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Mixed Minerals April 17, 2014 · 9 specimens |
CH104 - Orpiment sold
Shimen Realgar Mine, Hunan, China
Small Cabinet - 7.8 x 3 x 2.2 cm
Long, terminated Orpiment crystals grown around Calcite. Translucent orange color with good, glassy chisel-shaped terminations.
CH105 - Orpiment with Calcite sold
Shimen Realgar Mine, Hunan, China
Small Cabinet - 8.5 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm
Long, terminated Orpiment crystals grown alongside a clear Calcite crystal. Translucent orange color with good, glassy chisel-shaped terminations.
CH106 - Orpiment sold
Shimen Realgar Mine, Hunan, China
Cabinet - 10 x 8 x 5 cm
Long, terminated Orpiment crystals grown well separated and at angles. Translucent orange color and associated with minor amounts of Calcite and Realgar. Thick, large, and translucent crystals, a little different than typical Orpiment specimens from this mine which feature tightly packed crystals.
NA108 - Adamite, Cuprian Adamite sold
Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Small Cabinet - 9 x 5 x 4.5 cm
Interesting specimen of Limnite matrix with yellow Adamite on one side and green Cuprian Adamite crystals on the other. Although Adamite is plentiful, specimens with both yellow and cuprian Adamite are uncommon.
NA111 - Fluorite with Calcite sold
Rosiclare, Hardin Co., Illinois
Small Cabinet - 6.5 x 5 x 5 cm
Color zoned purple over yellow Fluorite crystals. Undamaged.
TS205 - Smithsonite sold
Tsumeb, Namibia
Cabinet - 10 x 6.5 x 5 cm
Pink Smithsonite crystals on matrix, the largest of which is 2cm and well centered for display. This is an old Dave Wilber specimen dating back to 1970.
AF666 - Shattuckite on Quartz sold
Kaokaveld, Namibia
Miniature - 4.5 x 3.5 x 1.7 cm
Single Quartz crystal with two attached hemispheres of Shattuckite, each covered with a druse of Quartz crystals.
AF688 - Inesite sold
Hotazel Mine, Kuruman, South Arfica
Miniature - 4 x 3 x 1.8 cm
Deep red, bladed crystals of Inesite. Whereas most Inesite specimens consist of fibrous pink or maroon crystals, these are glassy translucent to transparent bladed crystals. Top quality Inesite.
E490 - Anapaite in Fossil Bivalve sold
Kertch, Crimea, Ukraine
Small Cabinet - 5.5 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm
Two fossil shells in matrix, each containing green crystals of Anapaite.