PYF1 Pyromorphite, Barite

Les Farges Quarry, Ussel, Correze, France

9.5x 5.0x 4.5 cm

$135

A large cabinet specimen from this classic locality consisting of a barite matrix covered on all sides with pyromorphite crystals to 6-7 mm.  There are a couple minor scuff marks visible in the photos, as this is an older specimen.  It comes with an old Ward's Natural Science Establishment label.

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MAL1 Malachite

Shaba Cu Belt, Shaba (Katanga), Congo (Zaïre)

10x 6.5x 2.0 cm

$80

A cabinet specimen of botryoidal malachite.  This particular piece is unlike the usual specimens from the region, which consist mostly of poorly defined masses of malachite on matrix- this one has a delicate, lace-like appearance, with "velvet" malachite on the reverse.

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MAL2 Malachite

Shaba Cu Belt, Shaba (Katanga), Congo (Zaïre)

4.7x 3.0x 2.1 cm

$38

A choice miniature specimen of botryoidal malachite aesthetically perched on matrix, from a recent find.  There is no damage whatsoever, and it stands out from the usual Congolese malachite specimen.  

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MAL3 Malachite

Shaba Cu Belt, Shaba (Katanga), Congo (Zaïre)

7.0x 4.2x 3.5 cm

$35

A cabinet specimen of botryoidal primary malachite on matrix from a recent find.  The lustrous botryoids reach 3 cm.

CAK50 Calcite (Twinned)

Sokolovskiy Mine, Rudniy, Kazakhstan

5.5x 3.5x 2.6 cm

$60

A very aesthetic specimen of yellowish, twinned calcite crystals on matrix.  There is a little spot on the side where there was once a scrap of matrix, though the specimen is damage free.

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AS1 Arsenic

Storliden Mine, Västerbotten, Sweden

9.5x 5.5x .75 cm

A very large plate of botryoidal and massive arsenic from a Swedish locality, partially encrusted with an unidentified sulfosalt.

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FRK1 Franckeite

San Jose Mine, Near Oruro City, Oruro Dept., Bolivia

2.2x 2.2x 1.8 cm

$38

A choice thumbnail specimen of this rare sulfosalt, consisting of a ball of franckeite crystals with no visible contacts or points of attachment. 

OAF1 Afghanite

Sar-e-Sang, Badakhshan, Afghanistan

7.5x 3.5x 5.2 cm

$135

The center of this specimen is a sharp, terminated, 2.5 cm crystal sticking out of the matrix.  There are 3 other terminated crystals on the right half of the specimen, to 1.2 cm.  Just the sharpest of those 3 smaller crystals alone, trimmed into a thumbnail, would be worth the asking price.  From the summer, 2001 find.

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INS1 Inesite

N'Chwaning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa

6.5x 4.8x 1.6 cm

A specimen richly covered in salmon pink inesite crystals, with an unidentified species on the reverse. This is from one of the two localities currently producing good inesite specimens- the other is in Hubei Prov., China.  So that there is no misunderstanding about the color (different monitors will display these images differently) it is a reddish pink- not red, as some of you may be seeing.

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INS2 Inesite

N'Chwaning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa

5.0x 3.9x 1.6 cm

$45

A miniature specimen richly covered in salmon pink inesite crystals, with an unknown species on the reverse. This is one of the two localities currently producing good inesite specimens- the other is in Hubei Prov., China. So that there is no misunderstanding about the color (different monitors will display these images differently) it is a reddish pink- not red, as some of you may be seeing.

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ASQ1 Aquamarine, Albite

Gilgit, Northern Areas, Pakistan

2.7x 1.45x 1.0 cm

$15

A nice thumbnail consisting of a sharply terminated, transparent crystal of aquamarine on a matrix of white albite crystals

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SID1 Siderite

Estanto Horco Mine, Colavi District, Potosi Dept., Bolivia

3.3x 2.4x 2.0 cm

An interesting little specimen, consisting of 4 siderite discs to 2cm across perched on a fifth partial disk.  From a new find made within the last year and a half.

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