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SPYR01 - Pyrite on matrix - Navajun Mine, La Rioja, Spain - 3 1/2 oz., 2 X 1 3/4 X 1 1/2 in. - $18
Mirror-like faces on a 3/4 in.+ Pyrite crystal |
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STAUR01 - Staurolite xls. - Kola Penninsula, Russia - 3 1/2 oz., 3 in. - $14
Staurolite xls. which have been coaxed out of their matrix using an abrasive airgun |
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PPYR12 - Pyrite xls. - Huanzala Mine, Huanuco Dept., Peru - 6 oz., 2 1/2 X 2 1/4 X 1 3/4 in. - $19
A glittering, intricate mass of shiny Pyritohedrons and cubes |
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AZUR07 - Azurite xls. - Morenci, Greenlee County, AZ - 3 oz., 2 3/4 X 2 1/4 X 1 in. - $17
Nice little specimen of tiny Azurite xls. - good under a loupe.... |
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Hematite (MSC07) - Isle of Elba, Italy - 5.2 oz., 2 1/2 in. - (SOLD)
Irridescent platy xls. - very old specimen (I've owned it for 60 years!)... |
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STAUR06 - Staurolite crystals in Mica schist - Windham, Maine - 3 oz., 2 3/4 X 1 3/4 X 1 in. - $15
Nice red-brown crystal with a tiny twin in Mica schist.... |
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BRRT01 - Tourmaline (var. Rubellite) in Quartzite - Minas Gerais, Brazil - 6 oz., 3 X 1 3/4 X 1 1/4 in. - (SOLD)
Several Tourmaline xls. (up to 2 in.) in Quartzite... |
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GAL01 - Galena, Dolomite - Sweetwater Mine, Reynolds County, Missouri - 5 1/2 oz., 2 X 2 X 1 1/2 in. - $39
Exceptional 1/2 in. Octahedral twinned Galena crystal "parents" on matrix, plus three nicely-formed "kids" |
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NCGARN03 - Garnet (var. Almandine) - Mitchell County, North Carolina - 10 oz., 2 1/4 X 2 X 1 3/4 in. - $17
Very large, somewhat eroded Garnet crystal, with another growing out of it... |
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PECTO01 - Pectolite xls. - Patterson, New Jersey - 4 oz., 2 1/2 X 1 3/4 X 1 1/2 in. - $15
A great New Jersey classic, with sharp radiating crystals.... |
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FCREEK01 - Magnetite, Pyrite, Calcite - French Creek Mine Dumps, Checter Co., PA - 7 oz., 2 1/2 X 2 X 1 1/2 in. - $12
Classic ore specimen from a long-closed mine |
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OKRO01 - Barite "Rose" xls. - Norman, Oklahoma (Cleveland Co.) - 3 oz., 2 X 1 3/4 X m1 in. - $17
"Roses are red" - at least this one is.... |
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SARO02 - Selenite "rose" xls. - Sahara Desert, North Africa - 2 oz., 2 1/4 X 2 1/4 X 1 in. - $12
Nice little "desert rose", white instead of the ususal tan.... |
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APACHE01 - Obsidian nodule ("Apache tear") in Perlite - Superior, Arizona - 3 oz., 2 3/4 X 1 1/2 X 1 1/4 in. - $14
Nodule is just under 1 in. - these are readily available, but typically not in matrix.... |
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AZV01 - Calcite after Glauberite xls. - Camp Verde, Yavapai Co., AZ - 3 oz, 2 3/4 X 2 X 1 3/4 in. - $20
Nice solid example, collected a few years ago.... |
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AZUR09 - Azurite "Blueberries" - La Sal Mtns., Utah - Total wgt. ~ 1 oz., largest is 3/4 in. in diameter - $15
Azurite concretions from the La Sal Mountains in Utah - all rough flattened spheroids in pretty good shape.... |
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BRRT02 - Tourmaline (var. Rubellite) in Quartz - Minas Gerais, Brazil - 3 1/2 oz., 2 X 1 3/4 X 1 1/4 in. - (SOLD)
Pretty specimen of gemmy deep pink Tourmaline xls. in Quartz... |
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CADOL02 - Dolomite xls. - St. Clothilde, Quebec, Canada - 3 oz., 3 1/4 X 1 3/4 X 3/4 - $15
Nice small plate of snow-white Dolomite crystals, covered on both sides.... |
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WULF07 - Wulfenite xls. - Los Lamentos Mts., Chihuahua, Mexico - 5 oz., 2 X 1 3/4 X 1 1/4 in. - (SOLD)
Nice little Wulfenite specimen, heavy for its size... |
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QTZ06 - Quartz xl., Garland Co., Arkansas - 3 1/2 oz., 2 1/2 X 1 1/2 X 1 1/4 in. - $11
Nice single Quartz crystal, point good but a few bruises... |
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RPYR04 - Pyrite in Siderite, Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia - 2 oz., 2 1/4 X 1 3/4 X 1 1/2 in. - $11
Fragment of a Siderite concretion with a Pyrite center... |
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ACM03 - Azurite, Malachite, Chrysocolla, Gila Co., Arizona - 6 1/2 oz, 2 1/4 X 2 1/4 X 1 1/2 in. - $12
Mix of Azurite, Malachite, and Chrysocolla in a Silica base - lapidary material which would cut a couple nice cabs (IMO!)... |
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APOP08 - Apophyllite xls. - Pune Dist., Maharashtra, India - 2 oz., 2 1/4 X 1 1/2 X 1 1/4 in. - $10
Oddly-shaped little Apophyllite cluster... |
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MALA05 - Malachite - Lubumbashi,, Haut-Katanga, DRC Africa - 4 1/2 oz., 2 1/2 X 2 1/2 X 1 1/2 in. - $15
Nice Malachite specimen from the Star of the Congo Mine... |
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