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SM440 - Duftite on Cerussite $ 150 (=~ ¥ 22256) Tsumeb, Namibia miniature - 4.2 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm Transparent, reticulated Cerussite crystals partially coated by green Duftite.
SM442 - Galena on Sphalerite $ 250 (=~ ¥ 37094) SOLD Commodore Mine, Creede, Colorado, USA miniature - 4.7 x 2 x 2 cm Stack of translucent golden Sphalerite crystals with a lustrous 2cm Galena cube affixed to the top. Undamaged floater specimen crystallized on all sides. The Sphalerite have good color, especially when backlit.
SM443 - Wulfenite $ 160 (=~ ¥ 23740) SOLD Tsumeb, Namibia miniature - 3.2 x 2.2 x 1.2 cm A 1.5cm Wulfenite crystal on a Dolomite coated matrix. High quality undamaged specimen.
SM445 - Bixbyite on Fluorite $ 300 (=~ ¥ 44513) SOLD Thomas Range, Utah, USA small cabinet - 6 x 4 x 1.0 cm Three perfect, lustrous black cubes of Bixbyite on a thin matrix of purple Fluorite. Undamaged and very aesthetic.
SM446 - Spessartine on Galena $ 400 (=~ ¥ 59350) SOLD MMM Mine, Broken Hill, NSW, Australia miniature - 5.0 x 5 x 4 cm Large Spessartine crystal intergrown with Galena crystals. A large sized garnet for the locality.
SM448 - Arsenopyrite 'spaceship' with Chalcopyrite and Cassiterite $ 300 (=~ ¥ 44513) SOLD Panasquiera, Portugal small cabinet - 5.5 x 3 x 3 cm Undamaged floater specimen of Arsenopyrite, well crystallized all around. There are all sorts of stepped, metallic surfaces that flash colors of silver and gold, with areas that flare out causing the whole (to me) to resemble a spaceship. Right where the cockpit would be sits a perfect Chacopyrite crystal upon which sits a small black Cassiterite crystal. Fine and unusual specimen.
SM450 - Hemimorphite $ 150 (=~ ¥ 22256) SOLD Summit Mine, Broadwater Co., Montana, USA small cabinet - 7 x 6.5 x 5 cm Large open vug in matrix lined with Hemimorphite crystals to about 1cm in length. The Summit Mine produced what are likely the best USA Hemimorphites ever found. This is a fine example.
SM458 - Silver $ 150 (=~ ¥ 22256) SOLD Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway (?) thumbnail - 2 x 1 x 0.7 cm Thick Silver wire with nice curves. This came out of an old collection of thubmnails with no label. I was told that 'there were some Kongsberg Silvers in the collection'.
SM459 - Veszelyite $ 450 (=~ ¥ 66769) SOLD Laochang Mine, Gejiu Co., Yunnan Province, China cabinet - 10.5 x 8.0 x 6 cm Sharp crystals of Veszelyite to 4mm on Hemimorphite lined vugs in matrix. There are vugs of crystals all over. Very rich sample. Veszelyite is a rare phosphate mineral only found in a few places worldwide as collectable mineral specimens. These specimens have only been found in the past few years and are one of the more interesting mineral surprises from China.
SM468 - Quartz $ 150 (=~ ¥ 22256) Herkimer, New York, USA miniature - 4.9 x 3.8 x 3 cm Double terminated 'Herkimer Diamond' Quartz crystal. Complete all around and undamaged.
SM469 - Calcite with Ilvaite $ 150 (=~ ¥ 22256) Nikolaevskiy Mine, Dal'negorsk, Russia small cabinet - 5.5 x 5 x 2.5 cm Interesting specimen showing 3 generations of Calcite. The top half of a scalenohedral Calcite sticks out of a wide rhombic Calcite crystal. Both were later covered by tiny black Ilvaite crystals, then all were overgrown by a final generation of transparent Calcite. You can see the tip of the scalenohedral Calcite covered by Ilvaite underneath the final transparent layer of Calcite.
SM471 - Sapphire $ 150 (=~ ¥ 22256) SOLD Mogok, Myanmar thumbnail - 1.3 x 0.4 x 0.4 cm Blue and colorless Sapphire crystal from teh famous gem gravels of Mogok. Double-terminated and undamaged with transparent zones.
SM472 - Pyrite $ 120 (=~ ¥ 17805) SOLD Ashio Mine, Honshu Island, Japan thumbnail - 1.5 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm Cluster of undamaged Pyrite crystals with good surface striations. Ex. Akachan o Naki Okazai collection with label.
SM480 - Pyrite $ 320 (=~ ¥ 47480) SOLD Navajun, La Rioja, Spain small cabinet - 5.4 x 5.4 x 5.3 cm Large single Pyrite cube from this famous Pyrite locality. This is uncommonly big, and was significant enough to held in a collection for years. There is one defect where the old collection label is still affixed, otherwise perfect all around.
SM481 - Wulfenite $ 280 (=~ ¥ 41545) SOLD Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico miniature - 4.5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm Orange Wulfenite crystals on matrix. Main crystal displays very well and is 2.3cm wide. There is a clustr of smaller crystals behind the main crystal. There is a chip on the backside of the main crystal, not visible from the front. ©2010-2018 Marin Mineral |