New Arrivals Page 3

These nuggets were only found at the Vilaque river during a gold mining project of Prof. Wotruba, around Nineteen eighties/early nineties. The ones I found on the internet of this size all priced over $100. RESERVED

	JC11586. Azurite, malachite. Liufengshan mine, Guichi district, Chizhou, Anhui, China. 9 x 15 cm 437g. $265.00 The Liufengshan mine is still producing specimens. This one is from recent finds at the mine. Royal blue bright drusy crystals coating the front. Quite pretty, sparkly and bright. Interesting how it grades from a royal blue on the left to a darker blue on the right.
	JC11586. Closer view.
	JC11586. Closer view.
	JC11530. Azurite, malachite. Lost Lake claim, Nacimiento mine, San Pablo, Sandoval county, New Mexico. 8 x 13 cm 457g. $175.00. Nice large plate of blue nodules on Triassic sandstone. The deposit is supposedly exhausted. RESERVED
	JC11530. Closer view.
	JC11518. Azurite. Morenci mine, Morenci, Greenlee county, Arizona. 8 x 8.5 cm 311g. $140.00. Rounded hemispheres of azurite grouped together on light colored matrix. There is minor rubbing on some of the spheres, as can be seen in the photo, although it is pretty minimal.
	JC11518. Closer view.
	JC9012. Azurite, quartz. Sierra Rica, Manuel Benavides Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico. Sierra Rica, Chihuahua. 6 x 9 cm 86g $235.00. A really fine azurite from this somewhat lesser known locality. Crystals are a dark midnight blue as seen here. This one is far better than most seen for sale out there. It has been in several collections, with the previous owners listed here, and the price they had on it at the time. Ex Crowley collection #1755. I acquired this one in October, 2016. Ex Stoudt Coll. Purchase price $500 #444 Ex Peter Megaw $400 Ex Evan Jones Ex Irv Michelson coll.
	JC9012. Closer view.
	JC13054. Barite. Cerro Warihuyn, Miraflores, Huamalíes Province, Huánuco, Peru. 7 x 5 x 4.8 cm 102g $138.00 I picked this one because of the matrix as a background. Crystals are fairly transparent with a grayish/tannish look. Displays well. Glassy luster.
	JC13054. Another view
	JC13054. Another view
	JC13054. Side view
	JC13054. Oblique view
	JC13054. Back side view
	JC11985. Bismuth (nugget). Vilaque River, Los Andes Province, La Paz, Bolivia. 2.5 x 3 cm 35g $40.00 Very nice heavy alluvial nugget of solid Native Bismuth from an unusual Bolivian locality. Rare. These nuggets were only found at the Vilaque river during a gold mining project of Prof. Wotruba, around Nineteen eighties/early nineties. The ones I found on the internet of this size all priced over $100. RESERVED
	JC11895. Back side.
	JC11669. Brochantite, cuprite. Bou Beker, Touissit-Bou Beker mining district, Jerada Province, Oriental Region, Morocco 10 x 12 cm 1,158g Sawn back $65.00 Odd, blocky crystals with an almost fibrous appearance to them, with good luster. Matrix is nearly solid cuprite. Quite different from most I have seen from here. RESERVED
	JC11669. Close up.
	JC11669. Another view.
	JC11669. Closer view.
	JC11667. Cyanotrichite, azurite. Peacock mine, Lemhi county, Idaho. 3.3 x 4.1 x 9.7 cm 92g. $220.00. Ex Geary Murdock coll. Although there has never been a Peacock mine found in Lemhi county, the locality persists as to the location of these. Mr. Peacock was a mining engineer/geologist with properties he was partially or completely invested in scattered throughout central Idaho. This may or may not have come from one of his enterprises, or it may have been named Peacock mine just for the colorful azurite etc. found there, wherever there is. These tend to be rather rare and hard to come by. The cyanotrichite is in fuzzy light blue crystals scattered thru the center and upper parts of the piece in this view. Close ups below.
	JC11667. Closer view.
	JC11667. Back side.
	JC12575. Cassiterite. Siglo Veinte mine, Llallagua, Rafael province, Potosi, Bolivia or Viloco mine, Loayza province, La Paz, Bolivia. . 3 x 4 x 4 cm 204g $200.00 To paraphrase another dealer that had one of these, very similar.... An old, and quite large crystal for here. This miniature is sharply twinned, with bright luster and a deep brown nearly black color. It is unusual to find a twin this size from Viloco, and this piece probably dates back close to when some of the finest Cassiterites were mined there in the early 1900s. For the size, it is in good condition with nice sharpness and twinning with only a small amount of edge wear and it has among the best luster I have seen on one of these old survivors. Contemporary specimens from this mine have a very different look to them. Absolutely great miniature! Nicely priced. RESERVED
	JC12575. Another view.
	JC12575. Another view.
	JC12575. Another view.
	JC12575. Another view.
	JC12575. Another view.
