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Mixed Minerals October 25, 2019 · 19 specimens |
K741 - Quartz sold
Mt. Yaruda, Polar Urals, Russia
Large Cabinet - 22 x 8 x 8 cm
Transparent, terminated Quartz crystal from 1990s finds at Mt. Yaruda. Reportedly one the best, largest crystals from the find with large termination faces that allow an excellent view the chlorite phantoms inside. Comew with a custom made wooden base. Ex. Jeff Glover Quartz collection.
K683 - 'Kiwi Calcite' on Petrified Wood sold
Garfield Co., Utah, USA
Small Cabinet - 7.2 x 4 x 3 cm
Green scalenohedral Calcite crystals on petrified wood. From a new find.
K711 - Cerussite sold
Bunker Hill Mine, Kellogg, Idaho, USA
Miniature - 3.8 x 2.8 x 2.5 cm
Thick, glassy crystals of Cerussite from Bunker Hill. This came out of an old collection and was likely found many decades ago. The thick transparent crystals are more reminiscent of material from Tsumeb than Cerussites you would expect from the USA.
K735 - Sapphire sold
Blue Jay Mine, Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada
Miniature - 4 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm
Cluster of deep blue Sapphire crystals, translucent along edges. Main crystal is tabular and 2.1cm wide.
K694 - Pyrite sold
Magma Mine, Superior, Arizona, USA
Small Cabinet - 6.5 x 4 x 2 cm
Complex intergrown crystals with excellent luster and good brassy color. Solid Pyrite and a little different than the more commonly seen single crystals from the mine.
K745 - Mimetite sold
Pingtouling Mine, Liannan Co., Qingyuan Prefecture, Guangdong Province, China
Small Cabinet - 7.5 x 7 x 4 cm
High quality, glassy crystals with a rich golden color. Undamaged crystals to 8mm in size.
K743 - Prehnite after Anhydrite $175 available
Djouga Diggings, Diakon, Kayes Region, Mali
Small Cabinet - 7.5 x 6.5 x 3 cm
Velvety green Prehnite that formed over (now gone) Anhydrite crystals, leaving this rare and wonderful specimen. Transluscent and undamaged. The inside shows the flat, smooth surfaces of the former Anhydrite crystals.
K736 - Shattuckite after Dioptase after Calcite sold
Tantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Democratic Republic of Congo
Miniature - 3.5 x 2 x 1.2 cm
Layer of solid shattuckite covered by Chrysocolla upon which grew the rare double psuedomorph of Shattuckite after Dioptase after Calcite. Good crystals from the spring of 2011 find. Rare and from a limited find.
K700 - Indicolite on Albite with Quartz sold
Kunar Prov., Afghanistan
Miniature - 4 x 3.2 x 3 cm
Fine quality specimen featuring a 2.8cm blue Tourmaline (var. Indicolite) grwoing from a mound of white Albite. A terminated Quartz crystal balances the specimen on the left side. Complete all around, clean, and undamaged.
K706 - Calcite on Ferberite $225 available
Panasquiera, Portugal
Miniature - 4 x 3 x 2 cm
K697 - Wulfenite with Mimetite sold
Glove mine Mine, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona, USA
Small Cabinet - 5.5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm
Golden yellow Wulfenite crystals to 1.7cm with small spherical Mimetite crystal groupss, good all around.
K713 - Chalcedony after Gastropod $350 at-auction
Mesa Co., Colorado, USA
Small Cabinet - 5.3 x 4 x 3 cm
Silica rich matrix hosting a 1.4cm fossil gastropod that has been replaced by translucent orange Chalcedony. Perfectly preserved and undamaged. This was found in the Morrison formation and is approximately 155 million years old. Collected by Bill Hawes.
K712 - Smithsonite after Dolomite sold
Rush Creek Mining District, Marion Co., Arkansas, USA
Miniature - 5 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm
Bright yellow crystals of Smithsonite replacing Dolomite, with the curving form of the former Dolomite crystals clearly evident. Smithsonite also covers the surface of the matrix. The bright color is caused by inclusions of Greenockite.
K738 - Fluorite with Calcite sold
Dongpo Mine, Yizhang Co., Hunan, China
Small Cabinet - 7 x 6 x 3.5 cm
Transparent light green Fluorite cubes with transparent wafer-like Calcite crystals. The quality of both the Fluorite and Calcite is remarkable. The best of a small lot I obtained years ago.
K739 - Cinnabar $300 available
Yanwuping Mines, Guizhou, China
Miniature - 5 x 4.2 x 3.8 cm
K740 - Fluorite sold
Berbes, Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain
Miniature - 3.7 x 3.4 x 2 cm
Cluster of transparent purple Fluorite crystals, a floater with no matrix. A little damage, slightly rehealed, along the right side, otherwise perfectly crystallized all around and the luster is like glass. Ex. Wolfgang Pohl collection.
K702 - Ankerite sold
Carson Hill Gold Mine, Calaveras Co., California, USA
Small Cabinet - 6 x 4.8 x 2 cm
Fine quality specimen Ankerite, a mineral similar to Dolomite, with Quartz crystals on green Mariposite. Undamaged specimen with great crystals, including a gem-like 1cm double-terminated Quartz crystal. Mariposite is a dolomitic marble included by chromium rich mica found in the foothills of California and was often an indicator of nearby Gold.
K703 - Ankerite sold
Carson Hill Gold Mine, Calaveras Co., California, USA
Small Cabinet - 6 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm
Fine quality specimen Ankerite, a mineral similar to Dolomite, with Quartz crystals. Undamaged specimen with large platy crystals. Has a slight green tint due to Mariposite, the host rock upon which this was found. Mariposite is a dolomitic marble included by chromium rich mica found in the foothills of California and was often an indicator of nearby Gold.
K714 - Tsavorite, Laumontite, Graphite sold
Merelani HIlls, Arusha, Tanzania
Thumbnail - 2.9 x 2 x 1.6 cm
Good combination specimen with multiple species found at Merelani. The Tsavorites are the main draw, with crystals of good color to over 1cm in size. This specimen has an uncommon association of prismatic white Laumontite crystals to 7mm, along with Graphite and Pyrite crystals. It's also nearly a floater with great crystals all over as you turn it.