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S5240 - Amethyst - $300
Magaliesberg, South Africa
Overall Size: 7.5 x 7 cm
Colorful arrangement of razor sharp saturated rich deep purple crystals up to 3.3 cm in length
completely cover a nice hand sized specimen measuring 7.5 x 7 cm in size. What a piece for the
cabinet, showy with a high level of quality, just a stunner! Luster is super as well. Attractive
and amazing piece.
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S5241 - Pyrrhotite with Quartz - $225 SOLD
Dal'negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia
Overall Size: 7 x 6 cm
Isolated very well defined lustrous shiny bronze like crystal measuring 2.8 x 1.7 cm across sits upon
a crystallized white qtz contrasting matrix of 7 x 6 cm in overall size. Aesthetically nice as the
xtl is not busy in appearance and has good depth or stands out. No damage.
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S5242 - Wulfenite - $375
Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico
Overall Size: 7.5 x 3.5 cm
Rare pyramidal crystallized yellowish-orange crystals up to 1.1 cm in length rest perfectly atop a
calcite matrix of 7.5 x 3.5 cm in size. A must see for the collector, seldom do wulfenites with
morphology see here get this good from the well-known mine, extraordinary!
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S5243 - Galena - $125 SOLD
Dal'negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia
Overall Size: 3.8 x 3.5 cm
Highly bright and sharp complex opaque dark gray crystals up to 2.8 cm in length are jumbled on
sparkling yellow massive sulfide matrix measuring 3.8 x 3.5 cm in size. Even though common
knowledgeable collectors are well aware of galena being desirable especially from Dal'negorsk
because of such a high level of quality. Undamaged.
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S5244 - Mottramite with Dioptase and Calcite - SOLD
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
Overall Size: 4.3 x 2.8 cm
Interesting group of minerals all well crystallized with the calcite being completely flawless and razor
sharp, as well as deep rich forest-green balls of mottramite scattered about on intense dioptase
matrix of 4.3 x 2.8 cm in overall size, quite attractive on the same piece!
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S5245 - Neptunite - SOLD
Gem Mine, San Benito County, California
Overall Size: 5.8 x 5 cm
Nicely centered lustrous crossed up dark black prisms up to about 2.3 cm in length are mounted
to show the double terminations of the largest xtl, matrix measures 5.8 x 5 cm in size. Good
example from the renowned mine.
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S5246 - Hackmanite with Winchite - $850
Kokscha Valley, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
Overall Size: 5.5 x 3 cm
Pearly off white terminated prismatic winchite crystal of 2.8 cm in length sticks out amid pleasing
purple hackmanites up to 2 cm across for an overall specimen of 5.5 x 3 cm in size. Spectacular
combo of minerals as this was a one time find and now hard to obtain. May display best upright,
worth buying.
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S5247 - Kermesite on Stibnite - $125 SOLD
Cettine di Cotorniano, Tuscany, Italy
Overall Size: 6 x 1.8 cm
Unusual bright and shiny flat single medium gray crystal measuring 6 x 1.8 cm in size with vivid red
kermesite microcrystals partially coating the prism sides setting off the piece, rare to see the two
minerals this distinctive.
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S5248 - Calcite - $125
Leiping Mine, Guiyang County, China
Overall Size: 5 x 3.3 cm
Great luster and super glassy twinned crystal of 2.5 cm across sits perfectly atop forming a matrix
measuring 5 x 3.3 cm in overall size. Hematite inclusions add character to the piece, top quality
in person.
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S5249 - Zircon - SOLD
Pech, Nuristan, Afghanistan
Overall Size: 6 x 4.7 cm
Highly lustrous, sharp, and well formed isolated deep rich red crystal measuring 1.4 cm in length sits
nicely centered upon a quartz like pegmatite of 6 x 4.7 cm in size. Not seen as much on matrix for
the species, really good, would enrich any collection.
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S5250 - Galena with Fluorite - $150 SOLD
Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Tennessee
Overall Size: 7 x 4.8 cm
Super sharp dark opaque metallic crystals up to 4 cm in length sit well as a group with transparent
medium purple fluorite for a classic U.S. mineral specimen of 7 x 4.8 cm in overall size. Will display
fine without a stand when viewed from the side or aesthetic angle.
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S5251 - Calcite - $50
Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico
Overall Size: 5 x 4.7 cm
Photographing rocks with no color! It is good in person. Very smooth xtl faces and a high level of
quality with crystals reaching 4 cm in length. Piece is 5 x 4.7 cm in size. Internally flawless or
clean in upper portion of prisms.
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