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Minerals Beginning with "C"

JC13051.   Calcite (cobaltoan).  Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco.  10 x 14cm 968g  $225.00.  Not sure of the exact mine on this one.  Label just has as listed here.   Nice glassy luster, pretty pinkish purplish color.  The close up below is closer to the actual color.  There are two rub spots, hard to see in the photo, and don't detract from the piece.   
JC13051.  Another view. 
JC13051.  Close up. 
JC13046.  Calcite (Cobaltoan)  Kolwezi, Katanga, Democratic Republic Congo.   5 x 6 cm 88g  $35.00   Pink crystals.  bright luster.  Sawn back
JC13045.   Calcite (Cobaltoan)  Kolwezi, Katanga, Democratic Republic Congo.   5 x 7 cm 134g  $50.00  Purplish pink crystals.  Bright luster.   Color is fairly accurate.   Sawn back.  
JC13045.  Closer view. 
JC13044.  Calcite (Cobaltoan)  Kolwezi, Katanga, Democratic Republic Congo.   6.5 x 9 cm 300g   $60.00   Slightly purplish pink crystals, photo is fairly accurate.  Bright luster.   Sawn back.  
JC13044.    Closer view. 
JC12992.  Calcite.  (Septarian nodule).  Mulberry creek, Clarendon, Texas (about 10 miles outside of town).  7 x 6 x 3 cm 198g  $15.00  
JC12992.   Short wave.  Back side. 
JC12992.   Short wave, front side. 
JC12969.  Calcite, norbergite/ chondrodite.  Bodnar Quarries, now Rudeville quarry, Rudeville, Hardyston Township, Sussex County, New Jersey  8.5 x 6 cm 98g  $20.00.   The old quarries are now golf courses.  This was collected in the early 1970's some 50 years ago.   Specimen is not fluorescent. 
JC12542.   Calcite.  Manaoshan Mine?  Chenzhou, Hunan, China.  5 x 8 cm 147g   $90.00.   Bright crystals coating the matrix.   Not sure the mine is correct, as label just says Chenzhou.   
JC12542.  Another view.  
JC12541.   Calcite on siderite.  China.  5 x 6 cm 106g  $30.00.  Wish I had a more exact location.  
JC12541.  Another view. 
JC12541.  Another view. 
JC12541.  Another view. 
JC12541.  Another view. 
JC12536.  Calcite, sphalerite.  Shuikoushan Mine, Shuikoushan ore field, Changning Co., Hengyang, Hunan, China.  7 x 8 x 10.5 cm 694g Up to 5.5 cm crystals.   $90.00
JC12536.  Back side showing the drusy quartz and small sphalerite crystals underlying the calcite.  
JC12536.  Another view.   
JC12536.  Another view.  
JC12218.  Calcite. Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field, Linwu Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China.   11 x 13 x 18 cm   2,466g   Approx. 5.5 Lbs  $350.00  Large bladed crystals.  Minor chipping on the edge of some of the crystals.  Not surprising considering the size of this thing, and it being shipped from China.   
JC12218.  Another view.  
JC9318.  Calcite (cobaltoan)  Katanga Copper Crescent, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo.    5 x 8 cm 213g   $175.00   Hot pink, with a hint of lilac crystals.  Really pretty piece.   No damage.  
JC9318.  Another view. 
JC9318.  Closer view.   
 

 

 

 

 

JC12154.  Calcite.  Challenger Cave, Nuevo Leone, Mexico  3 x 5 cm  $5.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

JC12120B.  Calcite.  Terlingua District, Texas.  3 x 4 cm 32g   $5.00   Chunk of calcite with very slight pinkish look.  Not fluorescent.  
JC12082.  Calcite.  Gordonsville Mine, Carthage, Smith Co., Tennessee.  6 x 8 cm 211g  $75.00.  Group of orangish crystal, cleaved off on the bottom as shown in the photos.  
JC12082.  Another view. 
JC12082.  Another view. 
JC12082.  Another view. 
JC12044.   Calcite.   Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field, Linwu Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China.  6 x 6 x 7 cm 168g $125.00.  Nice sharp bladed flattened rhombs.   Shows well.  
JC12044.  Another angle. 
JC12044.  Another angle. 
JC12044.  Another angle. 
JC11901.  Cobaltoan Calcite,  Mashamba West , Kolwezi, Shaba, Congo (Zaire).  4 x 8 cm 123g.  $95.00.   Magenta crystals as seen.  Contact area near the top center as can be seen.  
JC11901.  Another view. 
JC11831.   Manganocalcite, quartz.  Pachapaqui mining district, Bolognesi Province, Áncash, Peru.   2 x 3 cm 8g   $15.00.   Bladed crystals, not lustrous.  Fluorescent sort of reddish pink.  
JC11531.   Calcite.  Rucks pit, Fort Drum, Okeechobee county, Florida.  3 x 4.5 cm  27g.  $35.00.   A cluster of scalenohedral crystals that once rested in a fossilized clam.  They came loose in shipping, so no clam comes with them.  
JC11531.  Another view. 
JC11523.  Calcite, pyrrhotite, pyrite.  Potosi mine, Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia district, Aquiles Serdan municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico.   4 x 4.5 x 8 cm  140g.  $35.00.   Sharp scalenohedral crystals mostly coating a matrix of pyrrhotite crystals, sparkling little pyrite groups and a touch of dolomite on the back side.  
JC11523.  Another view.  
JC10484.   Calcite (cobaltoan).  Agoudal Mines, Agoudal, Bou Azer District (Bou Azzer District), Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco.        8 x 12.5 cm  688g.  $350.00.  The specimen features a solid coating of bright pink cobaltoan calcite with a solid matrix, so it is not fragile and displays very well.    The mine is currently flooded I have been told, so the chances of more of these from this particular mine is slim.  
