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LL101 - Adamite $ 150 Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico small cabinet - 5.5 x 5.5 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Fine quality, highly lustrous undamaged group of Adamite crystals, 2.5cm wide, on matrix. Old specimen with very high quality crystals.
CT916 - Barite $ 350 Book Cliffs, Grand Junction, Colorado, USA small cabinet - 5.5 x 5.3 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Glassy, transparent Barite crystal on matrix with other smaller crystals. Complete all around and undamaged, the main crystal is partially double-terminated. Old specimen from the Jean Mager and Chuck Trantham collections.
LL110 - Spessartine on Schorl $ 750 Little 3 Mine, Ramona, San Diego Co., California, USA miniature - 4 x 3 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Citrus orange 9mm Spessartine with Albite attached to a segment of black Tourmaline. A hard to find California classic.
LL156 - Azurite, Malachite after Azurite $ 2500 Tsumeb, Namibia cabinet - 11 x 6.5 x 6.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Cluster of prismatic Azurite and Malachite after Azurite crystals with Arsentsumebite and Cerussite. I just the love the highly colorful specimens from this mine and this is a prime example of such a specimen. A very colorful mixture of blue, deep green Malachite, lighter green Arsentsumebite, and small crystals of Cerussite scattered about. Comes with an old Phil Scalisi label.
LL114 - Azurite with Cerussite $ 300 Tsumeb, Namibia miniature - 4.5 x 4 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Cluster of glossy Azurite crystals associated with small Cerussite crystals. Main crystal is 3cm and double-terminated.
LL175 - Dioptase $ 200 Tsumeb, Namibia small cabinet - 5.5 x 2.5 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Large Dioptase crystals to 1cm on matrix. There are also bits of Wulfenite present along the edges.
LL159 - Smithsonite $ 1200 Tsumeb, Namibia small cabinet - 9 x 7 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Pink Smithsonite crystals to 1.5cm on a dark sulphide rich matrix. There is one cleaved crystal but the rest are perfect. Big and showy specimen.
LL180 - Tennantite $ 500 Tsumeb, Namibia small cabinet - 7 x 5.5 x 5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Sculptural cluster of well formed Tennantite crystals. Crystals reach 2cm on edge and some has coatings of micro white Dolomite. Areas of small Pyrite crystals add additional color contrast.
LL148 - Azurite $ 950 Tsumeb, Namibia miniature - 4.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Blocky, lustrous 2.5cm single Azurite crystal on matrix. Sharp, crisp edges with an area of 'electric' blue color on the main face.
LL126 - Cerussite $ 350 Tsumeb, Namibia miniature - 4 x 3 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Exceedingly bright and lustrous Cerussite crystal group on matrix. Undamaged.
LL141 - Azurite, Bayldonite after Mimetite, Wulfenite $ 600 Tsumeb, Namibia small cabinet - 7.5 x 5.5 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This specimen is just loaded with crystals - prismatic blue Azurite crystals, elongated green crystals of Bayldonite after Mimetite pseudomorphs, transparent, platy Wulfenite crystals, Malachite, Rosasite, and undoubtedly more. It's one of those specimens that is instantly recognizable as being from Tsumeb due to it's very colorful mixture of minerals.
LL170 - Mimetite $ 750 San Pedro Corralitos, Chihuahua, Mexico miniature - 4.8 x 3 x 2.3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Botryoidal, satiny yellow Mimetite. This is old material rarely seen now in this quality. It's almost solid Mimetite with just a small amount of matrix on the backside. It's also in pristine condition, perfect except for a small chip at the very bottom as seen in photos.
LL168 - Benitoite $ 2000 Gem Mine, San Benito Co., California, USA small cabinet - 5.5 x 3.5 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Large, deep blue crystals of Benitoite on a schist matrix with white Natrolite. Large crystals to 2.1 cm on edge that show areas of transparency (therer are some areas of gem rough quality).
LL183 - Lazulite $ 300 Big Fish River, Yukon, Canada miniature - 5 x 4 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Large, lustrous crystals of deep blue Lazulite, the most well known of the 'Yukon phosphate' minerals found at this locality. Individual crystals are good sized for the locality reaching 1.2cm.
LL155 - Stibnite $ 450 McLaughlin Mine (Manhattan Mine), Knoxville, Napa Co., California, USA small cabinet - 6.5 x 6 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Metallic Stibnite crystals on matrix with white Calcite. An excellent example from this lesser known, defunct locality. The McLaughlin Mine is a former Au-Ag-Pb-Hg-Sb mine discovered 1865 and operated until 1945.
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