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LARGE CABINET GALLERY

(Last update 11/21/2008)

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BIGDOG01 - Calcite - Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico - 9 lbs. - 10 X 7 X 5 in. - $90

A huge mound of well-formed dogtooth Calcite crystals

CHRYS01 - Chrysocolla, Malachite, Heterogenite - Star of the Congo Mine, Zaire, Africa - 2 lbs. 4 oz., 5 1/2 X 4 1/2 X 3 1/2 in. - $67

Nice big African mineral combo with lots of vugs - even some minor Azurite

SANDCALC01 - Calcite - Rattlesnake Butte, South Dakota - 3 lbs. 9 oz. - 6 X 5 X 4 1/2 in. - $40

"Jabba the Hut" mound of Sand Calcite crystals from a well-known location

MOGAL03 - Galena, Chalcopyrite - West Fork Mine, Reynolds Co., Missouri - 5 lbs. 15 oz., 5 1/4 X 3 3/4 X 3 1/2 in. - $225

A monster collection of big, shiny, textured Galena crystals, coupled with a bit of Chalcopyrite

INDIA02 - Apophyllite, Stilbite - Jalgoan, Maharashtra, Inda - 1 lb. 4 oz., 4 3/4 X 3 1/4 X 3 in. - $135

Undamaged large glassy Apophyllites, with a peachy Stilbite "flower"

PEG06 - Feldspar, Apatite - Bear Lake, Bancroft, Ontario, Canada - 4 lbs. 12 oz., 6 3/4 X 5 1/2 X 4 in. - $75

A huge cluster of sharp Feldspar crystals, with green Apatites sticking out of lots of nooks and crannies

CHINAFLUOR02 - Fluorite - Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan Prov., China - 1 lb. 11 oz., 6 X 4 3/4 X 2 1/2 in. - $275

A stunning collection of crystal-clear Fluorite crystals, each with a unique "cotton-ball" centered inclusion (unknown mineral)

AZURS01 - Willemite (fl-SW), Azurite, Malachite, Magnetite - Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, New Jersey - 2 lbs. 13 oz., 6 1/2 X 4 1/4 X 2 in. - $95

A big white-light collector's piece, rare varieties for Sterling Hill (Willemite fluoresces green)

UTSEL01 - Selenite - Hanksville, Wayne Co., Utah - 1 lb. 13 oz., 7 1/2 X 4 X 1 1/2 in. - $55

An attractive mass of transparent Selenite from the Glass Mounain area

CARN01 - Carnelian Agate geode - Linn County, Oregon - 1 lb. 10 oz., 6 1/4 X 3 1/4 X 2 in. - $150

A gorgeous bright red Carnelian Agate geode with golden Quartz xls. coating the inside

INDIA01 - Apophyllite, Calcite on Drusy Chalcedony - Jalgoan, Maharashtra, Inda - 1 lb. 8 oz., 4 3/4 X 4 X 2 3/4 in. - $75

Large rare Calcite rhomb and a few glassy Apophyllites on drusy Chalcedony

HET01 - Heterogenite, Malachite - Star of the Congo Mine, Zaire, Africa - 1 lb. 13 oz., 5 1/2 X 5 X 3 in. - $75

A large convoluted mass of black Heterogenite globules with a bit of botryoidal Malachite

KYAN01 - Kyanite, Quartz - Minas Gerais, Brazil - 3 lbs. 5 oz., 5 1/4 X 4 1/4 X 3 in. - $85

A huge bulky mass of sky-blue Kanite crystals with Quartz

MEXSEL05 - Selenite, Quartz - Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico - 2 lbs. 11 oz., 7 X 5 X 2 in. - $250

A plate of Quartz crystals to 1 in., overlaid with a golden druze (more Quartz?), with a collection of sharp 1/2 in. fish-tail Selenites scattered all over it

FCCOMBO02 - Magnetite, Pyrite, Calcite, Byssolite - French Creek Mine Dumps, Chester County, PA - 6 lbs., 7 X 5 X 4 in. - $125

A huge, colorful ore specimen from a long-closed site - a real classic

APA01 - Apatite, Fluorite in Calcite - Yates Mine, Otter Creek, Quebec, Canada - 2 lbs., 5 1/2 X 4 X 2 3/4 in. - $215

A beautiful Canadian pegmatite specimen, with a large perfect double-terminated Apatite crystal jutting out of the matrix

CELEST01 - Celestite geode - Sakoany Mines, Bambetoka Bay, Madagascar - 2 lbs. 6 oz., 5 3/4 X 3 3/4 X 2 in. - $75

A great Celestite geoge with large well-formed crystals

BIOWA01 - Calcite xls. - Linwood Stone Quarry, Buffalo, Iowa - 2 lbs. 7 oz., 6 X 4 1/2 X 2 in. - $375

A huge mass of clear "ice cube" rhombs, largest over 2 in. - very rare

Items pictured above which are also on sale in my eBay store have an eBay item # following the price; you can go to my eBay store by clicking here.  If you are considering a purchase of any of the specimens not listed in eBay, please send me an email with any questions; additional images may be available upon request. 

 

 

Jim Simpson (tigerowner@gmail.com)

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