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LWK01 Sphalerite with Quartz
Dal'Negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia
9.2x 6.8x 7.3 cm
$780

A beautiful sphalerite specimen covered in tiny little quartz scepters, from Dal'Negorsk.  It looks a bit like a hedgehog.  There is some shared quartz on the left, but it displays exactly as pictured. A couple crystals may come off during shipment, but it will not be enough to be noticed.  











LWK02 Topaz
Zabytoye Deposit, Primorskiy Kray, Russia
9.4x 6.7x 3.6 cm
$840

An unusually rich topaz specimen, from un a usual location in far eastern Russia, near the more well known Dal'Negorsk localities.  You don't often see clusters of topaz like this-- from most localities you will typically see more isolated crystals.  There are a couple spots of damage, notably near the cluster of larger crystals, but unless you are looking closely this gets lost in all the topaz.  There are a couple small ferberite crystals not he piece as well. Hard to find material.  









LWK03 Topaz
Zabytoye Deposit, Primorskiy Kray, Russia
4.5x 3.8x 3.3 cm
$650

An greattopaz specimen, from un a usual location in far eastern Russia, near the more well known Dal'Negorsk localities.  This is a single crystal, with a bit of included ferberite near the base.  There is a bit of chipping on one side, it displays as shown. 









LWK04 Apatite with Siderite
Llallagua, Bustillo Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia.
3.5x 3.0x 4.8 cm
$495

A pink apatite on a matrix of quartz and siderite, from recent finds in Llallagua, though not at the more prolific Siglo XX Mine which is also on the outskirts of the the mountain town. The 3.5x 3 cm dimension is from the pictured display angle, though it is a little longer so the published dimension may make it seem a bit smaller than it is....

Please note that the color really varies with lighting type-- it will be most saturated under incandescent light, and weakest in sunlight or equivalent lighting. 







LWK05 Apatite with Quartz
Llallagua, Bustillo Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia.
6.0x 5.0x 4.7 cm
$475

A large etched apatite crystal on a cluster of quartz crystals, from recent finds near Llallagua. Please note that the color varies with lighting type-- it will be most saturated under incandescent lighting, and weakest in sunlight or equivalent light. 









LWK06 Dioptase with Calcite
Tsumeb Mine, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
10.3x 5.9x 4.7 cm
$640

A nice example of dioptase with calcite from Tsumeb, Namibia. Sawn on the back/ edges. 









LWK06A Veszelyite
Kunming District, Yunnan Prov., China
7.6x 4.9x 3.2 cm
$595

A good example of veszelyite from a recent find in southwestern China, with crystals present on both the front and back of the piece.  This is not the same locality that produced the veszelyite/ hemimorphite specimens several years ago, but it is nearby.  This one is particularly rich, for the find.  It's kind of funny-- for years this species was nearly impossible to get, except for the old pieces from the Black Pine Mine-- then within one year, there are two major finds in Congo and China. 









LWK07 Dioptase with Cuprite
Reneville, Pool Dept., Republic of Congo
10.4x 6.4x 5.5 cm
$485

An unusual combination piece form what I am told was a single pocket-- dioptase on cuprite.  The cuprite is visible as a dark reddish cross section on the edge. of the specimen, and there is more under the dioptase.  There is damage, though I thought this was quite interesting for this area-- and the size of the cuprite is almost reminiscent of Onganja.  









LWK08 Ferberite
Mines de Simon Patino, Llallagua, Bustillo Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia.
9.0x 5.7x 3.2 cm
$425

A nice cabinet sized  example of ferberite crystals on matrix, from recent finds near Llallagua.







LWK08A Azurite and Malachite
Khanong open pit, Sepon Mine, Vilabouly District, Savannakhet Province, Laos
7.6x 7.0x 3.5 cm
$225

A nice example of lustrous and well formed azurite crystals from Laos.  Although often mixed up with Chinese specimens from Anhui in the markets in China, the habit is rather distinctive--  Laotian pieces tend to have larger more tabular crystals, and the matrix is harder and more iron  rich than the brecciated material from Anhui.  Not perfect, but quite good for the price, I think. 