JC10484.   Close up view.  
JC5961.  Calcite.   Santa Eulalia district, Aquiles Serdan, Chihuahua, Mexico.  4.7 x 2.8 cm 37g.  $5.00.  
JC5142.     Calcite.   Huanzala, Huallanca district, Dos de Mayo province, Huanuco department, Peru.   4.5 x 3.5 cm 72g  $25.00.  Nice single crystal perched on a smaller, less obvious crystal.    I got this one from Golden Minerals in June, 1994.  Crowley collection #JAC1142
JC5142.  Another view. 
JC12367.  Caledonite.  Reward mine, Russ district, Inyo county, California.  3.5 x 3.5 cm  44g.  $75.00.    Group of bright sparkly crystals.    ON SALE DEDUCT 30% FROM PRICE
JC12367.  Back side.  
JC12366.   Caledonite, linarite.  Reward mine, Russ district, Inyo county, California.   3.2 x 3.6 cm   38g.   $125.00.   Group of bright, sparkly crystals with traces of linarite around the edges.    ON SALE DEDUCT 30% FROM PRICE
JC12366.  Back side.  
JC12575.   Cassiterite.  Viloco mine, Loayza province, La Paz, Bolivia.  .   3 x 4 x 4 cm 204g  $375.00  To paraphrase another dealer that had one of these, very similar....   An old, and quite large crystal for here.  This miniature is sharply twinned, with bright luster and a deep brown color.  It is unusual to find a twin this size from Viloco, and this piece probably dates back close to when some of the finest Cassiterites were mined there in the early 1900s.  For the size, it is in good condition with nice sharpness and twinning with only a small amount of edge wear and it has among the best luster I have seen on one of these old survivors. Contemporary specimens from this mine have a very different look to them. Absolutely great miniature!
JC12575.  Another view. 
JC12575.  Another view. 
JC12575.  Another view. 
JC12575.  Another view. 
JC12575.  Another view. 
JC12575.  Another view. 
JC12084.  Cassiterite.   Piaotang mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu county, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China.   4 x 4.5 cm 246g  $250.00.  A very large, for the locality, cassiterite.  The white spots are growth irregularities rather than damage.  There is a tiny ding on the tip of the crystal facing out. 
JC12084.  Another view.  
JC12084.  Another view.  
JC12067.  Cassiterite.  Amo Sn deposit, Ximeng County, Pu'er, Yunnan, China.   4 cm tall crystal.   $150.00.  Single sharp, lustrous crystal.  
JC12067.  Another view. 
JC12067.  Another view. 
JC12067.  Back side.  
JC11801.  Cassiterite.    Conselheiro Lafaiete?, Minas Gerais, Brazil Or :  Galaleia.   4.8 x 6.5 cm 114g    $250.00  Although the label said Conselheiro Lafaiete, this location has never produced good cassiterite as near as I can tell.  May be mislabeled and be from Galaleia.    A single, somewhat complex crystal.  The base, where it was detached from the matrix, is a sort of fine grained pinkish material, with what appears to be cleavelandite.  
JC11801.   Another view.   
JC11801.  Back side.
JC11788.  Cassiterite, quartz.   Elsmore, Gough county, New South Wales, Australia.   4 x 5 cm  69g.   $125.00.   A single bright crystal perched in a group of somewhat deformed quartz crystals.  
JC11788.  Another view.  
JC11788.  Another view.  
JC11961.  Celestite.  Emery county, Utah.  4.5 x 6 cm 164g.  $35.00.   Fairly large partial crystal. 
JC11961.  Bottom end.   The collector? that found this, wrote the location on the base.  You can sort of see it in the photo. 
JC11720.  Celestine.   Sakoany deposit, Katsepy, Mitsinjo, Boeny, Madagascar.   8 x 13 cm >1000g.    $300.00  Although a little hard to see in the photos, the main feature of this piece is a 8.8 cm crystal on the right side that extends up through a ring of smaller crystals.  
JC11720.   Slightly different angle.  
JC11720.   Close up of the large 8.8 cm crystal.  
JC11866.  Cerussite.  Mibladen district, Midelt province, Draa-Tafilalet region, Morocco.   5 x 6 cm  252g.   Single crystal.   $175.00  Large, honey color, fluorescent crystal.   Classic for the locality.   Not quite a floater...there are contacts on the bottom where it was attached to matrix.   
JC11866.  Another view (side view)
JC11866.  Another view (side view)
JC11850.  Cerussite.   Touissit, Touissit-Bou Beker mining district, Jerada Province, Oriental Region, Morocco   2.5 cm single crystal.  $25.00
JC11849.  Cerussite.  Flux Mine, Flux Gulch, Alum Gulch, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona.   Box of acicular crystal groups.   $25.00  This is a specimen that didn't make it through the mail so well.    Largest group is 3 cm long.    Dozen or so in there.  
JC11803.  Cerussite (Arrowhead twin).   Touissit, Touissit-Bou Beker mining district, Jerada Province, Oriental Region, Morocco.  4 x 4.5 cm 52g.  $250.00  Arrowhead twin, glassy partly gemmy cerussite crystal. Has chipping present on one arm, back side, and minor dings elsewhere.

 

JC11803.  Another view.   
JC11803.  Another view. 
