formations.  One knowlegable mineral club member that had seen them previously said that the Halite formed around grass which is no longer present.  I had not seen them previously.  
18    7iddbesiss  ((GROSSULAR, DIOPSIDE)),  $15 MINIMUM BID, York River Scarn, Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada,  15.5 x 12 x 8 cm,  Cabinet,  Here is a large specimen with a sawn bottom to allow to stand up for display.  Lustrous reddish brown Grossular on the right and grey green Diopside on the left.  Inside are remnants of Calcite that was etched, dissolved exposing the Grossular and Diopside.  ex Ernie Schlichter collection.
19    7iddbesiss  ((QUARTZ, QUARTZ pseudo after BARITE)),  $15 MINIMUM BID, Unknown location,  14 x 14 x 8 cm,  Cabinet,  Here is a large specimen with  sawn bottom and base to allow to stand up or lay down for display.  Ernie Schlichter's collection number attached to the back.  Some of the pseudos are damaged.  The specimen is still a nice larger specimen or Ernie would not have gone to the trouble to sawn it to enable it to be displayed.   ex Ernie Schlichter collection 10-1629.

20   bru27is    ((QUARTZ)),   $3 MINIMUM  BID, Brumado Mine, Bahia, Brazil, 8.5 x 6 x 1.5 cm, Cabinet,  Here is a plate of Quartz from the Brumado Mine in Brazil.

 

 
 
 

21    4hlmsnr    ((FLUORITE diamond)),   $1 MINIMUM  BID, Hardin County, Illinois, pt to pt height 5 cm, Miniature,  Here is a colorless Fluorite cleaved into an octahedron.  Some damage to 3 tips and 1 edge but may be a product of how it was cleaved.

 

 
 
22  4hlmsnr    ((FLUORITE diamond)),   $1 MINIMUM  BID, Hardin County, Illinois, pt to pt height 5 cm, Miniature,  Here is a grey blue transluscent, slightly milky, Fluorite cleaved into an octahedron.  minor damage to 1 tip but overall in good shape.  Same height at previous specimen but this one is wider than the first one.
 
23  4hlmsnr    ((FLUORITE diamond)),   $1 MINIMUM  BID, Hardin County, Illinois, pt to pt height 3.2 cm, Miniature,  Here is a light purple blue transparent Fluorite cleaved into an octahedron.  minor damage to 1 tip but overall in good shape. 

 

  
24   4hlmsnr    ((FLUORITE diamond)),   $1 MINIMUM  BID, Hardin County, Illinois, pt to pt height 4.3 cm, Miniature,  Here is a colorless Fluorite cleaved into an octahedron.  Not that much damage but made a little crudely.  Irregularities are not really damage, just the way it was cleaved.

 

  
25  4ecidis  ((PENTAGONITE)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, Waholi Quarry, Pune, Maharashtra, India,  4 x 4 x 3.5 cm, Miniature,  Here is a Basalt speicmen with a vug filled with a delicate blue acicular crystallized Pentagonite.

  
 
26  1089 9ldgciss  ((CERUSSITE)),  $20 MINIMUM BID, Mibladen Mine, Midelt, Khenifra Province, Morocco,  6.5 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet,  Here is a very large Cerussite, nearly 4 cm, for the location.  Undamaged and lustrous and orange Barite matrix attached to the top and bottom of the Cerussite.   
27  1089 9ldgciss  ((BENITOITE)),  $20 MINIMUM BID, Dallas Gem Mine, San Benito County, California,  4 x 3 x 1.8 cm, Miniature,  Here is a deep blue lustrous Benitoite crystal with white Natrolite on Crossite matrix.  Crystal is undamaged and complete except some incomplete area filled with Crossite matrix.  Benitoite is also highly UV fluorescent.
 
28  5atadir  ((BARITE with ORPIMENT inclusions)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, Regent Mine, near Rawhide, Mineral County, Nevada,  8 x 7.5 x 7 cm, Cabinet,  Shape is a bit irregular for display.  I see some Orpiment inclusions and they stand out when photographed.  They look like yellow clouds in the Barite.
 
