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Mixed Minerals
November 13, 2024 · 12 specimens

P585 - Quartz sold

Mondo Mine, Mondo, Kishapu District, Shinyanga Region, Tanzania
Cabinet - 10.5 x 4 x 3.5 cm

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Water-clear single Quartz crystal from the now famous Mondo Mine in Tanzania. Crystallized all around with excellent transparency and no internal fractures. Complete and undamaged fine quality crystal. One of the best I've ever had and a crystal I've kept in my collection since the inital find.

P586 - Pyromorphite sold

Bunker Hill Mine, Kellogg, Idaho, USA
Small Cabinet - 6.6 x 5 x 2.3 cm

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Botryoidal, satiny orange, arsenian Pyromorphite crystals on a small amount of matrix. The crystal groups translucent with rich orange color. Obtained via trade, the previous collector paid $2,500 for this back in 2017. Ex. Rosey collection.

P587 - Sphalerite on Galena $1,500 available

Dalnegorsk, Primorsky Krai, Russia
Small Cabinet - 7.5 x 5 x 2.5 cm

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Large single spinel-twinned Galena crystal with attached black Sphalerite crystals. The Sphalerite cover much of the front face and some of the back face of the Galena, and also forms a perfect base for the crystal - it stands up vertically without need for a base. Complete all around, highly aesthetic, and undamaged. Purchased from a Russian dealer in Tucson 25+ years ago.

P588 - Barite on Calcite sold

Elk Creek, Meade Co., South Dakota, USA
Small Cabinet - 6.8 x 4.5 x 4 cm

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Translucent yellow Calcite crystals hosting transparent brown Barite crystals to 3.5cm in length. The Barite crystals are lustrous and undamaged, but the Calcite also make this one special due to the elongated height of the crystals, to 1.5cm tall.

P589 - Fluorite sold

Filon Jaune, Valzergues, Aveyron, Occitanie, France
Small Cabinet - 7 x 6 x 2.5 cm

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Transparent yellow Fluorite crystals without matrix. The Fluorite cubes reach 2.8cm in size. Ex. Tiziano Bonisoli collection.

P590 - Chalcocite $1,600 available

Flambeau Mine, Ladysmith Wisconsin, USA
Miniature - 4 x 3.8 x 2.4 cm

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Golden irridescent crystals of Chalcocite from the now defunct Flambeau Mine. Well crystallized all around with shimmering gold and purple coloration. A crystal I've owned for 20+ years, ex. John Barlow collection #5908.

P206 - Scorodite $350 available

Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Small Cabinet - 7 x 4 x 2 cm

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Double-sided specimen with large green Scorodite crystals on both sides. Many fine, isolated Scorodite crystals to 7mm in size.

P593 - Smithsonite $500 available

Choix, Sinaloa, Mexico
Small Cabinet - 8.5 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm

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Satiny, translucent blue Smithsonite from Choix. The color of the Smithsonite is really wonderful, and this blue was less commonly found at this locality.

P594 - Hambergite on Tourmaline sold

Stak Nala, Skardu Dist., Pakistan
Miniature - 3.7 x 2.8 x 2.5 cm

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Two blue-cap Tourmaline crystals with attached Albite and Hambergite crystals. The Tourmaline crystals grade up from dark green, to medium green, to colorless to slightly lavender, and finally to blue terminations. The backside has numerous attached white Hambergite crystals to 1.7cm. Undamaged and not your average Stak Nala Tourmaline!! Ex. Neil Levett collection, acquired by Neil in 2013.

P595 - Sapphire sold

Winza, Dodoma, Tanzania
Miniature - 3.8 x 2.8 x 2.2 cm

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Sharp, transparent pink Sapphire crystal, 1cm in size, in a dark, crystalline matrix with other smaller Sapphire crystals. The Sapphire has top form and excellent transparency. It is simply the best one I've ever been able to acquire from the locality and was held in my collection for many (15?) years.

P596 - Boleite sold

Amelia Mine, Santa Rosalia, Baja Sur, Mexico
Thumbnail - 0.7 x 0.6 x 0.5 cm

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Single crystal of deep blue Boleite. This is a complete crystal with sharp edges and an unusual shape, appears to be a cube modified to varying degrees by octahedral faces. Boleite is a rare lead-silver-copper halide mineral that is at it's best from this locality.

P597 - Wulfenite sold

Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico
Small Cabinet - 5.7 x 4 x 2 cm

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Dense coverage of thick, orange Wulfenite crystals atop white Calcite.

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