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AR44 - Pyromorphite $ 400 Bunker Hill Mine, Kellog, Shoshone County, Idaho miniature - 5.0 x 3.1 x 2.8 cm ![Pyromorphite from Bunker Hill Mine, Kellog, Shoshone County, Idaho [db_pics/pics/AR44a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR44a.jpg)
![Pyromorphite from Bunker Hill Mine, Kellog, Shoshone County, Idaho [db_pics/pics/AR44b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR44b.jpg)
![Pyromorphite from Bunker Hill Mine, Kellog, Shoshone County, Idaho [db_pics/pics/AR44c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR44c.jpg)
![Pyromorphite from Bunker Hill Mine, Kellog, Shoshone County, Idaho [db_pics/pics/AR44d.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR44d.jpg)
Some of the finest known examples of Pyromorphite come from The Bunker Hill Mine. Specimens were collected in a multitude of colors, mainly within the orange, yellow, and green spectrum. This example shows crystals with orange and tan color and high lustre. Contact to some of the crystals on the backside.
AR45 - Pyromorphite $ 140 Bunker Hill Mine, Kellog, Shoshone County, Idaho miniature - 4.1 x 2.8 x 2.0 cm ![Pyromorphite from Bunker Hill Mine, Kellog, Shoshone County, Idaho [db_pics/pics/AR45a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR45a.jpg)
![Pyromorphite from Bunker Hill Mine, Kellog, Shoshone County, Idaho [db_pics/pics/AR45b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR45b.jpg)
![Pyromorphite from Bunker Hill Mine, Kellog, Shoshone County, Idaho [db_pics/pics/AR45c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR45c.jpg)
Some of the finest known examples of Pyromorphite come from The Bunker Hill Mine. Specimens were collected in a multitude of colors, mainly within the orange, yellow, and green spectrum. This example shows crystals with 'butterscotch yellow' and tan color and high lustre. A floater specimen with no major damage.
AR46 - Pyromorphite $ 250 Bunker Hill Mine, Kellog, Shoshone County, Idaho miniature - 3.5 x 3.0 x 1.9 cm ![Pyromorphite from Bunker Hill Mine, Kellog, Shoshone County, Idaho [db_pics/pics/AR46a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR46a.jpg)
![Pyromorphite from Bunker Hill Mine, Kellog, Shoshone County, Idaho [db_pics/pics/AR46b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR46b.jpg)
![Pyromorphite from Bunker Hill Mine, Kellog, Shoshone County, Idaho [db_pics/pics/AR46c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR46c.jpg)
![Pyromorphite from Bunker Hill Mine, Kellog, Shoshone County, Idaho [db_pics/pics/AR46d.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR46d.jpg)
Some of the finest known examples of Pyromorphite come from The Bunker Hill Mine. Specimens were collected in a multitude of colors, mainly within the orange, yellow, and green spectrum. This example shows crystals with bright orange and yellow color and high lustre. A bit of matrix remains on one side.
AR47 - Pyromorphite $ 200 Bunker Hill Mine, Kellog, Shoshone County, Idaho miniature - 4.1 x 2.0 x 2.0 cm ![Pyromorphite from Bunker Hill Mine, Kellog, Shoshone County, Idaho [db_pics/pics/AR47a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR47a.jpg)
![Pyromorphite from Bunker Hill Mine, Kellog, Shoshone County, Idaho [db_pics/pics/AR47b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR47b.jpg)
![Pyromorphite from Bunker Hill Mine, Kellog, Shoshone County, Idaho [db_pics/pics/AR47d.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR47d.jpg)
Some of the finest known examples of Pyromorphite come from The Bunker Hill Mine. Specimens were collected in a multitude of colors, mainly within the orange, yellow, and green spectrum. This example shows crystals with a mixture of orange and yellow color and high lustre on both sides of a ridge-like formation.
AR48 - Pyromorphite $ 200 Bunker Hill Mine, Kellog, Shoshone County, Idaho miniature - 3.8 x 2.7 x 1.6 cm ![Pyromorphite from Bunker Hill Mine, Kellog, Shoshone County, Idaho [db_pics/pics/AR48a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR48a.jpg)
![Pyromorphite from Bunker Hill Mine, Kellog, Shoshone County, Idaho [db_pics/pics/AR48b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR48b.jpg)
![Pyromorphite from Bunker Hill Mine, Kellog, Shoshone County, Idaho [db_pics/pics/AR48c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR48c.jpg)
Some of the finest known examples of Pyromorphite come from The Bunker Hill Mine. Specimens were collected in a multitude of colors, mainly within the orange, yellow, and green spectrum. This example shows crystals with a mixture of orange, tan, and green color and high lustre.
