New Arrivals Page 2
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JC11476. Cerussite, malachite. Mindouli district, Pool department, Republic of the Congo. 6 x 7.8 x 9.3 cm 565g. $285.00 Here is a good quality and rarely seen example of Cerussite from the renowned copper district of Mindouli in the Republic of the Congo. The important aspect of this piece is that it's loaded with dozens of crystals. The crystals meaure up to 2.8 cm with an off-white color and thin prismatic form, and have grown together into what it is commonly referred to a "jackstraw"-shaped group. Most of the crystals are in good shape, however you can see some roughness in places. The reverse side of the piece features a few tiny acicular crystals of green malachite for a nice contrast. This piece came direct in a lot of dioptase specimens from Kimbedi, and stands as one of the finest examples from the locality that I have had to offer. |
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JC11476. Another view. |
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JC11476. Another view. |
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JC11476. Another view. |
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JC11476. Another view. |
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JC11476. Back side with small malachite crystals. |
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JC11476. Closer view of the malachite crystals. |
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JC9948. Azurite. Burra Burra Copper Mine, Burra, Goyder Regional Council, South Australia, Australia 8 x 8.5 cm 388g $125.00 Nearly solid nodule of azurite with a bit of malachite on one corner. |
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JC9948. Another view. |
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JC12464. Apatite, arsenopyrite. Julcani Mine, Julcani District, Angaraes Province, Huancavelica, Peru. 5 x 5.5 cm 212g $45.00. Very pale green apatite crystals on a bed of small, sparkly, arsenopyrite crystals. These were fairly uncommon from here and date to the 1990's.. |
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JC12464. Close up of the apatite crystals. |
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JC3466. Azurite. Liufengshan Mine, Guichi District, Chizhou, Anhui, China. 5 x 7.5 cm 217g. $50.00 Bright royal blue crystals lining a vug in malachite. Older piece from 2006. Pretty and esthetic RESERVED |
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JC10961. Creedite. Qinglong (Dachang) mine, Dachang Sb ore field, Qinglong county, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China. 5 x 8 cm 176g. $75.00. Light lilac crystals growing on the front side of the piece. From the somewhat recent finds at Qinglong. Good luster with lots of sparkle. |
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JC10961. Another view. |
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JC10961. Close up view. |
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JC10961. Close up view. |
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JC13326. Dioptase. N'tola mine, Mindouli, Mindouli district, Pool department, Republic of the Congo. 8 x 6 x 2.3 cm 104g $150.00. Fairly solid mass of crystals on matrix. As is typical for dioptase from the N'tola mine, there is one of those shell like hollow areas on the right side of the piece in this view and shown in the photo of the back side below. Nice for N'tola. Camera has trouble getting the color right. It is the typical dioptase green with very slight bluish tints. Interesting worm like small light colored crystals in one area. |
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JC13326. Another view. |
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JC13326. Back side, on the top is a hollow shell of dioptase typical of many of these from the recent finds at Ntola. |
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JC12148. Pyrite. Julcani Mine, Julcani District, Angaraes Province, Huancavelica, Peru. 6 x 7 x 2 cm 243g $12.00 Bright golden crystals from the heyday of the Julcani mine specimens back in the 1990s RESERVED |
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JC12148. Another view. |
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JC12393. Pyromorphite. Saint-Salvy mine, Saint-Salvy-de-la-balme, Castres, Tarn, Occitanite, France. 6.5 x 7 cm 38g $185.00 Thin plate with crystals on one side. Very fine specimen from this now closed locality. |
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JC12393. Close up. |
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JC12137. Pyromorphite. Daoping Mine, Gongcheng County, Guilin, Guangxi, China. 2 x 2.5 cm 11g Thumbnail. $10.00 Couple of broken terminations as can be seen in the photo. |
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JC12136. Pyromorphite. Daoping Mine, Gongcheng County, Guilin, Guangxi, China. 2 x 3.5 cm 17g $15.00 From the earlier finds. Some damage as can be seen in the photo. |
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JC12114. Spodumene. Afghanistan. 4 cm Tall 15g Clear, colorless crystal. $20.00 Wish I had better locality data for this one. Probably from Darra Pech, Kunar, although the label doesn't say. |
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JC12114. Another view. |
