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Mixed Minerals November 11, 2020 · 11 specimens |
LL116 - Smithsonite sold
Laurium, Greece
Miniature - 5 x 4.2 x 3 cm
Blue botryoidal Smithsonite in multiple vugs. Old specimes that comes with a few old labels including a Jean Behier label that notes that he acquired it from the Letellier collection.
LL117 - Acanthite $1,800 available
Hongda Mine, Xiaoqinggou Ag-Mn deposit, Lingqiu County, Datong, Shanxi, China
Miniature - 3.7 x 2.9 x 1.1 cm
Steel gray Acanthite crystal showing good crystal structure on both sides.
LL111 - Scorodite sold
Kiura mine, Saiki City, Oita Prefecture, Japan
Miniature - 4.7 x 3.7 x 3 cm
Shallow vug lined with beautiful, sparkling Scorodite crystals. Old specimen from a long closed locality. From MINDAT: Tin mining began in the 16th or 17th century. Pyrometasomatic ore produced by Miocene granitic intrusion into Paleozoic sedimentary rock. Famous for its large scorodite crystals, impossible to obtain now.
LL138 - Wulfenite sold
Red Cloud Mine, La Paz Co., Arizona, USA
Small Cabinet - 8 x 6 x 6 cm
Beautiful glassy orange/red Wulfenite crystals well exposed and filling seams in the matrix. Loaded with crystals, this is a very showing display specimen. There are some damaged crystals, but many more perfect ones.
LL127 - Apatite sold
Fulford Pegmatite, Eagle Co., Colorado, USA
Miniature - 3.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm
An excellent single Apatite crystal from a small finds in the Fulford mining district. These were never found in quantity and are rarely seen for sale. This is a translucent crystal (with gem areas), perfectly terminated, complete all around and undamaged.
LL104 - Smithsonite sold
Berg Aukus Mine, Grootfontein, Namibia
Miniature - 4.5 x 3.5 x 3 cm
Yellow diamond shaped crystal characteristic for this locality. There are five good crystals on top to 2.7cm long, with a large 3.7cm double-terminated crystal forming the base. There is one cleavage on the right side, otherwise perfect all around.
LL143 - Dioptase $350 available
Ray Mine, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA
Miniature - 4.8 x 3.8 x 2 cm
LL140 - Franklinite $250 available
Sterling Hill Mine, Franklin, New Jersey, USA
Small Cabinet - 5.5 x 4 x 3.5 cm
LL139 - Crocoite sold
Berezovsk, Ural Mtns., Russia
Miniature - 4 x 3 x 3 cm
Orange/red Crocoite crystals to 1cm in size on multiple sides of the specimen. Bereszovsk is the type locality for Crocoite and was first described from this mine way back in 1766. Uncommon specimen potentially hundreds of years old.
LL131 - Clinoclase sold
Majuba Hill Mine, Pershing Co. Nevada, USA
Small Cabinet - 5.5 x 4.5 x 3 cm
Deep blue Clinoclase crystals covering an area 3.5cm wide. I've collected at this mine and never found one this good!
LL136 - Pyromorphite sold
Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA
Miniature - 4.5 x 4 x 4 cm
Exceptional, 3-dimensional specimen of green Pyromorphite from this historic old Lead and Silver mine. In excellent condition, espcially considering this piece could date back to the 1800s. Comes with old Robert's Minerals and Hugh Ford labels, plus another much older partial label.