AR49 - Pyromorphite $ 150 Bunker Hill Mine, Kellog, Shoshone County, Idaho thumbnail - 2.2 x 1.0 x 1.0 cm ![Pyromorphite from Bunker Hill Mine, Kellog, Shoshone County, Idaho [db_pics/pics/AR49a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR49a.jpg)
![Pyromorphite from Bunker Hill Mine, Kellog, Shoshone County, Idaho [db_pics/pics/AR49b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR49b.jpg)
![Pyromorphite from Bunker Hill Mine, Kellog, Shoshone County, Idaho [db_pics/pics/AR49c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR49c.jpg)
Some of the finest known examples of Pyromorphite come from The Bunker Hill Mine. Specimens were collected in a multitude of colors, mainly within the orange, yellow, and green spectrum. This thumbnail size example shows a spire of stacked crystals with a yellow-green color and high lustre. Minor contact to a few crystals, but top terminations are complete. Good all around floater specimen.
AR50 - Pyromorphite $ 120 Bunker Hill Mine, Kellog, Shoshone County, Idaho miniature - 3.8 x 2.9 x 1.0 cm ![Pyromorphite from Bunker Hill Mine, Kellog, Shoshone County, Idaho [db_pics/pics/AR50a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR50a.jpg)
![Pyromorphite from Bunker Hill Mine, Kellog, Shoshone County, Idaho [db_pics/pics/AR50b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR50b.jpg)
![Pyromorphite from Bunker Hill Mine, Kellog, Shoshone County, Idaho [db_pics/pics/AR50c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR50c.jpg)
![Pyromorphite from Bunker Hill Mine, Kellog, Shoshone County, Idaho [db_pics/pics/AR50d.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR50d.jpg)
Some of the finest known examples of Pyromorphite come from The Bunker Hill Mine. Specimens were collected in a multitude of colors, mainly within the orange, yellow, and green spectrum. This example shows a plate of crystals with yellow-orange color and high lustre and no matrix.
AR51 - Pyromorphite $ 200 Bunker Hill Mine, Kellog, Shoshone County, Idaho miniature - 3.2 x 2.8 x 2.0 cm ![Pyromorphite from Bunker Hill Mine, Kellog, Shoshone County, Idaho [db_pics/pics/AR51a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR51a.jpg)
![Pyromorphite from Bunker Hill Mine, Kellog, Shoshone County, Idaho [db_pics/pics/AR51b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR51b.jpg)
![Pyromorphite from Bunker Hill Mine, Kellog, Shoshone County, Idaho [db_pics/pics/AR51c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR51c.jpg)
Some of the finest known examples of Pyromorphite come from The Bunker Hill Mine. Specimens were collected in a multitude of colors, mainly within the orange, yellow, and green spectrum. This example shows a group of stacked barrel-shaped crystals with greenish-yellow color and high lustre.
AR52 - Boleite, Anglesite on Gypsum $ 300 Amelia Mine, Santa Rosalia, Baja, Mexico cabinet - 10.2 x 8.0 x 3.0 cm ![Boleite, Anglesite on Gypsum from Amelia Mine, Santa Rosalia, Baja, Mexico [db_pics/pics/AR52a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR52a.jpg)
![Boleite, Anglesite on Gypsum from Amelia Mine, Santa Rosalia, Baja, Mexico [db_pics/pics/AR52b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR52b.jpg)
![Boleite, Anglesite on Gypsum from Amelia Mine, Santa Rosalia, Baja, Mexico [db_pics/pics/AR52c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR52c.jpg)
![Boleite, Anglesite on Gypsum from Amelia Mine, Santa Rosalia, Baja, Mexico [db_pics/pics/AR52d.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR52d.jpg)
![Boleite, Anglesite on Gypsum from Amelia Mine, Santa Rosalia, Baja, Mexico [db_pics/pics/AR52e.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR52e.jpg)
![Boleite, Anglesite on Gypsum from Amelia Mine, Santa Rosalia, Baja, Mexico [db_pics/pics/AR52f.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR52f.jpg)
Dark blue Boleite crystals and white Anglesite crystals are scattered across both sides of a fibrous white Gypsum matrix. It's unusual to see Boleite on this type of matrix.
AR53 - Pyromorphite $ 120 Bunker Hill Mine, Kellog, Shoshone County, Idaho thumbnail - 2.6 x 1.8 x 1.7 cm ![Pyromorphite from Bunker Hill Mine, Kellog, Shoshone County, Idaho [db_pics/pics/AR53a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR53a.jpg)
![Pyromorphite from Bunker Hill Mine, Kellog, Shoshone County, Idaho [db_pics/pics/AR53b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR53b.jpg)
![Pyromorphite from Bunker Hill Mine, Kellog, Shoshone County, Idaho [db_pics/pics/AR53c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR53c.jpg)
![Pyromorphite from Bunker Hill Mine, Kellog, Shoshone County, Idaho [db_pics/pics/AR53d.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR53d.jpg)
Some of the finest known examples of Pyromorphite come from The Bunker Hill Mine. Specimens were collected in a multitude of colors, mainly within the orange, yellow, and green spectrum. This example shows a small group of stacked barrel-shaped crystals with greenish-yellow color and high lustre.
