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Mixed Minerals October 12, 2024 · 9 specimens |
P531 - Tugtupite sold
Ilimaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland
Miniature - 4.8 x 3.7 x 1.2 cm
Specimen of bright pink/red, translucent Tugtupite in Nepheline/syenite pegmatitic rock matrix. Ex. Neil Levett collection.
P533 - Wulfenite sold
Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico
Small Cabinet - 5.7 x 5 x 2.5 cm
Aesthetic cluster of blocky orange Wulfenite crystals. Main crystal is well centered at top and 2.3cm in size. Beautiful matrixless cluster, a few chipped crystals keep the price well below what the overall visual effect would suggest.
P535 - Hematite sold
N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa
Thumbnail - 2.1 x 1 x 0.9 cm
Rare prismatic Hematite crystal from a one time find at the N'Chwanning Mine. A doubly-terminated hexagonal prism, complete all around with small amounts of attached white Xonotlite and red Andradite. These are very hard to find! Note that this specimen has never been cleaned and could be improved.
P536 - Grossular sold
Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Quebec, Canada
Small Cabinet - 6.0 x 3.7 x 1.5 cm
Transparent orange Grossular crystals from the Jeffrey Mine. Thin, flat spcimen of solid garnets with crystals on both sides (there appears to be a paper thin matrix running through the middle). Undamaged with gem quality crystals to 1.5cm in size.
P537 - Rutile sold
Champion Mine, Mono Co., California, USA
Thumbnail - 3.0 x 2.3 x 1.5 cm
Sharp, lustrous single Rutile crystal 1.8cm in size on a matrix of white Pyrophyllite. The crystal is contacted on the back but displays well from the front and sides.
P538 - Rhodochrosite stalactite sold
Capillitas Mine, Catamarca Prov., Argentina
Miniature - 4 x 1.3 x 1.2 cm
Undamaged stalactite of Rhodochrosite from the Capillitas Mine. The surface is crystallized and pink on the front side with coatings of grey on the backside.
P539 - Rhodochrosite stalactite sold
Capillitas Mine, Catamarca Prov., Argentina
Miniature - 4 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm
Two interconnected stalactites of Rhodochrosite from the Capillitas Mine. The stalactites appear to have broken off and later crystallized across the outside, even over the once broken ends. They are pink on the front side with coatings of grey on the backside.
P540 - Fluorite with Galena sold
Milpo Mine, Atacocha mining district, Pasco province, Peru
Small Cabinet - 5.3 x 4 x 2 cm
Emerald green, transparent Fluorite crystals with associated Pyrite and Galena.
P542 - Malachite stalactite sold
Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Small Cabinet - 6.3 x 1.1 x 0.7 cm
Slender single Malachite stalactite from Bisbee. The stalactite has varying widths and bubbly surface formations. Ex. John Dabney collection.