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Jan 27, 2017

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1 14btcer ((HEULANDITE)), $3 MINIMUM BID, Maharashtra, India, 5 x 5 x 5 cm, Miniature, Salmon colored lustrous Heulandite on a matrix covered with small salmon colored Heulandite.

2 14btcer ((FLUORITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Hardin County, Illinois, 5.5 x 5.5 x 4.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a Fluorite with three lustrous faces forming a corner. The other sides are healed without damage. It is a floater. When back lit it has a beautiful red purple color to the translucent crystal. It is dark purple without back lighting.

3 14btcer ((FLUORITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Tower Rock Mine aka Iron Hill, Hardin County, Illinois, 9.5 x 7.5 x 5.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a pretty magenta purple cubic Illinois Fluorite. Undamaged, may have be naturally etched slightly. Translucent to transparent on the outside tips, edges. The thick main body is opaque.

4 14btcer ((HEULANDITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Maharashtra, India, 5.5 x 5 x 2 cm, Miniature, White lustrous Heulandite on a basalt matrix.

5 14btcer ((HEULANDITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Maharashtra, India, 5.5 x 5 x 2 cm, Miniature, White lustrous pearly Heulandite on a basalt matrix.

6 14btcer ((FLUORITE, CALCITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Hardin County, Illinois, 8 x 6 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a lustrous Fluorite with a light blue color and a yellow core. One corner is cleaved. It also has some minor Calcite.

7 14btcer ((FLUORITE, CHALCOPYRITE)), $35 MINIMUM BID, Hardin County, Illinois, 13 x 11 x 6.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a cluster of cubic light brownish Fluorite with small Chalcopyrite crystals on the Fluorite and perhaps included in the Fluorite. In great shape. Translucent to opaque.

8 14btcer ((DRUZE QUARTZ on MANGANOAN CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Romania??, 9 x 7 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Here is a pinkish specimen of Manganoan Calcite covered with a sparkling druze of Quartz. No locality but it looks like possibly Romania.

9 14btcer ((STILBITE, APOPHYLLITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Maharashtra, India, 5 x 5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Combination Stilbite and Apophyllite.

10 1700438btcenss.a ((QUARTZ, DOLOMITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Shangbao, China, 8 x 7 x 4.5 cm, Cabinet, Specimen with terminated Quartz crystals and rhombs of Dolomite

11 1700438btcenss.r ((MUSCOVITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Chumar Bakhoor, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Pakistan, 6 x 6 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Matrix covered with large Muscovite crystals.

12 1700438btcenss.r ((QUARTZ, DOLOMITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Shangbao, China, 7 x 5 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Specimen with terminated Quartz crystals and a rhomb of Dolomite.

13 07iddbtr ((EPIDOTE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Eastern Province, Kenya, 5.5 x 5 x 3.5 cm, Miniature, Lustrous grouping of terminated Epidote crystals from the one time find in Kenya. Bottom is healed. Back side has contact flat areas that another larger crystal laid across the specimen.

14 17hhphr ((WULFENITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico, 5.5 x 5.5 x 3 cm, Miniature, Several blocky orange double terminated Wulfenite crystals on matrix from Los Lamentos.

15 07fbdjis ((CERUSSITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Bunker Hill Mine, Kellogg, Idaho, 5.5 x 3 x 3 cm, Miniature, Lustrous white Cerussite on matrix. Bunker Hill is famous for its worldclass Pyromorphite. It also has a much less number of specimens of Cerussite.

16 07fbdjis ((CERUSSITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Bunker Hill Mine, Kellogg, Idaho, 5.5 x 4.5 x 3 cm, Miniature, Lustrous white twinned Cerussite on matrix. Bunker Hill is famous for its worldclass Pyromorphite. It also has a much less number of specimens of Cerussite.

17 17hhphr ((SMITHSONITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Kelly Mine, Magdalena, New Mexico, 7.5 x 5 x 2 cm, Cabinet, Botryoidal light blue grey Smithsonite from the famous Kelly Mine.

18 17hhphr ((GYPSUM)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Lily Mine, Peru, 7.5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm, Cabinet, This is probably a rams horn or rams horn like Gypsum from Peru. No Damaged.

