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CLX1 Vanadinite

Mibladen, Morocco

7.7x 6.1x 2.2 cm

$55

A choice cabinet of vanadinite on barite.  What more can I say?

 

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CLX2 Bournonite

Machacamarca, Potosi Dept., Bolivia

3.9x 2.8x 1.9 cm

$45

 

A nice matrix specimen, containing "cogwheels" of bournonite on a mixed sulfide matrix. 

 

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CLX3 Pyromorphite,

Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. 1960's

8.1x 5.3x 5.5 cm

$35

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A large old Broken hill specimen, with numerous little brown pyros on a bare matrix.  If you look at the crystals under magnification, you can see tiny haire-like projections, that are a second generation of pyromorphites.

 

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CLX4 Marcasite
Belle Fourche, Butte Co., South Dakota, United States
5.3x 5.1x 3.5 cm
$
35

A nice globular cluster of marcasite cockscombs.  Unlike most other marcasite specimens, this one is stable.
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CLX5 Malachite
Morenci Mine, Shannon Mtns., Greenlee Co., Arizona, United States
4.4x 4.5x 2.6 cm

Several hemispherical malachite growths on matrix, from a classic Arizona locality.

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CLX7 Siderite and Sphalerite ps. Calcite
Aggenys mine, Northern Cape Prov., South Africa
8.1x 5.3x 3.4 cm
$54


These were first presented at Munich 2006, and consist of siderite/sphalerite epimorphs after calcite.  The crystals are hollow.
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CLX8 Tourmaline var. Schorl, Quartz

Gilgit, Northern Areas, Pakistan

$35

6.8x 4.1x 5.3

 

A terminated quartz crystal with a terminated schorl perched on it.

 

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CLX9 Barite 

Cerro Warihuyn, Mir Aflores Huamlalias
Huanuco, Peru

5.5x 3.4x 2.2

$36

A nice miniature, with a sharp, brown barite crystal on matrix.  This is from the now finished find made a couple years back.

 

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CLX10 Epidote

Tormiq Valley, Baltistan, Pakistan 

4.3x 2.2x 0.8

$28

 

A nice, lustrous epidote specimen from Tormiq.

 

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CLX12Mimetite

Pingtouling Mine, Bapu, Guangdong Province, China
5.4x 3.6x 2.9 cm

$38

 

A vug of mimetite on limonite, from the now scarce 2003 find.  The crystals do not have the best luster, but its rich and very good for the price.

 

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CLX13 Hubeite

Fengjiashan Mine (Daye Copper mine), Daye Co., Huangshi Prefecture, Hubei Province, China
4.3x 4.2x 2.8 cm

$26

 

A globular cluster of the rare hubeite from Daye.  This was a trim off of an inesite specimen, but I felt that it was a sufficient representative of hubeite to at least be put in the clearance section.

 

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CLX16 Pyromorphite

Caldebeck Fells, Cumbria, England

6.4x 2.8x 1.5 cm

$18

 

A typical specimen from this classic locality, that for the past few years has been closed to collecting..

 
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CLX18 Brazilianite

Linopolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil

1.5x 1.3x 0.6 cm

$18

 

A single, terminated brazilianite point from Minas Gerais.

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CLX19 Prehnite with Malachite

Meigu, Sichuan Province, China
4.5x 4.3x 1.6 cm

$18

 

A specimen of prehnite on quartz, from the recent finds. The backside of the piece is flat.

 

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CLX20 Garnet var. Andradite

La Valenciana, Mendoza, Argentina Garnet var. Andradite

6.8x 3.9x 3.7 cm

$45

 

A rich specimen, from the find made in 2004.  The crystals on this piece reach 2.6 cm.   

This find was discussed in the "What's New in Minerals Section" of the May/June 2004 issue of the Mineralogical Record.

 
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CLX21 Garnet var. Andradite

La Valenciana, Mendoza, Argentina Garnet var. Andradite

4.4x 3.6x 3.0 cm

$32

 

A rich globular cluster of andradite, from the find made in 2004.  This find was discussed in the "What's New in Minerals Section" of the May/June 2004 issue of the Mineralogical Record.

 
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CLX22 Garnet var. Andradite

La Valenciana, Mendoza, Argentina Garnet var. Andradite

4.5x 3.3x 2.7 cm

$24

 

A rich specimen of andradite, from the find made in 2004.  This find was discussed in the "What's New in Minerals Section" of the May/June 2004 issue of the Mineralogical Record.

 
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CLX23 Magnetite

Cerro Huanaquino, Potosi Dept., Bolivia

8.9x 6.3x 3.0 cm

$28

 

A large cabinet specimen, covered with sharp and bright magnetite octahedrons. 

 
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CLX25- Copper (Spinel Twinned)
Itauz Mine, Dzerzhkazgan, Kazakhstan
4.5x 1.4x 0.2 cm
$26


A cluster of spinel twinned copper crystals, from the major find a few years back.  No longer being found.

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CLX26- Libethenite
Rokana Mine, Kitwe, Zambia
1.8x 1.0x 0.9 cm
$
23

A thumbnail specimen from the famous libethenite find at the Rokana mine, made some years back.  This find produced some of the world's best libethenite.  The crystal seems to have formed in a fissure, and was subsequently removed.
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CLX27- Smokey Quartz
Gilgit, Northern Areas, Pakistan
12.3x 9.0x 4.4 cm
$38


A large chunk of gem rough, being sold quite cheaply.  This thing could cut a number of good colored stones.  Although it is difficult to see the gaminess in the photographs, in person this thing is like a chunk of glass.
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CLX30- Betafite
Betafo, Antananarivo Prov., Madagascar
2.2x 1.5x 1.5 cm
$22

Another betafite, this one from the type locality. 

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CLX31- Uranpyrochlore
Bancroft, Ontario
6.2x 3.3x 2.6 cm
$30


A rare specimen of uranpyrochlore from canada.  Scarce!

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