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AU601 - Fluorite $ 200 (=~ CAN$ 274) Rogerley Mine, Durham Co., England miniature - 4 x 3.8 x 3.5 cm Transparent, deep green cubic Fluorite crystals from the Rogerley Mine. Daylight reactive with blue highlights. From an old stash of crystals highgraded from Cal Graeber.
AU685 - Tremolite $ 750 (=~ CAN$ 1029) Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania miniature - 5 x 2.1 x 1 cm Fine quality cluster of vivid green Tremolite from the Merelani Tanzanite mines. Pristine and doubly-terminated cluster, translucent with areas of transparency. There is a small cluster of Quartz crystals attached to one side.
AU705 - Almandine $ 950 (=~ CAN$ 1304) Zillertal, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria cabinet - 10.5 x 10 x 8 cm Large 8.5cm Almandine crystal in schist matrix. Large complete crystal in excellent condition (and unpolished!).
AU640 - Epidote $ 300 (=~ CAN$ 412) Mexico miniature - 4.3 x 2 x 1.8 cm Aesthetic cluster of green Epidote crystals. Main crystal is doubly-terminated, pristine, with areas of transparency.
AU776 - Davidite $ 280 (=~ CAN$ 384) Australia thumbnail - 1.2 x 1 x 1 cm Well formed single octahedral Davidite crystal from Australia. Chocolate brown in color and in excellent condition all around.
AU778 - Anglesite $ 450 (=~ CAN$ 618) Tsumeb, Namibia thumbnail - 3 x 2 x 1.5 cm Sharply formed single white Anglesite from Tsumeb. The crystal is translucent to transparent with a slightly dimpled surface. Complete and undamaged on both sides.
AU779 - Smithsonite $ 750 (=~ CAN$ 1029) Tsumeb, Namibia thumbnail - 2.6 x 0.9 x 0.8 cm Elongated single Smithsonite crystal. Complete all around and undamaged with areas of transparency.
AU783 - Kulanite $ 240 (=~ CAN$ 329) Rapid Creek, Yukon, Canada miniature - 3.5 x 2.2 x 1.2 cm Relatively large, blue/green crystals of Kulanite, a rare phosphate mineral, on matrix from the Type locality for the species. Crystals reach 6mm in size. A somewhat hard to find rarity from this locality better known for it's Lazulite. Ex. Dennis Ewell collection.
AU791 - Anhydrite $ 400 (=~ CAN$ 549) Stassfurt, Saxony, Germany thumbnail - 1.8 x 1.5 x 1.3 cm Complete single pale lavender Anhydrite crystal from an old potash mine in Germany. Quality undamaged crystal. Specimen shows a price of $350 from long ago.
AU793 - Sperrylite $ 900 (=~ CAN$ 1235) Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia thumbnail - 0.8 x 0.7 x 0.7 cm Highly lustrous metallic crystal of Sperrylite from the well known Talnakh deposit. A robust single crystal of this platinum species with bright luster and modified cubic form. Weighs 2.52 grams. Front, back, and both sides shown. Note that it appears dark in the photos due to it's bright, high metallic luster and is much more silvery in color in person.
AU794 - Chrysocolla after Hemimorphite $ 300 (=~ CAN$ 412) 79 Mine, Hayden, Arizona, USA thumbnail - 2.5 x 1.5 x 1 cm A 1.3cm crystal of Hemimorphite that has pseudomorphed to Chrysocolla and is flat lying on matrix. This is a common pseudomorph from the mine but all I've seen before are dense, drusy coverings of small crystals. This fully exposed, fan-shaped cluster well displayed on matrix is fabulous.
AU795 - Dioptase with Calcite $ 500 (=~ CAN$ 686) Christmas Mine, Gila Co., Arizona, USA thumbnail - 2.5 x 1.5 x 1 cm Spherical clusters of green Dioptase with Calcite crystals. The largest Calcite is 1cm and the largest Dioptase hemisphere is 5mm wide. Choice and beautiful Arizona Dioptase.
AU796 - Cerussite $ 150 (=~ CAN$ 206) Grand Reef Mine (?), Graham Co., Arizona, USA thumbnail - 1.8 x 1.3 x 1.2 cm Cluster of elongated, gemmy untwinned Cerussite crystals on matrix from the Dennis Ewell collection. Ewell's label indicates the Grand Reef Mine, however these crystals have a different habit than normal from the mine (which are usually thick, stocky cyclic twins). Beautiful undamaged Cerussite crystals.
AU797 - Veszelyite on Zincolibethenite $ 900 (=~ CAN$ 1235) Palabanda quarries, Mfouati, Bouenza Department, Republic of the Congo miniature - 5 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm Sparkling deep blue crystal groups of Veszelyite to 1cm on a matrix covered by Zincolibethenite. The larger crystals are located near the top of the specimen, with smaller individual crystals with slightly lighter blue color to the lower left of the larger crystals. The Zincolibethenite ranges in color from dark green to blue/green. Mined in 2022. The locality is a former Limestone quarry with Lead, Zinc, and Copper mineralization that closed in 2018.
AU799 - Veszelyite on Hemimorphite $ 1200 (=~ CAN$ 1647) Palabanda quarries, Mfouati, Bouenza Department, Republic of the Congo cabinet - 10 x 5 x 3 cm Deep blue crystals of Veszelyite on sky blue Hemimorphite. The Veszelyite crystals reach 7mm in size and are well separated. The transpucency and color of the Hemimorphite is just incredibly good on this specimen. Mined in 2022. The locality is a former Limestone quarry with Lead, Zinc, and Copper mineralization that closed in 2018.
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