Marin Mineral
Mixed Minerals
June 22, 2023  ·  9 specimens

AU645 - Sphalerite (green!)  sold

Iron Cap Mine, Graham Co., Arizona, USA
Miniature - 3.8 x 3 x 2.2 cm



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Sphalerite (green!) Sphalerite (green!) Sphalerite (green!)

Cluster of transparent green Sphalerite crystals from Arizona. The color is a uniform green with a small area of brown in the lower right. This has cutting rough value.


AU646 - Smokey Quartz  sold

Grimsel, Switzerland
Cabinet - 10 x 9.5 x 7 cm



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Smokey Quartz Smokey Quartz Smokey Quartz

Water-clear, transparent Smokey Quartz crystals on matrix from Switzerland. The transparency is spectacular! The mixture of upright and crossing crystals makes for and aesthetic and sculptural composition. Undamaged with high luster. Ex. Irv Brown collection and comes with a custom Sunnywood base.


AU647 - Tourmaline on Quartz  sold

Stak Nala, Skardu, Pakistan
Miniature - 5 x 4 x 3.3 cm



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Tourmaline on Quartz Tourmaline on Quartz Tourmaline on Quartz Tourmaline on Quartz

Four Tourmaline crystals attached to the sides of a transparent single Quartz crystal (two on each side). The Tourmaline are terminated and undamaged with darker bodies and transparent green terminations. Highly attractive, sculptural specimen!


AU651 - Copper  sold

Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
Thumbnail - 3 x 2.5 x 0.7 cm



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Copper Copper Copper

High quality branching group of well developed Copper crystals. An excellent thumbnail that is interesting and good both front and back, top to bottom. Undamaged.


AU652 - Copper  sold

Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
Thumbnail - 2.2 x 1.7 x 0.6 cm



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Copper Copper Copper Copper

High quality group of well developed Copper crystals with 'drill bit' form. An excellent thumbnail that is interesting and good both front and back, top to bottom. Undamaged.


AU654 - Lazulite with Quartz  sold

Rapid Creek, Yukon, Canada
Miniature - 5 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm



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Lazulite with Quartz Lazulite with Quartz Lazulite with Quartz

Deep blue Lazulite crystals with transparent Quartz crystals from this well known and remote phosphate locality in the Yukon. This piece is loaded with crystals with individual Lazulites to 1cm in size.


AU655 - Leitite   $200  available

Tsumeb, Namibia
Miniature - 3.7 x 0.6 x 0.3 cm



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Leitite Leitite

Specimen of pearly white crystalline Leitite, a Tsumeb rarity.

AU656 - Cuprite with Copper   $400  available

Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
Thumbnail - 2.2 x 1.2 x 1.2 cm



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Cuprite with Copper Cuprite with Copper Cuprite with Copper Cuprite with Copper

Copper crystals on large, octahedral Cuprite crystals from Bisbee. The dominant top Cuprite crystal is 1.5cm in size.

LP721 - Red Beryl  sold

Violet Claims, Wah Wah Mtns/. Beaver Co., Utah, USA
Thumbnail - 1.4 x 0.5 x 0.5 cm



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Red Beryl Red Beryl Red Beryl

Doubly-terminated Red Beryl crystal from Utah. A complete floater crystal with uniform shape all around (with one shallow indent on one face) and showing areas of transparency. Just released from a private collection.


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