Selected Specimens

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M255 - Pyrite $ 25
 Climax, Colorado, USA
thumbnail - 2.2 x 2 x 1.7 cm


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Pyrite from Climax, Colorado, USA [db_pics/pics/M255a.jpg] Pyrite from Climax, Colorado, USA [db_pics/pics/M255b.jpg] Pyrite from Climax, Colorado, USA [db_pics/pics/M255c.jpg]

Single cubic Pyrite crystal with bright lustrous faces. Mounted in a perky box. From an old Pyrite collection built in the 1970s-80s.

M216 - Pyrite with Calcite $ 35
 Alden, New York, USA
small cabinet - 5.3 x 3 x 2 cm


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Pyrite with Calcite from Alden, New York, USA [db_pics/pics/M216a.jpg] Pyrite with Calcite from Alden, New York, USA [db_pics/pics/M216b.jpg] Pyrite with Calcite from Alden, New York, USA [db_pics/pics/M216c.jpg] Pyrite with Calcite from Alden, New York, USA [db_pics/pics/M216d.jpg]

Matrix covered with Pyrite crystals and transparent Calcite crystals. The crystals are small, but interestingly some are typical cubes and some are thin and elongated. From an old Pyrite collection built in the 1970s-80s.

M258 - Pyrite $ 75
 Trepca, Yugoslavia
miniature - 3.8 x 3 x 2.2 cm


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Pyrite from Trepca, Yugoslavia [db_pics/pics/M258a.jpg] Pyrite from Trepca, Yugoslavia [db_pics/pics/M258b.jpg] Pyrite from Trepca, Yugoslavia [db_pics/pics/M258c.jpg] Pyrite from Trepca, Yugoslavia [db_pics/pics/M258d.jpg] Pyrite from Trepca, Yugoslavia [db_pics/pics/M258e.jpg]

Fine quality cluster of cubic Pyrite crystals. An undamaged flaoter crystallized all around. From an old Pyrite collection built in the 1970s-80s.

M332 - Pyrite 'bar' $ 175
 Buick Mine, Iron Co., Missouri, USA
small cabinet - 7.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm


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Pyrite 'bar' from Buick Mine, Iron Co., Missouri, USA [db_pics/pics/M332a.jpg] Pyrite 'bar' from Buick Mine, Iron Co., Missouri, USA [db_pics/pics/M332b.jpg] Pyrite 'bar' from Buick Mine, Iron Co., Missouri, USA [db_pics/pics/M332c.jpg] Pyrite 'bar' from Buick Mine, Iron Co., Missouri, USA [db_pics/pics/M332d.jpg] Pyrite 'bar' from Buick Mine, Iron Co., Missouri, USA [db_pics/pics/M332e.jpg] Pyrite 'bar' from Buick Mine, Iron Co., Missouri, USA [db_pics/pics/M332f.jpg]

Classic Pyrite 'bar' from the famous Buick Mine in the Viburnum Trend of Missouri. Good ones like this came out decades ago and are now desireable and hard to find. From an old Pyrite collection built in the 1970s-80s.

M254 - Pyrite $ 75
 Kunming, Yunnan Prov., China
thumbnail - 2.6 x 2.6 x 2.5 cm


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Pyrite from Kunming, Yunnan Prov., China [db_pics/pics/M254a.jpg] Pyrite from Kunming, Yunnan Prov., China [db_pics/pics/M254b.jpg] Pyrite from Kunming, Yunnan Prov., China [db_pics/pics/M254c.jpg] Pyrite from Kunming, Yunnan Prov., China [db_pics/pics/M254d.jpg] Pyrite from Kunming, Yunnan Prov., China [db_pics/pics/M254e.jpg]

Larger cubic Pyrite crystal with bevelled edges and smaller attached crystals on the sides. From an old Pyrite collection built in the 1970s-80s.

AB115 - Covellite $ 2200
 Butte, Silverbow Co., Montana, USA
small cabinet - 7.7 x 5 x 4 cm


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Covellite from Butte, Silverbow Co., Montana, USA [db_pics/pics/AB115a.jpg] Covellite from Butte, Silverbow Co., Montana, USA [db_pics/pics/AB115b.jpg] Covellite from Butte, Silverbow Co., Montana, USA [db_pics/pics/AB115c.jpg]

Irridescent purple/blue crystals of Covellite atop a Pyrite rich matrix. Both front and back sides shown.

M310 - Quartz on Amethyst $ 150
 Mina Cata, Guanajuato, Mexico
miniature - 4.5 x 2.2 x 1.5 cm


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Quartz on Amethyst from Mina Cata, Guanajuato, Mexico [db_pics/pics/M310a.jpg] Quartz on Amethyst from Mina Cata, Guanajuato, Mexico [db_pics/pics/M310b.jpg] Quartz on Amethyst from Mina Cata, Guanajuato, Mexico [db_pics/pics/M310c.jpg] Quartz on Amethyst from Mina Cata, Guanajuato, Mexico [db_pics/pics/M310d.jpg]

Neat old specimen of an amethyst crystal with a white Quartz scepter head. Complete all around and has a small Quartz side crystal attached.

