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This page will feature sale specimens.   The original price will be left on them, just deduct the % off that I give

Today, March 11, 2024, I marked all the specimens on this page an additional 10% off.  All specimens on this page are now 50% to 60% off

JC8853.   Datolite.  Dal'negorsk, Kavalerovo mining district, Primorskiy Kray, Far-Eastern region, Russia.   3.5 x 3.5 cm  39g.  $25.00.  A 2.2 cm crystal on matrix.  ON SALE, DEDUCT 60% FROM LISTED PRICE   RESERVED
JC8853.   Different view.  
JC9320.  Dioptase.  Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Namibia.   5 x 9.5 cm   190g.  $300.00.   Approximately 1mm or so crystals heavily coating matrix.  Nice bright luster with the classic Tsumeb greenish blue/bluish green color that is so hard to photograph.     ON SALE, DEDUCT 60% FROM LISTED PRICE
JC9320.  Another view.  
JC9320.  Another, closer view.
JC9320.  Another, closer view.
JC8350.  Dolomite (cobaltian).  Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire).  4.5 x 6 cm  152g.  $50.00.   Pretty pink rhombs of this uncommon variety of dolomite.      ON SALE, DEDUCT 60% FROM LISTED PRICE   RESERVED
JC8350.  Another view. 
JC8350.  Close up view. 
JC8350.  Close up view. 
JC11970.  Elpidite.   Khan Bogd (Khan Bogdo) massif, Gobi, Mongolia.   3 x 4 cm 27g.   $200.00.   Another one of these rather rare minerals, (Zirconium silicate) a pretty much solid mass of orange elpidite.   While I was looking for information on this deposit I ran on this little website where the lady talks about her trip to the area...there are a couple of neat photos of the minerals a ways down in the article.  Would be very interesting to collect there!   https://geoventurer.wordpress.com/tag/khanbogd/   Click on this link to see the article.       ON SALE, DEDUCT 60% FROM LISTED PRICE
JC11697.  Epidote, quartz.  Pampa Blanca, Ica, Peru.  6 x 7.5 cm 165g.  $50.00.  From the finds of quite a few years ago now.   Sprays of epidote green epidote crystals. ON SALE, DEDUCT 60% FROM LISTED PRICE  
JC11697.   Another view.  Several of the terminations are broken, which is fairly common with these.   
JC11697.   Another view.
JC11697.   Another view.
JC11697.   Another view.
JC11569.  Epidote.  Pampa Blanca, Ica department, Peru.  4.5 x 5.5 x 7 cm 159g.           $ 75.00.  Glassy, bladed epidote crystals, with most terminated in a spray typical for this locality.        ON SALE, DEDUCT 60% FROM LISTED PRICE
JC11569.  Another view. 
JC11569.  Another view. 
JC11569.  Another view. 
JC11569.  Another view. 
JC11370.  Epidote, quartz.  Lola claim (Harvey Gordon's Julie claim), Pamlico district, near Hawthorne, Mineral county, Nevada.   5 x 9.5 cm  216g.  $70.00.   Most of the specimens collected from this claim are single crystals, very few matrix specimens were ever recovered.   This piece, collected by Harvey, was collected some time around the early 2000's.    There are several prisms, most not terminated.  ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE
JC11370.  Another view. 
JC11370.  Another view. 
JC11102. Epidote.     Kimmeria deposit, Xanthi, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece.   8 x 11 cm  423g.  $165.00    A nice large plate of brilliant crystals.  There are some broken crystals, not uncommon from here.  Also present are a few small roots that weren't removed by the collector.  Much better quality than the average specimen from here.      ON SALE, TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE 
JC11102.  Another view.  
JC11102.  Close up view with a few roots.  
JC10700.    Epidote.  Groppaggi, Bargone, Casarza Ligure, Genoa, Liguria, Italy.   8 x 9 cm  378g.  $40.00.   One of those rather unusual locations in Italy.   Stubby, good green color, epidotes coating what appears to be a feldspathic matrix.   Specimens are rarely seen from here...makes an interesting locality specimen.   The gent I bought it from collected it himself.     ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE
JC10700.  Closer view. 
JC10700.  Closer view.  
JC10449.  Epidote, titanite (sphene).   Tormiq valley, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.  3 x 4 cm  18g.  $30.00  A 4 cm tall epidote crystal topped with titanite crystals, which are a little on the crude side.     ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE

 

JC10449.   I darkened the exposure to try to show the titanite crystals on the tip of the epidote crystal.   
JC10449.  Another view.  
JC10449.  Closer view.  
JC9943.   Epidote, albite.  Tormiq valley, Haramosh mountains, Skardu district, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.   8 x 8 x 8.5 cm  464g.   $500.00   From a limited find at Tormiq.  Talking to the dealer that had these, they apparently came from a single pocket collected in late 2017.    He had several of these at Tucson, 2019, and I acquired all of them.  He claimed these were the last and best pieces, although a few inferior specimens were still around.   The matrix is orthoclase (or microcline?).  Suspended in the epidotes are scattered white crystals of albite for nice contrast.   The specimens consist of a dense mass of green epidote sprays in an almost jackstraw like habit.  Luster is quite bright, and damage is very minimal.   The specimen is a mound of crystals, with crystals on all sides of the piece.    Much better in person, these are classic, superior specimens from a one time find of limited extent.  Searching the internet, I have found a few of these in miniature to small cabinet sizes for over $1,000.   This one had some excess matrix which had to be trimmed off with a trim saw, so there is a small 2 cm or so saw mark on one edge of the base, visible in this photo on the base of the specimen    ON SALE, TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE
JC9943.  Another view.  
JC9943.  Another view.  
JC9901.   Epidote, quartz.  Rosario Mabel claim (Flor de Peru II claim), Pampa Blanca, Castrovirreyna district, Castrovirreyna province, Huancavelica department, Peru.  5 x 9 cm  138g.  $90.00.  A couple of sprays on quartz.   From the finds of several years ago.       ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE
JC9901.  View looking down on the terminations.  
JC9834.    Epidote, prehnite.   Bendougou village, Arrondissement Diakon, Commune Diakon, Cercle de Bafoulabe, Kayes region, Mali.  4 x 5.5 cm  106g.  $30.00.  Although a bit hard to tell from the photos, this is a nice miniature of bright luster epidote crystals with a ball of prehnite on the back side.  There are no damaged or broken crystals on this one.   The dealer brought these over from Mali in barrels with no padding, and the specimens were still covered with their original dirt.  There are minor dings here and there because of the way they were shipped over to the U.S.   ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE
JC9834.  Another view.  The prehnite is just visible on the lower right.  
JC9834.  Another view
JC9833.   Epidote, prehnite.  Bendougou village, Arrondissement Diakon, Commune Diakon, Cercle de Bafoulabe, Kayes region, Mali.   6 x 7 cm   182g.  $45.00  A single prehnite ball is perched on glassy dark greenish black epidote crystals.  The dealer brought these over from Mali in barrels with no padding, and the specimens were still covered with their original dirt.  There are minor dings here and there because of the way they were shipped over to the U.S.       ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE
JC9833.  A slightly different angle.  
