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M812 - Diaspore $ 120 Milas, Mugla Prov., Turkey thumbnail - 0.6 x 0.6 x 0.3 cm ![Diaspore from Milas, Mugla Prov., Turkey [db_pics/pics/M812a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/M812a.jpg)
![Diaspore from Milas, Mugla Prov., Turkey [db_pics/pics/M812b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/M812b.jpg)
V-twin crystal of color change Diaspore. From new finds in the mountains near Milas, these new Diaspore crystals are spectacular in color and form and one of the most exciting recent finds. Complete all around with perfect undamaged terminations. Medium purple color in natural sunlight and greenish gold in incandescent lighting.
M809 - Diaspore $ 180 Milas, Mugla Prov., Turkey thumbnail - 0.8 x 0.7 x 0.4 cm ![Diaspore from Milas, Mugla Prov., Turkey [db_pics/pics/M809a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/M809a.jpg)
![Diaspore from Milas, Mugla Prov., Turkey [db_pics/pics/M809b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/M809b.jpg)
![Diaspore from Milas, Mugla Prov., Turkey [db_pics/pics/M809c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/M809c.jpg)
V-twin crystal of color change Diaspore. From new finds in the mountains near Milas, these new Diaspore crystals are spectacular in color and form and one of the most exciting recent finds. Complete all around with perfect undamaged terminations and a small cleave face on the lower part of one side. Medium purple color in natural sunlight and greenish gold in incandescent lighting.
M761 - Prehnite after Anhydrite $ 240 Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic Co., New Jersey, USA small cabinet - 6 x 6 x 2.5 cm ![Prehnite after Anhydrite from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic Co., New Jersey, USA [db_pics/pics/M761a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/M761a.jpg)
![Prehnite after Anhydrite from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic Co., New Jersey, USA [db_pics/pics/M761b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/M761b.jpg)
![Prehnite after Anhydrite from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic Co., New Jersey, USA [db_pics/pics/M761c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/M761c.jpg)
![Prehnite after Anhydrite from Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic Co., New Jersey, USA [db_pics/pics/M761e.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/M761e.jpg)
Translucent apple green Prehnite cast that formed over a flat, tabular Anhydrite that then dissolved away leaving this hollow cast. Botryoidal, translucent Prehnite forms over the front and back with the shape of the former Anhyrite easily seen when looking up from the opening in the bottom. A wonderful example from long ago, and not as jumbled as some larger pieces are - this is a nice distinct cast of a single large crystal.
M539 - Copper $ 200 Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA small cabinet - 9 x 4 x 3 cm ![Copper from Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/M539a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/M539a.jpg)
![Copper from Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/M539b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/M539b.jpg)
![Copper from Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/M539c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/M539c.jpg)
![Copper from Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/M539d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/M539d.jpg)
Good sized hackly mass of Copper from the historic Copper mining district of Bisbee.
M598 - Rhodochrosite with Fluorite $ 600 Sunnyside Mine, Silverton, San Juan Co. Colorado, USA small cabinet - 7.5 x 6 x 4.5 cm ![Rhodochrosite with Fluorite from Sunnyside Mine, Silverton, San Juan Co. Colorado, USA [db_pics/pics/M598a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/M598a.jpg)
![Rhodochrosite with Fluorite from Sunnyside Mine, Silverton, San Juan Co. Colorado, USA [db_pics/pics/M598b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/M598b.jpg)
![Rhodochrosite with Fluorite from Sunnyside Mine, Silverton, San Juan Co. Colorado, USA [db_pics/pics/M598c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/M598c.jpg)
![Rhodochrosite with Fluorite from Sunnyside Mine, Silverton, San Juan Co. Colorado, USA [db_pics/pics/M598d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/M598d.jpg)
Pale blueish green Fluorite crystals with pink Rhodochrosite from a classic Colorado locality, on a Quartz and sulfide rich matrix.
M511 - Copper $ 400 Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, USA cabinet - 15 x 9 x 7.5 cm ![Copper from Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, USA [db_pics/pics/M511a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/M511a.jpg)
![Copper from Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, USA [db_pics/pics/M511b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/M511b.jpg)
![Copper from Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, USA [db_pics/pics/M511c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/M511c.jpg)
![Copper from Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, USA [db_pics/pics/M511d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/M511d.jpg)
![Copper from Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, USA [db_pics/pics/M511e.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/M511e.jpg)
Large hackly mass of Copper from the famous Copper mining area of Michigan. Weighs about 2.5 pounds. The nice thing about this piece, besides it's size, is that alot of the weight is towards the bottom and it stands up on it's own perfectly for display and is very stable.
M801 - Chrysoberyl $ 1200 Tancreado, Santa Teresa, Espirito Santa, Brazil thumbnail - 1.8 x 1.5 x 1.1 cm ![Chrysoberyl from Tancreado, Santa Teresa, Espirito Santa, Brazil [db_pics/pics/M801a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/M801a.jpg)
![Chrysoberyl from Tancreado, Santa Teresa, Espirito Santa, Brazil [db_pics/pics/M801b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/M801b.jpg)
![Chrysoberyl from Tancreado, Santa Teresa, Espirito Santa, Brazil [db_pics/pics/M801c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/M801c.jpg)
![Chrysoberyl from Tancreado, Santa Teresa, Espirito Santa, Brazil [db_pics/pics/M801d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/M801d.jpg)
![Chrysoberyl from Tancreado, Santa Teresa, Espirito Santa, Brazil [db_pics/pics/M801e.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/M801e.jpg)
Glassy and gemmy Chrysoberyl. Twinned and double-terminated. Undamaged with a tiny point of contact on the backside. Great color with large transparent zones.