 
29   7iddbesiss  ((GYPSUM variety SELENITE)),  $7 MINIMUM BID, Unknown location,  10.5 x 4.5 x 1.3 cm,  Cabinet,  Here is an unusual Gypsum.  Location is not given and I have not seen this type previously.  Still with its uniqueness, the location should be able to be known. Contact at the bottom but undamaged.   ex  Ernie Schlichter collection
 
30  7iddbesiss  ((GYPSUM variety SELENITE)),  $15 MINIMUM BID, Unknown location,  10 x 9 x 3 cm,  Cabinet,  Here is an unusual Gypsum.  Location is not given and I have not seen this type previously.  Still with its uniqueness, the location should be able to be known. Undamaged.   ex  Ernie Schlichter collection

 
31 9iddbis  ((LUDWIGITE)),  $5 MINIMUM BID, Mountain Lake Mine, Brighton Canyon, Utah,   3.5 x 2.5 x 1.3 cm, Miniature,  grey green to black crystals of Ludwigite frozen in matrix.  ex Jim and Dawn Minette collection.  
 
32  9iddbis  ((MAGNESIUM BORATE)),  $3 MINIMUM BID, Probably from Boron Mine, Boron, Kern County, California,  8.5 cm bottle, powder,  Here is a bottle with white Magnesium Borate powder,  ex Jim and Dawn Minette collection.  
33  9iddbis  ((WARDSMITHITE)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, from Pit, Boron Mine, Boron, Kern County, California,  plastic bag,  micros,  Here is a plastic bag filled with small sand like material with a few larger pieces.  The material is a rare Borate called Wardsmithite.  It is only found in California with the Type Locality being the Hard Scramble Claim in Death Valley National Park.  There are no www.mindat.org photos to compare.  Bag just says from pit.  ex Jim and Dawn Minette collection.  
34  9iddbis  ((SMYTHITE on HISINGERITE)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, Initial Pit, Footwall Basalt,  Boron Mine, Boron, Kern County, California,  6 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm,  Miniature,  Smythite is an iron nickle sulfide and Hisingerite is an iron silicate.  Minette label included.  ex Vince Morgan collection,  ex Jim and Dawn Minette collection.
  
35  9iddbis  ((ULEXITE in Mud)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, Boron Mine, Boron, Kern County, California,   5 x 4 x 3 cm,  Miniature,  Fine acicular needles of Ulexite crystals on a matrix of the Boron Mine mud. Number on specimen matches the number on the paper label,  The top of the cluster is either contacted or crushed flat which is seen in the large over all photo but not so much in the side close up.   ex Milton Speckels collection with label,  ex Jim and Dawn Minette collection.
  
36  9iddbis  ((STRONTIANITE)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, Boron Mine, Boron, Kern County, California,   5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm,  Miniature,  A unusual location for Strontianite with a dark grey layer  of crystals.    ex Vince Morgan collection,  ex Jim and Dawn Minette collection with label.
  
37  9iddbis  ((PYRITE with TUNELLITE)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, Boron Mine, Boron, Kern County, California,   7 x 5.5 x 3 cm,  Cabinet,  This form of Tunellite has small fine acicular needle like crystals.  I see on the back side some wite nodules of Ulexite.  Pyrite is not easily seen,  Perhaps with a microscope or loop.   ex Vince Morgan collection,  ex Jim and Dawn Minette collection.
  
38   9iddbis  ((PYRITE on BASALT)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, Initial Pit, Boron Mine, Boron, Kern County, California,   6 x 6 x 2 cm,  Miniature,  Surface of Basalt covered with micro crystals of cubic Pyrite.   ex Verle Carnahan collection,  ex Jim and Dawn Minette collection with label.
  
39  9iddbis  ((TUNELLITE)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, Boron Mine, Boron, Kern County, California,   3.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm,  Miniature,  This specimen is covered with small but the usual form of Tunellite crystals.  ex Milton Speckels collection with label,  ex Jim and Dawn Minette collection.
  