JC9829.    Epidote, prehnite.  Bendougou village, Arrondissement Diakon, Commune Diakon, Cercle de Bafoulabe, Kayes region, Mali.  7 x 9 cm  275g.  $38.00.   These crystals are on a fine grained greenish matrix rock.  There are a couple of broken crystals on the top, back side of the specimen, visible in the photos.  Luster is bright and glassy.  The prehnite has dull luster and a slightly frosty looking pale green color.  The dealer brought these over from Mali in barrels with no padding, and the specimens were still covered with their original dirt.  There are minor dings here and there because of the way they were shipped over to the U.S.        ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE
JC9829.  Another view.  I tipped the specimen towards the camera to show the broken crystals on the top, back edge of the specimen
JC9402.  Epidote.  Bendougou village, Arrondissement Diakon, Commune Diakon, Cercle de Bafoulabe, Kayes region, Mali. 4 x 7 cm  159 g.   $10.00.  A few larger crystals growing on the back of the specimen.  The front is damaged.  Actually a trim piece from one of the other specimens that I thought would look much better by itself instead of attached to another specimen.   The back crystal could be trimmed off to make a small miniature.        ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE
JC9384.  Epidote, quartz.  Green Monster Mountain, Prince of Wales Island,  Alaska.  6 x 7.5 cm   214g.  $125.00.   Dozens of small terminated crystals with nice luster.  A few quartz crystals are scattered around.  There are a half dozen or so broken crystals that really don't detract.     ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE
JC9352.    Epidote.  Coayllo, Mala district, Canete province, Lima departmet, Peru. 95 x 11.5 cm   908g.  $125.00.   Nice vug filled with dark green crystals.   Terminations are a bit brighter on this piece, approaching glassy.   A few larger crystals are present on the top, approaching the backside, and not visible in the photos.    ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE
JC9352.  A closer view.  
JC9352.  Another view.  
JC9352.  Another view.  
JC9350.   Epidote.  Coayllo, Mala district, Canete province, Lima departmet, Peru.  5.5 x 6 cm  210g.  $75.00.   A group of sharp crystals.  Terminations are a little dull...sort of satiny, while the prism faces are bright and lustrous.   No damage to the naked eye except for crystals on the very edges of the piece.  Crystals are a bit darker than the photo would indicate.     ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE
JC9350.  Another view. 
JC9350.  Another view.
JC9098.   Epidote.  Djouga diggings, Benduko, Sandari district, Kayes region, Mali.    4.5 x 8 cm  116g.  $75.00.  There was one dealer from Mali I ran across at Tucson 2017.  He had 30 or so specimens from the Djouga diggings, none of which had ever been cleaned...the original red dirt was all over them.  I took a chance and bought two, and wish I had bought more, as they cleaned up beautifully.   This is a pretty group of epidote crystals, dark green, with bright glassy luster, stacked up nicely in a pleasing arrangement.    ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE
JC9098.  Another view. 
JC9098.  Another view.
JC8555.   Epidote.  Northern Frontier province, North East province, Kenya.  5 x 5.5 cm tall.  144g.  $40.00.      These Kenyan Epidotes showed up on the market in 2002, and they almost disappeared as quickly as they arrived. They are superb quality crystals from any locality, but  attracted more attention as they came from such an unusual locality as Kenya.  Even though many of the crystals from this find were very good sized, not all of them were the finest quality. This piece is one of the better quality crystals from this find from the standpoint of sharpness and luster.  A complex group of crystals with multiple terminations.   This one has two chipped front crystals visible in the photos.   ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE  
JC8555.  Different angle. 
JC8553Epidote.  Northern Frontier province, North East province, Kenya.  A 4 cm tall parallel group.   53g.   $35.00     These Kenyan Epidotes showed up on the market in 2002, and they almost disappeared as quickly as they arrived. They are superb quality crystals from any locality, but  attracted more attention as they came from such an unusual locality as Kenya.  Even though many of the crystals from this find were very good sized, not all of them were the finest quality. This piece is one of the mid range in quality and still has great luster.  Termination is a bit ragged on the left crystal.   ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE  
JC8553.  Another view. 
JC8553.  Another view. 
JC8548.  Epidote.  Northern Frontier province, North East province, Kenya.   2.5 cm Tall Thumbnail 7g.  $20.00   ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE  
JC8548.  View of the termination. 
JC8548.  Back side showing a thin layer of tiny hematite crystals. 
JC8548.  Back side showing a thin layer of tiny hematite crystals. 
JC8546.  Epidote.  Northern Frontier province, North East province, Kenya.  A 6 cm tall crystal group.    41g.  $50.00   These Kenyan Epidotes showed up on the market in 2002, and they almost disappeared as quickly as they arrived. They are superb quality crystals from any locality, but definitely attracted more attention because they came from Kenya. Even though many of the crystals from this find were very good sized, not all of them were the finest quality. This piece is one of the better quality crystals from this find from the standpoint of sharpness and luster  ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE  
JC8546.   Another view. 
JC8546.   Another view.
JC7696.  Epidote.  Raywoo Mine, Quetta, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan.   5 x 5 cm  103g.  $40.00.  The label says titanite is present, as micro crystals.   From the find of a few years ago.           ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE
JC7696.   Another view. 
JC7696.  Another view. 
JC7589.   Epidote, prehnite.  Djouga diggings, Benduko,  Sandari district,  Kayes region, Mali; (also listed as Arrondissement Diako, Bafoulabe Circle).  4.5 x 5.5 cm  142g.  $100.00.   A nice group of epidote with two lime green balls of prehnite perched on them.   No obvious damage.    ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.
JC7589.  Another view. 
JC7589.  Another view.
JC7590.   Epidote.  Djouga diggings, Benduko,  Sandari district,  Kayes region, Mali; (also listed as Arrondissement Diako, Bafoulabe Circle).  5 x 5.5 x 7 cm  125g.  $125.00.  A floater group of epidote crystals with no prehnite.  No obvious damage.  There is some siliceous chalcedony as a thin white coating on the back side.    ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.
JC7590.  Another view.
JC7590.  Another view.
JC7590.  Another view. 
JC12053.   Ferberite, calcite, pyrite.    Baia Sprie, Maramures , Romania   3 x 3 x 4 cm 35g  $150.00   Brilliant, terminated crystals festooned with bright calcite crystals.    ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.   RESERVED
JC12053.   Closer view.  
JC12053.  Back side.  
JC11964.  Ferberite, mica.   Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China.   4 x 8 cm 161g   $290.00.   An 8 cm tall, bright, sharp ferberite crystal group.   Excellent quality with nice size.    ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.
JC11964.  Back side.  
JC11964.  Back side.  
JC11851.   Ferberite, fluorite.  Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China.  5 x 6 cm 240g   $175.00.   Nice single crystal with good termination with a clear fluorite crystal implanted on the front.    ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.
JC11851.  Back side.  
JC11779.   Ferberite, siderite.  Panasqueira Mines, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugal.  3 x 4 cm 88g.   $35.00.    A ferberite crystal with the termination completely covered in siderite crystals.   ON SALE, TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.

 

JC11779.   Slightly different angle.  
JC11779.  Back side.  
JC11761.  Ferberite, pyrite.  Yaogangxian mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang county, Chenzhou, Hunan, China.   3 x 6 cm   33g. $90.00.   A sharp, nicely terminated crystal with a pyrite crystal attached to the side for additional interest.    ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.
JC11761.  Back side.  
JC11764. Ferberite, pyrite.   Tae Hwa Mine, Neungam-ri, Angseong-myeon, Chungju City, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea.  2 x 3.5 cm   28g.  $65.00    An excellent specimen of sharp, chevron-shaped ferberite blades from the classic Korean locality.  A little group of cubic pyrite at the base adds a little pizzazz to the piece.  Terminations are mostly complete.    ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.
JC11764.   Another view, slightly different angle.     
JC11710.  Ferberite, fluorite, quartz.   Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China.  3.5 x 4.5 cm   94g    Double terminated ferberite crystals.  $90.00.  Brilliant luster, sharp crystals forming a pleasing group.   ON SALE, TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.  
JC11710.  Back side view.   Tiny muscovite crystals partially coating the back and the quartz.  Small fluorite crystal at the base. 
JC11710.  I tilted this up to show the bottom of the specimen and the other terminations.  
JC11699.  Ferberite, quartz, fluorite.   Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China.   4.5 x 7 cm 191g.   $250.00   A bright ferberite crystal is decorated with quartz crystals around the base with scattered small pretty much colorless fluorite cubes.   The back side is coated with quartz and a few fluorite cubes.   ON SALE, TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.  
