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$60 Min Bid - sw QUARTZ with CHALCOPYRITE, Animon Mine, Peru, 16 x 13 x
4 cm,
Here is a very large cabinet display specimen covered
with terminated transparent Quartz crystals. There are very few
broken crystals. Overall in great shape. There are also nice
undamaged Chalcopyrite crystals and a few Pyrite crystals perched among the
multitude of Quartz crystals.
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| 2 FEATURED ITEM $85 Min Bid -
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CALCITE with DOLOMITE, Sweetwater Mine, Reynolds County, Missouri, 16 x
10 x 6 cm, Large cabinet sized specimen. The Calcite crystal is 16 cm
(over 6 inches) in length and stands 10 cm ( 4 inches ) high perched
on a base of Dolomite and Chalcopyrite. The Calcite is double
terminated and has a lustrous golden color. It is undamaged except
that the one terminated has a cleaved tip which does not detract from
display. It is a fairly large cleave but blends in well.
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| 3 FEATURED ITEM $60 Min Bid -
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RHODOCHROSITE on QUARTZ, Uchucchacua Mine, Dos de Mayo Province, Huanuco
department, Peru, 3.5 x 2.5 x
1 cm,
Here is an excellent miniature. The Rhodochrosite
has an unusual form. There are pink spherical crystals of
Rhodochrosite on a contrasting white Quartz.
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| 4 FEATURED ITEM $60
Min Bid - sw TETRAHEDRITE with CHALCOPYRITE coating, Casapalca
Mine, Peru, 17 x 8 x
3 cm,
Large cabinet sized specimen of undamaged Tetrahedrite
coating with a golden Chalcopyrite sheen.
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| 5 FEATURED ITEM $200
Min Bid - 588 CALCITE, San Martin Mine, Zacatecas, Mexico, 15 x
12 x
4 cm,
Here is a beautiful Calcite which is a large cabinet
sized specimen. The Calcite resembles the poker chip Calcites of
Charcas, but this is a Zacatecas Calcite. The specimen is covered with
white hexagonal poker chip Calcite. Amazingly the specimen is totally
undamaged.
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| 6 FEATURED ITEM
$250 Min Bid - HEMATITE, Rhenbach, France,
14 x 9 x 5 cm,
Here is a classic French Hematite. These are
rarely seen for sale. The matrix is covered with
flat Hematite blades. Only very minor damage to the tips of some of
the bladed crystals. Minor considering the size of the specimen which
is a large cabinet size. This is an old specimen out of an old
collection. I purchased this about 10 years ago and had in my Hematite
suite.
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| 7 FEATURED ITEM $300 Min
Bid - 1858 TOURMALINE, Maxixe Mine, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 7.5
x 3 x 3 cm, Here is Brazilian Tourmaline with a green outer shell and a pink
interior. The green outer shell of the crystal remains on the top
third which includes the termination but the lower 2/3 of the specimen has
the green naturally etched away giving the crystal a tail of pink.
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| 8 FEATURED ITEM $30 Min Bid -
sw BARITE, GALENA, Huanzala Mine, Peru,
10 x 10 x
4.5 cm,
Large cabinet specimen of Barite from Peru.
This is a larger than normal sized Barite. The Barite is white with a
dusting of Pyrite on the one side. The other side is bright white with small
Galena cyrstals on the lower half of the specimen. Some damage, but
overall in great shape.
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| 9 FEATURED ITEM $40 Min Bid -
sw CALCITE on SPHALERITE with minor QUARTZ, Huanzala Mine, Huallanca
District, Dos de Mayo Province, Huanuco Department, Peru,
12.5 x 10 x
4 cm,
Large cabinet specimen from Peru. This is
another fine Peruvian specimen. On the front side undamaged white
Calcite crystals cover much of the darker Sphalerite crystals. One the
reverse a few patches of Quartz crystals and minor Chalcite covers only a
small part of the Sphalerite.
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| 10 FEATURED ITEM $40 Min Bid -
sw CHALCOPYRITE with SIDERITE and QUARTZ, Julcani Mine, Angaraes
Province, Huancavelica, Peru,
9 x 8.5 x
3 cm,
Cabinet specimen from Peru. This is another
fine Peruvian specimen. Beautiful undamaged brassy or actually golden
Chalcopyrite with small areas of contrasting Quartz druze and two rhombs of
Siderite.
