A cabinet specimen of yellow fluorite from Spain.  There are some rough calcites on the back.  This is a slightly older piece, not from the last several years of production.  

The appearance has a bit more depth (or perhaps three dimensionality?) than the usual thin plates.

CCS4 Pyromorphite,

Daoping-Yangshuo Orebody, Guilin area, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Central South Region, China

2.0x 1.9x 1.4 cm

$48 

 A "toenail" specimen of bright green pyromorphite from finds a several years ago at Daoping-Yangshuo.

CCS7 Okenite, Gyrollite

Kandivali, Mumbai Area, Maharashtra Prov., India

10.1x 8.0x 2.8 cm

$49

A cabinet specimen, featuring two orbs, one of acicular okenite, and the other of gyrolite.  This quarry is located on the outskirts of Mumbai, and along with many of the other quarries in the area, has been purchased by developers seeking to feed the never ending demand for housing in India's largest, and quickly growing city.

CCS11 Calcite on Fluorite 

Shangbao Mine, Leiyang Co., Hengyang Pref., Hunan Prov., China

8.2x 5.0x 3.6 cm

$68

A cubic purple fluorite crystal, on a dolomite matrix.  When most people think of specimens from Shangbao, what comes to mind are the step faced cubo-octahedrons, but this is a plain cube.

There is a bit of edge chipping, as visible in the pictures. 

CCS12 Pyrite

Huanzala Mine, Huallanca District, Dos de Mayo Province, Peru

7.7x 5.4x 4.4 cm

$69

A very bright and lustrous specimen of pyrite from what has perhaps been the most prolific pyrite producer in the world, the Huanzala mine.

CCS13 Malachite

Manto Cuba Mine, San Pedro de Cachiyuyo Dist., Inca de Oro, Chañaral Prov., Atacama Region, Chile

9.8x 7.3x 6.5 cm

$69

A rich specimen of malachite on matrix, from Chile.  Although the the copper mines of the Atacama Desert rank among the world's foremost producers of copper, specimens are not often seen from the area, beyond the wholesale atacamite, of course.

CCS15 Fluorite

Anhui Prov., China

7.7x 4.5x 5.4 cm

$73

A group of cubic fluorite crystals on matrix, from a find made around 6 years ago.  The crystals display excellent purple phantoms, which contrast nicely within the yellow cubes.

The crystals have been lacquered-- as with many Chinese flourites, the natural surfaces do not permit a full appreciation of the crystals' internal beauty.  Lacquer is a less messy (though still reversible) alternative to oils. This may turn some people away, but it has been disclosed and the price takes this enhancement into account.   

CCS17 Wulfenite with Mimetite

San Juan Potente Vein, Level 6, Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico.

10.5x 6.4x 4.0 cm

$47

A specimen of elongated wulfenite with small amounts of dull green mimetite, from Mina Ojuela.

CCS20 Fluorite with Dolomite

Kentucky Stone Co. Quarry, Irvington, Kentucky, USA

9.8x 6.0x 8.1 cm             

$78

A very interesting an unusual specimen of cubic brown fluorite in a dolomite vug, from Kentucky.  I've never seen another piece like it.  The fluorite is a bit hidden in the vug, but I really do think this is a cool piece.

CCS21 Lazurite

Sar-e-Sang, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
3.7x 2.8x 2.1 cm

$43

A well-exposed partial crystal of lazurite, on a bit of marble matrix.  About 1/2 of the crystal is present, though somehow it still displays reasonably well.  Also, the price would be $250+ if complete....

The mines at Sar-e-Sang have been producing for over 6,000 years.  They supplied the lapis that adorns King Tutankhamen’s famous burial mask, as well as various Greek and Roman artifacts. Although a lot of lapidary grade lazurite now comes from Chile, crystals of this size and quality have only come from Afghanistan.