19 17hhphr ((GROSSULAR)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Sierra de Cruces, Coahuila, Mexico, 3.5 x 3.5 x 3 cm, Miniature, Undamaged dark grey, which is darker than the photos suggests, Grossular from Mexico. Unusual color.

20 17hhphr ((SILVER)), $5 MINIMUM BID, NearThunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, 4 x 1 x 1 cm vial, Miniature, Silver wires recovered with a metal detector from a Silver Mine near Thunder Bay.

21 1700438btcenss.r ((QUARTZ, DOLOMITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Shangbao, China, 7 x 5 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Specimen with terminated Quartz crystals and a rhomb of Dolomite.

21 10jbddr ((PERIDOT 15gm)), $5 MINIMUM BID, San Carlos, Arizona, 4 to 7 MM, Bag, Tumbled, Polished transparent Olivenite from Arizona.

22 10jbddr ((PERIDOT 15gm)), $5 MINIMUM BID, San Carlos, Arizona, 4 to 7 MM, Bag, Tumbled, Polished transparent Olivenite from Arizona.

23 10jbddr ((PERIDOT 10gm)), $5 MINIMUM BID, San Carlos, Arizona, 7 to 10 MM, Bag, Tumbled, Polished transparent Olivenite from Arizona.

24 10jbddr ((PERIDOT 10gm)), $5 MINIMUM BID, San Carlos, Arizona, 6 to 10 MM, Bag, Tumbled, Polished transparent Olivenite from Arizona.

25 10jbddr ((PERIDOT 50gm)), $5 MINIMUM BID, San Carlos, Arizona, 3 to 9 MM, Bag, Tumbled, Not Polished translucent Olivenite from Arizona.

26 10jbddr ((PERIDOT 50gm)), $5 MINIMUM BID, San Carlos, Arizona, 3 to 9 MM, Bag, Tumbled, Not Polished translucent Olivenite from Arizona.

27 10jbddr ((GEMSTONE INLAIDS 25gm)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Germany, 3 to 9 MM, Bag, cut and polished inlaids

28 10jbddr ((GEMSTONE INLAIDS 30gm)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Germany, 3 to 9 MM, Bag, cut and polished inlaids

29 10jbddr ((AGATIZED TURRITELLA 80gm)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Germany, each to 2.4 MM, Bag, Fossil snails commonly called Turritella. The are actually not Turritella but nearly every one knows them as Turritella.

30 10jbddr ((AGATIZED TURRITELLA 80gm)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Germany, each to 2.4 MM, Bag, Fossil snails commonly called Turritella. The are actually not Turritella but nearly every one knows them as Turritella.

31 1600437iddwnsir.ia ((THEISITE)), $30 MINIMUM BID, Frlkenstein, Swhwz, Inn Valley, North Tyrol, Austria, 6 x 5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Theisite is a copper zinc arsenate. Acicular blue green crystal sprays. ex Renaud Vochten with label.

32 1600437iddwnsir.ie ((RIEBECKITE var CROCIDOLITE)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Prieska, Northern Cape Province, South Africa, 6 x 4 x 2 cm, Miniature, Crocidolite is dark blue with the chatoyant tiger eye, cat's eye characteristics. Polished on one side. ex Renaud Vochten with label.

33 1600437iddwnsir.nn ((METEORITE NiFe 53gm)), $30 MINIMUM BID, Nantan, Guangxi, China, 4.5 x 2.7 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, NiFe Meteorite from China.

34 1600437iddwnsir.nn ((METEORITE NiFe 89gm)), $55 MINIMUM BID, Canyon Diablo, Winslow, Coconino County, Arizona, 4 x 4 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, NiFe Meteorite from Arizona

35 1600437iddwnsir.nn ((METEORITE Olivine-Hypersthene Chondrite 60gm)), $45 MINIMUM BID, Gold Basin, N. of Kingman, Arizona, 4.2 x 3.3 x 3 cm, Miniature, Olivine-Hypersthene Chondrite Meteorite from Arizona

36 1600437iddwnsir.ir ((METEORITE NiFe 53gm)), $40 MINIMUM BID, Henbury Crater, Australia, 5 x 2.8 x 1.4 cm, Miniature, NiFe Chondrite Meteorite from Australia

37 1600437iddwnsir.ia ((RABEJACITE)), Radioactive, $30 MINIMUM BID, Lodeve, Herault, Languedoc-Roussillon, France, 1.5 x .7 x .7 cm, Thumbnail, Rabejacite is a rare Uranium species with yellow orange crystals. Great coverage on this thumbnail specimen. ex Renaud Vochten with label.

