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Hematite (MSC07) - Isle of Elba, Italy - 5.2 oz., 2 1/2 in. - $25
Irridescent platy xls. - very old specimen |
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CROCO01 - Crocoite xls. - Australia - 3 1/2 oz., 3 1/4 X 1 1/4 X 3/4 in. - $45
A gorgeous grouping of bright red Crocoite needles on a contrasting matrix |
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Pyrite, Sphalerite (MSC08) - Huaron, Peru - 4.2 oz., 2 in. - $25
Excellent striated Pyrite cubic xls. with small black and "ruby" Sphalerites |
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Malachite (MSC09) - Zaire, Africa - 1.4 oz., 1 3/4 in. - $25
Micro xls. of Malachite coating flat platy structures on botryoidal pink matrix - good "loupe" specimen |
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Pyrrhotite (MSC10) - Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua - 3.0 oz., 1 3/4 in. - $35
Bronze, well-formed xl. cluster (weakly magnetic) |
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Azurite-coated Selenite (MSC11) - Pinal Co., Arizona - 5.0 oz., 2 1/2 in. - $30
Needle-like Selenite xls. colored by royal blue Azurite in vugs and patches |
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Tetrahedrite, Quartz (MSC12) - Animon Mine, Peru - 4.6 oz., 2 3/8 in. - $55
Very large single Tetrahedrite xl. (~1 1/2 in.) imbedded in Pyrite matrix with other Tetrahedrite and Quartz xls. |
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Galena, Quartz, Pyrite (MSC13) - Animon Mine, Peru - 5.2 oz., 2 1/2 in. - $25
Irridescent blue-gold microcrystalline coating and quartz xls. on Galena cubes - worthy of loupe examination! |
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GROSS01 - Grossular (Garnet) - Sierra de la Cruz, Sierra Mojada, Coahuila, Mexico - 5 oz., 2 1/2 X 1 1/2 X 1 1/4 in. - $20
Nice colorful Garnet crystal coating on matrix |
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Axinite (MSC19) - Dalnegorsk, Russia - 4.6 oz., 2 3/4 in. - $45
Very sharp reddish brown transparent xls. to 1/2 in. |
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STAUR01 - Staurolite xls. - Kola Penninsula, Russia - 3 1/2 oz., 3 in. - $20
Staurolite xls. which have been coaxed out of their matrix using an abrasive airgun |
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CARR01 - Carrollite xls. - Kamoya Mine, Katanga District, Zaire, Africa - 4 12 oz., 2 in. - $15
Small Silvery well-formed rarity |
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Cerussite (MSC20) - Tsumeb, Namibia, Africa - 5.2 oz., 2 1/4 in. - $1500
Virtually all transparent, internally clean, golden Cerussite with excellent crystal faces |
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TORB02 - Torbernite - Zaire, Africa - 1 oz., 2 X 1 1/2 X 1/2 in. - $65
Very well-formed rare grass-green Torbernite crystals on matrix |
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STAUR06 - Staurolite crystals in Mica schist - Windham, Maine - 3 oz., 2 3/4 X 1 3/4 X 1 in. - $17
Nice red-brown crystal with a tiny twin in Mica schist |
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GAL01 - Galena, Dolomite - Sweetwater Mine, Reynolds County, Missouri - 5 1/2 oz., 2 X 2 X 1 1/2 in. - $45
Exceptional 1/2 in. Octahedral twinned Galena crystal "parents" on matrix, plus three nicely-formed "kids" |
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ERYTH01 - Erythrite xls. - Bou Azzer, Morocco, Africa - 1 1/2 oz., 1 3/4 X 1 1/2 X 1/2 in. - $25
Beautiful rare violet Erythrite radiating crystals |
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SPYR01 - Pyrite on matrix - Navajun Mine, La Rioja, Spain - 3 1/2 oz., 2 X 1 3/4 X 1 1/2 in. - $25
Mirror-like faces on a 3/4 in.+ Pyrite crystal |
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ARF01 - Arfvedsonite xls. - Poudrette Qquarry, Mont St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada - 3 1/2 oz., 2 1/2 X 2 1/4 X 1 in. - $30
A nice example of Arfvedsonite xls. in matrix from the famed Poudrette Quarry |
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PPYR12 - Pyrite xls. - Huanzala Mine, Huanuco Dept., Peru - 6 oz., 2 1/2 X 2 1/4 X 1 3/4 in. - $20
A glittering, intricate mass of shiny Pyritohedrons and cubes |
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LAKEJ01 - Grossular Garnet - Lake Jaco, Chihuahua, Mexico - 8 oz., 2 1/4 X 2 X 1 3/4 in. - $35
A huge light green garnet crystal, exceptionally well-formed with just a couple of minor growth imperfections |
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DEM01 - Demantoid Garnet xls. - Kola Peninsula, Russia - <1 oz., 2 1/2 X 1 X 1/4 in. - $22
Colorful micro xls. of Demantoid Garnet - incredible under the loupe |
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PECT01 - Pectolite xls. - Patterson, New Jersey - 4 oz., 2 1/2 X 1 3/4 X 1 1/2 in. - $20
A great New jersey Pectolite specimen with shrp radiating crystals |
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FCREEK01 - Magnetite, Pyrite, Calcite - French Creek Mine Dumps, Checter Co., PA - 7 oz., 2 1/2 X 2 X 1 1/2 in. - $20
Classic ore specimen from a long-closed mine |
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