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11 FEATURED ITEM $50 Min Bid -
sw FERBERITE on QUARTZ, Mundo Nuevo, Peru,
9.5 x 6 x
6 cm,
Cabinet specimen from Peru. This is another
fine Peruvian specimen. A sculptural Quartz specimen with a 1.5 cm
contrasting black undamaged Ferberite crystal perched near the center of
the Quartz.
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| 12 FEATURED ITEM $45 Min Bid -
sw QUARTZ on TETRAHEDRITE, Casapalca Mine, Huarochiri Province,
Lima Department, Peru, 10 x 8 x
6 cm,
Large cabinet sized specimen of terminated Quartz on a
mixed sulfide matix of Tetrahedrite, Sphalerite and Pyrite.
However the Quartz dominates and covers almost everything. Some
Tetrahedrite is intermixed with the Quartz. Quartz is undamaged except
for a couple of crystals. Displays nicely.
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| 13 FEATURED ITEM $85 Min Bid -
sw FLUORITE with CALCITE, Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang County, Hunan Province,
China, 15 x 15 x 10 cm,
Large cabinet sized undamaged specimen. One side
is covered with light purple undamaged cubic Fluorite. The other side
is covered with a Quartz druze over cubic Fluorite. Then single and
double terminated scalenohedral Calcite crystals. A great
specimen
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| 14 FEATURED ITEM $400 Min Bid
- 2210 CALCITE on CALCITE on QUARTZ, Jagaon, Maharashtra, India,
16 x 9 x 7.5 cm,
Here is a superb Indian Calcite specimen. The base
is a heavy large Quartz druze with a core of Calcite. On the Quartz is
a huge undamaged Calcite crystal. On the large crystals are smaller
rhombs of dark brown Calcite crystals. See Mineral Record India issues
on Calcite of India. This is an excellent Indian Calcite that also
displays excellent.
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| 15 FEATURED ITEM $100 Min Bid
- 578 GOOSECREEKITE minor LAUMONTITE, Nasik, Maharashtra, India, 16 x 8 x 5 cm,
Here is a large cabinet specimen of a rare Indian
zeolite. The specimen is covered with white Goosecreekite crystals.
Also minor LAUMONTITE is also present.
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| 16 FEATURED ITEM $75 Min Bid
- gg MALACHITE, Bonanza Mine, Kennecott, Alaska, 20
x 13 x 7 cm,
If you like large specimens, here is a huge cabinet sized Alaska green
Malachite. It is from the Gil Griffin collection.
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| 17 sw QUARTZ with
ARSENOPYRITE and WOLFRAMITE, Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang County,
Hunan Province, China, 5 x 4.5 x
2.5 cm,
Miniature specimen with two terminated Quartz crystals. On the
crystals are lustrous Arsenopyrite and lustrous Wolframite.
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18 sw ORPIMENT with CALCITE, Hunan Province, China, 8.5 x 8 x 2.5 cm, Cabinet sized specimen with two spray of golden brown terminated Orpiment crystals. Associated with the Orpiment is white opaque Calcite. Between the Orpiment sprays is a terminated Calcite with some contact on its tip.
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19 sw FLUORITE, $1 OPENING BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang County, Hunan Province, China, 12 x 12 x 5 cm, Cabinet sized specimen with light cubic Fluorite crystals on a matrix with several white mounds of Quartz.
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| 20 sw CALCITE with MALACHITE
inclusions, Daye, Hubei Province, China, 9 x 6 x
5 cm,
Lustrous dark translucent Calcite with green Malachite inclusions and
Malachite on the surface of the Calcite.
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| 21 sw CALCITE with minor
REALGAR, near Shimen,
Hunan Province, China, 12 x 5 x
5 cm,
Cabinet sized specimen of lustrous translucent twinned double
terminated scalenohedral Calcite crystal with minor red Realgar on the
bottom and one side.
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| 22 sw WULFENITE,
Hunan Province, China, 4 x 4 x
3 cm,
Bipyramidal yellow crystals of Wulfenite to 2 mm, while most 1 mm, on a
matrix of Barite.