	JC13301. Elbaite on quartz. Chhappu, Braldu Valley, Shigar, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. 4.6 x 2 cm 23g $110.00. Cute miniature with several green transparent elbaite tourmaline crystals perched on the side of the quartz crystal. RESERVED
	JC13301. Another view.
	JC13301. Another closer view.
	JC13205. Ferberite, fluorite. Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China 2.5 x 4 cm Tall 58g $50.00 RESERVED
	JC13205. Bit of a different angle.
	JC13205. Back side...completely covered with small lilac fluorite crystals.
	JC11699. Ferberite, quartz, fluorite. Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China. 4.5 x 7 cm tall. 191g. $60.00 A bright ferberite crystal is decorated with quartz crystals around the base with scattered small pretty much colorless fluorite cubes. The back side is coated with quartz and a few fluorite cubes.
	JC11699. Rotated a bit.
	JC11699. Side view.
	JC11699. Back side....quartz crystals with a couple fluorite crystals.
	JC11600. Fluorite on quartz "casts" after calcite. La Fluorita Dulcita prospect, nr. Tombstone, Cochise county, Arizona. 3.7 x 5.7 x 7.5 cm 113g. $110.00. A commercially worked little "mine" where these fluorites were collected. Crystals are octahedrons for the most part. Specimen is not back lit, it just tends to be a bit translucent.
	JC11600. Another view.
	JC11600. Back side.
	JC11365. Inesite, hubeite. Fengjiashan mine (Daye copper mine), Daye county, Huangshi, Hubei, China. 7 x 10 cm 120g. $195.00. Pretty pink needles of inesite with dark brown crystals of hubeite decorating the central area. Pretty piece that displays well.
	JC11365. Closer view.
	JC11365. Closer view with brown hubeite in the center. .
	JC11365. Closer view.
	JC12795. Linarite, caledonite. Blue Bell mine, Zzyzx, Soda mountains, Silver Lake district, San Bernardino county, California. 8.5 x 7 x 2.5 cm 222g $90.00 Pretty much as seen here. There are a few contact marks, where the matrix shows through. Fairly rare to find these for sale these days. Sawn back. RESERVED
	JC12795. Close up, upper third.
	JC12795. Close up, bottom third.
	JC12795. Another view.
	JC12795. Another view.
	JC11375. Linarite. Grand Reef mine, Laurel canyon, Grand Reef mountain, Klondyke, Aravaipa district, Graham county, Arizona. 2.3 x 3.5 cm 21g. with stand. $ 68.00 Solid coating of linarite, partially wrapping around the side. Nice coating, not often seen in this amount on one face.
	JC11375. Closer view.
	JC13015. Prehnite. Takat, Imilchil Caïdat, Imilchil Cercle, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco. 12 x 8.5 x 5 cm 592g $30.00 Somewhat recent material, with well developed, bright luster, pale green crystals. A quartz crystal is poking through bottom center and on the far left. RESERVED
	JC13015. Another view.
	JC13015. Close up, with quartz crystal on the bottom left.
	JC12559. Pyromorphite. Block 14, Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia. 8.0 x 7.5 x 3.0 cm 221g. $65.00 Typical acicular crystals of light brown pyromorphite crystals have a layer of more rounded looking pyromorphite on top of them. Along the right side in this photo, are typical acicular/prismatic pyromorphite crystals. An older piece.
	JC12559. Another view.
	JC12559. Close up, top portion of above photo.
	JC12559. Back side.
	JC8805. Pyromorphite. Pcheloyad Mine, Momchilgrad, Kardzhali Province, Bulgaria. 4.3 x 5.3 cm 53g with stand $125.00 Ex Wendel Minerals; Ex Crowley collection #1752. Nice miniature with typical brown crystals from this mine. Front and back views. These of quality are getting quite scarce. Nicely priced miniature.
	JC8805. Back side.
	JC8805. Another view.
	JC8805. Side view. Some damage to a few crystals, not visible from the front display side.
	JC9487. Spessartine. Wushan spessartine mine, Tongbei, Yunxiao county, Zhangzhou prefecture, Fujian prov., China. 8 x 10.5 x 2.5cm 406g. $80.00. Plate of bright orange crystals with several small quartz crystals present. The quartz crystals are capped by a white unknown, probably an amorphous silica material. There is a minor bruise near the top center, and another on the left center, not obvious. Sawn back.
	JC9487. Another view.
	JC9487. Closer view of left side in above photo.
	JC9487. Closer view of bottom right in upper photo.
	JC9487. Closer view of the top right in upper photo.
	JC10658. Wulfenite. Ahumada mine, Los Lamentos mountains, Ahumada municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico. 9 x 9 cm 358g. $375.00. Rather than the usual caramel color, these are a nice orange. Some of the crystals are transparent and you can see other crystals underneath them through the transparent crystals. There are two broken crystals...hard to spot. Ex Gary Weaver collection. Has a sawn back and partially sawn base. Obviously an older piece. RESERVED
	JC10658. Another view.
	JC10658. Closer view.
