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Mixed Minerals
February 26, 2023 · 25 specimens

LP653 - Wulfenite on Descloisite sold

Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico
Small Cabinet - 5.2 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm

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Platy yellow crystals of Wulfenite over a layer of sparkling reddish brown Descloisite crystals.

LP772 - Galkhaite $300 available

Getchell Mine, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA
Cabinet - 10.5 x 7 x 4 cm

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Bright red Galkhaite crystals on Quartz coated matrix. The crystal reach 1.5mm in size and there are dozens of them dispersed across the surface of the drusy Quartz. Galkhaite is a very rare cesium, thallium, mercury sulfide.

LP700 - Cylindrite $220 available

Santa Cruz Mine,Poopo, Oruro Dept., Bolivia
Small Cabinet - 7 x 6 x 5 cm

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Cylindrite specimen composed of silvery metallic Cylindrite crystals in matrix. It's loaded with crystals, with Cylindrite visible on all sides. Cylindrite is the only macro-sized crystals of a cylindrical habit in the mineral world. Cylindrite is a sulfosalt mineral containing tin, lead, antimony and iron.

LP647 - Smithsonite sold

Choix, Sinaloa, Mexico
Small Cabinet - 8 x 5 x 2.5 cm

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Satiny botryooidal Smithsonite on matrix. This is an uncommon sky-blue colored specimen (most are shades of purples and pinks) with good coverage and a nice overall shape.

LP645 - Silver with Sphalerite, Quartz $275 available

Veta Hundmiento, Porco, Agua de Castilla, Potosi, Bolivia
Small Cabinet - 6 x 4 x 2.5 cm

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Rich Silver specimen from Bolivia. Porco is the oldest important Silver mine in Bolivia. Dense hackly masses of Silver protrude from all sides of the specimen. Purchased by the previous collector in 2008.

LP632 - Kleinite sold

McDermitt Mine, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA
Miniature - 4 x 3 x 2 cm

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Yellow Kleinite crystals on matrix. Kleinite is a rare Mercury and Nitrogen chlorosufate mineral and the best crystals are found at this mine.

LP659 - Spessartine sold

Tongbei, Fujian Prov., China
Miniature - 4 x 2.5 x 2 cm

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Striated, transparent red/orange Spessartine crystals on matrix. Individual crystals reach 1.2cm wide. Undamaged fine quality example.

LP687 - Diopside sold

Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania
Thumbnail - 2.8 x 1.8 x 1.6 cm

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Chunky single Diopside crystal from the Merelani Tanzanite mines. This is a lustrous, doubly-terminated crystal with medium green color and areas of transparency.

LP686 - Diopside $80 available

Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania
Thumbnail - 2.2 x 1.7 x 1.2 cm

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Chunky single Diopside crystal from the Merelani Tanzanite mines. This is a lustrous, doubly-terminated crystal with medium green color and areas of transparency.

LP697 - Brochantite with Linarite $250 available

Mujuram, Morocco
Cabinet - 11 x 7 x 5

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Beautiful sprays of bright green Brochantite crystals with areas of blue Linarite. Colorful large specimen.

LP677 - Volborthite sold

Monument #1 Mine, Navajo Co., Arizona, USA
Small Cabinet - 7 x 4 x 2

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Bright yellow/green Volborthite on matrix.

ST323 - Woodhouseite $75 available

Champion Mine, Mono Co., California, USA
Miniature - 3.8 x 3 x 1.5

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Woodhouseite crystals to 3mm in size on matrix with an attached small Quartz crystals. This is a floater specimen well crystallized all around. The Champion Mine is the Type locality for this rare species and has produced the world's best specimens.

ST331 - Woodhouseite sold

Champion Mine, Mono Co., California, USA
Miniature - 3.8 x 3 x 1.5

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Dozens of Woodhouseite crystals on all sides with crystals to 4mm in size. There are also a couple tiny Rutile crystals present. The Champion Mine is the Type locality for this rare species and has produced the world's best specimens.

LP482 - Hemimorphite on Conichalcite sold

Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Small Cabinet - 6.5 x 5 x 2

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Sprays of clear Hemimorphite crystals that contrast well atop green Conichalcite.

LP691 - Desclozite sold

Berg Aukus Mine, Grootfontein, Namibia
Small Cabinet - 5.2 x 4.5 x 4

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Dense grouping of spear-shaped crystals rising straight up from the base. The crystals area translucent and red/brown in color.

LP707 - Diopside with Tanzanite, Graphite sold

Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania
Thumbnail - 1.6 x 1.5 x 1 cm

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Fine quality thumbnail from the Merelani Tanzanite mines consisting of gem Diopside, blue Tanzanite, and well formed Graphite crystals. The Diopside crystals are gemmy with good color and perched atop a few good crystals of Graphite. Good from either side.

LP710 - Tanzanite sold

Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania
Thumbnail - 1.1 x 0.5 x 0.5 cm

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Single bi-color Tanzanite crystal from the Merelani Tanzanite mines. A small well-terminated crystal with light pink over blue color and areas of transparency.

ST487 - Dioptase sold

Mindouli District, Pool Department, Congo
Thumbnail - 2.5 x 1 x 1 cm

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Chain of connected deep emerald green Dioptase crystals from the Congo. Sweet little thumbnail composed of about 4 undamaged crystals, good all around.

MK898 - Fluorite on Quartz sold

Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China
Miniature - 4.5 x 4 x 2.5 cm

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cluster of purple Fluorite cubes nestled between transparent Quartz crystals.

LP419 - Epidote $50 available

San Quintin, Baja Norte, Mexico
Thumbnail - 2.5 x 1.8 x 1 cm

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Stout single crystal of deep green Epidote. San Quintin is a beach town not too far south of San Diego and USA border. Having been to San Quintin a number times for surfing and fishing, I've always been fascinated by the Epidote found in the nearby hills, and I was happy to acquire this crystal many years later.

MK967 - Stilbite $150 available

Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India
Small Cabinet - 8.5 x 5 x 5 cm

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Large crystals of peach-colored Stilbite crystals. Excellent undamaged cluster good all around. Ex. Len Pisciotta.

LP126 - Amblygonite $350 available

Linopolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Miniature - 4 x 3.7 x 3 cm

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Large single crystal of translucent to transparent yellow Amblygonite. Amblygonite is a rare lithium-aluminum phosphate species that is not commonly seen in fine display quality crystals. This crystal is big and chunky with glassy luster and is mostly complete all around.

LP830 - Azurite sold

Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Thumbnail - 1.3 x 0.6 x 0.3 cm

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Single blue Azurite crystal from the Oujela Mine in Mexico. Azurite are uncommon at theis locality. Not only is this a rare crystal, it's high quality being doubly-terminated, highly translucent, and complete all around with just a couple small contact points.

LP841 - Cerussite $160 available

Tsumeb, Namibia
Thumbnail - 2.2 x 1.8 x 1.8 cm

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Parallel grown 'snowflake' Cerussite crystals from Tsumeb. Complete all around and undamaged.

LP832 - Topaz $60 available

Klein Spitzkoppe, Erongo Region, Namibia
Thumbnail - 2.3 x 1.5 x 1.3 cm

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Single gem Topaz crystal from Namibia. Well terminated, glassy, transparent, and undamaged.

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