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Mixed Minerals
November 18, 2022 · 11 specimens

LP512 - Copper sold

Champion Mine, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA
Cabinet - 12 x 5 x 4.5 cm

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Large, feather-like formation of spinel-twinned Copper crystals from the Champion Mine in Michigan. Sits nicely for display on it's own and is good on both sides.

LP513 - Bornite sold

Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan
Thumbnail - 2.3 x 1.8 x 1.8 cm

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Fine thumbnail featuring a superb single Bornite crystal 2.3cm in size. The Bornite is complete and undamaged with a blueish irridescent patina. Bornite from this locale are considred the world's best and this is a great one in the thumbnail size.

LP514 - Vivianite sold

Kertch, Crimea, Ukraine
Thumbnail - 2.2 x 2 x 1.6 cm

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Crystals of Vivianite that have formed in a fossil bivalve. These are common enough, but most break lengthwise. This exquisite thumbnail is broken down the middle giving a pleasing upside-down heart shape with Vivianite crystals sticking out the front.

LP515 - Chrysoberyl sold

Iaguacu, Espirito Santo, Brazil
Thumbnail - 2 x 2 x 0.5 cm

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Classic and hard to find sixling crystal of translucent Chrysoberyl from Espirito Santo. These are among my favorite mineral specimens but rarely do I get a chance to obtain one.

LP516 - Fluorite sold

Denton Mine, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
Miniature - 3.7 x 2.8 x 2.5 cm

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Glassy and transparent color-zoned Fluorite from Illinois. Sky blue over a thin purple zone over yellow. High luster!!!

LP517 - Fluorite with Galena sold

Denton Mine, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
Small Cabinet - 9 x 7.5 x 6 cm

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Cubic Fluorite with Galena from Illinois. The Fluorite is purple over a yellow core. Small cubes of Galena are attached to the front.

LP518 - Babingtonite with Prehnite $350 available

Hongquizhen Quarry, Meigu Co., Liangshan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China
Small Cabinet - 6 x 6 x 3.5 cm

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Cluster of large black Babingtonite crystals on green Prehnite from an old defunct locality in China. The Babingtonite crystals are well terminated and reach 3cm in size. It's crystallized all with the contact at the base. No longer being found..

LP520 - Benitoite sold

Gem Mine, San Benito Co., California, USA
Thumbnail - 1.5 x 1 x 0.5 cm

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Glassy and gemmy 8mm Benitoite crystal on matrix.

LP523 - Tsavorite sold

Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania
Thumbnail - 2.6 x 2.3 x 2 cm

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Fine quality single crystal of Tsavorite (a vanadium and chromium rich variety of Grossular) from the Merelani Tanzanite mines. This is a good sized crystal, gemmy and complete with highly lustrous glassy faces.

LP525 - Kermesite $150 available

Kermesite occurrence, Dafeng, Shanglin County, Nanning, Guangxi, China
Miniature - 4 x 0.7 x 0.3 cm

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Deep red Kermesite crystals from China. Among the world's best for species, these Chinese Kermesite are now hard to find.

LP526 - Fluorite with Sphalerite sold

Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Tennessee, USA
Small Cabinet - 7.5 x 4.5 x 3 cm

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Purple cubes of Fluorite with deep red Sphalerite from the Elmwood Mine. The largest cube is 3cm on the diagonal.

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