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Mixed Minerals March 29, 2023 · 13 specimens |
LP664 - Sphalerite with Quartz $450 (discounted 50%) $225 available
Madan, Rhodope Mtns., Bulgaria
Cabinet - 10 x 8 x 6 cm
Shiny black Sphalerite crystals with incredible high luster associate with transparent needle Quartz.
LP879 - Quartz gwindel $250 available
Shalman Valley, Khyber Agency, Pakistan
Small Cabinet - 6 x 4 x 2.7 cm
Glassy, transparent Quartz gwindel from Pakistan. Complete all around and in good condition. Ex. Len Pisciotta collection.
LP872 - Quartz gwindel $350 available
Shalman Valley, Khyber Agency, Pakistan
Small Cabinet - 7 x 5 x 5 cm
Glassy, transparent Quartz gwindel from Pakistan. Complete all around and in good condition with smaller Quartz crystals around the base. Ex. Len Pisciotta collection.
LP835 - Grossular sold
Bishop, Inyo Co., California, USA
Thumbnail - 1.2 x 1 x 1 cm
Complete single Grossular from Bishop, California. Glassy faces with areas of transparency. Undamaged floater, excellent for a California Grossular.
AF498 - Acanthite $300 available
Imiter Mine, Ouarzazate Prov., Morocco
Miniature - 3.6 x 2.5 x 2 cm
Sculptural specimen of Acanthite crystals with individual crystals to 1.5cm. Bright with better luster than most from this find and also has an aesthetic shape.
LP960 - Wulfenite $250 available
Red Cloud Mine, La Paz Co., Arizona, USA
Thumbnail - 1.8 x 1.3 x 0.8 cm
Thumbnail-sized cluster of Wulfenite crystals. Translucent to transparent high quality crystal cluster.
LP973 - Dravite $300 available
Mwajanga, near Komolo, Tanzania
Thumbnail - 2.5 x 1.9 x 1.6 cm
Deep rootbeer colored Dravite crystal with a sharp triangular termination. Facet grade gem quality for the entire crystal though with a few internal fracture zones/veils.
NA473 - Calcite on Conichalcite sold
Level 5, Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Thumbnail - 2.9 x 2.5 x 2 cm
Translucent Calcite crystals to 2.4cm atop green Conichalcite. Stunning thumbnail sized specimen from the Carl Acosta collection.
TU81 - Cuprite on Copper $350 available
Poteryaevskoe Mine, Rubtsovskoe Deposit, Western Siberia, Russia
Miniature - 4 x 3 x 3 cm
Cuprite crystals to 1.8cm on Copper with minor amounts of Silver. Cuprite from this occurrence were once plentiful but are no longer commonly seen available. Specimens with both Copper and Silver were never as common as those with Cuprite alone.
LP978 - Chrysoberyl sold
Espirito Santo, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Thumbnail - 1.3 x 1.1 x 1.0 cm
Complete sixling Chrysoberyl crystal from old finds in Brazil. Well crystallized all around and undamaged.
AU163 - Carrollite sold
Kamoya South Mine, Katanga, DR Congo
Thumbnail - 3 x 2.5 x 1.6 cm
Silvery metallic single Carrollite crystal with attached Chalcopyrite. A good sized crystal with a smaller crystal attached. It has mirror bright surface luster with bright silvery color (so lustrous some photos appear dark). The Carrollite is undamaged and crystallized all around. The back face is flat where it appears to have grown against a Calcite crystal.
AU164 - Fluorite on Muscovite sold
Chumar Bakhoor, Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Miniature - 4.5 x 4.3 x 3 cm
Pink octahedral Fluorite crystals on a matrix of Muscovite crystals. The largest Fluorite is 3.5cm wide. The Fluorite is translucent to transparent and has small surface growth features and a mixture of glassy and matte surface luster. Aesthetic miniature that is undamaged.
B538 - Paravauxite $380 available
Siglo Veinte Mine, Llallagua, Bolivia
Thumbnail - 2.1 x 1.4 x 1.4 cm
Cluster of large Paravauxite crystals from the famous Siglo XX (Twentieth Century) Mine in Bolivia. These are very large crystals for the species (the main crystal is 2.1cm!!) - most Paravauxite crystals are under 1cm in size. The Siglo Veinte mine is the Type locality for this uncommon phosphate species. Small amounts of blue Vauxite adds color contrast. Big crystals!