AR55 - Wulfenite $ 260 Tsumeb, Namibia miniature - 3.2 x 2.7 x 1.5 cm ![Wulfenite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/AR55a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR55a.jpg)
![Wulfenite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/AR55b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR55b.jpg)
![Wulfenite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/AR55c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR55c.jpg)
![Wulfenite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/AR55d.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR55d.jpg)
![Wulfenite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/AR55e.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR55e.jpg)
![Wulfenite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/AR55f.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR55f.jpg)
About a dozen sharply terminated cream-colored tabular Wulfenite crystals are stacked on a bit of host matrix. An older Tsumeb example with a Frazier's Minerals label from decades ago. Slight chipping on some of the crystal edges does not detract from the beautiful display presentation of the crystals.
AR57 - Dioptase on Calcite $ 350 Tsumeb, Namibia miniature - 3.3 x 3 x 1.8 cm ![Dioptase on Calcite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/AR57a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR57a.jpg)
![Dioptase on Calcite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/AR57b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR57b.jpg)
![Dioptase on Calcite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/AR57c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR57c.jpg)
![Dioptase on Calcite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/AR57d.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR57d.jpg)
![Dioptase on Calcite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/AR57e.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR57e.jpg)
Dioptase crystals to 11mm on white Calcite crystals. Slight damage to the upper left crystal, otherwise undamaged specimen. Showy specimen with sharp terminated crystals which highlight the color contrast between the Dioptase and Calcite.
AR58 - Montmorillonite in Quartz $ 280 White Queen Mine, Pala, San Diego County, California small cabinet - 6.0 x 2.6 x 2.4 cm ![Montmorillonite in Quartz from White Queen Mine, Pala, San Diego County, California [db_pics/pics/AR58a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR58a.jpg)
![Montmorillonite in Quartz from White Queen Mine, Pala, San Diego County, California [db_pics/pics/AR58b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR58b.jpg)
![Montmorillonite in Quartz from White Queen Mine, Pala, San Diego County, California [db_pics/pics/AR58c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR58c.jpg)
![Montmorillonite in Quartz from White Queen Mine, Pala, San Diego County, California [db_pics/pics/AR58d.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR58d.jpg)
Double terminated Quartz crystal colored by inclusions of Montmorillonite (a type of clay). These unusual crystals are a byproduct of Tourmaline mining and were only found occasionally in some of the San Diego mines. Very sharply terminated, hollow in two areas, and highly lustrous crystal faces. This is a great example.
AR62 - Azurite with Malachite pseudo after Azurite $ 270 Sir Dominic Mine, Flinders Range, South Australia small cabinet - 5.2 x 5.1 x 3.7 cm ![Azurite with Malachite pseudo after Azurite from Sir Dominic Mine, Flinders Range, South Australia [db_pics/pics/AR62a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR62a.jpg)
![Azurite with Malachite pseudo after Azurite from Sir Dominic Mine, Flinders Range, South Australia [db_pics/pics/AR62b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR62b.jpg)
![Azurite with Malachite pseudo after Azurite from Sir Dominic Mine, Flinders Range, South Australia [db_pics/pics/AR62c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR62c.jpg)
![Azurite with Malachite pseudo after Azurite from Sir Dominic Mine, Flinders Range, South Australia [db_pics/pics/AR62d.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR62d.jpg)
Blue Azurite crystals in the center of a crystal rosette with green Malachite pseudomorphs after Azurite in the outer portion of a cluster. Floater specimen of fan-shaped crystals of good quality. Excellent all around with no damage.
AR63 - Elbaite Tourmaline $ 200 Minas Gerais, Brazil miniature - 3.4 x 2.7 x 1.7 cm ![Elbaite Tourmaline from Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/AR63a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR63a.jpg)
![Elbaite Tourmaline from Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/AR63b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR63b.jpg)
![Elbaite Tourmaline from Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/AR63c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR63c.jpg)
![Elbaite Tourmaline from Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/AR63d.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR63d.jpg)
A multi-crystal group of green Elbaite Tourmaline crystals with minor Lepidolite on the side and a bit of white Albite matrix on the bottom. A couple of the small side crystals are incomplete, all the main crystals showing are perfectly terminated and undamaged. A very aesthetic specimen.
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