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CLW3
Peridot
Manshera,
Kohistan District, NWFP, Pakistan
3.3x
2.1x 1.9 cm
$43
A decently sized
crystal of peridot from Pakistan. The color is excellent, and the
specimen is terminated. The way things are these days, you would
probably not be able to find one at this price from the Pakistani
dealers in Tucson
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CLW8
Celestite
Silica
Quarry, Rockwood, Michigan
10.0x
9.0x 6.0 cm
$65
A rich from
Michigan. This specimen is at least 20 years old, and comes from a
quarry located in the southern suburbs of Detroit.
Most of the celestite
available for sale these days comes from Madagascar, with the occasional
specimen from Poland or Ohio (USA).
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CLW12
Ettringite, Andradite
N'chwanning
Mines, Kalahari Mn Fields., South Africa
6.5x
4.0x 2.8 cm
$48
A yellow, terminated crystal of ettringite on a matrix
shared by crusts of andradite. These ettringites are from a find made
within the last three years
The
last major find of sizable prismatic ettringite at this location was in
the 1980's. Since then, there have been numerous crusts, jumbles
of small crystals, and flattened examples.
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CLW15
Arsenopyrite
Stollgruvan,
Sweden
3.8x
3.5x 2.8 cm
$58
A
group of single arsenopyrite crystals frozen in a sulfide-rich
(mostly pyrrhotite) matrix. The specimen dates to at least 1973.
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CLW20 Calcite
Berry
Materials Corp. Quarry (North
Vernon Plant), North Vernon, Jennings Co., Indiana
8.0x
7.6x 5.5 cm
$50
A group of honey colored calcite crystals from the
Berry Materials quarry. These are probably some of my favorite
American calcites, and best of all, they are usually cheap. This
is a rather large example at a very good price.
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CLW26
Weloganite
Francon
Quarry, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
5.7x
2.6x 2.3 cm
$58
An
miniature specimen consisting of a terminated prism of weloganite on
matrix. The weloganite is a bit contacted on the back, but it
diplays well from the front.
Weloganite
is a very rare stontinum, sodium, zirconium cabronate known only from a couple
localities in Quebec, and South Africa. The best (and as far as I
am aware, only decent specimens) come from the Francon Quarry, which is
now closed.
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CLW29
Topaz
Baldface
Mountain, New Hampshire, United States
1.9x
1.8x 0.8 cm
$34
A
thumbnail specimen of topaz from an unusual US locality.
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CLW35 Stephanite
Porco Mine,
Agua de Castilla, Quijarro Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia
1.3x
1.2x 0.8 cm
$36
A thumbnail specimen of terminated
stephanite, from a recent find at
the Porco
Mine, which has been operated since the 1500's.
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CLW45
Celestite
Silica
Quarry, Rockwood, Michigan
16.4x
8.2x 5.8 cm
$65
A specimen containing
two celestite-filled vugs from Michigan. This specimen is at least
20 years old, and comes from a quarry located in the southern suburbs of
Detroit.
Most of the celestite
available for sale these days comes from Madagascar, with the occasional
specimen from Poland or Ohio (USA).
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CLW55
Chrysotile
var. Asbestos
Asbestos,
Quebec, Canada
12.0x
6.8x 4.0 cm
$48
A larger specimen of
asbestos from Canada.
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CLW62 Euxenite
Betafo
Dist., Vakinankaratra Region, Antananarivo Prov., Madagascar
3.8x
2.3x 1.4 cm
$58
A
pointed, flat crystal of euxenite from Madagascar. Decently sized,
as well. It displays the compound crystal form typical of
euxenites from this locality. Radioactive.
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CLW63
Samarskite
Ambatofotsikely
pegmatite, Fidirana Commune, Betafo Dist., Vakinankaratra Region,
Antananarivo Prov., Madagascar
3.1x
1.5x 1.5 cm
$48
A very
sharp crystal of samarskite from Madagascar. Most of the
samarskites I am accustomed to seeing are either rounded masses, or
chunks of shiny black stuff, where the lustrous surfaces indicate
extensive damage.