40  9iddbis  ((3 TUNELLITE)),  $5 MINIMUM BID, Boron Mine, Boron, Kern County, California,   1.5, 2.5, and 3 cm, 3 Thumbnails,  Here are 3 specimens with gemmy small Tunellite crystals 2 to 4 MM in a contrasting matrix that is probably called Mud from Boron.  ex Jim and Dawn Minette collection.  
41 9iddbis  ((ULEXITE)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, China Lake Mine, China Lake, Kern County, California,   2.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm, Thumbnail,  Here is a soft white nodule of Ulexite from China Lake.  ex Jim and Dawn Minette collection.
42   9iddbis  ((SEARLESITE in cavity)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, Boron Mine, Boron, Kern County, California,   7 x 7 x 6 cm, Cabinet,  Here is a cavity with gemmy water clear crystals of Searlesite from Boron.  ex and collected by Jenni Feb, 1960 #1790,  ex Jim and Dawn Minette collection. 9iddbis  ((INYOITE, MEYERHOFFERITE, ULEXITE, COLEMANITE)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, De Bely Mine, Death Valley National Park, Inyo County, California,  3 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm, Miniature,  Here is a specimen in a bottom with multiple minerals listed on the label from De Bely Mine in Death Valley National Park.  Collecting not longer allowed,  ex Jim and Dawn Minette collection.
43   9iddbis  ((CAMSELLITE synonym of SZAIBELYITE)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, Stinson Beach, Bolinas Bay, Marin County, California,   2 x 2 x 1.5 cm, Thumbnail,  Here is a somewhat uncommon Borate species.  This is #542 with the card label that states aquired from Ralph Merrill in 1947,  ex Jim and Dawn Minette collection.
44      9iddbis  ((VEATCHITE A)), Type Locality,  $10 MINIMUM BID, Killik Mine, Emet Borate Deposit, Emet, Turkey,   2.2 x 2 x 2 cm, Thumbnail,  Here is a rare Borate species from its Type Locality,  The only two locations are Tick Canyon in California and Emet, Turkey.    ex Jim and Dawn Minette collection.

  

45    9iddbis  ((TERTSCHITE)), Type Locality,  $10 MINIMUM BID, Kurtpinari Mine, Bigadic, Marmara Region Turkey,   2.5 cm vial, Micros,  Here is a small vial of white tufts of Tertschite from its Type Locality and only locality listed in mindat.org in the world and also in Turkey.  This is #788 with the card label that states aquired from R C Erd in 1961,  ex Jim and Dawn Minette collection.

 		 
46     9iddbis  ((BORAX)), Dr A E FOOTE Label,  $10 MINIMUM BID, Esmeralda County, Nevada,  2.7 x 2.3 x 2 cm,  Thumbnail,  Here is a crystal of Borax with a collectable FOOTE label from Philadelphia which says Dr A E Foote,  ex Jim and Dawn Minette collection.
47     9iddbis  ((ULEXITE with unknown Blue Mineral)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, probably Boron Mine, Boron, Kern County, California,  10 x 8 x 3.5 cm, Cabinet,  Here is a large specimen that I believe is Ulexite with and unknown blue mineral or staining.  ex Victor C Vescovi label,  ex Jim and Dawn Minette collection.

48     9iddbis  ((SEARLESITE in cavity)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, Boron Mine, Boron, Kern County, California,   7 x 7 x 6 cm, Cabinet,  Here is a cavity with gemmy water clear crystals of Searlesite from Boron.  ex and collected by Jenni Feb, 1960 #1790,  ex Jim and Dawn Minette collection.

 
49  9iddbis  ((2 COLEMANITE)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, Boron Mine, Boron, Kern County, California,   4 and 5.5 cm, 2 Miniatures,  Two unusual specimens with smaller white opaque crystals.  Speckels label says Colemanite from Boron,  ex Jim and Dawn Minette collection.


 

50    9iddbis  ((ANALCIME)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, Ext 175, Boron Mine, Boron, Kern County, California,   3.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm,  Miniature,  Here is a specimen with a large vug in Basalt at Boron covered with gemmy transparent crystals of Analcime, ex Vince Morgan collection,  ex Jim and Dawn Minette collection with label.
51   9iddbis  ((7 GAYLUSSITE)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, Searles Lake, Trona, San Bernardino County,  California,  2 to 2.5 cm,  7 Thumbnails,  Here are 7 uncommon crystals of the uncommon Borate, Gaylussite from Searles lake. ,  ex Jim and Dawn Minette collection with label.

 

  
 
52    9iddbis  ((3 probably COLEMANITE)),  $1 MINIMUM BID, Probably Boron Mine, Boron, Kern County, California,   2 to 3 cm, 3 Thumbnails,  not label but the crystal shape looks like Colemanite with a yellow brown coating,  ex Jim and Dawn Minette collection.
 
 

53   9iddbis  ((MINERAL B-14)),  $1 MINIMUM BID, Boron Mine, Boron, Kern County, California,   6 cm bottle, small granules to powder,  Here is a bottle of fine red brown material the is label unknown B-14, ex Vince Morgan collection,  ex Jim and Dawn Minette collection.