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| 23 sw RED REALGAR on CALCITE
with PICOPHARMACOLITE, near Shimen, Hunan Province, China, 7 x 6 x
4 cm,
Cabinet sized specimen of lustrous scalenohedral Calcite crystals with
red gemmy terminated Realgar crystals. Also the acicular white needles
radiating in a sphere of the rarer Picopharmacolite is present (at least
one). Note that this specimen is basically damage free. The
Calcite and Realgar crystals look good.
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| 24 sw QUARTZ with
ARSENOPYRITE, FLUORITE, $1 OPENING BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang County,
Hunan Province, China, 6.5 x 5 x
5 cm,
Large terminated Quartz crystal with nearly colorless cubic Fluorite
crystals. Also associated Arsenopyrite. Fluorite and
Arsenopyrite in good shape. There is another large Quartz crystal
which was apparent broken off in the pocket since it has Quartz regrowth on
the broken surface.
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| 25 sw FLUORITE, $1 OPENING
BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang County,
Hunan Province, China, 5 x 5 x
4 cm,
Cubic Fluorite crystals stacked into an octahedral shape. Back
half of specimen is contacted. The part of the octahedron present is
damage free.
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| 26 sw CINNABAR on DOLOMITE
with QUARTZ, Fenghuang, Hunan Province, China, 5 x 5 x
4 cm,
Red Cinnabar on white Dolomite crystals with a colorless terminated
Quartz crystal.
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| 27 sw JAMESONITE on FLUORITE, Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang County,
Hunan Province, China, 4 x 4 x
3.5 cm,
Black needles of Jamesonite are covering several Fluorite cubes and
Quartz needles. The Fluorites cubes are a little hard to see
but are probably heavy included with Jamesonite.
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| 28 sw CALCITE,$1 OPENING
BID, Daye,
Hubei Province, China, 8 x 3 x
2.5 cm,
Terminated Calcite crystal with regrowth on the bottom cleavage plane.
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29 sw QUARTZ with FLUORITE, Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang County, Hunan Province, China, 5 x 4.5 x 4 cm, Single terminated undamaged Quartz crystal surrounded on 3 sides by light bluish purple cubic stackedouoou Fluorite crystals.
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30 sw CASSITERITE with ARSENOPYRITE and FLUORITE on MUSCOVITE, Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang County, Hunan Province, China, 5 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm, Miniature specimen of a black lustrous Cassiterite crystals with associated Arsenopyrite, Fluorite, and Muscovite.
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31 sw REALGAR on
CALCITE,
near Shimen, Hunan Province, China, 6 x 4.5 x
4.5 cm,
Miniature specimen with terminated scalenohedral crystals of Calcite
with intermingled gemmy red Realgar crystals.
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32 sw FLUORITE, QUARTZ, CALCITE, on MUSCOVITE, covered with FLUORESCENT SCHEELITE, Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang County, Hunan Province, China, 5.5 x 3.5 x 2 cm, Miniature specimen of Fluorite and Calcite on Muscovite covered with a druze of Scheelite and octahedral Scheelite crystals to 2 mm.
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33 sw FLUORITE,$1 OPENING BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang County, Hunan Province, China, 6 x 5 x 3 cm, Miniature specimen of light purple cubic Fluorite. Minor nicks but overall in good shape.
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34 sw REALGAR on CALCITE, near Shimen, Hunan Province, China, 3 x 3 x 2 cm, Single scalenohedral crystal covered on one side with red Realgar crystals. Tip of Calcite is cleaved.
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35 sw JAMESONITE on QUARTZ, Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang County, Hunan Province, China, 4 x 2.5 x 2 cm, Miniature specimen with terminated Quartz crystals covered with needles of Jamesonite.
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sw FLUORITE and QUARTZ, $1 OPENING BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang County,
Hunan Province, China, 4 x 2.5 x
2 cm,
Miniature specimen with light purple lustrous cubes of Fluorite with
several Quartz crystals. Minor roughness on a few spots on the edges
of Fluorite.
