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M919 - Pyromorphite $ 650 Bunker Hill Miine, Kellogg, Shoshone Co., Idaho, USA miniature - 3.6 x 3 x 2.4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Undamaged cluster of thick orange Pyromrphite crystals. Large central crystal is 1.7 x 1.3 cm. Undamaged.
M320 - Azurite $ 75 Zacatecas, Mexico small cabinet - 6 x 4 x 3.3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Specimen of solid Azurite with crystal lined vugs all over. An old classic out a collection built in the 1980s.
D352 - Zircon $ 150 Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.1 x 1.2 x 1 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Single gemmy Zircon crystal with a nice wine red to red brown coloration. Complete all around and undamaged except for some slight edge chipping. Smooth, flat crystal faces on the termination with surface growth patterns on the prism faces, which is common with these crystals.
D353 - Zircon $ 150 Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania thumbnail - 1.5 x 0.8 x 0.8 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Single gemmy Zircon crystal with a nice wine red to red brown coloration. Complete all around and undamaged. Smooth, flat crystal faces on the termination with undulating surface growth patterns on the prism faces, which is common with these crystals. Good transparency!
M518 - Calcite on Sphalerite Joplin, Missouri, USA small cabinet - 7 x 5 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Honey-colored Calcite crystals to over 3cm on crystallized Sphalerite. Old tag on back shows a price of $180.
M594 - Wulfenite with Calcite Chihuahua, Mexico small cabinet - 7 x 4.5 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Specimen of large Wulfenite crystals and attached Calcite crystals. The wulfenite reach 3.5cm in size. Old specimen.
K926 - Azurite $ 75 Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico thumbnail - 2.8 x 2.3 x 1.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Superb electric blue Azurite crystals forming a stacked grouping. This is from the watercourse pocket (also called the elegant pocket or spiderweb pocket) that was opened in 2013. Crystals with superb color and top, wet luster. Main crystal is 1.5cm and sits on top for maximum display.
M890 - Ilvaite $ 150 Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China miniature - 4.3 x 2.4 x 1.7 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Thick, glossy single black Ilvaite crystal with typical chisel-shaped termination. There is a small green Quartz crystal attached to the side. Complete all around. Good large, thick crystal.
M894 - Ilvaite $ 75 Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China thumbnail - 3 x 1.4 x 1.2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Glossy single black Ilvaite crystal with typical chisel-shaped termination. Complete all around.
M927 - Quartz $ 150 Guananjuato, Mexico small cabinet - 5.5 x 5.5 x 3.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Single skeletal Quartz crystal with clay inclusions. Crystallized all around and in excellent condition with very minor chipping. Old specimen and neat locality piece. Out of an old collection built in the 1980s, and comes with an old label that shows a date of 1983.
K878 - Tsavorite $ 275 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 1.7 x 1.7 x 0.9 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Large single crystal, glassy and transparent.
M794 - Tsavorite $ 200 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.2 x 1.9 x 1.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Large single crystal, glassy and transparent.
M487 - Limonite after Pyrite Ross Co. Ohio, USA (?) miniature - 4 x 4 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Flaoter cluster of psudomorps of Limonite after Pyrite cubes. This is out a collection and the label it came with says 'Copperas Mountain, Ross Co., Ohio', but I suspect the label is wrong - Ross Co. produced Pyrite specimens but I have not seen large cubes or Limonite psuedomorphs before. Regardless, it's a beautiful specimen, complete all around and undamaged.
M543 - Smokey Quartz on Feldspar $ 75 Dogtooth Peak, Fresno Co., California, USA small cabinet - 6 x 4.5 x 3.2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Cluster of transparent Smokey Quartz crystals intergrown with Feldspar crystals from the pegmatite wall.
M932 - Tsavorite $ 200 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania miniature - 4.3 x 3.5 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() A very nice 9mm single crystal in Graphite matrix. The color is a deep green and it's undamaged. There are Diopside, Pyrite, and Calcite in association.
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