JC11699.  Slightly different angle.  
JC11699.  Tilted a bit.  
JC11699.   Back side.   
JC11597.  Ferberite.  Panasqueira mines, Covilha, Castelo Branco, Portugal.   5 x 7 cm tall.  304g.   $100.00.   The left side in this photo has been cleaved off, although its hard to tell looking at the photo.  Minor rubbing on the extreme right top edge of the crystal.  Siderite on the back.   ON SALE, TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.
JC11597.  Slightly different angle.  
JC11597.    Another view.
JC11597.  Another view.
JC11597.  Back side. 
JC11597.  Back side. 
JC10555.  Ferberite.  Cerro Tazna, Nor Chichas province, Potosi, Bolivia.   5 x 5.5 x 5 cm  351 g.  $95.00    Nice group from this location which hasn't produced more of these for several years.    Black, bladed crystals.   Broken crystal on the lower front.   ON SALE, TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.
JC10555.   Closer view.   The greenish tint on the crystal face on the left is a reflection, as it is dead black in color.  
JC3714.   Ferberite.   Yaogangxian mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang county, Chenzhou, Hunan, China.    6 cm x 7.6 cm.  124g.  $120.00    Doubly terminated 3.1 cm x 3.8 cm ferberite crystal.  The ferberite has bright luster and perfect terminations with good luster.  The left hand end of the ferberite is coated with phlogopite.  There are a few other ferberite crystals embedded in the phlogopite.  There are a couple of dolomite rhombs on the reverse side, with minor pyrite cubes.   ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.
JC3714.  Another view.  
JC3714.  Close up view.  
JC3714.  Close up view, slightly different angle. 
JC3714.  Back side of the crystal.  
JC12090.  Fluorite.   Felix mine, Azusa, Los Angeles county, California.   5.5 x 6.5 cm 163g  $300.00.   Beautiful green rather modified crystals from the old pretty much worked out Felix "mine".  More of a trench and random diggings in decomposed granite.    This is older, now rare, highly representative, classic material.  These green fluorites were collected in the early 1990s, and are seldom available even within California. The veins are very small, and hard to work. The "mine" is tucked into a near inaccessible canyon above a suburban development within the greater Los Angeles area, and can be considered a mineral from a very urban locale. This particular piece is very gemmy and translucent, with excellent color.  Rare to see nice specimens of these anymore.    This is a nice one.    Recent material from here mostly consists of small fragments, some individual small crystals, from narrow veins in the decomposing granite.   Nothing even approaching the quality of the pieces collected 30 odd years ago.     ON SALE, TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.
JC12090.   Another view.     
JC12090.   Another view.  
JC11895.   Fluorite.  Xianghualing Mine (Hsianghualing Mine), Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field, Linwu Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China.  8 x 11 cm   552g.  $75.00.    A large, very pale ice green crystal group.    A few dings here and there.      ON SALE, TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.
JC11895.  Another view.  
JC11895.  Another view. 
JC11596.  Fluorite, hubnerite.  Pasto Bueno, Pampas district, Pallasca province, Ancash department, Peru.  3.5 x 4 cm  52g.  $75.00.   Modified octahedron, sort of light green color, with hubnerite crystal on the back.  ON SALE, TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.
JC11596.  Side view. 
JC11596.  Another view.  
JC11596.  View of back with hubnerite crystal.  
JC11031.  Fluorite.  Heights mine, Weardale, County Durham, England.   6.5 x 7 cm  197g.  $ 150.00      Sawn back.  Bluish green crystals that do not change color from tungsten lighting to daylight lighting.  The white material around the crystals is probably calcite.  An older piece, originally purchased from Wards Natural Science, then to the J. P. Osborn and sons collection # 179 then to the Bill Warren collection.  I acquired the piece in August 1983 from Bill.   Crowley collection #: 734.     ON SALE, TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.
JC11031.  Another angle
JC11031.  Another view.  
JC8664.  Fluorite, quartz epimorph after calcite.   La Viesca mine, Huergo, La Collada mining area, Siero, Asturias, Spain.   5.5 x 8 cm  56g.  $250.00  Group of two transparent to translucent, slightly beveled fluorite cubes, with light zoning, are perched on contrasting clear to white sharp drusy quartz which is an epimorph after calcite.  Shot in tungsten light.    ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.
JC8664.  Back side.  Although not clear in the photo, the top is vertical downward to the flat face along the base.  Sort of an L shape when viewed from the side.   
JC8537.   Fluorite, quartz.  El Gaudro mine, Talampaya,  La Rioja, Argentina.   6 x 9 cm  198g.  $175.00.    Nice group of rounded octahedrons, typical for this locality, on drusy quartz.  Nice specimen from this seldom seen locality.    ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.
JC8537.  Another view. 
JC8537.  Another view.  Back side.
JC8014.  Fluorite, quartz epimorph after calcite.  La Viesca mine, Huergo, La Collada mining area, Siero, Asturias, Spain.  8 x 10 cm  89g.  $150.00.   Drusy quartz grew on a calcite crystal which is now gone, the cast is easily seen on the back side as shown below.  Bright drusy quartz is host to four light purple crystals of fluorite.       ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.
JC8014.  Back side.  
JC8004.    Fluorite, apatite.  Yaoganxian mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang county, Chenzhou prefecture, Hunan province, China.  3.7 x 5 cm 65g.  $80.00.  A large greenish apatite crystal is host to a purple zoned fluorite crystal resting on its face.   Unusual combo from here.      ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.
JC8004.   Another view.
JC8004.  Another view.  The shape of the apatite crystal can be seen better in this photo. 
JC7849.   Fluorite, quartz.  Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China.   3 x 5 cm  $65.00.   An ice blue, gem clear crystal with a purple center.     ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.
JC7849.  Another view. 
JC7849.  Another view. 
JC7811.  Fluorite.  Erongo, Namibia.  1.5 x 4.5 cm  9g.  $300.00.   An elongated highly modified  spinel twin and ? crystal; a very rare form of crystallization.   Several views are shown of this unusual specimen.        ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.
JC7811.   Another view. 
JC7811.   Another view. 
JC7811.   Another view.  
JC7758.  Fluorite, quartz, pyrite, calcite.   Fengjiashan mine (Daye Copper mine), Edong district, Daye county, Huangshi prefecture, Hubei province, China.   3.5 x 6 cm  97g.  $90.00       ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE
JC5280.  Fluorite.  Huayllapon mine, Pasto Bueno, Pampas district, Pallasca province, Ancash department, Peru.  12 x 14 cm   >1000g.  $400.00.   A 5.5 cm octahedron with smaller octahedron on cookeite.   Minor damage to the larger crystals, visible in the photos.  More of a rub spot than anything.       ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.
JC5280.   Another view.  Ding visible on middle right edge of octahedron. 
JC5280.   Another view, close up of smaller crystal.
JC5280.   Another view.
JC5280.   Another view, close up of main crystal.  Ding visible on right edge.  
JC11885.  Frankeite.   Oruro city, Cercado Province, Oruro, Bolivia.  2.5 x 4 cm 72g.  $100.00.  A flattish specimen of frankeite, with poorly developed terminations on the top side.   Quite rare mineral.     ON SALE, TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.
JC11885.   Terminations.  Rather crude looking.  
JC7931.   Galena, sphalerite.  Blackstone mine, Shullsburg area, Upper Mississippi Valley district, Lafayette county, Wisconsin.    6.5 x 8.5 cm  260g.  $200.00.   Bright galena cubes on sphalerite.  Mine closed in the early 1970's, so the specimen predates this, but exactly when is unknown.       ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.
JC7931.  Another view.  
JC7931.  Another view.  
