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Specimens   M -N - O

JC3915.  Malachite and malachite pseudo azurite.  Tsumeb, Namibia.    4.5 x 5 cm.  115g.  $35.00.  Both botryoidal and pseudomorphous after azurite.  Two views.  Pretty.  Sawn back. 
JC3915.  Another view. 
JC3790.  Malachite, cerussite, azurite.  Copper Queen mine, Bisbee, Arizona.  3.7 cm x 7.8 cm.  109g.  $200.00.   A real rarity from Bisbee.  Nice white, bladed, well crystallized cerussite nested in a group of malachite needle crystals, with sparse azurite scattered around.  Ex - Clauthsal Museum label comes with the specimen.
JC3790.  Another view
JC3790.  Close up
JC3741.  Malachite.  Lukuni mine, Lubambashi, Southern area, Shaba Cu belt, Shaba (Katanga), Congo (Zaire).  6.4 cm x 9.5 cm tall.  210 g.   $75.00.   I like the shape on this one.  Nice piece. 
JC1314.  Malachite pseudo after azurite. Ahouli mine, nr. Mibladen, Morocco.  3.2 cm wide x 2.3 cm tall.  11g.  $10.00  Pretty, green, velvety looking pseudos after azurite.
JC3742.  Malachite.  Tsumeb, Namibia.  3.2 cm x 4.4 cm.  45g.  $25.00.    Acicular tufts covering matrix.  Sparkles nicely.
JC3859.  Malachite on calcite.  Tsumeb, Namibia.  5 cm x 8.5 cm  209g.  $125.00.  A 2 cm ball of malachite on calcite, as shown in the close up below. 
JC3859.  Close up. 
JC3861.  Malachite pseudo azurite, azurite, duftite? Tsumeb, Namibia.   4.5 cm x 7.5 cm  $100.00   Several blocky azurite crystals have been replaced by malachite, with bits of blue azurite showing here and there on them.  A dark blue, blocky azurite crystal is perched on the top.  I'm not sure what the light green matrix material is. 
JC3507.  Malachite.  OIC mine, nr. Milford, Beaver Co., Utah.  1 1/2" x 2 1/2"  92g.  $15.00.  A cute spray on matrix. 
JC963  Meneghinite  Deep Springs Valley (near), Birch Creek Pluton, White Mountains, Inyo County, California. 1 3/4" x 2 1/2"  38g.  $15.00    One of the rarer sulfosalts.  X-ray diffraction confirmed.   Bladed, feathery crystals in limestone.  
JC2970.  Microcline, albite, quartz.  Crystal Creek, Teller County, Colorado.  4" tall x 5" deep x 6 1/2" wide.  The microcline is 1 1/2" wide x 2" tall.  $75.00  The smoky quartz in the center front has been naturally broken and rehealed as shown by renewed crystal growth on the termination.   Albite (cleavelandite) is present in small mounds of bladed crystals almost the same color as the microcline.  
JC3983.  Mimetite.  Ojuela mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico.  5 x 6 cm.  58g.  $40.00   Light yellow-green mimetite from the find that came out last year.   The light yellow-green color was in the minority of specimens that came out.  
JC3985.  Mimetite.  Ojuela mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico.  5 x 6 cm  63g.  $40.00.   Light yellow-green mimetite from the find that came out last year.   The light yellow-green color was in the minority of specimens that came out.   
JC3993.  Mimetite, wulfenite, calcite.  Ojuela mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico.   6 x8 cm.  214g.  $70.00.  Pale yellow mimetite with light yellow, transparent bladed wulfenite scattered through.  Minor calcite around the edges.   This one will need to be packed in soap powder for shipment.  
JC3900.  Mimetite, duftite.  Tsumeb, Namibia.  8 x 11 cm.  600g.  $150.00.   A mass of cauliflower like mimetite crystals are planted on a siliceous rich matrix, with a little dusting of what appears to be duftite.  Some of the honey-yellow mimetite crystals have been contacted or broken, as can be seen in the photo.  A few more needle-like mimetite crystals are scattered around.  A nice pocket of undamaged mimetite is in a pocket on the reverse side as seen in the below photo.  
JC3900.   Reverse side. 
JC3787.  Mimetite, calcite.  Ojuela mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico.  5 cm x 7 cm.  169g.  $25.00.   White rhombs of calcite with yellow orange mimetite scattered around.
JC3882.  Mimetite.  Pingtouling mine, Liannan Co., China.  3.5 x 5 cm.  33g.  $125.00.   Bright orange to yellow orange crystals on hematitic matrix. 
JC3754.  Mimetite.  Pingtouling mine, Liannon Co., Qingyuan, Guangdong prov., China.  2.7 cm x 4.7 cm.  23g.  $20.00. 
JC3748.  Mimetite, cerussite.  Tsumeb, Namibia.  4.4 cm x 6 cm  131g.  $350.00.   The cerussite crystals are completely coated with bright yellow mimetite.  A little of the cerussite shows in the lower left part of the photo.   Nice specimen that displays well.  The mimetite is slightly lighter in tone than the photo shows.
JC3735.  Mimetite.  Tsumeb, Namibia.  3 cm x 5 cm. tall.  78g.  $250.00  Stalactite like group, of light yellow with a slight golden tint (honey yellow).   
JC3860.  Mimetite.  Tsumeb, Namibia.  6 cm x 7 cm  103g.  $125.00.  Nice groupings of light yellow crystals. 
JC3860.  Close up.
JC3896.  Mimetite.  Tsumeb, Namibia.  4 cm x 6.5 cm  175g.  $50.00.  Slightly botryoidal appearing, lustrous light yellow crystals coat the top matrix.  Some mottramite? is associated.  This is a really cute specimen that displays well.  
JC3896.  Another view. 
JC3066.  Mimetite.  Tsumeb, Namibia.  1 3/4" x 2 3/4"  179g.  $120.00.  
JC3079.  Mimetite.  Tsumeb, Namibia.  1 1/2" x 2"  90g.  $75.00.  Neat spray formation of light yellow crystals.
JC3079.  Another view
JC3081.  Mimetite.  Tsumeb, Namibia.  2" x 2 1/2"  93g.  $40.00.  Acicular, pale yellow, transparent crystals to over 1 cm long. 
JC3081.  Close up
JC535.  Neptunite.  Dallas Gem mine, San Benito County, California.  11.5 x 17 cm  780g.  $800.00   A fine old plate of neptunite.  Almost completely undamaged, which considering the size and number of crystals is remarkable.  There is minor damage to a small area in the very bottom edge near the center, which can be seen as a reddish area, and a small broken crystal on the lower right edge, which can also be seen in the photo as a small reddish patch on the extreme edge of the specimen.  This is a really good neptunite.   
JC535.  Close up of right center area
JC535.  Close up of center left area.
JC1461.  Neptunite.  Dallas Gem mine, San Benito County, California.  5.7 cm x 10.2 cm  270g.  $25.00
JC2034   Neptunite.  Dallas Gem mine, San Benito Co., Calif.  1 5/8" x 2 1/4"   79g.  $75.00   The doubly terminated crystal on the right end measures 3.3 cm long. 
JC3702.   Orthoclase, aquamarine.  Shibodian mine, Xuebaoding Mtn, Pingwu Co., Aba Tibetan prefecture, China.  $100.00    5cm x 5.8 cm x 5.8cm.  140g.  A 2.5 cm x 5 cm long, twinned orthoclase crystal composing the main part of this specimen.  Sharp crystal, with excellent luster. 
JC3702.  Another view
JC3702.  Another view