A complete and perfect elongated crystal of Pyrrhotite is perched on a complex crystalized matrix. The Pyrrhotite looks very much like two crystals side by side but is in fact a single crystal. Fine stepped growths and silky patina on all sides of the specimen. The Galena and Sphalerite are both very lustrous and the whole piece is damage-free. An older specimen from Dalnegorsk, this is vintage about 1996.
Gypsum (selenite) with Paratacamite
stock #21.1-180
Rudna mine, Lubin, Legnica
Lower Silesian Voivodeship,
Poland
8.7 x 6.5 x 3.2 CM (cabinet)
price: $640
New Year 22
A very esthetic and unusual specimen from the remarkable finds at the Rudna Mine. A radiating spray of sharp, transparent bladed crystals of Gypsum are on a green matrix that has been determined to be in part Paratacamite. In excellent condition, many of the blades show fishtail terminations indicating that most are twinned. A fine example from recent discoveries, this can be shipped but we can also deliver to any of the major mineral shows that we attend.
Apatite on Albite with Clinochlore
stock #15.1-1027-(SM3197)
Tormiq Valley, Haramoush Mountains, Skardu District
Gilgit-Baltistan,
Pakistan
5 x 4.1 x 4.4 CM (small cabinet/ large miniature)
price: $400
New Year 22
Compound crystal of Apatite CaF 4.7 CM across is perched nicely on a snowy white Albite matrix sprinkled with Clinochlore. Well-defined faces, good luster and with nice striations, the crystal is a cream-yellow color and transparent in parts. Good fluorescence also. An alpine style habit and association, this from Pakistan though, it really looks like a fine Austrian piece. Older labels included, Ex Nick Carruth (Cornwall, UK) David Crawford and Charles Noll (USA). In very good condition no obvious damage and better in person too.
Microcline var. Amazonite
stock #17.1-319
Lake George area, Teller County
Colorado,
United States
7.3 x 4.6 5 CM (cabinet)
price: $90
New Year 22
Pale-green blocky crystals of Amazonite in a classic cluster from Colorado. The main crystals are complete and perfect condition, the outer edges are broken as is typical when removed from a shattered pocket. An affordable specimen from this famed region, attractive on all sides.
Shattuckite and Plancheite after Anhydrite
stock #AX-19-185
M Sessa Mine, Katanga Copper Crescent
Katanga (Shaba),
Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire)
4.4 x 1.5 x 1.4 CM (miniature)
price: $700
New Year 22
A remarkable and unusual secondary Copper piece; a hollow cast that shows the form of the original Anhydrite crystal that was replaced by bright blue Shattuckite. The Shattuckite is covered with a mint green layer of Plancheite making a nice contrast. The whole piece has the form of the original Anhydrite crystal and maintains a central void with the same shape. Reminiscent of the shape of Azurite casts from the Apex Mine in Utah, this is an even more rare replacement found just once about 20 years ago at the M'sessa Mine of the Katanga Copper Crescent.
Wavellite
stock #20.FC-090-(9130)
Mauldin Mountain, Montgomery County
Arkansas,
United States
5.1 x 3.3 2.3 CM (small cabinet/ large miniature)
price: $220
New Year 22
An isolated, distinct hemisphere of Wavellite on contrasting matrix. A USA classic from Mauldin Mountain, the sphere is composed of tightly packed crystals that have a nice sheen in person. In excellent condition, the color is a little deeper than the photos show. An older specimen, these Wavellites are considered by many as the best from the USA and yet still quite affordable for a nice piece.
Fluorite (purple cloud) with Calcite
stock #21.1-167
Yindu Mine, Hexigten Banner, Chifeng City
Inner Mongolia Region,
China
3.9 x 2.4 x 2.6 CM (miniature)
price: $1350
New Year 22
An incredible Yindu Fluorite with a glass-clear blue crystal that has a deep purple cloud inside and a fine edge phantom as well. Super sharp and resting on Calcite the Fluorite has impeccable bright luster. The overall effect is like looking into an aquarium. Good Yindu Fluorites are now very much admired and sought after, as they are both beautiful and unlike most any other Fluorite. One edge of this elongated cube is contacted where it was on matrix but there is no damage, breaks or chips. This rests on a crystalized mass of white Calcite and the contrast is excellent. Better in person too.
Scorodite with Pyrite
stock #AX-5-066
Baishiding Mine, Zhongshan Co, Hezhou Prefecture
Guangxi Province,
China
4.6 x 3.6 x 3.1 CM (miniature)
price: $950
New Year 22
Bright gemmy blue and purple Scorodite mixed with Pyrite on a Scorodite matrix. The matrix looks brown in some lighting but the color is from inclusions inside many small Scorodite which are both massive and crystalized. The main crystals are very defined, lustrous and have a very intense color. Overall in fine condition exam with 10-20X magnification finds some tiny rough areas but no serious damage is seen by naked eye. From the find at Henzoh almost 10 years ago, we have not seen any Scorodite from China since, it seems this was a one time find. Scorodite is known from many localities but only a few have good, sizable, bright crystals like these and those are never common.