 

  
 

54   9iddbis  ((INDERITE, KURNAKOVITE)),  $1 MINIMUM BID, Eagle Borax Works Mine, Inyo County, Death Valley National Park, California,   5.5 cm bottle, micros, small granules,  Here is a bottle with material from the Eagle Borax Works Mine,  ex Jim and Dawn Minette collection.

 

 

  
 

55   9iddbis  ((UNKNOWNS)),  $1 MINIMUM BID, Boron Mine, Boron, Kern County, California,   6 bottles, miniatures to small granules to powder,  Here are some unknowns from Boron,  ex Jim and Dawn Minette collection.

 
 

56    9iddbis  ((ULEXITE, SEARLESITE)),  $1 MINIMUM BID, Boron Mine, Boron, Kern County, California,   4 x 3 x 2 cm, miniature,  Here is a sawn rectangular specimen of grey matrix with a negative impression of a 2.5 cm crystal,  The impression has some smaller pieces with needle like Ulexite.  The label also mentions Searlesite which maybe present but I did not see it.  Perhaps a microscope could show them.   Jim and Dawn Minette collection.

 

 

57    9iddbis  ((CALCITE)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, Boron Mine, Boron, Kern County, California,  7 x 5 x 4 cm, Cabinet,  Here is an aesthetic Calcite from Boron.  These Calcites also usually fluoresce with a yellow color under UVSW.  In great shape with little if any damage.  ex Milton Speckels collection with label,  Jim and Dawn Minette collection.

 
58     9iddbis  ((ULEXITE)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, Boron Mine, Boron, Kern County, California,  4.5 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm, Cabinet,  Here is an aesthetic Ulexite with fine brush like terminations.  It is mounted in a plastic miniature perky box and was part of the Milton L Speckels collection acquired by Jim Minette.    ex Milton L Speckels collection,  Jim and Dawn Minette collection.

59    9iddbgr  ((TUNELLITE on ULEXITE)),  $20 MINIMUM BID, Boron Mine, Boron, Kern County, California,  11 x 7.5 x 6 cm, Cabinet,  Here is a large cabinet specimen with a 4.3 cm Tunellite and a smaller 3 cm Tunellite crystal which lustrous face is a cleaved surface.  The Tunellites are attached to a large massive Ulexite made up of multiple nodules. 

 

 
60  9iddbins  ((TUNELLITE)),  $30 MINIMUM BID, Boron Mine, Boron, Kern County, California,  6 x 6 x 5 cm, small Cabinet, large Miniature,  Here is a very large Ulexite specimen.  It is lustrous looks like a single crystal with some remnant white opaque Ulexite.
61  12hhjdis  ((AZURITE)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, Hidden Treasure Mine, Tooele County, Utah,  6.5 x 6 x 3.5 cm,  Cabinet, Here is a pretty blue Azurite from the Hidden Treasure Mine with sparkling blue micro crystals of Azurite.  Some banding of green Malachite.

 

 

62  12hhjdis  ((HEMIMORPHITE on ROSASITE and AURICHALCITE)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, Hidden Treasure Mine, Tooele County, Utah,  9 x 6.6 x 5.5 cm,  Cabinet, Here is a pretty sparkling Hidden Treasure specimen with a druze of Hemimorphite crystals over blue green Rosasite.  Also displayable on the backside.  It has Rosasite with small clusters of colorless to white Hemimorphite. 

 

 

63     12hhjdis  ((GALENA, CHALCOPYRITE)),   $10 MINIMUM BID, Hidden Treasure Mine, Tooele County, Utah, 10 x 7 x 3.5 cm,  Cabinet,  Here is a specimen of massive lustrous Galena and yellow Chalcopyrite from the Hidden Treasure.  This is a great reference specimen of species that are normally not collected at the Hidden Treasure.   Aurichalcite, Hemimorphite, Smithsonite, Plattnerite, Rosasite, and Calcite are the usual targets for collecting.  This mine was sealed by the state of Utah but evidently with a gated entrance.  With permission, limited collecting has been recently made at the mine.

64     12hhjdis  ((ROSASITE, AZURITE, AURICHALCITE)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, Hidden Treasure Mine, Tooele County, Utah,  6 x 5.5 x 2 cm,  Cabinet, Here is a pretty specimen with great Rosasite coverage along with minor blue Azurite and minor light robin egg blue Aurichalcite. 

