Selected Specimens

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LL132 - Pyromorphite $ 750
 Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA
small cabinet - 9 x 6.5 x 2 cm


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Pyromorphite from Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA [db_pics/pics/LL132a.jpg] Pyromorphite from Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA [db_pics/pics/LL132b.jpg] Pyromorphite from Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA [db_pics/pics/LL132c.jpg] Pyromorphite from Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA [db_pics/pics/LL132e.jpg]

Thin matrix covered on the front side by green Pyromorphite. A USA classic from a historic old Lead and Silver mine. In excellent condition, espcially considering this piece could date back to the 1800s. Comes with two old labels.

LL80 - Rhodonite $ 1500
 Franklin, New Jersey, USA
cabinet - 12 x 9 x 8 cm


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Rhodonite from Franklin, New Jersey, USA [db_pics/pics/LL80a.jpg] Rhodonite from Franklin, New Jersey, USA [db_pics/pics/LL80b.jpg] Rhodonite from Franklin, New Jersey, USA [db_pics/pics/LL80c.jpg] Rhodonite from Franklin, New Jersey, USA [db_pics/pics/LL80d.jpg]

Large mass of Rhodonite crystals with attached small crystals of Franklinite. Good color and large sized specimen.

LL149 - Franklinite with Zincite $ 1500
 Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, New Jersey, USA
cabinet - 10.5 x 9 x 5 cm


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Franklinite with Zincite from Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, New Jersey, USA [db_pics/pics/LL149a.jpg] Franklinite with Zincite from Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, New Jersey, USA [db_pics/pics/LL149b.jpg] Franklinite with Zincite from Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, New Jersey, USA [db_pics/pics/LL149d.jpg] Franklinite with Zincite from Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, New Jersey, USA [db_pics/pics/LL149f.jpg] Franklinite with Zincite from Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, New Jersey, USA [db_pics/pics/LL149h.jpg]

Large and showy cluster of Franklinite crystals that contrast against the red Zincite. It's an old specimen and there are some incomplete or damaged crystals. Sawcut on back. Comes with an old Willis' Earth Treasures label.

LL120 - Anatase on Quartz $ 2000
 Hardangervidda, Hordaland, Norway
small cabinet - 8.5 x 2.8 x 1.8 cm


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Anatase on Quartz from Hardangervidda, Hordaland, Norway [db_pics/pics/LL120a.jpg] Anatase on Quartz from Hardangervidda, Hordaland, Norway [db_pics/pics/LL120b.jpg] Anatase on Quartz from Hardangervidda, Hordaland, Norway [db_pics/pics/LL120c.jpg] Anatase on Quartz from Hardangervidda, Hordaland, Norway [db_pics/pics/LL120d.jpg] Anatase on Quartz from Hardangervidda, Hordaland, Norway [db_pics/pics/LL120f.jpg]

Single Smokey Quartz crystal with attached Anatase crystals. Three sides are glassy and lustrous, three sides are more fosted and have attached Anatase crystals. The Anatase are a transparent blue when strongly backlit. The Quartz is complete all around and undamaged, almost all the Anatase are perfect but 3 are incomplete. An old classic rarely seen for sale.

LL147 - Malachite after Azurite $ 225
 Touissit, Oujda, Morocco
small cabinet - 5.3 x 3.5 x 3 cm


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Malachite after Azurite from Touissit, Oujda, Morocco [db_pics/pics/LL147a.jpg] Malachite after Azurite from Touissit, Oujda, Morocco [db_pics/pics/LL147b.jpg] Malachite after Azurite from Touissit, Oujda, Morocco [db_pics/pics/LL147c.jpg] Malachite after Azurite from Touissit, Oujda, Morocco [db_pics/pics/LL147d.jpg]

Two connected crystals of Malachite after Azurite pseudomorphs. Rich green with a velvety surface luster. Comes with an old Al McGuinness label.

