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MK943 - Boracite $ 800
Boulby Potash Mine, Loftus, Cleveland, England
miniature - 4.3 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm


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Boracite from Boulby Potash Mine, Loftus, Cleveland, England [db_pics/pics/mk943a.jpg] Boracite from Boulby Potash Mine, Loftus, Cleveland, England [db_pics/pics/mk943b.jpg] Boracite from Boulby Potash Mine, Loftus, Cleveland, England [db_pics/pics/mk943c.jpg]

Bright, sparkling crystals of blue Boracite on the front and back of specimen. Colorful and rich example loaded with crystals. Ex. Len Pisciotta, Lindsey Greenbank, Scott Williams collections, with all 3 labels.


LP111 - Fluorite on Muscovite $ 220
Chumar Bakhoor, Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
miniature - 3.5 x 3.5 x 3 cm


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Fluorite on Muscovite from Chumar Bakhoor, Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/lp111a.jpg] Fluorite on Muscovite from Chumar Bakhoor, Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/lp111b.jpg]

Transparent pink octahedral Fluorite crystal with Muscovite from the mines of Chumar Bakhoor. The Fluorite is in perfect condition, transparent and 3cm wide. Ex. Len Pisciotta collection.


LP166 - Bournonite with Quartz $ 450
Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China
miniature - 3.7 x 3 x 3 cm


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Bournonite with Quartz from Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China [db_pics/pics/lp166a.jpg] Bournonite with Quartz from Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China [db_pics/pics/lp166b.jpg] Bournonite with Quartz from Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China [db_pics/pics/lp166c.jpg] Bournonite with Quartz from Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China [db_pics/pics/lp166d.jpg]

Well balanced specimen of silvery metallic Bournonite with Quartz crystals from the Yaogangxian Mine. An aesthetic specimen good from either side. Ex. Len Pisciotta collection, his old label shows a price of $1200.


LP173 - Brazilianite $ 450
Telerio Mine, Mendes Pimental, Minas Gerais, Brazil
miniature - 4 x 2.8 x 1.8 cm


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Brazilianite from Telerio Mine, Mendes Pimental, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/lp173a.jpg] Brazilianite from Telerio Mine, Mendes Pimental, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/lp173b.jpg] Brazilianite from Telerio Mine, Mendes Pimental, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/lp173c.jpg]

Large, complete single Brazilianite crystal. Excellent undamaged crystal with good luster, areas of transparency, and the yellow/green color these are known for. Ex. Len Pisciotta collection.


MK923 - Cavansite $ 350
Wagholi Quarry, Pune District, India
miniature - 4 x 2.5 x 2.2 cm


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Cavansite from Wagholi Quarry, Pune District, India [db_pics/pics/mk923a.jpg] Cavansite from Wagholi Quarry, Pune District, India [db_pics/pics/mk923b.jpg] Cavansite from Wagholi Quarry, Pune District, India [db_pics/pics/mk923c.jpg]

Near floater cluster of vivid blue Cavansite crystals. Well crystallized all around, this good sized crystal group appears to have grown on the tips of a couple Stilbite crystals and detached as I see only a couple small ares of white, otherwise it's nothing but great crystals all around. Ex. Len Pisciotta collection (his old label shows a price of $600).


MK916 - Galena $ 200
Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA
miniature - 4.5 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm


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Galena from Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA [db_pics/pics/mk916a.jpg] Galena from Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA [db_pics/pics/mk916b.jpg] Galena from Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA [db_pics/pics/mk916c.jpg] Galena from Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA [db_pics/pics/mk916d.jpg] Galena from Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA [db_pics/pics/mk916e.jpg]

Lustrous metallic Galena crystals from Missouri. This is a fine and aesthetic Galena, complete all around. Ex. Len Pisciotta collection (who valued it at $300).


MK985 - Cavansite $ 400
Wagholi Quarry, Poona, India
miniature - 3.8 x 2.3 x 1.5 cm


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Cavansite from Wagholi Quarry, Poona, India [db_pics/pics/mk985a.jpg] Cavansite from Wagholi Quarry, Poona, India [db_pics/pics/mk985b.jpg] Cavansite from Wagholi Quarry, Poona, India [db_pics/pics/mk985c.jpg]

Exquisite specimen of intergrown spherical aggregates of vivid blue Cavansite with attached Stilbite. Well crytallized all around and undamaged, a floater with no points of contact. Ex. Len Pisciotta collection (his old label shows a price of $800).


LP242 - Copper (cubes!) $ 2000
Lake Superior Copper District, Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, USA
miniature - 5 x 3.5 x 2 cm


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Copper (cubes!) from Lake Superior Copper District, Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, USA [db_pics/pics/lp242a.jpg] Copper (cubes!) from Lake Superior Copper District, Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, USA [db_pics/pics/lp242b.jpg] Copper (cubes!) from Lake Superior Copper District, Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, USA [db_pics/pics/lp242c.jpg] Copper (cubes!) from Lake Superior Copper District, Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, USA [db_pics/pics/lp242d.jpg]

Cluster of cubic Copper crystals with dark patina. I love cubic Copper crystals and this is nothing but crystals with individuals to 1cm in size. Ex. Mike Martin, Ben Vone collections.


