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Mixed Minerals April 5, 2022 · 25 specimens |
MK278 - Dioptase sold
Tsumeb, Namibia
Small Cabinet - 9 x 6.5 x 3 cm
Emerald green Dioptase crystals on white Calcite. This one has both isolated individual crystals and a large cluster of crystals. The crystals reach 1.4cm in size and are translucent to transparent. A well balanced, quality Dioptase specimen.
ST286 - Spinel $650 available
Mogok, Myanmar
Thumbnail - 3 x 2.5 x 2 cm
A 1.1cm crystal of pink Spinel in a matrix of white marble. A complete and gemmy octahedral crystal with gem facet grade areas.
MK279 - Topaz $600 available
Skardu, Pakistan
Miniature - 4.7 x 4.2 x 3 cm
Well crystallized, gem quality Topaz crystal. Beautiful, complete blocky form and nearly colorless (the camera picked up more color than my eye sees). Complete all around and undamaged.
MK280 - Topaz sold
Skardu, Pakistan
Miniature - 4.7 x 3 x 2.8 cm
Well crystallized, gem quality Topaz crystal. Beautiful, complete blocky form and nearly colorless (the camera picked up more color than my eye sees). Complete all around and undamaged.
CT508 - Vanadinite var. Endlichite $220 available
Touissit, Jerada Province, Oriental Region, Morocco
Miniature - 3.2 x 2.2 x 2.2 cm
Fine floater cluster of thick arsenic rich Vanadinite crystals from Touissit. Main crystal is 2cm tall and 1.5cm thick. Ex. Chuck Trantham collection and comes with an old Alain Carion label.
MK281 - Norbergite in Calcite sold
Mogok, Mandalay Division, Myanmar
Miniature - 4 x 3 x 2.3 cm
A gem quality 1cm Norbergite crystal partially exposed in white Calcite. A second Norbergite is present and fully enclosed in the Calcite just below and adjacent to the exposed crystal. Norbergite is a rare magnesium silicate mineral. This crystal is nice and gemmy and is said to be facetable. Ex. Jon Sigerman, Herb Obodda collections.
CT334 - Galena over Arsenopyrite on Muscovite sold
Panasquiera, Portugal
Thumbnail - 2.8 x 2.8 x 2 cm
Sharp single Arseonopyrite crystal with an out coating of Galena, 1.7cm, on a mound of Muscovite. Ex. Chuck Trantham collection and comes with an old Al McGuinness label.
MK282 - Red Beryl with Bixbyite $950 available
Searle Canyon Mine, Thomas Range, Juab Co., Utah, USA
Small Cabinet - 6 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm
Richly colored red Beryl crystal, 6mm wide, on Rhylolite matrix with a black cube of Bixbyite nearby. Though not as large as the Red Beryl crystals from the Violet Claims, the crystals from this locality are noted for there deep red color and associated minerals including Bixbyite and Topaz. Ex. Jon Sigerman collection.
CT556 - Ilvaite sold
South Mountain, Owyhee Co., Idaho, USA
Miniature - 3.5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm
Beautiful and undamaged cluster of Ilvaite from the classic USA locality for the species. Main crystal is 2.5, double-terminated and thick. Ex. Chuck Trantham collection.
MK283 - Carrollite sold
Kamoya South Mine, Kambove, Katanga, DR Congo
Miniature - 4.2 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm
Highly lustrous metallic Carrollite crystals on matrix with small Quartz and Calcite crystals. The crystals reach 1cm in size and are undamaged with top luster. This is a highly aesthetic older piece I've had for about 20 years and am releasing for sale now for the first time.
CT555 - Pyrrhotite sold
Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico
Miniature - 4.7 x 3.5 x 3 cm
Brassy metallic Pyrrhotite crystals from old finds in Mexico. Ex. Chuck Trantham collection that was in the Cliff Krueger collection prior to Chuck (with label).
MK284 - Amblygonite $400 available
Linopolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Thumbnail - 2.1 x 1.5 x 1 cm
Gem-like single Ablygonite crystal recently found in Brazil. Well crystallized all around with a twinning groove along one edge. High luster like polished glass and areas of gem transparency (much better than photos!). A superb and rare thumbnail-sized crystal.