CCS22 Quartz

Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
14.3x 13.8x 3.3 cm

$135

A group of quartz crystals, colored a yellowish gray-green by hedenbergite inclusions and possible radiation damage.  I purchased this piece separate from another large lot of the same material, so I'm posting it at cost.

There is a bit of damage, but still a very unique arrangement and very good for the price.

CCS23 Galena

Brushy Creek Mine,  Reynolds Co., Missouri

4.8x 1.8x 1.5 cm

$53

A stalactite of bright galena crystals, dusted with bits of calcite and chalcopyrite.

CCS26 Smithsonite

Kelly Mine, Magdalena District, Socorro Co., New Mexico, USA
5.0x 2.3x 2.2 cm

$42

A bright blue example of smithosinte from what has to be the most sought after of North American smithsonite localities. 

CCS28 Pyromorphite

Bunker Hill Mine, Coeur d'Alene District, Shoshone Co., Idaho, United States

2.3x 1.9x 1.0 cm

$42

A thumbnail of classic Bunker Hill arsenian pyromorphite.  There is a bit of damage, particularly on the left side of the specimen.

CCS34 Tourmaline var. Uvite

Brumado, Bahia, Brazil

2.7x 2.6x 1.5 cm             

$39

A thumbnail consisting of a cluster of hexagonal uvite crystals from brazil.

CCS37 Galema on Pyrrhotite

Dal'Negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia

7.5x 6.1x 4.3 cm             

$48

Dark galena crystals on a matrix composed primarily of small, brassy pyrrhotite crystals.

A group of stilbite bowties with pinkish heulandite on matrix.

CCS44 Vesuvianite, Garnet var. Grossular

Mina Cantera, Casma Prov., Ancash Dept., Peru

5.1x 3.1x 3.6 cm

$68

A specimen from a small 2008 find of vesuvianite and grossular in Peru.  

CCS45 Anorpiment 

Palomo Mine, Castrovirreina Prov., Huancavelica Dept., Peru

3.9x 3.0x 1.4 cm

$67

A rare example of botryoidal anorpiment.  They are always scuffed up, and this piece is no exception, though it is actually a bit better than most.

Anorpiment was officially recognized in 2011.

This locality and was featured in the March-April 2008 issue of the Mineralogical Record.

CCS46 Chalcedony incl. Chrysocolla

Lily Mine (Lilly Mine), Pisco Umay, Ica Department, Peru

5.1x 3.1x 2.9 cm             

$64

A very unusual specimen of chalcedony, included with chrysocolla, and most likely other copper minerals as well.  This material is often taken out as chunks to be cut, but this is one of the rare examples that would make a good specimen.

CCS47 Siderite 

Julcani Dist., Angaraes Prov., Huancavelica Prov., Peru

8.8x 6.6x 3.1 cm             

$68

An ore matrix coated with hundreds of bright arsenopyrite crystals, from peru.

CCS54 Quartz

Pasto Bueno, Pallasca Prov., Ancash Dept., Peru

12.8x 4.6x 4.0

$63

A double terminated quartz crystal with no visible point of attachment, hosting numerous other double temrinated crystals. From a find made a few years back.

CCS55 Sphalerite with Tatrahedrite, Galena

Cerro de Pasco, Pasco province, Pasco department, Peru

6.6x 5.3x 2.2 cm

$44

An older sulfide specimen from Cerro de Pasco, consisting primarily of sphalerite and pyrite, but with a couple decently sized tetrahedrites present as well. 

This piece likely dates to the 90's.  These days, there is less of this material coming out, as many of the classic and most prolific localities were privatized under Fujimori, leading to an influx of Western companies, and the associated mechanization that virtually eliminates specimen production.

CCS56 Quartz

Pisco Dept., Peru

13.6x 4.0x 4.0 cm

$49

An odd, spray-like cluster of quartz from recent finds in Peru.  

