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Mixed Minerals March 15, 2018 · 9 specimens |
C333 - Rhodochrosite sold
Oppu Mine, Aomori Prefecture, Honshu Island, Japan
Large Cabinet - 24 x 15 x 6 cm
Botryoidal Rhodochrosite covering the front of a Quartz and Pyrite rich matrix. The Rhodochrosite also covers parts of 2 sides, and the entire back surface. Comes with an old label indicating it was in the Ito collection. A couple small breaks on front, but the vast majority is perfect.
C337 - Fluorite on Sphalerite sold
Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Tennessee, USA
Small Cabinet - 6.5 x 5 x 4 cm
Transparent, medium purple cubic Fluorite cube atop Sphalerite crystals. The Fluorite crystal is 3.2cm on the diagonal.
C338 - Fresnoite sold
Junilla Mine, San Benito Co., California, USA
Thumbnail - 2.8 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm
Well formed 1.1cm Fresnoite crystal in matrix. Yellow tetragonal crystal with the wide end exposed. This is a rare mineral found near the Benitoite occurrence. Comes with an old label from the Len Piscotta collection showing a price of $450.
C339 - Grossular sold
Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Quebec, Canada
Thumbnail - 2.2 x 1.5 x 1.2 cm
Exquisite thumbnail sized specimen of a stack of gem Grossular crystals. There is contacting along the bottom edges where it detached from matrix, but the stack is pristine all around. These are almost always found flat against the matrix and such stacks of crystals are uncommon. They are also transparent like orange glass.
C340 - Tantalite sold
Minas Gerais, Brazil
Thumbnail - 2.8 x 1 x 0.3 cm
Well formed single Tantalite crystal, with a thin tabular shape and perfect smooth sides. Medium luster, complete all around and undamaged except for a little edge wear or contact on the back part of upper left edge. Out of an old collection.
C341 - Pyroxmangite sold
Taguchi Mine, Shidara, Kita-Shidara-gun, Chubu Region, Japan
Miniature - 3.7 x 2 x 1.6 cm
Deep translucent red Pyroxmangite crystals to 1cm in matrix.
C344 - Cuprite with Copper $300 available
New Mexico, USA
Miniature - 4 x 4 x 3.5 cm
C345 - Silver with Calcite sold
Batopilas, Chihuahua, Mexico
Miniature - 4.7 x 4 x 1.0 cm
Lattice-like crystals of Silver on Calcite. Longer spinel-twinned crystal rise up out of the Calcite, with smaller crystals filling in. This is out an old collection that looks like it was put together in the 1970s. The Silver has a natural dark patina that could easy be brightened up if desired.
C346 - Gold sold
Virginia Town, Ontario, Canada
Miniature - 4.5 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm
Bright Gold throughout a 3cm area of Calcite. Comes with an old Roberts Minerals label.