Worldwide Minerals
These are specimens from all over the world with all
different
price ranges and degrees of rarity. Just a great mix.
Enjoy !
No. Aq 1 China Pak
Beryl (variety Aquamarine
) on Muscovite -
$1,495
An unusual, but very interesting and aesthetic
specimen with a sharp, gemmy, lustrous, tabular
Aquamarine crystal on Muscovite and gem Quartz
crystals. This piece was acquired quite a few years
ago when the early Aquamarine specimens came out
of China to the United States.
Locality: Bao Feng Wu mine, Sichuan Province, China
Specimen Size: 9.5 x 9 x 8 cm. (Aquamarine Crystal: 8
x 3.5 x 3 cm.)
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No. Flour Pakst 1
FLUORITE on Muscovite -
$750
This specimen features a rare, very sharp (for this
area), pale-green, beautiful "Spinel-Law" twinned
crystal of Fluorite on fine blades of Muscovite. This is a
fantastic and uncommon specimen from this area of
Pakistan which commonly features etched, or highly
modified pale pink and green crystals of Fluorite on
similar matrix.
Locality: Nagar, Hunza Valley, Northern Areas, Pakistan
Specimen Size: 10 x 7 x 4 cm. (Fluorite Twin: 3 x 2 x 1
cm.)
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No. Aqua/Moly 1 Pak
MOLYBDENITE with Beryl (variety Aquamarine ) on Muscovite -
$(SOLD)
This is a totally unique association ! I have yet to
see this association again in my life from Pakistan. A
fantastic specimen consisting of sharp, lustrous,
gem/gemmy blue crystals of Beryl (variety Aquamarine) on
Muscovite with a totally unreported association of
Molybdenite.
Locality: Chumar Bakhoor, Pakistan
Specimen Size: 10.5 x 7.4 x 6.7 cm. (Molybdenite
Crystal: 1.3 cm. across)
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No. Apop Lon Ind 1
FLUORAPOPHYLLITE on Stilbite and Heulandite -
$350
A perfect, multi-terminated, color-zoned, emerald green
color Apophyllite crystal on Stilbite with Heulandite. The
green color in these Apophyllite is caused by the
presence of Vanadium. I have seen very few Indian
Apophyllite specimens with such a distinct color zoing
like this one.
Locality: Lonovla, Maharashtra, India
Specimen Size: 4.5 x 4.5 x 3 cm. (Crystal: 1.5 cm. long)
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No. Apoph Stil Ind 1
FLUORAPOPHYLLITE on Stilbite -
$975
This is a really aesthetic, beautiful specimen.
Doubly-terminated, sharp, gem green crystals on white,
lustrous Stilbite blades.
Locality: Bombay Quarry, Maharashtra, India
Specimen Size: 14.5 x 8 x 7 cm. (Largest Crystal: 4 cm.
long)
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No. Sch 474 K
SCHEELITE on Quartz -
$1,650 (SOLD)
This is an undamaged, very sharp, deep
purplish-brown color, tetragonal crystal aesthetically
resting on a milky Quartz crystal. These were some of
the very best Scheelites in the world before the Chinese
specimens were discovered.
This specimen is illustrated in the book
Tungsten by Yih and Wang, 1975, pg. 5.
Locality: Tae Wha mine, Chungchongpukdo, South
Korea
Specimen Size: 5 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm. (Scheelite Crystal: 2
cm.)
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No. Van Morroc 1
VANADINITE
on Barite -
$750
Very bright red, lustrous tabular crystals of Vanadinite
(up
to 1 cm.) on contrasting white Barite blades. A real
beauty
with no damage.
This piece was mined in 1976,
and came
from the late French mineral dealer, Christian Gobin.
Locality: Mibladen, Morocco
Specimen Size: 4 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm.
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No. T 113
VANADINITE
on Psilomelane -
$325
This piece has fine, sharp, lustrous, gemmy red prisms
on Psilomelane (Manganese Oxide). Please note that
this mine has been closed and hasn't produced
specimens for several years.
Locality: Taouz mine, Vein 12, Taouz, Rilfilat Province,
Morocco
Specimen Size: 4.5 x 3 x 2 cm.
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No. Az Tou 1
AZURITE
on Calcite -
$245 (SOLD)
A perfect, beautiful, highly lustrous, extremely sharp,
deep blue, doubly-terminated 2 cm. Azurite crystal on
Calcite.
Locality: Touissit, Morocco
Specimen Size: 4.5 x 4.5 x 2 cm.
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No. 67
MALACHITE replacing
CUPRITE with
Quartz -
$375
(SOLD)
A beautiful velvety green Malachite has begun the
replacement process of what is still partially a Cuprite
crystal. If one had the ability to see inside this
specimen, they would see that there is blood-red Cuprite still remaining within.
These pieces are very attractive, and sort of allows one
to see what Malachite would look like if it had an
isometric crystal structure.
Locality: Emke mine, Onganja, Namibia
Specimen Size: 4 x 4 x 3 cm.
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No. T 28
DIOPTASE
on Calcite -
(SOLD)
Dioptase is one of the most recognizable minerals in
the world, and more than likely, the most popular
species from Tsumeb. This specimen has superb,
sharp, lustrous, gemmy, bright green crystals on
Calcite. Please keep in mind that Dioptase rarely looks
the same way in person as it does in photographs, and
these crystals are much more green in person.