JC7569.  Galena on pyrite.   Huanzala, Huallanca district, Dos de Mayo province, Huanuco department, Peru.  6.5 x 10 cm   487g.  $75.00.   Brilliant, rather modified crystals.  No obvious damage.  There has been a new find of galena and pyrite from Huanzala.  Most pieces have some degree of damage...this one looks pretty clean.    ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.  
JC7569.  Another view.  
JC7762.   Galena, calcite.  La Cruz mine? Linares,  Linares-La Carolina district, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain.   5 x 5 cm  247g.  $50.00.   Very few specimens have come from this area, and this is a nice miniature.  Back is coated with calcite.      ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE
JC7762.   Another view.
JC8908.  Grossular.  Genesee valley, Plumas county, California.   7.5 x 11.5 cm  736g.  $50.00.   Light brown, bright crystals on flat plate.  Wish I had more of an exact location.   Collected probably in the 1960's. ON SALE TAKE 60% OFF THE LISTED PRICE   RESERVED
JC8908.  Another view.  
JC8908.  Another view. 
JC8205.  Gypsum.  N'Chwaning II mine, N'Chwaning mines, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape province, South Africa.  A 3 cm rather complex crystal.  $3.00.   Cleaved on one side.   ON SALE TAKE 60% OFF THE LISTED PRICE
JC8205.  Another view.  
JC8019.  Gypsum.  Santa Eulalia district, Mun. de Aquiles Serdan, Chihuahua, Mexico.  9 x 14 cm  592g.  $85.00.  A nice large "fishtail" twin of gypsum.  Minor dings on the termination (common with gypsum as it is so soft).  Wish I had the mine name, but the label just listed Santa Eulalia.   Nice large gypsum cabinet specimen.         ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.
JC12005.   Hematite on quartz.  Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil.  4 x 4.5 cm 98g   $90.00.  Rarely seen are matrix specimens of hematite from this location.  Minor dings here and there on the edges.  Brilliant luster.   ON SALE, TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.  
JC11880.  Hematite (Pseudo after magnetite).  Payún Matrú volcano, Altiplano de Payún Matrú, Agua Escondida District, Malargüe Department, Mendoza Province, Argentina.  5 x 6 cm 74g.  $150.00.   The pseudos out of this national park area in Argentina were (and are) quite the sensation for their sharpness and aesthetics. This piece is likely from the second wave, which has produced pseudos with a much higher metallic luster and sheen than the original specimens from the 1990s.  This piece is composed of sharp octahedral crystals with brilliant luster.   There is a secondary partial layer of micro crystals with brilliant luster, giving these even more sparkle.   ON SALE, TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.  
JC11880.  Another view. 
JC11880.  Another view.
JC11880.  Another view.
JC11878.  Hematite (pseudo after magnetite).  Payún Matrú volcano, Altiplano de Payún Matrú, Agua Escondida District, Malargüe Department, Mendoza Province, Argentina.      2.5 x 5.5 cm 20g.    $125.00   This is a neat piece, so I took a bunch of photos from various angles. There is a secondary partial layer of micro crystals with brilliant luster, giving these even more sparkle.    ON SALE, TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.  
JC11878.  Another view. 
JC11878.  Another view.
JC11878.  Another view.
JC11878.  Another view.
JC11878.  Another view.
JC11878.  Another view.
JC11550.  Hematite, andradite.  N'Chwaning mines, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape province, South Africa.  1.2 x 2.5 x 6.5 cm   132g.  $80.00.  Nice, sort of doubley terminated, single crystal of lustrous hematite.  The right side in the photo is broken off.     ON SALE, TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.  
JC11550.  A view of the side with tiny andradite garnet crystals adhering to the hematite. 
JC11550.  Another view.  
JC8352.   Hematite.  Rio Marina, Elba Island, Livorno province, Tuscany, Italy.  5.5 x 11 cm  361g.  $50.00.   A vug in the center has many bright, blue-steel looking blades of hematite in it.  A tough specimen to photograph as it is highly reflective.  All of the white areas are actually reflected light off brilliant hematite cleavages.  The entire specimen is composed of hematite.       ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.  
JC8352.  Close up of pocket with bladed hematite crystals. 
JC3807.  Hematite.  N'Chwaning II mine, N'Chwaning mines, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape province, South Africa.    A rather nice thumbnail with brilliant, lustrous faces.    12 x 16mm    6g.    $20.00    ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.  
JC3807.  Another side.  
JC3807.   Back side.  
JC7305.  Hematite, quartz.  Jinlong hill, Longchuan county, Heyuan prefecture, Guangdong province, China.  5 x 6 x 8 cm wide.  175g.  $250.00.  A far better than average specimen with nice clean bright quartz crystals mixed with the bladed hematite (Chinese are calling these specularite).   One hematite rosette on the top has been slightly bruised.        ON SALE, TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE. 
JC7305.  Another view.  The bruised hematite shows as a small whitish area on the top right of the specimen in the photo.  
JC7305.  Another view. 
JC7305.  Another view. 
JC9766.  Hemimorphite.  Santa Eulalia district, Mun. de Aquiles Serdan, Chihuahua, Mexico.  5 x 5.5 x 10 cm wide.  196g.  $175.00.   A superior hemimorphite from here, with crystals to 5.5 cm tall.  A minor dot of hematite matrix on the tips of a couple of crystals, and one small ding seen as a white spot about half way up the main crystal group, visible in this photo.      ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE
JC9766.  Back side.  
JC9234.  Hemimorphite.  Kimbanga prospect, Kimbedi, Mindouli district, Republic of Congo.  7 x 8.5 cm  264g.  $125.00.   Light blue crystals from this recent, apparently one time find.   Minor ding in one spot.        ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE
JC9234.  Another view. 
JC9227.  Hemimorphite.  Kimbanga prospect, Kimbedi, Mindouli district, Republic of Congo.  5 x 6 cm  103g.  $75.00   Light blue crystals with a hint of iron staining here and there.        ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE
JC9227.  Another view. 
JC11374.   Hessonite, clinachlore.  Gava valley, Voltri, Genoa, Liguria, Italy.      5 x 7.5 cm  124g.  $120.00.   Gemmy bright hessonite crystals with scattered clinochlore standing up vertically from the matrix. ON SALE, TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE   RESERVED
JC11374.  Closer view.  
JC12360.  Heulandite.  Rat's Nest claim, Bayhorse district, nr. Challis, Custer county, Idaho.   5 x 6 cm   140g.  $35.00.   A nice group of  3 cm crystals on mordenite.  Crystal group is light salmon pink at the base and grades to white at the top as seen.  Terminations are mostly complete, a very slight rubbing or contact on one edge, quite hard to see.    ON SALE, TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE
JC12360.  Another view.  
JC12360.  Another view. 
JC12358.  Heulandite.  Rat's Nest claim, Bayhorse district, nr. Challis, Custer county, Idaho.  5 x 6.5 cm 80g.  $35.00   Group of light pinkish crystals on mordenite.     ON SALE, TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE
JC12358.  Another view.
JC12356.  Heulandite, mordenite.  Rat’s Nest claim, Bayhorse district, nr. Challis, Custer county, Idaho.   6.5 x 8.5 cm 275g   $40.00.   Nice grouping of light salmon pink color heulandites on a bed of mordenite.   ON SALE, TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE
JC12356.  Closer view. 
JC11861.  Hubnerite, quartz.  Pasto Bueno, Pampas District, Pallasca Province, Áncash, Peru.  3.5 x 9 cm  165g.  $250.00     Quartz crystal on one side and double terminated hubnerite on other side.  Nice piece.   ON SALE, TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE
JC11861.  Another view
JC11861.   The hubnerite crystal.   Doubly terminated. 