M316 - Hematite $ 180
 Bouse, Plomosa Mining District, Plomosa Mts, La Paz Co., Arizona, USA
miniature - 3.8 x 2.5 x 1.3 cm


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Hematite from Bouse, Plomosa Mining District, Plomosa Mts, La Paz Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/M316a.jpg] Hematite from Bouse, Plomosa Mining District, Plomosa Mts, La Paz Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/M316b.jpg] Hematite from Bouse, Plomosa Mining District, Plomosa Mts, La Paz Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/M316c.jpg]

Thick, tabular Hematite crystal group, well crystallized on both sides. An Arizona classic.

M313 - Galena $ 220
 Freiberg, Saxony, Germany
miniature - 5 x 4.5 x 2 cm


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Galena from Freiberg, Saxony, Germany [db_pics/pics/M313a.jpg] Galena from Freiberg, Saxony, Germany [db_pics/pics/M313b.jpg] Galena from Freiberg, Saxony, Germany [db_pics/pics/M313c.jpg] Galena from Freiberg, Saxony, Germany [db_pics/pics/M313d.jpg] Galena from Freiberg, Saxony, Germany [db_pics/pics/M313e.jpg]

Cluster of lustrous cubes of Galena from the historic mines of Freiberg.

M315 - Cobaltian Calcite $ 180
 Mupine Mine, Kolwezi, Katanga, Congo
miniature - 5 x 3 x 1.5 cm


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Cobaltian Calcite from Mupine Mine, Kolwezi, Katanga, Congo [db_pics/pics/M315a.jpg] Cobaltian Calcite from Mupine Mine, Kolwezi, Katanga, Congo [db_pics/pics/M315b.jpg] Cobaltian Calcite from Mupine Mine, Kolwezi, Katanga, Congo [db_pics/pics/M315c.jpg] Cobaltian Calcite from Mupine Mine, Kolwezi, Katanga, Congo [db_pics/pics/M315d.jpg]

Large crystals of bright pink Cobaltian Calcite. This is old material no longer being found. There ar a couple of broken crystals but in overall good condition.

M219 - Quartz included by Ankerite $ 80
 Forest Hill, Placer Co., California, USA
thumbnail - 3 x 1.5 x 1.3 cm


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Quartz included by Ankerite from Forest Hill, Placer Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/M219b.jpg] Quartz included by Ankerite from Forest Hill, Placer Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/M219c.jpg] Quartz included by Ankerite from Forest Hill, Placer Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/M219d.jpg] Quartz included by Ankerite from Forest Hill, Placer Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/M219e.jpg]

Water-clear double-terminated Quartz crystal with inclusions of what are believed to be Ankerite. Complete and undamaged.

M309 - Opal after Clam $ 180
 Coober Pedy, Australia
miniature - 4 x 3.8 x 1.5 cm


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Opal after Clam from Coober Pedy, Australia [db_pics/pics/M309a.jpg] Opal after Clam from Coober Pedy, Australia [db_pics/pics/M309b.jpg] Opal after Clam from Coober Pedy, Australia [db_pics/pics/M309c.jpg] Opal after Clam from Coober Pedy, Australia [db_pics/pics/M309d.jpg]

Fossil clam that has been replaced by fire opal. An old specimen from the 1970s or 1980s. Comes with an old Harry Sering label.

M302 - Chrysoberyl $ 240
 Tancredo, Espirito Santo, Brazil
thumbnail - 2.2 x 1.6 x 1.2 cm


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Chrysoberyl from Tancredo, Espirito Santo, Brazil [db_pics/pics/M302a.jpg] Chrysoberyl from Tancredo, Espirito Santo, Brazil [db_pics/pics/M302b.jpg] Chrysoberyl from Tancredo, Espirito Santo, Brazil [db_pics/pics/M302c.jpg] Chrysoberyl from Tancredo, Espirito Santo, Brazil [db_pics/pics/M302d.jpg] Chrysoberyl from Tancredo, Espirito Santo, Brazil [db_pics/pics/M302e.jpg]

Twinned crystal of yellow/green Chrysoberyl. Comew with an old Dawson's Minerals label.

M296 - Descloizite $ 280
 Berg Aukas, Grootfontein, Namibia
miniature - 3.8 x 3 x 2.5 cm


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Descloizite from Berg Aukas, Grootfontein, Namibia [db_pics/pics/M296a.jpg] Descloizite from Berg Aukas, Grootfontein, Namibia [db_pics/pics/M296b.jpg] Descloizite from Berg Aukas, Grootfontein, Namibia [db_pics/pics/M296c.jpg] Descloizite from Berg Aukas, Grootfontein, Namibia [db_pics/pics/M296d.jpg] Descloizite from Berg Aukas, Grootfontein, Namibia [db_pics/pics/M296e.jpg]

Aesthetic cluster of translucent reddish brown Descloizite. Crystallized all around with no significant damage. From an old collection built in the 1970s and 80s. Was part of the collectors display and comes with a small display label, along with an old Harry Sering label. Both labels retain the pre-1990 country name of Southwest Africa.

M220 - Hemimorphite $ 225
 Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
thumbnail - 2.7 x 2.1 x 1.3 cm


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Hemimorphite from Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/M220a.jpg] Hemimorphite from Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/M220b.jpg] Hemimorphite from Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/M220c.jpg] Hemimorphite from Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/M220d.jpg]

Beautiful spray of Hemimorphite crystals, complete all around and undamaged. It's even partially double-terminated. A superb thumbnail sized specimen for the species.Better than photos.
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