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11793:
Metatorbernite - $30
Chalk Mountain Mine, Spruce Pine District, Mitchell County, North Carolina
16.5 x 8.3 x 6.7 cm (6.5 x 3.3 x 2.6 inches)
Specimen status: Available     Click here to order

Micaceous metatorbernite crystals scattered about on matrix. Individual metatorbernite crystals reach about 4 mm. Could probably be trimmed without losing much metatorbernite.




12021:
Andradite
Quartzite Mountain, Stanley District, Graham County, Arizona
14.5 x 11.0 x 7.4 cm (5.7 x 4.3 x 2.9 inches)
Specimen status: Sold

A group of golden-green, opaque andradite garnet crystals on matrix. Individual crystal reach 1.8 cm across. Very typical for the locality. Sits easily for display without a stand as shown in the first picture. Could benefit from some trimming, probably by saw. A few small dings, but no significant damage.




14635:
Adamite - $10
Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Mun. de Mapimí, Durango, Mexico
5.1 x 4.2 x 2.7 cm (2.0 x 1.7 x 1.1 inches)
Specimen status: Available     Click here to order

Light golden-yellow, glassy, translucent adamite crystals on limonite matrix. Individual crystals reach 7 mm. Very little shortwave UV fluorescence for this specimen. A few small areas with contacted and/or incomplete crystals, but no significant damage. This rich specimen sits well for display as shown without a stand.




1237:
Köttigite and Gypsum
Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Mun. de Mapimí, Durango, Mexico
9.0 x 7.1 x 2.2 cm (4.5 x 2.8 x 0.9 inches)
Specimen status: Sold

This specimen features a rich carpet of opaque, deep green köttigite sprays, accented with numerous translucent to transparent, colorless gypsum rhombohedra. The köttigite sprays rise to 3-4 mm above the matrix, and the gypsum crystals max out at 12 mm. Köttigite is a fairly rare hydrated zinc arsenate, Zn3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O, found in quantity only at the Ojuela Mine. The association with gypsum is even rarer. Except for a few tiny scuffs to the gypsum crystals, this fine specimen has no damage.







9548:
Libethenite
Kambove District, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo
6.3 x 5.1 x 3.9 cm (2.5 x 2.0 x 1.5 inches)
Specimen status: Sold

Deep green, nearly opaque libethenite crystals to about 4 mm rest on a carpet of small quartz points, all on matrix. Typical for the locality.




9953:
Sphalerite and Calcite - $30
Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee
5.1 x 4.8 x 3.3 cm (2.0 x 1.9 x 1.3 inches)
Specimen status: Available     Click here to order

A deep orange-brown, translucent to opaque cluster of sphalerite crystals, accented by a cascade of tiny, colorless calcite crystals long one face. The sphalerite luster is superbly bright and glassy. One bald area near the back of the specimen, but otherwise free of damage. Sits well for display as shown without need for a stand.




11102:
Sphalerite, Galena, and Ankerite
New Jersey Zinc Eagle Mine, Gilman District, Eagle County, Colorado
7.8 x 7.1 x 2.1 cm (3.1 x 2.8 x 0.8 inches)
Specimen status: Sold

A flat plate with interesting stuff on both faces. One face features a rich carpet of opaque, black and highly lustrous sphalerite crystals that reach about 6 mm. Also present are a few galena cubes, that largest of which is 8 mm across its edge. The other display face also has a good coverage of sphalerite, this time accented with flattened, opaque, sandy ankerite rhombohedra that reach 1 cm across. A few small galena crystals and some pyrite also present on this face. This is a neat mineral association species, typical for this once-productive locality. No damage.







11314:
Atacamite, Pseudomalachite, Chrysocolla, and Quartz
La Farola Mine, Cerro Pintado, Las Pintadas District, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Chile
6.1 x 5.0 x 3.1 cm (2.4 x 2.0 x 1.2 inches)
Specimen status: Sold

This specimen features deep green, transparent to opaque, lustrous atacamite needles and blades (to about 2 mm) lie flat on, and rise up from, matrix. Sandwiched between the atacamite and matrix are patches of small, transparent quartz crystals with scattered, blue chrysocolla inclusions. There are also patches of pseudomalachite as submillimeter blue-green balls. The bright, patchy, accenting color combination is aesthetic. The atacamite adds some sparkle as well. No damage.




11999:
Galena and Sphalerite - $125
Galena, Picher Field, Tri-State District, Cherokee County, Kansas
11.3 x 8.0 x 7.7 cm (4.4 x 3.1 x 3.0 inches)
Specimen status: Available     Click here to order

A chert matrix features a cluster of galena cubes, prompting one person to call this specimen the Borg Cube Junkyard. The galena cubes have some luster, with complex, somewhat stepped faces, and edges that reach 3.7 cm. Small octahedral corner modifications are present on some of the galena crystals. Minor black sphalerite also present. Displays very nicely at several angles without need for a stand. No damage.







12017:
Fluorite - $12
Cave-in-Rock, Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar District, Hardin County, Illinois
12.6 x 5.2 x 4.8 cm (5.0 x 2.0 x 1.9 inches)
Specimen status: Available     Click here to order

A cluster of translucent to opaque, yellow to purple fluorite cubes, the largest of which is 2.7 cm along the edge.




12023:
Fluorite and Sphalerite - $22
Cave-in-Rock, Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar District, Hardin County, Illinois
20.5 x 9.0 x 5.3 cm (8.1 x 3.5 x 2.1 inches)
Specimen status: Sold

This specimen, which sits as shown without need for a stand, features two bands of translucent to opaque fluorite cubes. Individual fluorite crystals reach 1.2 cm along the crystal edge. Many have been abused by nature (naturally corroded), while a few have suffered abuse by men (small bruises and cleaves). Also present are numerous dull brown to black sphalerite crystals; of these maybe half of the smaller ones are complete. So this is not the prettiest specimen, but it is typical for some of the material found in the Cave-in-Rock district.




12028:
Fluorite and Calcite - $24
Cave-in-Rock, Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar District, Hardin County, Illinois
10.4 x 8.0 x 6.7 cm (4.1 x 3.1 x 2.6 inches)
Specimen status: Available     Click here to order

A group of mostly translucent fluorite crystals decorated with colorless, mostly translucent calcite scalohedra. The largest of the fluorite crystals - the specimen's base plate - is nearly complete (save for a few dings and cleaves). The bottom appears to have cleaved at some point, and then been etched a bit. As is common among fluorites, color depends upon the light source: this specimen shows different shades of purple under daylight fluorescent lighting (used for the pictures you see here) compared to under xenon lighting. The calcites are fluorescent. Also not the prettiest specimen, but also typical for some of the material found in the Cave-in-Rock district.



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