JC11476.  Cerussite, malachite.  Mindouli district, Pool department, Republic of the Congo.  6 x 7.8 x 9.3 cm   565g.  $350.00   Here is  a good quality and rarely seen example of Cerussite from the renowned copper district of Mindouli in the Republic of the Congo.   The important aspect of this piece is that it's loaded with dozens of crystals. The crystals meaure up to 2.8 cm with an off-white color and thin prismatic form, and have grown together into what it is commonly referred to a "jackstraw"-shaped group. Most of the crystals are in good shape, however you can see some roughness in places. The reverse side of the piece features a few tiny acicular crystals of green malachite for a nice contrast. This piece came direct in a lot of dioptase specimens from Kimbedi, and stands as one of the finest examples from the locality that I have had to offer.
JC11476.  Another view.  
JC11476.  Back side showing the little tufts of malachite. 
JC11476.  Close up.  
JC10193.  Cerussite, wulfenite.  Nakhlak mine, Anarak district, Nain county, Isfahan province, Iran.  4 x 5.5 cm  70g.  $200.00.   A reticulated group typical from this location, although a bit unusual as it has druses of small yellow wulfenites scattered and partially covering some of the cerussite.  
JC10193.  Closer view. 
JC10193.  Back side.  
JC12626.   Cerussite.  11 level, Bunker Hill mine, Coeur d'Alene district, Kellogg, Shoshone county, Idaho.    1.5 x 2.5 cm 13g  Thumbnail.  $5.00.   A shallow V twin.   
JC12626.   Another view, showing the shallow V twinning  
JC12627.     Cerussite.  11 level, Bunker Hill mine, Coeur d'Alene district, Kellogg, Shoshone county, Idaho. 1.5 cm Tall  2g  Thumbnail. $5.00
JC12628.     Cerussite.  11 level, Bunker Hill mine, Coeur d'Alene district, Kellogg, Shoshone county, Idaho.   Thumbnail.  2 cm Wide 4g   $3.00 
JC12630   Cerussite.  11 level, Bunker Hill mine, Coeur d'Alene district, Kellogg, Shoshone county, Idaho.   Thumbnail.  2 cm Tall 5g    $5.00  
JC12631.      Cerussite.  11 level, Bunker Hill mine, Coeur d'Alene district, Kellogg, Shoshone county, Idaho.    Thumbnail.  2.5 cm Tall  6g   $15.00.  
JC12633.      Cerussite.  11 level, Bunker Hill mine, Coeur d'Alene district, Kellogg, Shoshone county, Idaho.  Thumbnail.   1 x 2.7 cm Wide 11g   $10.00  
JC12634.     Cerussite.  11 level, Bunker Hill mine, Coeur d'Alene district, Kellogg, Shoshone county, Idaho.  Thumbnail.   1.5 x 2 cm 10g  $20.00   A V twin.  
JC12634.  Another view.  
JC12634.  Better view of the V twin.  
JC12635.      Cerussite.  11 level, Bunker Hill mine, Coeur d'Alene district, Kellogg, Shoshone county, Idaho.  Thumbnail.   2.7 cm Tall 6g  $15.00  
JC12636   Cerussite.  11 level, Bunker Hill mine, Coeur d'Alene district, Kellogg, Shoshone county, Idaho.  Thumbnail.  2.2 cm Tall 6g     $15.00  
JC12637.      Cerussite.  11 level, Bunker Hill mine, Coeur d'Alene district, Kellogg, Shoshone county, Idaho.  Thumbnail.  2.1 cm Wide 2g   $10.00  A delicate bladed group, which shows twinning when looked at from the end.  
JC12639.     Cerussite.  11 level, Bunker Hill mine, Coeur d'Alene district, Kellogg, Shoshone county, Idaho.  Thumbnail.  2 cm Tall 3g    $3.00 
JC12640.     Cerussite.  11 level, Bunker Hill mine, Coeur d'Alene district, Kellogg, Shoshone county, Idaho.  Thumbnail.   1.6 cm Tall.   $8.00  
JC7662.  Cerussite.  Tsumeb, Namibia.  3 x 5 cm  120g.  $15.00.  A somewhat incomplete group.  Front and back side is shown.  The termination on the main crystal has the appearance of being rehealed, with multiple small, sparkly, terminations. 
JC7662.  Slightly different angle. 
JC6940.  Cerussite.  Flux mine, Flux gulch, Alum gulch, Harshaw district, Patagonia mountains, Santa Cruz county, Arizona.   $10.00  Acicular crystals on a friable limonite/hematite matrix.  
JC6940.  Closer view. 
JC12989.  Chalcedony geode.  Grays quarry?, Hamilton, Illinois. 8 x 6.5 x 2.5 cm 160g These were described by a geode dealer from Illinois, as from a shale outcrop a short distance out of Hamilton.   Collected in the early 1970's  $15.00.  
JC12625.    Chalcopyrite, pyrite.   Eagle Mine, Gilman, Gilman district, Eagle County, Colorado.  2 x 2.5 cm 13g.  Thumbnail.  $5.00
JC12625.  Another view showing the chalcopyrite crystals a bit better.  
JC12514.   Cinnabar, dolomite, quartz.  Tongren, Guizhou, China.  1.7 x 3 cm 11g  $35.00.   Rather gemmy, bright red crystals.  RESERVED 
JC12514.  Reverse.  
JC12506.   Cinnabar, dolomite.   Tongren, Guizhou, China.   3 x 3.5 cm 35g   $75.00   There is slight rubbing/ding on the front of the larger crystal, as can be seen in the photo.   Sawn back. 
JC12506.  Close up view.  Little bit of ding on the termination as can be seen in the photo.  
JC12055.  Cinnabar.  Tongren Mine, Tongren, Guizhou, China.  2.5 x 4 cm 9g    $75.00   Nice little group with dolomite crystals scattered around.      
JC12055.  Different angle. 
JC12055.  slightly different angle. 
JC11865.  Cinnabar, dolomite.  Tongren Mine, Bijiang District, Tongren, Guizhou, China.  6.5 x 8 cm  130g.  $200.00  Five deep red and lustrous cinnabar crystals scattered across the dolomite.  
