New Arrivals Page 1
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JC13904. Pyrite. Borieva Mine, Madan Municipality, Smolyan Province, Bulgaria. 7.5 x 5 x 2.5 cm 246g $25.00. Specimen completely covered with bright cubic pyrite. Lots of sparkle and pretty. Pyrite is in mound like appearance, on a quartz matrix. Much better in person. There are 3 main mounds, one top, one lower left, and one lower right, giving it a more 3 dimensional look than the photo indicates. |
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JC13904. Another view. |
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JC13904. Closer view. |
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JC13904. Closer view. |
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JC13905. Epidote. Jbel Masker, Tounfit Caďdat, Boumia Cercle, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco. 5.5 x 5.5 cm 64g $60.00. Quite similar to the ones from Imilchil, nice bright sort of bow tie & fan shape crystals covering the face. As described by Jordi Fabre: "The prolific zone of Morocco known as 'Imilchil' continues to produce tirelessly. In the Jebel Masker subzone, in January 2023, a pocket with beautiful Epidote crystals appeared, not very large but brilliantly lustrous, luminous, grouped in sheaves." This is a prime example from this ffind. |
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JC13905. Closer view. |
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JC13905. More of an oblique angle. |
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JC13906. Cuprite. Rubtsovsk Mine, Rubtsovsky District, Altai Krai, Russia. 4 x 3 x 2 cm 70g $65.00. These came out several years ago, and have been increasingly hard to find at reasonable prices. This little group of sharp crystals shows some rubbing of the crystal edges and is in good shape otherwise. RESERVED |
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JC13906. Another view. |
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JC13906. Another view. |
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JC13911. Pyrite, sphalerite. Huanzala Mine, Huanzala, Huallanca District, Bolognesi Province, Ancash, Peru. 10 x 9 x 6 cm 996g $150.00. Brilliant octahedral crystals set off by contrasting small near black sphalerite crystals. These are from a recent hit at Huanzala, and are outstanding for their brilliance and placement of the octahedrons. Seems like everyone has a Huanzala pyrite, but these are really exquisite and stand out beautifully in any cabinet. It is hard to get good photos because of the brilliance of the pyrite, and I have photographed this one from several angles. |
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JC13911. Another view. |
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JC13911. Another view. |
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JC13911. Another view. |
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JC13911. Another view, more close up. |
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JC13911. Back side. |
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JC13912. Pyrite, sphalerite. Huanzala Mine, Huanzala, Huallanca District, Bolognesi Province, Ancash, Peru. 14 x 9.5 x 4.5 cm 1,300g 2lbs14oz $175.00 Brilliant octahedral crystals set off by contrasting small near black sphalerite crystals. These are from a recent hit at Huanzala, and are outstanding for their brilliance and placement of the octahedrons. Seems like everyone has a Huanzala pyrite, but these are really exquisite and stand out beautifully in any cabinet. It is hard to get good photos because of the brilliance of the pyrite, and I have photographed this one from two angles. |
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JC13912. Closer view. |
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JC13912. Slightly different angle. |
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JC13913. Pyrite, sphalerite, bournonite. Huanzala Mine, Huanzala, Huallanca District, Bolognesi Province, Ancash, Peru. 13.5 x 10 x 4 cm 1,558g, nearly 3.5 Lbs., $175.00 Brilliant octahedral crystals set off by contrasting, scattered small, near black sphalerite crystals and silvery gray bournonite. These are from a recent hit at Huanzala, and are outstanding for their brilliance and placement of the octahedrons. Seems like everyone has a Huanzala pyrite, but these are really exquisite and stand out beautifully in any cabinet. It is hard to get good photos because of the brilliance of the pyrite, and I have photographed this one from three angles. |
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JC13913. Another view. |
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JC13913. Slightly closer view. |
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JC13914. Pyrite, sphalerite, galena. Huanzala Mine, Huanzala, Huallanca District, Bolognesi Province, Ancash, Peru 13 x 8 x 2.5 cm 716g $110.00 Brilliant octahedral crystals set off by contrasting, gray galena? crystals forming a corona like effect around the edges. These are from a recent hit at Huanzala, and are outstanding for their brilliance and placement of the octahedrons. Seems like everyone has a Huanzala pyrite, but these are really exquisite and stand out beautifully in any cabinet. It is hard to get good photos because of the brilliance of the pyrite, and I have photographed this one from three angles. |
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JC13914. Slightly different angle. |
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JC13914. Another view. |
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JC13914. Closer view. |
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JC13915. Pyrite, sphalerite, galena, bournonite?. Huanzala Mine, Huanzala, Huallanca District, Bolognesi Province, Ancash, Peru. 10.5 x 8.5 x 4.5 cm 1092g $115.00 Galena? or ? crystals across the top, with a different mineral associated, looks like bournonite or something else, with small near black sphalerite scattered around the lower part, and the pyrite shining through. Although the dealer said these are galena across the top, at least some of them are definitely not galena...they are sort of striated, and remind me of bournonite or ?. This can be seen a little bit in the two topmost crystals and is more obvious in the lowest close up photo here. Looks way better in person. RESERVED |
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JC13915. Another view. |
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JC13915. Another view. |
