Wulfenite
stock #16.1-062
Jianshan Mine (stone crack), Ruoqiang County, Bayin gholin Prefecture
Xinjiang Autonomous Region,
China
6.8 x 6.1 x 2.8 CM (cabinet)
price: $280
new year 2021
Small, sharp and colorful, bright red and orange Wulfenites cover one side of a matrix. In remarkable condition, the crystal edges are clean and nearly every one is complete, undamaged. This find produced many different styles of Wulfenite, the most desirable color being this deep red. The find was large enough that specimens were available at reasonable prices and represent a very good value for collectors.
Andradite
stock #13.1-260
Sadiola Mine
Kayes Region,
Mali
5.6 x 4.9 x 4.2 CM (cabinet)
price: $390
new year 2021
Very sharp and perfectly formed Andradite Garnets from the famous Mali finds. This specimen was one of a very small number selected from a large lot. A small percentage of these garnets can show very fine perfection and overall esthetics that makes them world class for the specie. This specimen has a dark brown mahogany color and is translucent on the crystal edges. In outstanding condition, the underside is the area of removal but the top and sides are perfectly clean, undamaged.
Datolite with Quartz
stock #20.1-591
Dalnegorsk, Kavalerovo Mining District
Primorsky Kray,
Russia
9.2 x 6.1 x 2.8 CM (cabinet)
price: $70
new year 2021
Flattened habit Datolite crystals with green and yellow colors are sprinkled with Quartz crystals. The back and edges are contacted but main face is clean and very lustrous. An affordable example of a colorful Datolite from Dalnegorsk.
A superb example of this unique find that is now considered a classic. Esthetic free standing main crystal is a zoned replacement of Chrysocolla after Malachite which had previously replaced the Azurite crystal. The crystal itself and the small matrix is also dusted with tiny, gem clear yellow to orange Wulfenites which adds a nice sparkle. In fine condition as seen, these are modern classics and one of the treasures for Copper secondary collectors that are not often available and very rarely as nicely composed as this.
Cerussite - classic Jackstraw crystals
stock #19.1-333
Flux Mine, Patagonia
Arizona,
United States
8.3 x 5.7 x 3.4 CM (cabinet)
price: $450
new year 2021
"Jackstraw" habit of pearly luster Cerussite crystals from the famed finds some decades ago at the Flux Mine. Now considered to be Arizona classics, these Cerussites are immediately recognizable and now much less available in good quality. This piece has crystals to almost 4 CM long. Some of these seem to be slightly reticulated but most are simple elongated smooth sided prisms in a jumbled heap. No matrix to speak of this is all Cerussite and in much better condition than most, many crystals have a complete jagged stepped termination. A small wad of clay was added long ago on the bottom of the specimen to allow it to sit on a shelf for display without putting weight on the delicate crystals. We recommend to keep it as it has done its job well but it can be removed if desired. Delicate, but this can be shipped.
Legrandite
stock #20.1-336
Mina Ojuela, Mapimi
Durango,
Mexico
4.5 x 2.9 x 1.8 CM (miniature)
price: $230
new year 2021
Radiating bright yellow crystals of Legrandite clustered in a spray partly protected in a shallow vug. On the typical gossan matrix, this specimen also has a few other smaller areas of Legrandite. One of the more sought after species from Mina Ojuela (or any place else) this from the early finds of the 1970's. Although Legrandite is known from about 20 localities worldwide only three finds produced "good" specimens with the very best from Mina Ojuela. As is typical there is some contacting and incomplete crystals but there are also many complete ones with perfectly terminated points. Especially impressive under magnification, this is a nice specimen that is not insanely expensive.
Olivenite on Quartz - classic Cornwall
stock #12.1-022
Wheal Carpenter, Fraddam, Gwinear-Gwithian
Cornwall,
England
5.1 x 3.9 x 4.1 CM (small cabinet/large miniature)
price: $690
new year 2021
Well-crystallized Olivenites are protected in a shallow vug lined with Quartz crystals. In excellent condition, ex Don Shultz collection. The Olivenites are deep green, glassy lustrous and many are doubly terminated. From Wheal Carpenter according to the original label, this is a small mine that operated sporadically from 1792-1855. We have never seen another example from this locality. This specimen is similar to other Olivenites from this region, though the crystals here are a bit larger than others we have seen.
Cinnabar on Dolomite with Quartz
stock #6.2-043
Chatian Mine, Fenghuang
Hunan Province,
China
6.1 x 3.8 x 3.4 CM (cabinet)
price: $320
new year 2021
A cluster of blocky habit Cinnabar crystals are perched on contrasting Dolomite. The main cluster looks like a single crystal but on close exam it is not, these are inter-grown and aligned much like a twin structure reaching 1.5 CM. Remarkably this is also perfectly damage free under good magnification . Flawless is rare in large Cinnabar as these are quite fragile. Sharp, glassy luster and excellent translucency, the Cinnabar glows a brilliant red if given any backlighting. At one time Chinese Cinnabars were rare classics, the world's best crystals, treasured, nearly priceless and only seen in major museums. That changed around 1990 and good specimens were for a while plentiful. Recently the main mines in Hunan Province have been shut down, these are already getting scarce.
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