	BR135. Wulfenite. Erupcion mine, Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico. 6 x 5 x 2 cm 76g $295.00 Brilliant, brownish yellow-orange crystals to 1.5 cm (old specimen) Virtually unattainable these days. From upper workings...1950's Ex: Evan Jones Purchased November-2001
	BR135. Another view.
	BR135. Another view.
	BR135. Another view.
	BR135. Closer view.
	BR95. Azurite. Cole shaft, Copper Queen mine, Bisbee, Cochise county, Arizona. 3.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm 34g $275.00 Azurite ball, a floater. Has two layers of azurite, the first layer is dark blue crystals, and the 2nd layer is this bright blue micro crystalline over coat. Unusual. Ex: Fraziers Minerals Purchased March-2003
	BR95. Another view.
	BR95. Another view.
	BR95. Another view.
	BR238. Bornite, quartz, calcite. Mine #57, Dzhezkazgan, Karaganda Oblast, Kazakhstan. 6 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm 89g. $400.00 A floater group of clear, small quartz crystals, with minor calcite crystals, and 4 bornite crystals, up to 1.5 cm. In the 1990s to early 2000s, the Dzhezakzgan mine in Kazakhstan produced what are arguably the world’s finest bornite crystals. On this piece iridescent, sharp, isolated to intergrown, bornite crystals are aesthetically set on a plate of colorless quartz crystals on this fine specimen from the Dzhezkazgan Mine of Kazakhstan. Classic and highly representative material from this well-known locale. Once moderately common, they are now available only from recycled collections. Ex: Roberts Minerals Purchased April-1999 RESERVED
	BR238. Close up of upper right three crystals.
	BR238. Close up of the lower two crystals.
	BR238. Back side partly angled.
	BR238. Bottom side with white calcite crystals on the quartz crystals.
	BR238. Another view.
	BR238. Another view.
	BR284. Quartz. Ron Colman mine, Jessieville, Garland county, Arkansas. 12 cm tall x 6.5 x 6 cm. 469g $95.00 A clear 12 cm double terminated (rehealed base) crystal. With nice 6 cm side crystal. Totally clear crystal, brilliant glassy luster. Lots of quartz from Arkansas, but this is a nice one that displays well. Ex: Barbara Luther collection. RESERVED
	BR284. Another view.
	BR284. Another view.
	BR284. Another view.
	BR284. Another view.
	BR284. Another view.
	BR386. Malachite (primary). Onganja (Emke) Mine, Helen Farm 235, Seeis, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia 7.5 x 8 x 5 cm 409g $385.00 Pseudo cubic 5 mm crystals heavily coating a calcite matrix. These are chatoyant, lustrous and sharp, primary malachite crystals that are very aesthetically set on contrasting calcite matrix on this showy and excellent specimen from the famous Emke Mine at Onganja, Namibia. Nice. These were a one time find of 1974, and no more have come out since. Specimens of this size and quality are extremely rare. Ex: Mineralogical Research Purchased : November-2001
	BR386. Another view.
	BR386. Another view.
	BR386. Close up. l
	BR632. Azurite. Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Namibia. 4.8 x 3 cm mound. 33g $395.00 Brilliant, acicular, gemmy crystals over a mound of matrix. Ex: Uli Baumann coll. Ex Claude H Yoder coll:#1754. Purchased November-2005 Ex: Mineralogical Research. Really pretty little miniature.
	BR632. Another view.
	BR632. Another view.
	BR632. Another view.
	BR633. Cinnabar, stibnite. Nikitovka Deposit, Novyy Donbass, Gorlovka, Donets'k Oblast' (Donetsk Oblast'), Ukraine. 1.3 x 1.7 cm 8g $45.00 Small TN with bright tiny cinnabar and stibnite crystals.
	BR633. Back side.
	JC13961. Wulfenite. Erupción Mine, Los Lamentos Mountains, Ahumada Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico. 5.2 x 2.2 x 2.6 cm 41g $150.00. Nice bright orange crystals on white calcite coated matrix. Old piece.
	JC13961. Another view.
	JC13961. Another view.
	JC13961. Another view.
	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.
	JC13983. Back side.
	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. RESERVED
	JC13984. Another view.
	JC13984. Another view.
	JC13984. Back side.
	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. RESERVED
	JC12113. Another view.
	JC12113. Another view.
	JC13950. Rosasite. Silver Bill Mine, Costello Mine group, Gleeson, Turquoise District , Cochise County, Arizona. 7 x 4 x 2 cm 39g $135.00 Blue botryoids over the face. Ex Richard Helsel coll. RESERVED
	JC13950. Another view.
	JC13950. Closer view.
	JC11971. Apatite. Panasqueira Mines, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugal. 3 x 4.5 cm 49g $65.00 A sharp group of beige to very slightly pink crystals. Associated with white dolomite? crystals. Nice miniature. Older piece...pre 2000.
	JC11971. Another view.
	JC11971. Another view.
	JC11971. Another view.
	JC11971. Another view.