38 1600437iddwnsir.a ((URANOSPATHITE)), Radioactive, $30 MINIMUM BID, Krunkelbach, Minzenschwand, Black Forest, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, 3 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm, Thumbnail to small miniature, Uranospathite is a rare Uranium species with yellow elongated transparent crystals. ex Renaud Vochten with label.

39 1600437iddwnsir.ia ((WIDGIEMOOLTHALITE)), TYPE LOCALITY, $30 MINIMUM BID, 132 North Mine, Widgiemooltha, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia, 3 x 1 x 1 cm, Thumbnail to small miniature, Widgiemoolthalite is a rare species with green crystals. ex Renaud Vochten.

40 1600437iddwnsir.a ((MUIRITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Big Creek, Fresno County, California, 2 x 1.5 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, Muirite is a rare species with orange grains in a sanbornitic matrix. ex Wolfgang Henkel collection.

41 dw1504281er ((GYPSUM pseudomorph after GLAUBERITE)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Camp Verde, Yavapai County, Arizona, 9 x 6.5 x 5.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a large cluster of undamaged white opaque Gypsum after Glauberite. ex Renaud Vochten

42 dw1260319tg ((FLUORITE)), $35 MINIMUM BID, Tower Rock Mine aka Iron Hill, Hardin County, Illinois, 8.5 x 7.5 x 5.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a pretty magenta purple cubic Illinois Fluorite. Undamaged, may have be naturally etched slightly. Translucent to transparent on the outside tips, edges. The thick main body is opaque.

43 dw7201259ins ((CALCITE)), $75 MINIMUM BID, Brushy Creek Mine, Reynolds County, Missouri, 11 x 10 x 7 cm, Cabinet, Here is an excellent large Calcite with not damage and a sharp termination on a base of matrix.

44 dw2026602tr ((CROCOITE)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia, 4 x 3 x 2 cm, Miniature, Aesthetic miniature Crocoite.

45 dw7006218ar ((GALENA)), $50 MINIMUM BID, Big Bear Orebody, Fletcher Mine, Reynolds County, Missouri, 5 x 4 x 3 cm, Miniature, Superb highly lustrous nearly mirrow like pair of cubic Galena crystals with several small crystals.

46 dw7145042tl ((CHALCOPYRITE, PYRITE, DOLOMITE, QUARTZ)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Casteel No. 35 Mine, Iron County, Missouri, 14 x 8 x 7 cm, Cabinet, Here is a large cabinet sized specimen with a combination of sparkling Pyrite and iridescent magenta Chalcopyrite.

47 dw1504294ir ((MERCURY)), $20 MINIMUM BID, Idria, Slovenia, 10 x 7 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Here is a cabinet sized specimen with a dark matrix with large and micro droplets of native liquid Mercrury. ex Renaud Vochten.

48 5dw1504336ls ((QUARTZ with CHLORITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Landsverk, Evje og Hornnes, Aust-Agder, Norway, 10 x 6 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Here is a pair of terminated Quartz with a grey green color from Chlorite. They have a healed break and slight bend midpoint on the crystals. ex Renaud Vochten

49 5dw1504336ls ((QUARTZ with CHLORITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Landsverk, Evje og Hornnes, Aust-Agder, Norway, 9 x 3 x 2.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a undamaged double terminated Quartz with a white face on each termination. ex Renaud Vochten

50 5dw1504336ls ((QUARTZ with CHLORITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Landsverk, Evje og Hornnes, Aust-Agder, Norway, 7.5 x 7 x 3 cm, Cabinet, Here is a double terminated Quartz with a second crystal almost looking like a Japan Law Twin but not. It has a grey green color from Chlorite. ex Renaud Vochten

