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D459 - Amazonite $ 75 Teller Co., Colorado, USA thumbnail - 2 x 1.8 x 1.6 cm ![Amazonite from Teller Co., Colorado, USA [db_pics/pics/D459a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/D459a.jpg)
![Amazonite from Teller Co., Colorado, USA [db_pics/pics/D459b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/D459b.jpg)
![Amazonite from Teller Co., Colorado, USA [db_pics/pics/D459c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/D459c.jpg)
Complete all around, well formed Amazonite crystals. Uniform, well saturated color.
D460 - Andradite $ 125 Copper Mtn., Prince-of-Wales Island, Alaska, USA thumbnail - 1.4 x 1 x 1 cm ![Andradite from Copper Mtn., Prince-of-Wales Island, Alaska, USA [db_pics/pics/D460a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/D460a.jpg)
![Andradite from Copper Mtn., Prince-of-Wales Island, Alaska, USA [db_pics/pics/D460b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/D460b.jpg)
![Andradite from Copper Mtn., Prince-of-Wales Island, Alaska, USA [db_pics/pics/D460c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/D460c.jpg)
Sharp, well formed single Andradite crystal from a locality more well known for it's Epidote. Complete all around and undamaged though contacted n the bottom face where it grew against matrix.
D462 - Quartz with inclusions $ 75 Jinkouhe District, Leshan, Sichuan, China thumbnail - 1.9 x 1.1 x 1 cm ![Quartz with inclusions from Jinkouhe District, Leshan, Sichuan, China [db_pics/pics/D462a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/D462a.jpg)
![Quartz with inclusions from Jinkouhe District, Leshan, Sichuan, China [db_pics/pics/D462b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/D462b.jpg)
![Quartz with inclusions from Jinkouhe District, Leshan, Sichuan, China [db_pics/pics/D462c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/D462c.jpg)
Black hydrocarbon inclusions inside a transparent, double-terminated Quartz crystal. Fine and undamaged. Prefessionally mounted in a perky box.
D463 - Magnetite $ 95 Iron Co., Utah, USA thumbnail - 2.5 x 2.4 x 1.5 cm ![Magnetite from Iron Co., Utah, USA [db_pics/pics/D463a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/D463a.jpg)
![Magnetite from Iron Co., Utah, USA [db_pics/pics/D463b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/D463b.jpg)
![Magnetite from Iron Co., Utah, USA [db_pics/pics/D463c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/D463c.jpg)
Four intergrown octahedrons of Magnetite. Silvery color and highly lustrous.
D465 - Digenite $ 120 Steward Mine, Butte, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA thumbnail - 1.4 x 1.3 x 0.5 cm ![Digenite from Steward Mine, Butte, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA [db_pics/pics/D465a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/D465a.jpg)
![Digenite from Steward Mine, Butte, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA [db_pics/pics/D465b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/D465b.jpg)
![Digenite from Steward Mine, Butte, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA [db_pics/pics/D465c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/D465c.jpg)
Well formed single crystal of Digenite, 1.4cm tall. Butte was well known for producing crystals of this uncommom copper sulfide, and this is a fine thumbnail sized example.
D466 - Anapaite in fossil Bivalve $ 125 Kertch, Crimea, Ukraine thumbnail - 2.9 x 2.4 x 1.4 cm ![Anapaite in fossil Bivalve from Kertch, Crimea, Ukraine [db_pics/pics/D466a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/D466a.jpg)
![Anapaite in fossil Bivalve from Kertch, Crimea, Ukraine [db_pics/pics/D466b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/D466b.jpg)
![Anapaite in fossil Bivalve from Kertch, Crimea, Ukraine [db_pics/pics/D466c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/D466c.jpg)
![Anapaite in fossil Bivalve from Kertch, Crimea, Ukraine [db_pics/pics/D466d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/D466d.jpg)
Bright green crystals of Anapaite that formed inside a fossil bivalve. These are interesting and beautiful classics from an old iron mine that is long closed. Once fairly abundant, these are now not commonly seen.
D467 - Kammererite $ 125 Kop Dalgari, East Anatolia, Turkey thumbnail - 2.5 x 1.5 x 0.9 cm ![Kammererite from Kop Dalgari, East Anatolia, Turkey [db_pics/pics/D467a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/D467a.jpg)
![Kammererite from Kop Dalgari, East Anatolia, Turkey [db_pics/pics/D467b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/D467b.jpg)
![Kammererite from Kop Dalgari, East Anatolia, Turkey [db_pics/pics/D467c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/D467c.jpg)
Rare specimen of the chromium rich Clinochore varietal known as Kammererite. Undamaged specimen of drusy purple crystals with larger translucent crystals to 3mm.
D469 - Chalcocite, Malachite after Azurite, Malachite $ 175 Ajo, Pima Co., Arizona, USA thumbnail - 3 x 1.8 x 1.3 cm ![Chalcocite, Malachite after Azurite, Malachite from Ajo, Pima Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/D469a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/D469a.jpg)
![Chalcocite, Malachite after Azurite, Malachite from Ajo, Pima Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/D469b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/D469b.jpg)
![Chalcocite, Malachite after Azurite, Malachite from Ajo, Pima Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/D469c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/D469c.jpg)
![Chalcocite, Malachite after Azurite, Malachite from Ajo, Pima Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/D469d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/D469d.jpg)
Unusual composite specimen of a Chalcocite crystal with a 'veneer' on the front face of Malachite after Azurite. A spray of fibrous Malachite extends off the right side.