To
find sharp, terminated crystals like this is quite unusual.
Radioactive.
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CLW68
Millerite with Calcite
Plymouth,
Illinois, United States
9.6x
8.3x 5.3 cm
$65
A somewhat matted patch
of millerite crystals on a matrix shared by tabular calcites.
Collected in the 1970's.
The piece is actually
quite rich for a midwestern millerite-- the most famous and abundant
examples are probably those from Kentucky, which typically only contain
a few fiber-like crystals in a geode.
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CLW71
Calcite
Chihuahua,
Mexico
8.1x
8.1x 5.8 cm
$36
A
group of iron oxide stained, scalenohedral calcite crystals from
Mexico. Contacted on the reverse.
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CLW73
Rhodizite-Londonite
with Liddicoatite
Antsongombato,
Betafo Region, Madagascar
4.2x
2.8x 2.7 cm
$34
A
specimen of rhodizite-londonite, with a couple pale yellow, nearly white
crystals on matrix.
Decent
reference material of this rare species.
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CLF1
Manganocalcite
Nikolaevskiy
Mine, Dal'Negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia5.1x
3.1x
3.0 cm
$60
A beautiful, light pink stack of manganocalcite crystals that tapers to a
narrow base, and which is partially coated with a second generation of
calcite.
This is from one of the new finds brought to Tucson
last year.
Damage free, and a very beautiful miniature.
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CLF4
Cavansite
Wagholi,
near Poonah, Maharashtra, India
4.6x
3.9x 2.7 cm
$33
A bright blue cavansite ball
on matrix.
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
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CLF27 Chabazite
Freissen,
Eifel, Germany
12.2x
5.4x 5.5 cm
$60
A specimen of the zeolite
mineral Chabazite from Germany.
Thanks to India, zeolite
minerals tend to be regarded as common, but in actuality minerals like
this are encountered far less frequently in other parts of the
world. This is a good example of the species from a German
locality.
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CLF30
Tourmaline var. Liddicoatite
Sahatany
Pegmatite Field, Vakinankaratra Region, Antananarivo Province,
Madagascar
3.9x
1.4x 0.9 cm
$39
A
terminated liddicoatite crystal from Madagascar. This piece has
somewhat rough surfaces, but when backlit it takes on a brownish yellow
color.
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CLF45 Amethyst
Maquar,
Zarkashan, Ghazni Prov., Afghanistan
5.1x
3.2x 2.9 cm
$24
A nice terminated amethyst
crystal from Afghanistan. The color seems to be concentrated more
in the terminations.
It has some minor edge wear,
particularly on the back.
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CLC17
Malachite ps. (and on) Cuprite
Rudabánya,
Rudabányai Mts., Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén Co., Hungary
1.6x
1.2x 1.1 cm
$46
A
rough pseudomorph of malachite after cuprite, though the cuprite has not
been entirely replaced.
This
is the other
European malachite ps. cuprite locality (Chessy, France) being the
most well known. This is not a spectacular piece, more of a
reference sample, but specimens from this mine are very hard to get.
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CLC24
Pyrite
"Suns" (Set of 11)
Sparta,
Illinois, United States
9.3
to 5.3 cm in diameter
$70
A
set of 11 pyrite suns from southern Illinois. They find these in
coal mines... I have always found them really interesting, but supply
and demand regulate the prices... therefore this goes to the clearance
page. Less than $6.40 per piece...
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CLC33
Bournonite
Machacamarca
Dist., Saavedra Prov., Potosí Dept., Bolivia
2.9x
2.4x 1.4 cm
$32
A large,
steel gray bournonite cogwhel framed and backed by siderite and pyrite.
Before the recent finds at Yaogangxian, Bolivian
bournonites were considered to be among the world's best.
