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Minerals Beginning with "A" through "Ay"
JC11498. Adamite, calcite. Ojuela mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. 7 x 8 cm 295g. $70.00 Lustrous light yellow adamite, on a piece with several vugs scattered around on it. A bit different in that respect. | |
JC11498. Another view. | |
JC11498. Close up showing the calcites. | |
JC11498. Another view. | |
JC11498. Another view. | |
JC11361. Adamite. Ojuela mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. 1.8 x 3.5 x 5.3 cm 38g. $190.00. A choice cluster of pinwheel adamite. Older piece. A rather nice miniature. | |
JC11361. Another view. | |
JC11361. Side view. | |
JC10672. Adamite. Ojuela mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. 2.7 x 5.8 cm 33g. $150.00. A near floater group of light green crystals. Ex Alvin Pranschke collection. Pretty little miniature. | |
JC10672. Side view. | |
JC10553. Adamite. Ojuela mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. 4 x 6.5 cm 78g. $37.00. An "L" shaped piece, with the bottom of the "L" facing towards the camera. Color is pale yellow. Sparkly. | |
JC10553. Another view. | |
JC10553. Another view. | |
JC5059. Adamite. Dachaang Sn-polymetallic ore field, Nandan Co., Hechi prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, China. 4 x 5.2 cm 60g. $25.00. These came out briefly in 2009 and have pretty much disappeared from the market. Not fluorescent. | |
JC4054. Adamite. Ojuela mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. 8 cm x 8 cm 211g $45.00. Bright, pale yellow small cogwheel sprays. Bright luster, no damage to the naked eye except along the edges where removed from the pocket. Sort of bowl shaped pocket. Not fluorescent. | |
JC4054. Another view. | |
JC12110. Aegerine. Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi. 4 cm Tall 10g. $15.00 | |
JC12109. Aegerine. Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi. 6.7 cm Tall 3g. $20.00. A couple of dolomite crystals are embedded | |
JC12108. Aegerine. Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi. 7.7 cm Tall 8g. $18.00 Doubly terminated, although the one end is a bit of a crude termination. | |
JC12107. Aegerine. Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi. 6 cm Tall 11g. $18.00 Long, thin single crystal. Doubly terminated, although the one end is a bit crude in the termination. | |
JC11991. Aegerine, quartz. Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi. 4 x 4.5 cm 29g $40.00 | |
JC11991. Another view. | |
JC11991. Another view. | |
JC11798. Aegerine. Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi. 2.5 x 7 cm Tall with stand 60g. $100.00 Dark green, lustrous, terminated crystal group. | |
JC11798. Different angle. | |
JC11561. Aegerine. Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern region, Malawi. 6.5 x 8 cm 205g. $65.00. Sort of a jackstraw group of very dark green aegerine crystals. | |
JC11561. More of a side view. | |
JC11561. Reverse. | |
JC11561. Another view, reverse side. | |
JC12170. Ammonite. Polished. Unknown location 4 cm 20g $20.00 They call these gem ammonites, for the opal like flash of colors when they are rotated in the light. | |
JC12171. Ammonite. Polished. Unknown location 3 cm 12g $20.00 They call these gem ammonites, for the opal like flash of colors when they are rotated in the light. | |
JC12169. Ammonite. Polished. Unknown location. 3 cm across. 12g $20.00 They call these gem ammonites, for the opal like flash of colors when they are rotated in the light. | |
JC12748. Andradite, datolite. Bor pit, Dalnegorsk, Dalnegorsk Urban District, Primorsky Krai, Russia. 6.5 x 7 x 2 cm 174g $60.00. Apparently a limited find. White to translucent, lustrous datolite crystals cover the top of the specimen on a matrix of greenish waxy andradite. Contacts around the edges but no damage | |
JC12748. Another view. | |
JC10026. Andradite. Sinerechenskoe skarn occurrence, Primorsky Krai, Russia. 10 x 14 cm >1000g. $400.00. An outstanding specimen from this premier Russian skarn. Brown to slightly reddish brown, brilliant luster crystals completely cover the front face. Very little damage. Very fine display specimen. | |
