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E604 - Galena with Sphalerite $ 95 Gidiursko Mine, Madan, Rhodope Mtns., Bulgaria small cabinet - 6 x 4.5 x 3.6 cm ![Galena with Sphalerite from Gidiursko Mine, Madan, Rhodope Mtns., Bulgaria [db_pics/pics/e604a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/e604a.jpg)
![Galena with Sphalerite from Gidiursko Mine, Madan, Rhodope Mtns., Bulgaria [db_pics/pics/e604b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/e604b.jpg)
![Galena with Sphalerite from Gidiursko Mine, Madan, Rhodope Mtns., Bulgaria [db_pics/pics/e604c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/e604c.jpg)
Mirror lustrous Galena crystals with Sphalerite. Best is a 2.3cm upright spinel twin.
E686 - Azurite $ 70 Blue Mine, Chessy, Rhone-Alpes, France thumbnail - 2.2 x 2.1 x 1.5 cm ![Azurite from Blue Mine, Chessy, Rhone-Alpes, France [db_pics/pics/e686a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/e686a.jpg)
![Azurite from Blue Mine, Chessy, Rhone-Alpes, France [db_pics/pics/e686b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/e686b.jpg)
Floater cluster of Azurite from the famous Chessy mines of France. These mines are long closed and I understand these specimens were found in the 1800s. There are no points of contact, a complete floater. Great deep blue, uniform color but with some damage, though it still presents well.
C133 - Dioptase, Chrysocolla $ 80 Blue Bell Mine, Soda Mountains, San Bernardino Co., California small cabinet - 7.5 x 4 x 3.0 cm ![Dioptase, Chrysocolla from Blue Bell Mine, Soda Mountains, San Bernardino Co., California [db_pics/pics/c133a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c133a.jpg)
![Dioptase, Chrysocolla from Blue Bell Mine, Soda Mountains, San Bernardino Co., California [db_pics/pics/c133b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c133b.jpg)
Excellent coverage of bright green crystals of Dioptase with Chrysocolla.
C135 - Dioptase, Bromian Clorargyrite, Hemimorphite $ 60 Blue Bell Mine, Soda Mountains, San Bernardino Co., California small cabinet - 6 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm ![Dioptase, Bromian Clorargyrite, Hemimorphite from Blue Bell Mine, Soda Mountains, San Bernardino Co., California [db_pics/pics/c135a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c135a.jpg)
![Dioptase, Bromian Clorargyrite, Hemimorphite from Blue Bell Mine, Soda Mountains, San Bernardino Co., California [db_pics/pics/c135b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c135b.jpg)
Bright green crystals of Dioptase with Hemimorphite and waxy olive yellow crystals of Bromian Chloraryrite.
C140 - Dioptase, Bromian Clorargyrite, Chrysocolla, Hemimorphite $ 60 Blue Bell Mine, Soda Mountains, San Bernardino Co., California small cabinet - 6 x 4 x 2.5 cm ![Dioptase, Bromian Clorargyrite, Chrysocolla, Hemimorphite from Blue Bell Mine, Soda Mountains, San Bernardino Co., California [db_pics/pics/c140a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c140a.jpg)
![Dioptase, Bromian Clorargyrite, Chrysocolla, Hemimorphite from Blue Bell Mine, Soda Mountains, San Bernardino Co., California [db_pics/pics/c140b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c140b.jpg)
Bright green crystals of Dioptase with Chrysocolla, Hemimorphite and waxy olive yellow crystals of Bromian Chloraryrite.
B469 - Danburite $ 100 Charcas, San Luis Potosi, Mexico small cabinet - 5.5 x 4.7 x 3 cm ![Danburite from Charcas, San Luis Potosi, Mexico [db_pics/pics/b469a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/b469a.jpg)
![Danburite from Charcas, San Luis Potosi, Mexico [db_pics/pics/b469b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/b469b.jpg)
![Danburite from Charcas, San Luis Potosi, Mexico [db_pics/pics/b469c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/b469c.jpg)
Single light pink Danburite crystal. Glassy luster and transparent at the tip.
B716 - Scapolite $ 100 Morogoro, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.6 x 1.5 x 1.2 cm ![Scapolite from Morogoro, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/b716a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/b716a.jpg)
![Scapolite from Morogoro, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/b716b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/b716b.jpg)
![Scapolite from Morogoro, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/b716c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/b716c.jpg)
Gemmy and lustrous, water-clear, yellow Scapolite crystal with glassy termination faces from Morogoro, Tanzania. The recent finds of Scapolite from Tanzania have been outstanding. A fine Scapolite, complete all-around and undamaged except a slight chipping on the termination edges. Great aesthetics and an impressive gem crystal weighing 6.7 grams. All GEM!