JC11810.  Hubnerite, quartz. Pasto Bueno, Pampas District, Pallasca Province, Áncash, Peru.  2.5 x 3.5 cm 17g.   $35.00.   Shiny, nicely terminated thin crystal in a bed of quartz crystals.   Decent small miniature.    ON SALE, TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE  RESERVED
JC11810.   Another view.  
JC11810.   Another view.
JC11810.   Another view.
JC11810.   Another view.
JC11808.  Hubnerite.   Pasto Bueno, Pampas District, Pallasca Province, Áncash, Peru.  1.5 x 3 x 3 cm 53g.   $30.00   Flat termination, with about half of it lustrous.   ON SALE, TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE
JC11808.  Back side.  
JC11811.  Hubnerite, quartz. Pasto Bueno, Pampas District, Pallasca Province, Áncash, Peru.  2.5 x 2.7 cm 21g  $18.00   Terminations are complete, with good luster.ON SALE, TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE  
JC11811.  Back side.  
JC11790.  Hubnerite.  Pasto Bueno, Pampas District, Pallasca Province, Áncash department, Peru.   7 cm Tall    28g.  $50.00.  A highly lustrous acicular crystal.    ON SALE, TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE
JC11790.  Another view.  
JC11790.  Another view.  
JC11712.  Hubnerite, quartz.  Pasto Bueno, Pampas District, Pallasca Province, Áncash, Peru.  2.5 x 4 cm 56g   $45.00.   Typical hubnerite from here.  Nice luster.   Several crystals in parallel growth.   ON SALE, TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE
JC11712.  Slightly different angle.  
JC11712.  Back side.  
JC11589.  Hubnerite.  Pasto Bueno, Pampas district, Pallasca province, Ancash department, Peru.   2.5 x 4 cm  53g.   $20.00  Single crystal from this famous locality. ON SALE, TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE 
JC11589.   Back side.    
JC11952.   Hubnerite.   Brandberg West Mine?, Brandberg Area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia.   2.5 x 5.5 cm 156g   $60.00  A single, fairly well formed crystal.  Specimens of this quality from here are quite rare.    ON SALE, TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE RESERVED
JC11952.  Another view.  
JC11952.  Another view.  
JC11952.  Another view.  
JC11952.  Another view.  
JC11952.  Another view.  
JC11590.  Hubnerite, muscovite.  Pasto Bueno, Pampas district, Pallasca province, Ancash department, Peru.  3.5 x 4.5 cm  81g.  $25.00.  Group of parallel crystals forming essentially a single group.  ON SALE, TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE
JC11590.  Another view.  
JC11590.  Back side.  
JC11591.  Hubnerite, muscovite.  Pasto Bueno, Pampas district, Pallasca province, Ancash department, Peru.  2.7 x 5 cm  69g.  $30.00.   Couple of prismatic crystals with muscovite.   ON SALE, TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE
JC11591.  View of terminations. 
JC11593.   Hubnerite.  Pasto Bueno, Pampas district, Pallasca province, Ancash department, Peru.   2.4 x 3.7 cm  26g.  $20.00.   Single crystal with minor muscovite.  ON SALE, TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE
JC11593.   View of termination.  
JC11593.  Back side.  
JC11594.   Hubnerite, quartz.  Pasto Bueno, Pampas district, Pallasca province, Ancash department, Peru.  2 x 3.5 cm   20g.  $15.00.    ON SALE, TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE
JC11594.  Back side.  
JC11595.   Hubnerite, quartz.  Pasto Bueno, Pampas district, Pallasca province, Ancash department, Peru.  4.5 x 5 cm  66g.  $30.00.  Group of crystals with quartz sort of holding every thing together.   ON SALE, TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE
JC11595.  Back side. 
JC11595.   Another view.  
JC11535.   Hubnerite.  Pasto Bueno, Pampas district, Pallasca province, Ancash, Peru.   1.5 x 5 cm   31g.  $40.00   Single crystal.   ON SALE, TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE
JC11535.   Other views. 
JC11418.  Hubnerite, quartz.  Pasto Bueno, Pampas District, Pallasca Province, Áncash, Peru.  5 x 5 x 5.5 cm   154g.  $135.00    Has a series of bladed crystals when looked at sideways.  Looks best from the front, but tends to sort of hide the crystals behind the first one in the front.   Terminations are present, although slightly ragged looking.   ON SALE, TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE
JC11418.   Another view.  
JC11418.   Side view.  
JC10705.  Hubnerite, quartz.  Huayllapon mine, Pasto Bueno, Pampas district, Pallasca province, Ancash department, Peru.  5 x 5.5 cm  78g.  $90.00  Bright cluster of quartz crystals with a larger crystal forming the back drop.  The hubnerite has nice red color in transmitted light.   ON SALE, TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE
JC10705.  Another view.  
JC10705.  Another view.
JC10705.  Another  closer view.
JC6804.  Hubnerite, quartz.   Mundo Nuevo, Labor Gallitos, Huamachuco, Sanchez Carrion prov., La Libertad dept., Peru.  6.5 x 8.5 cm.  171g.  $165.00.   Stout crystals scattered in (as inclusions) and on quartz crystals.  Although hard to spot, as the quartz crystal in the center is so clear, it is full of small hubnerite crystals as inclusions.  The quartz crystals on the bottom of the specimen also have numerous hubnerite inclusions.   Better in person. ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE
JC6804.   A different view.  The larger quartz crystal with the hubnerite inclusions is now in the lower center, with the termination pointed to the right.  
JC6804.  A closer view of the main quartz crystal with inclusions and the cluster of hubnerite crystals. 
JC11876.  Hydroxylherderite, quartz.  Brazil?  2 x 2.5 cm 6g.  $55.00   Thumbnail.   Unfortunately in this collection I acquired there are a few pieces with no labels.   This being one.   Looks similar to pieces from Aracuai, Minas Gerais, Brazil.ON SALE, TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE
JC11876.  Another view.  
JC11876.  Another view.  
JC11870.  Hydroxlherderite?.  Namibia? Brazil?   3 x 6 cm 31g  $50.00    Terminated crystal.    Unfortunately in this collection I acquired there are a few pieces with no labels.   This being one.   ON SALE, TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE
JC11870.  Another view. 
JC11870.  Another view. 
JC11870.  Another view. 
JC12186.  Kunzite.   Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazil.  5 x 10.5 cm 77g  $160.00   A thin crystal, light lilac pink in color.   Appears to be cleaved on the back and bottom edge.    ON SALE TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE PRICE
JC12186.  Same view with black background.  
JC9826.  Liddicoatite, quartz.   Ambarinakanga, Antsira, Madagascar.   7 x 7 x 9 cm   511g.  $900.00.   A 7 cm liddicoatite crystal is nestled into a pale smoky quartz crystal group.   A luscious specimen, with the crystal nicely centered in the quartz.   The crystal on the lower front is broken off, as seen in the photo.  The small crystal on the left of the main crystal is likewise broken off.  The main crystal is pristine.   Displays beautifully as seen in the photos.   Sawn back on the quartz and some non facing faces of the quartz smoothed..   Collected in  July 2006 from a single pocket find at this occurrence.    Ambarinakanga is a large town, and this occurrence was somewhere near there, although the exact locality is not on the label.   ON SALE TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE PRICE
JC9826.  Another view.  
JC9826.  Another view.  
JC11906. Limonite after pyrite.   Gachala Municipality, Cundinamarca Dept., Colombia.  3 x 4.5 x 4.5 cm 190g  $100.00     Pyrite "iron cross twin" specimen that was collected from the Guavió-Guatéque Mining District of Colombia. These twinned pyrite crystals are pentagonal dodecahedrons that underwent surface alteration to goethite, giving the exterior of the crystals their dark color.   These came out around 2007 as I understand it.     ON SALE TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE PRICE
JC11906.  Another view. 
JC11906.  Another view. 
