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S7119 - Vanadinite with Goethite - $500 SOLD
Taouz, Anti Atlas Mountains, Morocco
Overall Size: 5 x 4.2 cm
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Good looking full miniature! Opaque dark black stalactitic goethite measuring 5 x 4.2 cm in overall size has
medium red vanadinites up to 1.5 cm in length sitting perfectly upon its surface. Its telltale matrix reveals
the find from around the mid 1970's. I think everyone likes collector quality vanadinite!
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S7113 - Azurite - SOLD
Hanover #2 Mine, Grant County, New Mexico
Overall Size: 2.7 x 1.7 cm
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Super bright blue rosette of 2.7 x 1.7 cm in overall size as seen above in the front and back photos illustrating
its perfect all around form. In fine shape for a rose which tend to show multiple chips because of the softness
of azurite. Well formed thumbnail.
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S7117 - Smithsonite - $500
79 Mine, Gila County, Arizona
Overall Size: 7.3 x 6.2 cm
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Look at how good these copper-rich smithsonites are for the U.S.! Super apple-green saturated color! From
one of the most famous mines in Arizona comes lustrous translucent examples of botryoidal green equal to
many localities. Top-notch visual display, would make a colorful and rich addition!
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S7114 - Mimetite - SOLD
San Pedro Corralitos, Chihuahua, Mexico
Overall Size: 8.3 x 4.4 cm
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What a piece for the shelf with this strong orange color! Very attractive satin-like botryoidal crystals line the
upper portion of limonite in wavy rolling rounded form. This well-known find in 1968 is considered the best
for its type of growth, standing among other locations worldwide for the mineral.
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S7115 - Grossular (Var. Hessonite) with Clinochlore - $225 SOLD
Ala Valley, Piemonte, Italy
Overall Size: 5.7 x 4 cm
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Quality and color! Incredible gem nuggets sit scattered upon highly attractive near blue clinochlore matrix,
it's shocking to see the species this visually appealing. I cannot imagine finding better for the price.
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S7118 - Villiaumite - SOLD
Lovozero, Kola Peninsula, Russia
Overall Size: 4.2 x 3.8 cm
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Perfect rich deep plum-red loose well formed floater crystal measuring 4.2 x 3.8 cm in overall size. Internally
gemmy and large as well as being one of the best places for the species villiaumite. Important to note
that the one above is complete, most available are cleaved sections, great miniature not to pass up.
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S7116 - Calcite with Quartz - $300
Pachapaqui, Ancash Department, Peru
Overall Size: 13.7 x 12.3 x 8 cm
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Good sized round piece that is hollow inside resembling a cast after something round, a pleasing shape.
Numerous pretty light pink sprays up to 2.5 cm in length are scattered upon sparkling small quartz matrix.
Tiny bournonites and pyrites are present too.
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S7122 - Pseudoboleite - $650
Santa Rosalia, Baja California, Mexico
Overall Size: 5 x 3.5 cm
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One of the most sought after rare minerals from the century old workings of Boleo. This highly lustrous
intense blue isolated crystal measuring almost 1 x 1 cm in size sits atop rich brown stabilized matrix. Xl is
fairly large showing two good display angles, a collectors item for sure!
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S7123 - Galkhaite - SOLD
Getchell Mine, Humboldt County, Nevada
Overall Size: 6 x 5 cm
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Fine rarity! Sharp lustrous intense red cubic crystals up to 0.3 cm in length sit scattered upon drusy quartz
lined matrix of 6 x 5 cm in overall size. A small batch surfaced about 6 years ago as the mine was in a
productive zone for the species, and we haven't seen any good pieces since.
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S7125 - Sphalerite - $110
Elmwood Mine, Smith County, Tennessee
Overall Size: 6.8 x 3.7 cm
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Bright sphalerite reaching 3.2 cm in length is positioned perfectly on the upper part of dolomite matrix with
tiny reddish crystals sprinkled at the base. Piece would stand well in an upright position, a must see.
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S7124 - Kyanite with Quartz - $250 SOLD
Barra de Salinas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Overall Size: 5.3 x 3.2 cm
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Transparent gem quality intense blue kyanite! Nice prismatic well terminated main crystal of 5.3 cm long
pierces contrasting whitish quartz. Normally other worldwide sources aren't attractive, except for Brazil!
You will not regret ordering it.
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S7121 - Grossular (Var. Hessonite) on Diopside - $250
La Valletta, Bellecombe, Aosta Valley, Italy
Overall Size: 3 x 1.4 cm
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Super association! The orange to red hessonites are attached to a stout diopside adding greatly to the
specimens rarity, but also the fact that it's terminated is unusual, for some reason when garnets grow on
prismatic crystals from here, the xl is broken at each end. This one happens to be the exception.
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S7120 - Diopside on Grossular (Var. Hessonite) - $250 SOLD
Ala Valley, Piemonte, Italy
Overall Size: 2.8 x 1.5 cm
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Perfectly placed gemmy diopside crystals measuring 1.3 cm tall on lustrous red garnet matrix from an old
pocket of limited specimens. It can be difficult to pinpoint which valley a piece came from; however, the
accurate locale info was given to me from the strahler. Very choice undamaged combo.
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