New Arrivals Page 3
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BR51. Cinnabar, quartz. Vostocchno-Dolomitovy m., Nikitova deposit, Gorlovka Domets’k Oblast, Ukraine. $325.00 4 x 2.5 x 2 cm 45g $325.00 A round knob of quartz crystals about half covered with small mm size cinnabar crystals. Very rare these days. Ex: Lorraie Sofia coll. Ex: Mineralogical Research Purchased: 8-2008. Appears to be a floater, with no visible points of attachments. It is a round ball of stubby quartz crystals on all sides, and covered with cinnabar crystals on all sides. I photographed it from all sides. RESERVED |
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BR210. Hubnerite on quartz. Mundo Nuevo m., Pasto Bueno, Pallasca prov., Ancash dept., Peru. 5 cm tall x 4 cm x 1.5 cm 46g $50.00 Group of quartz crystals with a 2 x 2 cm patch of small hubnerite crystals on base. Ex: Miners Lunch Box Purchased:5-2006 |
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BR210. Another view. |
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BR225. Brochantite. Shattuck mine, Bisbee, Cochise county, Arizona. 3 x 2.5 x 3 cm 39g. $290.00. A real oldie from Bisbee. . Somewhat gemmy, dark green, lustrous, interlocking crystals. Dusting of an unknown (by me any way) mineral. Pretty piece and virtually unavailable these days. Ex: University of Chicago coll. Ex: Wards Natural Science Purchased :1963. Ex: Donald K. Olson Minerals Purchased:10-2000 . I photographed it from all sides. RESERVED |
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BR78. Galena (Spinel twins), quartz. Krushev dol mine, Madan ore field, Rhodope Mtns, Smolyan Oblast, Bulgaria. 12 x 5 x 4 cm 608g $495.00 Bladed (Spinel law), twin crystals with quartz crystals on the back. Galena up to 3 cm. Excellent top quality piece. Ex: Mineralogical Research Purchased : 9-2003. As one dealer described one identical to this: "A killer specimen of bright, mirror-metallic spinel law twin galena with quartz crystals from the famous Madan ore field, Bulgaria. The mines in Madan produce some of the finest galena in the world and this is a fine piece. It beautifully displays sharp well formed superb flat faces galena twins with an excellent brilliance and mirror luster. The main vertically crystallized rosette forms a tremendous focal point. The spinel twins are stepped plates, staggered one after another with like tooled tips. The quartz needle crystals give a strong contrast and aesthetics. In superb condition." Price reduced to $450.00 RESERVED |
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BR290. Azurite. Label says: Mejrame, Morocco...no such place. Probably: Oumjrane, Alnif Cercle, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco. 5 x 3 cm 34g $125.00 Rosette group. Ex: Mineral Zone Ex: Mineralogical Research Purchased: 3-2004 |
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BR290. Another view. |
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BR290. A view of back side. |
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BR290. A view of back side. |
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BR401. Cuprite on Malachite. Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Namibia. Ex: Prosper Williams Purchased: 1972. Ex: Francis N & Jean Marshall coll. Ex: Mineralogical Research. 4.2 x 2 x 2.5 cm 24g $65.00 Small, 3mm or so cuprites scattered on velvet malachite. RESERVED |
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BR517. Adamite. Gold Hill mine., 80' level red dump, Gold Hill district., Tooele county, Utah. 5 x 3.5 x 2 cm 55g $45.00 Ex: Dan Evanich Purchased: 5-2015. Pale yellow rounded aggregates on oxide matrix. Sparkly. RESERVED |
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BR533. Malachite (primary crystals), calcite. Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Namibia. 4.5 x 2.7 x 2 cm 33g $65.00 Primary malachite crystal rosettes to about 5mm on white calcite rhombs. Ex: P & C Gornik coll. Ex: Claude H. Yoder coll. #675 Purcased: 2-1999 Ex: Mineralogical Research Purchased: 4-2014. RESERVED |
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JC13198. Mimetite. Santa Eulalia District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico. 2.5 x 3 cm 35g $15.00. Cute little small miniature of golden crystals. RESERVED |
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JC13961. Wulfenite. Erupción Mine, Los Lamentos Mountains, Ahumada Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico. 5.2 x 2.2 x 2.6 cm 41g $175.00. Nice bright orange crystals on white calcite coated matrix. Old piece. |
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JC13961. Another view. |
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JC13961. Another view. |
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JC13961. Another view. |
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JC13970. Mimetite, calcite. Santa Eulalia District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico. 4 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm 67g $12.00. Mass of needle like crystals topped by white calcite. |
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JC13970. Another view. |
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JC13970. Another view. |
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JC13979. Azurite. Apex mine. Jarvis Peak, Tutsagubet District, St. George, Washington County, Utah. 8 x 7 x 4 cm 222g $75.00 A breccia partially coated with bright blue drusy micro crystals as seen here. An old piece I purchased in May of 1970 from Coloma minerals, Coloma, California. Ex Crowley collection # JAC 144. RESERVED |
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JC13983. Azurite, malachite. Copper Queen mine, Bisbee, Warren district, Cochise county, Arizona. 6 x 4 x 2.5 cm 107g $125.00 Ex: Crowley collection #72. I purchased this one at Tucson show, 1974. Drusy coating on rounded malachite. |
