Selected Specimens

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C506 - Azurite $ 180
 Mazapil, Conception del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico
miniature - 3.5 x 2.8 x 2.5 cm


Azurite from Mazapil, Conception del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico [db_pics/pics/c506a.jpg] Azurite from Mazapil, Conception del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico [db_pics/pics/c506b.jpg] Azurite from Mazapil, Conception del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico [db_pics/pics/c506c.jpg]

Clusters of elongated Azurite crystals on matrix. These are the transparent Azurite crystals Zacatecas is known for. Comes mounted on a Lucite base.

C507 - Quartz gwindel $ 400
 Shalman Valley, Khyber Agency, Pakistan
thumbnail - 3 x 3 x 1.5 cm


Quartz gwindel from Shalman Valley, Khyber Agency, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/c507a.jpg] Quartz gwindel from Shalman Valley, Khyber Agency, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/c507b.jpg] Quartz gwindel from Shalman Valley, Khyber Agency, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/c507c.jpg] Quartz gwindel from Shalman Valley, Khyber Agency, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/c507d.jpg]

Transparent, undamaged Quartz gwindel, good on both sides.

C510 - Quartz over Wulfenite $ 500
 M'fouati, Bouenza Department, Congo
small cabinet - 8 x 6 x 4.5 cm


Quartz over Wulfenite from M'fouati, Bouenza Department, Congo [db_pics/pics/c510a.jpg] Quartz over Wulfenite from M'fouati, Bouenza Department, Congo [db_pics/pics/c510b.jpg] Quartz over Wulfenite from M'fouati, Bouenza Department, Congo [db_pics/pics/c510c.jpg] Quartz over Wulfenite from M'fouati, Bouenza Department, Congo [db_pics/pics/c510d.jpg]

Large orange Wulfenite crystals coated by a layer of drusy Quartz crystals. The Wulfenite crystals reach 2.5cm in size with some showing their orange color better than others.

C512 - Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond $ 350
 Herkimer, New York, USA
small cabinet - 8.5 x 8 x 5.5 cm


Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond from Herkimer, New York, USA [db_pics/pics/c512a.jpg] Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond from Herkimer, New York, USA [db_pics/pics/c512b.jpg] Quartz var. Herkimer Diamond from Herkimer, New York, USA [db_pics/pics/c512c.jpg]

Cluster of double-terminated Quartz crystals known as 'Herkimer Diamonds'. Bright and glassy crystals that are complete and undamaged all around.

C515 - Quartz scepters $ 350
 Chihuahua, Mexico
small cabinet - 8 x 5 x 5 cm


Quartz scepters from Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/c515a.jpg] Quartz scepters from Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/c515b.jpg] Quartz scepters from Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/c515c.jpg] Quartz scepters from Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/c515d.jpg]

Cluster of excellent Quartz scepters with very slight Amethyst coloration. Small Chalcopyrite crystals are attached to the base. Comes with an old Lidstrom's label.

C516 - Prehnite on Tanzanite $ 650
 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania
cabinet - 9.5 x 6.5 x 3.5 cm


Prehnite on Tanzanite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/c516a.jpg] Prehnite on Tanzanite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/c516b.jpg] Prehnite on Tanzanite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/c516c.jpg] Prehnite on Tanzanite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/c516d.jpg]

Yellow Prehnite on bladed, fan-shaped crystals of Tanzanite. This fan-shaped bladed habit is uncommon for Tanzanite. There are also small Quartz crystals attached. Comes with an old Trinity Minerals label and I recall this originally sold on the Trinity site for $750.

C517 - Amethyst $ 280
 Kingston Mtns., San Bernardino Co., California, USA
miniature - 4.5 x 3.9 x 3 cm


Amethyst from Kingston Mtns., San Bernardino Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/c517a.jpg] Amethyst from Kingston Mtns., San Bernardino Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/c517b.jpg] Amethyst from Kingston Mtns., San Bernardino Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/c517c.jpg] Amethyst from Kingston Mtns., San Bernardino Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/c517d.jpg]

Amethyst crystal cluster from the diggings in the Kingston Mountains of eastern California. Most Amethyst from this locality have alot of white Quartz over the purple or are only transluscent and of medium purple color. The very best (in my opinion) are of the style of this specimen, with clear transparent Quartz over deep purple Amethyst. Fine and undamaged.