 
65  7atkrlr  ((CALCITE)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb, Namibia, 9 x 8 x 5.5 cm,  Cabinet,  Here is a Tsumeb Calcite with sparkling Calcite crystals.  The larger crystals are have secondary small lustrous Calcite crystals.  ex Uri Bahman collection.

 

 

66     7atkrng  ((CERUSSITE, HYDROCERUSSITE, SMITHSONITE)),  $30 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb, Namibia, 7 x 6.5 x 2 cm,  Cabinet,  Here is a Tsumeb Cerussite on some matrix covered with Smithsonite crystals.  Part of the Cerussite pseudomorphed to Hydrocerussite.  Chip from old pocket damage at the top now partially changed to Hydrocerussite.  Still displays well.  ex Uri Bahman collection.

 

 

67    7atkrlr  ((CALCITE)),  $15 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb, Namibia, 10 x 7 x 4 cm,  Cabinet,  Here is a Tsumeb Calcite with light butterscotch colored pyramidal crystals.  Crystals in great shape and undamaged except micro tip rounding.  ex Uri Bahman collection.

 

68     7atkrlr  ((probably ARAGONITE)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb, Namibia, 4.5 x 3 x .6 cm,  Miniature,  Not labeled by Kristalle but I would guess Aragonite.   ex Uri Bahman collection,  ex Kristalle specimen.

 

 
69    7atkrir  ((ANDRADITE, etal.)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, N'Chwaning Mine, North Cape Province, South Africa, 3 x 2.5 x 2 cm,  Miniature,  I see some small Andradite crystals but I am not sure what all the other minerals are.  Not labeled by Kristalle.   ex Uri Bahman collection.
70      7atkrng  ((CERUSSITE, MIMETITE)),  $20 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb, Namibia, 9 x 7 x 3 cm,  Cabinet,  Here is a large complex multi twinned Cerussite crystal.  There are associated light yellow tan crystals of Mimetite.  Some damage but overall in good shape.  ex Uri Bahman collection.
71    7atkrlr  ((CALCITE)),  $15 MINIMUM BID, Tsumeb, Namibia, 9 x 8 x 6 cm,  Cabinet,  Here is a Tsumeb Calcite with large flattened rhomic crystals.  In good shape overall only with minor chipping.  ex Uri Bahman collection.
72       12hhjdis  ((GYPSUM variety SELENITE)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, Glitter Pits, Mohave County, Arizona,  8 x 8 x 1.2 cm,  Cabinet,  Here is a nearly transparant Selenite.
   

73      15atjkns  ((ARAGONITE on CALCITE)),   $10 MINIMUM BID,  Southwest Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona,  3.5 x 2.5 x 2.3 cm, Miniature,  Here is an undamaged white mound of Calcite with the top covered with acicular crystals of Aragonite.

 

  
   
74    3hedwlr  ((CALCITE with ARAGONITE inclusions)),   $25 MINIMUM BID,  Ulnegorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia,  5.5 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm, Miniature,  Here is a choice lustrous undamaged Russian Calcite with tan long needle like crystals of Aragonite some included into the Calcite.  Calcite has great undamaged terminations.   
   
75    5atadls 

 

 
   
76  7hetgig
 		 
   
77    7iddbocis  ((SMOKEY QUARTZ, MICROCLINE)),   $10 MINIMUM BID,  Government Pit, Albany, New Hampshire,  7 x 7 x 6.5 cm,  Cabinet,  Here is one of Ernie Schlichter specimens, #10.736, of Smokey Quartz on the matrix of white Microcline.  Some minor chipping on one of the terminated Smokey Quartz.  ex Ernie Schlicter.
 
   
78      7iddbocis  ((QUARTZ)),   $10 MINIMUM BID,  No Label,  9 x 6.5 x 5 cm,  Cabinet,  Here is one of Ernie Schlichter specimens which is a parallel multi crystal of terminated Quartz.  It almost resembles a Qwindel Quartz.   ex Ernie Schlicter.  
 

 
79      ariis  ((SMITHSONITE)),   $10 MINIMUM BID,  Philadelphia Mine, Rush, Arkansas,  2 x 2 x .9 cm,  Thumbnail, Here is a lustrous botryoidal yellow brown Smithsonite from Arkansas.  ex Clyde Hardin collection.
 
 

 

 

 

 

 
80    ariis  ((SMITHSONITE pseudomorph after DOLOMITE)),   $15 MINIMUM BID,  Philadelphia Mine, Rush, Arkansas,  2.5 x 2.2 x 1.4 cm,  Thumbnail, Here is a yellow brown thumbnail sized specimen of saddleback Dolomite now pseudomorphed to Smithsonite.   ex Clyde Hardin collection.  
   