CCS57 Galena, Sphalerite, Quartz

Pachapaqi District,  Bolognesi Prov., Anchash Dept., Peru

7.1x 4.7x 5.1 cm

$58

Hoppered galena crystals and sphalerite, on matrix with numerous small quartz crystals.

CCS59 Mimetite

Mt Bonnie Mine, Grove Hill, Victoria-Daly Shire, Northern Territory, Australia

2.7x 1.6x 1.7

$29

A thumbnail specimen featuring several hexagonal yellow mimetite crystals on matrix.  Old Australian material. 

This is a decently sized, triple terminated crystal.  The reason it's cheap, is because it's opaque-- the crossite included crystals are never worth quite as much.  Still, it's a good reference without breaking the bank.

 While there are small amounts of collecting on the dumps/ gravel at the site, and the occasional preparation of mine run material discovered in people's garages, the days of serious mining have ended.

This is a decently sized, triple terminated crystal.  The reason it's cheap, is because it's opaque-- the crossite included crystals are never worth quite as much.  Still, it's a good reference without breaking the bank.

 While there are small amounts of collecting on the dumps/ gravel at the site, and the occasional preparation of mine run material discovered in people's garages, the days of serious mining have ended.

This is a decently sized, triple terminated crystal.  The reason it's cheap, is because it's opaque-- the crossite included crystals are never worth quite as much.  Still, it's a good reference without breaking the bank.

 While there are small amounts of collecting on the dumps/ gravel at the site, and the occasional preparation of mine run material discovered in people's garages, the days of serious mining have ended.

NRK27 Topaz

Xuan Le, Thanh Hoa Prov., Vietnam

2.6x 1.8x 1.2 cm

$85  $42

A thumbnail specimen of Vietnamese topaz.  This crystal was found in an alluvial deposit, as evidenced by the rounded edges and cloudy surfaces.  The crystal actually appears to be very gemmy on the inside, but again, years of abrasion  by waterborne particles have given it this appearance.

An interesting piece, from an unusual and seldom seen locality. 

CCS63 Rhodochrosite

Santa Eualia, Chihuahua, Mexico

6.5x 4.8x 1.7 cm

$49

A reference specimen of pink rhodochrosite from Mexico.  Older material,

CCS64 Tourmaline var. Elbaite

Paprok, Kunar Prov., Afghanistan

3.6x 1.5x 2.1

$68

A terminated specimen of bicolred tourmaline.  These days, many of these pastel colored specimens are being irradiated to make the colors more vivid.

CCS67 Azurite

Dikulushi Mine, Lake Mweru, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo 
2.7x 2.9x 2.1 cm

$38

So this is not the prettiest specimen, but it is a rather unusual example of Congolese azurite, consisting of a thumbnail sized nodule of the mineral.

For all the tons of malachite for the country—all the specimens, stalactites, carvings and boxes—one almost never sees azurite.

CCS68 Cavansite

Wagholi, near Poonah, Maharashtra, India

5.3x 4.1x 4.0 cm

$42

A cluster of cavansite crystals on matrix.  There is a fair amount of cavansite, but given its position and a bit of edge damage, I would classify this as a reference piece.  Still, it's pretty good for the price.

CCS72 Calcite

Yunnan Co., China

18.7x 4.1x 2.3 cm (extended)

$59

An elongated and somewhat melted group of elongated calcite crystals from Yunnan Prov.  One of the stalks is broken, but still a very interesting calcite for the price.  These were found about 6-7 years ago.

CCS78 Quartz with Fluorite

Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
7.1x 3.3x 2.4 cm

$54

A group of beta quartz scepters, with frosty, etched surfaces.  There is a colorless fluorite crystal attached to the base.

CCS79 Quartz incl. Hedenbergite, Arsenopyrite, Ilvaite

Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
Ilvaite: 3.7x 2.1x 2.1 cm

Arsenopyrite: 3.8x 2.8x 2.6 cm

Green Quartz: 4.1x 1.9x 2.1 cm

$50

A group of 3 miniature specimens from recent finds at the Huanggang Mine- a green crystal of quartz included by hedenbergite, a cluster of arsenopyrite crystals, and a very lustrous thumbnail of ilvaite. 

