Item MS1 - BARITE - Hartsel, Park County, Colorado; light-blue, tabular crystals of this barium sulfate are grouped together in what appears to be a "floater". Condition is good, with dimensions at 5.5 x 4.2 x 1.8 cms. $20.
Item MS2 - UVAROVITE GARNET - Saranovskaya Mine, Tomsk Region, Ural Mountains, Russia; a nice miniature of these intense-green colored (dodecahedral) garnets on a matrix section. Dimensions are 1.6 x .7 x 2.5 cms, and in good condition. $25.
Item MS3 - TURGITE - Graves Mountain, Lincoln County, Georgia; a great specimen of this irridescent hematite from a classic locale. Measuring roughly 7 x 4 x 5 cms, this section of hematite displays an open vug heavily colored with shades of blue, violet and gold covering the small botryoidal masses. Condition is very good. $53.
Item MS4 - FULGARITE- Polk County, Florida; (lightning strike in sand!) a 5.5 cm long "tube" of sand-covered, melted "glass" found on the beach after a storm. Measures 1+ cm in diameter. $30.
Item MS5 - ZIRCON - Rio do Peixe, Goias, Brazil; (thumbnail) three brownish-red dipyramidal crystals are clustered together in this piece. Condition is good. $18.
Item MS6 - SELENITE - Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico; roughly 15 colorless, transparant crystals (prisms with diamond faces) are clustered together in a nice miniature specimen. Measures 4.5 x 2.6 x 2.5 cms, and in good shape. $16.
Item MS7 - PYROMORPHITE - Mt. Bonnie, Northern Territory, Australia; (thumbnail) small, light-brown crystals of pyromorphite spread across the surface of a matrix section. Crystals have good lustre. $10.
Item MS8 - TOPAZ - Gilgit, NW Frontier Province, Pakistan; a fine, sherry-colored, terminated (beveled edges) topaz in great condition. Facet-quality and measuring 1.8 x 1.1 x 2 cms. $95.
Item MS9 - AMETHYST - Antreville, South Carolina; A single fat, terminated amethyst crystal, mounted in a 2 x 2 x 2" plastic box. Good color and measuring 3.5 x 3 x 3.2 cms. A different location for this dealer's inventory. $18.
Item MS10 - DIAMOND - Tshikapa, Kasai, Province, Zaire; a great sample of a cubic diamond, weighing in at 1.00 carats. Actually two cubes - penetrating - in good condition and good mineral sample quality. $155.
Item MS11 - FLUORITE - Wushan, Jiangxi Province, China; a frosted, light purple "octahedron" of fluorite, measuring 2.5 cm across, sits on a quartz section (actually etched out of it). A good sample of these fluorites, in a miniature size. Total dimensions are 7 x 3.3 x 2.5 cms. $58.
Item MS12 - PLATINUM - Kondyor Massif, Khabarovskiy Krai, Russia; a nice cubic specimen of this (very!) precious metal, weighing in at .8 grams. Comes in a black-felt display case. $195.
Item MS13 - ERYTHRITE - Sonora, Mexico; small purplish-red colored crystals work their way up along a seam in this specimen. Good condition; dimensions are 2 x 2 x 2 cms. Mounted in a small plastic perky box. $16.
Item MS14 - ENARGITE - Julcani Mine, Huancavelica, Peru; a fine miniature of blocky enargite crystals on a druse quartz matrix, with minor pyrite association. Condition is very good. Ex-Bob Lauf specimen. Measures 3 x 2.8 x 1.5 cms. $50.
Item MS15 - QUARTZ with Hedenbergite Inclusions- Dal'negorsk, Russia; measuring 3.5 x 2 x 7.5 cms, this specimen consists of two heavily included quartz crystals (appearing a dark-green), forming a "V". Condition is good. $52.
Item MS16 - DIOPTASE - Tantara Mine, Shaba, Zaire (Congo Region); a high-end specimen of emerald-green dioptase crystals lining a vug, with the largest crystals approaching 1 cm in length. Good lustre to crystals, with total measurements at 9 x 7.5 x 5 cms. Condition is good. $525.
Item MS17 - COPROLITE - Morocco; brown, twisty and (need I say more?) Too long gone for needing Purell.... fossil dinosaur poop. Numerous pieces available. Measures 5.5 x 3 x 3.1 cms. $7.
