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C471 - Hemimorphite $ 600 Wenshan Mine, Yunnan Prov., China small cabinet - 7.5 x 6 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Thick layer of Hemimorphite over matrix. The Hemimorphite is transluscent with superb color, the best for the find in my opinion. Perfect and undamaged.
C551 - Ferberite with Quartz $ 325 Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China small cabinet - 8 x 7 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Well formed large Ferberite crystals associated wtih transparent Quartz crystals. There are also small purple Fluorite crystals, Muscovite, and Arsenopyrite present.
B802 - Helvite with Calcite $ 450 Huangangliang, Inner Mongolia, China small cabinet - 6 x 3.3 x 2.2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Fine quality cluster of Helvite with attached translucent white Calcite crystals. Nearly undamaged but with a tips missing at the very ends of a few Helvite crystals, really only noticable when magnified. Nice composition to the specimen and very showy.
C411 - Azurite $ 400 SOLD Morenci Mine, Arizona, USA cabinet - 10 x 7 x 3.5 cm ex. Bruce Murphy ![]() ![]() ![]() Bright blue, velvety spheres to 5mm of Azurite against a pale blue/grey matrix. Visually stunning contrast between the spheres and the lighter matrix background. Ex. Mark Hay collection. Saw cut on back.
C486 - Inesite $ 450 SOLD Hale Creek, Trinity Co., California small cabinet - 7.5 x 6 x 5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Bright pink crystals of Inesite on matrix from the classic California locality. Great color and the most distinct, isolated crystals of any Inesite I've ever had from this locality. Individual crystals to 2cm in length. Out of an old collection built in the 1960s and 1970s.
C579 - Topaz $ 300 SOLD Little 3 Mine, Ramona, San Diego Co., California, USA miniature - 4.7 x 4 x 3.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Terminated blue Topaz crystal from the famous Little 3 Mine. Great luster and transparency. One side contacted/etched, otherwise undamaged.
C352 - Skutterudite $ 500 Schneeberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany miniature - 3.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Good sized single Skutterudite from Schneeberg. A German classic that is hard to find, especially as compared to more common Moroccan specimens. It is a large crystal for the locality which more commonly produced 1cm size range crystals.
CT714 - Zircon $ 180 SOLD Tigerville Prospect, Greenville Co., South Carolina, USA miniature - 5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() A 1.4cm Zircon crystal in matrix. Well formed glassy crystal with a wine red color. A USA rarity from the Chuck Trantham collection.
SM498 - Calcite on Ferberite $ 260 Panasquiera, Portugal small cabinet - 6.5 x 4 x 1.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Exquisite crystal of Ferberite with the backside coated by white Calcite crystals. The Ferberite had an unusual curving form and is highly aesthetic and very lustrous. Fine and unusual specimen. Undamaged.
T907 - Diaspore $ 350 Aydun, Mugula, Turkey small cabinet - 6.3 x 5 x 1.3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Single translucent to transparent crystal of Diaspore. This is rare material from old stocks in Turkey, no more is being found as the deposit has been exhausted. Though somewhat etched in appearance, this is a terminated crystal, which are uncommon. Gemstones cut from Diaspore are marketed as 'Zultanite".
CT743 - Sand Calcite $ 125 Rattlesnake Butte, Jackson Co., South Dakota, USA small cabinet - 8 x 8 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Criss-crossing Calcite crystals with inclusions of sand. The crossing crystal is 8cm and double terminated. These are unusual, USA classics collected decades ago and the locality is now closed to collecting. Ex. Chuck Trantham collection.
LL393 - Jadeite crystals $ 150 SOLD Russian River, Cloverdale area, Mendocino Co., California, USA small cabinet - 7 x 4 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Rare crystals (!) of green Jadeite, a species which is almost always found as massive and non-crystallized, better suited fro lapidary work than as specimens. This specimen is a near solid seam of green Jadeite with vuggy areas lined with crystals. Ex. Chuck Trantham collection.
LL395 - Jadeite crystals $ 125 SOLD Russian River, Cloverdale area, Mendocino Co., California, USA small cabinet - 5.5 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Rare crystals (!) of green Jadeite, a species which is almost always found as massive and non-crystallized, better suited fro lapidary work than as specimens. This specimen is a near solid seam of green Jadeite with vuggy areas containing crystals. Ex. Chuck Trantham collection.
LL347 - Amethyst var. Grape agate $ 250 Mamuju, Sulawesi, Indonesia cabinet - 14.5 x 6.5 x 3.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Large cluster of interconnected spheres of purple Amethyst known as Grape Agate. Good purple color with sparkly luster. Mounds of airy, interconnected spheres over a more solid, dense mass of interconnected spheres.
LL255 - Indicolite on Quartz $ 200 SOLD Fano Mine, Riverside Co., California, USA miniature - 5 x 4.3 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A fat Quartz crystal atop Feldspar with attached dark blue Tourmaline. This mine mostly produced Schorl, but dark blue Indicolite is also known. The Indocolite is present both an and inside the Quartz. The blue coloration can be best seen in the smaller crystals, some of which are transparent.
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