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Wulfenite and Mimetite - $12 Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico 6.9 x 5.6 x 3.2 cm (2.7 x 2.2 x 1.3 inches) Green-brown mimetite balls and blocky wulfenite crystals on a porous limonite matrix. The largest group of mimetite balls is 6 mm, and the largest wulfenite is 4 mm. The wulfenites are glassy, yellow, nearly transparent and a few are nearly cubic. One mimetite-wulfenite group at the edge has some damage, but the rest of the specimen is pristine. A classic Ojuela combination. |
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Mimetite - Sold Pingtouling Mine, Qingyuan, Guangdong, China 2.2 x 1.8 x 1.7 cm (0.9 x 0.7 x 0.7 inches) A cluster of butterscotch orange mimetite crystals on matrix. The mimetite crystals reach 5 mm in length. Minor contacts and damage around the edges. |
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Rhodochrosite, Fluorapatite, Pyrite, and
Quartz - Sold Wuton Mine, Guangxi, China 2.3 x 2.2 x 2.1 cm (0.9 x 0.9 x 0.8 inches) A cluster of rhodochrosite crystals to 1 cm with a scattering of small quartz and pyrite crystals. These rhodochrosite crystals are larger but darker than the other Wuton Mine rhodochrosite specimens on this page. Shortwave UV light reveals the presence of several fluorapatite crystals that reach about 2 mm length. China has only begun to produce collectible rhodochrosite in the past year or so, and already the quality and prices are equal to Sweet Home rhodochrosites. |
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Diopside - Sold Pakistan 2.6 x 2.0 x 1.5 cm (1.0 x 0.8 x 0.6 inches) The main crystal in this thumbnail diopside cluster is 2.5 cm long and has a complete termination. Its green color is most obvious when backlit (second picture). |
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Mimetite - $13 Mt. Bonney, Northern Territory, Australia 2.3 x 1.8 x 1.5 cm (0.9 x 0.7 x 0.6 inches) A fine cluster of four mimetite crystals on matrix. The largest mimetite is 5 mm long. No damage. |
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Calcite - $8 Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia 5.6 x 4.1 x 1.7 cm (2.2 x 1.6 x 0.7 inches) A nice little plate of colorless Tsumeb calcites on matrix. The largest crystal is about 7 mm across. A must for every calcite or Tsumeb collection. |
