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ST629 - Scheelite $ 270 (=~ ¥ 40061) Mt Xuebaoding, Ping Wu, Sichuan Prov., China miniature - 4.5 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm Large single octahedral Scheelite crystal from China. There is a small amount of attached Muscovite on one side, otherwise it's all Scheelite. Undamaged with good transparency, especially at the tip.
SV402 - Calcite $ 250 (=~ ¥ 37094) Xiayang Mine, Fujian Prov., China small cabinet - 9 x 6 x 2 cm Thin plate covered by transparent Calcite crystals. Individual crystals range up to just over 1cm in size and are in perfect condtion.
SV577 - Veszelyite $ 120 (=~ ¥ 17805) Dongchuan, Kunming, Yunnan, China thumbnail - 3 x 2 x 1.7 cm Deep vug filled with radial clusters of blue Veszelyite. Beautiful, richly colored crystals of this rare species from a July 2020 find at an old Zinc mine.
SV578 - Veszelyite $ 120 (=~ ¥ 17805) Dongchuan, Kunming, Yunnan, China miniature - 4 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm Box-work vuggy matrix with upper vugs filled with groups and isolated single crystals of blue Veszelyite. Beautiful, richly colored crystals of this rare species from a July 2020 find at an old Zinc mine.
SV579 - Veszelyite $ 120 (=~ ¥ 17805) Dongchuan, Kunming, Yunnan, China thumbnail - 1.7 x 1.6 x 1.5 cm Exquisite fan-shaped radial clusters of blue Veszelyite on matrix. Beautiful, richly colored crystals of this rare species from a July 2020 find at an old Zinc mine.
SV580 - Veszelyite $ 180 (=~ ¥ 26708) Dongchuan, Kunming, Yunnan, China small cabinet - 7.7 x 5 x 3.5 cm Vuggy matrix with multiple areas with radial clusters of blue Veszelyite. Beautiful, richly colored crystals of this rare species from a July 2020 find at an old Zinc mine.
SV582 - Veszelyite $ 120 (=~ ¥ 17805) Dongchuan, Kunming, Yunnan, China thumbnail - 2 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm Clusters of translucent blue Veszelyite on matrix. Beautiful, richly colored crystals of this rare species from a July 2020 find at an old Zinc mine.
SV584 - Veszelyite $ 120 (=~ ¥ 17805) Dongchuan, Kunming, Yunnan, China thumbnail - 2.1 x 1.6 x 1.5 cm FAn-shaped clusters of translucent blue Veszelyite on matrix. Beautiful, richly colored crystals of this rare species from a July 2020 find at an old Zinc mine.
SV588 - Veszelyite $ 120 (=~ ¥ 17805) Dongchuan, Kunming, Yunnan, China thumbnail - 2.5 x 2 x 1.2 cm Fan-shaped clusters of translucent blue Veszelyite on matrix. Beautiful, richly colored crystals of this rare species from a July 2020 find at an old Zinc mine.
MK217 - Fluorite $ 300 (=~ ¥ 44513) Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China miniature - 3.3 x 3.2 x 3.2 cm Exceedingly sharp single octahedral Fluorite crystal from Inner Mongolia, China. An undamaged floater of translucent pink Fluorite nearly textbook in form (one of the sixe points is stepped with multiple points). High quality, complete crystal in perfect condition.
MK220 - Fluorite $ 240 (=~ ¥ 35610) Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China miniature - 4 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm Transparent blue Fluorite crystal from the Yaogangxian Mine. So water-clear you can see right through it to the Muscovite attached to the bottom (photos don't convey this transparency well). Complete all around, stunning crystal of the quality the Yaogangxian mine is famous for. A small cleave on one corner, otherwise perfect.
SV363 - Cerussite $ 125 (=~ ¥ 18547) Daoping Mine, Yangshuo, Guangxi Prov., China miniature - 3.3 x 3.3 x 1.3 cm Unusual candy colored Cerussite of yellow and pink. These Daoping Cerussites are among the most colorful for the species and it appears to have been a one time or limited find from several years ago. The crystal has relatively flat, lustrous front and back faces and more complex growth on the edges. A floater well crystallized all aroound.
LV347 - Azurite on Malachite $ 150 (=~ ¥ 22256) Liufengshan Copper Mine, Anhui Prov., China small cabinet - 5.5 x 4 x 2.5 cm Beautiful satiny blue Azurite crystals lining a vug in Malachite. The crystals are bright and well formed averaging 5mm in size.
MK491 - Cinnabar $ 500 (=~ ¥ 74188) Yanwuping Mines, Guizhou, China cabinet - 10.5 x 6.5 x 3 cm Classic Cinnabar penetration twin on drusy Quartz with Dolomite. The Cinnabar crystal is perfect and translucent red when backlit.
MK525 - Fluorite $ 275 (=~ ¥ 40803) Shangbao Mine, Hunan, China small cabinet - 6 x 4 x 2 cm Transparent purple Fluorite from the Shangbao Mine in China. The specimen is composed of a thin matrix with Fluorite crystals on both sides. The Fluorite have the high quality and bevelled edges typical of this mine.
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