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JC13983. Back side. |
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JC13984. Azurite, malachite. Copper Queen mine, Bisbee, Warren district, Cochise county, Arizona. 8 x 3 x 2 cm 83g $75.00 Rounded sort of botryoidal azurite. Not sure what the white coating is. Ex Crowley Coll.# JAC161. I got this one from Buzz Chapman minerals, Fortuna, California in 1967. |
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JC13984. Another view. |
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JC13984. Another view. |
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JC13984. Back side. |
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JC12113. Topaz. Tepetate, Villa de Arriaga Municipality, San Luis Potosí, Mexico. 2.5 x 2 cm $30.00 A cute little thumbnail with several crystals clustered on matrix. |
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JC12113. Another view. |
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JC12113. Another view. |
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JC12215. Rhodonite. Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia. 12.5 x 10.5 x 7 cm 1,498g $40.00 A large chunk of solid rhodonite. No clear crystals, but cleavage faces are on all sides. RESERVED |
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JC12217. Scheelite. Mt. Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China. 7.5 x 10 x 13.5 cm 4,010g Approx. 9 Lbs $200.00. A whopping big scheelite crystal. Not the prettiest in the world, but large with small gemmy areas here and there. I photographed it from all sides. |
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JC12217. Another side. |
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JC12217. Another side. |
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JC12217. Another side. |
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JC12217. Another side. |
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JC12217. Another side. |
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JC12217. Another side. Has a hole in it with a partiall crystal inside it. |
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JC12217. A view of the hole. |
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JC12217. Another view. |
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JC12217. Another view. |
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JC12217. Another view. |
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JC12217. Another view. |
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JC12218. Calcite. Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field, Linwu Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China. 11 x 13 x 18 cm 2,466g Approx. 5.5 Lbs. $150.00 A large cabinet size cluster of sharp bladed crystals. Some minor dings on the edge of a couple of crystals. One crystal on the bottom of this photo has been cleaved. Overall in good shape and displays well. |
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JC12218. Another view. |
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JC12218. Another view. |
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JC12218. Another view. |
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JC12218. Another view. |
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JC11899. Stibnite. Wuning Mine (Wuling Mine; Qingjiang Mine), Qingjiang, Wuning Co., Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China. 7 x 15 cm 118g $75.00 A 15 cm tall crystal with smaller crystals about halfway down. Brilliant luster. One of the ones from the earlier finds here. Well priced for what these go for these days. |
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JC11899. Other views. |
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JC11742. Wulfenite. Maoniuping Mine, Mianning County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China. 6 x 5 x 4 cm 76g $45.00. Small, golden crystals partially coating the matrix. |
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JC11742. Another view. |
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JC11742. Closer view. |
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JC13950. Rosasite. Silver Bill Mine, Costello Mine group, Gleeson, Turquoise District , Cochise County, Arizona. 7 x 4 x 2 cm 39g $145.00 Blue botryoids over the face. Ex Richard Helsel coll. |
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JC13950. Another view. |
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JC13950. Closer view. |
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JC13955. Grossular variety hessonite. Testa Ciarva, Mussa, Alp Balme, Turin, Piedmont, Italy. 10.5 x 6 x 3.5 cm 377g $295.00. A flat plate covered with brilliant lustrous dark wine red crystals. Purportedly collected in the 1870's. The area has been closed to all collecting for a number of years now. Not often do you see a piece of this quality and size available for sale. SOLD |
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JC13958. Pyromorphite. Sherman mine (Leary Mine), upper 9 mile creek, nr. Burke, Coeur d'Alene District, Shoshone Co., Idaho. 2.7 x 2 cm $18.00 Thumbnail. Well crystallized all around, front and back. A rarely seen thumbnail size piece collected by Art Cooper in the late 1960's. SOLD |
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JC11971. Apatite. Panasqueira Mines, Covilhă, Castelo Branco, Portugal. 3 x 4.5 cm 49g $120.00 A sharp group of beige to very slightly pink crystals. Associated with white dolomite? crystals. Nice miniature. Older piece...pre 2000. |
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JC11971. Another view. |
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JC11971. Another view. |
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JC11971. Another view. |
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JC11971. Another view. |