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JC12114. Another view. |
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JC12114. Another view. |
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JC12067. Cassiterite. Amo Sn deposit, Ximeng County, Pu'er, Yunnan, China. 4 cm crystal 49g $50.00. These have been getting quite scarce. This one is complete on the front and sides, but the back side is incomplete with odd growth features. |
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JC12067. Another view. |
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JC12067. Another view. |
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JC13991. Pyromorphite, barite. Les Farges mine, Ussel, Ussel, Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. 11.5 x 5 x 4 cm 424g $90.00 Bright lime green micro crystals coating barite crystals. Hard to see, but here and there are small transparent barite terminations sticking through the pyromorphite. The piece has pyromorphite on all sides and the underside. |
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JC13991. Another view. |
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JC13991. Close up of one end in top photo. |
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JC13991. View of one end. |
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JC13991. Back side. |
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JC13991. Under side. |
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JC13995. Linarite. Blanchard mine, Bingham, Hansonburg district, Socorro county, New Mexico. 7.5 x 3 x 1 cm 20g $25.00. Thin plate with sparkly linarite on both sides. RESERVED |
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BR13. Galena. West Fork mine, Reynolds co., Missouri. 4.5 x 3 cm 103g $20.00 Little group of small crystals Ex: Roberts Minerals Purchased: June-1996. |
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BR13. Another view. |
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BR13. Another view. |
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BR22. Malachite (primary crystals). Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo 2.5 x 3.3 cm 29g $120.00 Blocky brilliant dark green crystals to about 1 cm. Excellent small miniature. Ex: Roberts Minerals Puchased: June-1994 Camera had trouble getting the color exactly right, they are bright dark green crystals. |
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BR22. Another view. |
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BR22. Another view. |
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BR28. Sphalerite, quartz. Dalnegorsk, Dalnegorsk Urban District, Primorsky Krai, Russia 5 x 4 cm (thin plate) 18g $295.00 Ex: CT Minerals (Chuck Trantham). Ex: Roberts Minerals Purchased: August-1997. A classic single sphalerite crystal 2 cm wide. Bright luster. RESERVED |
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BR31. Malachite. Copper Queen mine., Bisbee, Cochise county, Arizona. 7 x 4 x 3.5 cm 126g $150.00 Non crystalline stalactite type group. There is an almost stalactite growth in the center of the open area on the right in this photo, and in the center on the below photos. Old specimen. Ex: Lorraine Dodge coll:#LDC55 Collected: 1895-1901. Ex: Mineralogical Research |
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BR31. Another view. |
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BR31. The stalactite looking growth in the center of the piece adds interest. |
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BR430. Descloizite. Berg Aukas Mine, Grootfontein Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia 5 x 2 x 3.5 cm tall. 101g $85.00 Classic shaped, brown, bladed crystals. Ex: Richard D. Bates (The Contact Zone)#D-38. Ex: Mineralogical Research |
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BR430. Back side. |
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BR511. Hematite after magnetite. Payun volcano, Altiplano de Payun Matru, Mendoza prov., Argentina. 7 x 5 x 4 cm 223g $250.00. Group dominated by a 2.5 cm octahedron. Very sparkly and pretty, the obvious ex magnetite crystal is visible in the photo on the lower left. Ex: Richard Sittinger collection. Purchased: 8-2013 I took photos of this pretty piece from all sides. This one is a little different from most I have seen, as it sits on a bit of matrix. |
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BR511. Another view. |
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BR511. Another view. |
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BR511. Another view. |
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BR511. Another view. |
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BR511. Another view. |
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BR511. Another view. |
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BR511. Another view. Matrix is the light color on the base. |
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BR581. Goethite. Dreamtime claim, Crystal Creek/Crystal Peak area, Teller co., Colorado. 5.5 x 5.5 x 2.5 cm 105g $150.00 Ex: Claude H. Yoder coll:# 2395 Purchased: 9-2010. Ex: Mineralogical Research. Color is a lustrous brown with reddish tints. Neat for the star burst like crystal groups on the piece. RESERVED |