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Mixed Minerals July 8, 2025 · 13 specimens |
R248 - Apatite sold
Mt Xuebaoding, Ping Wu, Sichuan Prov., China
Thumbnail - 2 x 1.8 x 1.4 cm
Exquisite single pink Apatite crystal atop a few crystals of silvery Muscovite. Highly glassy and transparent, complete and in near pristine condition. This is a beautiful jewel-like crystal. Ex. Carl Acosta collection.
R249 - Vesuvianite on Grossular sold
Sierra de Cruces, Sierra Mojada Municipality, Coahuila, Mexico
Small Cabinet - 6 x 5 x 4 cm
Large single Grossular crystal with textbook form and good size for the locality (the same locality sometimes called 'Lake Jaco'). It's complete all around with a couple smaller Grossular and Vesuvianite crystals attached. The Grossular is green to yellow in color and translucent. Sculptural, aesthetic example.
R250 - Hematite after Garnet $90 available
Rock Creek, Montana, USA
Thumbnail - 0.7 x 0.6 x 0.5 cm
Uncommon specimen of Hematite pseudomorph after garnet. Lustrous and complete crystal with a small indent on one side. Found as a byproduct of Sapphire mining. Ex. Jon Sigerman collection.
R251 - Atacamite on Chrysocolla sold
La Farola Mine, Copiapo, Atacama Region, Chile
Small Cabinet - 7 x 6 x 4.5 cm
Scintillating sprays of lustrous Atacamite crystals over Chrysocolla. The green Atacamite crystals atop the blue Chrysocolla make for one the more colorful and attractive specimens from this find that I've ever owned. This appears to be a breccia fragment that was first covered on all sides by Chrysocolla and later by the Atacamite. A fine and very rich example for the locality.
R252 - Millerite sold
Perseverance Mine (Agnew Mine), Leinster, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Miniature - 4.2 x 2.5 x 1.3 cm
Tightly formed group of golden acicular Millerite crystals. Bright metallic crystals are present on all sides. This is an old specimen from a now closed mine.
R253 - Millerite sold
Perseverance Mine (Agnew Mine), Leinster, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Miniature - 4.1 x 1.8 x 0.9 cm
Tightly formed group of golden acicular Millerite crystals. Bright metallic crystals are present on all sides. This is an old specimen from a now closed mine.
R255 - Sulfur with Calcite $180 available
Maybee Quarry, Monroe Co., Michigan, USA
Miniature - 3.3 x 3.3 x 2.5 cm
R256 - Copper sold
Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
Thumbnail - 3 x 2.2 x 1.7 cm
Cluster of Copper crystals with a rich red patina. Nothing but well formed crystals all around with a few attached yellow Calcite crystals. Fine thumbnail-sized crystal group.
R257 - Catapleiite sold
Mont St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada
Thumbnail - 1.5 x 1.5 x 0.3 cm
Exquisite single Catapleiite crystal from the Poudrette quarry at Mont Saint-Hilaire. This is a perfect floater thumbnail specimen that is transparent, undamaged, and crystallized all around with minor black Aegirine inclusions. This is a fine and spectacular example as compared to most with are more opaque, rosette type clusters. Ex. Carl Acosta collection.
R258 - Grossular sold
Mt. Belvidere, Eden Mills, Vermont, USA
Thumbnail - 1 x 0.8 x 0.8 cm
Glassy, transparent single Grossular crystal. Undamaged with bright lustrous faces, nearly complete with a contact on the back where it was attached to Diopside. Ex. Dennis Ewell, Jon Sigerman collections.
R259 - Fluorite $120 available
Rogerley Mine, Durham Co., England
Miniature - 4.5 x 3.8 x 3.5 cm
R260 - Marialite $400 available
Karur District, Tamil Nadu, India
Small Cabinet - 7.5 x 1.8 x 1.8 cm
R261 - Zircon sold
Astore Valley, Astore District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Small Cabinet - 7 x 5.0 x 3.5 cm
Two large, red Zircon crystals in black mica schist from Pakistan. The Zircon are lustrous, translucent to transparent, and reach 2.5cm in size. Ex. Carl Acosta collection.