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| 37 sw FLUORITE included with JAMESONITE, QUARTZ, Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang County, Hunan Province, China, 3 x 2.5 x 2 cm, Miniature specimen of Fluorite cubic crystals heavily included with black Jamesonite needles. Also a terminated Quartz crystal between the Fluorite cubes. |
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38 sw WOLFRAMITE on QUARTZ, $1 OPENING BID, Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang County, Hunan Province, China, 4 x 2 x 1.5 cm, Miniature specimen of terminated black Wolframite crystal between two and actually through the one terminated Quartz crystal/s. Minor nick on the termination of the Wolframite.
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39 sw FLUORITE on QUARTZ, Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang County, Hunan Province, China, 7 x 5.5 x 3 cm, Cabinet specimen of light blue cubic stacked crystals of Fluorite with terminated Quartz crystals. The blue cubic crystals of Fluorite are stacked into an octahedral shape.
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40 sw FLUORITE on QUARTZ, CALCITE, $1 OPENING BID,Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang County, Hunan Province, China, 3 x 3 x 3 cm, Miniature specimen of an elongated cube of colorless Fluorite on a shard of Quartz.
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| 41 CALCITE with
MARCASITE, $1 OPENING BID, Brushy Creek Mine, Reynolds County, Missouri, 5.5 x 3 x
3 cm,
Grey single undamaged point of Calcite with small rust
colored Marcasite crystals on the front face.
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FLUORESCENT
ANDERSONITE, Atomic King Mine, Cane Creek
Canyon, Grand County, Utah, 8
x 6 x
3 cm,
Highly Fluorescent Uranium mineral from Utah.
These mines are all closed and sealed by the state of Utah. No new
collecting is possible. The Andersonite is the yellow mineral of the
sandstone matrix.
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jdo VESZELYITE, Black Pine Mine, Montana,
.8 x .4 x .4 cm,
Here is another specimen of midnight blue colored
Veszelyite. Two terminated crystals with the tip of the back crystal
broken off. The front crystals termination is undamaged. Both
crystals have some matrix included on the surface of the crystals faces.
Still this is a thumbnail sized reference specimen for this rare phosphate.
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sh BARITE, Cannon Claims, Buckhorn Canyon, Dugway District, Tooele
county, Utah, 8 x 5 x
3.5 cm,
Here is a pretty nice specimen of this Buckhorn Canyon Barites that
were collected by in the early 90's. aesthetic specimens are hard to
find. Many specimens are large and have considerable damage.
Miniature and small cabinet specimens are uncommon. This one has a
missing crystal in the center which does not show when displaying.
Otherwise the Barite bladed crystals are in great shape and also have a
white frosting which is also not the norm.
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| 45 mc SULFUR, $1
OPENING BID, Beaver
County, Utah,
5
x 4.5 x
2 cm,
Miniature sized specimen of molten looking non
crystalline Sulfur from Utah. ex Mel Cannon collection.
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| 46 mc TWO RED BERYLS,
Violet Claims, Wah Wah Mtns, Beaver County, Utah,
larger is .7 x .4 x
.4 cm,
Single terminated hexagonal crystal of Red Beryl from
the famous Rex Harris Violet Claims. Also a second crystal that is
single terminated and about half the length of the first crystal. The claim was sold
several years ago and the buyers defaulted on payments. The claim is
back with the Harris's but has been reclaimed by the state and so is not
being mined. ex Mel Cannon collection.
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| 47 mc BIXBYITE on
WHITE TOPAZ, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah, 4 x 1.5 x
1.5 cm,
Here is a neat specimen of the uncommon White Topaz from
Topaz Mountain. White Topaz is regular sherry Topaz with clay or
Quartz inclusions which make the Topaz opaque white in color. This one
is lustrous and terminated and on a matrix of another crystal. Best of
all there are at least 6 black cubic Bixbyites on the termination and
another 2 or 3 on the base. These are fairly rare while a few are
found from time to time. ex Mel Cannon collection.
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| 48
mc GOETHITE pseudomorph
after PYRITE, Pelican Point, Utah County, Utah, 4.5 x 4.5 x
4 cm,
Pelican Point produced the best of this pseudomorph in
the world. This one has many cubic crystals forming a ball.
Minor damage to a few areas, especially the base. A must for any
pseudomorph collection.
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49 mc ALAMANDINE on SCHIST, Wrangell,
Alaska, 6 x 4.5 x
3 cm,
Undamaged 2.2 cm Alamandine crystals in a Schist matrix.
