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Mixed Minerals September 4, 2023 · 6 specimens |
FM120 - Fluorite with Dolomite sold
Manaoshan Mine, Dongpo ore field, Chenzhou, Hunan, China
Large Cabinet - 18 x 12 x 6 cm
Stepped cube octahedral green Fluorite crystals associated with pearly pink Dolomite crystals from an older, unique find at the Manaoshan Mine. The Fluorite crystals are transparent green and reach 4.5cm in size. Colorful and unusual large dispaly specimen.
FM122 - Gold on Quartz sold
near Mariposa, Mariposa Co., California, USA
Thumbnail - 1.8 x 1.7 x 1.1 cm
Well crystallized on white Quartz. Collected with a metal detector. Weighs 4.3 grams.
FM124 - Gold sold
California, USA
Miniature - 4.3 x 3 x 1.7 cm
Large Gold nugget with some attached grey Quartz. Slightly water worn, this is an impressive, hefty specimen weighing 2.52 ounces (78.4 grams). It last sold for $4,340, which at the time (Bonham's auction May 17, 2016) was 1.36 times the spot (bullion) value of Gold, which is a typical valuation for nugget Gold, especially larger ones. An equivalent price, based on today's Gold price of $62.5/gram, would be $6,615. I performed a specific gravity test on this which yielded an estimated Gold content of approximately 70 grams, or about $4,375 worth of Gold. Gold nugggets over 2 ounces are not common.
AU893 - Veszelyite on Hemimorphite sold
Palabanda quarries, Mfouati, Bouenza Department, Republic of the Congo
Thumbnail - 2 x 1.5 x 0.3 cm
Fine thumbnail of Veszelyite on sky blue Hemimorphite. An elegant specimen with Veszelyite crystals 4mm and micro green Kipushite on a thin layer of translucent Hemimorphite. Mined in 2022. The locality is a former Limestone quarry with Lead, Zinc, and Copper mineralization that closed in 2018.
LP264 - Brazilianite $180 available
Telerio Mine, Mendes Pimental, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Miniature - 4.8 x 3 x 2 cm
AU994 - Aquamarine sold
Buckfield, Oxford Co., Maine, USA
Miniature - 4 x 3.5 x 3 cm
Etched, translucent Aquamarine specimen from Maine. An old label affixed to one side notes this is Cesium rich Beryl.