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CLA01
Beryl var. Aquamarine, Cleavlandite
Shigar
Valley, Skardu, Pakistan
8.7x
7.6x 4.0 cm
$95
A terminated, light blue aquamarine on a
matrix of blady cleavlandite. The right side of the specimen has
been sawed. Pretty nice for under $100, i would not be surprised
to see a similar piece elsewhere for $250.
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CLA3
Fluorite on Calcite
Mahodari
Quarry, Nasik Area, Maharashtra Prov., India
8.6x
6.9x 4.3 cm
$68
A calcite crystal associated with a
number of yellow fluorite hemispheres.
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CLA4
Aphophyllite
Nasik
Area, Maharashtra Prov., India
6.4x
6.1x 3.2 cm
$75
A decently sized pair of
apophyllite crystals on a matrix consisting of a few stilbite
crystals. Please note that the stilbite is white-- for some reason
it looks pink int he pictures. The color of the apophyllite is a
fairly deep and very beautiful green. Very good for the price,
retail would probably be $180-$200
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CLA5
Cerussite, Duftite
Tsumeb
mine, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
9.8x 7.7x 3.7 cm
$85
A
cabinet specimen, consisting of multiple cerussite crystals on a duftite-coated
matrix. One of the cerussites is a sixling.
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CLA6 Pentagonite
Wagholi,
near Poonah, Maharashtra, India
7.1x
4.3x 3.3 cm
$66
A cluster of
pentagonite crystals on matrix. Pentagonie has the same chemical
composition as cavansite, though is much rarer.
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.
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CLA7 Pentagonite
Wagholi,
near Poonah, Maharashtra, India
6.5x
4.6x 3.3 cm
$58
A cluster of
pentagonite crystals on matrix. Pentagonie has the same chemical
composition as cavansite, though is much rarer.
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.
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CLA9 Tourmaline
var. Elbaite (Gem)
Paprok,
Kunar, Afghanistan
6.0x 2.6x 1.8 cm
$72
A spray of green and mink tourmaline from
Kunnar Afghanistan. At this price there is obviously some damage,
but the colors are good.
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CLA12
Topaz
Shigar
Valley, Skardu, Pakistan
4.6x 4.3x 1.8 cm
$48
A
light
brown topaz crystal on matrix from Pakistan's Shigar valley. The
crystal is terminated.
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CLA26
Monazite
New
Mexico, United States.
5.1x
3.1x 1.5 cm
$43
A rare monazite crystal from an unusual locality The
matrix actually consists mostly of a larger monazite crystal covered by
bits of rock. Good example of th especies from an unusual locatoin.
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CLA30
Variscite
Lucin,
Utah, United States
5.8x 3.9x 0.7 cm
$28
A cut but unpolished slice of variscite
from Lucin, Utah. I don't know why some parts look pink...
the piece is only green and white.
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CLA33
Spessartine Garnet, Feldspar
Skardu,
Northern Areas, Pakistan
7.1x 6.0x 3.8 cm
$39
Numerous red spessartine garnets on a matrix of blocky
feldspar.
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CLA34
Fluorite on Calcite
Shangbao
Mine, Leiyang Co., Hengyang Pref., Hunan Prov., China
6.6x 4.5x 3.5 cm
$48
A mostly complete, purple fluorite crystal on a matrix
of calcite crystals, from the Shangbao Mine. This mine is now
closed, and its fluorites are among the most collectible from the
various Chinese finds.
This piece shows the typical step-faces that the mine
is known for.
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CLA37
Copper
Northwestern
Mine, Central, Keeweenaw Co., Michigan, USA
3.6x 1.7x 1.1 cm
$39
An unusual miniature specimen, consisting of a
flattened and elongated copper crystal on a matrix of more copper.
Classic material from Michigan's copper country.
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CLA38 Pyrite Vakinankaratra
Region, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar
7.5x
2.1x 2.1 cm
$45
From anywhere else,
this specimen would be quite common. But from Madagascar (or
anywhere in Africa for that matter) pyrite is not something often seen.
This interesting
locality piece consists of thousands of mall pyrite crystals arranged
into an elongated nodule.
