New Arrivals Page 1
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JC13484. Arsenopyrite. Huanggang Mine, Hexigten, Inner Mongolia A.R., China. 7.5 x 7.5 x 6 cm 532g $65.00. Fairly bright, modified crystals from the finds of several years ago (around 2011). |
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JC13484. Another view. |
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JC13484. Another view. |
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JC13484. Another view. |
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JC13485. Dioptase, calcite. Mindouli, Mindouli Dist., Pool Dept., Republic of the Congo. 12 x 7 x 2 cm 247g $350.00 Brilliant green/blue green...typical dioptase color. Pretty. As the camera "sees" things somewhat differently than the human eye, I photographed some of these specimens with both black back grounds, and lighter colored backgrounds. |
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JC13485. With light back ground. |
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JC13485. Close up. |
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JC13486. Dioptase on calcite. Mindouli, Mindouli Dist., Pool Dept., Republic of the Congo. 10 x 10 x 2 cm 435g $250. 00 Brilliant, typical color dioptase on a sort of light gray drusy calcite covered matrix. I liked this for the isolated crystals scattered around rather than the usual drusy coatings. Sawn base. As the camera "sees" things somewhat differently than the human eye, I photographed some of these specimens with both black back grounds, and lighter colored backgrounds. RESERVED |
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JC13487. Vanadinite. ACF mine area, Mibladen mining district, Midelt, Khenifra province, Meknes-Tafilalet region, Morocco 12 x 7 x 5 cm 674g $375.00 Largest xl is 1.8 cm. These are those dark red crystals with brownish undertones that came out a couple of years ago. As the camera "sees" things somewhat differently than the human eye, I photographed some of these specimens with both black back grounds, and lighter colored backgrounds. RESERVED |
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JC13489. Arsenopyrite, ilvaite. Huanggang Mine, Hexigten, Inner Mongolia A.R., China. 15 x 8 x 8 cm 2,418g $350.00. These were some of the first, and very unusual arsenopyrites that came from this locality about 2011. There is a bit of ilvaite crystal on the back side. Very pretty when turned in the light. Nice piece...these are rarely seen for sale these days. RESERVED |
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JC13490. Chalcopyrite, quartz. Huanzala mine, Huallanca district, Dos de Mayo province, Huanuco department, Peru. 9 x 7 x 2.5 cm 365g $200.00. An older piece collected in the 1990's. Brilliant, golden disphenoids? all across the matrix, with a few quartz crystals sitting on them for a nice accent. As the camera "sees" things somewhat differently than the human eye, I photographed some of these specimens with both black back grounds, and lighter colored backgrounds. RESERVED |
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JC13491. Vanadinite. ACF mine area, Mibladen mining district, Midelt, Khenifra province, Meknes-Tafilalet region, Morocco 11 x 11 x 5 cm 1,758g $240.00 These sort of burnt orange crystals came out a few years ago. |
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JC13491. Another view. |
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JC13492. Vanadinite. ACF mine area, Mibladen mining district, Midelt, Khenifra province, Meknes-Tafilalet region, Morocco. 10 x 6 x 2 cm 211g $225.00. Bright red crystals, great luster and presentation. This one has lots of eye appeal. As the camera "sees" things somewhat differently than the human eye, I photographed some of these specimens with both black back grounds, and lighter colored back grounds. RESERVED |
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JC13493. Pyrite. Huanzala mine, Huallanca district, Dos de Mayo province, Huanuco department, Peru. 9.5 x 8 x 2.5 cm 573g $95.00 Bright golden somewhat modified cubes of pyrite with sprigs of quartz. No damage on the display face. As the camera "sees" things somewhat differently than the human eye, I photographed some of these specimens with both black back grounds, and lighter colored backgrounds. RESERVED |
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JC13494. Chalcopyrite, siderite. Kaiwu Mine, Hezhang Co., Bijie, Guizhou, China. 8.5 x 6 x 4 cm 368g $175.00 Crystals to 2.5 cm, quite a bit larger than usually seen from here. Very minor chipping on the right edge of the top most crystal. |
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JC13494. Close up. |
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JC13494. Another view. |
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JC13494. Another view. |
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JC13495. Arsenopyrite, scheelite, magnetite, fluorite. Huanggang Mine, Hexigten, Inner Mongolia A.R., China. 11 x 7.5 x 5 cm 611g $250.00 Brilliant silvery arsenopyrites, with a couple of white scheelite crystals embedded in them, along the bottom is crystallized magnetite, and on the very bottom is broken white fluorite. Nice combination piece. RESERVED |
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JC13496. Pyrite, galena. Huanzala mine, Huallanca district, Dos de Mayo province, Huanuco department, Peru. 12 x 8 x 4 cm 1,114g $110.00 Brilliant golden octahedrons of pyrite, with lots of sparkle, sitting on the pyrite is black/dark grey galena, with no luster. I suspect the piece was subjected to an acid dip to get rid of excess calcite, which killed the luster on the galena. Piece really stands out with the very sparkly pyrites. |
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JC13496. Slightly different angle. |
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JC13496. Another view. |
