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LL548 - Acanthite $ 400 Rayas Mine, Guanajuato, Mexico thumbnail - 3 x 2.5 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Sculptural cluster of Acanthite crystals rising up off matrix. Undamaged and displays well from any angle. Ex. Bob Reynolds collection.
LL210 - Gormanite $ 125 Rapid Creek, Yukon, Canada miniature - 4.5 x 3 x 1.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Radial crystals cluster of green Gormanite 1.5cm in diameter. Gormanite is an uncommon phosphate mineral that was sometimes found at this locality. Ex. Bob Reynolds collection.
LL608 - Barite with Sphalerite $ 900 Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Tennessee, USA cabinet - 11.5 x 9 x 9 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Spherical cluster of white Barite on a narrow strip of Dolstone matrix. Hemispherical masses of Barite like this were common enough from Elmwood, but I've never before seen such a complete sphere. The Barite sphere is 9cm in size and is intergrown with small Sphalerite and yellow Calcite crystals. Unusual and undamaged with Sphalerite crystals attached to the matrix. Ex. Bob Reynolds collection #0278.
LL609 - Calcite on Wulfenite $ 750 Defiance Mine, Gleeson, Cochise County, Arizona, USA cabinet - 13.5 x 6 x 4.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A paper-thin, flat sliver of matrix upon which grew hundreds of Wulfenite crsytals sticking out on all sides. Small Calcite crystals later grew upon the Wulfenite. The overall effect is a somewhat curved cylindrical shaped specimen. There are some broken crystals but the vast majority are perfect with good crystals all over. Ex. Bob Reynolds collection.
LL477 - Marcasite on Sphalerite $ 220 Picher Field, Ottawa Co., Oklahoma, USA thumbnail - 3 x 2.5 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Golden Marcasite crystals atop black Sphalerite. Undamaged and highly aesthetic. Ex. Bob Reynolds collection.
LL584 - Cassiterite on Quartz $ 850 Viloco Mine, Loayza Province, La Paz, Bolivia small cabinet - 8.5 x 7 x 3.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Lustrous black Cassiterite crystals to 2.3cm associated with Quartz crystals. Ex. Bob Reynolds collection.
LL587 - Quartz var. Ametrine $ 750 Anahi Mine, La Gaiba Mining District, Santa Cruz, Bolivia cabinet - 11.8 x 4 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Large transparent crystal of Ametrine (Quartz that is part Amethyst and part Citrine). It has typical etched form with a flat faces on the termination. Color zones of purple and yellow can be sieen inside this transparent crystal. There are two small dings otherwise this is perfect and one of the better examples I've seen. Ex. Bob Reynolds collection.
LL610 - Dolomite, Duftite on Wulfenite $ 1500 Tsumeb, Namibia small cabinet - 7 x 6.5 x 4.3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Cluster of thin, tabular Wulfenite crystals with attached green Duftite and white Dolomite crystals. The Wulfenite are a pale whitish yellow color and reach 2.8cm on edge. Ex. Bob Reynolds collection #0959.
LL185 - McGuinnessite, Vuagnatite $ 180 Copper King Mine, Red Mountain, Mendocino Co., California, USA small cabinet - 8 x 5.5 x 2.8 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Bubbly blue/green McGuinnessite on all sides of matrix and glassy yellowish crystals of Vaugnatite on one side. McGuinnessite is a rare manganese, copper, carbonate and this specimen is from the type locality of the Copper King Mine in the Red Mountain Mining District. Ex. Chuck Trantham collection. Self collected by Chuck and Al McGuinness in 1982.
LL647 - Labuntsovite $ 50 DeMix Quarry, Mont St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada thumbnail - 2.2 x 1.5 x 1 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Prismatic red crystals of Labuntsovite in a small vug on matrix. The label indicates an 'unknown #5' is also present. Ex. Ex. Chuck Trantham collection.
LL392 - Jadeite $ 150 Russian River, Cloverdale area, Mendocino Co., California, USA small cabinet - 7 x 7 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Rare crystals (!) of green Jadeite, a species which is almost always found as massive and non-crystallized, better suited fro lapidary work than as specimens. The specimen has seams of green Jadeite with open vuggy areas containing crystals. Ex. Chuck Trantham collection.
LL394 - Jadeite $ 150 Russian River, Cloverdale area, Mendocino Co., California, USA cabinet - 9.5 x 7.5 x 3.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Rare crystals (!) of green Jadeite, a species which is almost always found as massive and non-crystallized, better suited fro lapidary work than as specimens. The specimen has seams of green Jadeite with open vuggy areas containing crystals. Ex. Chuck Trantham collection.
LL627 - Ottrelite $ 60 Stavelot Massif, Belgium small cabinet - 8.5 x 4.5 x 1.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Small crystals of Ottrelite dispersed through matrix. This is a good large example. Ottrelite is the manganese analogue of Chloritoid. From the type locality for the species. Ex. Chuck Trantham collection.
LL335 - Churchite $ 50 Virginia, USA thumbnail - 3 x 2 x 1 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Small, fibrous white to yellow Churchite crystals on matrix. Ex. Chuck Trantham collection.
LL297 - Kentrolite $ 40 Big Chief Mine, Hillsboro, Sierra Co., New Mexico, USA thumbnail - 2.5 x 2 x 1.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Black Kentrolite crystals on matrix. Kentrolite is a rare lead and manganese silicate mineral. Ex. Chuck Trantham collection.
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