Item MS18 - RUTILE (twin)- Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil; (thumbnail) deep-red and terminated; a fine sample of terminated Brazilian rutile. $21.
Item MS19 - HEMATITE - Ibitiara, Bahia, Brazil; chrome-colored hematite "plates" are stacked together forming a hexagonal-shaped cluster in this specimen. Condition is very good, with measurements at 3 x 1.5 x 2.2 cms. $32.
Item MS20 - CROCOITE - Red Lead Mine, Dundas, Tasmania; a 2.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm assemblege of the vibrant orange "needles" of this lead chromate. Condition is good. $24.
Item MS21 - QUARTZ CRYSTAL - Fiddler's Ridge, Montgomery County, Arkansas; a clear, terminated crystal, 3.5 x 2.5 x 7.5 cms. Slight ding to tip. $10.
Item MS22 - ENDLICHITE - Chihuahua. Mexico; deep brownish-red, striated crystals are clustered together in this eye-catching piece. Lustre is extremely vibrant in this specimen. Measures 2.9 x 2 x 2.1 cms and in very good shape. $34.
Item MS23 - MANGANAXINITE - Verchniy Mine, Vladivostok, Russia; brown, semi-transparant, flattened, wedge-shaped crystals are spread across a 5.5 x 4.2 x 1.5 cm section of matrix in this specimen. Condition is very good, as are crystal terminations. $59.
Item MS24 - CALCITE- Rosiclaire Level, Denton Mine, Harris Creek District, Illinois; a honey-colored calcite section (partially crystallized; sheared at base and grew up against a fluorite) from this now defunct mining district. Condition is good, with measurements at 6.5 x 8 x 5.5 cms. $45.
Item MS25 - BARITE - Elmwood Mine, Smith County, Tennessee; a full-hemisphere of white barite sits on a limestone section in this specimen. The "ball" is 5.5 cms in diameter, with total dimensions of the piece being 8 x 5.5 x 3 cms. Condition is good. $26.
Item MS26 - SPESSARTINE GARNET on SMOKY QUARTZ- Wushan, Tongbei, Fujian Province, China; a single, large smoky quartz crystal with a "band around the mid-section" of transparant orange spessartine garnet crystals. Measures 3 cm in diameter; 7.5 cm in length. Slight nick to top termination. $23.
Item MS27 - AQUAMARINE and TOURMALINE on FELDSPAR- Erongo Mountains, Namibia; an exceptional, nice blue aqua sits on a fat schorl tourmaline crystal. Aqua is terminated, wide (1 cm wide, 1.7 cm tall)and facet quality. Measures 2 x 2 x 2.4 cms. $92.
Item MS28 - MICROLINE - Lake George, Colorado; tan (flesh-tone) triclinic crystals form a nice sample of this mineral. Condition is good, with dimensions at 6.2 x 5.5 x 2.5 cms. $18.
Item MS29 - AMETHYST - Jackson Crossroads, Wilkes County, Georgia; two crystals, doubly-terminated, are joined at the side and sitting on a small quartz base in this specimen. Color is good, as is tip of crystal. Measures 3.2 x 3 x 4 cms. $37.
Item MS30 - METEORITE COLLECTION - (varies); a great way to enjoy meteorite samples from 4 different locations, displayed in a black display box (glass cover). Samples are from Africa (stone), Texas (iron), Chile (stony-iron) and Namibia (iron). All are labelled with details. Collection box is 8 x 10.5 x 2 cms in size. $48.
Item MS31 - CALCITE - Triangle Quarry, Cary, Wake County, North Carolina; (thumbnail) a wide, yellow scalenohedral crystal of calcite from a quarry near Raleigh. Condition is good. $10.
Item MS32 - FLUORICHTERITE - Wilberforce, Ontario, Canada; (thumbnail) one of the "not so common minerals" in inventory, this inosilicate is found only at this location (near Bancroft). Jet-black, columnar crystals of fluorichterite are set with calcite crystals. Condition is very good. $20.
Item MS33 - PYRITE - Level 38, Huanzala Mine, Huanuco Dept., Peru; an apparent floater, consisting of roughly 12 small modified octahedrons clustered together in somewhat of a "chain" formation. Largest crystal is 1 cm in diameter, with total specimen measuring 3.5 x 1.2 x 1.6 cms. Condition is very good. $32.
