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June 10, 2022 · 12 specimens

MK539 - Fluorite with Barite sold

Los Cobayos Valdelmar, Berbes, Asturias, Spain
Small Cabinet - 9 x 7 x 5 cm

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Deep purple Fluorite with Barite specimen from Berbes, Spain. Highly lustrous cubic crystals with excellent transparency and fantastic 'grape jelly' color. Older specimen out of the Raul Orellana collection.

MK540 - Copper $1,200 available

Emke Mine, Onganja, Seeis, Namibia
Small Cabinet - 7 x 5 x 4.5 cm

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Curving cluster of Copper crystals atop two small pieces of light colored matrix. Good sized crystals withnice patina and a form that reminds me of a scorpion.

MK541 - Cerussite with Barite sold

Mibladen, Morocco
Miniature - 4.5 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm

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Glassy transparent Cerussite crystals with pink Barite crystals.

MK542 - Amblygonite $180 available

Linopolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Thumbnail - 2 x 2 x 1 cm

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Single crystal of translucent to transparent yellow Amblygonite from Brazil. Amblygonite is a rare lithium-aluminum phosphate species that is not commonly seen in fine display quality crystals. This is a well crystallized specimen with big glassy faces on both sides and contacting along the bottome and one side edge. Translucent with transparent gem areas. Excellent thumbnail for the species!

ST474 - Dioptase $200 available

Sanda Hills, Mindouli District, Pool Department, Congo
Thumbnail - 2.1 x 1.4 x 1.1 cm

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Large doubly-terminated Dioptase crystal from recent finds in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Bright, translucent, and deep emerald green with areas of transparency. In excellent condition with smooth lustrous crystals faces. It has a smooth indentation on part of the backside where it was attached to what was a Chrysocolla matrix.

ST477 - Dioptase $200 available

Sanda Hills, Mindouli District, Pool Department, Congo
Thumbnail - 2 x 2 x 1.1 cm

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Cluster of Dioptase crystals from recent finds in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Main crystals is large, doubly-terminated, and 2cm tall. Bright, translucent, and deep emerald green with areas of transparency. In excellent condition with smooth lustrous crystals faces. The backside is coated with a layer of drusy Quartz.

ST481 - Dioptase $200 available

Sanda Hills, Mindouli District, Pool Department, Congo
Thumbnail - 2.4 x 1.8 x 1.1 cm

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Clsuter of lustrous Dioptase crystals on Chrysocolla from recent finds in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Bright, translucent, and deep emerald green with areas of transparency. In excellent condition with smooth lustrous crystals faces. Well crystallized all around.

MK543 - Galena on Fluorite $2,000 available

North Pennies Ore Field, Durham, England
Cabinet - 15 x 10 x 6 cm

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Large cluster of undamaged purple Fluorite crystals from Durham, England. This is an undamaged floater with no points of attachment. There is a single Galena crystal on the front and the backside shows areas of matrix covered with small Fluorite crystals and tiny black Sphalerite crystals. Ex. Bill Severance, University of Delaware collections.

MK544 - Calaverite sold

Cripple Creek, Teller Co., Colorado, USA
Thumbnail - 3 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm

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Crystal of Calaverite, a rare Gold Telluride mineral, intergrown with Quartz. The Calaverite crystal is 6mm long.

D614 - Mimetite with Calcite sold

Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico
Small Cabinet - 6.5 x 4 x 2 cm

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Rhombic white Calcite crystals and botryoidal yellow Mimetite from recent finds in Santa Eulalia. Great crystals on both sides.

MK546 - Fluellite with Wavellite $350 available

Willard Mine, Lovelock, Pershing Co., Nevada, USA
Small Cabinet - 6 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm

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Shallow vugs loaded with yellow Wavellite and large crystals of Fluellite. The Fluellite crystals are good sized reaching 5mm in size. Fluellite is a rare phosphate mineral and the world's best were found at this old Gold mine in Nevada.

MK548 - Fluellite with Wavellite $150 available

Willard Mine, Lovelock, Pershing Co., Nevada, USA
Miniature - 3.3 x 2 x 1.5 cm

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Vuggy matrix loaded with Wavellite and crystals of Fluellite. The main Fluellite crystal is good sized reaching 4mm in size. Fluellite is a rare phosphate mineral and the world's best were found at this old Gold mine in Nevada.

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