Scheelite on Ferberite - unusual locale
stock #20.1-596-(JM923)
Bandy Gill near Carrock Mine, CaldbeckFellsMungrisdale, Eden
Cumberland, Cumbria,
England
3.7 x 3 x 1.6 CM (miniature)
price: $120
Spring to Summer; New and Vintage
Small Scheelite crystals on Ferberite crystal blades with a Quartz core. Ex John Marshall collection, he personally collected this piece is 1970. This was found near Bandy Gill not very far from a known Scheelite locale at Carrock. A nice example of Scheelite from the Cumberland (now Cumbria) region. We do not usually find any English Scheelite on the market. This has 4 small sharp crystals which are vividly fluorescent and well-formed. Includes the previous label and catalog card from the Marshall collection.
Apatite - Maine classic locale
stock #25.1-317
Emmons Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County
Maine,
United States
2.5 x 2.3 x 1.2 CM (thumbnail)
price: $130
Spring to Summer; New and Vintage
A cute thumbnail with 5 small Apatite crystals on a sliver of Cleavelandite. From the Emmons Quarry in Greenwood Maine, this shows a typical habit and color for the locale. The crystals have internal crazing that makes them look a bit broken but this is mostly an effect of the light being reflected by the internal planes. Some slight color zoning is noted as well.
Datolite on Prehnite with Calcite
stock #25.1-316
Lane Quarry, Westfield, Hampden Co.
Massachusetts,
United States
4.9 x 2.7 x 3.2 CM (miniature)
price: $220
Spring to Summer; New and Vintage
A Northeast USA classic locale, the Lane Quarry has been long known as a source of fine Datolite crystals. Before the finds at Dalnegorsk some of those were perhaps the world’s largest and best. While this is not a huge crystal, it is still a very nice one from anyplace. It sits at just over 2 CM long, it is sharp, glassy, gemmy and nicely perched on a Prehnite matrix. Some orange Calcites add sparkle and color. An attractive piece from a locale not often seen on the market. The lower termination of the crystal grades to a light champagne color and is actually gem grade.
Apatite on Fluoro Richterite
stock #24.1-635
Otter Lake, Pontiac County
Quebec,
Canada
7.1 x 4.7 x 2.1 CM (cabinet)
price: $200
Spring to Summer; New and Vintage
Great specimen of a well-formed "Grenville Grunge" specie. So called by the dedicated collectors of the dark minerals found in the skarns of the Grenville Marbles (Precambrian Metamorphics). A cluster of complete, terminated Fluororichterite crystals is the matrix for yellow to orange color Apatite. The color of the Apatite is a bit unusual as most are more green to brown. The largest Fluororichterite is doubly terminated and 5.1 CM long. Many of the dark Amphiboles in this region are hard to identify accurately. This find was x ray checked by Dr. Joe Mandarino in the 1990 era when this zone was uncovered by Skylar Alverson. This was one of Skylar’s collection specimens. A very nice esthetic composition even if many think of dark Amphiboles as "grunge"!
Barite on Calcite - classic southern Illinois
stock #AX-7-418-(13)
Cave-in-Rock, Hardin County
Illinois,
United States
3.8 x 3 x 2.9 CM (miniature)
price: $120
Spring to Summer; New and Vintage
Blue Barite bladed crystals in rosette arrangements on yellow Calcite. Ex. Larry White collection, the Barite is in fine condition, The yellow Calcite matrix is formed of cleaved crystals and makes a nice contrast to the blue Barite. Larry's collection ledger states he obtained this in 1973 from the Adamas dealership. This sort of Barite is now very rarely seen from the Cave-in-Rock locality and is a nice addition to the more common Fluorites for which this zone is famed.
Adamite- bi color crystals
stock #AX-10-831
Mina Ojuela, Mapimi
Durango,
Mexico
3.3 x 2.6 x 1.7 CM (thumbnail)
price: $140
Spring to Summer; New and Vintage
Bundles of bi-color Adamite crystals on Gossan matrix. a choice thumbnail in fine condition. The Adamites from Mina Ojuela are one of the mineral world’s best values for quality and still reasonable cost. A nice example with a pale pink to red color contrasting with a yellow green hue.
Pyromorphite on Quartz
stock #24.1-431
Mercur Mine, Bad Ems, Nassau
Rhineland-Palatinate,
Germany
3.4 x 2.3 x 1.7 CM (thumbnail)
price: $200
Spring to Summer; New and Vintage
A choice, bright green thumbnail specimen from this famed, classic locality. The condition is excellent, no damage to note and the Pyro crystals are clustered in sheaf-like masses. The habit is unusual for a Bad Ems Pyromorphite, the contrast with the matrix makes it stand out well.
Stellerite with Quartz
stock #22.1-626
Tatatila Municipality
Veracruz,
Mexico
5.5 x 4.8 x 2.2 CM (small cabinet/ large miniature)
price: $190
Spring to Summer; New and Vintage
Bright orange balls and some smaller yellow balls are scattered with a few Quartz crystals on this matrix.
A choice and colorful example with a "wet look" on the orange balls. From 2022 finds at Tatatila (Mexico) most Stellerite is not this attractive and the color is unusually rich on these. The find seemed to be quite small and no more have come out.
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