LWK09 Cuprite
Rubtsovskoe Cu-Zn-Pb deposit, Rudnyi Altai, Altaiskii Krai, Western-Siberian Region, Russia
6.3x 5.1x 3.9 cm
$500

A very nice cuprite specimen from the famous find in southern Russia several years ago--I think because of the abundance early on, these got somewhat overlooked, but as far as the combination of crystal size and richness, the pieces from this find are difficult to beat. This one is decently sizable, and has a nice overall arrangement. 









LWK11 Cuprite
Rubtsovskoe Cu-Zn-Pb deposit, Rudnyi Altai, Altaiskii Krai, Western-Siberian Region, Russia
5.0x 3.5x 3.5 cm
$295

A very nice cuprite specimen from the famous find in southern Russia several years ago--I think because of the abundance early on, these got somewhat overlooked, but as far as the combination of crystal size and richness, the pieces from this find are difficult to beat. This one  has a nice overall arrangement, though  slight overgrowth that affects the luster, and a contact on the reverse. . 









LWK11A Creedite
Dachang Sn-Polymetallic Ore Field, Nandan Co., Hechi Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
4.9x 3.3x 2.7 cm
$185

A nice example of purple creedite from southwestern China.  The color and crystal size are particularly good for the locality-- if I just saw this at a show, I might almost guess it was an old Santa Eualia piece.  









LWK12 Cuprite
Rubtsovskoe Cu-Zn-Pb deposit, Rudnyi Altai, Altaiskii Krai, Western-Siberian Region, Russia
5.0x 3.6x 2.4 cm
$275

A nice cuprite specimen from the famous find in southern Russia several years ago--I think because of the abundance early on, these got somewhat overlooked, but as far as the combination of crystal size and richness, the pieces from this find are difficult to beat. This one  has a nice overall arrangement, though contacts on the larger crystals which I have positioned toward the bottom. 







LWK13 Dioptase
Reneville, Pool Dept., Republic of Congo
6.3x 4.5x 4.1 cm
$585

A nice example of dioptase crystals from Reneville, this one has two slightly cup shaped aggregates side by side, with a cluster of larger crystals also positioned on the back. 









LWK14 Quartz, Apatite with Siderite
Panasquieira, Covilha, Castelo Branco District, Portugal
11.2x 9.0x 4.1 cm
$300

A nice cabinet sized example of light purple apatite crystals scattered on matrix, with quartz and siderite.







LWK15 Rhodochrosite
Uskatyn deposits, Zhayrem, Karagandy Province, Kazakhstan
5.9x 5.8x 2.5 cm
$325

A nice example of botryoidal rhodochrosite from old finds in Kazakhstan. This smooth botryoidal habit and color combination is quite unique to this location-- I can't quite think of another rhodochrosite locality that produced pieces with this appearance.







LWK16 Ferberite with Marcasite
Mines de Simon Patino, Llallagua, Bustillo Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia.
7.3x 4.8x 3.3 cm
$335

A nice example of black ferberite from recent finds near Llallagua.  The luster is this very interesting cross between matte and metallic, and the dark ferberite contrasts nicely with the brassy marcasite. There is a bit of edge chipping on some of the crystals, visible in the photographs 









LWK17 Scheelite on Quartz
Taehwa Mine, Neungam-ri, Chungju City, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea
5.2x 2.1x 2.0 cm
$265

A nice scheelite crystal perched on a quartz point from the Taehwa Mine, in South Korea.  This mine operated from 1902 until 1973, and has now been reclaimed.   Minor chipping present, though a nice example of this classic material.







LWK18 Scheelite on Quartz
Taehwa Mine, Neungam-ri, Chungju City, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea
3.9x 1.8x 1.8 cm
$225

A nice scheelite crystal perched on a quartz point from the Taehwa Mine, in South Korea.  This mine operated from 1902 until 1973, and has now been reclaimed.   This one has particularly good luster.