51 5dw1504336ls ((QUARTZ with CHLORITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Landsverk, Evje og Hornnes, Aust-Agder, Norway, 8 x 2.5 x 2 cm, Cabinet, Here is a double terminated Quartz It has a grey green color from Chlorite. ex Renaud Vochten

52 5dw1504336ls ((QUARTZ with CHLORITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Landsverk, Evje og Hornnes, Aust-Agder, Norway, 10 x 4 x 2.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a undamaged terminated Quartz with a second terminated crystal. It has a satin luster and a flatter bottom somewhat rougher texture. Renaud Vochten

53 16lhphr ((SCHORL)), $10 MINIMUM BID, New York, 8 x 8 x 3 cm, Cabinet, Black lustrous Schorl crystals on matrix. Label says Itica, New York.

54 16lhphr ((MALACHITE, minor AZURITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Mammoth Mine, Tintic District, Utah, 6 x 5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Small areas with spherical clusters of green Malachite.

55 16lhphr ((BOLDWOODITE)), Radioactive, $10 MINIMUM BID, New Method Mine, Amboy, San Bernardino County, California, 11 x 8 x 3 cm, Cabinet, I do not see any crystals with a loop. A cluster of thick terminated Barite crystals from Palos Verdes in California.

56 16lhphr ((WULFENITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Tecoma Hill, Lucin District, Box Elder County, Utah, 3 x 2 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, An aesthetic specimen with yellow transparent Wulfenite crystals.

57 16lhphr ((GARNET)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Osgood Mountains, Nevada, 2.5 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm, Thumbnail, Specimen covered with orange brown Garnets from Nevada.

58 16lhphr ((COPPER)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Onganja, Seeis, Khomas Region, Namibia, 2.5 x 2 x 1.5 cm, Thumbnail, Thumbnail sized arborescent Copper crystals from Namibia.

59 16lhphr ((GYPSUM variety SELENITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Hanksville, Emery County, Utah, 22.5 x 15 x 2.5 cm , Cabinet, Fine plate of Selenite from Utah. Water clear and unscratched. Undamaged

60 16lhphr ((GYPSUM variety SELENITE)), $25 MINIMUM BID, Hanksville, Emery County, Utah, 38 x 14 x 3 cm , Cabinet, Fine plate of Selenite from Utah. Water clear on inside and unscratched but some surface deformities (bumps etc). Not damage.

61 16lhphr ((CALCITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Mina Vieja, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico, 5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, A cluster of terminated scalenahedral brown Calcite crystals from Santa Eulalia.

62 16lhphr ((TOPAZ)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 3.5 x 3 x 3 cm, Miniature, A rounded stream worn Topaz crystal with a great shape which includes the termination.

63 16lhphr ((VANADINITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Mammoth-St Anthony Mine, Tiger, Pinal County, Arizona, 6 x 4.5 x 4 cm, Miniature, Good coverage of small terminated Vanadinite crystals from Tiger.

64 16lhphr ((FOSSIL FISH Knightia sp)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Kemmerer, Wyoming, 9.5 x 8 x 1 cm, Cabinet, A pair of fossil fish, Knightia, from the Green River Formation. Fish are 2.5 cm in length.

65 01cgxlr ((water worn QUARTZ)), $3 MINIMUM BID, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 6 x 5.5 x 3 cm, Miniature, Here is a river worn round gemmy clear Quartz nodule which has been cut and polished at one side. It shows the interior with some small rainbow prisms of colored light which are hard to photo. I think these are called window Quartz.

66 6hhorr ((CALCITE on MAGNETITE)), $5 INIMUM BID, Iron Mountain, Iron Springs District, Iron County, Utah, 12.5 x 6 x 4 cm, Cabinet, Here is a specimen of massive Magnetite with small vugs with micro crystals of Magnetite. Massive Magnetite is covered with scalenahedral Calcite crystals. Not the most aestetic but great reference specimen from Utah's Iron District not available on the market collected years ago. Otto did field collecting in Utah in the 50's to 70's. ex Otto Reiter, Salt Lake City, Utah collection.