JC10026. Close up view. | |
JC6386. Andradite, quartz. Huanggang mine (Huanggangliang mine), Hexigten Banner), Inner Mongolia, China 9 x 14 cm 572g. $120.00 Crystals are equal to or less than 7mm. Bright luster, and semi gemmy. White quartz crystals are scattered over the face. Piece is a near floater, and is crystallized on the back side also. I acquired this one in August, 2011...one of the earlier collected pieces from this mine. Pretty piece. | |
JC6386. Closer view. | |
JC6386. Closer view. | |
JC6386. Back side. | |
JC12739. Anglesite. Monteponi Mine, Iglesias, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy. 5.2 x 4.7 x 1.8 cm 157g $300.00 Something you don't see every day, a group of colorless, gemmy, glassy anglesite crystals free of matrix. The crystals are so brilliant and clear, it is a little difficult to get good photos. The dark color (black) is showing through the crystals from the black back ground. | |
JC12739. A different angle. | |
JC12739. A different angle. | |
JC12739. A different angle. | |
JC11533. Anglesite pseudo cerussite. Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna county, New South Wales, Australia. 3 x 4.5 cm 47g $50.00. Sparkly anglesite crystals replacing the cerussite. | |
JC11533. Side view showing the bladed habit of the replaced cerussite. | |
JC11533. Side view showing the bladed habit of the replaced cerussite. | |
JC11916. Anhydrite, calcite. Naica Complex, Chihuahua, Mexico. 4 x 12 cm Tall. 104g $275.00. Light blue anhydrite with colorless scalenohedral coating the back. Nice specimen. | |
JC11916. Reverse. | |
JC4489. Almandine. Pee Wee Gulch, Emerald Creek area, Latah county, Idaho. 2.5 x 3 cm 23g $10.00. Although Garnet Gulch is the most often seen location for these, the mica schists that these occur in are scattered over a fairly large area. PeeWee Gulch is a nearby location. They look very similar to Garnet Gulch specimens, but tend to be a bit more rounded and often have a bit of schist cleaning to them. | |
JC4489. Another view. | |
JC12464. Apatite, arsenopyrite. Julcani Mine, Julcani District, Angaraes Province, Huancavelica, Peru. 5 x 5.5 cm 212g $75.00. Very pale green apatite crystals on a bed of small, sparkly, arsenopyrite crystals. | |
JC12464. Another view. | |
JC12464. Closer view. | |
JC12183. Apatite. Panasqueira Mines, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugal. 2.5 x 3.5 cm 14g $15.00. Group of very pale green crystals. | |
JC12182. Apatite. Panasqueira Mines, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugal. 3.3 x 4 cm 27g $18.00. White crystals on the outside and pale green interiors. | |
JC12182. Another view. | |
JC12181. Apatite. Panasqueira Mines, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugal. 2 x 3.3 cm 6g $15.00. Group of translucent, very slightly pale green crystals. | |
JC12178. Apatite. Panasqueira Mines, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugal. 2.5 x 3 cm 13g $15.00. Cute small group of almost color less crystals. | |
JC12177. Apatite, dolomite. Panasqueira Mines, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugal. 2.8 x 4.5 cm 33g $10.00. Partial crystal. Top has been damaged. | |
JC12177. Another view. | |
JC12063. Apatite. Imilchil, Imilchil Caïdat, Imilchil Cercle, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco. 2.5 x 4 cm 41g $35.00. Sort of silvery amber color crystal, bright luster, with a hollow termination; you can blow on the bottom end and air comes out the top end. | |
JC12063. Different angle. | |
JC12063. Another view. | |
JC12063. Termination. Interesting hollow termination. | |
JC11976. Apatite Potosi, Bolivia. 2.2 x 3 cm 36g. $30.00. | |
JC11976. End view. | |
JC12096. Aragonite. Tazouta (Tagnaneit; Takaneit), Sefrou Cercle, Sefrou Province, Fès-Meknès Region, Morocco. 4.5 x 5 cm 48g $25.00 | |
JC12094. Aragonite. Tazouta (Tagnaneit; Takaneit), Sefrou Cercle, Sefrou Province, Fès-Meknès Region, Morocco. 4 x 6 cm 93g $30.00 | |
JC12056. Aragonite. Tazouta (Tagnaneit; Takaneit), Sefrou Cercle, Sefrou Province, Fès-Meknès Region, Morocco. 4 x 4.5 cm 70g $25.00. | |
