New Arrivals Page 1
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JC11927. Barite. Huanzala Mine, Huallanca, Huallanca District, Bolognesi Province, Áncash, Peru. 2.5 x 2.5 cm 17g $8.00. Thumbnail specimen. |
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JC11927. Another view. |
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JC11927. Another view. |
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JC11927. Another view. |
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JC11927. Another view. |
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JC11926. Barite, galena. Huanzala Mine, Huallanca, Huallanca District, Bolognesi Province, Áncash, Peru. 2.5 x 3 cm 32g $10.00. RESERVED |
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JC11926. Another view. |
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JC11926. Another view. Shows the galena on the base. |
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JC11926. Another view. |
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JC11831. Manganocalcite, quartz. Pachapaqui mining district, Bolognesi Province, Áncash, Peru. 2 x 3 cm 8g $8.00. Bladed crystals, not lustrous. Fluorescent sort of reddish pink. |
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JC11831. Another view. |
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JC13381. Chalcopyrite, "freibergite", minor pyrite. Eagle mine, Gilman, Eagle county, Colorado. 7 x 4.5 cm 80g $40.00. Ex Crowley Collection #451. Acquired September 1979 from Mathiason Minerals, Fremont, California. A flat plate of good sized chalcopyrite crystals mostly coated by micro crystals of "freibergite" which is actually microscopic tetrahedrite. Lots of sparkle to the tetrahedrite. Nice golden color to the chalcopyrite. |
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JC13381. Another view. |
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JC13381. Another view. |
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JC13381. Another view. |
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JC13381. Close up view. |
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JC13381. Close up view. |
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JC11928. Malachite. Sir Dominick Mine, Yudnamutana District, Arkaroola Region, North Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia. 2.5 x 3.5 cm 18g. $10.00. Felted mass of malachite crystals. |
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JC11872. Prehnite, epidote. Kayes Region, Mali. 4 cm Tall 29g. $10.00 |
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JC9919. Pyromorphite. Hard Rigg Edge, Hartside, Cumbria, United Kingdom. 4 x 10 cm 95g. $35.00. Coating of small crystals as seen. Waxy luster, not much sparkle. RESERVED |
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JC9919. Closer view. |
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JC9949. Stibnite. Old Herja mine, Chiuzbaia, Baia Mare, Maramures, Romania. 4.5 x 5 x 6 cm 127g. $50.00. Group of crystals... Crystals are bright and lustrous. Some damage to some of the terminations. |
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JC9949. This view is looking vertically down on the specimen |
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JC9949. Another view. |
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JC9949. Another view. |
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JC11921. Sulfur. El Desierto mine, San Pablo de Napa, Daniel Campos Province, Potosí, Bolivia. 6.5 cm Tall single crystal 11g. $20.00 |
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JC11921. Another view. |
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JC11921. Side view. |
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JC11922. Sulfur. El Desierto mine, San Pablo de Napa, Daniel Campos Province, Potosí, Bolivia. 6 cm tall. 8g Single crystal. $20.00. |
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JC11922. Other views. |
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JC11922. On its side. J |
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JC11923. Sulfur. El Desierto mine, San Pablo de Napa, Daniel Campos Province, Potosí, Bolivia. 5.8 cm tall. 11g Single crystal. $20.00. |
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JC11923. Another view. |
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JC11923. On its side. |
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JC11923. On its other side. |
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JC9904. Vanadinite on barite. ACF mine area, Mibladen mining district, Midelt, Khenifra province, Meknes-Tafilalet region, Morocco. 10 x 14 cm >1000g. $185.00. A CABINET specimen with white blades of barite partially coated with bright red, highly lustrous and gemmy, vanadinite crystals. This one had a large chunk of matrix on the back which I sawed off to lighten the weight. Pretty. |
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JC9904. Close up, left side. |
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JC9904. Close up, right side. |
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JC9864. Vanadinite, barite. ACF mine area, Mibladen mining district, Midelt, Khenifra province, Meknes-Tafilalet region, Morocco. 7.5 x 7.5 cm 290g. $135.00. Dark red crystals on black coated barite blades. One vanadinite on the upper left edge has two small dings on it...visible in the photo as two white spots on the crystal. There are two barite blades with rub marks on them, and one broken small barite blade...they show up as white spots on the black matrix. |
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JC9864. Another view. |
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JC9864. Another view. |
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JC11789. Vivianite. Machacamarca district, Cornelio Saavedra Province, Potosí, Bolivia. 3 x 5.8 cm 73g $45.00. stout green crystal with apparent twinning. A bit of brown childrenite and some light green paravauxite. Ex. Alfredo Petrov coll. Back side has an almost iridescent green color to it, visible in the photo below. |
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JC11789. Another view. |