LWK19 Scheelite on Quartz
Taehwa Mine, Neungam-ri, Chungju City, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea
3.9x 2.7x 2.3 cm
$195

A nice scheelite crystal perched on a quartz point from the Taehwa Mine, in South Korea. This one has a more matte luster.  This mine operated from 1902 until 1973, and has now been reclaimed.  









LWK20 Cassiterite on Quartz
Taehwa Mine, Neungam-ri, Chungju City, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea
4.8x 2.5x 2.4 cm
$300

A very hard to obtain cassiterite specimen with quartz from the Taehwa Mine, in South Korea.  Scheelite and ferberite are the more common minerals from this location, cassiterite is one of the harder ones to get.  It is not perfect, but if you know your South Korean minerals, you will probably still appreciate this..... This mine operated from 1902 until 1973, and has now been reclaimed.  







LWK21 Ferberite
Taehwa Mine, Neungam-ri, Chungju City, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea
5.4x 2.9x 1.1 cm
$285

A nice example of a ferberite crytstal from South Korea.  The days you will most likely see them from Yaogangxian, Panasqueira, or Bolivia, though this is an older piece--the mine operated from 1902 until 1973, and the area was reclaimed in 2000.  Some chipping present. 







LWK22 Ferberite
Taehwa Mine, Neungam-ri, Chungju City, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea
4.5x 2.7x 1.6 cm
$235

A nice example of an older ferberite crytstal from South Korea.  This one was interesting because the back is overgrown with another mineral (I think calcite?) that has left a cast of a smaller ferberite that was once on the side of the main crystal.  This mine operated from 1902 until 1973, and the area was reclaimed in 2000.  







LWK23 Quartz incl. Ferberite
Taehwa Mine, Neungam-ri, Chungju City, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea
5.7x 2.7x 2.2 cm
$235

An unusual Korean specimen consisting of a quartz crystal with a couple sharp ferberites-- one is growing along side the quartz, though another is partially included inside it. 











LWK24 Diopside
Honshu Mine, Hamgyong Nam-Do, North Korea
3.9x 2.3x 1.2 cm
$225

A very old specimen from North Korea-- so old in fact, that the (more modern) Mineral Zone label lists present day Hamgyong Nam-Do as Kankyo-Nando, the old Japanese name from when the area was under occupation.  In fact, that time period is when almost all North Korean specimens on the market were collected-- they were passed through Japanese collections and eventually made it to the Western markets.  From any other location I probably wouldn't try to sell this, but, the North Korean locality makes this particularly unique and interesting.... and you will probably not see another.  







LWK25 Ferberite with Arsenopyrite
Mines de Simon Patino, Llallagua, Bustillo Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia.
5.3x 2.8x 2.2 cm
$165

A nice example of sharp, blocky ferberite crystals with bright arsenopyrite accents, the luster of the ferberites is a very satisfying midpoint between matte and (almost) metallic, if that makes any sense.









LWK26 Ferberite with Arsenopyrite
Minas de Simon Patino, Llallagua, Bustillo Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia.
3.5x 2.9x 2.4 cm
$170

An excellent miniature sized example of sharp, blocky ferberite crystals with a couple bright arsenopyrite accents.  The luster of the ferberites is a very satisfying midpoint between matte and (almost) metallic, if that makes any sense.









LWK27 Ferberite
Minas de Simon Patino, Llallagua, Bustillo Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia.
2.8x 2.3x 1.8 cm
$165

An excellent thumbnail sized example of sharp, blocky ferberite crystals. The luster of the ferberites is a very satisfying midpoint between matte and (almost) metallic, if that makes any sense.







LWK28 Ferberite
Minas de Simon Patino, Llallagua, Bustillo Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia.
2.8x 2.4x 2.3 cm
$138

An excellent thumbnail sized example of sharp, blocky ferberite crystals. The luster of the ferberites is a very satisfying midpoint between matte and (almost) metallic, if that makes any sense.







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