JC11865.  Another view.  
JC11865.  Another view.  
JC11865.  Another view.  
JC11865.  Close up view.  
JC11865.  Close up view
JC11758.  Cinnabar, quartz.   Tongren, Guizhou, China.   1.5 x 6 cm  49g.  $45.00  Group of dark red crystals with bright luster.  
JC11758.  Slightly different angle. 
JC11758.  Slightly different angle. 
JC11758.  Close up.  
JC11737.   Cinnabar.  Almadén Mine, Almadén, Almadén mining district, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain.  6 x 6.5 cm 126g.   $20.00.  Solid mass of high grade cinnabar ore. RESERVED   
JC11739.   Cinnabar.  Almadén Mine, Almadén, Almadén mining district, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain.  6 x 6.5 cm 306g.  $12.00.   Solid mass of high grade cinnabar ore.  
JC11714.  Cinnabar, dolomite, quartz.  Tongren Mine, Bijiang District, Tongren, Guizhou, China.  3 x 5.5 cm 76g.   $65.00   A bright, gemmy crystal in the front, and another partially hidden by dolomite in the back.  The dolomite is growing on a quartz crystal, which can be seen when the piece is tilted at the right angle.    Sawn base.  
JC11714.  Another view. 
JC11714.  Closer view.  
JC11714.  Another view.
JC10721.     Cinnabar.   Almadén, Almadén mining district, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain   3.5 x 4.5 cm  59g.  $8.00.  Solid mass of dark red cinnabar...appears to be mixed with another darker mineral.   
JC10723.     Cinnabar.   Almadén, Almadén mining district, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain.  3 x 6.5 cm   63g.  $10.00.   Solid mass of dark red cinnabar.  
JC12872.  Clinozoisite. (var. Clinothulite?), albite?  Paymaster Canyon, Gillis Range, nr. Hawthorne, Mineral county, Nevada.  C: 2013  7 x 6.5 x 6.5 cm 720g   $40.00   A fan of crystals, with cotton candy pink color, a bit lighter than shown here, that have graded from a core of somewhat olive green color, to pink.  Back of the specimen is what appears to be massive albite.  
JC12872.  Close up.  The clinozoisite is a lighter pink in reality.   
JC12874.   Clinozoisite. (var. Clinothulite?)  Paymaster Canyon, Gillis Range, nr. Hawthorne, Mineral county, Nevada.  C: 2013  11 x 5.5 x 5.5 cm 538g   $50.00  SOLD
JC12875.  Clinozoisite. (var. Clinothulite?), albite?  Paymaster Canyon, Gillis Range, nr. Hawthorne, Mineral county, Nevada.  C: 2013   13 x 6.5 x 5.5 cm 484g  $40.00  Several partial sprays of pink clinozoisite, with one more distinctive on the side.  Matrix is what appears to be massive albite.  
JC12875.  Closer view. 
JC12875.  Side view.   The yellowish color was picked up by the camera, but in reality is a cream color.
JC12876.    Clinozoisite. (var. Clinothulite?), albite?   Paymaster Canyon, Gillis Range, nr. Hawthorne, Mineral county, Nevada.  C: 2013  6.5 x 5.5 x 5.5 cm 254g   $45.00  A nearly solid mass of clinozoisite, with a bit of albite? matrix on the back.   Has a bit of near olive color core at the base of the spray, that turns to pink as it grades outward.  
JC12876.  Another view.  The crack has a touch of super glue to stabilize the specimen. 
JC12876.  Similar view with black back ground.  
JC12876.  Another view. 
JC12876.  Another view. 
JC12876.  Closer view.  
JC12877.  Clinozoisite. (var. Clinothulite?), albite?  Paymaster Canyon, Gillis Range, nr. Hawthorne, Mineral county, Nevada.  C: 2013   7 x 6 x 5 cm 288g  $30.00  Some sprays sitting on top of what appears to be an albite matrix.  
JC12877.  Another view.  
JC12877.  Close up.  The clinozoisite is a lighter pink in reality.  
JC12878.  Clinozoisite. (var. Clinothulite?)  Paymaster Canyon, Gillis Range, nr. Hawthorne, Mineral county, Nevada.  C: 2013    7.5 x 6 x 3.5 cm 264g  $30.00   A pink spray in the center of what appears to be an albite matrix.   A bit more of the pink clinozoisite is on the top.  
JC12879.  Clinozoisite. (var. Clinothulite?), albite?  Paymaster Canyon, Gillis Range, nr. Hawthorne, Mineral county, Nevada.  C: 2013   6 x 8.5 x 5.5 cm 436g  $40.00  Pink sprays in the center of what appears to be an albite matrix.   Color is fairly accurate.  
JC12879.  End view.  
JC12879.  Close up, end view.  The clinozoisite is a lighter pink in reality. 
JC12881.  Clinozoisite. (var. Clinothulite?), albite?  Paymaster Canyon, Gillis Range, nr. Hawthorne, Mineral county, Nevada.  C: 2013   9 x 9 x 5 cm 356g  $35.00  Several sprays of pink clinozoisite, with the base of the sprays a light olive color, that grades quickly into pink.  
JC12881.  Another view.  
JC12881.  Close up.  The clinozoisite is a lighter pink in reality.  
JC12882.  Clinozoisite. (var. Clinothulite?), albite?  Paymaster Canyon, Gillis Range, nr. Hawthorne, Mineral county, Nevada.  C: 2013  7 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm 154g  $40.00  Sprays of pink clinozoisite, with one having a light olive color, that grades into pink.   Matrix is what appears to be albite.  
