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Mixed Minerals October 27, 2021 · 11 specimens |
SV424 - Rhodochrosite on Quartz sold
Mogila Mine, Madan, Rhodope Mtns., Bulgaria
Cabinet - 10 x 8 x 5 cm
Spherical clusters of Rhodochrosite attached to transparent Quartz crystals. The Quartz crystals reach 3.5cm in length.
SV407 - Calcite on Amethyst sold
La Cata Mine, Guanajuato, Mexico
Small Cabinet - 7.5 x 5.5 x 4 cm
Scalenohedral Calcite crystals on deep purple Amethyst crystals from an old silver mine in Mexico. The backside is covered by Calcite crystals, including a large 7cm doubly-terminated crystal.
SV437 - Tourmaline sold
Paprok, Nuristan, Afghanistan
Miniature - 4.8 x 3.2 x 2.7 cm
Colorful Tourmaline with an attached Quartz crystal from Paprok. A dark green core grades up to light blue and green zone followed by a pink termination. Weighs 47.12 grams.
SV408 - Atacamite sold
La Farola Mine, Copiapo, Atacama Region, Chile
Small Cabinet - 9 x 7 x 2 cm
Scintillating sprays of lustrous Atacamite crystals over Chrysocolla. A fine and very rich example for the locality.
SV402 - Calcite $250 available
Xiayang Mine, Fujian Prov., China
Small Cabinet - 9 x 6 x 2 cm
SV442 - Hematite sold
Miguel Burnier Dist., Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Miniature - 3.5 x 3 x 1 cm
Bright, metallic platy crystals of Hematite from Brazil.
SV447 - Fluorite sold
Minerva Mine #1, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
Cabinet - 11 x 8 x 5 cm
Superb large purple and blue Fluorite crystal from the Minerva Mine. Fully crystallized all around with a typical etched backside and flat, stepped faces on the front. Beautiful, well saturated color with purple core, a bright blue zone, followed by a purple outer zone. Big and impressive.
SV449 - Hematite with Pyrite sold
Valle Glove Mine, Rio Marina, Elba Island, Italy
Small Cabinet - 5.5 x 4.8 x 3.5 cm
Thick clusters of tightly grouped bladed Hematite crystals from Elba Isalnd, Italy. There are 3 main clusters and attached Pyrite crystals. The Hematite is irridescent and colorful.
SV446 - Calcite $750 available
Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
Cabinet - 13.5 x 11 x 7 cm
Large coral-like cluster of white Calcite from Bisbee, Arizona. Rounded, branching growths of opaque white Calcite that radiate out from the base and morph into translucent bladed Calcite crystals in areas. I've never had a specimen that looks more like a piece of coral than this! A beautiful, historic specimen from the Artem Kovalev collection.
SV361 - Fluorite sold
Red Cloud Mine, Trigo Mtns., La Paz Co., Arizona, USA
Small Cabinet - 5.3 x 2.8 x 2 cm
Translucent purple Fluorite crystals from the well known Red Cloud Mine, famous for it's superb Wulfenite specimens. Fluorite specimens are rare for the locality. An excellent locality piece for a Fluorite collector and a great addition to a suite of Red Cloud Wulfenite.
SV365 - Prehnite $180 available
Boyleston Quarry, Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland
Miniature - 5 x 4 x 2.5 cm
Translucent green Prehnite on white Calcite on basalt from Scotland. The locality is an old quarry near Glasgow that was originally mined for copper. Ex. Allen Winans collection.