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LL183 - Lazulite $ 300 (=~ £ 240) Big Fish River, Yukon, Canada miniature - 5 x 4 x 2 cm Large, lustrous crystals of deep blue Lazulite, the most well known of the 'Yukon phosphate' minerals found at this locality. Individual crystals are good sized for the locality reaching 1.2cm.
LL153 - Azurite $ 750 (=~ £ 600) Touissit, Morocco miniature - 4.8 x 2.8 x 1.2 cm Large single Azurite crystal with a small attached crystal that is altering to Malachite. There is also some alteration to Malachite under the surface of the main crystal that gives areas of 'electric' blue color. Fully terminated and complete all around. There is one chipped area on the side with the small attached crystal (though most of what you see in the third photo is natural etched growth), otherwise it's undamaged. Comes with an old Geary Murdock collection label.
LL158 - Apatite with Mica $ 500 (=~ £ 400) Medina, Minas Gerais, Brazil miniature - 4 x 2.5 x 2 cm GEM golden Apatite crystals from Medina. These are famous for their clarity and indeed this specimen looks like a cluster of faceted gemstones with water-clear intergrown perfect crystals. Even the small book of mica is transparent! It's complete all around with the point of contact on the right side as photographed, the thicker left side is terminated with a multitude of tiny crystal faces.
LL303 - Magnetite $ 280 (=~ £ 224) Iron Hat Mine, Cadiz, Marble Mountains, San Bernardino Co., California, USA miniature - 4.2 x 2.5 x 2.2 cm Silvery, metallic Magnetite crystals from an obscure old iron mine in southern California. Largest Magnetite is 2.5cm wide.
LL315 - Brazilianite $ 3500 (=~ £ 2798) Telerio Mine, Mendes Pimental, Minas Gerais, Brazil miniature - 5 x 4.3 x 2.5 cm Large, complete single Brazilianite crystal. This is a specimen I've owned for about 25 years, purchased long ago from dealer Steve Perry. Steve used to make regular trips to Brazil and was there when this mine was actively producing Brazilianite. This was the biggest, best crystal he found in his trips. There is very minor edge chatter but it's essentially undamaged with good luster, areas of transparency, and the yellow/green color these are known for. Comes with a custom Lucite base.
CT708 - Stilbite on Mordenite $ 120 (=~ £ 96) Skookumchuck Dam, Thurston Co., Washington, USA miniature - 4 x 3.5 x 2 cm Tall, snow-white crystals of Stilbite with Mordenite, complete and well crystallized all around. Ex. Chuck Trantham collection, self collected by Chuck decades ago during his time working as a geologist during construction of the dam.
LL408 - Babingtonite $ 180 (=~ £ 144) Hongquizhen Quarry, Meigu Co., Liangshan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China miniature - 3.5 x 2 x 2 cm Cluster of double-terminated Babingtonite crystals from a now old and defunct locality. The crystals have broad, flat terminations to 1.7cm wide. It's a floater, well crystallized all around with a contact or damage along the side of the large crystal, otherwise perfect all around.
LL470 - Mimetite $ 600 (=~ £ 480) Mt. Bonnie Mine, Grove Hill, Northern Territory, Australia miniature - 4.2 x 3.2 x 3 cm Hexagonal Mimetite crystals on matrix, the best of which is a 1.5cm complete crystal facing forward for display. Old, now hard to find specimen from a long closed mine. Comes with an old 'The Collector' label.
LL486 - Barite on Calcite $ 450 (=~ £ 360) Elk Creek, Meade Co., South Dakota, USA miniature - 4.5 x 4 x 2 cm Mound of yellow Calcite crystals with an absolute GEM of a Barite crystal, 2cm tall. There is an inconsequential, small chip on the termination that I can only see with magnification, otherwise undamaged. Ex. Bob Reynolds collection.
LL475 - Clinozoisite $ 250 (=~ £ 200) Tormiq, Skardu, Pakistan miniature - 3.4 x 1.6 x 0.8 cm Cluster of transparent, double-termianted Clinozoisite crystals. Complete all around. Ex. Bob Reynolds collection.
LL493 - Calcite Leiping Mine, Leiping, Guiyang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China miniature - 5 x 2.5 x 2 cm Double-terminated transparent Calcite crystals with sharp phantoms caused by Hematite inclusions. There are additional smaller crystals sticking out at right angles from the main crystal. Undamaged. Ex. Bob Reynolds collection.
LL495 - Amethyst $ 280 (=~ £ 224) Las Vigas, Vera Cruz, Mexico miniature - 4.2 x 3 x 2 cm Exquisite, glassy purple Amethyst crystals attached to a small bit of Epidote covered matrix. Main crystal is double-terminated. Undamaged. Ex. Bob Reynolds collection.
LL541 - Almandine $ 600 (=~ £ 480) Garnet Hill, Ely, White Pine Co., Nevada, USA miniature - 5 x 4.5 x 2.2 cm Large 1.8cm Almandine crystal on pink Rhyolite. An especially good example for this occurrence, probably the best I've seen. Undamaged.
LL492 - Afghanite $ 250 (=~ £ 200) Sar-e-Sang, Badakhshan, Afghanistan miniature - 4 x 2 x 2 cm Translucent blue Afghanite crystals in a Calcite and Pyrite rich matrix.
LL547 - Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond $ 350 (=~ £ 280) Herkimer, New York, USA miniature - 4 x 3.5 x 3 cm Double-terminated, water-clear Quartz crystals. Main crystal is 3.3cm with 3 smaller crystals stacked on top. Undamaged.
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