JC12882.  Back side.  Light back ground. 
JC12882.  Back side, slightly different angle.  
JC12882.  Close up, front side.  
JC12883.  Clinozoisite. (var. Clinothulite?), albite?  Paymaster Canyon, Gillis Range, nr. Hawthorne, Mineral county, Nevada.  C: 2013    5 x 10 x 3 cm 222g  40.00  Pink sprays, front and back, with a bit of what appears to be albite as the matrix. 
JC12883.  Another view, lighter back ground.  
JC12883.  Back side view.  
JC12883.  Close up.  
JC12884.  Clinozoisite. (var. Clinothulite?)  Paymaster Canyon, Gillis Range, nr. Hawthorne, Mineral county, Nevada.  C: 2013  5 x 7.5 x 3 cm 198g  $45.00  Olive color base to the sprays that quickly changes to pink. 
JC12884.  Different angle.  
JC12884.  Close up.   Clinozoisite is a little bit lighter pink than the photo shows. 
JC12885.  Clinozoisite. (var. Clinothulite?)  Paymaster Canyon, Gillis Range, nr. Hawthorne, Mineral county, Nevada.  C: 2013   5 x 8 x 3 cm 206g  $45.00  A nearly solid mass of sprays of clinozoisite.   A little bit of what appears to be albite matrix on the top side.  
JC12885.  Back side.  
JC12885.  Another view. 
JC12886.  Clinozoisite. (var. Clinothulite?)  Paymaster Canyon, Gillis Range, nr. Hawthorne, Mineral county, Nevada.  C: 2013  4.5 x 8 x 4.5 cm 196g  $45.00   A pink spray of clinozoisite, with a bit of olive color at the base of the fan.   There is a crack on the lower left, I put a drop of super glue in to stabilize it.   
JC12886.  Different angle.  The clinozoisite is lighter pink than the photo shows. 
JC12886.  Another view.  
JC12886.  Close up.  The clinozoisite is lighter pink than the photo shows.  
JC12887.  Clinozoisite. (var. Clinothulite?), albite?   Paymaster Canyon, Gillis Range, nr. Hawthorne, Mineral county, Nevada.  C: 2013  5.5 x 8 x 3 cm 186g  $40.00  Sprays of pink clinozoisite.  The one on the left has a bit of olive color at the base of the spray that quickly turns to pink.   Matrix is what appears to be albite.  
JC12887.  Close up. 
JC12889.  Clinozoisite. (var. Clinothulite?), albite?   Paymaster Canyon, Gillis Range, nr. Hawthorne, Mineral county, Nevada.  C: 2013  2 x 6 x 1.7 cm 22g   $25.00  A stand alone pink spray with a bit of albite? on the top    SOLD
JC12891.  Clinozoisite. (var. Clinothulite?)  Paymaster Canyon, Gillis Range, nr. Hawthorne, Mineral county, Nevada.  C: 2013   5 x 9 x 3 cm 170g   $40.00   SOLD
JC12892.  Clinozoisite. (var. Clinothulite?)  Paymaster Canyon, Gillis Range, nr. Hawthorne, Mineral county, Nevada.  C: 2013   5.5 x 6 x 3 cm 140g  $30.00  Scattered sprays mixed in with what appears to be a small amount of albite matrix.   There are a few cracks going through the specimen, I put a drop of super glue in the main one to stabilize it.   
JC12892.  Another view.  
JC12893Clinozoisite. (var. Clinothulite?)  Paymaster Canyon, Gillis Range, nr. Hawthorne, Mineral county, Nevada.  C: 2013   3 x 4 x 5 cm 118g  $40.00  A nearly solid mass of sprays, with a small blob of what appears to be albite on the top in this photo.  
JC12893.  Another view.  
JC12893.  Another view. 
JC12893.  Another view.  
JC12893.  Another view.    The clinozoisite is lighter pink than the photo shows.  The lower front piece with the crack behind it, I put a drop of super glue in it to stabilize it.   
JC12893.  Another view.    The clinozoisite is lighter pink than the photo shows.
JC12893.  Another view.     The clinozoisite is lighter pink than the photo shows.
JC12895.  Clinozoisite. (var. Clinothulite?)  Paymaster Canyon, Gillis Range, nr. Hawthorne, Mineral county, Nevada.  C: 2013   5 x 9 x 2 cm 124g  $45.00  A somewhat flattish plate with bright, light pink sprays across the front.   Pretty.   SOLD
JC12896.  Clinozoisite. (var. Clinothulite?), albite?  Paymaster Canyon, Gillis Range, nr. Hawthorne, Mineral county, Nevada.  C: 2013  4.5 x 7 x 2.5 cm 140g   $35.00  Light pink sprays.  I put a drop of super glue in the crack on the piece to stabilize it.    Back side is what appears to be mostly albite. 
JC12896.  Another view.   Light back ground.  
JC12896.  Another view.  
JC12897.  Clinozoisite. (var. Clinothulite?), albite?    Paymaster Canyon, Gillis Range, nr. Hawthorne, Mineral county, Nevada.  C: 2013  5.5 x 5 x 3.5 cm 138g  $35.00   Bright light pink sprays, one on the top left has a base of more olive color.  Matrix is what appears to be albite.  
JC12897.  Different view.   The clinozoisite is a lighter pink than the photo would indicate.  
JC12897.  Close up.  
JC12897.  Another close up.   The clinozoisite is a lighter pink than the photo would indicate.  
