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Mixed Minerals October 18, 2022 · 9 specimens |
LP137 - Smithsonite sold
Tsumeb, Namibia
Small Cabinet - 8 x 5.5 x 4 cm
Crystals of pink Cobaltian Smithsonite onmatrix from Tsumeb. Good sized and in great condition. Comes mounted on a Lucite display stand. Ex. Robert Patak collection.
LP151 - Lawsonite sold
Reed Station, Tiburon, Marin Co., California, USA
Small Cabinet - 7 x 5 x 3 cm
Rare blue/grey Lawsonite crystals to 7mm that formed in open vugs in a Glaucophane schist. These are especially sharp and glassy Lawsonite having formed in open vugs rather than how they are usually found embedded in schist. From the type locality for Lawsonite.
LP162 - Cobaltian Calcite sold
Oumlil Mine, Bou Azzer, Morocco
Miniature - 3.7 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm
Mound shaped specimen of vivid pink Cobaltian Calcite crystals.
LP142 - Orpiment, Barite on Sphalerite sold
Quiruvilca Mine, La Libertad, Peru
Small Cabinet - 7.5 x 4.5 x 3 cm
Small spheres of orange Orpiment on bright white blades of Barite over Sphalerite crystals. Masses of Orpiment have also crysallized over parts of the sides and bottom of this interesting and strangely attractive specimen.
LP148 - Amazonite sold
Konso, Sidamo, Ethiopia
Thumbnail - 3 x 3 x 3 cm
Crystals of Amazonite on matrix from Ethiopia. The crystals have excellent blue/green color with good form and luster. Ex. Len Pisciotta collection.
LP189 - Jamesonite in Fluorite sold
Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China
Thumbnail - 2.5 x 2 x 2 cm
Complete single Fluorite cube with attached Quartz crystals. The Fluorite is heavily included by metallic needles of Jamesonite making the light green Fluorite appear almost black.
LP145 - Fluellite over Variscite $200 available
Willard Mine, Lovelock, Pershing Co., Nevada, USA
Small Cabinet - 7 x 4 x 3 cm
LP207 - Cerussite sold
Tsumeb, Namibia
Small Cabinet - 5.5 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm
Glassy Cerusite crystals to 4.5cm wide on matrix from Tsumeb. The crystals are smoky in color with high glassy luster and good transparency. In good overall condition and can be displayed from either side.
MK841 - Quartz var. Amethyst sold
Kingston Mountain, San Bernadino Co., California, USA
Thumbnail - 3 x 2.1 x 1.6 cm
Stout single crystal of Amethyst from California. This locality typically produces smaller druses of crystals so a stout individual crystal like this stands out. It has deep purple color with good luster and would make an exceptional thumbnail display piece for a California mineral suite. Collected in 2005.