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August 14, 2024  ·  13 specimens

P380 - Mimetite  sold

Guatomo Mine ('Hat Yai' mimetite locality), Tham Thalu, Bannang Sata District, Yala Province, Thailand
Cabinet - 11 x 8 x 4.5 cm



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Mimetite Mimetite Mimetite Mimetite

Large, showy specimen of rich golden-colored Mimetite crystals scattered across the flat front display face. The crystals have excellent color, good luster, areas of transparency, and reach 1.5cm in size! There are a few missing crystals but overall very minimal for a specimen this size with so many crystals. From MINDAT: 'Abandoned open pit lead-tin mine from which mimetite specimens were mined between 1996 and 1998 by Marco Sacchi and Danilo Bernasconi. These specimens debuted at the 1998 Bologna show in Italy, and were first said to be from the Hat Yai District, Songkhla Province, Thailand to protect the confidentiality of the discovery.' Ex. Randy Parnagian collection.


P381 - Copper with Calcite  sold

Lake Superior District, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA
Cabinet - 11 x 5.5 x 4 cm



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Copper with Calcite Copper with Calcite Copper with Calcite Copper with Calcite

Sculptural masses of Copper rising up off matrix on either side of a transparent Copper included Calcite crystal. The large Calcite crystal is 2.5cm wide and in perfect condition. Other smaller Copper included Calcites are present on the matrix. Comes with a custom Lucite display stand. Ex. Randy Parnagian collection.


P382 - Malachite on Azurite   $12,500  available

Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
Cabinet - 11.5 x 9 x 5.5 cm



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Malachite on Azurite Malachite on Azurite Malachite on Azurite

Large open vug lined with deep blue, incredibly sparkly Azurite crystals and a mass of globular green Malachite. Comes with a custom Lucite display stand. Ex. Randy Parnagian collection, ex. Charles Noll collection. This was one of Randy's most prized specimens and was illustrated in his section of 'Mineral Collections in California' supplement to the Mineralogical Record, July-August 2017.


P383 - Rhodonite  sold

San Martin Mine, Chiuruco, Ancash Dept., Peru
Cabinet - 12.5 x 8 x 4.5 cm



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Rhodonite Rhodonite Rhodonite Rhodonite

Large, deep reddish pink Rhodonite crystals from Peru. Both the color and crystal size are exceptional for this find. Additionally, it's not just a typical flat plate of crystals, they form clusters of different heights giving great visual appeal. Excellent large example from the 1991 find, considered to have produced some of the best specimens from the locality. No longer being found. Ex. Randy Parnagian collection. Comes with a custom Lucite display stand.


P384 - Gold on Quartz  sold

Round Mountain Mine, Nye County, Nevada, USA
Small Cabinet - 6 x 4.0 x 3.5 cm



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Gold on Quartz Gold on Quartz Gold on Quartz Gold on Quartz Gold on Quartz Gold on Quartz

Bright crystallized Gold in flower-like group atop white Quartz. Most of the Gold is on top but it also extends down into the Quartz. Ex. Randy Parnagian collection.


P385 - Azurite  sold

Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
Small Cabinet - 8.5 x 7 x 4 cm



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Azurite Azurite Azurite Azurite

Bright 'electric blue' Azurite crystals to 1.5cm that contrast well against the white matrix. A good, classic large example with showy undamaged crystals.


P386 - Kammererite   $1,500  available

Kop Krom Mine, Kop Daglari, East Anatolia, Turkey
Small Cabinet - 6.5 x 5 x 3.5 cm



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Kammererite Kammererite Kammererite Kammererite

Specimen of the chromium rich Clinochlore varietal known as Kammererite from the world's best locality for the species. The focal crystal is well centered and 1cm in size, however also of interest are the smaller, unidentified acicular crystals which taper outward towards the tops, are purple, and are possibly unusually formed Kammererite. This locality is long closed and specimens are now hard to come by. Ex. Randy Parnagian collection.

P387 - Quartz scepter   $350  available

Petersen Mountain Quartz Mines, Hallelujah Junction area, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
Small Cabinet - 9 x 5.5 x 4.5 cm



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Quartz scepter Quartz scepter Quartz scepter Quartz scepter Quartz scepter

Glassy, transparent smokey Quartz scepter from Paul Geffner's claim on Peterson Mountain (more commonly known as Halleluja Junction). Complete all around and part of the scepter head is doubly-terminated. One of my best finds from a recent dig. Mined June 4, 2024.

P389 - Lazurite ps. Phlogopite  sold

Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
Small Cabinet - 5.5 x 5 x 4 cm



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Lazurite ps. Phlogopite Lazurite ps. Phlogopite Lazurite ps. Phlogopite

Sharp pseudomorph of Lazurite after Phlogopite. The crystal is 2.9cm tall and complete all around. These are well documented but rare pseudomorphs, and what I like about this one is you can actually see areas of Phologopite underneath the Lazurite. One of the best examples I've seen. Ex. Randy Parnagian collection. Comes with a custom Lucite display stand.


P391 - Azurite  sold

Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
Miniature - 5 x 4 x 1.5 cm



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Azurite Azurite Azurite Azurite

Large single blue Azurite crystal, one of the best large single crystals I've seen from the locality. Complete all around and undamaged except for a couple micro nicks, it's highly lustrous with striated surfaces. Just wow!


P392 - Rhodonite  sold

San Martin Mine, Chiuruco, Ancash Dept., Peru
Small Cabinet - 7 x 6.8 x 3.8 cm



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Rhodonite Rhodonite Rhodonite

Cluster of reddish pink Rhodonite crystals from Peru. A thick specimen of tightly grown, bladed crystal clusters with a tiny bit of matrix on back. These were found decades ago and are now only seen as collections recycle. Ex. Randy Parnagian collection.


P393 - Fluorite with Quartz  sold

Erongo Mountains, Namibia
Small Cabinet - 8.7 x 5.8 x 3.3 cm



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Fluorite with Quartz Fluorite with Quartz Fluorite with Quartz Fluorite with Quartz

A colorful and clean looking specimen of green Fluorite, a tall single Quartz crystal, and yellow mica. Usually an accessory mineral, the Quartz crystal here proudly commands center stage. Both the Quartz and Fluorite have inclusions of Schorl. Highly aesthetic, undamaged specimen. Ex. Randy Parnagian collection.


P394 - Anglesite   $2,400  available

Touissit, Morocco
Small Cabinet - 6 x 3.4 x 1.5 cm



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Anglesite Anglesite Anglesite

Cluster of large Anglesite crystals from old finds at Touissit, source of the world's finest Anglesite crystals. This specimen has fine yellow coloration and is translucent to transparent. Both front and back sides shown. Complete all around and undamaged. Ex. Randy Parnagian collection.

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