C518 - Calcite with Mottramite $ 150
 Tsumeb, Namibia
miniature - 3.6 x 3.1 x 3 cm


Calcite with Mottramite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/c518a.jpg] Calcite with Mottramite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/c518b.jpg] Calcite with Mottramite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/c518c.jpg]

Cluster lenticular Calcite crystals with green Mottramite. The Mottramite has great color and is both in and outside the Calcite A Tsumeb classic.

C519 - Apophyllite $ 250
 Maharashtra State, India
small cabinet - 6 x 4 x 3.5 cm


Apophyllite from Maharashtra State, India [db_pics/pics/c519a.jpg] Apophyllite from Maharashtra State, India [db_pics/pics/c519b.jpg]

Cluster of transluscent to transparent Apophyllite crystals with the highly desired green color.

C520 - Cerussite $ 350
 Daoping Mine, Yangshuo, Guangxi, China
small cabinet - 5.9 x 4 x 1.8 cm


Cerussite from Daoping Mine, Yangshuo, Guangxi, China [db_pics/pics/c520a.jpg] Cerussite from Daoping Mine, Yangshuo, Guangxi, China [db_pics/pics/c520b.jpg] Cerussite from Daoping Mine, Yangshuo, Guangxi, China [db_pics/pics/c520c.jpg]

Reticulated Cerussite crystal from a limited (one time?) find in the Daoping Mine. An unusual coloration for Cerussite with yellows and pinks making rare and unique specimens. Front and back sides shown.

C521 - Malachite after Azurite $ 400
 Tsumeb, Namibia
thumbnail - 2.8 x 2.5 x 1 cm


Malachite after Azurite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/c521a.jpg] Malachite after Azurite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/c521b.jpg]

Exceptionally sharp and well formed single crystals of Azurite that has been psuedomorphed to Malachite, though a small amount of the original azurite remains at the termination. There is good 'bulls-eye' patterning in the Malachite on a termination face.

C522 - Chrysocolla $ 180
 79 Mine, Gila Co., Arizona, USA
small cabinet - 6.8 x 3 x 1.5 cm


Chrysocolla from 79 Mine, Gila Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/c522a.jpg] Chrysocolla from 79 Mine, Gila Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/c522b.jpg] Chrysocolla from 79 Mine, Gila Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/c522c.jpg] Chrysocolla from 79 Mine, Gila Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/c522d.jpg]

This is an old spcimen out of the Bruce Murphy collection, who collected at the mine back in the 1970s good on both sides. The specimen is composed of dense, transluscent Chrysocolla with a botryoidal surface of dark blue (heterogenite?) and lighter green. Good on both sides.

C523 - Mangano Adamite $ 245
 Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
miniature - 4.5 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm


Mangano Adamite from Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/c523a.jpg] Mangano Adamite from Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/c523b.jpg] Mangano Adamite from Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/c523c.jpg]

Cluster of Purple Mangano Adamite cluster on Limonite. Large cluster of this rarer varietal of Adamite with other smaller clusters. Undamaged on front, top, and sides, backside intergrew with the matrix.

C524 - Andradite with Diopside $ 350
 Gray Throne Claim, Graham Co., Arizona, USA
miniature - 4.5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm


Andradite with Diopside from Gray Throne Claim, Graham Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/c524a.jpg] Andradite with Diopside from Gray Throne Claim, Graham Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/c524b.jpg] Andradite with Diopside from Gray Throne Claim, Graham Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/c524c.jpg]

Transluscent Andradite garnet crystals on Diopside. The Andradite crystals reach 9mm in size and are very sharply formed and transluscent amber colored. Fine quality specimen from a rare Arizona locality. Ex. Bruce Murphy collection.

C527 - Tourmaline $ 280
 Mina Poa Alta, Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil
thumbnail - 2 x 1.2 x 1 cm


Tourmaline from Mina Poa Alta, Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/c527a.jpg] Tourmaline from Mina Poa Alta, Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/c527b.jpg] Tourmaline from Mina Poa Alta, Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/c527c.jpg]

Small but colorful single Tourmaline crystal with alternating shades of pink and green. Weighs 5.4 grams.


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