A complete "floater" of doubly terminated Vesuvianite that is textbook perfect, from what was long called Lago de Jaco in Coahuila, Mex. but is now considered to be Sierra de la Cruz. This has a fine and long pedigree, it has labels from Neal Yedlin, Ron Bentley, Bud Webster etc. No damage, a few crude Grossular are sprinkled on the prism faces. Likely vintage 1960s, no more have been found for decades.
Rhodochrosite - scalenohedral gem crystal
stock #16.1-199
Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province
Lima Department,
Peru
2.5 x 1.2 x .8 CM (thumbnail)
price: $475
Spring 2017
A choice single scalenohedral Rhodo crystal with a small bit of matrix adhering to the back and bottom. Super bright color and sharp, glassy prism faces. The lower termination has some contacts on the back side but otherwise this is in super fine condition and the front side displays very clean as seen. An excellent Peruvian thumbnail that looks a bit like a South African. Choice.
Hematite coated by Andradite
stock #13.1-420
N Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari Manganese Filed
Northern Cape Province,
South Africa
5.8 x 3.4 x 3.2CM (cabinet)
price: $1400
Spring 2017
A Kalahari classic, sharp and lustrous Hematite crystals are nearly covered with blood-red Andradite Garnets. In very good condition the only damage to note is on the outer edges. From a find made over 20 years ago, these coated Hematites are now rarely seen on the market. In person the red hue is deeper than the photos show. A few areas of mirror bright Hematite are exposed where the garnet layer has come off. From the famed NChwaning Mine that is more famed for the great Rhodochrosites. A very desirable specimen of this unique find.
Scheelite
stock #15.1-1101-(SM2764)
Tenkergin Mine, Iuttinskly Mining Complex
Chukotskil Autonomous Okrug,
Russia
4 x 3.2 x 4 CM (miniature)
price: $450
Spring 2017
A nice, partly gemmy, complex Scheelite crystal from an uncommon locality. Displays well but some chipping can be found and the backside has a large clean contact where another crystal had formed. A few of the corners show red clear areas or darker zones and the faces show many sharp steps. Very rare to find on the market, this specimen is over 30 years old.
Fluorite on Dolomite
stock #15.1-584
Walworth Quarry, Walworth, Wayne County
New York,
United States
4.7 x 3.9 x 1.9 CM (miniature)
price: $160
Spring 2017
A sharp, remarkably transparent, glassy Fluorite cube is perched on a bed of Dolomite crystals. From the near legendary Walworth Quarry, this is an unusually stepped cube in fine condition. A few smaller crystals are also on the same matrix. Colorless but in some light a faint hint of blue is noted.
Cassiterite on Quartz w. Chlorite
stock #8.1-086
Gaoligong Shan, Baoshan Prefecture
Yunnan Province,
China
4.7 x 4.5 x 3.5 CM (miniature)
price: $280
Spring 2017
A nice Cassiterite is perched atop a Quartz crystal matrix. Dark opaque black with good luster the condition is very good but there is some chipping on the front and contacts on the backside (not seen on display) From the unusual locale at Gaoligong Shan, a well-developed Cassiterite.
A rich vug of nearly pure Cornwallite surrounded by Azurite. Outstanding form with fine and distinct sheaves and spherical masses. With several old labels dating to the late 19th century, (Erinite was the old group name for Cornwallite and Chalcophyllite). Dense coverage with no damage, an unusual and attractive USA specimen of this uncommon Copper mineral.
A sizable and colorful old specimen of Caledonite with crystals to 4mm mixed in a massive, platy mass. The matrix is a mass of Leadhillite and altered Galena and hosts areas of other Lead species including Pyromorphite, Linarite etc. While several crystals are reasonably sharp and transparent when magnified , the overall look is a "melted", opaque appearance. Leadhills is the type locale for both Leadhillite and Caledonite, this is a particularly good coverage and size.
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