A hard to find piece
for a pyrite collector or collector of Malagasy minerals.
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CLA48
Rutile
Alto
Ligonha, Zambezia Prov., Mozambique
3.4x
2.2x 1.9 cm
$42
A terminated crystal of rutile from an unusual
locality in Mozambique. This is a bit rougher than some of the
others that I posted on a page of Mozambique minerals some time ago, but
it's also about $100 cheaper. It is still a pretty good rutile
crystal however, on par with material from Graves Mountain in terms of
size and luster.
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CLA52
Cuprite
Rubtsovskoe
Cu-Zn-Pb deposit, Rudnyi Altai, Altaiskii Krai, Western-Siberian Region,
Russia
2.0x
2.0x 1.9 cm
$38
These
cuprites have been around for the last two years, more or less,
but the prices have been very, very high. I
purchased a few smaller specimens to put here at lower prices.
This is a nice thumbnail of the material, consisting of a single
octahedral crystal. Please note that any red hues you may be seeing
are because of the strong lighting. There is damage, but it's a
decent reference.
While
the price temporarily dipped low enough for me to be able to offer them
cheaply, please note that mining operations will have passed through the
zone where these cuprites occur within the next year, and then they WILL
disappear from the market.
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CLA56
Copper
Oumjrane
Mine, Alnif, Tarhbalt, Er Rachidia Province, Meknes-Tafilalet Region,
Morocco
4.5x
3.9x 2.6 cm
$24
A
specimen of copper with bits of green malachite and other secondaries,
from morocco.
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CLA63
Apophyllite
on heulandite
Near
Nasik, Maharashtra Prov., India
18.5x
4.8x 3.4 cm
$55
A chalcedony stalactite overgrown by hundreds of small
quartz and apophyllite crystals, with a pair of larger apophyllite
crystals at the end. One of the two larger apophyllites has a
missing termination.
At my cost.
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CLA64
Tourmaline var. Liddicoatite
Sahatany
Pegmatite Field, Vakinankaratra Region, Antananarivo Province,
Madagascar
2.7x
1.5x 0.6 cm
$28
A
terminated liddicoatite crystal from Madagascar.
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CLA66
Magnetite on Chrome Diopside
Marki
Khel, Khogyani, Nangarhar Prov., Afghanistan 4.2x
2.7x 1.8 cm
$36
Dark
greenish brown andradite garnets on matrix, from Afghanistan.
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CLA67
Tourmaline var. Schorl
Shigar
Valley, Skardu, Pakistan
6.7x
3.0x 2.8 cm
$36
A terminated prism of the black variety
of tourmaline. There is some damage, but the price takes this into
account.
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CLA68
Pollucite
Pech,
Kunar, Afghanistan2.7x
2.2x 1.7 cm
$18
A thumbnail sized specimen of etched pollucite. Pollucite s a
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CLA69
TopazJos,
Plateau State, Nigeria
2.0x
1.1x 1.0 cm
$32
A hard to find, colorless and terminated
crystal of Topaz from Nigeria. Nigeria's pegmatites produce a wide
variety of gem minerals, yet the market is tightly controlled by local
gem cartels.
Mining is conducted exclusively for gem
rough, and Nigerian dealers almost never sell on a piece-by-piece basis,
meaning that if you want to buy the one complete crystal in a 1 kg lot,
you would usually have to purchase the entire lot by the gram...
Obviously this makes no sense for a
specimen dealer, so specimens are rarely seen, despite the relative
abundance of Nigerian material and gem shows.
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CLA70
Topaz
Jos,
Plateau State, Nigeria
2.0x
1.6x 1.3 cm
$29
A hard to find, colorless and terminated
crystal of Topaz from Nigeria. Nigeria's pegmatites produce a wide
variety of gem minerals, yet the market is tightly controlled by local
gem cartels.
Mining is conducted exclusively for gem
rough, and Nigerian dealers almost never sell on a piece-by-piece basis,
meaning that if you want to buy the one complete crystal in a 1 kg lot,
you would usually have to purchase the entire lot by the gram...
Obviously this makes no sense for a
specimen dealer, so specimens are rarely seen, despite the relative
abundance of Nigerian material and gem shows.
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