JC12056. Another view. | |
JC11889. Aragonite. Tazouta, Sefrou Cercle, Sefrou Province, Fès-Meknès Region, Morocco. 3.5 x 6.5 cm 80g. $25.00. Typical group of these neat little aragonites. | |
JC11889. Back side. | |
JC11792. Aragonite. Tazouta, Sefrou Cercle, Sefrou Province, Fès-Meknès Region, Morocco. 5 x 5 cm 81g. $10.00 SOLD | |
JC10208. Aragonite. Gallo river, Molina de Aragón, Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. 3.3 cm long. 58g. $6.00 | |
JC10208. View of termination. | |
JC6802. Arfvedsonite, orthoclase, quartz. Mt. Malosa, Domasi, Zomba dist., Malawi 5.5 x 5 x 5 59g $90.00. A sharp, nicely terminated pair of crystals. The larger one is 5.5 cm tall. I got this one from Rock Currier (Jewel Tunnel Imports) in September, 2012. | |
JC6802. Another view. | |
JC6802. Another view. | |
JC6802. A view of the termination. | |
JC6801. Aegirine, orthoclase. Mt. Malosa, Domasi, Zomba dist., Malawi. 7 cm wide x 10 cm tall 201g. An 8 cm tall crystal. $98.00. I got this one from Rock Currier (Jewel Tunnel Imports) in September, 2012. The crystal is undamaged, and actually terminated, although the termination looks a little crude. Smaller, stubby crystal is an off shoot, with a few other little aegirine crystals scattered about. Bright luster. | |
JC6801. Slightly different angle. | |
JC6801. Another view. | |
JC6801. Another view. | |
JC13020. Arsenopyrite, hedenbergite. Huanggang No. 2 Mine, Hexigten Banner Inner Mongolia, China. 5 x 6 x 2.5 cm 194g $80.00 Several tightly grouped clusters of Arsenopyrite are in a linear arrangement in this dramatic piece from the Huanggang mines complex, the now-famous iron-tin deposit in China. The intergrown Arsenopyrite groups are composed of numerous, tin-white, metallic slightly fanned, subparallel arrangements of crystals in complex geometric growth. The growth features of the Arsenopyrite in this small cabinet are fascinating RESERVED | |
JC12821. Arsenopyrite, quartz. El Tajo mine, Hidalgo del Parral, Mexico. Ex Nicholas J. Theis coll. MP3IN14 11 x 4.5 x 5 cm 466g $65.00. This is the location given on the label. It looks more like Mina Noche Buena to me. Brilliant silvery crystals, brighter than the photo would seem to indicate. I toned down the photo a bit, as the brilliant silvery luster did not come out well in those photos. | |
JC12821. Closer view. | |
JC12821. Closer view. | |
JC12180. Arsenopyrite. Panasqueira Mines, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugal. 2.3 x 2.3 cm 22g Thumbnail. $10.00 | |
JC12180. Back side. | |
JC8654. Arsenopyrite. Julcani district, Angaraes province, Huancavelica department, Peru. 6.5 x 7.5 cm 430g. $50.00. Plate of stout, brilliant luster crystals. Purchased from Jewel Tunnel Exports (Rock Currier) in February 1994. Ex Crowley collection #JAC1124 | |
JC8654. Close up. | |
JC11974. Astrophyllite. Khibiny massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia. 2.2 x 3 cm 36g $25.00. Group of crystals rising into a feldspar? matrix. | |
JC11962. Astrophyllite. Khibiny massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia. 3.8 x 5 cm 73g. $35.00. Nice flashy specimen. | |
JC11962. Different angle. | |
JC11517. Atacamite, halloysite. La Farola mine, Cerro Pintado, Las Pintadas district, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapo province, Atacama, Chile. 7 x 8 cm 262g. $50.00. Nice coverage of brilliant crystals that show up nicely on the white halloysite. | |
JC11517. Closer view. | |
JC11516. Atacamite. La Farola mine, Cerro Pintado, Las Pintadas district, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapo province, Atacama, Chile. 5 x 7.5 cm 119g. $45.00. Nice coverage of flat lying, brilliant crystals. | |
JC11516. Closer view. | |
JC11448. Atacamite. Mount Gunson Copper mines, Pernatty Lagoon, Stuart Shelf, South Australia. 5 x 7.5 cm 174g. $200.00. Nifty piece of somewhat botryoidal atacamite with micro crystals coating the botryoids. Minor damage to some of the botryoids as seen in the close up. | |
JC11448. Close up. | |
JC11449. Austinite (cuprian).
