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LL802 - Malachite $ 900 (=~ € 822) Morenci, Greenlee Co., Arizona, USA miniature - 4.5 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm Hemispherical masses of Malachite to 1.4cm wide from the Morenci Mine. These Malachites are typical for the mine, this specimen with particularly good aesthetics and undamaged.
LL803 - Pyromorphite $ 1200 (=~ € 1096) Mexico Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK miniature - 4.5 x 4 x 3 cm Specimen composed of densely grouped crystals of yellow/green Pyromorphite (nothing but crystals without matrix). Good colored, large Pyromorphites are rare from England. Some information on the locality from MINDAT: 'This property is adjacent to the Roughton Gill mine and exploits the eastward extension of the Roughton Gill (South) vein. It was begun in 1845, and three crosscuts were driven south to cut the vein. Although promising shoots of pyromorphite and cerussite were found early on, the mine proved to be a financial disaster. In the mid-1970's the Cornish mineral dealer Richard Barstow opened a vein exposure near the High Level of the Mexico mine and made a find of excellent pyromorphite of "old time" quality. The locality was subsequently worked by other collectors and further good material was discovered. The site is now backfilled.'
LL808 - Bastnasite $ 400 (=~ € 365) Zagi Mountain, Peshawar District, Pakistan thumbnail - 1.7 x 0.8 x 0.7 cm Prismatic single Bastnasite crystal. Translucent to transparent with a rich golden brown color. Zagi Mountain Basnasites are by far the world's best, it's basically a one locality mineral and they won't last forever.
K159 - Brucite Killa Saifullah, Balochistan, Pakistan small cabinet - 8 x 5 x 3 cm Large radial groups of solid Brucite with just a bit of attached matrix. Well crystallized all around and undamaged. Medium yellow color, translucent, thick and sturdy.
LL812 - Vivianite $ 800 (=~ € 731) Huanuni Mine, Dalence Prov., Oruru Department, Bolivia miniature - 4.5 x 2.4 x 1.4 cm Transparent blue/green double-terminated Vivianite crystal with attached radial crystals of Siderite. Complete all around and undamaged. This one has it all - great color, transparency, and double-terminated form which is uncommon.
LL804 - Roselite $ 1500 (=~ € 1370) Bou Azzer Mine, Ouarzazate Province, Draa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco small cabinet - 5.5 x 5.3 x 4 cm Beautiful and glassy large magenta Roselite crystals lining a shallow vug. Robust crystals to 8mm in size that are lustrous and transparent. The color and quality of this specimen will light up and energize any mineral display.
LL873 - Fluorite $ 1200 (=~ € 1096) Xianghuau Mine, Chenzhou, Hunan, China cabinet - 15 x 8 x 4 cm Transparent green crystals to Fluorite to 3.5cm on matrix. These are often found as solid masses of Fluorite crystals without matrix and this one is uncommon for the well isolated crystals on matrix. A beautiful large and showy specimen in great condition. An older piece, I have owned this specimen for about 20 years.
LL842 - Barite $ 850 (=~ € 777) Clara Mine, Wolfach, Schwarzwald, Germany cabinet - 13.5 x 7 x 4 cm Translucent, bright yellow Barite crystals over an earlier generation of white Barite. Well crystallized on both sides with strong, saturated yellow color and in great condition overall. These old German Barites are uncommon to find now. Comes with a number of old labels including the Lesnicks, the William Hiss collection, and Kristalle. A John Durkos label indicates it was purchased from the Lesnicks at the 1981 Franklin mineral show.
LL838 - Eosphorite $ 2000 (=~ € 1827) Mendez Pimentel, Minas Gerais, Brazil small cabinet - 8.5 x 5.5 x 4 cm Large specimen of solid, intergrown Eosphorite crystals. The smaller terminated crystals on the front reach 2cm in size, and there are etched, partial crystals of Brazilianite on the back. These are huge crystals for the species, which are most commonly seen as tiny 1cm or so crystals on Rose Quartz. Collected by well known mineraologist Dick Gaines, likely in the late 1960s to early 1970s, a true connoisseurs specimen.
LL885 - Calcite $ 450 (=~ € 411) Dal'Negorsk, Russia small cabinet - 9 x 5 x 5 cm Cluster of large, scalenohedral Calcite crystals. These are beautiful, shimmering and transparent, some with the transparent crystals over a more translucent earlier generation of Calcite. Except for a tiny cleave on one tip, the entire cluster is complete all around and undamaged. Much better than photos!! A real jewel of a specimen.
LL881 - Dioptase Ray Mine, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA cabinet - 13 x 8.5 x 4 cm Beautiful large specimen of Dioptase on drusy Quartz over Chrysocolla and Malachite. This looks like something out of Africa rather than the USA, but it's old Arizona material with large isolated Dioptase crystals to 7mm in size. A big and colorful Arizona classic that will add pop to a mineral case.
LL865 - Descloizite $ 350 (=~ € 320) Berg Aukas, Grootfontein, Namibia small cabinet - 6.5 x 3.5 x 3 cm Well defined, spikey 'spear point' Descloizite crystals covering a thin matrix. The central star cluster displays crystals sticking out in all directions and rainbow iridescence. Undamaged with much more character than most.
LL850 - Mimetite $ 1200 (=~ € 1096) Bilbao Mine, La Blanca, Ojocaliente Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico cabinet - 11 x 5.5 x 5.5 cm Deep yellow mounds of Mimetite partially covered by Calcite crystals from a lesser known Mexican Mine that produced these specimens decades ago (1950s). Some of the mounds show growth on top of more hexagonal, barrel-shaped crystals of the same color, distinctly Pyromorphite-like in form. There are also areas with black Plattnerite on the Mimetite.
LL845 - Smithsonite $ 600 (=~ € 548) Choix, Sinaloa, Mexico cabinet - 10.5 x 7 x 5 cm Mounds of satiny pink Smithsonite from Choix. A beautiful uniform pink color with areas more purple near the top. Bi-color Smithsonite from this locality is uncommon. Undamaged with great sparkling luster.
LL846 - Dioptase on Chrysocolla $ 450 (=~ € 411) Ray Mine, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA small cabinet - 7.3 x 5 x 2 cm Colorful specimen of drusy Dioptase over translucent Chrysocolla atop a black matrix. Old Arizona classic that is now hard to come by. Pristine.
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