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AU529 - Calcite $ 180
 Cumberland, England
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Calcite from Cumberland, England [db_pics/pics/au529a.jpg] Calcite from Cumberland, England [db_pics/pics/au529b.jpg] Calcite from Cumberland, England [db_pics/pics/au529c.jpg] Calcite from Cumberland, England [db_pics/pics/au529d.jpg]

Cluster of transparent scalenohedral Calcite crystals from England. Highly aesthetic crystal group. Ex. Dennis Ewell collection.

AU545 - Bournonite $ 140
 Mitsumine, Chichibu mining district, Nakatsugawa, Ohtaki-mura, Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
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Bournonite from Mitsumine, Chichibu mining district, Nakatsugawa, Ohtaki-mura, Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan [db_pics/pics/au545b.jpg] Bournonite from Mitsumine, Chichibu mining district, Nakatsugawa, Ohtaki-mura, Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan [db_pics/pics/au545c.jpg] Bournonite from Mitsumine, Chichibu mining district, Nakatsugawa, Ohtaki-mura, Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan [db_pics/pics/au545d.jpg] Bournonite from Mitsumine, Chichibu mining district, Nakatsugawa, Ohtaki-mura, Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan [db_pics/pics/au545e.jpg]

Single Bournonite crystal from Japan. The crystals has high silvery metallic luster. From MINDAT: 'This district produced the first copper mined in Japan, in the year 707 C.E., early in the reign of Empress Gemmei.'

AU551 - Ephesite $ 350
 Glosam Mine, Western Belt, Northern Cape, South Africa
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Ephesite from Glosam Mine, Western Belt, Northern Cape, South Africa [db_pics/pics/au551a.jpg] Ephesite from Glosam Mine, Western Belt, Northern Cape, South Africa [db_pics/pics/au551b.jpg] Ephesite from Glosam Mine, Western Belt, Northern Cape, South Africa [db_pics/pics/au551c.jpg] Ephesite from Glosam Mine, Western Belt, Northern Cape, South Africa [db_pics/pics/au551e.jpg]

Seldomly seen specimen of pink Ephesite crystals from the Glosam Mine in South Africa. The crystals are a translucent red/pink and form tapering, hexagonal crystals to 6mm in size along a narrow Manganite matrix. Ephesite is a rare lithium sodium aluminum silicate mineral.

AU557 - Prehnite $ 180
 Asbestos, Quebec, Canada
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Prehnite from Asbestos, Quebec, Canada [db_pics/pics/au557a.jpg] Prehnite from Asbestos, Quebec, Canada [db_pics/pics/au557c.jpg] Prehnite from Asbestos, Quebec, Canada [db_pics/pics/au557d.jpg]

Single transparent Prehnite crystal from the Jeffrey Mine, a locality better known for Grossular and Vesuvianite. However, crystallized Prehnite is not common (it's usually found as botryoidal masses), and some of the best Prehnite crystals are found here at the Jeffrey Mine. Ex. Dennis Ewell collection.

AU521 - Heliodor $ 350
 Magli, Nigeria
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Heliodor from Magli, Nigeria [db_pics/pics/au521a.jpg] Heliodor from Magli, Nigeria [db_pics/pics/au521b.jpg] Heliodor from Magli, Nigeria [db_pics/pics/au521c.jpg] Heliodor from Magli, Nigeria [db_pics/pics/au521d.jpg]

Single gem Heliodor crystal fron Nigeria. Undamaged crystal with etched prism faces and smooth, flat terminatin faces.

AU523 - Herderite $ 600
 Virgem da Lapa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Herderite from Virgem da Lapa, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/au523a.jpg] Herderite from Virgem da Lapa, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/au523b.jpg] Herderite from Virgem da Lapa, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/au523c.jpg] Herderite from Virgem da Lapa, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/au523d.jpg]

Single purple Herderite crystal that has rich color and is translucent to transparent. Complete all around and undamaged, fine quality single crystal.

AU528 - Barite $ 90
 Meikle Mine, Elko Co., Nevada, USA
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Barite from Meikle Mine, Elko Co., Nevada, USA [db_pics/pics/au528a.jpg] Barite from Meikle Mine, Elko Co., Nevada, USA [db_pics/pics/au528b.jpg] Barite from Meikle Mine, Elko Co., Nevada, USA [db_pics/pics/au528c.jpg] Barite from Meikle Mine, Elko Co., Nevada, USA [db_pics/pics/au528d.jpg]

Glassy single golden Barite crystal with excellent, glass-like transparency. Ex. Dennis Ewell collection.

