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Item PS1 - RUTILE
on SMOKY QUARTZ - North American Emerald
Mine, Hiddenite, North Carolina; a good miniature showing numerous
dark rutile crystals both on and included within light smoky
quartz crystals. Measurements are 7.6 x 3.5 x 3.5 cms, and condition
is good. $49. |
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Item PS2 - AMETHYST
- Diamond Hill Mine, Antreville, South Carolina;
a dozen light-amethyst crystals sit on a thin quartz matrix piece
(with additional milky quartz crystals noticeable at base). Specimen
is in good condition, and measures 9.5 x 6.5 x 4.6 cms. A nice
SC amethyst, dug during Chet's ownership. $105. |
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Item PS3 - TOURMALINE
(Schorl)- Galileia, Minas Gerais, Brazil;
a great etched schorl specimen, with minor lepidolite association.
Essentially two long, tapering schorls with nice lustre. Dimensions
are 3.7 x 3 x 7.5 cms. $77. |
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Item PS4 - CALCITE
and FLUORITE - Minerva Mine #1, Cave-in-Rock,
Illinois; parallel sprays of calcite crystals form nearly a full
sphere, formed atop a purple/yellow fluorite formation. Fluorite
has inclusion of chalcopyrite. An interesting specimen, measuring
5.5 x 5 x 6.5 cms, and in good condition. $70. |
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Item PS5 - OPAL
- Rainbow Ridge Mine, Virgin Valley, Nevada;
a colorful sample of this high water-content silicate, untreated
(and hence in the water-filled vial). The picture here does not
do the specimen justice, as there are substantial greens/blues
not coming out in this photo. Opal is 3 cm in length and nearly
2.5 cm in diameter. $295. |
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Item PS6 - TOURMALINE
on QUARTZ - Minas Gerais, Brazil; a single,
terminated, green elbaite crystal, 3.2 cm in length, is exposed
from a quartz matrix section. Full dimensions are 5 x 4 x 5 cms,
and condition is very good. $34. |
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Item PS7 - PYROMORPHITE
- Midnight Mine, Mullan, Idaho; yellow/green,
tapered pyromorphite "barrels" cross atop a small matrix
piece. Mounted on a removeable plastic base for best orientation.
Dimensions are 2.3 x 2.4 x 4.5 cms, and condition is fine. $49. |
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Item PS8 - SMOKY
QUARTZ - North American Emerald Mine,
Hiddenite, North Carolina; a light smoky crystal - palm-sized
- with a small rutile association at botton left. Crystal is
terminated and "re-healed" along the lower right and
back where other crystals were in contact. Dimensions are 6 x
3.3 x 13.5 cms. $30. |
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Item PS9 - GALENA
on SPHALERITE and PYRITE- Huanzala Mine,
Huanuco Dept., Peru; a nice Peruvian combination piece, with
twinned galena on a crystallized sphalerite and pyrite matrix.
Dimensions are 4.5 x 3.8 x 3 cms, and condition is very good.
$39. |
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Item PS10 - FLUORITE
- De'an, Jiangxi Province, China; these are always
so awesome when backlit! When they first came out and were available
in Tucson, the room was full of them, of all sizes, and all were
backlit. What a sight! This one is the green/purple octahedral
crystals, and measures 11.5 x 8.5 x 3.6 cms. Condition is good.
$98. |
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Item PS11 - SILVER
- Imiter Mine, Dades Region, Anti-Atlas Mountains,
Morocco; a high-quality wire silver specimen, with numerous wires
grown from various points. Measures 5 x 4 x 4.2 cms. A nice choice
for a silver collector! $1,300. |
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Item PS12 - TOURMALINE
- Santa Cruz, Sonora, Mexico; a neat display
of two "prickly" (to the touch) schorl tourmaline growths,
stood up on a plastic base for best orientation. Measures 3.5
x 1.7 x 5.5 cms. Condition is good. $45. |
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Item PS13 - SMOKY
QUARTZ, RUTILE and MICA- North American
Emerald Mine, Hiddenite, North Carolina; a cabinet-sized specimen
of quality North Carolina smoky quartz, with both rutile and
mica associations. Rutile is at base and is both on surface of,
and included in, crystals (see second photo). Dimensions are
11.5 x 10 x 12.5 cms, and condition is very good. $345. |
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Item PS14 - PYRITE and QUARTZ
- Morococha District, Junin Dept., Peru; numerous pyrites, with a slight "coppery
coloration", are intermixed with milky-white quartz crystals. A nice Peruvian piece, measuring
14 x 9 x 6.2 cms. $135. |
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Item PS15 - AQUAMARINE
- Shigar, NW Frontier Province, Pakistan; a long,
terminated grouping of aqua crystals, measuring 7.5 cm in length
and 1+ cm wide. Condition is good, as is clarity to crystals.