Locality: Tsumeb, Namibia
Specimen Size: 3.5 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm.
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No. RK 45
ANGLESITE
with
Malachite
and Cerussite -
$375
Highly lustrous, dark, sharp Anglesite crystals (up to 3
cm.) on Malachite with a group of gemmy Cerussite
crystals
on the underside of the specimen. A very attractive
piece
from this great locality.
Locality: Tsumeb, Namibia
Specimen Size: 4.5 x 6 x 3.5 cm.
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No. Mal Cer 1
Tsumeb
CERUSSITE
on Malachite -
$425
Unfortunately, it was very difficult for me to get the
Cerussite crystals to show up on the Malachite
pseudomorphs after Azurite, but hopefully they look
alright on your screen. The significance of this
specimen is the fact that is was collected around the
turn of the century and came from the Archduke of
Saxony's collection.
Locality: Tsumeb, Namibia
Specimen Size: 6 x 4.5 x 3.2 cm.
Mined: 1905 - ex Archduke of Saxony Collection
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No. 1
MALACHITE
pseudomorphs after Azurite -
$150
This is a fine small "miniature" size specimen with
sharp crystals that beautifully displays Malachite
replacing Azurite. There is also some minor
Bayledonite on the bottom on the specimen along with
some small, sharp, lustrous Azurite crystals.
Locality: Tsumeb, Namibia
Specimen Size: 3.5 x 2.5 x 2 cm.
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No. 149
SIEGENITE
on Dolomite -
$400 (SOLD)
Superb, sharp, lustrous, untwinned extremely
rare, large, crystals of this Nickel Cobalt Sulfide on
Dolomite.
Locality: Sweetwater mine, Ellington, Reynolds County,
Missouri
Specimen Size: 7.5 x 4.5 x 2 cm. (Largest crystal: 5
mm.)
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No. Spod 1090 Mass
SPODUMENE
-
$945 (SOLD)
An unusually sharp, well developed, twinned (?), old
classic United States "locality" crystal. John Sinkankas
reported that the largest of these crystals reached 4
inches or 10 cm.
Locality: Walnut Hill, Huntingdon (formerly Norwich),
Hampshire County, Massachusetts
Specimen Size: 8.5 x 5 x 3 cm.
Mined: 1870's - ex Robert Hesse Collection, ex Paul
Desautels Collection
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No. RK 47
SILVER -
$225 (SOLD)
Platy crystals of native Silver with Calcite.
Locality: Batopilas, Chihuahua, Mexico
Specimen Size: 4 x 3.5 x 1 cm.
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No. Em/Cal 1 Muzo
BERYL (variety Emerald
) with Pyrite -
$695
Fine, gem/gemmy, highly lustrous, sharp, prismatic
Emerald crystals on matrix. The small crystal on the
lower right is almost totally gem ! Rarely does one see
crystals of this type with such complete, unetched,
lustrous prism faces from this world-famous Emerald
locality.
Locality: Muzo-Coscuez, Colombia
Specimen Size: 13 x 7.5 x 5.5 cm.
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No. 4726
GRATONITE -
$245 (SOLD)
An excellent group of this rare silver species ! A superb
small thumbnail.
Locality: Cerro de Pasco District, Alcides Carrion
Province, Paso Department, Peru
Specimen Size: 1.2 x 1.2 x 1.0 cm. (Largest Crystal: 5
mm.)
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No. 257
ENARGITE with Pyrite -
$550
Sharp, bright, modified Pyrite octahedra up to 2 cm.
associated with sharp, bright, prismatic Enargite xx.
This was one of the first specimens of this kind brought
into the United States by Richard Kosnar.
Locality: Quiruvilca mine (Asarco mine), Quiruvilca
District, Santiago de Chico Province, La Libertad
Department, Peru
Specimen Size: 5 x 5 x 2.5 cm.
Mined: 1971
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No. P 190 Hu
HÜBNERITE
on Quartz -
$500 (SOLD)
This is a fantastic, highly aesthetic, lustrous, sharp,
bright Hübnerite crystal group, perched on a milky
Quartz matrix. I have seen few matrix Hübnerites over
the years that are nearly as aesthetic as this one !
Locality: Huallypon mine, Pasto Bueno, Ancash
Department, Peru
Specimen Size: 6.5 x 4.5 x 6 cm.
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No. Hub Fl Per 7
HÜBNERITE on Fluorite -
$750
This is a great "floater" association specimen of
lustrous, sharp, dark-red Hübnerite crystals on a large,
highly modified gemmy, pale green Fluorite crystal.
This is a very unusual association !
Locality: Huallypon mine, Pasto Bueno, Ancash
Department, Peru
Specimen Size: 9.5 x 8 x 4 cm.
Mined: 1971
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No. Fl Hüb Per 6
Hubnerite -
$775
This is a great association specimen of gemmy, pale
green, Fluorite cubes on lustrous, sharp,
doubly-terminated Hübnerite crystals. Please note that
there are actually gemmy red Hübnerite crystals inside
the Fluorite cubes. It really is unusual to see cubic
Fluorite on Hübnerite like this !
Locality: Huallypon mine, Pasto Bueno, Ancash
Department, Peru
Specimen Size: 9 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm. (Largest Fluorite
Cube: 1.5 cm. across)
Mined: 1971
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