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Mixed Minerals
January 6, 2017  ·  9 specimens

T255 - Rhodochrosite  sold

Mont St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada
Miniature - 4.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm



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Rhodochrosite Rhodochrosite Rhodochrosite

Cluster of thick rhombs of red Rhodochrosite. This is from a recent find and we are more accustomed to seeing small wafer-like, twin Rhodo crystals from here, rather than these large, thick crystals. Crystals reach 2.5cm wide. Undamaged with some etched areas, mostly on the backside.


T256 - Rhodochrosite  sold

Mont St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada
Thumbnail - 3.1 x 3 x 2 cm



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Rhodochrosite Rhodochrosite Rhodochrosite

Thick rhombs of red Rhodochrosite with attached Leifite (white) and aegerine (black). This is from a recent find and we are more accustomed to seeing small wafer-like, twin Rhodo crystals from here, rather than these large, thick crystals. Main crystal is 3cm wide. Undamaged with some etched areas.


T257 - Rhodochrosite  sold

Mont St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada
Thumbnail - 2.8 x 2.8 x 1.8 cm



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Rhodochrosite Rhodochrosite Rhodochrosite

Thick rhombs of red Rhodochrosite with attached Leifite (white) and aegerine (black). This is from a recent find and we are more accustomed to seeing small wafer-like, twin Rhodo crystals from here, rather than these large, thick crystals. Main crystal is 2.5cm wide. Undamaged with some etched areas.


T260 - Rhodochrosite  sold

Mont St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada
Thumbnail - 2 x 1.8 x 1.5 cm



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Rhodochrosite Rhodochrosite Rhodochrosite

Single rhomb of red Rhodochrosite. This is from a recent find and we are more accustomed to seeing small wafer-like, twin Rhodo crystals from here. Undamaged with some etched areas.


T261 - Rhodochrosite  sold

Mont St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada
Thumbnail - 2.2 x 2 x 1.2 cm



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Rhodochrosite Rhodochrosite Rhodochrosite

Cluster of red Rhodochrosite with attached Leifite (white) and aegerine (black). This is from a recent find and we are more accustomed to seeing small wafer-like, twin Rhodo crystals from here, rather than these large, thick crystals. Undamaged with some etched areas.


T263 - Dioptase on Shattuckite  sold

Kaokaveld, Kunene Region, Namibia
Miniature - 3.7 x 1.3 x 1 cm



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Dioptase on Shattuckite Dioptase on Shattuckite

Velvety blue Shattuckite covered by bright green Dioptase crystals. The Shattuckite layer is loose from the matrix but does not detach.


T266 - Quartz  sold

Que Phong, Nghe An Prov., Vietnam
Small Cabinet - 9.2 x 2.5 x 2.0 cm



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Quartz Quartz Quartz

New find of unusual, tapering Quartz crystal. The crystal has a red core, followed by a partial green zone, and finally a transparent outer layer. The red zone is filled with dense clusters of criss-crossing acicular crystals of an unidentified species. Partially etched on the backside.


T267 - Quartz  sold

Que Phong, Nghe An Prov., Vietnam
Small Cabinet - 8 x 2.2 x 2.0 cm



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Quartz Quartz

New find of unusual, tapering Quartz crystal. The crystal has a red core and a transparent outer layer. The red zone is filled with dense clusters of criss-crossing acicular crystals of an unidentified species. Partially etched on the backside.


T268 - Laguna Agate  sold

Rancho Laguna, Chihuahua, Mexico
Cabinet - 11.5 x 9 x 4.2 cm



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Laguna Agate Laguna Agate Laguna Agate Laguna Agate

Complete agate nodule with good pink/purple color banding. This is a rare chance to get both sides of a relatively large Laguna agate nodule. The listed size is for the whole nodule, the polished faces measure 11.5 x 4.2 cm.


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