JC11906.  Another view. 
JC10681. Ludwigite, forsterite?  Spring Gulch/Valley View mine area, Quartzite (White Rock) canyon, Spring Mountain district, nr. Big Windy Peak, Lemhi county, Idaho.   10 x 16 cm >1000g.   $150.00  The front face is covered with a heavy scattering of prisms, many with tiny dots of forsterite?  The central area of black lustrous crystals was etched out of calcite, and the edges and part of the back is composed of oxidized semi massive ludwigite, which has this odd amorphous orange oxide material.  There is a patch of larger black ludwigite crystals on the back.  I have been told the light colored specks of anhedral mineral are forsterite, but I haven't personally had it analyzed.     Looks better in person.  The ludwigite prisms tend to blend together in the photos.       ON SALE TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE PRICE
JC10861.  Closer view.   
JC10861.   Closer view.  
JC10752.   Ludwigite, calcite, forsterite?.  Spring Gulch/Valley View mine area, Quartzite (White Rock) canyon, Spring Mountain district, nr. Big Windy Peak, Lemhi county, Idaho.  6 x 12 cm   685g.  $175.00.  Mass of bright black crystals, coverage on broth front and back.    I have been told the light colored specks of anhedral mineral are forsterite, but I haven't personally had it analyzed.     ON SALE TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE PRICE  
JC10752.  Closer view.  
JC10752.  Back side. 
JC11664Magnetite.  Bruce Estate copper mine, Spring Mountain district, Lemhi county, Idaho.   8 x 10 cm  890g.   $38.00.   Up to 2.7 cm, highly modified octahedrons of magnetite.  Satiny luster.  Bit of calcite left in the middle.   Minor ludwigite in thin needles on the back.      ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE
JC11664.  Closer view. 
JC11659Magnetite.  Bruce Estate copper mine, Spring Mountain district, Lemhi county, Idaho.  5 x 7.5 cm  564g.  $25.00.   Large, up to 2.5 cm highly modified octahedrons of magnetite.  The orange spots are remnants of highly altered ludwigite crystals.   Luster is bright satiny when turned in the light.       ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE
JC11659.  Another view.  
JC11655Magnetite, ludwigite.  Bruce Estate copper mine, Spring Mountain district, Lemhi county, Idaho.  6 x 7 cm  279g.  $18.00.  A 3 cm, magnetite, a bit pitted, with dull satiny luster makes up the lower part of the piece.  The only piece I found that had unaltered ludwigite crystals on it.   Several, somewhat raggedy looking prisms lying on the magnetite, visible in the photo.      ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE
JC11655.   Another view.   
JC11654.  Magnetite.  Bruce Estate copper mine, Spring Mountain district, Lemhi county, Idaho.   6 x 6 cm  230g.  $15.00.  Lustrous octahedrons of magnetite.  A few have cracks going through them (shrinkage cracks?), but are stable.    Sawn back   ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE
JC11652Magnetite, forsterite?, ludwigite.  Bruce Estate copper mine, Spring Mountain district, Lemhi county, Idaho.    6 x 8 cm  142g.  $25.00.   2 cm and smaller, highly modified octahedral form crystals with satiny luster.  The little orange crystals are highly altered ludwigite crystals.      ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE
JC11649.  Magnetite.  Bruce Estate copper mine, Spring Mountain district, Lemhi county, Idaho.   7 x 10 cm  275g.  $30.00.     1.5 cm and smaller magnetite crystals, highly modified octahedrons.  The orange areas are highly altered ludwigite crystals.     ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE 
JC11649.  Another view.  
JC11646Magnetite, spinel?  Bruce Estate copper mine, Spring Mountain district, Lemhi county, Idaho.  4.5 x 5 cm  102g.  $10.00   Attached to the side of a couple of crystals are several tiny, epitaxial, glassy crystals of what appears to be black spinel crystals.  The magnetite crystals have cracks going through them (shrinkage cracks?), but are stable.  One magnetite on the top right has been sheared off, although not obvious in the photo.       ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE
JC11645.  Magnetite.  Bruce Estate copper mine, Spring Mountain district, Lemhi county, Idaho.  4 x 4 cm   55g.  $7.00.   Several magnetite crystals to and over 1 cm.  Some are chipped as seen in the photo.       ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE
JC11643Magnetite, spinel?  Bruce Estate copper mine, Spring Mountain district, Lemhi county, Idaho.  4 x 6.5 cm   107g.  $12.00.      1 cm and smaller magnetite crystals with satiny luster.  Attached to the side of one crystal are several tiny, glassy crystals of what appears to be black spinel crystals.      ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE
JC11642Magnetite, calcite.   Bruce Estate copper mine, Spring Mountain district, Lemhi county, Idaho.   3.5 x 5 cm  165g.  $8.00.     1.5 cm and smaller magnetite crystals.  A couple of incomplete crystals on the edge.       ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE
JC11641.  Magnetite.  Bruce Estate copper mine, Spring Mountain district, Lemhi county, Idaho.   4 x 5.5 cm   89g.  $15.00.   1 cm and smaller, satiny luster magnetites make up the piece.   There is an incomplete crystal the tannish looking material is.      ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE
JC11640.  Magnetite, spinel?.  Bruce Estate copper mine, Spring Mountain district, Lemhi county, Idaho.  2.5 x 4 cm  34g.  $8.00.    A 2 cm slightly pitted magnetite is the main crystal, in view in the photo.   Attached to the crystal, on its side are several tiny, glassy crystals of what appears to be black spinel crystals.      ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE
JC11637Magnetite.  Bruce Estate copper mine, Spring Mountain district, Lemhi county, Idaho.  5 x 7 x 9 cm  348g.  $15.00.   1 cm and smaller magnetite crystals on the front side.  Partial prisms of highly altered ludwigite crystals are present here and there.  The magnetite has satiny luster and the slightly pitted look typical of this deposit.       ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE
JC11637.   Another view. 
JC11634.  Magnetite, spinel?.  Bruce Estate copper mine, Spring Mountain district, Lemhi county, Idaho.   6 x 6.5 cm   303g.  $28.00.   Magnetite to 1.7 cm in size.  Satiny luster.  The magnetite crystal on the center right edge has a ding in it and a chipped termination.   Several magnetite crystals have what appears to be glassy luster epitaxial spinel crystals on them, although these have not been analyzed.     ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE
JC11632.  Magnetite.  Bruce Estate copper mine, Spring Mountain district, Lemhi county, Idaho.  3 x 5 x 7 cm   208g.   $10.00   Magnetite crystals to 1.3 cm, a bit pitted as usual.  Satiny luster.   ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE
JC11628.   Magnetite.  Bruce Estate copper mine, Spring Mountain district, Lemhi county, Idaho.    6 x 8 cm   160g.  $18.00   Largest magnetite is 1.2 cm, the magnetite crystals are slightly pitted, typical for this deposit.  The beige mineral is possibly forsterite, although I haven't had it analyzed.   There are a couple of broken magnetite crystals.    ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE
JC6808.   Magnetite, ludwigite.  Spring Gulch/Valley View mine, Quartzite (White Rock) canyon, Spring Mountain district, nr. Big Windy Peak, Lemhi county, Idaho.   5 x 8 cm  168g.  $35.00.    Mostly black octahedrons of magnetite with some corroded ludwigite crystals in the lower front.   Magnetite's are about 1.5 cm in diameter and smaller.   The magnetite crystals are a little crude/pitted with satiny luster.    ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE
JC6808.  Another view.  
JC6808.  Another view.  
JC10029.  Magnetite, ludwigite.  Spring Gulch/Valley View mine, Quartzite (White Rock) canyon, Spring Mountain district, nr. Big Windy Peak, Lemhi county, Idaho.   6 x 8 cm  255g.  $35.00  Black, octahedral magnetite with small black prisms of ludwigite.   Collected in 2003.   ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE
JC10029.  Close up view.  Several black prisms of ludwigite are visible.  
