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#H8027 Serandite with Aegirine & Albite
Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville Co., Québec, Canada
5.8 x 2.6 x 1.4 cm
$675
Lustrous, bladed salmon-colored Serandite with a single Aegerine crystal. This is a Mont Saint Hilaire classic specimen.
Serandite is a rare mineral found at the locality of Mount Saint Hilaire, Quebec, Canada, which is host to many rare and beautiful minerals. Mt. St. Hilaire is an ancient volcanic stock which rises above the St. Lawrence River valley about 30 miles east of Montreal. A quarry for crushed stone has been excavated into the side of the hill, and during quarrying, pockets formed by hot gasses generated by the volcanic rock were found. These pockets are where the Serandite specimens are found.
#H8033 Rhodonite
Chiurucu Mine, Dos de Mayo Province, Huanuco Dept., Peru
7 x 3.5 x 1 cm
$70
SOLD
#H8034 Rounded Fluorite
Buxieres les Mines, Allier, Auvergne, France
7.5 x 7 x 5.5 cm
$180
Rhodonite is a member of the pyroxene group of minerals, consisting of manganese inosilicate, (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3, and crystallizing in the triclinic system. It commonly occurs as cleavable to compact masses with a rose-red color, often tending to brown because of surface oxidation (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia).
Attractive mass of rick pink Rhodonite crystals.
Velvety spherical Fluorite crystals in globular clusters with different lilac tones in sharp contrast with white Quartz crystals. Unique specimen.
#H8036 Stibnite
Baia Potes, Romania
8.5 x 6.5 x 5 cm
$120
Stibnite, sometimes also called antimonite, is a sulfide mineral with the chemical composition Sb2S3. It crystallizes in the orthorhombic system, has hardness 2 and a grey colour.
Stibnite is the most important source for the rare metal antimony. It is soluble in hydrochloric acid, and is tarnished by potassium hydroxide solution.
Small deposits of Stibnite are common, large ones are rare. It occurs in Canada, Mexico, Peru, Japan, China, Germany, Romania, Italy, France, England, Algeria, and Kalimantan, Borneo. In the United States it is found in Arkansas, Idaho, Nevada, California, and Alaska. Large iridescent stibnite crystals are found in Japan (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia).
#H8040 Apophyllite with Stilbite
Jalgoan, India
13.5 x 8 x 4.5 cm
$150
#H8041 Microlite with Albite
Divino das Laranjeiras, Governador Valadares,
Rio Doce, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil
12.5 x 7.5 x 6 cm
$600
The name apophyllite refers to a specific group of phyllosilicate minerals, a class of minerals that also includes the micas. Originally, the group name referred to a specific mineral, but was redefined in 1978 to stand for a class of minerals of similar chemical makeup that comprise a solid solution series, and includes the members fluorapophyllite, hydroxyapophyllite, natroapophyllite, and the very rare carletonite. The name apophyllite is derived from the Greek apophylliso, meaning "it flakes off," a reference to this class's tendency flake apart when heated, due to water loss. These minerals are typically found as secondary minerals in basalt.
Though relatively unfamiliar to the general public, apophyllites are fairly prevalent around the world, with specimens coming from some of the worlds most well-known mineral localities. These localities include: Poona, India; the Harz Mountains of Germany, Mont Saint-Hilaire in Canada, and Kongsberg, Norway, with other locations in Scotland, Ireland, Brazil, Japan, and throughout the United States.
Apophyllites are almost exclusively used as collector's minerals, a role in which they are very popular. This popularity is due to a combination of factors, including their abundance, color variety, and well-defined crystals
Attractive combination of clear Apophyllite crystals on salmon colored Stilbite.
Microlite is a pale-yellow, reddish-brown, or black isometric mineral composed of sodium calcium tantalum oxide with a small amount of fluorine (Na,Ca)2Ta2O6(O,OH,F). Microlite is a mineral in the pyrochlore group that occurs in pegmatites and constitutes an ore of tantalum. Microlite is also called djalmaite.
It occurs as a primary mineral in lithium-bearing granite pegmatites, and in miarolitic cavities in granites. Association minerals include: albite, lepidolite, topaz, beryl, tourmaline, spessartine, tantalite and fluorite.
Microlite was first described in 1835 for an occurrence on the Island of Uto, State of Stockholm, Sweden. A type locality is the Clark Ledges pegmatite, Chesterfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. The name is from Greek mikros for "small" and lithos for "stone"(From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia).
Hard to come by crystalline yellow Microlite with white layers of Albite. Both sides provide good display presentation.
#K10023 Smoky Quartz, Microcline & Albite
Goverment Pit, Albany, New Hampshire, USA
8.5 x 5 x 3.5 cm
$75
SOLD
#K10024 Calcite
Fozichong Mine
Guangxi Zhuang A.R., China
10 x 7 x 3.5 cm
$250
New England
(From the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of Texas Libraries
Another nice specimen of New England Smoky quartz in combination with Microcline and Albite.
Smoky quartz or Smokey quartz, also known as Cairngorm or Cairngormstone is a brown variety of quartz caused through the natural (or artificial) irradiation of aluminium-containing rock crystal. A very dark brown to black opaque variety is known as morion
(From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia).