LL122 - Hemimorphite $ 260
 Wenshan, Yunnan Prov., China
small cabinet - 6 x 5 x 3 cm


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Hemimorphite from Wenshan, Yunnan Prov., China [db_pics/pics/LL122a.jpg] Hemimorphite from Wenshan, Yunnan Prov., China [db_pics/pics/LL122b.jpg] Hemimorphite from Wenshan, Yunnan Prov., China [db_pics/pics/LL122c.jpg] Hemimorphite from Wenshan, Yunnan Prov., China [db_pics/pics/LL122d.jpg]

Bright blue, botryoidal Hemimorphite. Rich, translucent blue layer over matrix. From 1990s finds at a zinc mine in China.

LL115 - Fluorite on Sphalerite $ 450
 Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Tennessee, USA
small cabinet - 8.5 x 5.5 x 5.5 cm


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Fluorite on Sphalerite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Tennessee, USA [db_pics/pics/LL115b.jpg] Fluorite on Sphalerite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Tennessee, USA [db_pics/pics/LL115c.jpg] Fluorite on Sphalerite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Tennessee, USA [db_pics/pics/LL115d.jpg] Fluorite on Sphalerite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Tennessee, USA [db_pics/pics/LL115e.jpg]

Translucent purple Fluorite crystal atop crystals of deep red Sphalerite. The Fluorite is 5cm (on the diagonal), complete all around and undamaged.

LL118 - Hydrocerussite $ 150
 Mendip, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
miniature - 4 x 2.5 x 1.1 cm


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Hydrocerussite from Mendip, Somerset, England, United Kingdom [db_pics/pics/LL118a.jpg] Hydrocerussite from Mendip, Somerset, England, United Kingdom [db_pics/pics/LL118b.jpg] Hydrocerussite from Mendip, Somerset, England, United Kingdom [db_pics/pics/LL118c.jpg]

Platy group of Hydrocerussite. Old specimen from an English quarry and comes mounted on a glass stand. Comes with an old R. F. D. Parkinson & Co. Ltd. (Somerset, England) label.

CT729 - Quartz after Selenite $ 75
 Crawford, Sioux Co. Nebraska, USA
thumbnail - 3 x 2.5 x 2 cm


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Quartz after Selenite from Crawford, Sioux Co. Nebraska, USA [db_pics/pics/CT729a.jpg] Quartz after Selenite from Crawford, Sioux Co. Nebraska, USA [db_pics/pics/CT729b.jpg] Quartz after Selenite from Crawford, Sioux Co. Nebraska, USA [db_pics/pics/CT729c.jpg] Quartz after Selenite from Crawford, Sioux Co. Nebraska, USA [db_pics/pics/CT729d.jpg]

Unusual psuedomorph of Quartz that has replaced a floater cluster of Gypsum var. Selenite.

LL137 - Quartz Gwindel $ 400
 Miage Glacier, Mt. Blanc, Veny Valley, Courmayeur, Piedmont Rov., Italy
small cabinet - 7.5 x 4.2 x 2.2 cm


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Quartz Gwindel from Miage Glacier, Mt. Blanc, Veny Valley, Courmayeur, Piedmont Rov., Italy [db_pics/pics/LL137a.jpg] Quartz Gwindel from Miage Glacier, Mt. Blanc, Veny Valley, Courmayeur, Piedmont Rov., Italy [db_pics/pics/LL137b.jpg] Quartz Gwindel from Miage Glacier, Mt. Blanc, Veny Valley, Courmayeur, Piedmont Rov., Italy [db_pics/pics/LL137c.jpg] Quartz Gwindel from Miage Glacier, Mt. Blanc, Veny Valley, Courmayeur, Piedmont Rov., Italy [db_pics/pics/LL137d.jpg]

Transparent Smokey Quartz gwindel from Italy. There is some contact on the lower backside where it was attached, otherwise perfect and undamaged.

