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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.
LL540 - Vanadinite $ 350 (=~ £ 280) Old Yuma Mine, Pima Co., Arizona, USA miniature - 3.8 x 3 x 1.8 cm Cluster of large orange and red Vanadinite crystals partially coated by white Calcite. A floater with no points of attachment and large, hoppered crystals with intricate growth patterns. Undamaged. Ex. Bob Reynolds collection.
LL558 - Neptunite $ 350 (=~ £ 280) Gem Mine, San Benito Co., California, USA miniature - 3.7 x 2.5 x 2.3 cm Lustrous black 2.9cm Neptunite crystal on schist matrix with white Natrolite. The Neptunite crystal is double-terminated and undamaged.
LL662 - Olivenite $ 300 (=~ £ 240) Copper Stope, Majuba Hill Mine, Pershing Co., Nevada, USA miniature - 3.8 x 3 x 1.5 cm Densely clustered crystals of Olivenite on matrix from the now defunct Majuba Hill Mine. Deep forest green crystals cover much of the matrix. There are some chipped crystals along the edges but the vast majority are perfect. This is an uncommonly rich example for the mine.
LL659 - Clinoclase on Cornubite Copper Stope, Majuba Hill Mine, Pershing Co., Nevada, USA miniature - 4.7 x 3 x 2.5 cm Deep blue crystals of Clinoclase over green Cornubite from the now defunct Majuba Hill Mine. Both the front and back have great crystals.
LL811 - Cuprian Adamite $ 900 (=~ £ 720) Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico miniature - 4.5 x 4 x 3.5 cm Limonite vug filled with colorless Calcite and green Cuprian Adamite crystals. This is a particularly fine example sporting large, undamaged crystals of great beauty. The crystal group at the front left is 2cm in size, with an individual crystal 1.2cm in size. The vug itself is lined with black Plattnerite which provides a stunning backdrop to the green and white crystals.
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