Realgar on matrix
stock #7 FE-436
Shimen (Jiepiayu) Mine
Hunan,
China
9.5x7 CM (cabinet)
price: $900
Fantastic gem red glass like and sharp realgars that really glow! This piece has far superior quality to any of the recent Romanian material. From a small find in late 2006, you can see through every crystal here. There is are some areas of chipping that is noticable however the overall impact is so strong that it can be forgiven. The price is however adjusted substantially for this damage.
SOLD pyrite on calcite
stock #SOLD 7 AE-580
Daye Iron Mine, Edong Mining District, Huangshi Prefecture
Hubei,
China
5.9x4.2 (small cabinet/ large miniature)
price: $80
These modified pyrites are a very cute esthetic mineral with great form and contrast on the calcite crystal matrix. The front six sided face shows a distinct rosette form. Damage on the back and one side the front looks fine. Good to see a very displayable mineral that fits in this price range!
Barite on Stibnite
stock #6.2-347
Dehegou Mine, (Zhangergou, Lushi) Lushi County
Henan,
China
10.4 x2.2 CM (cabinet)
price: $260
A single terminated shaft of metallic stibnite with a single sharp barite perched on the side. The barite is milky on most faces except the "front" side which is window clear and allows you to see the stibnite shaft inside. There are some rough spots on the stibnite and the termination is crude, but the barite is perfect. A different way to display a barite!
Magnetite on Matrix
stock #7 AE-435
Gaoligong Shan, Baoshan Prefecture
Yunnan,
China
10.8 x 6.5 CM (cabinet)
price: $450
A huge 8 CM magnetite "stretched" octahedron sits on top of a pegmatite matrix that has several other fine magnetites. Super esthetic and with great patina on the display faces this is the best Chinese Magnetite I have seen. The faces show well defined growth hillocks and the "front" as I see it is damage free, there is a contact on the back side. Impressive for any magnetite and incredible from China!
Fluorapatite on muscovite
stock #7 AE-428
Mt. Xuebaoding, Pingwu, Huya
Sichuan,
China
5.4x4.8 CM (small cabinet/ large miniature)
price: $375
A cluster of glassy purple to pink fluorapatites reaching 2.5 CM showing good transparency. Good apatites from Xuebaoding are very much sought after and were hard to get even when the mining was active. A very nice piece the tiny black spots in some photos are tiny cassiterites adhearing to the apatite. In great condition.
SOLD Arsenopyrite twin
stock #SOLD 7 AE-433
Yaogangxian Tungsten Mine, Yizhang County,
Hunan,
China
3.4 x 2.2 CM (miniature)
price: $225
A brilliant, perfect cross formed from 2 perfect classic form arsenopyrites. These individuals are also formed of the stacked series of intergrown crystals typical for the specie. No damage, with mirror bright metallic sheen. Different and eyecatching!
This is just a killer small cabinet of included fluorite pearched esthetically on a spray of quartz. The main 3.7 CM cube is clear flourite colored to a dark blue-purple by thousands of metallic needles some of which reach the surface. The front of the fluorite is pristine but it is contacted in the back.. There are 2 small broken quartz xls (not very easilly noticed) which can be trimmed off but I like it as is since these act as a stand for the piece. This is an exceptional piece of this minerological oddity from Yaoganxian!
Scheelite
stock #7 FE-424
Mt. Xuebaoding, Pingwu, Huya
Sichuan,
China
10x6.5 CM (cabinet)
price: $650
Way better than most, this is a glassy, lustrous and sharp chain of gemmy Scheelites (largest is 4.6 CM) That really glows with any backlighting. Lots of gemmy areas with all of the display side and most of the back damage free. Displays well from several angles. Formerly in the Mike Walter collection.