$250. |
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Item PS16 - FLUORITE
- Guangxi, China; a grouping of light-blue fluorite cubes, the largest
of which is roughly 3 cm in diameter, has purple phantoms in their interior. Minor
association of clear quartz crystals at back and base. Dimensions are 5.7 x 5.5 x 3.7 cms.
A reasonably-priced Chinese fluorite specimen. $40. |
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Item PS17 - CHALCOPYRITE
- Morococha District, Yauli Province, Peru; octahedral
crystals, with a nice "coppery" coloration best describes
this specimen of chalcopyrite. Measures 8.5 x 5.5 x 4 cms, and
in very good condition. $60. |
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Item PS18 - VESUVIANITE
- Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Quebec, Canada; (thumbnail)
a grouping of vesuvianites, showing both the violet and apple-green
colors. Condition is good. $19. |
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Item PS19 - CALCITE
- Verchniy Mine, Vladivostock, Russia; a half-dozen
lustrous, scalenohedral calcites are grouped together in this
specimen. Measurements are 6.5 x 6 x 2.7 cms, and in great shape.
These are also fluorescent (orange/red) under SW light. Condition
is very good (as is transparancy to crystals). $60. |
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Item PS20 - BARITE
- Xiefang Mine, Jiangxi Province, China; deep-brown
colored and exhibiting a nice lustre, this specimen is a 9.5
x 7.5 x 3.1 cm plate of crystallized barite. $89. |
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Item PS21 - CROCOITE
- The "71 Pocket", Adelaide Mine, Dundas,
Tasmania, Australia; fiery reddish-orange (relatively wide),
prismatic crystals of this lead chromate fill a vug. Measurements
are 8.7 x 5.3 x 5 cms. $160. |
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Item PS22 - QUARTZ
CRYSTALS - Huaron, Peru; a great specimen
of slender, terminated quartz crystals with fine clarity and
form! Minor association of sphalerite and chalcopyrite (common
in Peruvian pieces). Measurements are 7.5 x 6.5 x 4 cms. $78. |
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Item PS23 - SPHALERITE
- Shuikoushan Mine, Hunan Province, China; deep-orange
sphalerite crystals run up the center of a shallow, quartz-lined
depression in this specimen. Colorful, and a good sample of Chinese
sphalerite. Measures 6 x 5.5 x 4 cms, and in good condition.
$50. |
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Item PS24 - FERBERITE
with FLUORAPATITE and ARSENOPYRITE- Panasqueira,
Portugal; a 4 x 2 x 4.4 cm wolframite (ferberite) crystal has
an association of light-blue fluorapatites and crystals of arsenopyrite
along one side. A good Portugese combination sample. Condition
is fair -to- good. Two pictures - $115. |
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Item PS25 - CELESTITE
- Maybee, Michigan; a single celestine crystal,
light gray/blue in color, sits on a small matrix piece. Dimensions
are 3 x 1 x 6.2 cms, and condition is good. Slight blemish to
tip, but not very noticeable on display. $22. |
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Item PS26 - BARITE
- Cerro Warihuyan, Miraflores, Huanuco Dept.,
Peru; a nice, dark, tabular barite grows up off a small matrix
section. Measurements are 6 x 3.5 x 3.5 cms, and condition is
good. $35. |
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Item PS27 - TOURMALINE
- Minas Gerais, Brazil; displayed in a 2"
x 2" box, this specimen is both green/red colored as well
as doubly-terminated. It measures 3 cm in length, and is in good
condition. $45. |
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Item PS28 - FLUORITE
- Okorusa Mine, Otjiwarongo District, Namibia;
deep-green, semi-transparant crystals with (some) slight purple
edging best describes this specimen. Measures 12 x 7 x 3 cms,
and in good condition. $78. |
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Item PS29 - RUTILE
on HEMATITE - Novo Horizonte, Bahia, Brazil;
plates of jet-black hematite are heavily covered with golden
rutile needles. These reflect the light off the hematites very
well, giving the specimen a "glitter" look. Measures
6.2 x 3.5 x 1 cms, and in good condition. $80. |
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Item PS30 - SCHORL
TOURMALINE on SMOKY QUARTZ- Minas Gerais,
Brazil; a cabinet-sized specimen of a large, flattened smoky
quartz face with two fibrous schorl tourmaline growing on top.
An interesting specimen (aren't most?), measuring 17 x 8 x 6.5
cms. Condition is good. $95. |
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