CCL2 Beryl var. Aquamarine, Muscovite

Chumar Bakhoor, Nagar Valley, Northern Areas, Pakistan

5.5x 5.1x 2.9 cm

$168

A beautiful specimen of what is probably among the most iconic of Pakistani mineral associations.  These days most of the aquas on the market are coming from various localities in Skardu, but these will always be classics. For many, hearing the words "Pakistani aquamarine" conjured  images of these aqua/muscovite combinations.

I just got this piece, so I'm posting it cheaply.  The reasonable retail is $300-$400.

CCL3 Fluorite on Quartz

Yaogangxian Mine, Chenzhou, Hunan Prov., China

4.2x 3.6x 2.2 cm             

$58

A nice Yaogangxian specimen, with a number of purple fluorite cubes perched on a milky white quartz crystal.

CCL4 Fluorite on Galena

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

9.1x 4.2x 3.6 cm

$96

A group of pink fluorites on a galena matrix.  I am guessing this is an older piece, because of the galena aassociation and the smooth surfaces (not etched, as wwas the case with the pieces from a few years back.)

There is damage, that is why it is not a $1500 piece, and I think this price more than takes the damage into account..  Still, if you have ever wanted one of these classic associations, but didnt want to fork over hundreds (or thousands) of dollars, here's a very respectable sample.

CCL5 Dioptase

Altyn Tjube, Karganda Oblast', Kazakhstan (Type Locality)

7.1x 3.5x 3.0 cm             

A rich Kazakh dioptase specimen from the type locality.

CCL7 Wulfenite with Mimetite

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

6.7x 5.5x 2.2 cm

$49

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

CCL14 Barite

PAGA Mine, Cartersville District, Bartow Co., Georgia, USA

6.1x 5.7x 3.8 cm             

$56

An older cluster of sharp barite crystals from Georgia, in the Southern USA.  Due to subsurface inclusions on one side of the specimen, it looks brownish on one side, and grayish blue on the other.

CCL21 Quartz incl. Actinolite (?)

Mahaiza Area, Vakinankaratra Region, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar

8.0x 3.7x 2.6 cm             

$68

A transparent quartz crystal, with green and brownish-red inclusons near its base.  Very good size for the material-- these are typically rather small.  Chpping on the termination.

CCL23 Smithsonite

San Antonio Mine, East Camp, Santa Eulalia District, Chihuahua, Mexico

4.7x 3.4x 1.8 cm             

$37

A small example of the smithosnite pseudos after calcite from the recent Mexican find.  Not perfect, but an affordable sample of the material.

CCL26 Cobaltoan Calcite

Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo

7.0x 5.8x 5.2 cm             

$43

A vug lined with flattened, but vivid pink crystals of cobaltoan calcite.

CCL28 Barite

Cavnic, Marmures Co., Romania

12.4x 5.4x 6.5 cm             

$69

A cabinet specimen of blady blue barite from now closed Romanian mines.  Old, classic material.

CCL31 Beryl var. Emerald

Emerald deposit, Leckbachgraben, Nasenkopf, Habach Valley, Salzburg, Austria

7.1x 2.8x 4.7 cm             

$59

A couple emeralds in a metamorphic matrix, from the classic Salzburg deposit.  The color is admittedly pale, so it's a nice reference specimen for the price.

CCL32 Pentagonite

Wagholi, near Poonah, Maharashtra, India

5.6x 3.5x 3.5 cm

$62

A rich cluster of pentagonite crystals on matrix.  There is damage, but the price takes this into account (complete, it would be about $300) 

As an interesting side note, the quarry where cavansite is found is located in a huge complex containing several very large quarries.  Cavansite and pentagonite have only been found in any appreciable quantity in part of one of those quarries, even though all are located within approximately 2 square kilometers of land

CCL37 Quartz incl. Hedenbergite

Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
7.0x 6.8x 4.3 cm

$44

A group of hedenbergite included quartz crystals on matrix. There is some damage.

CCL39 Quartz

Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
7.8x 6.8x 6.4 cm

$59

A cluster of lustrous, terminated quartz crystals.

CCL47 Tetrahedrite coated with Bournonite

Mundo Nuevo District, Santiago de Chuco Prov., La Libertad Dept., Peru

3.4x 3.0x 2.8 cm

$46

A group of bournonite-coated tetrahedrite crystals

Operations at this mine were once much larger in scale, though key parts of the site were blown up by Shining Path guerillas in the early 1990's.  The site was then abandoned until the specimen recovery project in 2008

CCL49 Sphalerite, Pyrite, Rhodochrosite Quartz

Huaron mines, Pasco Prov., Pasco Dept., Peru

6.8x 6.4x 4.2 cm

$39

 Dark sphalerite and bright pyrite sharing a matrix with colorless quartz and some very pale rhodochrosite.  Older material from Huaron-- nothing is coming out these days, due to increased mechanization at the locality. 