T332 - Spinel $ 90 Mogok, Myanmar thumbnail - 1.5 x 1.5 x 0.9 cm ![Spinel from Mogok, Myanmar [db_pics/pics/t332a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/t332a.jpg)
![Spinel from Mogok, Myanmar [db_pics/pics/t332b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/t332b.jpg)
Thick spinel-twinned Spinel crystal. Translucent with a purple/red coloration.
T407 - Calcite $ 90 Delphi Quarry, Carroll Co., Indiana, USA small cabinet - 6 x 3 x 3 cm ![Calcite from Delphi Quarry, Carroll Co., Indiana, USA [db_pics/pics/t407a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/t407a.jpg)
![Calcite from Delphi Quarry, Carroll Co., Indiana, USA [db_pics/pics/t407b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/t407b.jpg)
![Calcite from Delphi Quarry, Carroll Co., Indiana, USA [db_pics/pics/t407c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/t407c.jpg)
![Calcite from Delphi Quarry, Carroll Co., Indiana, USA [db_pics/pics/t407d.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/t407d.jpg)
![Calcite from Delphi Quarry, Carroll Co., Indiana, USA [db_pics/pics/t407e.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/t407e.jpg)
Single scalenohedral Calcite capped by Calcite also with Calcite crystals attached to the sides (one side crystal damaged). Originally purchased in Tucson in 1987 for $9.60.
T439 - Sapphire $ 100 Ratnapura, Sri Lanka thumbnail - 2.1 x 0.7 x 0.6 cm ![Sapphire from Ratnapura, Sri Lanka [db_pics/pics/t439a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/t439a.jpg)
![Sapphire from Ratnapura, Sri Lanka [db_pics/pics/t439b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/t439b.jpg)
Parcel of 10 Sapphire crystals showing varying degrees of translucency and edge wear. Largest crystal is 2.1cm.
T518 - Quartz $ 90 Peterson Mountain, near Hallelujah Junction, Nevada, USA small cabinet - 5.2 x 2.3 x 1.8 cm ![Quartz from Peterson Mountain, near Hallelujah Junction, Nevada, USA [db_pics/pics/t518a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/t518a.jpg)
![Quartz from Peterson Mountain, near Hallelujah Junction, Nevada, USA [db_pics/pics/t518b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/t518b.jpg)
Smokey Quartz scepter with a light smokey head atop a darker (but still translucent) stalk. This is from a batch of crystals mined in 2016 that I got first pick from. Complete all around with an undamaged scepter head, the stalk has a chip on one side.
T530 - Topaz $ 95 Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil thumbnail - 2.4 x 0.7 x 0.6 cm ![Topaz from Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/t530a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/t530a.jpg)
![Topaz from Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/t530b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/t530b.jpg)
Small but very gemmy single topaz. Complete all around and undamaged except for one small indentation or nick on a termination edge.
T593 - Analcime on Serandite Mont St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada thumbnail - 2.9 x 2 x 1.5 cm ![Analcime on Serandite from Mont St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada [db_pics/pics/t593a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/t593a.jpg)
![Analcime on Serandite from Mont St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada [db_pics/pics/t593b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/t593b.jpg)
![Analcime on Serandite from Mont St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada [db_pics/pics/t593c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/t593c.jpg)
Analcime crystals to 1.8cm on pink Serandite crystals. Ex. Charlie Key.
T678 - Amethyst $ 80 Veracruz, Mexico miniature - 4.4 x 2 x 2 cm ![Amethyst from Veracruz, Mexico [db_pics/pics/t678a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/t678a.jpg)
![Amethyst from Veracruz, Mexico [db_pics/pics/t678b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/t678b.jpg)
![Amethyst from Veracruz, Mexico [db_pics/pics/t678c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/t678c.jpg)
Transparent light purple Amethyst crystals with main crystal a lovely scepter.
T876 - Cuprite $ 90 Poteryaevskoe Mine, Rubtsovskoe Deposit, Western Siberia, Russia thumbnail - 2.2 x 2 x 1.5 cm ![Cuprite from Poteryaevskoe Mine, Rubtsovskoe Deposit, Western Siberia, Russia [db_pics/pics/t876a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/t876a.jpg)
![Cuprite from Poteryaevskoe Mine, Rubtsovskoe Deposit, Western Siberia, Russia [db_pics/pics/t876b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/t876b.jpg)
![Cuprite from Poteryaevskoe Mine, Rubtsovskoe Deposit, Western Siberia, Russia [db_pics/pics/t876c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/t876c.jpg)
Floater cluster of Cuprite octahedrons. Sharp and well formed. Slight chipping and an indentation from other crystals, otherwise complete all around and undamaged.
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