JC12898.  Clinozoisite. (var. Clinothulite?), albite?   Paymaster Canyon, Gillis Range, nr. Hawthorne, Mineral county, Nevada.  C: 2013   4.5 x 8 x 3.5 cm 106g   $45.00   Bright light pink sprays on the front and back.  Pretty.   Matrix is what appears to be albite.      SOLD
JC12900.   Clinozoisite. (var. Clinothulite?), albite?    Paymaster Canyon, Gillis Range, nr. Hawthorne, Mineral county, Nevada.  C: 2013   6 x 7 x 2.5 cm 192g  $40.00  Sprays of pink clinozoisite embedded in a matrix of what appears to be albite.  
JC12900.  Slightly different angle.  
JC12900.  Back side.  
JC12900.  Back side.  Light back ground. 
JC12901.  Clinozoisite. (var. Clinothulite?), albite?   Paymaster Canyon, Gillis Range, nr. Hawthorne, Mineral county, Nevada.  C: 2013   5 x 7 x 3.5 cm 150g  $45.00  Bright, pink sprays, front and back.   Pretty.    RESERVED
JC12901.  Back side.  
JC12902.  Clinozoisite. (var. Clinothulite?)  Paymaster Canyon, Gillis Range, nr. Hawthorne, Mineral county, Nevada.  C: 2013   6.5 x 4 x 2.5 cm 88g  $30.00  Pink sprays across the front.  I put a drop of super glue in the crack across the front to stabilize it.   
JC12902.  Reverse. 
JC12907.  Clinozoisite. (var. Clinothulite?)  Paymaster Canyon, Gillis Range, nr. Hawthorne, Mineral county, Nevada.  C: 2013   4 x 6 x 2 cm 102g  $30.00  Bright pink sprays make up most of the specimen.       SOLD
JC12909.  Clinozoisite. (var. Clinothulite?)  Paymaster Canyon, Gillis Range, nr. Hawthorne, Mineral county, Nevada.  C: 2013   4 x 5.5 x 2.5 cm 50g  $35.00    Base of the sprays is a light olive that grades quickly into light pink sprays.   Tiny bit of what appears to be albite on the base.  Sprays are front and back.  
JC12909.  Another view.    The clinozoisite is a lighter pink than the photo would indicate.  
JC12909.  Another view. 
JC12909.   Another view, with light back ground. 
JC12911.  Clinozoisite. (var. Clinothulite?)  Paymaster Canyon, Gillis Range, nr. Hawthorne, Mineral county, Nevada.  C: 2013  3 x 4.5 x 1.5 cm 44g  $20.00   A matrix less spray of light pink clinozoisite.  The yellowish color is picked up by the camera, but to my eye, it is a light cream color, not yellowish.   Color is a slight bit lighter than the photos indicate.  
JC12911.  Slightly different angle.  
JC12911.  Another view.  
JC12914.  Clinozoisite. (var. Clinothulite?)  Paymaster Canyon, Gillis Range, nr. Hawthorne, Mineral county, Nevada.  C: 2013  4 x 4.5 x 4 cm 102g  $15.00  Light pink sprays.  The yellowish color is picked up by the camera, but to the eye is a cream color.  
JC12914.  Another view.  
JC12914.  Another view.  
JC12914.  Another view.     The clinozoisite is a lighter pink than the photo would indicate.  
JC12915.  Clinozoisite. (var. Clinothulite?)  Paymaster Canyon, Gillis Range, nr. Hawthorne, Mineral county, Nevada.  C: 2013  6.5 x 4.5 x 1.5 cm 72g   $30.00  This one is a bit different, with the olive color gradation into the pink more extensive than most of these.   
JC12915.  Another view.  
JC12915.  Similar view, with light back ground.     The clinozoisite is a lighter pink than the photo would indicate.  
JC12916.  Clinozoisite. (var. Clinothulite?), albite? Paymaster Canyon, Gillis Range, nr. Hawthorne, Mineral county, Nevada.  C: 2013   3.5 x 9 x 3 cm 160g  $18.00   Light pink spray across the front that carries on around to the back.   The part on the back has a light olive base that quickly turns to pink further up the spray.         SOLD
JC12921.  Clinozoisite. (var. Clinothulite?)  Paymaster Canyon, Gillis Range, nr. Hawthorne, Mineral county, Nevada.  C: 2013   5 x 8.5 x 4 cm 330g  $38.00.  Sprays on front and back.  A few have light olive color at the base that turns pink further up the spray.   
JC12921.  Similar view, light back ground.      The clinozoisite is a lighter pink than the photo would indicate.  
JC12921.  Reverse.      The clinozoisite is a lighter pink than the photo would indicate.  
JC12925.  Clinozoisite. (var. Clinothulite?)  Paymaster Canyon, Gillis Range, nr. Hawthorne, Mineral county, Nevada.  C: 2013  4.5 x 3.5 x 2 cm 26g  $20.00.  A matrix less spray of light pink clinozoisite.  
JC12061.  Columbite.  Gilé District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique.  2 x 3.5 cm 30g   $135.00.  Nice elongated crystal. 
JC12061.  Closer view.   
JC11935.   Columbite.   Araçuaí, Minas Gerais, Brazil.   2 x 2.8 cm  Well crystallized floater group.   $95.00.
JC11935.   Another view.  
JC11765.  Columbite or tantalite?, rhodochrosite? quartz.   3 x 4 cm 47g with stand.   $185.00   A nicely twinned crystal dominates the top left.   A bit of massive pink rhodochrosite? occupies the center and a bit of quartz crystal on the extreme right.   Unfortunately this came with no label. 
JC11765.  Another view
JC8986.  Copper.  Carissa pit, Battle Mountain district, Lander county, Nevada.  5 x 5 x 8 cm 57g  $30.00   Sheet of partially crystallized copper.  The white material is the host rock which clings to these coppers rather well.   The copper is a bit darker than the photo shows.  
JC8986.  Back side.  