As with most of these Huaron pieces, it's less jumbled in person.

CCL61 Motramite

Tsumeb Mine, Otjikoto Region, Namibia

6.5x 5.0x 4.6 cm             

$34

Botryoidal green mottramite on matrix, from Tsumeb.

CCL64 Elbaite with Adularia

Stak Nala, Gilgit, Pakistan

3.7x 3.0x 2.3 cm

$45

A prism of dark tourmaline, with a  2-3 mm dark green band near the termination.  The crystal is backed by a feldspar group mineral-- likely adularia.

CCL65 Tourmaline on Quartz

Paprok, Kunar, Afghanistan

5.0x 4.0x 3.0 cm             

$69

A prism of green tourmaline on quartz.  Complete, though with a rough termination. 

CCL66 Tourmaline on Quartz

Paprok, Kunar, Afghanistan

7.5x 6.1x 5.7 cm             

$39

A prism of pink tourmaline with a green cap, on a quartz matrix.  There is chipping along the shaft of the tourmaline crystal. 

CCL70 Apatite on Ferberite

Panasqueira, Covilhã, Castelo Branco District, Portugal

4.0x 3.5x 2.7 cm

$59

A tabular apatite crystal, on a group of ferberite crystals that are partially coated by muscovite.  Classic Portuguese material.

CCL71 Calcite

Tsumeb Mine, Otjikoto Region, Namibia

6.1x 5.7x 4.1 cm             

$39

A specimen of calcite, from Tsumeb.  The calcites have inclusions that make them appear brownish red.

CCL72 Apophyllite with Stilbite

Near Nasik, Maharashtra Prov., India
10.0x 7.3x 6.2 cm

$76

A beautiful specimen of lustrous, light green apophylite on stilbite.

CCL74 Apophyllite with Stilbite

Near Nasik, Maharashtra Prov., India
10.1x 5.1x 4.0 cm

$64

A beautiful group of light green apophyllites and tabular stilbites, from India.  The apophyllites have hair-like inclusions of another white zeollite.

CCL79 Valentinite

Colavi Mine, Machacamarca District (Colavi District), Cornelio Saavedra Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia

2.2x 1.0x 1.2 cm

$26

A reference sample of valentinite from a find amde about 2 years ago.  It's not stellar, but it is a rare opportunity to obtain a an example with macroscopic crystals.

CCL80 Valentinite

Colavi Mine, Machacamarca District (Colavi District), Cornelio Saavedra Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia

1.1x 0.9x 0.8 cm

$19

A spray of valentinite crystals on matrix.  A decent reference specimen from this find. This is a rare opportunity to obtain a an example with macroscopic crystals.

Please note, despite seeming big in the pictures, this thing is quite small.

CCL82 Columbite

Betafo Dist., Vakinankaratra Region, Antananarivo Prov., Madagascar

3.3x 2.1x 1.4 cm

$50

A very good, and very sharp thumbnail of a columbite group mineral from Madagascar.

CCL85 Prehnite

Meigu Co., Liangshan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China

4.0x 2.5x 1.6 cm             

$44

A green rosette of prehnite aesthetically perched on a bit of quartz.  From the Chinese find several years ago.

CCL86 Stilbite

Moore's Station, Mercer County, New Jersey

12.6x 6.6x 3.2 cm             

$58

An old specimen of orange stilbite from Moore's Station, New Jersey. 

CCL95 Fluorite 

Xianghualing Mine, Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field, Linwu Co., Chenzhou Pref., Hunan Prov., China

9.1x 6.2x 2.0 cm             

$47

A specimen of very transparent green fluorite cubes on matrix.  The color is a bit lighter in person.

CCL96 Calcite on Fluorite 

Xianghuapu Mine, Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field, Linwu Co., Chenzhou Pref., Hunan Prov., China

6.5x 5.6x 3.5 cm             

$49

 An etched green fluorite crystal with tabular gray calcite crystals.

This is from a find made a few years back.

CCL99 Stibnite

Antimony Peak, near Hollister, San Benito Co., California

6.1x 5.0x 3.6 cm

$39

A miniature sample of stibnite from California.  There is some glue stuck to the bottom... and I would not recommend trying to remove it, as this piece is somewhat fragile.  On the plus side, the glue does give it a stable base.

CCL102 Selenite

Red River Floodway, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

3.9x 1.8x 1.7 cm             

$26

A miniature specimen of selenite, consisting of a larger crystal jutting out from a ball of smaller ones.

CCL106 Calcite with Fluorite 

Xianghuapu Mine, Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field, Linwu Co., Chenzhou Pref., Hunan Prov., China

10.0x 12.4x 9.8 cm             

$85

A cabinet specimen of tabular gray calcite, on a piece of matrix covered with green fluorites.  There is a fairly major cleave on one side of the calcite, (see image below description) but it blends in well, and all in all, the piece is exactly as shown in the pictures.