Ojuela mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. 4 x 5.5 cm 90g.
$20.00 Light green to somewhat grayish small sparkly crystals.
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JC11449. Closer view. | |
JC11479. Austinite (cuprian). Ojuela mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. 5 x 7 cm 90g. $65.00 | |
JC11479. Closer view. | |
JC11481. Austinite (cuprian). Ojuela mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. 6 x 7 cm 92g. $95.00 | |
JC11481. Closer view. | |
JC11481. Back side. | |
JC11484. Austinite (cuprian). Ojuela mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. 6.5 x 6.5 cm 104g. $65.00. | |
JC11484. Closer view | |
JC11484. Back side. | |
JC11488. Austinite (cuprian). Ojuela mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. 6.5 x 6.5 cm 94g. $35.00. | |
JC11488. Closer view | |
JC11489. Austinite (cuprian). Ojuela mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. 6 x 6 cm 70g. $65.00 | |
JC11489. Closer view | |
JC11491. Austinite (cuprian). Ojuela mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. $10.00. 4 x 8 cm 101g Several small patches of cupro-austinite. | |
JC11491. Another side. | |
JC11491. Another side. | |
JC11676. Axinite, epidote. Canta district, Canta province, Lima department, Peru. 5 x 11 cm 261g. $275.00. Brownish axinite crystals are surrounded by acicular epidote green epidote crystals. These are destined to be considered classic species combination groups. | |
JC11676. Closer view. | |
JC11676. Another view. | |
JC11676. Closer view. | |
JC11676. Close up, left end. | |
JC11300. Axinite. Canta district, Canta province, Lima department, Peru. 7 x 8 cm 152g. $165.00. Bladed light brown crystals to 3.5 cm with brilliant glassy luster. These are destined to be mineral classics before too long. | |
JC11300. Another view. | |
JC11300. Another view. | |
JC11300. Another view. The greenish color is a reflection from the tree outside my window where I photographed these. | |
JC11300. Another view. | |
JC10191. Axinite. Colebrook Hill mine, Colebrook Hill, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia. 6 x 6.5 cm 138g. $50.00. Up to 11 mm purplish brown crystals in a vug in massive axinite. A tough one to photo. The crystals are nice and sharp, with a trace of epidote present. | |
JC10191. Another view. | |
JC10191. Close up view. | |
JC4638. Axinite. New Melones dam spillway, West Belt, Calaveras county, California. 3 x 3 cm 25g $5.00. Single crystal on the top, with a partial crystal next to it. A ding on the termination of the top crystal. Sawn end. C: 1982. | |
JC4638. Another view, showing the sawn section. | |
JC5112. Axinite. New Melones dam spillway, West Belt, Calaveras county, California. 2 x 2.5cm 4g $5.00. Thumbnail of gemmy axinite crystals. C: 1982. |