67 6hhorr ((CALCITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Iron Mountain, Iron Springs District, Iron County, Utah, 12 x 9.5 x 5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a specimen that appears to be covered in Calcite. Matrix is not heavy and not Magnetite. Not the most aestetic but great reference specimen from Utah's Iron District not available on the market collected years ago. Otto did field collecting in Utah in the 50's to 70's. ex Otto Reiter, Salt Lake City, Utah collection.

68 1600394btceits.l ((DIOPTASE, MOTTRAMITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Kaokoveld Plateau, Namibia, 5 x 4 x 4 cm, Miniature, Here is a specimen with large lustrous green Dioptase and associated Mottramite.

69 1600394btceits.l ((SHATTUCKITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Kaokoveld Plateau, Namibia, 3 x 3 x 2 cm, Miniature, Small mounds of light blue Shattuckite.

70 3280 10ehgginr ((GOLD)), $150 MINIMUM BID, La Gran Sabana, near Santa Elena, Venezuela, 1 cm, Thumbnail, Unusual and Rare pair of Gold crystals from Venezuela with many faces.

71 15btadlr ((GOLD)), $75 MINIMUM BID, Round Mountain Mine, Nye County, Nevada, 1.8 cm, Thumbnail, Unusuall leaf of Gold from Round Mountain with two double triangular raised areas on the flat surface. If it was not from the finds at Round Mountain I can imagine it was part of the interstellar Roswell flying saucer. Maybe part of King Tuts tomb. Comes with a round cut stone holder as seen in the photos.

72 1600429iddwnsss.is ((WULFENITE, MIMETITE)), $3 MINIMUM BID, San Francisco Mine, Sonora, Mexico, 3.3 x 2.3 x 2.3 cm, Miniature, Fine miniature of this well known Wulfenite locality with major pockets found and marketed by Wayne Thompson in the early 90's.

73 1600429iddwnsss.is ((WULFENITE, MIMETITE)), $3 MINIMUM BID, San Francisco Mine, Sonora, Mexico, 2.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm, Thumbnail, Fine thumbnail of this well known Wulfenite locality with major pockets found and marketed by Wayne Thompson in the early 90's.

74 14hhjdis ((QUARTZ with GOETHITE coating)), $3 MINIMUM BID, Colorado Mine, Tintic District, Juab County, Utah, 7 x 7 x 2.5 cm, Cabinet, Undamaged Quartz with terminated crystals coated with brown to black Goethite from Utah's Tintic District.

75 9iddbes ((PSEUDO OCTAHEDRAL TINCALCONITE)), $10 MINIMUM BID, Dissolving Tanks in Borate Refinery, Open Pit Mine, Kramer Borate Deposit, Boron, Kerns County, California, 4 x 4 x 3 cm, Miniature, Rare specimen Tincalconite primary crystals found and collected by Jim Minette when dissolving tanks at the Borate Refinery in Boron. ex Jim Minette collection.

76 96btes.ts ((CAVANSITE on STILBITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID,Wagholi Quarry, Pune, Maharashtra, India, 3.5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, Aesthetic undamaged specimen of Cavansite. Basalt is covered with white micro Stilbite crystals and 1 cm terminated and double terminated white Stilbite crystals forming the base for a 1.1 cm blue spherical cluster of acicular Cavansite. This was an early specimen in my collection #431 mounted with blue mineral tack on an economy block stand.

77 5btmlns ((TENNANTITE pseudomorph after ENARGITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Julcani Mine, Peru, 3.5 x 2.5 x 2 cm, Miniature, I did not take a very good photo. I may retake them. Here are a pair of large lustrous terminated crystals of Enargite now pseudomorphed to Tennantite from the find in about 2005.

78 5btmlns ((TENNANTITE pseudomorph after ENARGITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Julcani Mine, Peru, 2.5 x 2 x 1 cm, Miniature, I did not take a very good photo. I may retake them. Here are a single large lustrous terminated crystals of Enargite now pseudomorphed to Tennantite from the find in about 2005.

79 7iddbts ((COLEMANITE)), $5 MINIMUM BID, Boron Open Pit, Boron, Kern County, California, 9 x 8 x 7 cm, Cabinet, Here is a larger and fine Colemanite specimen from Boron. Some minor chipping but overall in great condition. ex Jim Minette collection.