81   6atdbnr  ((EPIDOTE, HEMATITE)),   $10 MINIMUM BID, North Eastern Province, Kenya,  5 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature,  Here is a large dark green Epidote with an odd termination.  It may be a break which has regrown.  Sits perfectly on the bottom.  Back side has a grey coating of micro crystalline Hematite.  ex Wayne Thompson.
 
   
82 6hhmcir  ((TOPAZ)), repaired,  $10 MINIMUM BID, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah, 3.2 x 1.2 x 1 cm.  Thumbnail,  Here is a terminated sherry colored Topaz that looks like its been repaired from Topaz Mountain in Utah.  These have a good color and are larger than average.  They were collected years and years ago.  They came from the collection of Mel Cannon, Chemistry Department Head at Utah State University in Logan, Utah.  The crystal has some Rhyolite inclusions.  It also has an unusual pencil point termination.  ex Mel Cannon collection.
 
   
83   6hhmcir  ((TOPAZ)),   $10 MINIMUM BID, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah, 2.1 x 1.2 x .9 cm.  Thumbnail,  Here is a terminated sherry colored Topaz from Topaz Mountain in Utah.  These have a good color and are larger than average.  They were collected years and years ago.  They came from the collection of Mel Cannon, Chemistry Department Head at Utah State University in Logan, Utah.  The crystal has some Rhyolite inclusions.  ex Mel Cannon collection  
   
84  6hhmcir  ((TOPAZ)),   $10 MINIMUM BID, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah, 3 x 1.4 x 1.3 cm.  Thumbnail,  Here is a terminated sherry colored Topaz from Topaz Mountain in Utah.  These have a good color and are larger than average.  They were collected years and years ago.  They came from the collection of Mel Cannon, Chemistry Department Head at Utah State University in Logan, Utah.   ex Mel Cannon collection
  
   
85      6hhmcir  ((TOPAZ)),   $10 MINIMUM BID, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah, 2.6 x 1.3 x .9 cm.  Thumbnail,  Here is a terminated sherry colored Topaz from Topaz Mountain in Utah.  These have a good color and are larger than average.  They were collected years and years ago.  They came from the collection of Mel Cannon, Chemistry Department Head at Utah State University in Logan, Utah.     ex Mel Cannon collection

 

 

 

 

  
   
86     9ldgcns  ((CALCITE)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, see label, 10.5 x 7 x 6 cm, Cabinet,  Here is a Calcite specimen with flattened rhombs on a pinkish matrix coating the base rock.   ex H Deisinger collection.  

 

 

 

  
   87   9ldgcar  ((PHARMAKOLITE)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, Wittichen, Schwarz, Germany, 12.5 x 8 x 8 cm, Cabinet,  White Spherical masses of acicular white crystals of Pharmakolite from Germany.   ex H Deisinger collection.  

 

  
88   ariis  ((SMITHSONITE)),  $5 MINIMUM BID, Monte Christo Mine, Rush, Arkansas,  2 x 1.5 x 1.3 cm, Thumbnail, Small Botyoidal mounds of yellow Smithsonite from a classic US locality. 
89   511-9ldgcns Natrolite. 

 
   
90   12jkjlis  ((QUARTZ over HEMATITE pseudomorph after PYROXENE)),  $10 MINIMUM BID, Bessemer Ridge, King County, Washington,  3.5 x 1.3 x .9 cm, Miniature,  Here is an unusual pseudomorph from the North West.  The pseudomorph has been studied and is believed to be Hematite after Pyroxene.  This one is also covered with small terminated Quartz crystals.   ex John Lindell collection.  
91   ariis  ((SMITHSONITE)),  $5 MINIMUM BID, Monte Christo Mine, Rush, Arkansas,  2 x 1.5 x 1.3 cm, Thumbnail, Small Botyoidal mounds of yellow Smithsonite from a classic US locality. 
 
92   12hljdt  ((HOELITE)),   $20 MINIMUM BID, Kladno, Bohemia, Czech Republic,   1.5 x 1.2 x 1.2 cm, Thumbnail, Here is an uncommon, actually rare, organic species with yellow acicular crystals.  The light must be right to photograph but some crystals are visible in the photos.  More crystals are on the specimen.
  
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