Very fine classic Alamandine crystal.
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| 50 bgts WULFENITE,
Stevenson-Bennett Mine, Dona Ana County, New Mexico, 6.5
x 4 x 1.5 cm, A miniature
specimen of an old New Mexico Wulfenite location. Some damage to the
crystals while others are undamaged. Wulfenites have a yellow
orange color.
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51 dbns MALACHITE, $1 OPENING BID, Cerro de Oro, San Miguel de Casitas, Sonora, Mexico, 4 x 4 x 4 cm, Green Malachite on matrix from a Mexican location. ex Dan Belcher specimen.
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db BARITE, Julcani Mine, Peru, 6
x 6 x 5 cm, Miniature specimen of Peruvian Barite. Some of the
crystals have damage.
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| 53 mc OPTICAL CALCITE,
Mexico,
4.5 x 3 x
3 cm,
Here is a large cleavage rhomb of water clear optical Calcite from
Mexico. This is great for illustrating the double refraction property
of Calcite. ex Mel Cannon collection.
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| 54 mc FLUORITE, $1
OPENING BID,
Spor Mtn, Juab County, Utah, 2 x 2 x
2 cm,
Here is a extra fine thumbnail specimen of cubic dark purple Fluorite
crystals covering a 2 cm sized specimen. Excellent viewing with a
loop. ex Mel Cannon collection.
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55 rc COPPER, Ray Mine, Pinal
County, Arizona, 6 x 5.5 x
1 cm,
Thick Copper specimen from a seam with flat contacts on
the front and bottom.
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| 56 mc EPIDOTE, QUARTZ,
Green Monster Mine, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, 4.5 x 3 x
3 cm,
Here is a fine miniature with terminated Quartz crystals and dark green
lustrous terminated Epidote crystals on a matrix of Epidote. ex
Mel Cannon collection.
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| 57 rcr WULFENITE, 79 Mine,
Gila County, Arizona, 5
x 3 x 2 cm, Yellow orange Wulfenite miniature. Some damage but not in
bad for a delicate specimen.
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| 58 mc NATURAL
CARBON, Columbia, South America, 5
x 2 x 2 cm, Carbon is not listed in Mindat.org. I am not familiar with
natural carbon. The location is the label that came with the specimen.
Would be nice with a diamond display. ex Mel Cannon collection.
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| 59 bgnr DIOPTASE
and QUARTZ with CHRYSOCOLLA, Ray Mine, Pinal County, Arizona, 6 x 4.5 x
2 cm,
Emerald green Dioptase crystals and clear Quartz with a pale green
opaque Chrysocolla.
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| 60 bgnr
HEMATITE on QUARTZ with ZUNYITE and SERICITE, Vita Grande claim (near
Quartzite), La Paz county, Arizona, 4 x 3 x
2 cm,
Miniature specimen of white Quartz and black Hematite with Zunyite and
Sericite.
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| 61 mc SIX MISC
THUMBNAILS, Quartz scepter; Hoppered Quartz, Dugway, UT; Aquamarine; Barite,
Arizona; Schorl, S. Dakota; Quartz, Peru,
Here is a lot of 6 Thumbnails of various minerals from various
locations. ex Mel Cannon collection.
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| 62 mc THREE
MISC MINIATURES, $1 OPENING BID, Calcite, Mecur, UT; Sphalerite, Marcasite on
Dolomite, Tri State; Halite, Here is a lot of 3
Miniatures various minerals from various locations. ex Mel
Cannon collection.
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| 63 mc TWINNED
BIXBYITE, $1 OPENING BID,Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah, 1 x 1 x .5 cm, Here is a
large twinned lustrous black Bixbyite. ex Mel Cannon Collection.
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64 mc APATITE with
MAGNETITE, $1 OPENING BID, Cedar City ?, Utah, 1 x .5 x .5 cm,
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| 65 QUARTZ
included with TOURMALINE, $1 OPENING BID, Himalaya Mine, San Diego County, California, 6
x 5 x
3.5 cm,
This is a single terminated Quartz crystal included by
long thin Tourmaline crystals. These Tourmalines are 1 mm in thickness
and up to 2 cm in length.
