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Mixed Minerals December 10, 2015 · 19 specimens |
B463 - Liddicoatite with Manandonite sold
Madagascar
Miniature - 3.6 x 2 x 1.8 cm
Terminated Liddicoatite crystal with the backside coated with Manandonite crystals. There is a second smaller crystal at the base. Multi-hued crystal with shades of red and yellow with a triangular black core at the bottom, cranberry red at the termination.
B464 - Elbaite sold
Pala, San Diego Co., California
Miniature - 3.6 x 1.1 x 1 cm
Bright pink single Elbaite crystal with a thin green zone at the termination. Complete and undamaged.
B466 - Vayrynenite sold
Shengus Mine, Skardu Dist., Pakistan
Thumbnail - 2 x 0.5 x 0.2 cm
Transparent gem Varyrynenite crystal. Slightly etched.
B468 - Gold sold
Colorado Quartz Mine, Jamestown, California
Thumbnail - 3 x 1.2 x 0.5 cm
Crystalline Gold specimen with bright luster and great yellow color. Weighs 2.9 grams.
B470 - Tunellite sold
Boron, Kern Co., California
Thumbnail - 2.4 x 2 x 1 cm
Floater, double terminated Tunellite crystal. This is an excellent example of this rare borate species. Most I've seen are partial crystals with contacts and only crystal faces in areas. This one has lovely stepped faces on both sides. Note that this is a stable borate, this one in perfect condition and comes with an old Burminco label.
B472 - Anatase on Quartz sold
Kharan Mountain, Balochistan, Pakistan
Thumbnail - 1.5 x 1.4 x 1.2 cm
A double-terminated 1.2 cm crystal of Anatase attached to a terminated Quartz crystal.
B473 - Danburite on Calcite sold
Charcas, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Miniature - 3.5 x 3.2 x 2.2 cm
A pair of water clear Danburite crystals attached to a transverse oriented Calcite, with a smaller Danburite sticking up between the other two. Aesthetic crystal arrangement and uncommon to see such top to bottom transparency in Danburite.
B474 - Fluorite on Quartz sold
Huangang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China
Small Cabinet - 5.3 x 4 x 2.8 cm
Deep blue Fluorite on milky Quartz. The highlight of this specimen is the large cubic Fluorite, 2cm across, grown atop the end of a Quartz crystal. Great color saturation to this Fluorite.
B475 - Apophyllite sold
Jalgaon, Maharashtra State, India
Thumbnail - 2.3 x 0.9 x 0.5 cm
Bow-tie formation of green Apophyllite crystals. A perfect undamaged floater with no points of attachment. Ex. Chris Whitney collection.
B476 - Sulfur sold
Agrigento, Sicily, Italy
Thumbnail - 2.8 x 1.9 x 1 cm
Bright yellow, almost glowing Sulfur crystals on matrix. Killer thumbnail! Ex. Chris Whitney collection.
B477 - Sphene sold
Tormiq, Skardu Dist., Pakistan
Thumbnail - 2.1 x 1.8 x 1.5 cm
Cluster of thick, green Sphene crystals. The crystals orient in an upright position and are thick making for a nice display thumbnail. There are crystals on the bottom too, it's a floater or nearly one.
B479 - Kunzite sold
Kunar Prov., Afghanistan
Miniature - 4.7 x 3 x 3 cm
Chunky gem crystal looking like a little green iceberg. Unusual in that it is square in cross-section. Double terminated and complete.
B480 - Uvite on Dolomite sold
Brumado Mine, Bahia, Brazil
Small Cabinet - 5.8 x 4 x 3.5 cm
Glassy, translucent bright green Uvite (Tourmaline) crystals on matrix of Dolomite crystals. Individual crystals of Uvite reach 1.2cm wide.
B481 - Gold sold
Round Mountain Mine, Nye Co., Nevada
Miniature - 4 x 2 x 0.5 cm
Leaf-like crystalline Gold specimen with large crystals along the edges. Weighs 3.6 grams.
B482 - Chlorite in Quartz sold
Kharan, Balochistan, Pakistan
Small Cabinet - 5.5 x 4 x 2.8 cm
Glassy, transparent Quartz crystals with multiple, sharp phantoms of green Chlorite.
B187 - Calcite sold
Jiangxi, China
Cabinet - 10 x 8 x 5.3 cm
Large single transparent Calcite crystal. Although the front face has an etched surface luster, the 5.3 cm wide side faces have exceptional glassy luster highlighting the internal transparency.
B165 - Chamosite psuedo. Almandine sold
Michigamme Mine, Marquette Co., Michigan
Small Cabinet - 6 x 4.8 x 4.8 cm
Large single crystal of Almandine replaced by Chamosite (the iron analogue of Clinochlore in the Chlorite group of minerals) from the upper peninsula of Michigan. A complete crystal in good condition with good size too, as most found were less than 3cm. The old label indicates it was in the Paul Zimmerman collection and identified it as 'Aphrosiderite' after Garnet, however Aphrosiderite is an obsolete name and Chamosite is the correct species name.
B171 - Barite on Calcite sold
Elk Creek, Meade Co., South Dakota
Small Cabinet - 7 x 5 x 4 cm
Pristine, transparent 3.6cm long Barite crystal on yellow calcite crystals. The Calcite too are good sized, reaching 7mm.
B172 - Cylindrite sold
Santa Cruz Mine,Poopo, Oruro Dept., Bolivia
Small Cabinet - 5.5 x 4.3 x 2.5 cm
Exceptionally rich Cylindrite specimen composed almost entirely of spray formations of Cylindrite crystals. The crystal clusters reach 4 cm in length.