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Mixed Minerals
May 2, 2019  ·  9 specimens

J452 - Chalcocite  sold

Rocket Pocket, Flambeau Mine, Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wisconsin
Miniature - 4.0 x 2.5 x 2.4 cm



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Chalcocite Chalcocite Chalcocite Chalcocite

Group of Chalcocite crystals with a bright metallic luster and electric blue color. Well crystallized all around with only a few areas of minor contact.


J456 - Prehnite  sold

Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mtns., Arusha Region, Tanzania
Small Cabinet - 6.3 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm



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Prehnite Prehnite Prehnite

Gemmy bright lemon yellow Prehnite in a spherical grouping with sharp ridges of crystals. A small amount of silver-gray Graphite can be seen on one side. The quality of the Prehnite is superb with big crystals extending out of the main group with good luster and very translucent. Only minor contact and cleaving in a few areas.


J458 - Prehnite  sold

Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mtns., Arusha Region, Tanzania
Small Cabinet - 6.1 x 4.1 x 3.0 cm



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Prehnite Prehnite Prehnite

Gemmy bright lemon yellow crystal group of Prehnite in a spherical grouping with sharp ridges of crystals. A small amount of silver-gray Graphite can be seen on one side. The quality of the Prehnite excellent with big blocky crystals extending out of the main cluster, good luster, and very translucent. Minor contact or cleaving to a few areas. These are superb for Prehnite.


J467 - Stannite with Quartz  sold

Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
Small Cabinet - 6.0 x 5.0 x 3.0 cm



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Stannite with Quartz Stannite with Quartz Stannite with Quartz Stannite with Quartz Stannite with Quartz Stannite with Quartz

Iridescent blue and gold Stannite and Arsenopyrite crystals in combination with transparent and colorless quartz crystals. The locality is known for having produced World Class examples of Stannite, considered the best in the world.


J470 - Cuprite on Copper  sold

Rubtsovskiy Mine, Altayskiy Kray, Siberia, Russia
Small Cabinet - 5.6 x 3.8 x 2.8 cm



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Cuprite on Copper Cuprite on Copper Cuprite on Copper Cuprite on Copper Cuprite on Copper

Well crystallized Copper specimen with Cuprite crystals measuring about 3mm-5mm. It's a complete floater group of Copper crystals with sharp, deep red, Cuprite octahedrons.


J474 - Pyromorphite   $275  available

9 Level Jersey Vein, Bunker Hill Mine, Kellogg, Idaho
Miniature - 4.8 x 3.5 x 1.4 cm



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Pyromorphite Pyromorphite Pyromorphite

Some of the finest known examples of Pyromorphite came from The Bunker Hill Mine. Specimens were collected in a multitude of colors, mainly within the orange, yellow, and green spectrum. This example shows botryoidal crystals with both orange and yellow-green color and high luster. No damage other than at the edges, essentially solid Pyromorphite. Ex. John Barlow Collection.

J477 - Benitoite with Natrolite on matrix  sold

Benitoite Gem Mine, San Benito County, California
Small Cabinet - 6.0 x 4.0 x 1.9 cm



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Benitoite with Natrolite on matrix Benitoite with Natrolite on matrix Benitoite with Natrolite on matrix

Over a dozen cornflower blue color Benitoite crystals are seen on a white Natrolite covered matrix. This is a classic, ultra-rare example of Benitoite with fully terminated crystals and no damage. A small black remnant crystal of Neptunite sits on one side. The Benitoite crystals are highly fluorescent under SW Ultraviolet light.


J479 - Cuprite on Copper  sold

Chengmenshan Mine, Jiujiang Co., Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China
Small Cabinet - 8.6 x 6.5 x 5.0 cm



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Cuprite on Copper Cuprite on Copper Cuprite on Copper

A superb, large, almost 9cm wide example with lustrous octahedral Cuprite crystals on native Copper completely lining a cavity in the host matrix rust brown Limonite. Out of a collection and comes with a Collector's Edge label showing a price of $450.


J455 - Prehnite  sold

Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mtns., Arusha Region, Tanzania
Small Cabinet - 5.5 x 4.0 x 3.8 cm



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Prehnite Prehnite Prehnite Prehnite

Gemmy bright lemon yellow Prehnite in a spherical grouping with sharp ridges of crystals. A small amount of silver-gray Graphite can be seen on one side. The quality of the Prehnite is superb with big crystals extending out of the main group with good luster and very translucent. Only minor contact and cleaving in a few areas.


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