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JC11789. Another view, back side. A bit of brown childrenite and some light green paravauxite. |
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JC11789. Another side. |
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JC9516. Adamite. Ojuela mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. 7.5 x 11.5 cm 180g. $245.00 A classic flat plate of yellow green adamite. The individual groups are somewhat flattened cogwheels as seen a little better in the close up below. Not fluorescent. Bright luster, pretty piece. RESERVED |
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JC9516. Oblique view. |
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JC9516. Close up right side. |
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JC9516. Close up, central area. |
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JC9957. Amazonite. Crystal creek, Teller county, Colorado. 7 x 10 cm 360 g. $50.00. Light blue crystals. The crack is a shrinkage crack, the specimen is quite sturdy. Collected in 2002. |
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JC9957. Another view. |
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JC9957. Another view. |
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JC11883. Apatite (pink), muscovite. Gilgit District, Northern Areas, Pakistan. 4 x 5.5 cm 64g. $50.00. A light pink apatite crystal, complete on one end and tapering down at the other. The backside is incomplete, and is composed of numerous small faces where the growth was interfered with, not broken. This is a view of the termination. RESERVED |
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JC11883. Side view. |
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JC11883. View of back side |
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JC11883. View of mica on one side. |
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JC11883. Back side, I tilted it a bit to show the crystal faces down the back side, where it probably grew against a pocket wall or something that interfered with proper growth resulting in a series of offset crystal faces, some seen reflecting the light here. |
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JC11883. Back side, I tilted it a bit to show the crystal faces down the back side, where it probably grew against a pocket wall or something that interfered with proper growth resulting in a series of offset crystal faces, some seen reflecting the light here. |
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JC9943. Epidote, albite. Tormiq valley, Haramosh mountains, Skardu district, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. 8 x 8 x 8.5 cm 464g. $250.00 From a limited find at Tormiq. Talking to the dealer that had these, they apparently came from a single pocket collected in late 2017. 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. A very nice specimen. I photographed it from all sides. Really stands out in the cabinet. Crowley collection #JAC9914. RESERVED |
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JC9943. Another view. |
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JC9943. Another view. |
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JC9943. Another view. |
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JC9943. Another view. |
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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. $30.00. A couple of sprays on quartz. From the finds of several years ago. Some of the terminations on the epidote are gone...typical of so many of these. Has nice luster. Looks better in person. |
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JC9901. Another view. |
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JC9901. Another view. |
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JC9901. Another view. |
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JC9834. Epidote, prehnite. Bendougou village, Arrondissement Diakon, Commune Diakon, Cercle de Bafoulabe, Kayes region, Mali. 4 x 5.5 cm 106g. $20.00. Although a bit hard to tell from the photos, this is a nice miniature of nice lustrous epidote crystals, brighter than most from here, 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 |
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JC9834. Another view. |
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JC9834. Another view. |
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JC9834. Another view. |
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JC9834. Another view. |
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JC9834. Another view. |
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JC11885. Frankeite. Oruro city, Cercado Province, Oruro, Bolivia. 2.5 x 4 cm 72g. $35.00. A flattish specimen of frankeite, with poorly developed terminations on the top side. Quite rare mineral. |
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JC11855. Another view. |
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JC11855. View of the top, with odd terminations. |
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JC11952. Hubnerite. Brandberg West Mine?, Brandberg Area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia. 2.5 x 5.5 cm 156g $30.00 A single, fairly well formed crystal. Specimens of this quality from here are quite rare. |
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JC11952. Another view. |
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JC11952. Another view. |
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JC11952. Another view, terminations. |
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JC11876. Hydroxylherderite, quartz. Brazil? 2 x 2.5 cm 6g. $25.00 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. |
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JC11876. Another view. |
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JC11876. Another view. |
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JC11876. Another view. |
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JC11876. Another view. |