JC8989.  Copper.  Carissa pit, Battle Mountain district, Lander county, Nevada. 5.5 x 8 cm 42g Flat sheet   $18.00.   A sheet of not well crystallized copper.  Copper is a bit darker than the photo indicates.  
JC8989.  Back side. 
JC8990.  Copper.  Carissa pit, Battle Mountain district, Lander county, Nevada. 5 x 11 cm 66g  $25.00.   Thin sheet of poorly crystallized copper.   Copper is darker than the photo indicates, more of the typical dark copper color.   
JC8990.  Back side.  
JC8992.  Copper, malachite stain.  Carissa pit, Battle Mountain district, Lander county, Nevada. 7 x 7.5 cm 80g  $22.00  Flat sheet of poorly crystallized copper.  Copper is darker in color than the photo shows.   
JC8992.  Back side.  
JC8994.  Copper.  Carissa pit, Battle Mountain district, Lander county, Nevada.    5 x 12 cm 114g   $25.00   Thin sheets of copper, with different sharp angles, hard to show in the photos.  Copper is darker in color than the photo shows.  A bit of green malachite stain is also present.  
JC8994.  Back side.  
JC8994.  Side view.  
JC8995.  Copper.  Carissa pit, Battle Mountain district, Lander county, Nevada.   4 x 6.5 cm 37g   $15.00   Thin sheet of copper, a bit darker than the photo shows.  
JC8995.  Back side.   
JC8996.  Copper.  Carissa pit, Battle Mountain district, Lander county, Nevada.   9 x 11 cm 35g   $18.00   A flat sheet.  Copper is darker in color than photo indicates.    More of the typical dark copper color.  
JC8996.  Back side.  
JC8997.  Copper, cuprite.  Carissa pit, Battle Mountain district, Lander county, Nevada.    2.5 x 7 cm 23g   $18.00   Poorly crystallized copper with a micro thin layer of cuprite, giving the piece the reddish color.  
JC8997.  Back side.  
JC8999.  Copper.  Carissa pit, Battle Mountain district, Lander county, Nevada.    7 x 4 cm 26g   $15.00   Thin sheet of copper.  A bit darker than the photo shows.  
JC8999.  Back side.  
JC9000.  Copper.  Carissa pit, Battle Mountain district, Lander county, Nevada.   8 x 6 cm 40g   $20.00   Poorly crystallized sheet of copper.  Quite a bit of malachite staining.  A tiny bit of cuprite is also present, as the small, darker areas.  
JC9000.  Back side.  
JC9002.  Copper.  Carissa pit, Battle Mountain district, Lander county, Nevada.   7 x 7.5 cm 40g   $18.00.  Poorly crystallized copper, flat sheet.  
JC9002.  Back side.  
JC9003.  Copper.  Carissa pit, Battle Mountain district, Lander county, Nevada.    7 x 6 cm 18g   $10.00   Thin sheet of copper, with a slight reddish tint due to cuprite coloration.  
JC9003.  Back side.  
JC9004.  Copper.  Carissa pit, Battle Mountain district, Lander county, Nevada.   9.5 x 9.5 cm 110g    $20.00   Dark, poorly crystallized copper, with some green alteration staining.  
JC9004.  Back side.  
JC9005.  Copper.  Carissa pit, Battle Mountain district, Lander county, Nevada.    9.5 x 6 cm 44g   $18.00  Thin sheet of copper, it tried to form crystals on the bottom half, which gives it the more typical copper color.  Crystals are poorly formed.   
JC9005.  Back side.  
JC9006.  Copper.  Carissa pit, Battle Mountain district, Lander county, Nevada.    8 x 5 cm 32g    $10.00   Thin "V" shaped piece with a lot of host rock contamination, giving it the white look.   
JC9006.  Back side.  
JC9008.  Copper.  Carissa pit, Battle Mountain district, Lander county, Nevada.   7 x 6 cm 40g   $15.00   Thin, poorly crystallized plate, with a fair amount of green alteration.   
JC9008.  Back side.  
JC9009.  Copper, cuprite.  Carissa pit, Battle Mountain district, Lander county, Nevada.   9 x 5 cm 28g    $20.00   A thin layer of cuprite gives the copper the red tone.    Piece is slightly darker than the photo shows.   A thin sheet.  
JC9009.  Back side.  
JC12714.  Copper (smelter product).   Location unknown.  178g.  $15.00.   
JC11796.  Copper.   Itauz Mine, Zhilandy group, Satpayev, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan.  3 x 6.5 cm 55g. with stand   $150.00   Nicely crystallized copper crystals with alteration to reddish cuprite in several places. 
JC11796.   Another view.   
JC11796.   Another view.   
JC12166.  Red Gem Coral.  Unknown location.   4 cm Tall   4g   $20.00
JC12703.   Synthetic corundum.   Location/manufacturer unknown.  2.2 x 2 x 1.5 cm 27g  $10.00   Clear and gemmy
JC10854.   Creedite.  Qinglong mine, Dachang Sb ore field, Qinglong county, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China.  7 x 8 cm  137g.   $250.00    Nice coverage of lilac crystals from the recent finds in China.   Good piece.  
JC10854.  Another view. 
JC10854.  Another view.
JC10854.  Another view.
JC10854.  Another view.
JC10957.  Creedite.   Qinglong (Dachang) mine, Dachang Sb ore field, Qinglong county, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China.   7 x 13 cm  321g.  $250.00.  A train of light purple, sparkly creedite arrayed across the top of the specimen.  Sawn base.   From the recent finds at Qinglong.  

 

JC10957.   Another view. 
JC10957.   Another, closer,  view. 
JC10957.   Close up view. 
JC10957.   Close up view.  
JC10957.   Close up view. 