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JC13915. Close up of the sphalerites. |
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JC13915. A close up of the gray crystals...obviously not galena...sort of striated to acicular looking...bournonite? Although betekhtinite has not been reported from Huanzala, these sure look like that mineral. Be nice to have an x-ray machine handy. |
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JC13916. Smithsonite. 79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona. 9.5 x 6 x 3.5 cm 238g $80.00. Typical green smithsonite from the 79 mine, these actually sparkle, as can be seen by the tiny white spots of light reflected off the tiny smithsonite crystals. RESERVED |
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JC13916. Close up. |
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JC13917. Pyrite pseudo pyrrhotite, calcite, chalcopyrite. Trepca, Mitrovica, Kosovo. 7 x 6 x 5 cm 310g $110.00 Ex Harry Critchley coll.#4497 Ex: Muki-Minerals, Munich show. 10-2013. Bright lustrous golden crystals of pyrite forming replacements after previous pseudo-hexagonal twinned pyrrhotite crystals measuring to almost 2.5 cm in height. Calcite is present as well, in flattened crystals on the lower left in this photo. A small grouping of golden chalcopyrite crystals are present also. The lustrous, well-formed crystals have brilliant luster and bright reflectivity throughout. As one dealer described this one: "Pyrite pseudomorphs after Pyrrhotite represent one of the more fascinating examples of mineral replacement in the collector world. This gorgeous specimen from the renowned Trepča Mine in Kosovo showcases a beautiful group of bright metallic golden Pyrite that has completely replaced the original Pyrrhotite." |
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JC13917. Another view. |
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JC13917. Another view, back side. |
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JC13917. Another view. |
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JC13917. Another view. |
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JC13917. Close up view. |
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JC13917. View of the basal area covered with calcite. |
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JC13909. Arsenopyrite, quartz. Huanggang Fe-Sn deposit, Hexigten Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China 12 x 7 x 4.5 cm 715g $250.00 From a recent find at the Huanggang mine complex. Silver, bright arsenopyrite crystals sticking straight up sort of like stubby pencils, intermixed with milky quartz crystals. There was only one Chinese dealer that had these, and they were rather pricey, so I just picked this one out of the half dozen pieces he had. Unusual for the arsenopyrites, as more columnar than normally seen, and some of them have a smaller columnar arsenopyrite on the end of the larger crystal. RESERVED |
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JC13909. Another view. |
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JC13909. Another view. |
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JC13909. Another view. |
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JC13909. Another view. |
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JC13909. Close up. |
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JC13909. Close up. |
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JC13909. Close up. |
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JC13909. Close up. |
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JC13909. Close up. |
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JC13887. Skutterudite. Aghbar Mine, Bou Azzer district, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco. 8.5 x 6 x 6 cm 763g $80.00 A solid mass of Skutterudite with crystals along the top and front, brilliant luster, good definition of the crystals. Some have a near microscopic scattering of microscopic crystals of what appears to be pyrite or some other mineral. Nice example. |
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JC13887. Another view. |
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JC13887. Close up |
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JC13887. Close up |
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JC13889. Arsenopyrite, fluorite. Huanggang Fe-Sn deposit, Hexigten Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China. 8 x 5.5 x 5 cm 201g $60.00. A somewhat flat plate of brilliant luster arsenopyrite resting on colorless fluorite cleavages. When looked at from the side, like in the lower photo, it is sort of lozenge shaped. Very bright luster, mirror like. Looks good in person. So brilliant, hard to photo. |
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JC13889. Side view. |
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JC13895. Pyrite, quartz. Beruang Tengah Prospect, Beruang Kanan orefield, Gunung Mas Regency, Central Kalimantan Province, Indonesia. 5 x 4 x 3 cm 79g $25.00 Pretty miniature. The pyrite has brilliant, mirror like luster. There were a few of these around at Tucson, and were surprisingly pricey. RESERVED |
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JC13895. Another view. |
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JC13895. Another view. |
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JC13895. Another view. |
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JC13896. Pyrite, quartz. Beruang Tengah Prospect, Beruang Kanan orefield, Gunung Mas Regency, Central Kalimantan Province, Indonesia. 7 x 5 x 2.5 cm 121g $90.00 Bright pyrite with quartz...the two quartz crystals on the middle right look like Japanese twins, but they are not...just have that angle to fool folks. The pyrite has brilliant, mirror like luster. There were a few of these around at Tucson, and were surprisingly pricey. |
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JC13896. Another view. |
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JC13896. Another view. |
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JC13901. Chalcopyrite, sphalerite, siderite. Nikolaevskiy Mine, Dalnegorsk, Dalnegorsk Urban District, Primorsky Krai, Russia. 5.5 x 4 x 2 cm 143g $80.00 Nice group of golden crystals. A group very similar to this is shown on mindat for this location. Specimens of this size and quality are rarely seen for sale these days...this is a classic. RESERVED |
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JC13901. Another view. |
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JC13901. Another view. |