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CLC48 Rhodochrosite,
Elpidite
Mont
Sant Hilaire, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
3.6x 3.5x 2.0 cm
$34
Numerous
tiny red rhodochrosite crystals on matrix. As is typical of
specimens from this locality, there are multiple species present here,
including polylithonite.
As
a side note, Mindat lists 384 species as being found at this location,
of which it is the type locality for a staggering 58 species. For
comparison, Gebhard’s Tsumeb II lists 242 species at Tsumeb (Mindat
gives 264, with 61 type localities.)
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CLC50 Rhodochrosite,
Ancyllite,
Mont
Sant Hilaire, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
4. 1x
2.2x
2.3 cm
$33
Numerous
tiny red rhodochrosite crystals on matrix. As is typical of
specimens from this locality, there are multiple species present here,
including ancyllite.
As
a side note, Mindat lists 384 species as being found at this location,
of which it is the type locality for a staggering 58 species. For
comparison, Gebhard’s Tsumeb II lists 242 species at Tsumeb (Mindat
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CLC53
Calcite, Goethite
Daye
Mine, Hubei Prov., China
7.0x
6.3x
2.7 cm
$39
Numerous calcite scalenohedrons on stringy goethite.
An interesting specimen from finds made approximately 3 years ago.
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CLP2 Pyromorphite
Bunker
Hill Mine, Coeur d'Alene District, Shoshone Co., Idaho, United States
6.1x
4.1x 3.3 cm
$78
A rich
cabinet specimen of orange pyromorphite from a classic US locality, at a
very low price. Not quite as bright in person.
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CLJ25 Apophyllite (KF), Stilbite
Maharashtra, India
7.5x
7.0x 4.7 cm
$39
A pale apophyllite sharing a matrix with a cluster of light pink stilbite.
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CLJ28 Clinoclase
Copper
Stope, Majuba Hill Mine, Pershing Co., Nevada, United States
8.9x
6.1x 4.3 cm
$46
A miniature specimen from a
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CLP23 Frankeite
Itos Mine, Oruro, Oruro Department,
Bolivia.
3.0x
2.1x 1.3 cm
$28
A rare
specimen of crystalline franckeite from Bolivia. This piece was
brought back from my 2008 Bolivia trip.
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CLY35
Azurite
Chessy-les-Mines,
Rhone, Rhone Alpes, France
6.1x
3.4x 1.6cm
$58
A cabinet sample of azurite from the classic works at
Chessy-les-Mines, known for its malachite ps. Cuprite pseudomorphs.
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CLX55
Quartz, Something (?)
Kunnar,
Afghanistan
20.0x
12.8x 8.4 cm
$100
A large
cabinet specimen, with large, light brown quartz crystals and
(adularia?) on an albite matrix.
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CLX64 Siderite and Sphalerite ps. Calcite
Aggenys mine, Northern Cape Prov., South Africa
3.1x 2.2x 1.8 cm
$27
A "toenail" specimen form a find first presented at Munich 2006.
These things are hollow, and an interesting (?) addition to any
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CLN27 Tourmaline
Kunar,
Afghanistan
3.6x
0.9x 0.8 cm
$38
A pale, terminated
bicolor tourmaline from Kunar.
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CLN28 Tourmaline
Kunar,
Afghanistan
2.6x
0.7x 0.7 cm
$36
A pale, terminated, and
reasonably gemmy bicolor tourmaline from Kunar.
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CLN59
Topaz, Tourmaline, Quartz, Muscovite
Skardu,
Northern Areas, Pakistan
2.3x 2.3x 1.6 cm
$38
A combo
tn with a light brown, terminated topaz with small terminated
quartz, tourmaline and muscovite. Has internal fractures, but no
external damage.
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CLD26 Manganocalcite
Dal'Negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia
4.4x 3.7x 3.0 cm
$39
A ball of lustrous manganocalite on a calcite
matrix. There is a blemish on the side of the ball, but it remains
an interesting specimen.
