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B168 - Smithsonite $ 650 SOLD
Tsumeb, Namibia
small cabinet - 9 x 4 x 4 cm


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Smithsonite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/b168a.jpg] Smithsonite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/b168b.jpg] Smithsonite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/b168c.jpg] Smithsonite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/b168d.jpg]

Pink Smithsonite crystals covering sulfide matrix. The crystals are bright and lively with great color. There are a couple areas where the specimen intergrew with the opposite pocket wall, otherwise it's a solid coverage of pink crystals.


B173 - Chalcotrichite included Calcite $ 950 SOLD
Emke Mine, Onganja, Seeis, Namibia
small cabinet - 6 x 5 x 3 cm


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Chalcotrichite included Calcite from Emke Mine, Onganja, Seeis, Namibia [db_pics/pics/b173a.jpg] Chalcotrichite included Calcite from Emke Mine, Onganja, Seeis, Namibia [db_pics/pics/b173b.jpg]

Scalenohedral Calcite crystals colored red/orange by minute inclusions of Chalcotrichite (a varietal of Cuprite).


B174 - Fluorite on Sphalerite $ 300 SOLD
Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Tennessee
miniature - 5 x 4 x 3.5 cm


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Fluorite on Sphalerite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Tennessee [db_pics/pics/b174a.jpg] Fluorite on Sphalerite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Tennessee [db_pics/pics/b174b.jpg] Fluorite on Sphalerite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Tennessee [db_pics/pics/b174c.jpg]

A particularly aesthetic Elmoow Fluorite with a 3.5cm (on the diagonal) purple Fluorite atop small, uniformly sized Sphalerite crystals.


B178 - Halite in Sylvite $ 280 SOLD
Carlsbad, New Mexico
thumbnail - 1.5 x 1.2 x 1 cm


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Halite in Sylvite from Carlsbad, New Mexico [db_pics/pics/b178a.jpg] Halite in Sylvite from Carlsbad, New Mexico [db_pics/pics/b178b.jpg]

Gemmy and and transparent single Sylvite crystal included by a blue ube of Halite. Showy and interesting thumbnail!


B179 - Fluorite $ 250 SOLD
Carne Brea Mine, Cornwall, England
thumbnail - 2.4 x 2 x 1.6 cm


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Fluorite from Carne Brea Mine, Cornwall, England [db_pics/pics/b179a.jpg] Fluorite from Carne Brea Mine, Cornwall, England [db_pics/pics/b179b.jpg] Fluorite from Carne Brea Mine, Cornwall, England [db_pics/pics/b179c.jpg]

Small blue/purple transparent Fluorite cubes on matrix. A rarity for Cornwall. Comes with old Southwest Scientific label.

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