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C141 - Heliodor $ 500 SOLD Volodarsk-Volynskii, Ukraine miniature - 3.3 x 2.3 x 1.3 cm
Exquisite gem Heliodor crystal with typical etching for the locality. Excellent luster and all gem internally. This crystal has good color and visual appeal, especially for this size range. Complete and undamaged.
C142 - Jamesonite in Calcite $ 400 SOLD Herja Mine, Baia Mare, Maramures Co., Romania miniature - 4.5 x 4 x 4 cm
Complete spherical cluster of Calcite crystals colored dark grey by inclusions of Jamesonite. This is an outstanding example, complete all around with no points of contact, and undamaged. Sprinkled with small Dolomite crystals in areas and some small Quartz crystals in association.
C143 - Fluorite on Celestite $ 400 SOLD Clay Center, Ohio, USA small cabinet - 8 x 7.5 x 6 cm
Sprays of pale blue Celestite with lustrous cubes of Fluorite. Largest Fluorite cube is 2.8cm on the diagonal and in great condition with only very minor edge chipping. Beautiful display piece that shows well. There are even some small Fluorite cubes on the matrix below the Celestite. .
C147 - Copper $ 300 Champion Mine, Keewenaw Peninsula, Michigan, USA miniature - 5 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm
Well crystallized group of Copper crystals. Undamaged floater group good on all sides. With minor amounts of associated Calcite.
C148 - Andradite var. Demantoid $ 1200 SOLD Val Malenco, Lombardy, Italy cabinet - 12.5 x 7 x 1.8 cm
Thin matrix covered with bright green garnet crystals. The garnets are over 1cm in size and many are transparent. This is a great example out of an old collection with good coverage of crystals on a thin flat matrix. Most crystals are good though some damaged crystals keep the price much lower than it otherwise would be.
C149 - Realgar $ 450 SOLD Green River Gorge, King Co., Washington, USA small cabinet - 9 x 6 x 5 cm
Large Realgar crystal on matrix from the Bob Trimingham collection. Originally purchased in 1979 from Bart Cannon and comes with his old label that describes it as 'A fine bright-red 1 inch long thick prismatic crystal rising at a 45 degree angle from a jumble-surfaced gray sandstone matrix'. The label also indicates that one corner of the main crystal has been repaired, though it is not obvious to me where.
C150 - Analcime $ 900 SOLD Seis Alp, South Tyrol, Italy small cabinet - 6 x 5 x 3.5 cm
Complete, textbook 3.8cm Analcime crystal set perfectly for display on a small amount of matrix. The Analcime is white with hints of pink coloration.
C151 - Inesite with Hubeite $ 350 SOLD Daye Mine, Hubei Prov., China miniature - 3.8 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm
Densly crystallized group of Inesite and brown Hubeite crystals (name for the province in which they were discovered) grown around white Apophyllite. The Inesite has particularly good red color for the locality. Clean and undamaged.
C154 - Rhodochrosite $ 350 SOLD Uchuchacua Mine, Oyon Prov., Peru small cabinet - 6.5 x 5.5 x 5 cm
Bright red Rhodochrosite crystals on matrix. Great color and many are very transparent. The crystals are typical truncated scalenohedrals. Most crystals are good though some damaged crystals keep the price much lower than it otherwise would be. ©2010-2018 Marin Mineral |