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CLD27 Calcite
Daye
Mine, Huangshi Pref., Hubei Prov., China
5.3x 4.8x 3.5 cm
$45
A beautiful miniature calcite from the prolific Daye
Mine.
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CLM15
Actinolite
Garfield
Hills, Mineral Co., Nevada, United States
7.7x
7.1x 3.7 cm
$65
A
rather attractive cluser of freestanding actinolite crystals, from a new
find in Nevada.
This
mineral usually forms dense aggregates of small crystals, or acicular
clusters of very thin crystals. Despite the fact that this is a
reasonably common mineral, it is unusual to see such large, distinct
crystals.
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CLM61
Rhodochrosite
Uchucchacua
Mine, Oyon Prov., Lima Dept., Peru
4.3x
3.1x 2.8
$34
A
reference sample of pink rhodochrosite on matrix.
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CLM30
Bismuth
Villaque
River, La Paz Dept., Bolivia
2.5x
2.1x 0.5 cm
$32
A
decently sized thumbnail of native bismuth from Bolivia.
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CLM31
Bismuth
Laikeng,
Jiangxi Prov., China
2.5x
2.1x 1.3 cm
$46
A
thumbnail specimen of crystalline bismuth from China. Most of the
bismuth I see for sale comes from Bolivia (rounded nuggets like the
previous specimens), Australia, Canada, or clasic pieces from Germany.
The
Chinese specimens are not seen quite as often,
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CLM34
Copper ps. Aragonite
Corocoro,
Pacajes Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
1.8x
1.6x 1.1 cm
$29
A
classic pseudomorph of
copper after aragonite from
Bolivia. I have
read that this location has
been leased to Korean mining firm, so these will probably get harder to
find as time goes by...
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CLM42
Siderite,
Pyrite
Tasna
Mine, Cerro Tasna, Atocha-Quechisla Dist., Nor Chichas Prov., Potosi
Dept., Bolivia
3.9x
3.1x 2.5 cm
$34
A
tabular siderite crystal on a a pyrite matrix.
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CLM58
Vivianite
Tomokoni
Mine, Saavedra Prov., Potosi Dept., Bolivia.
2.8x
2.1x 1.5x cm
$33
A
thumbnail vivianite crystal with a bit of attached sandstone, from the
2004 find at the Tomokoni Mine.
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CLM51
Galena
Madan
District, Southern Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria
9.5x
7.2x 5.2 cm
$69
A specimen of galena from
Bulgaria.
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CLM52
Galena
Madan
District, Southern Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria
11.0x
12.0x 9.0 cm
$78
A large cabinet specimen of galena on
matrix, from
Bulgaria. Some damage.
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CLH14
Galena, Sphalerite on Quartz
Paloma
Mine, Castrovirreina Prov., Huancavelica Dept., Peru
6.4x
5.2x 4.7 cm
$66
A
beautiful Peruvian galena specimen, with several flattened galena
crystals sharing a matrix with a lustrous sphalerite, on a matrix of quartz crystals.
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CLH57
Pyrite
Boldut
Mine, Cavnic, Marmures Co., Romania
5.6x
3.7x 1.7 cm
$36
Pyrite
crystals on matrix from Romania.
When
I first started collecting, Romanian minerals were as plentiful as the
comparable Peruvian material today. This days, many of the
Romanian mines are closed, and the material is not as common.
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CLH62
Calcite
on Fluorite
Xianghuapu Mine,
Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field, Linwu Co.
, Chenzhou Prefecture,
Hunan Province, China
5.4x
3.5x 2.6 cm
$37
A
tabular gray calcite crystal on an etched, light green fluorite crystal.
This
is from a find made a few years back.
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CLH63
Lazurite
Sar-e-Sang,
Badakhshan, Afghanistan
46.6x
4.7x 6.2 cm
$58
A
decently sized (though not perfect) crystal of lazurite on a marble
matrix. Very, very cheap for what it is.