CT482 - Rhodochrosite sold
Cananea, Sonora, Mexico
Thumbnail - 3 x 2 x 1.7 cm
Pink Rhodochrosite crystals on matrix. Ex. Chuck Trantham collection. Old label indicates it was purchased by Chuck at an estate sale in Atherton, California in 1999.
MK285 - Benitoite sold
Gem Mine, San Benito Co., California, USA
Thumbnail - 3 x 2 x 2 cm
Cluster of intergrown blue Benitoite crystals that are almost entirely 'floating' in white Natrolite, along with two pieces of schist matrix also covered with crystals. The Benitoite have top blue color and transparency in the tips. Could be further etched to reveal a nearly complete floater cluster of crystals.
CT156 - Boleite on Anglesite sold
Amelia Mine, Santa Rosalia, Baja Sur, Mexico
Thumbnail - 1.5 x 1.5 x 1 cm
Numerous small cubes of the rare mineral Boleite in two areas, perched on the tips of a cluster of white Anglesite crystals.
MK286 - Benitoite, Neptunite sold
Gem Mine, San Benito Co., California, USA
Miniature - 4.7 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm
Deep blue Benitoite crystals to 9mm in white Natrolite, along with two Neptunite crystals on a schist matrix.
CT303 - Anglesite sold
Touissit, Morocco
Thumbnail - 2.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm
Well terminated, gemmy Anglesite crystal on Galena. Good yellow color.
MK287 - Spinel sold
Ratnapura, Sri Lanka
Thumbnail - 0.7 x 0.7 x 0.7 cm
Gem quality single purple Spinel crystal from Sri Lanka. A complete crystal with all terminations intact. Weighs 1.9 carats.
CT312 - Goosecreekite $150 available
Nasik, Maharashtras State, India
Thumbnail - 3 x 2.2 x 1.7 cm
Undamaged thumbnail sized cluster of the rare Zeolite Goosecreekite. Goosecreekite is far more uncommon than other Indian zeolites, and these from Nasik are the world's best. A nice example with great crystals, in the thumbnail size range.
D238 - Cinnabar sold
Chatian Mine, Fenghuang, Hunan, China
Miniature - 3.8 x 3.3 x 2.5 cm
Single 'drill bit' twinned Cinnabar crystal set in Dolomite. The Cinnabar is 1.1cm and undamaged.
D236 - Scorodite sold
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Small Cabinet - 5.5 x 4.5 x 1.8 cm
Sharply formed, well isolated octahedral Scorodite crystals to 3mm, along with micro drusy Scorodite, on a Limonite matrix. Distinct isolated crystals are uncommon compared to most from the Ojuela Mine that occur as drusy interconnected crystals.
LV295 - Emerald sold
Gravelotte Emerald Mine, Murchison Range, Limpopo, South Africa
Thumbnail - 2.5 x 2.5 x 2.1 cm
Thick single Emerald crystal in a Biotite schist matrix. The Emerald is 3 x 1.7cm in size. An uncommonly seen speciemn from one of the world's oldest emerald deposits.
D234 - Amethyst on Quartz sold
Swimming Pool Pocket, Jackson's Crossroads, Wilkes Co., Georgia, USA
Miniature - 5 x 3 x 2.7 cm
My favorite Jackson's Crossroads specimens are those such as this one that feature a tight cluster of Amethyst atop smaller colorless Quartz crystals. A 2.5cm wide cluster of 6 Amethyst crystals, highly showy piece.
T592 - Rhodochrosite after snail sold
Kertch, Crimea, Ukraine
Thumbnail - 2.3 x 2.0 x 1.6 cm
Fossil snail shell that has been replaced by Rhodochrosite. This deposit is long exhausted.
D239 - Azurite, Cerussite sold
Tsumeb, Namibia
Small Cabinet - 5.3 x 3.5 x 2.3 cm
Crystals of Azurite and Cerussite on a matrix of crystalline Cerussite. The Azurite crystals are translucent when backlit. Additional green and yellow mineralization make it a colorful specimen.