CCS80 Fluorite

Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
0.9(edge)x 1.0x 1.2 cm

$19

A small octahedron of pink fluorite from the Huanggang mine.

CCJ4 Wulfenite

Erupción Mine, Los Lamentos Mts., Mun. de Ahumada, Chihuahua, Mexico

3.2x 2.8x 0.8 cm

$57

A nice "toenail" specimen, featuring a tabular, butterscotch wulfenite perched on a sliver of matrix.  Very nice for the size.

CCJ5 Marcasite

Blackstone Mine, Schullsburg, Wisconsin, United States

10.1x 9.5x 3.6 cm

$78

A cabinet specimen entirely covered with bright, metallic marcasite crystals.  This piece likely dates to sometime in the 1970's, and is a good example of now scarce material from Schullsburg.  These workings exploit the same deposit as the Galena, Illinois mines, though those operated in the mid 1800's. 

CCJ6 Barite

Linwood Mine, Buffalo, Scott Co., Iowa, United States

9.9x 7.9x 3.4 cm

$87

A cluster of large barite crystals from recent finds at the Linwood Mine.  There is some edge wear, not all of it easily visible in the pictures.

The Linwood Mine has produced some of the country's finest (and certainly largest) barite crystals, though it had not received the same attention as Elk Creek (South Dakota), the various Colorado localities, or the Meikle Mine (Nevada).

CCJ10 Topaz

Shigar Valley, Skardu, Pakistan

4.0x 3.1x 3.8 cm

$78

A colorless topaz crystal from northern Pakistan.  The piece shows decent clarity, though there are internal flaws.

These days, the bulk of these colorless topazes are taken to Lahore to get irradiated, resulting in an  ugly, unnatural (and unstable) brown color.

CCJ12 Azurite

Tsumeb Mine, Otjikoto Region, Namibia

12.0x 10.1x 5.4 cm

$78

A cabinet specimen with a coating of green overgrown by hundreds of small (and very bright) azurite crystals.

CCJ13 Quartz Stalactite

Nasik Area, Maharashtra State, India

8.1x 5.1x 5.6 cm

$69

A winding quartz stalactite on a quartz matrix, from India. 

CCJ17 Galena on Quartz, with Seligmannite

Palomo Mine, Castrovirreina Prov., Huancavelica Dept., Peru

9.7x 7.2x 3.7 cm

$69

A few bright galena crystals on a matrix of quartz crystals, with a few splashes of red and yellow from realgar and pararealgar.

The microcrystals on the surfaces of the galena are seligmannite.

CCJ19 Calcite

Blackstone Mine, Schullsburg, Wisconsin, United States

17.0 x 9.2x 7.4 cm

$74

Colorless calcite crystals on matrix.  There is some chipping and edge wear.

This piece likely dates to sometime in the 1970's, and is a good example of now scarce material from Schullsburg.  These workings exploit the same deposit as the Galena, Illinois mines, though those operated in the mid 1800's. 

CCJ21 Quartz var. Amethyst

Reel Mine, Anderson, South Carolina, Unites States

10.0x 8.8x 7.5 cm

$74

A cabinet sized group of amethyst crystals from North Carolina.  The external sufaces and edges are mostly clean, but there are a fair amount of internal fractures.  For the price though, I think it's a pretty good piece.

CCJ22 Apatite

Yates Mine, Otter Lake, Quebec, Canada

10.2x 10.3x 5.4 cm

$69

A cabinet specimen, featuring a greenish prism of apatite frozen in light orangish-pink calcite.  

