Marin Mineral
Mixed Minerals
July 22, 2021  ·  9 specimens

ST590 - Wulfenite  sold

Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico
Thumbnail - 2.2 x 2 x 0.8 cm



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Wulfenite Wulfenite Wulfenite

Pristine cluster of 3 Wulfenite crystals on matrix. The crystals are undamaged and the large main crystal is transparent with color zoning. Good from either side, a superb thumbnail.


ST593 - Bournonite on Chalcopyrite  sold

Cavnic, Romania
Small Cabinet - 9 x 8 x 3 cm



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Bournonite on Chalcopyrite Bournonite on Chalcopyrite Bournonite on Chalcopyrite Bournonite on Chalcopyrite Bournonite on Chalcopyrite Bournonite on Chalcopyrite

Slightly irridescent blue metallic barrel-shaped crystals of Bournonite scattered across the surface of Chalcopyrite. Good sized showy specimen I've owned for about 25 years.


ST568 - Quartz   $150  available

Mt. Tamalpais, Marin Co., California, USA
Small Cabinet - 7 x 2.5 x 2.3 cm



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Quartz Quartz Quartz Quartz

Undamaged single Quartz crystal with a sharp triangular termination and a grey phantom near the tip. An excellent Marin Co. Quartz.

ST592 - Rhodochrosite on Pyrite  sold

Eagle Mine, Gilman, Colorado, USA
Thumbnail - 2 x 2 x 1.5 cm



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Rhodochrosite on Pyrite Rhodochrosite on Pyrite Rhodochrosite on Pyrite Rhodochrosite on Pyrite

Lenticular pink Rhodochrosite crystals to 8mm atop bright Pyrite crystals.


ST544 - Chrome Tourmaline on Calcite  sold

Landanai, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
Small Cabinet - 6 x 5 x 3.5 cm



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Chrome Tourmaline on Calcite Chrome Tourmaline on Calcite Chrome Tourmaline on Calcite

A thick 2cm double-terminated Chrome Tourmaline crystal set in a cluster of light yellow Calcite crystals. The cluster is attached to a small amount of Albite with Quartz and small black crystals, possibly garnets. Chrome Tourmaline is a chromium and vanadium rich Dravite.


ST566 - Quartz with inclusions  sold

Jinkouhe District, Leshan, Sichuan, China
Small Cabinet - 6 x 3 x 2.5 cm



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Quartz with inclusions Quartz with inclusions Quartz with inclusions Quartz with inclusions

Double-terminated clear Quartz crystal with inclusions of graphite and moving bubbles inside water pockets (enhydros). This is a crystal I've owned for about 20 years and was the very best of a large lot of similar crystals purchased. There are bits of Graphite (some large to about 5mm) and bubbles moving everywhere when you turn it in hand, really loaded with movement, I estimate there are about 10 pockets with either a moving bubble or Graphite.


ST564 - Bournonite   $1,200  available

Machacamarca, Potosi, Bolivia
Small Cabinet - 8 x 6 x 5 cm



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Bournonite Bournonite Bournonite Bournonite Bournonite Bournonite

Large 'cogwheels' or metallic grey Bournonite on matrix. Main crystal is 4cm wide a stands uprite perfectly for display. There are other smaller Bournonite crystals present along with small Tetrahedrite crystals.

ST553 - Tourmaline  sold

St. Anne's Mine, Miami, Karoi District, Zimbabwe
Miniature - 3.5 x 0.6 x 0.6 cm



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Tourmaline Tourmaline Tourmaline

Single deep green transparent Tourmaline crystal from recent production at the famous St. Anne's mine in Zimbabwe. Tourmaline has been very rare from this mine historically, which has primarily targeted blue Topaz. Though dark, it is transparent facet grade green throughout with a more greenish brown color at the termination. Complete all around and perfect.


ST538 - Amethyst  sold

Las Vigas, Vera Cruz, Mexico
Small Cabinet - 5.8 x 4.8 x 2 cm



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Amethyst Amethyst Amethyst Amethyst

Complete and undamaged purple Amethyst crystals on a green Epidote covered matrix. The main crystal is very gemmy at the top and rises straight up off the matrix. It's a double-terminated scepter grown over an earlier small Quartz crystal. Wild and interesting specimen with another attached Amethyst grown downward and away from the main crystal.


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