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Realgar, Stibnite, and Quartz - Sold Palomo Mine, Huachocolpa District, Huancavelica Department, Peru 5.1 x 4.8 x 2.8 cm (2.0 x 1.9 x 1.1 inches) Bright red realgar
crystals to 4 mm scattered about on a druzy quartz
matrix. Accented with a few small stibnite clusters. Nice association
specimen.
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| 7591: |
Scheelite and Dolomite - Sold Yaoganxian Mine, Chenzhou, Hunan, China 3.9 x 3.1 x 2.1 cm (1.5 x 1.2 x 0.8 inches) A glassy, light brown
scheelite crystal on crystalline dolomite matrix.
The scheelite is 2.4 cm across and has only a few small scattered
chips. Strong fluorescence.
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| 7631: |
Fluorite, Arsenopyrite, and Calcite - Sold Yaoganxian Mine, Chenzhou, Hunan, China 5.5 x 5.3 x 3.7 cm (2.2 x 2.1 x 1.5 inches) Light blue, gemmy
fluorite crystals to 2.2 cm and bright
arsenopyrites crystals to 1.2 cm scattered on a bed of tiny "poker
chip" calcites. Minor muscovite. A classic Yaogangxian combination
specimen.
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| 7813: |
Erythrite - Sold Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate, Morocco 5.2 x 3.0 x 2.6 cm (2.0 x 1.4 x 1.0 inches) A rich vein of deep cranberry purple erythrite blades in limonite matrix. The blades reach to 1.5 cm. A few are terminated. Good representative Moroccan erythrite. A recent issue of Mineralogical Record has an excellent article about the minerals of the Bou Azzer district. |
| 8006: |
Topaz - Sold Skardu District, Baltistan, Northern Areas, Pakistan 4.6 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm (1.8 x 1.8 x 1.4 inches) A complete and sharply crystallized topaz. Has a few veils, but otherwise much less milky than the pictures suggest. Outside of a few very tiny edge chips and the usual breakage where removed from matrix, this topaz has no damage. |
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Erythrite - $10 Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate, Morocco 3.5 x 3.1 x 2.8 cm (1.4 x 1.2 x 1.1 inches) A 1.5 cm spray of deep cranberry purple erythrite blades sit at the edge of a quartz point carpet, on top of a little obelisk of matrix. Half of the quartz is colorless and the rest is brown due an unidentified inclusion. A nice 1 mm purple cobaltoan calcite crystal is nestled among the quartz crystals. Sits very well for display without a stand. About three quarters of the erythrites have contacted terminations, but otherwise no damage. A recent issue of Mineralogical Record has an excellent article about the minerals of the Bou Azzer district. |
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Erythrite - Sold Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate, Morocco 6.2 x 6.0 x 4.0 cm (2.4 x 2.4 x 1.6 inches) Deep cranberry purple sprays of erythrite blades to 1.4 cm sit among clear and brown quartz crystals. Another great specimen to explore with hand lens or camera lens. No damage. Sits well for display without a stand. A recent issue of Mineralogical Record has an excellent article about the minerals of the Bou Azzer district. |
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Pyromorphite - $7 Grünbleiberg Mine, Niedergelpe, Gummersbach, Germany 5.0 x 3.7 x 2.7 cm (2.0 x 1.5 x 1.1 inches) Patches of deep green pyromorphite crystals to 2 mm on silicified limestone matrix. Good representative sample, free of significant damage. "Grünbleiberg" translates as "green lead mountain." |
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Pyromorphite - $7 Grünbleiberg Mine, Niedergelpe, Gummersbach, Germany 4.7 x 2.8 x 1.2 cm (1.9 x 1.1 x 0.6 inches) Deep green pyromorphite crystals to 2 mm scattered about on silicified limestone matrix. (The pyromorphite crystals on this specimen is more sparse, but larger, than similar specimens in this update.) Although the crystals are small, this specimen has excellent potential for exploration with hand lens, microscope, or camera lens. No damage. "Grünbleiberg" translates as "green lead mountain." |
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Pyromorphite with Marine Fossils - Sold Grünbleiberg Mine, Niedergelpe, Gummersbach, Germany 4.9 x 4.0 x 3.0 cm (1.9 x 1.6 x 1.2 inches) Deep green pyromorphite crystals to 1 mm scattered about on silicified limestone matrix. Although the crystals are small, this specimen has excellent potential for exploration with hand lens, microscope, or camera lens. A partial marine fossil is also present. Sits well for display without a stand. No damage. "Grünbleiberg" translates as "green lead mountain." |
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Pyromorphite - $10 Grünbleiberg Mine, Niedergelpe, Gummersbach, Germany 6.0 x 4.6 x 3.7 cm (2.4 x 1.8 x 1.5 inches) Deep green pyromorphite crystals to 1 mm scattered about on silicified limestone matrix. Although the crystals are small, this specimen has excellent potential for exploration with hand lens, microscope, or camera lens. Sits well for display without a stand. No damage. "Grünbleiberg" translates as "green lead mountain." |
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Cavansite and Stilbite - Sold Wagholi Quarry, near Poona, Maharashtra, India 6.5 x 6.4 x 2.2 cm (2.6 x 2.5 x 0.9 inches) A 1.3 cm cluster of cavansite crystals couched in a cleft in the stilbite carpet, all on basalt matrix. No damage. |