CCJ27 Heulandite

Nasik Area, Maharashtra State, India

8.0 7.7x 4.5 cm

$39

A semi-geode like specimen of Heulandite.  This is probably one of the most common minerals in the Deccan traps-- if you visit certain quarries, you can see hundreds of pockets in the walls lined with heaulandite and other common zeolites.  

Of course, getting from a pocket in the quarry wall to a manageable specimen takes a fair amount of luck and work-- most of these Indian pieces start of as large chunks of rock, which are then carted off to be hand trimmed with various electric saws and hand tools.  If it were not for the low cost of Indian labor, which first makes it possible to halt quarrying operations to collect, and then makes it possible to spend the time preparing relatively inexpensive specimens, there would probably not be as many Indian zeolites on the market.

CCJ28 Calcite

Dahisar Sakinaka, Mumbai Area, Maharashtra Prov., India

6.5x 3.7x 5.0 cm

$68

A flattened, brown calcite rhomb in a quartz lined geode.  This piece is from a find made around 3-4 years ago in a suburb of Mumbai that is quickly being developed.

CCJ35 Epidote

Mumba Kumba, Zimbabwe

6.1x 1.1x 1.2 cm

$47

A epidote crystal from Zimbabwe; the label it came with stated that it is from "Rhodesia" which should give some indication of it's age.

The crystal is terminated, and is from a very unusual locality.  It;s also an example o a Zimbabwean specimen that is NOT euclase or chrysoberyl...

CCJ38 Garnet

Markstay, Ontario, Canada

3.2x 3.1x 2.9 cm

$42

A nice garnet sample from Ontaro, still opaque, but at least the outer layer seems to be slightly translucent, making the color seem better than most...

CCJ42 Quartz

Tsumeb Mine, Otjikoto Region, Namibia

4.4x 3.5x 3.3 cm

$48

A quartz specimen from Tsumeb.  Quartz is the most common mineral on earth, and Tsumeb produced a lot of minerals, but quartz was never particularly common at the mine.  

If Mindat can be used to give any indication of scarcity, there are only 16 quartz specimens pictures, of nearly 5000 pictured specimens from Tsumeb.

CCJ44 Volborthite

Monument Valley, Arizona, United States

6.4x 3.4x 2.9 cm

$43

Several small green tufts of this rare copper vanadate on a contrasting matrix.

Whenever I see volborthite, it always reminds me of moss or lichen... 

CCJ47 Spodumene

Taos Co., New Mexico, USA

5.0x 3.2x 1.1 cm

$43

An spodumene crystal from New Mexico.

 Compared to the pieces from Brazil and Afghanistan, this is not so impressive... but everyone has a spodumene from one of those countries. This one is from an unusual locality. 

CCJ49 Rhodizite-Londonite

Antsongombato, Betafo Region, Madagascar

5.0x 4.3x 3.0 cm

$58

A pale yellow rhodizite-londonite crystal on matrix.

CCJ53 Fluorite

Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China

4.6x 4.3x 3.2 cm

$78

A colorless pair of intergrown fluorite crystals, with a bit of matrix.

CCJ55 Quartz incl. Hedenbergite

Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China

7.1x 5.0x 2.7 cm

$78

A light green, asparagus-like cluster of quartz crystals from recent finds in Inner Mongolia.

CCJ57 Adularia

East Ujimqin Banner, Dongwu Qi), Xilin Gol League (Xilinguole Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
3.5x 3.0x 1.4 cm

$49

These gem adularia crystals predate the activities at Huanggang and the other new ore mines, though they come from the same general area.  They remind me a bit of the gem orthoclase from Betroka, Madagascar.

CCJ58 Genthelvite

Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China

1.8x 1.7x 1.2 cm

$49

A reference thumbnail of genthelvite from one of the early discoveries of the mineral at Huanggang.

CCJ62 Scheelite

Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China

5.4x 5.0x 4.2 cm

$48

A reference sample of scheelite from Inner Mongolia.  The surfaces are unusually smooth, but the rough patch appears to be etched.  Shown from 3 sides, the back is where the piece was attached to the matrix.