Item MS34 - PYROMORPHITE - Dao Ping Mine, Guangxi Province, China; a thumbnail-sized piece of yellow/green pyromorphite, showing maybe 30 small "barrel-shaped crystals". Condition is fine, with dimensions at 2.2 x 2.1 x .6 cms. $25.
Item MS35 - BOURNONITE with PYRITE and QUARTZ- Pachapaqui, Peru; measuring 8.2 x 6 x 3 cms, this specimen is an assemblege of various crystallized Peruvian minerals (including Galena). Condition is good. $50.
Item MS36 - SERPENTINE VASE - (material from China); measuring 8.5 cm in diameter and 6.5 cm high, this circular vase has been cut from a jadeite material, polished and sealed (watertight). Similar to the ones I usually carry at shows, this one displays green, purple and brown colors. $50.
Item MS37 - TOURMALINE- Sceptre Lakes, Emerald Lake, Yukon, Canada; a large (14 x 10 x 7.5 cms) spray of black schorl tourmaline, radiating from a common base. Specimen exhibits a high sheen and is in good condition. $110.
Item MS38 - CALCITE - Elmwood Mine, Smith County, Tennessee; two twinned, doubly-terminated calcites are vertically stacked in this specimen. Crystals have good transparancy and "honey color". Measures 7.7 x 2.7 x 5.5 cms and in good condition. Mounted on a (removeable) plastic base. $45.
Item MS39 - DOLOMITE - Barranco, Spain; (thumbnail) a black, rhombohedral crystal (Teruelite) from Teruel, Spain. $11.
Item MS40 - CAVANSITE - Poona, India; a vibrant, deep blue nodule of this silicate sits atop (and sharply contrasted against!) a pearly-white mass of stilbite crystals. Nodule measures 1.5 cm in diameter, with total measurements at 5.5 x 3.5 x 3 cms. Condition is fine. $52.
Item MS41 - PYROMORPHITE - Midnight Mine, Mullan, Idaho; tapered, light-green crystals, up to 2 cm in length form a cluster in this specimen. Condition is very good, with total measurements at 2.5 x 2.4 x 1.6 cms. $44.
Item MS42 - FADEN QUARTZ- Northern Area, Skerdu, Pakistan; a flat "tabby" quartz crystal grouping, with very good clarity, and showing the "thread" down the center. Dimensions are 5 x 5 x .7 cms. $30.
Item MS43 - FLUORITE - Rogerley Mine, Frosterley, Durham, England; dark-green, cubic fluorite crystals are joined together (penetrating) in this nice (highly fluorescent) miniature specimen. Condition is good, with measurements at 2.5 x 2.2 x 2.4 cms. $27.
Item MS44 - SPINEL - Mogok, Burma; a single, blood-red spinel (octahedron) sits nested in a white quartz matrix. Measures 2.6 x 2.5 x 2.9 cms and in good condition. $32.
Item MS45 - BOLEITE - Boleo, Baja California, Mexico; (thumbnail) showing the "near perfect cube" form and the black coloration of this hydrated lead copper silver chloride hydroxide. Condition is good. $15.
Item MS46 - CERUSSITE on BARITE - Mibladen, Morocco; a fine miniature (thumbnail sized) specimen of gemmy, honey-colored cerussite crystals on a small barite matrix section. Measures 2 x 1.4 x 1.8 cms. $28.
Item MS47 - CALCITE on DOLOMITE - Hoxie Mine, Black Rock, Arkansas; a nice calcite crystal (scalenohedron) sits on a pink crystallized dolomite matrix. Minor chalcopyrite association. Measures 3 x 3 x 4 cms. $19.
Item MS48 - FLUORITE - Clay Center, Ohio; a 2.5 x 2.1 cm cube, showing the tan coloration and brown "phantom" at the center. A good Ohio fluorite sample. $64.
Item MS49 - CALCITE, SIDERITE, MICA and RUTILE- Rist Mine, Hiddenite, North Carolina; a combination piece from a classic NC location! Small rutiles are growing on siderite rhombs, with mica books and minor calcite as well. Measures 5.7 x 4 x 3.5 cms. $26.
Item MS50 - AZURITE on Malachite- Las Sal, Utah; (remember when these were common?) a nice azurite rosette, exposed and sitting on a malachite matrix piece. Condition is very good, with dimensions at 7.3 x 3.5 x 3.6 cms. $88.