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JC13496. Close up. |
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JC13496. Close up. |
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JC11535. Hubnerite. Pasto Bueno, Pampas district, Pallasca province, Ancash, Peru. 1.5 x 5 cm 31g. $20.00 Single crystal. RESERVED |
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JC11538. Apatite, siderite. Panasqueira mines, Covilha, Castelo Branco, Portugal. 2.5 x 2.5 x 4.5 cm across. 49g. $25.00. Green, somewhat squat crystal, with the back coated with siderite. Probably doubly terminated, as the bottom is covered with siderite, it is hard to tell. |
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JC11538. Another view. |
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JC11538. Side view. |
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JC11538. Back side. |
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JC11541. Elbaite. Cruzeiro mine?, Sao Jose da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil. 3 cm tall. 20g. $50.00. Not sure of the exact location on this one. Appears to be Cruzeiro mine, although the label says only Minas Gerais. |
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JC11541. Back side. |
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JC11541. Closer view |
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JC11543. Scheelite. Tae Hwa mine, Neungam-ri, Angseong-myeon, Chungju city, North Chungcheong province, South Korea. 2.5 x 3.5 cm 36g. $30.00. A partial crystal. |
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JC11543. Back side. |
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JC11546. Elbaite. Karibib constituency, Erongo region, Namibia. 4 cm tall. 30g. $50.00 Deep green crystal. |
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JC11546. Another view. |
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JC11546. Another view. |
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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. $40.00. Nice, sort of doubly terminated, single crystal of lustrous hematite. The right side in the photo is broken off. |
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JC11550. A view of the side with tiny andradite garnet crystals adhering to the hematite. |
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JC11550. Another view. |
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JC11551. Smithsonite. El Refugio mine, Choix, Choix municipality, Sinaloa, Mexico. 4.5 x 5 cm 87g. $35.00. Pretty pink specimen from this now defunct locality. The specimen is a bit more pink than the photo would indicate. It is more of a light pink. |
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JC11489. Austinite (cuprian). Ojuela mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. 6 x 6 cm 70g. $45.00 These came out a couple of years ago, and are now pretty much gone from the market. Great color. |
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JC11489. Closer view |
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JC11481. Austinite (cuprian). Ojuela mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. 6 x 7 cm 92g. $55.00 These came out a couple of years ago, and are now pretty much gone from the market. Great color. |
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JC11481. Closer view. |
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JC9950. Azurite. Touissit, Touissit-Bou Beker mining district, Jerada Province, Oriental Region, Morocco. 5 x 5.5 cm 51g $50.00. A group of small, brilliant luster dark blue crystals from the finds back in the 1990's. |
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JC9950. Another view. |
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JC9950. Another view. |
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JC9950. Another closer view. |
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JC9950. Another closer view. |
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JC9950. Another closer view. |
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JC9473. Barite. Cerro Warihuyn, Miraflores district, Huamalíes province, Huánuco dept., Peru. 6 x 9 cm wide. 131g $30.00. Group of translucent, grayish crystals. |
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JC9473. Another view. |
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JC9473. Another view. |
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JC9234. Hemimorphite. Kimbanga prospect, Kimbedi, Mindouli district, Republic of Congo. 7 x 8.5 cm 264g. $38.00. Light blue crystals from this somewhat recent, apparently one time find. Minor ding in one spot. |
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JC9234. Another view. |
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JC11698. Wolframite, dolomite. Panasqueira Mines, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugal. 5 x 10.5 cm 200g. $200.00. An impressive long wolframite crystal for Panasqueira. It is partially doubly terminated. The base of the crystal group, right hand end in this photo, is partially terminated. The left end is completely terminated. Luster is brilliant. The face has scattered little dolomite crystals on it, and there are a couple of hard to see arsenopyrite crystals stuck on the left half. The back is coated with beige dolomite rhombs. RESERVED |
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JC4489. Almandine. Pee Wee Gulch, Nr. Emerald creek, Latah county, Idaho. 2.5 x 3 cm 23g. $8.00 . Although Garnet Gulch is the most often seen location for these, the mica schists that these occur in are scattered over a fairly large area. Pee Wee gulch is a nearby location. They look very similar to Garnet gulch specimens, but tend to be a bit more rounded and often have a bit of schist clinging to them. RESERVED |