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| 66 sw TOURMALINE, Himalaya
Mine, San Diego County, California, 2.8
x .7 x
.7 cm,
This is an excellent undamaged double terminated
Tourmaline from the Himalaya. Color is a light almost clear blackish
green with a partial core of dark blackish green.
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| 67 DOLOMITE,
Binkley and Ober Quarry, East Hempfield, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 5
x 4 x
2 cm,
Miniature excellent undamaged specimen of Pennsylvanian
Dolomite. Crystals are of the saddle back variety and the color is
salmon.
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| 68 sw RHODOCHROSITE,
FLUORITE, Uchucchacua Mine, Dos de Mayo Province, Huanuco Department,
Peru, 4
x 2 x
1.5 cm,
Red scalenohedral Rhodochrosite on matrix with a
colorless Fluorite crystal.
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| 69 SULFUR, $1
OPENING BID,
Hycroft Mine, Sulfur, Nevada, 13
x 7 x
5 cm,
Larger cabinet sized Sulfur from Nevada.
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| 70 PSUEDOBROOKITE on
RHYOLITE with TOPAZ, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah, 7
x 6 x
4 cm,
Here is a cabinet sized specimen of Topaz Mountain
Rhyolite with vesicles containing black needles of Pseudobrookite.
Also small Pink Topaz crystals on the Rhyolite matrix. A few areas of
the Thomas Range contain Pink Topaz. Usually fairly small crystals but
also not as or not at all light sensitive like the sherry Topaz.
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| 71 DURANGITE, Thomas
Range, Juab County, Utah, 2
x 1.5 x
1.5 cm,
Here is a thumbnail specimen full of orange Durangite
crystals about 1 mm in size. Durangite is a rare mineral
that was found in a small pod years ago that has since been completely
excavated. see www.mindat.org .
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72 sh TWO PIECES TETRAHEDRITE with PYRITE,
$1 OPENING BID,
Daly Judge Mine, Summit county, Park City, Utah, 3.5
x 2 x
1.5 cm,
Here are two specimens, miniature size, of silvery
Tetrahedrite with brassy striated Pyrite.
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| 73 RUTILE on HEMATITE,
Brazil, 3 x 2 x
.2 cm,
Small specimen of needles of golden Rutile on a small amount of
Hematite.
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74 sw TOURMALINE, Pederneira Mine, Minas
Gerais, Brazil, 3
x 2.4 x
2.4 cm,
Here is a miniature gemmy blue green terminated
Tourmaline. The termination is flat and lustrous with a smaller
second Tourmaline across part of the termination. The bottom third
is hollow with firbrous pink needles of Tourmaline filling the void.
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| 75 tgr SULFUR, El
Desierto Mine, Bolivia, 7 x 6 x
3.5 cm,
Bright yellow Sulfur crystals on matrix from Bolivia.
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ANDULARIA, (VALENCIANITE), QUARTZ, CALCITE, Valencianna Mine, Mexico,
13
x 7 x
2.5 cm,
Here is a cabinet specimen with white chisel shaped
crystals of Andularia covered with a druze of mounded Quartz. On the
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TENNANTITE pseudomorph after ENARGITE, Julcani Mine,
Peru, 2.5
x 2 x
1.5 cm,
Here is a fine thumbnail specimen of this pseudomorph
that came out of Peru about 5 years ago. There are a couple of
intergrown crystals. The larger crystal is terminated and undamaged.
The smaller crystal has a damaged termination. The sides are
lustrous. Its a large thumbnail sized pseudomorph.
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78 tgnn MALACHITE on CHRYSOCOLLA,
Shaba Province, Zaire, 11
x 7 x
2.5 cm,
Here is a fine specimen of dark green crystalline
Malachite on robin egg blue Crysocolla which forms a contrasting frame
around the dark Malachite.
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| 79 tgg FLUORITE,
Okarusa, Namibia, 6.5
x 5 x
4 cm,
Light translucent green cubic Fluorite from Namibia in a
miniature sized specimen.
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| 80 gg SIX ZEOLITE
MINIATURES, Skookumchuck Dam, Bucoda, Washington, 5
to 8 cm in length, Six Washington
state zeolites from the Skookumchuck Dam location out of the Gil Griffin
collection. Stilbite, Calcite, Analcime, Thomsonite, Mesolite, Quartz,
and Mordenite are represented.
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