From the Perry-Castañeda Library
Map Collection, University of Texas Libraries
Among the scientific accomplishments of ancient China were paper (not papyrus), printing, the compass, gunpowder, early seismological detectors, matches, dry docks, sliding calipers, the double-action piston pump, cast iron, the iron plough, the multi-tube seed drill, the wheelbarrow, the suspension bridge, the parachute, natural gas as fuel, the magnetic compass, the raised-relief map, the propeller, the crossbow and the cannon. Chinese astronomers were among the first to record observations of a supernova. Chinese mathematics evolved independently of Greek mathematics and is therefore of great interest in the history of mathematics (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia).
Hexagonal and tabular crystals of Calcite with medium grey centers and white edges. The large crystal is about 2 cm. From a recent find late last year.
#C3048 Amethyst Quartz Flower
Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil
11 x 9.8 x 1.5 cm
$195
SOLD
Minas Gerais is in the west of the southeastern subdivision of Brazil, which also contains the states of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Espírito Santo. Minas Gerais was formed mainly by colonists who searched for veins of gold and gems, and later diamonds. The name literally means general mines, a shortening from Minas dos Matos Gerais, or mines of the general woods (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia).
Very aesthetic crystal "flower" formed by an inner ring of light Amethyst Quartz surrounded by an outer fringe of white Quartz crystals. A real beauty !!
Amethyst (SiO2) is a violet or purple variety of quartz often used as an ornament. The name comes from the Greek a (not) and methuskein ("to intoxicate"), a reference to the belief that the stone protected its owner from drunkenness; the ancient Greeks and Romans wore amethyst and made drinking vessels of it in the belief that it would prevent intoxication (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia).
#C3034 Spinel Twinned Galena Crystal
2nd Sovietski Mine (2nd Sovietskiy Mine), Dal'negorsk (Dalnegorsk), Primorskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia
11 x 9 x 3.5 cm
$300 (Reduced from $550)
Beautiful large (over 2.5 lbs.) formation of rare spinel twinned Galena crystals
#C3035 Faden Quartz
Akka, Tafraout, Tiznit Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco
10.5 x 7 x 6 cm
$150 (Reduced from $230)
Nice specimen of Faden Quartz form Morocco (probably from the AGM Mine), which has a greenish tint due to coating of a greenish mineral (possibly Siderite).
#L11023 Quartz
Krushev Dol Mine, Madan, Rhodope Mts, Plovdiv Oblast, Bulgaria
13 x 8 x 6 cm
$90
SOLD
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Very nice stand of translucent Quartz crystals. The Kruchev Dol Mine is a vein-type ore body rich in lead and zinc with associated quartz, chalcopyrite and manganoan calcite.
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#L11027 Chalcopyrite, Sphalerite and Quartz
Mogila orebody, Deveti Septevri (9th of September) Mine, Madan Deposit, southern Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria
14.5 x 10.5 x 8 cm
$80
Raiskoto Praskalo Waterfall (127 m high) in the National Park of Central Balkan
Mass of Sphalerite topped by brassy Chalcopyrite crytals and minor Quartz.
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#L11031 Pyrite and Calcite
Dal'negorsk (Dalnegorsk), Primorskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia
10.5 x 9.5 x 6 cm
$95
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Calcite peppered with micro-crystals of iredescent Pyrite crystals.
#L11033 Dolomite on Quartz
Shangbao Pyrite Mine, Leiyang City (County), Hengyang City (prefecture), Hunan Province, China
16.5 x 11.5 x 10 cm
$290
SOLD
#L11034 Stilpnomelane Slab
Luzenac Talc Mine, St-Pierre de Broughton, Beauce Co., Quebec, Canada
12.5 x 5 x 1.5 cm
$45
RESERVED
Stilpnomelane is a black or greenish black mineral occurring in foliated flates, also in velvety bronze-colored incrustations. It is a hydrous silicate of iron and alumina. From Greek "stilpnos", shining, plus "melanos", black, alluding to its appearance.
From the Perry-Castañeda Library
Map Collection, University of Texas Libraries
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Dolomite was first described in 1791 as the rock by the French naturalist and geologist, Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu (1750-1801) for exposures in the Dolomite Alps of northern Italy.
Beautiful, lustrous pale salmon colored rhombohedral Dolomite crystals on Quartz. This specimem is very presentable front and back and one side, as well, which reveals an inticing crystal lined vug.
Division of Hunan Province -From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
#L11037 Sphalerite and Quartz
Mogilata (Mogile; Mogila) Mine, Deveti Septemvri Complex, Madan, Rhodope Mts, Plovdiv Oblast, Bulgaria
9.5 x 5.5 x 3 cm
$45
#L11038 Sphalerite, Galena & Quartz
Mogilata (Mogile; Mogila) Mine, Deveti Septemvri Complex, Madan, Rhodope Mts, Plovdiv Oblast, Bulgaria
9.5 x 5.5 x 3 cm
$55
SOLD
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Nice combination of Sphalerite crystals on the upper right with Galena crystals down the middle on a matrix of fine Quartz needles.
Sphalerite crystals well accented on a bed of microcrystalline Quartz.
Mountain slope in the Rodope Mountains near the Fortress of Yasynova
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