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CLH64
Spodumene
var. Kunzite
Pech,
Kunar, Afghanistan
6.7x
3.8x 1.4 cm
$48
A double terminated specimen of
gem Kunzite. The color is very light, almost colorless.
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CLH69
Calcite
on Celestite
Ohio,
United States
3.7x
2.6x 1.6 cm
$29
A double terminated calcite scalenohedron
on a sheaf of white celestite crystals.
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IJP84
Pyromorphite,
Midnight
Mine, Mullan Co., Idaho
7.8x
5.6 x 2.4 cm
$85
$55
One of
the newer Midnight Mine pieces, this was purchased from the Collectors
Edge, and is a good representative from the mine.
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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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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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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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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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CLE35
Epidote
Ankarafa,
Vohémar District, Sava (Northeastern) Region, Antsiranana Province,
Madagascar
5.8x 3.3x 2.6 cm
$39
Epidote is one of those minerals that turns up in many
places, in many varried habits. Here is an unusual example from
Madagascar.
This is probably a new find, unfortunately most were
either pretty ugly or single crystals. This was the best one I
saw....
An interesting locality piece.... the only others I
have seen were very old.
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CLE36
Cavansite
Wagholi,
near Poonah, Maharashtra, India
4.2x
3.1x 2.0 cm
$34
A cluster of blady
cavansite crystals on matrix.
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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CLE37
Goethite ps. Pyrite Vakinankaratra
Region, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar
4.0x
3.5x 1.7 cm
$34
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.
An interesting locality piece.
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CLE40
Apatite Vakinankaratra
Region, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar
4.0x
3.3x 3.9 cm
$37
A yellowish apatite crystal from
madagascar. There is some damage, but it is as shown in the
pictures. A locality piece.
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CLE47
Garnet
Tomboarivo pegmatite, Sahantivotry, Madagascar
4.3x
4.2x 2.7 cm
$39
Dark garnet crystals on matrix, displaying flahses of
red under strong lighting. Can only be displayed from the front.
This locality and these garnets were discussed in the
recent Madagascar issue of the Mineralogical Record.
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CLE50 Galena on Quartz
Madan
District, Southern Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria
5.9x
4.0x 2.6 cm
$46
A specimen of galena on quartz, from Bulgaria.
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CLE53 Calcite, Goethite
Palomo
Mine, Castrovirreina Prov., Huancavelica Dept., Peru
10.7x 8.7x 5.4 cm
$80
A large cabinet specimen of seligmannite on
galena. This this in admittedly ugly, but the point here is the
seligmannite: the display face is totally sprinkled with microcrystals
of the rare lead,
copper, arsenic sulfide.
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CLE58
Tourmaline var. Schorl
Shigar Valley, Skardu, Pakistan
3.6x
3.4x 2.2 cm
$27
A short, terminated prism of the black variety of
tourmaline.
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DTL2-
Datolite, Quartz
Dal'Negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russian Far East, Russia
4.0x 2.1x 1.4 cm
$60 $30
A specimen from a small new find, there are two gemmy, light green
datolite crystals perched on a quartz crystal.
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TJL15
Calcite
First
Sovietskiy Mine, Dal'Negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia
5.6x
3.0x 0.3 cm
$90
$36
Another odd new find from Russia, these are flattened
calcite clusters. I have no idea how they formed, but these were
two of the larger ones I could find. They reminded me a bit of
mushrooms... only in 2D.
Pieces like this are the previous specimen are what
make the mines around Dal'Negorsk such interesting localities.
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CLB16
Fluorite
Hammam
Zriba Mine, Hammam Zriba, Gouvernerat of Zaghaoun, Tunisia
4.5x
4.0x 3.0 cm
$36
A rare specimen of
Tunisian fluorite. These were brought out years ago by Dan
Weinirch, and this piece is accompanied by his label. A good
reference specimen from this unusual locality.