CCJ63 Quartz

Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China

6.0x 6.2x 6.2 cm

$49

A nicely three-dimensional cluster of quartz crystals  from Inner Mongolia.

CCJ64 Hedenbergite

Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China

5.5x 2.9x 1.5 cm

$52

A cluster of greenish hedenbergite crystals.  The hedenbergite from this mine ranks along with the examples from Serifos, Dal'negorsk, Idaho, or any of the other major scarns.

These are actually reasonably common at the mine, but given that they are not the prettist things, they are not recovered as often as the fluorite or quartz (that is the same reason you see so little datolite available for sale from this location) 

CCJ65 SilverUchucchacua Mine, Oyon Prov., Lima Dept., Peru

2.9x 2.5x 1.0 cm

$58

A thumbnail specimen consisting of a thick stubby wire of native silver on an ore matrix.

CCJ67 Dioptase

Cobre Llama Mine, Bella Union Dist., Nazca Prov., Ica Dept., Peru

4.5x 3.7x 2.6 cm

$42

A reference sample of Peruvian dioptase, from a find made around 2007-2008.

CCJ70 Andorite

San Jose Mine, Oruro, Oruro Department, Bolivia

2.25x 1.25x 0.3 cm

$42

A thumbnail specimen of andorite from finds several years ago at the San Jose Mine.  Andorite is a rare lead, silver, antimony sulfosalt.

CCJ72 Franckeite

Itos Mine, Oruro, Oruro Department, Bolivia

4.9x 3.4x 2.0 cm

$48

Franckeite is difficult to obtain in any size, but anything larger than a thumbnail is particularly scarce.  

This is a very rare sulfosalt that has only been recently available from this mine and the San Jose (on the other side of the same mountain), and this is a good example of the species.

CCJ74 Calcite

Dal'Negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia

7.0x 6.2x 3.5 cm

$44

A group of lightly colored calcite crystals on matrix, from Dal'Negorsk.

CCJ77 Apatite

Eganville, Ontario, Canada

7.1x 6.0x 3.7 cm

$39

A brown apatite crystal attached to a calcite cleavage rhomb.  

CCJ79 Microcline

Papachacra, Belen Department, Catamarca, Argentina

4.5x 2.0x 1.85 cm

$29

A reference example of microcline from Argentina.

CCJ82 Calcite

Sweetwater Mine, Viburnum Trend Dist., Missouri, United States

5.9x 4.1x 3.0 cm

$34

A terminated yellow crystal of calcite on a bit of matrix, from the lead mining districts of Missouri.

CCJ84 Siderite

Monst Saint Hillaire, Rouville, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada 

7.0x 5.1x 3.4 cm

$36

A siderite rhomb from Mt. Sant Hillaire.  There is a natural crack through the middle, and it's a bit rougher but it's a decent reference.

CCJ85 Galena

Buick Mine, Iron Co., Missouri, United States

6.0x 3.4x 2.8 cm

$39

An almost stalactitic cluster of galena from the lead mining districts of Missouri.

DISP1 Acrylic Stands (set of 10)

3.9 cm x 5.5 cm (height x length)

$16 (10 stands)

Not a clearance item, but I received a fair amount of positive feedback from people who bought these when I posted this before, so I'm posting it here again:

A set of 10 acrylic "easels" that are great for displaying specimens in miniature through small cabinet sizes. These easels hold minerals at a great angle for display. 

I have experimented with various stands, and most have the wrong slope which results in specimens that either sit at the wrong angle, or that simply fall off.  No single display aid works with every specimen, but I have found these to be pretty good across the board, compared to other designs.

If you are a regular visitor to this website, you may recognize these from many of my pictures-- they are what I use to hold specimens for most of my photographs, and also what I use in my display cases at mineral shows.

Available in sets of 10.