Mineral Gallery

	Item PS1 - AMETHYST (sceptre) - Ellis Mine, Hiddenite, North Carolina; a gemmy-clear, light-amethyst sceptre sits atop a transparant quartz crystal. Measures 3 cm in length (just barely fits in a thumbnail display box), and condition is fine. $55.
	Item PS2 - CALCITE on QUARTZ - Gray's Quarry, Hamilton, Illinois; a fine rhomb of calcite, 3 cm to a side and with a silky-texture, with a smaller rhomb and minor quartz at back. Condition is very good, and measurements are 4.5 x 4 x 3.1 cms. $22.
	Item PS3 - PLATINUM - Kondyor Massif, Khabarovskiy Kray, Russia; two smaller platinum crystals intersect a larger cube in this specimen. A good sample of this precious metal! $170.
	Item PS4 - PYROMORPHITE - Yangshu Mine, Guangxi, China; lime-green, barrel-shaped crystals of this lead-based phosphate-arsenate grow from a quartz matrix piece. Crystals have good lustre, and measure up to .3 cm in length. Total dimensions are 5 x 3.2 x 6.5 cms, and condition is very good. $148.
	Item PS5 - SMITHSONITE - Tsumeb, SW Africa; (consignment) light-pink, semi-transparant rhombs of smithsonite (up to 1.4 cm to a side) sit atop a small matrix section in this piece. Dimensions are 4.5 x 4 x 5 cms. Condition is fine. $175.
	Item PS6 - PYRITE and QUARTZ- Morococha District, Junin Dept., Peru; a vibrant cluster of modified pyrite cubes has a small grouping of white quartz crystals at one side in this piece. This specimen does stand up nicely by itself, and measures 5.5 x 3 x 5.8 cms. Condition is good. $39.
	Item PS7 - RHODOCROSITE - Morococha Mine, Junin Dept., Peru; a nicely-crystallized "plate" of rhodocrosite rhombs, with crystals completely covering the front, back and sides of the specimen (hard to see where contact occurred; a floater?). Color is a deep-pink. Measuring 6.5 x 7 x 2.3 cms, and in fine condition. $130.
	Item PS8 - MUSCOVITE MICA and RUTILE- Ellis Mine, Hiddenite; (thumbnail) a thin mica book has an exceptional rutile (doubly-terminated crystal!) exposed along it's top edge. Condition is fine. A great NC specimen, from a classic location! $36.
	Item PS9 - VANADINITE - Acif Mine, Mibladen, Morocco; deep red/orange, hexagonal vanadinite crystals grow off the surface of a white barite matrix piece. Specimen is in good condition, and has very high lustre to crystals. Measures 4.2 x 6.3 x 4.5 cms. $135.
	Item PS10 - SILVER - Imiter Mine, Dades Region, Anti-Atlas Mountains, Morocco; a high-quality specimen of wire silver, measuring 6.5 x 2.5 x 5.5 cms. A nice precious-metal sample. $350.
	Item PS11 - CALCITE - Ketkipada, Bombay, India; a druse-covered basalt matrix has stacked calcite plates (flattened rhombs), making a very aesthetic crystal structure. Dimensions are 9.4 x 5.5 x 5.5 cms. Condition is good. $65.
	Item PS12 - CAVANSITE - Poona, India; a quality specimen of a deep-blue cavansite "ball", wrapped around a druse-coated basalt piece, much the same as a ring sits on a finger. Aesthetics are great! Dimensions are 2.7 x 4.2 x 6.5 cms, and in exceptional shape. $275.
	Item PS13 - RUTILE - Hiddenite, North Carolina; (thumbnail) a fine, deep-red, reticulated rutile specimen from a classic collecting locale. Condition is very good. $19.
	Item PS14 - SMOKY QUARTZ - Minas Gerais, Brazil; a dark smoky cluster, with great color and transparancy - displayed on a plastic base for best orientation. Specimen is crystallized all the way around! Condition is very good, and dimensions are 3.1 x 1.7 x 6.5 cms. $75.
	Item PS15 - GOLD in QUARTZ - Leonora, Western Australia; a 2.9 x 2 x 1.8 cm specimen of quartz is loaded with gold (from all side and underneath). $665.