LL129 - Smithsonite after Dolomite $ 500
 Rush, Marion Co., Arkansas, USA
small cabinet - 7 x 5 x 4.5 cm


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Smithsonite after Dolomite from Rush, Marion Co., Arkansas, USA [db_pics/pics/LL129a.jpg] Smithsonite after Dolomite from Rush, Marion Co., Arkansas, USA [db_pics/pics/LL129b.jpg] Smithsonite after Dolomite from Rush, Marion Co., Arkansas, USA [db_pics/pics/LL129d.jpg]

Bright yellow crystals of Smithsonite that have replaced Dolomite crystals. Great coverage of crystals that wrap around both sides. Comes with an old Kristalle label and another from the Mitchell Gunnell collection indicating that Gunnell acquired it in 1961 from M.J. Zimmerman.

CT900 - Witherite $ 350
 Cumberland, England
small cabinet - 6.5 x 4.7 x 2.8 cm


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Witherite from Cumberland, England [db_pics/pics/CT900a.jpg] Witherite from Cumberland, England [db_pics/pics/CT900b.jpg] Witherite from Cumberland, England [db_pics/pics/CT900c.jpg] Witherite from Cumberland, England [db_pics/pics/CT900d.jpg]

Well crystallized cluster of solid Witherite. Undamaged, historic, fine quality specimen.

CT902 - Ilvaite on Calcite $ 250
 Laxey Mine, South Mountain, Owyhee Co., Idaho, USA
small cabinet - 7.5 x 5 x 5 cm


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Ilvaite on Calcite from Laxey Mine, South Mountain, Owyhee Co., Idaho, USA [db_pics/pics/CT902a.jpg] Ilvaite on Calcite from Laxey Mine, South Mountain, Owyhee Co., Idaho, USA [db_pics/pics/CT902b.jpg] Ilvaite on Calcite from Laxey Mine, South Mountain, Owyhee Co., Idaho, USA [db_pics/pics/CT902c.jpg] Ilvaite on Calcite from Laxey Mine, South Mountain, Owyhee Co., Idaho, USA [db_pics/pics/CT902d.jpg] Ilvaite on Calcite from Laxey Mine, South Mountain, Owyhee Co., Idaho, USA [db_pics/pics/CT902e.jpg] Ilvaite on Calcite from Laxey Mine, South Mountain, Owyhee Co., Idaho, USA [db_pics/pics/CT902f.jpg]

Flat, thin white Calcite crystals with attached crystals of Ilvaite and small clear Quartz. The Ilvate crystals reach 8mm in size. Well crystallized all around.

CT907 - Quartz var. Chalcedony Rose $ 120
 Sierra Madre Mtns., Chihuahua, Mexico
small cabinet - 7 x 5 x 5 cm


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Quartz var. Chalcedony Rose from Sierra Madre Mtns., Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/CT907a.jpg] Quartz var. Chalcedony Rose from Sierra Madre Mtns., Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/CT907d.jpg] Quartz var. Chalcedony Rose from Sierra Madre Mtns., Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/CT907e.jpg] Quartz var. Chalcedony Rose from Sierra Madre Mtns., Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/CT907c.jpg]

Translucent, slightly pinkish Chalcedony forming a spherical, cup-shaped formation. Complete all around and undamaged, it could hold water. Ex. Chuck Trantham collection, acquired from Peter Megaw in 2007.

CT903 - Andradite var. Topazolite $ 200
 Yellow Cat Mine, San Benito Co., California, USA
small cabinet - 6 x 5.5 x 2.3 cm


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Andradite var. Topazolite from Yellow Cat Mine, San Benito Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/CT903a.jpg] Andradite var. Topazolite from Yellow Cat Mine, San Benito Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/CT903b.jpg] Andradite var. Topazolite from Yellow Cat Mine, San Benito Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/CT903c.jpg]

Highly lustrous golden Topazolite crystals to 9mm on matrix. Ex. Chuck Trantham collection and comes with his old label showing a price of $200.
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49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72
73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84
85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96
97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108
109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120
121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132
133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142

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