JC10029.  Close up view.  Several black prisms of ludwigite are visible.  
JC4399.   Magnetite.  Spring Gulch/Valley View mine, Quartzite (White Rock) canyon, Spring Mountain district, nr. Big Windy Peak, Lemhi county, Idaho  3.5 x 5 cm  151g.  $20.00.   Group of somewhat crude octahedral crystals.  Collected in 2003.   ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE
JC4399.  Another view. 
JC10732.  Malachite pseudo azurite, azurite. Kerrouchene, Kerrouchen Caïdat, El Kbab Cercle, Khénifra Province, Béni Mellal-Khénifra Region, Morocco.  3 x 5 cm   24g.  $70.00.  Nice little group of sharp crystals.  The largest, partially pesudomorphed crystal has a bit of sandstone stuck on the end of the crystal.       ON SALE, TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE
JC10732.  Another view. 
JC10732.  Another view.
JC10654.  Malachite pseudo after, azurite.  1900 level, 105 stope, Campbell shaft, Bisbee, Cochise county, Arizona.  6 x 6 x 6.5 cm    343g.  $165.00.  Large pseudos of malachite after azurite to 2.7 cm  .  Hard to get a good angle on these for the photos...the pseudos tend to blend in to the rest of the malachite.   Ex Scott Williams, 1956.  Ex. Dr. Eugene E. Sensel collection #232.      ON SALE, TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE
JC10654.  Another view. 
JC10654.  Another view. 
JC10654.  Another view. 
JC10654.  Another view. 
JC9317Malachite pseudo Azurite.  Milpillas mine, Cuitaca, Mun. de Santa Cruz, Sonora, Mexico.  5.5 x 9 cm   171g.  $75.00.    Bladed crystals of malachite pseudo after azurite.     ON SALE, TAKE 50% OFF THE MARKED PRICE
JC9317.  Another view.  
JC9317.  Another view. 
JC9317.  Another, closer view. 
JC9195.  Malachite, pyromorphite.  Browns Open Cut, Rum Jungle, Batchelor, Coomalie Shire, Northern Territory, Australia.  5 x 8 cm  104g.  $125.00.   From the 2010 find at this open pit, now filled with water since 2012.   Tiny, sparkly, micro crystals of pyromorphite heavily scattered over the dark green botryoidal malachite.    No more of these are coming out.         ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.
JC9195.   Another view. 
JC9195.   Close up view. 
JC9021.  Malachite pseudo azurite.  Milpillas mine, Cuitaca, Municipio de Cananea, Sonora, Mexico.  7 x 7 cm  190g.  $20.00.  Small azurite crystals totally replaced by malachite on a white dickite? coating matrix.   ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.
JC9021.   Another view.  
JC7341.  Malachite pseudo Azurite, azurite.  Milpillas mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico.  6 x 12 cm tall.  366g.  $300.00.   A nice large plate of sharp, bladed malachite standing perpendicular to the matrix, formed in a shallow vug.  Dozens of pseudos on this one.  The bottom of the piece was in contact with the pocket wall, so the malachite is flat and not well crystallized.  There are a couple of minor dings to a couple of the crystals, visible, with difficulty, in the close up shot.  Not often do you see a nice sized cabinet specimen of sharp, bladed pseudos on it like this.  There is some massive, blue azurite underneath the malachite and visible from the back side of the specimen.         ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.
JC7341.  Close up view. 
JC8485.   Malachite pseudo azurite.  Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Namibia.  4 x 5.5 cm  57g.  $175.00.  Several somewhat blocky crystals on brown matrix.  Purchased in 1980.   A bit of matrix attached to one crystal, otherwise undamaged except for crystal on bottom lower right where it appears to have been corroded or poorly formed...a little hard to tell.        ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.
JC8485.  Another view.
JC7654.   Malachite pseudo azurite.  Tsumeb, Namibia.  4 x 6 cm  84g.  $60.00.  Although hard to tell in the photos, the face of this piece is covered with short stubby pseudos of malachite.   Two views are shown.  The light green material appears to be bayldonite or mottramite; not verified.    ON SALE TAKE 60% OFF THE LISTED PRICE
JC7417.   Malachite.  Mubambe mine, Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo.  7 x 8 cm  224g.  $80.00.   This one caught my eye just for its sheer beauty.  One small scratch on the upper right botryoids, visible in the photo below.  A real pretty specimen.        ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.
JC7417.   Another view.  
JC3859.  Malachite, calcite.  Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Namibia.  4 x 7 cm  85g. $150.00  A 2 cm ball of acicular malachite on white calcite rhombohedra.  Neat piece with no damage to the naked eye except for a very small patch on the bottom edge of the malachite where it was cleaved when removed from the pocket.  This is visible in the bottom photo.         ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.
JC3859.  Close up.  
JC7796.  Marcasite, pyrargyrite, quartz.   Rosebud mine, Rosebud district, Pershing county, Nevada.   5 x 6.5 cm  55g.  $45.00     Marcasite in bladed crystals has been partially coated with massive to microcrystalline pyrargyrite.  A rare combination.            ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.   RESERVED
JC7796.   Close up
T     JC8675.  Meta-zeunerite and ?.   Majuba Hill mine, Antelope district, Pershing county, Nevada.  6.5 x 7.5 cm  218g.  $100.00.  Platy green crystals scattered through a dark matrix of mixed minerals, none identified on the label.        ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.
JC7686.  Mesolite, stilbite.  Kannad, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India.   4.5 x 7.5 cm  73g.  $50.00.   Nice ball of waxy luster mesolite.   Unusual.    ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE
JC6282.  Microcline.  Crystal creek, Teller county, Colorado.  8.5 cm tall x 12cm deep x 10 cm wide.  >1000g.  $35.00.   A quite large crystal from this area...wish it were amazonite.   A small smoky quartz is attached on one side.  A crack through the bottom has been reinforced with super glue.   Collected in 2006          ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE
JC6282.  Another view. 
JC9213.  Mimetite.  Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Namibia.  4.5 x 7.5 cm  5g.  $40.00.  Prismatic yellow crystals.    ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE
JC9037.  Mimetite.  Filon Sur Cut, Minas de Tharsis, Alosno, Comarca, El Andevalo, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain.   2.5 x 5 cm  52g.  $50.00.   I picked this one up, as I had never heard of the this location.   A limited find it turns out when I Googled the location.     ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE
JC9073.   Another view.  
JC8231. Mimetite.  Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico.  7 x 9 cm  304g.  $70.00.  Heavy specimen of slightly botryoidal to more globular/cauliflower like crystals.  Color varies from yellow to a dark honey color.   Not sure what the black mineral is.  An older specimen from here, somewhat different from what has more recently been collected.  Ex Muhl Herdorf, Germany, collection.       ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.
JC8231.  Closer view. 
JC8255.   Mimetite.  Ojuela mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico.  2 x 4.3 cm  30g.  $25.00.   From the find of the spring of 2013.  These are a bright yellow, with great luster.  No damage except on the edges.   These add a nice bright spot to any collection.  Brighter yellow than the photo would indicate.       ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.
JC8255.  Back side. 
JC8264.     Mimetite.  Ojuela mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico.  6.5 x 8 cm  88g.  $125.00.    From the find of the spring of 2013.  These are a bright yellow, with great luster and sparkle.  No damage except on the edges.   These add a nice bright spot to any collection.       ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.
JC8264.  Close up view.
JC8265.      Mimetite.  Ojuela mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico.  7 x 8 cm  287g.  $125.00.   From the find of the spring of 2013.  These are a bright yellow, with great luster and sparkle.  No damage to the crystals except on the edges and a brown patch on the left side where the crystals apparently fell off.   These add a nice bright spot to any collection.        ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.