	Item PS16 - TITANITE - Tormiq, Northern Areas, Pakistan; (thumbnail) a good crystal of this calcium titanium silicate (sphene) - deep-green and semi-transparant. Condition is very good. $46.
	Item PS17 - CALCITE on DOLOMITE- Pine Point, NW Territory, Canada; flesh-tone calcite rhombs, with a satin-texture finish, sit on a white, crystallized dolomite matrix. A fine quality specimen, whose dimensions are 10 x 7.5 x 5.5 cms. Condition is very good. $115.
	Item PS18 - STIBNITE - Herja Mine, Cavnic, Romania; (consignment) a quality stibnite specimen.... terminated stibnite crystals form "flowers" (or "sprays"), and these groupings are set along a druse-coated matrix section. Dimensions of this cabinet-sized piece are 19 x 11 x 6 cms, and condition is excellent. A very showy specimen. $795.
	Item PS19 - EMERALD - Hiddenite, North Carolina; (thumbnail) an etched sample of this chromium-rich beryl from NC. Minor association of mica growing at one side. Condition is good. $60.
	Item PS20 - AMETHYST - Las Vigas, Vera Cruz, Mexico; about a half-dozen amethyst crystals sprout from a small matrix piece in this specimen. Crystals have good color, with the largest (center) crystal exhibiting a phantom inside. Measures 8 x 6 x 3.8 cms, and in good condition. $165.
	Item PS21 - CHALCOPYRITE with SPHALERITE- Huaron, Peru; measuring 4 x 2.8 x 5 cms, this miniature combines copper-colored chalcopyrite and jet-black sphalerite crystals, with minor quartz association. Condition is good. $45.
	Item PS22 - BARITE - Weld County, Colorado; (thumbnail) a nice Colorado barite, with good blue color, good tabular shape, and good termination. $35.
	Item PS23 - BERYL (Aquamarine) - Mimosa Do Sul Mine, Espirito Santo, Brazil; a long, slender, tapered, terminated aqua crystal. Good color and clarity, and measures .6 x .4 x 6 cms. Condition is good. $95.
	Item PS24 - APOPHYLLITE - Nasik, India; sitting on a white stilbite-coated matrix, these light-green, blocky apophyllite crystals are translucent, with each end of the crystals showing multiple termination points. Crystals are 2 cm in length, with total dimensions at 6.8 x 4.4 x 5.1 cms. Condition is fine. $75.
	Item PS25 - DOLOMITE on SMOKY QUARTZ- Dzezkazgan, Kazakhstan; a light, flesh-tone growth of dolomite crystals covers one side of a jet-black, glassy, smoky quartz cluster (like "snow on a mountain", only it only covers one side). A nice aesthetic specimen, measuring 11.1 x 10.1 x 9 cms. Condition is very good. $195.
	Item PS26 - AMAZONITE and SMOKY QUARTZ- Majestic Pocket, Smoky Hawk Mine, Teller County, Colorado; a fine specimen from this classic Colorado site. A 4 cm long smoky quartz crystal, terminated and semi-transparant, has nice green amazonite at it's base. Condition is very good. $53.
	Item PS27 - TURGITE - Graves Mountain, Lincoln County, Georgia; a colorful sample of this irridescent hematite, measuring 7 x 3.7 x 4.8 cms. Condition is good. $46.
	Item PS28 - CALCITE - Paulding, Ohio; a nice, undamaged calcite specimen, exhibiting a satin-finish and honey-colored crystal tips. Calcites sit on a limestone matrix. Dimensions are 9 x 5.9 x 5.5 cms, and condition is good. $24.
	Item PS29 - TOURMALINE and QUARTZ- Balachi, Gilgit-Skardu Road, Northern Areas, Pakistan; a long (8.5 cm), terminated, dark-green, elbaite tourmaline has a doubly- terminated smoky-quartz crystal grouping leaning against it, with another elbaite growing off it's back and extending down to the base. From the M. Phantom Minerals inventory that I purchased some years back. This piece measures 7 x 4.2 x 9 cms, and is in good condition. $210.
	Item PS30 - FORSTERITE (peridot) - Skardu, Nooristan, Pakistan; three light-green, orthorhombic crystals are joined (parallel) in this fine miniature from the olivine group. Measures 2 x .6 x 1.9 cms, and condition is good. $40.