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Mimetite and Calcite - $10 Reduced
to $9
Santa Eulalia District, Mun. de Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico
4.6 x 3.7 x 1.5 cm (1.8 x 1.5 x 0.6 inches)
Specimen status: Available Click
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Silky, light brown, hemispherical
mimetite clusters on a matrix of colorless, opaque to transparent
calcite rhombs. Individual mimetite balls reach 5 mm across, and are
more brown than the pictures on my computer appear. One mimetite is
ball is incomplete, otherwise no damage. The amount of mimetite and
calcite are nicely balanced.
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6603:
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Mimetite and Calcite - $8 Reduced
to $7
Santa Eulalia District, Mun. de Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico
3.9 x 3.4 x 2.6 cm (1.5 x 1.3 x 1.0 inches)
Specimen status: Available Click
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A group of silky, light yellow-brown
mimetite hemispheres, accented with colorless to brown, mostly
transparent calcite rhombs, on matrix. The mimetite balls reach 6 mm,
and the calcites top out at 4 mm. Minor matrix. A few missing mimetite
groups, but this does not significantly detract.
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6629:
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Smithsonite and Quartz - $35 Reduced
to $31
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
5.9 x 4.6 x 3.0 cm (2.3 x 1.8 x 1.2 inches)
Specimen status: Available Click
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A cluster of off-white, translucent to
opaque smithsonite rhombohedra on matrix. The smithsonites are glassy
and reach 1.7 cm across. Vugs around the smithsonites contain small,
sharp quartz crystals, which are somewhat brown due to
inclusions. Very minor edgewear noted under 10x magnification,
otherwise no damage.
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6645:
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Andradite (variety Demantoid) - $60 Reduced to $34
Campo Franscia, Lanterna Valley, Sondrio Province, Italy
6.3 x 5.1 x 5.0 cm (2.5 x 2.0 x 2.0 inches)
Specimen status: Available Click
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Clusters of glassy,
translucent, olive-green andradite crystals scattered across the face
of a gray matrix. The clusters reach about 5 mm across. A few
incomplete clusters, but these do not detract. Sits well for display
without a stand.
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6741:
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Barite - $15
Reduced to $13
Julcani Mine, Julcani District, Huancavelica Department, Peru
3.7 x 3.1 x 1.9 cm (1.5 x 1.2 x 0.7 inches)
Specimen status: Reserved Click
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A cluster of light blue to white barite
blades, mostly translucent with some transparency along the edges. The
largest individual crystal is 1.7 cm across. No damage.
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6854:
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Calcite included with
Boulangerite - $12
Reduced to $10
Herja Mine, Baia Mare, Maramures County, Romania
5.2 x 3.8 x 3.6 cm (2.0 x 1.5 x 1.4 inches)
Specimen status: Available Click
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A rounded calcite lump (hard to
call it a crystal), colored gray due to inclusion of microscopic
boulangerite. Additional boulangerite 'hairs' are easily visible along
the base of the specimen. The snowy coating is a second, thin
generation of calcite. Also present at the base is a poorly
crystallized mixed sulfide layer (appears to be sphalerite and galena).
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6921:
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Adamite
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
6.3 x 4.5 x 3.4 cm (2.5 x 1.8 x 1.3 inches)
Specimen status: Sold
A cleft in
limonite/goethite matrix hosts clusters of glassy, greenish-yellow
adamite crystals. Strong greenish fluorescence under short-wave UV
(second picture). A bit contacted and cleaved along one edge (left edge
first picture) but otherwise no damage. A fine example for the price.
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6931:
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Adamite
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
9.9 x 8.1 x 5.3 cm (3.9 x 3.2 x 2.1 inches)
Specimen status: Sold
A gossan matrix with a
rich coverage of glassy, yellow-green adamite
crystals to 5 mm. The adamites are larger on the front face (shown) and
smaller but just about as abundant on the rear face (not shown). Strong
fluorescence. Displays as shown without a stand. No damage.
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6934:
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Adamite - $30 Reduced to $16
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
15.0 x 8.8 x 6.2 cm (5.9 x 3.5 x 2.4 inches)
Specimen status: Available Click
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A large, vuggy gossan
matrix with a rich coverage of translucent to
opaque adamite crystals. Individual adamites reach 5 mm across. Minor
calcite. Displays as shown without a stand. Good fluorescence and no
damage.
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6956:
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Sphalerite and Quartz - $25 Reduced to $19
Hunan Province, China
6.6 x 5.5 x 3.3 cm (2.6 x 2.2 x 1.3 inches)
Specimen status: Available Click
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A complex group of
lustrous, black to orange to deep red sphalerite crystals. They are
opaque to transparent, and in some areas quite gemmy when backlit (last
picture). Except for some minor quartz crystals, the specimen is all
sphalerite. Sits for display as shown in the first picture without a
stand. Scattered cleaves, mostly small and mostly on the base, do not
detract; otherwise no damage.
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6960:
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Cassiterite and Muscovite - $25 Reduced
to $22
Mt Xuebaoding, Pingwu County, Sichuan Province, China
3.6 x 3.6 x 2.2 cm (1.4 x 1.4 x 0.9 inches)
Specimen status: Available Click
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A silvery muscovite matrix hosts two
lustrous cassiterite crystals. The main (top) crystal is complex and
nearly complete, same for a small contact along one edge, and a little
edgewear. The bottom crystal is larger, but incomplete, as the
specimen's base has been sawn (although this does make a fine display
base). As is common in these pieces, the muscovite is matted down a bit
in a few places. Trimming could yield a nice cassiterite thumbnail.
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7009:
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Fluorite - $18 Reduced to $14
Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
7.4 x 6.5 x 4.0 cm (2.9 x 2.6 x 1.6 inches)
Specimen status: Available Click
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A large chunk of light
pastel green fluorite. The specimen is notable not for its crystal
structure (only one or two crystal faces are complete or even obvious)
but for its icy, glassy transparency.
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