JC8265.  Another view.  The little piece extending out from the lower right appears to have a crack in the photo, this is not the case and just a trick of the lighting. 
JC7932.  Mimetite.  Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Namibia.  6 x7 cm  175g.  $200.00   Nice group of tannish to honey colored crystals.      ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.
JC7932.  Another view.
JC6865.   Mimetite.  Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Namibia.  4.2 x 8.3 cm wide.  270g.  $150.00    Pale yellow, sparkly, somewhat botryoidal mimetite.  There is some damage to the topmost left side mound right on its top, probably from the pocket wall; not visible in the photo.      ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.
JC6865.  A closer view. 
JC8630.  Muscovite pseudo microcline, schorl.  Erongo mountain, Erongo region, Namibia.  5 x 7 cm  52g.  $85.00.    Sort of a combination of pseudo and epimorph after microcline.   Some of these are hollow, while the muscovite shows the obvious microcline form.   Scattered schorl crystals decorate the muscovite.               ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.
JC8630.  Another view.
JC8630.  Another view.
JC10339.    Molybdenite, epidote, andradite quartz.      Pine Creek mine, Annex claims, Bishop district, Scheelite, nr. Bishop, Inyo county, California.  3.5 x 6 cm  136g.  $55.00.   Multiple bright small rosettes of molybdenite embedded in a fine grained matrix of epidote, with minor poorly crystallized andradite.   One rosette is nearly 2 cm wide, most others are in the 1 cm to 1.5 cm size range.          ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.
JC10339.   Another view. 
JC10340.  Molybdenite, quartz, epidote.  Pine Creek mine, Annex claims, Bishop district, Scheelite, nr. Bishop, Inyo county, California.   4 x 7 cm   119g.   $35.00.  Several rosettes of molybdenite embedded in a quartz rich matrix, with minor fine grained epidote.      ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.
JC10340.  Another view.   
JC10340.  Another view.
JC10342.  Molybdenite, quartz, epidote.   Pine Creek mine, Annex claims, Bishop district, Scheelite, nr. Bishop, Inyo county, California.  5 x 5 x 10 cm.   309g.   $45.00.   Numerous small molybdenite rosettes embedded in a quartz matrix with associated fine grained epidote.   The largest rosette is 1 cm, with most rosettes less than that.          ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.
JC10342.  Another view.  
JC10342.  Another view. 
JC10342.  A closer view. 
JC10343.  Molybdenite, quartz, epidote.  Pine Creek mine, Annex claims, Bishop district, Scheelite, nr. Bishop, Inyo county, California.  6 x 10.5 cm   359g.   $55.00.    Numerous rosettes of molybdenite embedded in a granular quartz matrix, with fine grained epidote also present.  The largest molybdenite rosette is 1.5 cm across.        ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.
JC10343.  Another view.  
JC10343.  Another view.
JC10343.  Another view.
JC10343.  A closer view.
JC10355.  Molybdenite.  Pine Creek mine, Annex claims, Bishop district, Scheelite, nr. Bishop, Inyo county, California.   6 x 7 cm   169g.   $95.00    A 3.5 cm larger partial crystal with a 3 cm satellite crystal, with several less complete partial crystals.   The specimen is mostly molybdenite, with a fine grained epidote? matrix.         ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.
JC10355.   Another view, with the 3.5 cm main partial crystal on the upper edge and the 3 cm other crystal on the lower left.  
JC10355.   Another view. 
JC10357.  Molybdenite, andradite, epidote.   Pine Creek mine, Annex claims, Bishop district, Scheelite, nr. Bishop, Inyo county, California.   5 x 5 x 5 cm   252g.   $50.00.    Molybdenite crystals on all sides of the specimen.   The largest individual rosettes are about 1.5 cm across, with some aggregates on one side a bit larger.    Matrix is massive andradite and fine grained epidote, with a little bit of quartz.           ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.  
JC10357.  Another view. 
JC10357.  Another view. 
JC10362.  Molybdenite, quartz, epidote.   Pine Creek mine, Annex claims, Bishop district, Scheelite, nr. Bishop, Inyo county, California.   3.5 x 7 cm   118g. $60.00.    Nearly solid mass of molybdenite crystals, sort of interlocking and not complete crystals.   The back is fine grained, granular epidote, with a bit of granular quartz also present.          ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.
JC10362.  Another view.  
JC10364.  Molybdenite, quartz, powellite.   Pine Creek mine, Annex claims, Bishop district, Scheelite, nr. Bishop, Inyo county, California.  3 x 6 cm  36g.   $35.00.   Sawn back.   15mm crystal on the front, with a  couple of smaller rosettes.    The powellite is not obvious until hit with short wave UV light, where it lights up as a bright yellow color.         ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.
JC10364.  Another view.  
JC10369.  Molybdenite, powellite.  Pine Creek mine, Annex claims, Bishop district, Scheelite, nr. Bishop, Inyo county, California.   4.5 x 8 cm   139g.   $50.00.   A thin plate of nearly solid molybdenite.  This one was from a narrow vein, with quartz and calcite covering the molybdenite crystals.  When etched out, the quartz fell apart, and with the calcite gone, it exposed the molybdenite.  A little different, as the crystals are mostly edge on, and not real sharp.  Powellite is not obvious until hit with short wave UV  light, where it shows up as a bright yellow color.        ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.
JC10369.   Close up view.  
JC10384Molybdenite, epidote, quartz.  Pine Creek mine, Annex claims, Bishop district, Scheelite, nr. Bishop, Inyo county, California.       8.5 x 13 cm  >1000g.  $100.00.   Heavy specimen of molybdenite in a somewhat rusty epidote, quartz matrix.    Crystals of the molybdenite are not well defined, being mostly subhedral.   I took several photos of the front, back and sides.          ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.
JC10384.  Another view. 
JC10384.  Another view. 
JC10384.  A view of the backside, which is mostly fine grained epidote.  
JC10311.  Molybdenite, hornblende, quartz, feldspar.  Pine Creek mine, Bishop district, Scheelite, nr. Bishop, Inyo county, California.  6 x 7 cm  168g.  $25.00.   Granular grayish quartz and white feldspar makes up the matrix with minor hornblende crystals also present.   The molybdenite is present as anhedral to subhedral crystals scattered throughout.   Has a sawn base.         ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.
JC10311.   Back side. 
JC10316.  Molybdenite, hornblende, quartz, feldspar, powellite  Pine Creek mine, Bishop district, Scheelite, nr. Bishop, Inyo county, California.  6.5 x 6.5 cm  176g.  $20.00.  Anhedral to subhedral molybdenite is embedded in a grayish, granular quartz matrix, with a greenish not identified mineral (pyroxene?).  A few black hornblende crystals are also present.  Small, scattered patches of powellite? are also present.  The powellite? has been identified by its bright yellow fluorescence, but has not been verified by x-ray diffraction or other means.  Specimen has a sawn base.             ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.
JC10317.  Molybdenite, hornblende, quartz, feldspar.  Pine Creek mine, Bishop district, Scheelite, nr. Bishop, Inyo county, California.  4.5 x 6 cm  91g.  $15.00.  A few subhedral molybdenite crystals are embedded in a hornblende rich matrix with grayish granular quartz.    Has a sawn base.         ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.
JC10317.   Another view.  
JC10322.  Molybdenite, quartz, powellite.  Pine Creek mine, Bishop district, Scheelite, nr. Bishop, Inyo county, California.  3 x 3 cm  19g.  $15.00.  Several molybdenite crystals are embedded in massive quartz.  The view here is of the edge on crystals.     Lots of bright yellow fluorescence which suggests powellite.   The powellite? has been identified by its bright yellow fluorescence, but has not been verified by x-ray diffraction or other means.      ON SALE, TAKE 60% OFF THE MARKED PRICE.
JC10322.  Side view.