D470 - Eudialyte $ 75 Mont. St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada miniature - 3.3 x 2.2 x 2 cm ![Eudialyte from Mont. St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada [db_pics/pics/D470a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/D470a.jpg)
![Eudialyte from Mont. St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada [db_pics/pics/D470b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/D470b.jpg)
![Eudialyte from Mont. St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada [db_pics/pics/D470c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/D470c.jpg)
Fiery red orange Eudialyte crystals to 3mm in matrix. Eudialyte is a somewhat rare sodium, calcium zirconium silicate found in alkaline igneous rocks. Comes with an old Trinity Minerals label.
D471 - Fluorite on Sphalerite $ 125 Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Tennessee, USA thumbnail - 2.5 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm ![Fluorite on Sphalerite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Tennessee, USA [db_pics/pics/D471a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/D471a.jpg)
![Fluorite on Sphalerite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Tennessee, USA [db_pics/pics/D471b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/D471b.jpg)
![Fluorite on Sphalerite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Tennessee, USA [db_pics/pics/D471c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/D471c.jpg)
![Fluorite on Sphalerite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Tennessee, USA [db_pics/pics/D471d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/D471d.jpg)
Translucent purple Fluorite cube atop Sphalerite crystals. The Fluorite is 1.8cm on the diagonal.
D472 - Enargite $ 125 Butte, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA thumbnail - 1.8 x 1.5 x 1.3 cm ![Enargite from Butte, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA [db_pics/pics/D472a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/D472a.jpg)
![Enargite from Butte, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA [db_pics/pics/D472b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/D472b.jpg)
![Enargite from Butte, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA [db_pics/pics/D472c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/D472c.jpg)
Cluster of silvery black Enargite crystals with high metallic luster.
D473 - Barite $ 75 Magma Mine, Superior, Arizona, USA thumbnail - 1.1 x 0.8 x 0.2 cm ![Barite from Magma Mine, Superior, Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/D473a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/D473a.jpg)
![Barite from Magma Mine, Superior, Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/D473b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/D473b.jpg)
![Barite from Magma Mine, Superior, Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/D473c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/D473c.jpg)
Transparent golden colored single Barite crystal. Somewhat small in size, it's big in luster and transparency.
D474 - Galena on Pyrite stalactite $ 75 Sweetwater Mine, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA thumbnail - 2.7 x 1 x 1 cm ![Galena on Pyrite stalactite from Sweetwater Mine, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA [db_pics/pics/D474a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/D474a.jpg)
![Galena on Pyrite stalactite from Sweetwater Mine, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA [db_pics/pics/D474b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/D474b.jpg)
![Galena on Pyrite stalactite from Sweetwater Mine, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA [db_pics/pics/D474c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/D474c.jpg)
![Galena on Pyrite stalactite from Sweetwater Mine, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA [db_pics/pics/D474d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/D474d.jpg)
Two octahedral Galena crystals attached to a long, finger-like stalactite of Pyrite. Highly aesthetic thumbnail.
D475 - Galena on Pyrite after Anhydrite $ 125 Sweetwater Mine, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA thumbnail - 3 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm ![Galena on Pyrite after Anhydrite from Sweetwater Mine, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA [db_pics/pics/D475a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/D475a.jpg)
![Galena on Pyrite after Anhydrite from Sweetwater Mine, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA [db_pics/pics/D475b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/D475b.jpg)
![Galena on Pyrite after Anhydrite from Sweetwater Mine, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA [db_pics/pics/D475c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/D475c.jpg)
![Galena on Pyrite after Anhydrite from Sweetwater Mine, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA [db_pics/pics/D475d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/D475d.jpg)
![Galena on Pyrite after Anhydrite from Sweetwater Mine, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA [db_pics/pics/D475e.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/D475e.jpg)
A psuedomorph or cast of Pyrite after Anhydrite sits horizontaly behind a 1.5cm cube of Galena, both of which sit atop additional Pyrite and Galena cubes. Highly aesthetic thumbnail.
D529 - Rosasite, Aurichalcite, Calcite $ 150 Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico small cabinet - 6.5 x 5.5 x 4 cm ![Rosasite, Aurichalcite, Calcite from Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/D529a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/D529a.jpg)
![Rosasite, Aurichalcite, Calcite from Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/D529b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/D529b.jpg)
![Rosasite, Aurichalcite, Calcite from Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/D529c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/D529c.jpg)
![Rosasite, Aurichalcite, Calcite from Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/D529d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/D529d.jpg)
![Rosasite, Aurichalcite, Calcite from Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/D529e.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/D529e.jpg)
Pearly white rhombs of Calcite atop a vug lined with both Rosasite and Aurichalcite. Fresh and clean, this vug has only been open for a matter of weeks. I particularly like the sprays of Aurichalcite that have been coated by Rosasite.
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