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JC13901. Another view. |
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JC13901. Another view. |
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JC13865. Mimetite. Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico. 8.5 x 8.5 x 3 cm 478g. $90.00. Brilliant yellow, tiny, acicular crystals making a near solid mass of mimetite. These first came out around 2009, and this year at Tucson there were a few more scattered around, apparently newly collected from the same area as the earlier ones like this. Pretty and sparkly. The back side is drusy calcite. Better in person. RESERVED |
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JC13865. Another view. |
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JC13865. Closer view. |
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JC13865. Back side. |
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JC13874. Azurite on smithsonite. Yanga Koubenza quarries, Mfouati, Mfouati District, Bouenza Department, Republic of the Congo. 8 x 6.5 x 2.5 cm 256g $155.00 Somewhat blocky to more disk like azurite crystals on beige smithsonite. |
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JC13874. Another view. |
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JC13874. Another view. |
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JC13874. Closer view. |
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JC13876. Epidote, quartz. Imilchil, Imilchil Caďdat, Imilchil Cercle, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco. 5 x 7 x 2 cm 89g $40.00. Typical fan shaped/bow tie shaped like aggregates of epidote on and with quartz crystals. A lot of these around, rather poor quality...this is a nice one a well above average from what I saw at Tucson, 2026. |
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JC13876. Another view. |
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JC13876. Closer view. The epidote is a bit more green than the photo shows. |
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JC13859. Spessartine. Wushan Spessartine mine, Tongbei, Yunxiao Co., Zhangzhou, Fujian, China. 8 x 4 x 6 cm 262g. $25.00. Typical wine colored crystals on feldspar matrix. |
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JC13859. Closer view. |
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JC13860. Cerussite, barite, galena. Mibladen mining district, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco. 9.1 x 5.5 x 2.6 cm 262g. $75.00. A better than average piece with nice sized cerussite scattered around on the galena matrix, with a small flower of pinkish barite for contrast. |
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JC13860. Slightly different angle. |
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JC13860. Another view. |
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JC13860. Another view. |
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JC13867. Chabazite. Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico. 7 x 5.5 x 2 cm 135g $25.00. Blocky, lustrous, sort of cream color crystals with hints of yellow. I saw several of these scattered around at Tucson, 2026. Some of them have included yellow mimetite. This group has hints of that in the yellowish areas around the base and in the yellowish crystals. |
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JC13867. Another view. |
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JC13867. Another view. You can see the yellowish color in the crystals from the included mimetite in this view. |
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JC13867. Another view. |
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JC13871. Dioptase, plancheite. Tantara mine? Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo. 10 x 5.5 x 6.5 cm 267g $50.00. Sparkly dark green dioptase crystals along the inside top area, with lighter green crystals across the flat area, and a single dark crystal sitting on top of the small crystals...a bit different, with two generations of dioptase, most obvious being the single crystal in the center left sitting on the small, lighter colored crystals. |
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JC13871. Another view. |
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JC13469. Azurite. El Cobre mine, Concepción del Oro, Concepción del Oro Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico. 5 x 4 x 2.5 cm 110g $110.00 Sparkling translucent blue crystals of azurite scattered throughout the front of this goethite matrix. Classic material for this old locality. These were collected back in the 1960's. Brilliant blue, gemmy crystals scattered around in small vug like openings. From an old collection. |
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JC13469. Close up. |
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JC13469. Another view. |
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JC13469. Another view. |
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JC13796. Hematite, quartz. Jinlong Hill, Longchuan Co, Heyuan, Guangdong, China. 7.5 x 7.5 cm tall x 5.5 cm front to back. 243g $50.00. Quartz crystals make a nice back drop to the hematite blades in the foreground. .RESERVED |
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JC13796. Another view. Odd line across the quartz crystals...not sure what caused that. |
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JC13796. Another view. Odd line across the quartz crystals...not sure what caused that. |
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JC13800. Mimetite. Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Namibia. 4 x 3 cm 23g $90.00 Nice miniature of fat, light yellow, lustrous mimetites. The crystal on the top left is sceptered to add interest. |
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JC13800. Another view. |
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JC13800. The Scepter crystal is seen on the middle right. |
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JC13777. Hematite, quartz. Jinlong Hill, Longchuan Co, Heyuan, Guangdong, China 10 x 6 x 4.5 cm 351g $150.00. Numerous blades of hematite on this flat lying matrix. A couple of broken quartz crystals. Sawn base. |
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JC13777. Side view. |
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JC13777. Vertical view. |
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JC13777. Vertical view. |
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JC13777. Close up. |