New Arrivals Page 1
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JC4457. Pyromorphite. Daoping Lead-Zinc mine, Guangxi prov., China. 4 x 8.5 cm 119g. $250.00. Nice clean specimen from this major locality. Specimen from the earlier finds of a few years ago. Somewhat color zoned crystals. No damage, although a few of the crystals on the top left and bottom right of this photo are crudely terminated where it looks like they were in contact with the opposite side of the vug. Two views are shown. |
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JC4457. Another view. |
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JC5097. Almandine. Buviknakken, Bovika, Sorfold, Nordland, Norway. 6.5 x 8.5 cm 139g. $35.00. Nice clean specimen from the find of a few years ago. Dark purple crystals on silvery schist. |
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JC5098. Galena. Machow mine, Krakao, Poland. 5 x 8 cm 231g. $35.00. Cubo-octahedral crystals. Two views are shown. Nice clean crystals. Matrix is siderite? |
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JC5098. Closer view. |
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JC5099. Hubnerite, quartz. Pasto Bueno, Pallasca province, Ancash department, Peru. 4.5 x 7 cm 88g. $40.00. Long bladed, blackish crystals with crude terminations. Three views shown, including the reverse side. On Hold |
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JC5099. Closer view. |
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JC5099. Reverse side. |
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JC5100. Hessonite, diopside. Testa Ciarra, Ala Valley, Piedmont, Italy. 4.5 x 5.5 cm 79g. $35.00. Orange hessonite. The diopside is present as the long, prismatic, pale green crystals. Minor chlorite also present. Two views are shown. On Hold |
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JC5101. Pyromorphite. Resuperferolitica mine, Santa Eufemia, Spain. 5 x 6 cm. 56g. $40.00. Nice clean specimen with the typical beige crystals with hints of green. |
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JC5102. Erythrite. Bou Azzer, Morocco. 4 x 4 cm 88g. $75.00. Nice clean specimen from one of the more recent finds. Good display of the prismatic crystals on the front, with a small vug of crystals on the left side. Very little damage which is unusual for these. Quartz matrix, with a few quartz crystals showing on the edges mostly. On Hold |
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JC5102. Close up |
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JC5104. Wurtzite, barite, galena, chalcopyrite. Huanzala, Huallanca district, Dos de Mayo province, Huanuco department, Peru. 4.5 cm x 5 cm. 77g. $250.00. A solid knob of crystallized wurtzite from this apparently one time find. It has been in my collection since 1997. Bladed barite occupies one corner of the specimen, while the wurtzite itself has a thin layer of golden chalcopyrite giving it this pretty luster. A little minor galena is also present. The wurtzite has a near blood red color on thin edges...this can be seen a little bit on the lower left edge of the specimen, shown in this photo. The tiny black crystals scattered around on the wurtzite appear to be sphalerite. No damage. Ex Crowley collection. |
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JC5104. Another view. |
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JC5105. Wurtzite, tetrahedrite, pyrite. Huanzala, Huallanca district, Dos de Mayo province, Huanuco department, Peru. 5 x 7.5 cm 131g. $300.00. A three dimensional mass of wurtzite crystals. Hard to show the 3 dimensionality in the photos. Tiny tetrahedrite crystals and pyrite crystals sparkle here and there on the wurtzite. The wurtzite has a blood red color on thin edges. A one time find. It has resided in my collection since 1998. No damage except where it was detached from the pocket. Sold |
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JC5106. Wurtzite, tetrahedrite, pyrite. Huanzala, Huallanca district, Dos de Mayo province, Huanuco department, Peru. 5 x 6 x 5 cm 205g. $300.00. A three dimensional mass of wurtzite crystals. Hard to show the 3 dimensionality in the photos. Tiny tetrahedrite crystals and pyrite crystals sparkle here and there on the wurtzite. The wurtzite has a blood red color on thin edges. A one time find. It has resided in my collection since 1998. No damage except where it was detached from the pocket. |
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JC5106. Close up view. |
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JC5108. Barite. Chaillac, Indre, France. 6 x 11 cm 234g. $40.00. Well known for its beautiful pyromorphite, this location also produced some nice barite specimen. This piece has blocky, somewhat grayish blue crystals on a partially oxidized matrix. |
