Selected Specimens

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SM847 - Stibnite $ 350
 Wuning Mine, Qingjiang, Wuning Co., Jiangxi, China
cabinet - 13 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm


Stibnite from Wuning Mine, Qingjiang, Wuning Co., Jiangxi, China [db_pics/pics/SM847a.jpg] Stibnite from Wuning Mine, Qingjiang, Wuning Co., Jiangxi, China [db_pics/pics/SM847b.jpg] Stibnite from Wuning Mine, Qingjiang, Wuning Co., Jiangxi, China [db_pics/pics/SM847c.jpg]

Large single Stibnite crystal. Terminated and complete all around.

SM850 - Azurite $ 200
 Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
thumbnail - 2.5 x 1.8 x 1.5 cm


Azurite from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SM850a.jpg] Azurite from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SM850b.jpg] Azurite from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SM850c.jpg] Azurite from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SM850d.jpg]

Undamaged floater specimen of a dozen or so interconnected Azurite crystals. Great color and quality.

SM852 - Prehnite with Pyrite $ 200
 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania
miniature - 4.8 x 3 x 2 cm


Prehnite with Pyrite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/SM852a.jpg] Prehnite with Pyrite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/SM852b.jpg] Prehnite with Pyrite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/SM852c.jpg]

Yellow Prehnite crystals with a much different, somewhat globular style than most from Merelani. It has a flat base where it was attached to Graphite. There are small Pyrite crystals along the base, apparently that grew on the Graphite first before the Prehnite.

SM865 - Prehnite with Graphite $ 200
 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania
thumbnail - 2.8 x 2.5 x 1.8 cm


Prehnite with Graphite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/SM865a.jpg] Prehnite with Graphite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/SM865b.jpg] Prehnite with Graphite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/SM865c.jpg] Prehnite with Graphite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/SM865d.jpg]

Yellow Prehnite crystals on a small amount of Graphite. Large, well formed crystals that are lustrous and translucent.

SM856 - Aquamarine $ 280
 Erongo Mountains, Namibia
thumbnail - 2.3 x 1.3 x 1 cm


Aquamarine from Erongo Mountains, Namibia [db_pics/pics/SM856a.jpg] Aquamarine from Erongo Mountains, Namibia [db_pics/pics/SM856b.jpg] Aquamarine from Erongo Mountains, Namibia [db_pics/pics/SM856c.jpg]

Single blue Aquamarine crystal with very glassy faces and a nice bevelled termination. This is tops for Erongo in terms of glassy luster and way more transparent than most.

SM879 - Amethyst scepter $ 60
 Gairo, Dodoma Prov., Tanzania
thumbnail - 2.8 x 2 x 1.2 cm


Amethyst scepter from Gairo, Dodoma Prov., Tanzania [db_pics/pics/SM879a.jpg] Amethyst scepter from Gairo, Dodoma Prov., Tanzania [db_pics/pics/SM879b.jpg] Amethyst scepter from Gairo, Dodoma Prov., Tanzania [db_pics/pics/SM879c.jpg]

Purple Amethyst, heavily included by black hair-like crystals, on a clear Quartz crystal. Complete all around and very clean, wtih only one tiny chip. New material from Tanzania.

SM883 - Amethyst $ 80
 Gairo, Dodoma Prov., Tanzania
thumbnail - 2 x 2 x 1.6 cm


Amethyst from Gairo, Dodoma Prov., Tanzania [db_pics/pics/SM883a.jpg] Amethyst from Gairo, Dodoma Prov., Tanzania [db_pics/pics/SM883b.jpg] Amethyst from Gairo, Dodoma Prov., Tanzania [db_pics/pics/SM883c.jpg]

Purple Amethyst crystals with good color and brightness. Undamaged floater well crystallized all around. New material from Tanzania.

SM861 - Anatase $ 240
 Kharan, Balochistan, Pakistan
miniature - 4 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm


Anatase from Kharan, Balochistan, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/SM861a.jpg] Anatase from Kharan, Balochistan, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/SM861b.jpg] Anatase from Kharan, Balochistan, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/SM861d.jpg] Anatase from Kharan, Balochistan, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/SM861e.jpg] Anatase from Kharan, Balochistan, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/SM861f.jpg]

Six double-termianted crystals of Anatase on matrix. Largest crystal is a fat 8 x8 mm in size.

AR2 - Manganoan Adamite $ 750
 Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
thumbnail - 3 x 2 x 2 cm


Manganoan Adamite from Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/AR2a.jpg] Manganoan Adamite from Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/AR2b.jpg] Manganoan Adamite from Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/AR2c.jpg] Manganoan Adamite from Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/AR2d.jpg]

Large, chisel-shaped Adamite crystals on a black matrix. These are the rare and hard to find purple tipped Adamites with a white body color grading up to purple terminations. Individual crystals are up to 2cm tall. Undamaged and glassy with areas of transparency.

AR3 - Scheelite $ 180
 Darwin, Inyo Co., California, USA
thumbnail - 1.5 x 1.3 x 1 cm


Scheelite from Darwin, Inyo Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/AR3a.jpg] Scheelite from Darwin, Inyo Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/AR3b.jpg]

Single octahedral crystal of Scheelite from the well known Darwin lead-silver-zinc district. Sharply formed and in perfect condition. Fluorescent.

AR5 - Wulfenite $ 200
 79 Mine, Gila Co., Arizona, USA
thumbnail - 2 x 1.5 x 1 cm


Wulfenite from 79 Mine, Gila Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/AR5a.jpg] Wulfenite from 79 Mine, Gila Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/AR5b.jpg]

Gorgeous transparent Wulfenite crystals on matrix. Crystals reach 8mm on edge, undamaged.

AR7 - Wulfenite $ 400
 Bad Bleiberg, Carinthia, Austria
thumbnail - 2.5 x 2 x 2 cm


Wulfenite from Bad Bleiberg, Carinthia, Austria [db_pics/pics/AR7a.jpg] Wulfenite from Bad Bleiberg, Carinthia, Austria [db_pics/pics/AR7b.jpg]

Blocky orange Wulfenite crystals in a mound shaped cluster. These thick crystals were much less common than the more typical thin crystals found here. Old hard to find specimen. Crystals reach 1.1cm on edge, undamaged.

AR8 - Silver $ 900
 Kongsberg, Norway
thumbnail - 2 x 1.1 x 0.5 cm


Silver from Kongsberg, Norway [db_pics/pics/AR8a.jpg] Silver from Kongsberg, Norway [db_pics/pics/AR8b.jpg]

Elegant, curving wire Silver from Kongsberg. The wire gets about 7mm wide in the center, undamaged.

AR11 - Apatite $ 850
 Pulsifer Quarry, Maine, USA
thumbnail - 2 x 2 x 1.8 cm


Apatite from Pulsifer Quarry, Maine, USA [db_pics/pics/AR11a.jpg] Apatite from Pulsifer Quarry, Maine, USA [db_pics/pics/AR11b.jpg]

Classic and rare purple Apatite crystal on matrix. The crystal is 1 cm in largest dimension, undamaged.

AR12 - Rhodochrosite on Quartz $ 350
 Silverton, Colorado, USA
miniature - 4 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm


Rhodochrosite on Quartz from Silverton, Colorado, USA [db_pics/pics/AR12a.jpg] Rhodochrosite on Quartz from Silverton, Colorado, USA [db_pics/pics/AR12b.jpg] Rhodochrosite on Quartz from Silverton, Colorado, USA [db_pics/pics/AR12c.jpg]

Clusters of pink Rhodochrosite crystals atop Quartz crystals, undamaged.


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