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Dravite - $100 Reduced
to $90 Yinnietharra Station, Pilbara Region, Western Australia, Australia 10.7 x 7.5 x 6.1 cm (4.2 x 3.0 x 2.4 inches) Specimen status: Available Click here to order A large, slightly
bent, opaque, black
dravite crystal from the famous Australian locality. Weighs about 800
grams, and has good luster. The top termination is complete, and
consists of many intergrown tourmaline needles, giving it a thatched
roof appearance. Minor muscovite. A few small contacts and chips are
noted, but the specimen
is free of major damage.
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| 11663: |
Goethite cast after Gypsum Santa Eulalia District, Mun. de Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico 15.5 x 3.9 x 2.4 cm (6.1 x 1.5 x 0.9 inches) Specimen status: Sold A matte gray, bubbly goethite that was
once adjacent to a large gypsum crystal. At some point the gypsum
dissolved away, leaving the striated cast behind. A good cabinet sized
example of this classic epimorph. No damage.
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| 11666: |
Celestine - $22 Reduced
to $19 Scofield Quarry, Maybee, Monroe County, Michigan 11.6 x 8.0 x 1.5 cm (4.6 x 3.1 x 0.6 inches) Specimen status: Available Click here to order A cabinet-sized, two-sided, flat pancake
of sparkly, light blue celestine
crystals. Individual celestine crystals reach about 6 mm. No damage.
Displays well on a stand.
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| 11921: |
Gypsum - $16 Reduced
to $10 Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australia 6.8 x 5.1 x 4.8 cm (2.7 x 2.0 x 1.9 inches) Specimen status: Available Click here to order A cluster of mostly transparent, sharp
gypsum crystals. Some sandy brown inclusions near the center of the
cluster. I find no contact point, so this is a floater group. No damage.
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| 11949: |
Topaz - $35 Reduced
to $31 Brazil 3.3 x 2.7 x 2.7 cm (1.3 x 1.1 x 1.1 inches) Specimen status: Available Click here to order A colorless, complexly-terminated topaz
crystal with much better clarity than the pictures suggest. Weighs 41
grams. Cleaved base (as is common with topaz) and minor edgewear noted.
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| 11954: |
Woodhouseite and Quartz Champion Mine, White Mountain, Laws, Mono County, California 4.6 x 3.3 x 2.3 cm (1.8 x 1.3 x 0.9 inches) Specimen status: Sold Opaque, light beige woodhouseite crystals
cover one face of a massive to crystalline, opaque quartz matrix.
Individual woodhouseite crystals reach 4 mm. (5-6 mm is considered
large for the species.) A good example from the woodhouseite type
locality.
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| 11973: |
Mimetite and Dolomite - $14 Reduced
to $12 San Antonio Mine, East Camp, Santa Eulalia District, Mun. de Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico 4.3 x 4.1 x 2.5 cm (1.7 x 1.6 x 1.0 inches) Specimen status: Available Click here to order Green/brown mimetite crystals sprout to 2
mm from a mound of nearly white, sharp and pearly but mostly opaque
dolomite crystals. No damage.
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| 11992: |
Calcite - $300 Reduced
to $270 Cave-in-Rock Subdistrict, Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar District, Hardin County, Illinois 14.5 x 12.6 x 8.9 cm (5.7 x 5.0 x 3.5 inches) Specimen status: Available Click here to order A large, amber calcite crystal with
interesting texture. The crystal is mostly transparent, and sits well
on its cleaved base. The termination is pristine.
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| 11998: |
Fluorite, Quartz, and Chalcopyrite - $175 Reduced
to $157 Cave-in-Rock Subdistrict, Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar District, Hardin County, Illinois 14.1 x 11.6 x 6.7 cm (5.6 x 4.6 x 2.6 inches) Specimen status: Available Click here to order A group of translucent, purple fluorites
that reach 8.5 cm along the edge. Accented with a little quartz flower
in the center. A few tiny, scattered chalcopyrite crystals are also
present. Several display angles possible. A few corner cleaves and bit
of edge wear noted.
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| 12013: |
Malachite and Azurite - $40 Reduced
to $36 Bisbee, Warren District, Cochise County, Arizona 11.6 x 10.6 x 7.5 cm (4.6 x 4.2 x 3.0 inches) Specimen status: Available Click here to order A maze of matrix covered with a generous
green carpet of small, fuzzy malachite crystals. A few azurite patches
also present. No damage.
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| 12022: |
Sphalerite, Fluorite, and
Barite - $16
Reduced to $8 Cave in Rock, Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar District, Hardin County, Illinois 11.8 x 8.6 x 4.8 cm (4.6 x 3.4 x 1.9 inches) Specimen status: Available Click here to order A roughly crystalline sphalerite matrix
with some highly lustrous, resinous patches hosts scattered, mostly
etched yellow and purple fluorite crystals. A second generation of
small, yellow sphalerite adds sparkle. The bottom has a carpet of
small, wafer-thin, white to colorless barite crystals.
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| 12031: |
Barite - $100 Reduced
to $90 Lake Thunderbird area, Norman, Cleveland County, Oklahoma 13.5 x 13.5 x 12.0 cm (5.3 x 5.3 x 4.7 inches) Specimen status: Available Click here to order A classic cluster of intersecting,
red-brown, sand-included barite blades, sometimes called a barite rose.
A large specimen from this productive locality. Multiple display angles
possible. A few scattered scratches are noted.
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