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CLB22 Datolite Nodule
Keeweenaw
Peninsula, Michigan, United States
5.1x
3.9x 1.4 cm
$45
The polished half of a datolite nodule from the copper
country of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Decently sized, too... I
lived in Michigan for 4 years and was surprised to find that the vast
majority were under 1 inch.
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CLB23 Datolite Nodule
Keeweenaw
Peninsula, Michigan, United States
5.1x
4.0x 1.4 cm
$45
The polished half of a datolite nodule from the copper
country of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Decently sized, too... I
lived in Michigan for 4 years and was surprised to find that the vast
majority were under 1 inch.
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CLB24 Datolite Nodule
Keeweenaw
Peninsula, Michigan, United States
4.2x
3.3x 2.4 cm
$35
The polished half of a datolite nodule from the copper
country of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Decently sized, too... I
lived in Michigan for 4 years and was surprised to find that the vast
majority were under 1 inch.
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CLB48 Galena and Sphalerite
Kruchev Dol Mine, Madan District, Southern Rhodope Mountains,
Bulgaria
5.5x 3.8x 2.4 cm
$38
A specimen of galena and sphalerite on quartz, from
Bulgaria.
It
comes with a North Star Minerals label dating it to 2006.
Much
better in person, there is more contrast between the galena and
sphalerite crystals, but the reflections of the black backgound on the
crystal faces in the picture causes it to look more jumbled.
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CLB49 Galena
Madan District, Southern Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria
6.6x
5.3x 3.2 cm
$48
A specimen of melted
looking galena from Bulgaria. It is a lot better than the pictures
show; in person the pieces is rther bright and you can see individual
faces. The many projections and monochrome nature of the specimen
made ti difficult to focus the camera and to take a photograph.
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CLT16
Pyromorphite
Huari-Huari
Mine, Serranía Huarihuari, Cornelio Saavedra Province, Potosí
Department, Bolivia
5.1x
2.8x 2.6 cm
$33
A
specimen of pyromoprhite from Bolivia. Comparatively speaking,
pyromorphite from virtually any other locality would put these to shame,
but what makes these interesting is that they are Bolivian.
Pyromorphite
is known from numerous locations on every continent where there are
mining operations, except, it would seem, from South America. From
the entire continent, I have seen only a few specimens from Ecuador, and
then these.
Interesting
material, from a find made about 3-4
years ago.
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CLT20
Andorite
San
Jose mine, Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia.
2.4x
1.7x 0.4 cm
$34
A
crystal of this rare lead silver antimony sulfide, from Bolivia.
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CLT21
Zircon
Sahatany
Pegmatite Field, Vakinankaratra Region, Antananarivo Province,
Madagascar
1.25x
0.95x 0.7 cm
$34
A large
zircon crystal, with some wear on the reverse.
When
backlit, it appears a deep brownish red, and it turns BRIGHT yellow
under UV.
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CLT33
Chrysoberyl
Lac Alaotra
Chrysoberyl Pegmatites, Lac Alaotra,
Toamasina Prov., Madagascar
1.9x
1.5x 0.3 cm
$39
A thumbnail cluster of chrysoberyl twins
from madagascar.
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CLT34
Chrysoberyl
Lac Alaotra
Chrysoberyl Pegmatites, Lac Alaotra,
Toamasina Prov., Madagascar
2.4x
1.6x 1.4 cm
$39
A thumbnail cluster of chrysoberyl twins
from madagascar.
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CLT37
Quartz
Betafo
Region, Antananarivo Prov., Madagascar
6.5x
2.5x 1.8 cm
$39
A
decently sized scepter crystal of quartz from Madagascar. There is
a contact on the back (see bottom right image) but it displays well from
the front. It has some small red inclusions near the termination.