81 11iddbir ((VEATCHITE)), TYPE LOCALITY, $1 MINIMUM BID, Tick Canyon Borate Deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angelos, California, 3 x 2 x 1 cm, Miniature, Here is strontian borate species. It is from the Jim and Dawn Minette collection and has his personal collection label. Label says Paraveatchite, but I did not find the Paraveatchite on mindat, just Veatchite from the location on the label.

82 7hljdr ((COOKEITE, ELBAITE, QUARTZ)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Agsvaret, Norway, 4.5 x 3.5 x 2 cm, Miniature, Reference specimen from the Jay Lininger reference collection with label.

83 12jklrr ((25 WULFENITE xls)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Old Yuma Mine, Pima County, Arizona, .4 to 1.6 cm, 25 Thumbnails, Here is a group of single Wulfenite crystals. ex Bill Dameron collection.

84 12jkjdr ((QUARTZ SCEPTER without STEM)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Pedro Claim, King County, Washington, 2 x 1.5 x 1.2 cm, Thumbnail, Here is the top Quartz crystal of a scepter but the stem is missing, otherwise undamaged.

85 12jkwgr ((ORTHOCLASE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, near Mosquito Pass, Lake County, Colorado, 2.5 to 6.5 cm, Thumbnail to Cabinet, Twinned and Untwinned Orthoclase crystals from Colorado. ex Bill Dameron collection

86 12jkwgr ((11 QUARTZ)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Ngai, near Didieni, Kayes Region, Mali, 1.5 to 2.5 cm, 11 Thumbnails, 11 double terminated Quartz crystals. ex Bill Dameron collection

87 12jkwgr ((BARITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Wet Grooves Mine, Wensleydale, North Yorkshire, England, 4.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm, Miniature, A specimen of Barite from Missouri. ex Bill Dameron collection.

88 12jkfme ((CREEDITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Hall Mine, Tonopah, Nevada, 3 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a large thumbnail with small purple crystal of Creedite from Nevada. ex D Earnest collection.

89 12hljdr ((MAGNESIOARFVEDSONITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Berkus, near Bonn, Germany, 3.5 x 2 x 1.2 cm, Miniature, Uncommon bluish black Silicate collected by Manfred Schaeffer. ex David Shannon.

90 12hljdr ((2 TOBERMORITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Fosso Atico, Sicily, Italy, 1 and 2 cm, 2 Thumbnails, an uncommon white silicate. ex David Shannon.

91 12hljdr ((YITROFLUORITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, White Cloud Pegmatite, Jefferson County, Colorado, 2.5 x 1.5 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, an uncommon Ca Y F species. ex David Shannon.

92 12hljdr ((BRONZITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, near Bamle, Norway, 3 x 2 x 1 cm, Miniature, the ferroan variety of Enstatite. ex David Shannon.

93 12hljdr ((BERYLLONITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Linopolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil, .5 and less cm, Micros, Here is many small pieces of Beryllonite. ex Carlos Barbosa, ex David Shannon.

94 5iddbl ((ANHYDRITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico, 8.5 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm, Cabinet, Here is a light blue specimen with fans of Anhydrite crystals. The right back has cleaved terminations with the left side having fully terminated crystals.

95 6hlbrir ((EPIDOTE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Pakistan, 6 x 4 x 4 cm, Miniature, Here is a specimen with needle like crystals of dark green Epidote.

96 12fbdjt ((CHALCOCITE)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Butte, Montana, 5 x 4 x 1.5 cm, Miniature, Here is a miniature sized specimen from Butte of massive Chalcocite.

97 11iddbir ((UNKNOWN RED BROWN)), $1 MINIMUM BID, Boron Open Pit Mine, Boron, Kerns County, California, 5 x 5 x 3 cm, Miniature, Here is unknown from the Boron Open Pit. It is from the Jim and Dawn Minette collection and has his personal collection label.

11btcar ((FLORENCITE-Ce on MICROCLINE)), $3 MINIMUM BID, Rumi Tucu Quarry, Papachacra, Catamarca, Argentina, 1.5 x 1.5 x 1 cm, Thumbnail, Here is a specimen of Microcline covered with micro Florencite-Ce crystals.

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.

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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