M832 - Chalcoalumite $ 220 Grandview Mine, Grand Canyon, Coconino Co., Arizona, USA miniature - 5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm ![Chalcoalumite from Grandview Mine, Grand Canyon, Coconino Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/M832a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/M832a.jpg)
![Chalcoalumite from Grandview Mine, Grand Canyon, Coconino Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/M832b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/M832b.jpg)
![Chalcoalumite from Grandview Mine, Grand Canyon, Coconino Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/M832c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/M832c.jpg)
![Chalcoalumite from Grandview Mine, Grand Canyon, Coconino Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/M832d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/M832d.jpg)
Bright Robin's egg blue Chalcoalumite covering matrix. These specimens are very hard to come by now as the locality is now part of a national park. This old copper mine began operation in 1892, stopped operation around 1907, and became a part of the national park in 1940. The specimen is likely over 100 years old! From an old collection and comes mounted in a plastic box.
M826 - Wulfenite with Mimetite $ 240 San Francisco Mine, Sonora, Mexico small cabinet - 7.5 x 5 x 4.5 cm ![Wulfenite with Mimetite from San Francisco Mine, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/M826a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/M826a.jpg)
![Wulfenite with Mimetite from San Francisco Mine, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/M826b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/M826b.jpg)
![Wulfenite with Mimetite from San Francisco Mine, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/M826c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/M826c.jpg)
![Wulfenite with Mimetite from San Francisco Mine, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/M826e.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/M826e.jpg)
Wulfenite crystals over tiny yellow spherical masses of Mimetite. Crystals on both side of specimen with Wulfenite crystalst to 1.3cm on edge. There are a few broken crystals but most are good. Old specimen from an old Gold mine dating back to the 1800s that is more famous for Wulfenite than Gold.
M799 - Realgar $ 75 Golconda Mine, Humboldt Co. Nevada, USA miniature - 4.9 x 3.7 x 1.3 cm ![Realgar from Golconda Mine, Humboldt Co. Nevada, USA [db_pics/pics/M799a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/M799a.jpg)
![Realgar from Golconda Mine, Humboldt Co. Nevada, USA [db_pics/pics/M799b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/M799b.jpg)
![Realgar from Golconda Mine, Humboldt Co. Nevada, USA [db_pics/pics/M799c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/M799c.jpg)
Realgar crystals and Orpiment on matrix. Good representative specimen from this famous mine, out of an old collection from the 1980s.
M828 - Quartz faden $ 75 Inshitobel, Amsteg, Canton Uri, Switzerland thumbnail - 3 x 2 x 0.8 cm ![Quartz faden from Inshitobel, Amsteg, Canton Uri, Switzerland [db_pics/pics/M828a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/M828a.jpg)
![Quartz faden from Inshitobel, Amsteg, Canton Uri, Switzerland [db_pics/pics/M828b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/M828b.jpg)
![Quartz faden from Inshitobel, Amsteg, Canton Uri, Switzerland [db_pics/pics/M828c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/M828c.jpg)
Stacked double-terminated Quartz crystals wtih a distinct faden line running up the middle. Gemmy and lustrous.
M830 - Galena $ 75 Joplin Field, Jasper Co., Missouri, USA miniature - 5 x 3 x 3 cm ![Galena from Joplin Field, Jasper Co., Missouri, USA [db_pics/pics/M830a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/M830a.jpg)
![Galena from Joplin Field, Jasper Co., Missouri, USA [db_pics/pics/M830b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/M830b.jpg)
![Galena from Joplin Field, Jasper Co., Missouri, USA [db_pics/pics/M830c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/M830c.jpg)
![Galena from Joplin Field, Jasper Co., Missouri, USA [db_pics/pics/M830d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/M830d.jpg)
![Galena from Joplin Field, Jasper Co., Missouri, USA [db_pics/pics/M830e.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/M830e.jpg)
Bright and shiny crystals of Galena. Crystallized all around with larger crystal faces on one side and smaller more complex crystals on the other side. Out of an old collection from the 1980s.
M862 - Ilvaite $ 350 Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China small cabinet - 6.5 x 4.5 x 4 cm ![Ilvaite from Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China [db_pics/pics/M862a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/M862a.jpg)
![Ilvaite from Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China [db_pics/pics/M862b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/M862b.jpg)
![Ilvaite from Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China [db_pics/pics/M862c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/M862c.jpg)
![Ilvaite from Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China [db_pics/pics/M862d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/M862d.jpg)
Cluster of thick, glossy black Ilvaite crystals with a few small green Quartz crystals attached. Complete all around.
M870 - Ilvaite $ 350 Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China miniature - 4.5 x 4 x 3.5 cm ![Ilvaite from Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China [db_pics/pics/M870a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/M870a.jpg)
![Ilvaite from Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China [db_pics/pics/M870b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/M870b.jpg)
![Ilvaite from Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China [db_pics/pics/M870c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/M870c.jpg)
![Ilvaite from Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China [db_pics/pics/M870d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/M870d.jpg)
![Ilvaite from Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China [db_pics/pics/M870e.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/M870e.jpg)
Cluster of thick, glossy black Ilvaite crystals with typical chisel-shaped termination. There are a few small green Quartz crystals and Hedenbergite attached. Complete all around.
M872 - Ilvaite $ 650 Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China small cabinet - 6 x 5 x 4.5 cm ![Ilvaite from Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China [db_pics/pics/M872a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/M872a.jpg)
![Ilvaite from Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China [db_pics/pics/M872b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/M872b.jpg)
![Ilvaite from Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China [db_pics/pics/M872c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/M872c.jpg)
![Ilvaite from Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China [db_pics/pics/M872d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/M872d.jpg)
![Ilvaite from Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China [db_pics/pics/M872e.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/M872e.jpg)
Cluster of thick, glossy black Ilvaite crystals with wide chisel-shaped terminations. Complete all around.
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