Pyromorphite
stock #9-1211s
Les Farges, Correze
,
France
2.5 x 2.5 CM. (thumbnail)
price: $95
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Great thumbnail of this classic material,with that rich,vibrant apple-green color you only get in pyromorphite.
Calcite,xled. on Fluorite xls.
stock #9-1212s
Xiefeng Mine
Jianxi,
China
7 x 5 CM. (cabinet)
price: $300
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A little gem! A very esthetic specimen of two little "towers" of purple cubic fluorite xls. covered with spiky scalenohedral calcite xls. This is an especially attractive specimen of this recently produced material from China.
Rhodochrosite
stock #9-1213s
American Tunnel Mine,Silverton,San Juan Co.
Colorado,
United States
8.5 x 5 CM. (cabinet)
price: $275
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A very pretty specimen of typical pink rhombic xls. pleasantly sprinkled on a drusy quartz vein matrix.
Mimetite variety Campylite
stock #9-1214s
Dry Gill Mine,Calbeck Fells,Cumberland
,
England
4.5 x 4 CM. (miniature)
price: $65
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A cute specimen of an old venerable English classic.Shows good form and color.
Beaudantite
stock #9-1215s
Tsumeb
Otjikoto Region,
Namibia
6.5 x 3.5 CM. (small cabinet/ large miniature)
price: $750
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One of the rare classics from Tsumeb! The world's best specimens of this rare lead iron arsenate come from Tsumeb. This fine Specimen shows brown rhombic xls. up to 2 MM. in size liberally covering the iron oxide-quartz matrix.
Very esthetic small specimen of this well-known Bolivian classic! This specimen shows individual crystals and crystal 'bowties' of paravauxite on a thin crust of micro Sigloite xls. Sigloite is one of the rare phosphate minerals from LLallagua.
Adamite
stock #9-1217s
Mina Ojuela, Mapimi,
Durango,
Mexico
9.5 x 7 CM. (cabinet)
price: $200
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Fine specimen showing vug in limonite matrix lined with a rich covering of Adamite xls. As we know,adamite from this location is highly fluorescent a yellow-green color under short wave ultraviolet light..
Vanadinite
stock #9-1218s
Mibladen, Midelt, Khenifra Province, Meknes-Tafilald
,
Morocco
3.8 x 2.1 CM. (miniature)
price: $300
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A great esthetic miniature specimen. It is a 'floater' with no point of contact. It has great color and a super bright luster. While this mine has produced vast amounts of vanadinite, rarely does it come as nice as this specimen.