AU531 - Bournonite $ 350
 Hengyang, Hunan Prov., China
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Bournonite from Hengyang, Hunan Prov., China [db_pics/pics/au531a.jpg] Bournonite from Hengyang, Hunan Prov., China [db_pics/pics/au531b.jpg] Bournonite from Hengyang, Hunan Prov., China [db_pics/pics/au531c.jpg] Bournonite from Hengyang, Hunan Prov., China [db_pics/pics/au531d.jpg] Bournonite from Hengyang, Hunan Prov., China [db_pics/pics/au531e.jpg]

Aesthetic, undamaged lcuster of Bournonite crystals.

AU538 - Apatite with Dolomite, Pyrrhotite $ 240
 Morro Velho Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Apatite with Dolomite, Pyrrhotite from Morro Velho Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/au538a.jpg] Apatite with Dolomite, Pyrrhotite from Morro Velho Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/au538b.jpg] Apatite with Dolomite, Pyrrhotite from Morro Velho Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/au538c.jpg] Apatite with Dolomite, Pyrrhotite from Morro Velho Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/au538d.jpg]

Glassy and transparent light pink Apatite crystal with an attached Dolomite crystals. The Dolomite crystals have attached and included sulfide crystals, likely Pyrrhotite. 

AU542 - Eosphorite $ 200
 Taquaral, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Eosphorite from Taquaral, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/au542a.jpg] Eosphorite from Taquaral, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/au542b.jpg] Eosphorite from Taquaral, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/au542c.jpg] Eosphorite from Taquaral, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/au542d.jpg]

Cluster of translucent, golden brown Eosphorite crystals without matrix.

AU544 - Azurite $ 1000
 Touissit Mine, Morocco
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Azurite from Touissit Mine, Morocco [db_pics/pics/au544a.jpg] Azurite from Touissit Mine, Morocco [db_pics/pics/au544b.jpg] Azurite from Touissit Mine, Morocco [db_pics/pics/au544c.jpg] Azurite from Touissit Mine, Morocco [db_pics/pics/au544.mp4]

Single transparent crystal of deep blue Azurite. Complete all around and undamaged with glossy luster.

AU550 - Lazulite $ 200
 Rapid Creek, Yukon, Canada
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Lazulite from Rapid Creek, Yukon, Canada [db_pics/pics/au550a.jpg] Lazulite from Rapid Creek, Yukon, Canada [db_pics/pics/au550b.jpg] Lazulite from Rapid Creek, Yukon, Canada [db_pics/pics/au550c.jpg] Lazulite from Rapid Creek, Yukon, Canada [db_pics/pics/au550d.jpg]

Large single crystal of deep blue Lazulite.

AU547 - Topaz included by Schorl $ 130
 Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Topaz included by Schorl from Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/au547a.jpg] Topaz included by Schorl from Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/au547b.jpg] Topaz included by Schorl from Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/au547c.jpg] Topaz included by Schorl from Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/au547d.jpg]

Complete and undamaged single gem Topaz crystal included by a single Schorl crystal.

AU543 - Phosgenite ps. Anglesite $ 200
 Benthen, Silesia, Germany
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Phosgenite ps. Anglesite from Benthen, Silesia, Germany [db_pics/pics/au543a.jpg] Phosgenite ps. Anglesite from Benthen, Silesia, Germany [db_pics/pics/au543b.jpg] Phosgenite ps. Anglesite from Benthen, Silesia, Germany [db_pics/pics/au543c.jpg] Phosgenite ps. Anglesite from Benthen, Silesia, Germany [db_pics/pics/au543d.jpg]

Complete single crystal of Phosgenite that has pseudomorphed a former Anglesite crystal. Ex. Dennis Ewell collection.

AU554 - Andorite $ 180
 San Jose Mine, Oruro, Bolivia
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Andorite from San Jose Mine, Oruro, Bolivia [db_pics/pics/au554a.jpg] Andorite from San Jose Mine, Oruro, Bolivia [db_pics/pics/au554b.jpg] Andorite from San Jose Mine, Oruro, Bolivia [db_pics/pics/au554c.jpg] Andorite from San Jose Mine, Oruro, Bolivia [db_pics/pics/au554d.jpg]

Well crystallized single Andorite. This is a complete crystal that appears to be a floater with sharp crystal faces all around and a deep cavernous area on part of the back side. Many Bolivian Andorites have a fuzzy, fibrous surface luster - this one has smooth, bright silvery metallic surfaces.
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