MK837 - Topaz $ 150 DISCOUNTED 50% OFF TO $ 75
Maynard (Bixby) Mine, Thomas Range, Juab Co., Utah, USA
miniature - 3.7 x 3 x 3 cm


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Topaz from Maynard (Bixby) Mine, Thomas Range, Juab Co., Utah, USA [db_pics/pics/mk837a.jpg] Topaz from Maynard (Bixby) Mine, Thomas Range, Juab Co., Utah, USA [db_pics/pics/mk837b.jpg] Topaz from Maynard (Bixby) Mine, Thomas Range, Juab Co., Utah, USA [db_pics/pics/mk837c.jpg] Topaz from Maynard (Bixby) Mine, Thomas Range, Juab Co., Utah, USA [db_pics/pics/mk837e.jpg]

Well balanced specimen of Topaz crystals on Rhyolite matrix. The Topaz are gemmy and undamaged. There are small crystals rising up around the bottom with a larger 3.2cm crystal crossing over the top.


LP183 - Fluorite with Siderite $ 60
Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China
miniature - 4.2 x 3.5 x 2 cm


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Fluorite with Siderite from Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China [db_pics/pics/lp183a.jpg] Fluorite with Siderite from Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China [db_pics/pics/lp183b.jpg] Fluorite with Siderite from Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China [db_pics/pics/lp183c.jpg] Fluorite with Siderite from Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China [db_pics/pics/lp183d.jpg]

Transparent purple Fluorite cubes on Siderite from the famous Yaogangxian Mine in China. The Fluorite are highly transparent and lustrous and in perfect conditiion except for a cleave on the lower left corner which keeps the price down on what would otherwise be a more expensive specimen. Associated with Muscovite and green Chlorite.


LP199 - Fluorite with Dolomite $ 200
Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China
miniature - 3.3 x 2.5 x 1.3 cm


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Fluorite with Dolomite from Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China [db_pics/pics/lp199a.jpg] Fluorite with Dolomite from Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China [db_pics/pics/lp199b.jpg] Fluorite with Dolomite from Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China [db_pics/pics/lp199c.jpg]

Cluster of transparent purple ('grape jelly') cubic Fluorite crystals with attached Dolomite from the famous Yaogangxian Mine in China. The Fluorite crystals are lustrous and transparent with a deep purple color. In excellent condition.


LP194 - Fluorite on Quartz $ 125
Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China
miniature - 3.5 x 2.5 x 2.3 cm


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Fluorite on Quartz from Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China [db_pics/pics/lp194a.jpg] Fluorite on Quartz from Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China [db_pics/pics/lp194b.jpg] Fluorite on Quartz from Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China [db_pics/pics/lp194c.jpg]

Transparent purple cubic Fluorite crystals grown atop a Quartz crystal from the famous Yaogangxian Mine in China. The Fluorite crystals are lustrous and transparent. In good overall and complete all around.


LP351 - Tsavorite, Diopside on Titanite $ 450
Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania
miniature - 3.5 x 3 x 2 cm


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Tsavorite, Diopside on Titanite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/lp351a.jpg] Tsavorite, Diopside on Titanite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/lp351b.jpg] Tsavorite, Diopside on Titanite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/lp351c.jpg] Tsavorite, Diopside on Titanite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/lp351d.jpg]

This is a really neat and aesthetic combination specimen from the Merelani Tanzanite mines. A large, chocolate brown twinned Titanite with attached green Tsavorite and white Diopside crystals on one side. Titanite crystals are fairly uncommon at Merelani.


LP352 - Diopside on Tanzanite $ 450
Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania
miniature - 3.5 x 3 x 1.7 cm


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Diopside on Tanzanite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/lp352a.jpg] Diopside on Tanzanite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/lp352b.jpg] Diopside on Tanzanite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/lp352c.jpg] Diopside on Tanzanite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/lp352d.jpg]

Two terminated green Diopside crystals spearing through a partial Tanzanite crystal. This is a colorful and unusual specimen unlike any I can recall seeing before. The Tanzanite is thick too, with good sized transparent areas that give this piece cutting rough value. It weighs 24.58 grams (122 carats).


LP355 - Prehnite $ 225
Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania
miniature - 4 x 3.7 x 3.5 cm


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Prehnite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/lp355a.jpg] Prehnite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/lp355b.jpg] Prehnite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/lp355c.jpg]

Well crystallized group of translucent Prehnite with a bit of attached Graphite on the base. Somewhat spherical in shape with great lemon yellow color.
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