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ST408 - Wulfenite $ 450 Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico miniature - 3.5 x 3 x 1 cm Large, transparent single Wulfenite crystal with attached white Hydrozincite. It has a cleave along one edge (that is not distracting) otherwise it's pristine. Displays equally well from either side and has a small attached Lucite stand. Choice old classic.
ST410 - Celestite $ 500 Salem, Washington Co., Indiana, USA miniature - 5 x 5 x 3.2 cm Superb example of blue Celestite from the quarrys near Salem, Indiana. Well crystallized all around with areas of transparency and highly glassy. An undamaged beauty.
ST420 - Rose Quartz $ 350 Sapucaia, Minas Gerais, Brazil miniature - 5 x 3.3 x 1.3 cm Tall, narrow wall-like cluster of Rose Quartz crystals from Brazil. Great crystals with classic rose pink coloration. Can be displayed from either side.
ST433 - Emerald $ 650 Salzburg, Austria miniature - 4.2 x 3 x 1.5 cm A 1.4cm Emerald in a dark schist matrix. The Emerald has great medium green color and lots of transparency.
ST442 - Tetrahedrite $ 450 Casapalca Mine, Huarochirà Province, Lima, Peru miniature - 3.2 x 3 x 1.8 cm Lustrous, sharp, dark metallic-gray tetrahedrite with small amounts of attached Pyrite from Casaplaca, one of the premiere localities for the species. The main crystal is large sized at 3cm and the cluster as a whole is very aesthetic.
ST549 - Quartz Scepter $ 200 Chibuku Mine, Chiredzi mining district, Masvingo, Zimbabwe miniature - 4.5 x 2.5 x 2.3 cm Smokey and Amethyst scepter with red Hematite inclusions on a colorless Quartz stem. High quality, complete crystal hand selected from hundreds.
ST556 - Quartz Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania miniature - 4.8 x 2.5 x 2 cm Thick, double-terminated Quartz crystal with a smaller single crystal rising up off one side. This crystal has a lot of character and reminds me a submarine for some reason. Complete all around and undamaged. Found at the Merelani Tanzanite mines.
ST589 - Arsenopyrite, Quartz, Stannite $ 250 Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China miniature - 3.7 x 3 x 2.1 cm Undamaged specimen of a transparent Quartz crystal and mica atop a bright, metallic cluster of Arsenopyrite crystals over a matrix of Stannite. Attractive, showy miniature.
ST721 - Senegalite on Turquoise $ 200 Mount Kouroudiako, Faleme River Basin, Senegal miniature - 4.5 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm Bright yellow crystals of Senegalite on layers of vivid blue Turquoise. Senegalite is a rare phosphate mineral and this is the Type locality for the species. Ex. Erich Laskowski collection.
ST646 - Cassiterite $ 280 Huanuni, Oruro, Bolivia miniature - 3.2 x 3 x 2.7 cm Elongated black Cassiterite crystals to 1.7cm associated with Quartz crystals. This elongated form is uncommon for Cassiterite and these are perfect undamaged crystals. Ex. Erich Laskowski collection.
ST647 - Klebelsbergite on Stibnite $ 180 Pereta Mine, Scansane, Grosseto Prov., Tuscany, Italy miniature - 4.5 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm Sprays of white acicular Klebelsbergite on Stibnite. Associated minerals include Valentinite, Sulfur, and Stibconite. Ex. Erich Laskowski collection.
ST648 - Montebrasite with Albite $ 750 Telirio Mine, Linopolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil miniature - 4 x 3.2 x 2 cm Blocky, gemmy crystal of Montebrasite with attached Albite. A beautiful well formed crystal of this rare species that has good color and is complete all around. There is a bit a roughness on the left edge where some Albite grew, otherwise it has smooth flat faces all around. A really nice gem crystal. Ex. Erich Laskowski collection.
ST654 - Sturmanite $ 220 N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa miniature - 5 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm Translucent yellow Sturmanite crystls to 9mm wide on matrix. Undamaged.Ex. Erich Laskowski collection.Purchased in 2008 from Mineral Classics and comes with a Wendell Minerals label.
ST643 - Scheelite with Muscovite $ 250 Mt Xuebaoding, Ping Wu, Sichuan Prov., China miniature - 5 x 4 x 4 cm Octahedral Scheelite crystal, 3.8cm wide, atop a Muscovite covered matrix. The Scheelite shows off dramatically with good color and translucency.
ST736 - Vanadinite $ 500 Apex mine, San Carlos, Manuel Benavides Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico miniature - 4 x 2.2 x 1.7 cm Large single, hoppered Vanadinite crystal from the Apex Mine in Mexico. A good sized, impressive crystal that is complete all around and undamaged.
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