JC10961Creedite.   Qinglong (Dachang) mine, Dachang Sb ore field, Qinglong county, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China.  5 x 8 cm  176g.  $180.00.  LIght lilac crystals growing on the front side of the piece.  From the recent finds at Qinglong.    Good luster with lots of sparkle. 
JC10961.   Close up view of the top of the piece. 
JC10961.  Close up of the central area. 
JC10961.   Close up of the bottom area of the piece. 
JC10887.  Creedite.  Qinglong Mine (Dachang Mine), Dachang Sb ore field, Qinglong County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China.   6.5 x 9 cm  88g.  $150.00.   From the relatively recent find in China, these are elongated pale lilac crystals on a solid matrix.  A flat plate of crystals.    Luster is semi-glassy.   There are clear crystals here and there also, as seen in the photos.  
JC10887.   Closer view.
JC10880.  Creedite.  Qinglong Mine (Dachang Mine), Dachang Sb ore field, Qinglong County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China  3.5 x 7 cm  52g.  $120.00.   A ball of creedite on the back side, with white to lavender creedite on the front.   
JC10880.   A vertical view of the piece.
JC10880.  Back side, with smaller groups of creedite visible on the top.  
JC10880.  Close up of the main group of creedite crystals.  
JC10870Creedite.  Qinglong Mine (Dachang Mine), Dachang Sb ore field, Qinglong County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China     4.5 x 7 cm    171g.  $165.00   From recent finds in China.  Lilac clusters in the form of rounded groups of crystals with small clear, cubic fluorite crystals as part of the matrix covering.    Somewhat similar in looks to the old specimens from the Hall mine in Nevada.  
JC10870.   Another view.  
JC10870.  Another view.  
JC10870.  Close up view. 
JC10870.  Close up view. 
JC11622.  Crocoite, dundasite.   Adelaide mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia.   6 x 6 cm  49g.  $75.00.    Thin needles of crocoite, partially to completely coated with white dundasite.  
JC11622.   Closer view.  
JC11781.    Columbite.   Nazareno, Minas Gerais, Brazil??? OR Governador Valadares, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil?  5.5 x 5.5 cm 164g.   $250.00    Another one of those that all the label says is Minas Gerais.    Brilliant crystals in good size for the region.  
JC11781.   Different view.  
JC11781.   Side view.  
JC12742. Cuprite.  Bisbee, Cochise county, Arizona.   7.3 x 5.6 x 5.2 cm 548g  $350.00    A nice piece and a good representative example featuring dozens of small (up to about 4 mm), sharp, metallic, dark red colored crystals of Cuprite, sitting on massive Cuprite matrix. The crystals show combinations of cubic, octahedral and dodecahedral faces. This is an old specimen, dating back many decades, From the collection of Richard ("Dick") Philip Hauck.
JC12742.  Another view. 
JC12742.  Close up. 
JC12742.  Close up.
JC12432.   Cuprite, malachite.  Onganja Mine, Helen Farm 235, Seeis, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia   3 x 3.5 cm  39g  $300.00   Interesting how the camera catches the color.  This with white back ground.  Below with black back ground. 
JC12432.  Different angle.  
JC12432.  Black background. 
JC12432.  Black background. 
JC12432.  Black background.  Back of crystal.  
JC12364.  Cuprite.  Onganja mine, Helen Farm 235, Seeis, Windhoek Rural, Khomas region, Namibia.   81.9 carats.  About 2.5 cm across.  $2,000.    I acquired a large hunk of massive cuprite some time ago, and when I held it to the light, it appeared to be nearly flawless, so I had it cut into this nice stone.  Quite rare in this size.  Several photos in both transmitted light and normal daylight.   One like this sold recently at Heritage auctions, 93carats, for a tad over $20,000.
JC12364.   Transmitted light. 
JC12364.   Transmitted light. 
JC12364.  Normal light.  
JC12364.  Normal light. 
JC12364.  Normal light. 
JC10235.  Cuprite.  Fengjiashan mine, (Daye copper mine), Daye county, Huangshi, Hubei, China.   3 x 5 x 5 cm   183g.  $45.00.    From a somewhat recent find, interesting little complex crystals on a black coated matrix.  Not sure what the black coating is.   
JC10235.  Close up view.  
JC11667.  Cyanotrichite, azurite.  Peacock mine, Lemhi county, Idaho.  3.3 x 4.1 x 9.7 cm   92g.  $275.00.  Ex Geary Murdock coll.   Although there has never been a Peacock mine found in Lemhi county, the locality persists as to the location of these.  Mr. Peacock was a mining engineer/geologist with properties he was partially or completely invested in scattered throughout central Idaho.  This may or may not have come from one of his enterprises, or it may have been named Peacock mine just for the colorful azurite etc. found there, wherever there is.   These tend to be rather rare and hard to come by.  The cyanotrichite is in fuzzy light blue crystals scattered thru the center and upper parts of the piece in this view.   Close ups below. 
JC11667.   Closer view right end. 
JC11667.  Closer view, left end. 
JC11508.   Cylindrite.   Santa Cruz Mine, Poopo town, Poopo Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia. 4.5 x 5.5 x 7 cm  449g.  $75.00      Rich specimen of one of the more interesting minerals, in that the crystals are round cylinders in shape..or tube shaped crystals.   Nice specimen.  
JC11508.   Another side of the piece. 
JC11508.  Another side of the piece. 
JC11473.  Cylindrite.  Santa Cruz Mine, Poopó town, Poopó Province, Oruro, Bolivia.  3 x 4 x 5.5 cm  133g.  $45.00.   Nice face of these cylindrical crystals.  
JC11473.  Closer view.  
JC11473.  Another face. 
JC11473.  Closer view.