Mineral Gallery

	Item PS1 - STIBNITE - Herja, Romania; a nice specimen of terminated, steel-grey stibnite crystals, "sprays" or flower formation, projecting up from a quartz matrix. Displays well and an aesthetic piece, measuring 8 x 4.5 x 5.7 cms. Included is an old Don Olson label. $135.
	Item PS2 - AQUAMARINE and SCHORL TOURMALINE- Erongo Mountains, Namibia; a cluster of well-formed, semi-transparant beryls sits on a microline feldspar matrix, with associated black schorl tourmaline crystals at their base. Sits up well by itself and measures 3.9 x 3.2 x 3.6 cms. Condition is fine. $355.
	Item PS3 - RUTILE, MICA and CALCITE - Rist Mine, Hiddenite, North Carolina; a great combination piece from a classic collecting area! Roughly a half-dozen rutile crystals, some terminated, are grown against and from a calcite matrix section, with an association of green mica crystals. Condition is very good and dimensions are 3.5 x 2.3 x 4 cms. $110.
	Item PS4 - CALCITE - Blaengwynlais Quarry, near Cardiff, South Glamorgan, South Wales; a fine specimen of flattened, stacked rhombs of calcite - white at the tops and dark flesh-toned near the bottoms. Condition is fine, and measurements are 8 x 5 x 3 cms. Definitely a location that I hadn't carried before. $89.
	Item PS5 - VANADINITE - Acif Mine, Anti-Atlas Mountains, Morocco; dark orange-red, hexagonal crystals of vanadinite are perched up on top of a manganese-coated barite matrix section in this piece. Condition is very good, with dimensions at 4.4 x 3.2 x 4.5 cms. Displays well and a colorful addition to the mineral shelf. $150.
	Item PS6 - AMETHYST - Boukenhouthoek, near Pretoria, South Africa; commonly called "cactus quartz" for it's formation - terminated amethyst crystals host numerous smaller amethyst crystals around their base. Color is good, as is form. Measures 8 x 7 x 7 cms. $85.
	Item PS7 - CINNABAR - Nikitovka, Ukraine; (thumbnail) two deep-blood-red colored, twinned crystals are displayed up on a toothpick. Crystals are very well-formed. $21.
	Item PS8 - CALCITE with MARCASITE- Brushy Creek Mine, Reynolds County, Missouri; irridescent marcasite partially covers gray, scalenohedral calcite crystals in this specimen. This was such a "hot area" about 15 years ago, and now, you see very few of these on the market. This piece is in good shape and measures 11.8 x 8.2 x 4.5 cms. $90.
	Item PS9 - CROCOITE - Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia; from a lot purchase made at the 2011 Tucson Show, this specimen is one of the "jackstraw masses" of these deep-orange/red crystals (such that it appears almost as a floater). Dimensions are 12 x 7 x 3.2 cms, and condition is good. $215.
	Item PS10 - EMERALD - North American Emerald Mine, Hiddenite, North Carolina; purchased from Jamie (owner) in 2010, this 22.5 carat crystal comes with an Authentication Certificate from the mine. It's a terminated 4 cm crystal of good color and in good condition. $1,600.
	Item PS11 - AMETHYST - Piedra Parada, Las Vigas, Vera Cruz, Mexico; a high-quality specimen of long, gemmy amethyst crystals (perhaps 25 or so) on matrix. Terminations and crystal clarity are excellent. Too often times I've come across these Vera Cruz pieces that exhibit a very light purple coloration - not so with this specimen. Dimensions are 8.5 x 9 x 4.2 cms, and in fine shape. $315.
	Item PS12 - RUTILE - Graves Mountain, Lincoln County, Georgia; a nice twinned, terminated crystal, setup on a plastic stand with a little mineral-tack. Measures 2 x 2.4 x 2 cms, and in good condition. $75.
	Item PS13 - AZURITE - Milpillas, Cananea District, Sonora, Mexico; dark-blue, bladed azurite crystals with a nice lustre form an aesthetic 6.5 x 4 x 3.4 cm display piece. Condition is very good. $340.
	Item PS14 - GOLD - 21-to-1 Mine, Humboldt County, Nevada; a high-end specimen of crystalline gold, with 2.5 x 1.1 cms exposed and showing off the matrix (small leaf gold also showing off front and back of matrix). Mined in 2002 and purchased at the Tucson Show. Total measurements are 3.5 x 1.8 x 6 cms and mounted on a plastic base. (note - two photos) $4,550.