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CLT43
Tyuyamunite
Marie Mine, Pryor Mts, Carbon Co., Montana, USA
4.3x
4.3x 8.9 cm
$49
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CLT45
Pyromorphite
Burgham
Mine, Neare Shelve, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
7.4x
3.3x 3.0 cm
$38
A
cabinet specimen with a druze of green pyromorphites set against a
nicely contrasting matrix.
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CLT48
Vivianite
Tomokoni
Mine, Saavedra Prov., Potosi Dept., Bolivia.
3.0x
1.2x 0.8x cm
$33
A
thumbnail vivianite crystal with a bit of attached sandstone, from the
2004 find at the Tomokoni Mine.
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CLT53
Copper
ps. Aragonite
Corocoro,
Pacajes Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
2.4x
2.3x 1.9 cm
$36
A
classic pseudomorph of
copper after aragonite from
Bolivia. I have
read that this location has
been leased to Korean mining firm, so these will probably get harder to
find as time goes by...
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CLT54
Copper
ps. Aragonite
Corocoro,
Pacajes Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
2.0x
1.7x 1.6 cm
$34
A
classic pseudomorph of
copper after aragonite from
Bolivia. I have
read that this location has
been leased to Korean mining firm, so these will probably get harder to
find as time goes by...
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CLT56
Quartz
(Beta Scepter)
Huanggang
Mine, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng
Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
3.6x
2.7x 2.6 cm
$44
A
nice "toenail" specimen consisting of a stacked (and some
would say sceptered) beta quartz cluster from new finds at the Huanggang
Mine in Inner Mongolia.
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CLT61
Fluorite
Huanggang
Mine, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng
Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
5.2x
3.4x 2.9 cm
$66
A
group of colorless fluorite crystals on matrix; some damage but still
about 1/3 what you would expect to pay in Tucson.
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CLT64
Fluorite
Huanggang
Mine, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng
Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
6.6x
4.6x 3.6 cm
$43
A
group of colorless, though slightly rougher, fluurites on matrix.
From new finds at the Huanggang Mine in Inner Mongolia.
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CLT65
Fluorite
on Quartz
Huanggang
Mine, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng
Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
6.3x
4.3x 3.1 cm
$37
Several
water clear fluorites on a partial quartz prism. From new finds at the
Huanggang Mine in Inner Mongolia.
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CLT70
Tourmaline var. Liddicoatite
Sahatany
Pegmatite Field, Vakinankaratra Region, Antananarivo Province,
Madagascar
2.0x
1.2x 0.9 cm
$62
A
terminated liddicoatite crystal from Madagascar. Very rare color
for the country.
Very
cheap for what it is.
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CLT71
Tourmaline var. Liddicoatite
Sahatany
Pegmatite Field, Vakinankaratra Region, Antananarivo Province,
Madagascar
4.0x
2.0x 2.0 cm
$58
A terminated,
Jonas-red liddicoatite crystal on the side of a rough orthoclase
crystal.
Cheap for what it is.
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CLT73
Danburite on Talc
Alto
Chapare District, Chapare Province, Cochabamba Department, Bolivia
4.1x
3.3x 1.9 cm
$38
A
miniature specimen, with a large crystal on a talc matrix.
The bluish-gray color comes from inclusions of magnesioriebeckite.
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Chalcopyrite, Quartz
Kara-Oba,
Kazakhstan
8.0x
5.2x 3.5 cm
$46
An
old reference specimen of chalcopyrite on quartz from Kazakhstan.
There is some damage, particularly to the side shown in the image to the
right.
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IML32
Fluorite
Huanggang
Mine, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng
Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
2.9x
2.6x 2.4 cm
$135
$68
A thumbnail specimen of pink fluorite, from recent
finds at the Huanggang mine. There is some contacting on the
reverse, but it displays well from the front, as shown in the
pictures. There were only a few thumbnails of this material
available, I picked the best that I saw.
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CLT81
Tunellite
Boron,
Kern Co., California, USA3.5x
2.4x 2.9 cm
$36
A
choice miniature specimen of the rare strontinum borate tunellite from a
recently released stash.
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