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Mixed Minerals August 18, 2020 · 15 specimens |
CT392 - Cerussite sold
Tsumeb, Namibia
Thumbnail - 2.4 x 2 x 1.3 cm
Glassy 'snowflake' crystal of Cerussite. Good transparency and complete all around. A couple small nicks but overall in great condition.
CT385 - Aragonite var. Tarnowitzite with Mimetite $150 available
Tsumeb, Namibia
Thumbnail - 3 x 2.3 x 2 cm
CT390 - Dolomite on Tennantite $250 available
Tsumeb, Namibia
Thumbnail - 2.2 x 2 x 1.7 cm
CT368 - Aquamarine sold
Gilgit, Pakistan
Small Cabinet - 6.8 x 1.8 x 1.3 cm
Glassy, transparent blue Aquamarine crystals. Complete all around and undamaged. Ex. Clifford Krueger collection and comes with an old label and receipt from Gregory, Bottley & LLoyd (London) that shows this was originally purchased in 1983 for 100 pounds.
CT365 - Lepidolite on Tourmaline sold
Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA
Miniature - 5 x 1.8 x 1.5 cm
Double-terminated pink and green Tourmaline crystal with attached Lepidolite. The prism faces are perfect and complete all round. One termination is perfect and has some hollow/stepped growth, the other (pink) termination is flat and lustrous but has some edge chipping. Gemmy with good color and weighs 28.7 grams.
CT370 - Rhodonite sold
Franklin, New Jersey, USA
Miniature - 3.7 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm
Cluster of red/pink Rhodnite crystals from Franklin. Main crystal is 2.5cm tall. Rare old specimen from the classic USA locality.
CT356 - Gismondine, Phillipsite sold
Ariccia, Tivoli, Italy
Miniature - 4.5 x 4.5 x 1.5 cm
White Phillipsite transparent octahedral crystals of Gismondine. Main Gismondine crystal is a beautiful, lustrous 4mm crystal. Both Phillipsite and Gismondine are uncommon Zeolite minerals.
CT353 - Skutterudite sold
Schneeberg, Saxony, Germany
Miniature - 4.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm
Well formed silvery metallic cubes of Skutterudite to 4mm on matrix. Ex. Chuck Trantham collection.
CT362 - Selenite $275 available
Zaragoza, Spain
Miniature - 5 x 5 x 3.5 cm
Water clear Selenite crystals on matrix. These always stun due to their perfect, pure look. Sawcut on back and base. Ex. Roberts Minerals specimen.
CT377 - Arthurite sold
Copper Stope, Majuba Hill Mine, Pershing Co., Nevada, USA
Thumbnail - 2.5 x 2.5 x 2.2 cm
Vuggy matrix with two areas lined with bright moss green Arthurite.
CT369 - Datolite sold
Patterson, New Jersey, USA
Thumbnail - 2.8 x 2.7 x 2.7 cm
Robust, high quality Datolite from Petterson. Complete all around classic making a great thumbnail. These were found long ago and are now hard to come by.
CT373 - Garnet sold
Saline Valley, Inyo Co., California, USA
Thumbnail - 2.7 x 2.7 x 1.5 cm
Translucent green Garnet crystals to 1.7cm. Interesting locality piece (and nice Garnets!) for a California collector.
D726 - Rhodochrosite sold
Black Rock Mine, Norther Cape Prov., South Africa
Thumbnail - 1.2 x 1.2 x 0.8 cm
Pair of gemmy Rhodochrosite crystals with storng pinkish red crystals. The small crystal has a cleave on the backside, the larger 1.2cm crystal is perfect.
CT358 - Turquoise sold
Bishop Mine, Lynch Station, Virginia, USA
Small Cabinet - 6 x 6 x 2.5 cm
Specimen of blue/green Turquoise crystals on multiple sides of the matrix. Turquoise is a species that rarely occurs as crystals, and this locality is the most well known source of crystallized Turquoise. Rare old time specimen out of the John Medici collection (with label).
CT383 - Francevillite, Vanuralite sold
Mounana Mine, Franceville, Gabon
Miniature - 4.5 x 3.5 x 2 cm
Satiny, botryoidal crystals of Francevillite and Vanuralite covering the majority of the top surface of the matrix.