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JC11887. Scheelite. Xianghualing Mine (Hsianghualing Mine), Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field, Linwu Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China. 3 x 3 cm 45g. $50.00 When I back lit these crystals, it is interesting that the crystals are not black, but are actually clear with light gray color and abundant inclusions of some type of black mineral that gives them this black look in reflected light. RESERVED |
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JC11887. Another view. |
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JC11887. Another view. |
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JC12071. Scolecite. Nasik, India. 3 x 10.5 cm tall. 29g $20.00. |
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JC10657. Smithsonite. Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Namibia. Grayish crystals with a slight hint of green. 4 x 6 cm 105g. $35.00. Pale color as seen, there is a hint of green, rather subtle. RESERVED |
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JC10657. Another view. |
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JC10657. Another view. |
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JC9770. Smithsonite. Refugio mine, Choix, Sinaloa, Mexico. 5 x 10 cm 189g. $275.00. Pink to slightly lilac pink specimen from this now exhausted locality. Specimen is not back lit. Nice color, sort of waxy luster. |
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JC9770. Another view. |
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JC9770. Back side. |
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JC9859. Vanadinite, barite. ACF mine area, Mibladen mining district, Midelt, Khenifra province, Meknes-Tafilalet region, Morocco. 4.5 x 7 cm 91g. $25.00. Dark red crystals on black coated barite. There is one broken crystal, about dead center near the top, visible in the photo...it has a small black dot in the center of the broken area. RESERVED |
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JC9859. Another view. |
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JC9859. Another view. |
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BR74. Apatite, arsenopyrite, mica. Boca Grande mine, Covilhă, Castelo Branco, Portugal. 4.5 x 4 x 1.5 cm 24g $275.00 Group of flat, green crystals to 2cm in size. Tiny, brilliant silver micro crystals of arsenopyrite here and there. |
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BR74. Another view. |
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BR74. Another view. |
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BR366. Mimetite. Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Namibia. 3.2 x 3.5 cm 17g $90.00 Somewhat acicular light yellow crystals to 8mm. Ex Claude Yoder coll.#1145 Purchased: September-2001. Ex: Mineralogical Research. |
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BR366. Slightly different angle. |
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BR505. Azurite. Burra Burra mine, North Mount Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia. 7 x 6 x 4.5 cm 265g $250.00 Bright blue globular ball of micro crystalline azurite...solid azurite. Specimens of azurite were discovered in a clay zone in the early 70s when this old mine was open cut. Ex: CK Minerals. Ex Mineralogical Research; purchased April 2013 I photographed it from all sides. |
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BR505. Another view. |
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BR505. Another view. |
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BR505. Another view. |
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BR505. Another view. |
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JC9478. Pyromorphite. Pyromorphite mine, Mineral claim 24456, Mt. Shoobridge, Norther Territory, Australia. 5 x 6.8 cm 223g. $115.00. A nearly solid mass of yellow green/lime green crystals. These are from a little mining venture to procure pyromorphite specimens from this prospect. The find is quite limited, and very few specimens were produced. A rather different locality and not related to the Rum Jungle locality. Rarely seen material from a remote and little known location, the location was a small prospect long abandoned that was worked for specimens for a short time in the early 1990s. Both side are literally and liberally coated with hexagonal crystals, interspersed with a druze of pyromorphite crystals. The crystals are not lustrous, as is typical for this location. |
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JC9478. Another view. |
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JC9478. Closer view. |
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JC9502. Azurite. Sierra Rica, Mun. de Manuel Benavides, Chihuahua, Mexico. 5 x 11 cm 249g. $70.00. Brilliant blue crystals on a quartz matrix. Sparkly, dark royal blue drusy crystals. Quite pretty. RESERVED |
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JC9502. Another view...more vertical. |
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JC9502. Another view. |
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JC9762. Vanadinite. Touissit, Touissit-Bou Beker mining district, Jerada Province, Oriental Region, Morocco. 6.5 x 10 cm 281g. $55.00. Typical specimen on a somewhat porous matrix, with tan/olive crystals. Damage to some of the crystals on the extreme right center, a small knob that sticks out slightly. Main body is damage free to naked eye. Many of these tend to be rather dull in luster, this piece has nice bright crystals. |
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JC9762. Another view. |
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JC9762. Closer view. |
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JC11361. Adamite. Ojuela mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. 1.8 x 3.5 x 5.3 cm 38g. $150.00. A choice cluster of pinwheel adamite. Older piece. A rather nice miniature. |
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JC11361. Another view...sort of vertical |
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JC11361. Side view showing the left pinwheel. |
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JC11361. Another view. |