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AU709 - Allophane ps. Azurite $ 225 Miami, Gila Co., Arizona, USA thumbnail - 2 x 1 x 0.6 cm Complete, doubly-terminated crystal of Allophane that has pseodomorphed after Azurite. Sharp and undamaged, good on both sides.
AU710 - Stephanite $ 750 Freiberg, Saxony, Germany thumbnail - 2 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm Cluster of dark, silvery meatallic Stephanite crystals without matrix. Excellent crystals all around.
AU712 - Marcasite in Calcite $ 100 Bancroft, Ontario, Canada thumbnail - 2.5 x 1.1 x 0.6 cm Transparent rhomb of Calcite filled with oriented, needle-like Marcasite crystals.
AU713 - Bornite on Calcite $ 400 Mine 57, Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan miniature - 3.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm Fine thumbnail featuring a superb single Bornite crystal 1.8cm in size. The Bornite is unusually sharp and well formed with a slight blueish irridescent patina. There is one shallow chip but it's in overall great condition. Bornite from this locale are considered the world's best and this is a great one in the large thumbnail/toenail size.
AU717 - Liebigite $ 450 Schwartzwalder Mine (Ralston Creek Mine), Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA thumbnail - 1.3 x 0.7 x 0.6 cm Single crystal of translucent yellow Liebigite. Bright, almost neon yellow in color. Complete all around and undamaged. Rarely available USA classic.
AU719 - Xenotime $ 180 Ibitiara, Bahia, Brazil thumbnail - 1.5 x 0.7 x 0.6 cm Fine single Xenotime crystal. Well terminated and translucent brown with transparency at the tip.
AU720 - Pyrosmaltite $ 90 Nordmark, Varmland, Sweden thumbnail - 2.2 x 1 x 0.6 cm Small, well formed tan hexagonal crystals of Pyrosmaltite on matrix. The old label notes mica and a white unknown as also present. A rarity.
AU351 - Villiaumite $ 200 Aris Quarries, Windhoek, Khomas Region, Namibia thumbnail - 0.8 x 0.7 x 0.4 cm Set of 6 transparent orange Villiaumite crystal from the open pit phonolite quarries in Aris, Namibia. These quarries, along with the Kola peninsula in Russia, are the source of the world's best Villiaumite. Although larger, the Kola specimens are a darker purple red and are typically just cleavages rather than crystals. These bright orange, transparent crystals are far more aesthetic for my taste. These crystals have etched outer surfaces and are internally transparent (faceted gemstones are known from this occurrence). The crystals in this set reach 1.2cm wide.
AU362 - Spinel $ 60 Mahenge, Morogoro, Tanzania thumbnail - 1.7 x 1.7 x 1.5 cm Single octahedral Spinel crystal from Tanzania. A complete, translucent red crystal with minor edge chipping.
AU364 - Spinel $ 60 Mahenge, Morogoro, Tanzania thumbnail - 2 x 1.7 x 1.4 cm Single twinned Spinel crystal from Tanzania. A complete spinel-twinned crystal, translucent purple with minor edge chipping.
AU365 - Chambersite (7 crystals) $ 100 Venice Salt Dome, Louisiana, USA thumbnail - 0.4 x 0.4 x 0.4 cm Seven crystals of Chambersite. All are complete tetrahedrons, some with modified terminations, and two that are clusters of crystals. Largest is 4mm on edge. The crystals are translucent purple in color. A rarity that are also quite beautiful with an amethyst-like color. Collected by Fred Pough in 1970. Ex. Chuck Trantham collection.
AU624 - Caledonite with Leadhillite $ 425 Leadhills, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom miniature - 3.6 x 2 x 2 cm Sprays of blue Caledonite crystals with Leadhillite crystals to 3mm. Ex. Tim Sherburn collection.
AU386 - Scorodite $ 250 Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico thumbnail - 3 x 2.5 x 2 cm Limonite matrix with large crystals of translucent reddish Scorodite. The crystals reach 9mm in size.
AU382 - Scorodite $ 350 Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico miniature - 3.7 x 2.2 x 2 cm Limonite matrix with well isolated crystals of translucent blue Scorodite. The crystals reach 4mm in size and stand up nicely off the matrix for good viewing from any direction.
AU725 - Tourmaline on Quartz $ 1250 Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA small cabinet - 8 x 7.5 x 4.5 cm Two pink Tourmaline intergrown with a larger, glassy smokey Quartz crystal from the Himalaya Mine. The Tourmaline crystals are well terminated and reach 3cm in diameter, one of which is very gemmy. Aside from some light edge chatter on the Quartz, the specimen is undamaged. Ex. Bob Reynolds collection.
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