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JC5120. Anatase, quartz. Kharan, Baluchistan, Pakistan. 1.5 x 3 cm 4 g. $65.00. A single main 12mm crystal with some smaller satellite crystals nestled in amongst quartz crystals. Cute small miniature. Sold |
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JC5121. Rosasite, calcite. Ojuela mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. 4 x 6 cm 82g. $30.00. Small, teal blue rosasite botryoids overgrown by clear calcite crystals so that most of the rosasite is actually included within the calcite. |
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JC5121. Close up. |
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JC5123. Wulfenite. Urumqi, Kuruktag Mountains, Xinjiang Uygur Region, North China. 8.5 x 12 cm 524g. $700.00. These were found a few years back, and appear to be a one time find. Most dealers had price tags of $1,500 or more on these of this size and quality. Most all the specimens I have seen have some broken crystals on them, as this one does. This one is representative of this find, with nice sized, deep red orange to near red crystals. There is a dusting of what looks like hematite on the backs of the crystals. Four views are shown from various angles. |
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JC5123. Another view |
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JC5123. Another view. |
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JC5123. Closer view. |
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JC5124. Wulfenite. Urumqi, Kuruktag Mountains, Xinjiang Uygur Region, North China. 7.5 x 12 cm 528g. $550.00. These were found a few years back, and appear to be a one time find. Most dealers had price tags of $1,500 or more on these of this size and quality. Most all the specimens I have seen have some broken crystals on them, as this one does. This one is representative of this find, with nice sized, deep orange crystals. |
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JC5124. Closer view. |
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JC5127. Vanadinite. Mibladen, nr. Midelt, Khenifra Province, Meknes-Tafilalet Region, Morocco. 4 x 6 cm 100g. $90.00. Deep red crystals on beige matrix typical of the recent finds. Two views are shown. |
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JC5127. Another view. |
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JC5128. Atacamite. Mount Gunson Copper mine, South Australia. 10 x 15 cm 580g. $50.00. A solid plate of atacamite about 2.5 cm thick. It is crystallized on both sides. Views are shown of both sides, as well as close ups. |
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JC5128. Close up view of the specimen above. |
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JC5128. Reverse side. |
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JC5128. Closer view. |
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JC5128. Closer view of same side. |
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JC5129. Pyromorphite. Sylvester mine, Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia. 3.5 x 4 cm 32g. $25.00. Olive green crystals. Two views are shown. |
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JC5129. Another view. |
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JC5130. Crocoite. Adelaide mine, Zeehan district, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia. 4 x 7 cm 32g. $35.00. 4 x 7 cm 32g. Terminated crystals on matrix. Four views are shown. |
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JC5130. Another view. |
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JC5130. Closer view. The terminations can be easily seen. |
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JC5130. Closer view yet. Again, the terminations can be clearly seen in this slightly blurry view. |
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JC5131. Descloizite. Berg Aukas, Grootfontein, Namibia. 6 x 9 cm 298g. $100.00. Brown spearlike crystals make up this mass of crystals on what appears to be a dolomitic matrix. Some broken crystals are scattered around. Three views are shown. |
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JC5131. Closer view |
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JC5131. Another close up view. |
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JC5132. Descloizite. Berg Aukas, Grootfontein, Namibia. 5 x 8 cm 283g. $30.00. A solid mass of descloizite with numerous vugs with sparkly dark brown crystals. The back side has more spearlike bladed brown crystals present. Front and back views are shown, as well as a closer view of the front. |
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JC5132. Closer view. |
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JC5132. Reverse side. |