	Item PS15 - CAVANSITE on STILBITE - Wagholi Quarry, Poona, India; a fine specimen of this colorful combination of deep-blue cavansite spheres contrasted against the white stilbite-coated matrix. Specimen stands up really well on it's own, and measures 7.2 x 5.5 x 8.3 cms. Condition is very good. $630.
	Item PS16 - CHALCOPYRITE and QUARTZ- Huaron District, Pasco Department, Peru; a 6.2 x 7.5 x 3.5 cm cluster of crystallized chalcopyrite perched among numerous slender, clear quartz crystals (and some sphalerite as well). A good-quality Peruvian specimen - one of the old M. Phantom Minerals acquisitions. $68.
	Item PS17 - CALCITE - Sokolovsko-Sarbayskoe, Kustani Oblast, Kazakhstan; a nice sample of highly transparant, intergrown calcite rhombs - slightly frosted, and yellow in color. Dimensions are 5.2 x 3.3 x 5 cms, and condition is fine. $52.
	Item PS18 - SPHALERITE - Shuikoushan Mine, Hunan Province, China; high-lustre, orange crystals of sphalerite are present on various sides of a quartz-coated matrix piece in this specimen. Measures 6 x 7 x 7 cms, and condition is good. $100.
	Item PS19 - CHALCOPYRITE, SPHALERITE and QUARTZ- Huaron District, Pasco Department, Peru; a fine miniature combination piece, with a large golden chalcopyrite crystal grown up on a crystallized sphalerite base and many clear, slender quartz crystals surrounding it. Also has minor pyrite cubes. Condition is very good, with measurements at 3.5 x 3.3 x 3.2 cms. $56.
	Item PS20 - TOURMALINE - Minas Gerais, Brazil; a cluster of deep-green, semi-transparant elbaite crystals from this famous mining region. Specimen also has minor (clear) quartz crystal association near bottom. Measures 4.8 x 3.3 x 2.5 cms, and in good condition. $35.
	Item PS21 - RUTILE on QUARTZ - Rist Mine, Hiddenite, North Carolina; a wide, terminated, .5 cm rutile crystal is extending out from the side of a quartz crystal. Minor mica association to specimen. Backside of quartz shows contact points from other crystals. Measures 2.1 x 2 x 3.5 cms, and condition is good. $19.
	Item PS22 - HEMATITE - Montreal Mine, Montreal, Wisconsin; a dark-brown, high-lustre, ribbed (and terminated) specimen from this well-known iron mine. Measures 8 x 1.1 x 1.5 cms and in fine condition. $48.
	Item PS23 - AMETHYST - Jackson Crossroads, Wilkes County, Georgia; a quality specimen of southeastern US amethyst! Three crystals of exceptional color and clarity, measuring 5.4 x 3.5 x 1.7 cms. Bottom of specimen is sheared, but not noticeable unless completely turned over. $48.
	Item PS24 - FLUORITE - Guangxi, China; a grouping of dark-purple fluorite cubes, showing phantoms in main crystal, are perched on a 9 x 6 x 4.2 cm matrix piece. Condition is good. $50.
	Item PS25 - COPPER - Dzezkazgan, Kazakhstan; (thumbnail) a twisted, crystallized wire-copper specimen. Aesthetic and in good condition. $20.
	Item PS26 - EPIDOTE on QUARTZ- Xi Chang, Sichuan Province, China; a cabinet-sized specimen (23 x 15 x 6 cms) of wide, clear, terminated quartz crystals with an association of deep-green epidote crystals. Condition is good. $135.
	Item PS27 - BARITE - Cerro Warihuyn, Miraflores Huamalias, Huanuco Dept., Peru; flat tabular barite crystals grow out from a central point, and are set on a thin matrix piece. Barite crystals have excellent clarity and color! Condition is fine, and measurements are 5.7 x 2.4 x 6.2 cms. $63.
	Item PS28 - AMETHYST (sceptre) - Little Gem Mine, Butte, Montana; a smoky-amethyst cap sits on a smoky quartz stem in this piece. Internal fractures, not extending to crystal surface, help to diffuse light and show amethyst coloration. Measures 1.5 x 1.8 x 3.3 cms, and condition is good. $30.
	Item PS29 - EPIDOTE in QUARTZ- Malawi; a single, long crystal - dark-green in color and semi-transparant, showing numerous dark epidote "needle" inclusions. Condition is good, and measurements are 1 cm in diameter and 6 cm in length. $24.
	Item PS30 - SERPENTINE VASE - (material from China); a colorful, water-tight vase, made from a solid piece of stone. Dimensions are 9 cm in diameter and 10 cm in height. $55.