Huayllapon Mine, Pasto Bueno District, Pallasca Province, Ancash Department, Peru
17 x 15 x 9 cm
Ex-Jan Buma Collection
$1,300
Aggregates of green cubic and octahedral Fluorite crystals
on Quartz. The Fluorites are translucent with a bright and uniform pale green color. Very aesthetic specimen from the Jan Buma Collection.
Aragonite var. Tarnowitzite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia, Africa
8.7 x 6.3 x 4.3 cm
$1,200
SOLD
Calcite Crystals on Hematinic Matrix
Tonglushan Mine, Daye County, Huangshi, Hubei, China
11.8 x 9.2 x 3.7 cm
Ex- Dr. Stephen Smale Collection
$2,000
A Beautiful fine quality classic specimen of the famous Tarnowitzite specimens from the prolific Tsumeb Mine. This piece has excellent, sharp, well formed, lustrous prismatic, beautifully terminated crystals with minor green Malachite on matrix. These are seldom seen on the market these days. In excellent condition.
A gorgeous full cabinat sized display specimen hosting many superb quality, razor sharp. lustrous, gemmy, colorless trigonal crystals of Calcite measuring to 4.8 cm on edge sitting on a beautifully contrasting matrix with a rich orange hue (likely due to iron oxide). If examined closely you will see varying morphologies of Calcite with some more triangular in shape, while others look more stout and, see if you can find the twin on the right side. I fine condition.
Sulfur Crystals on Matrix
Agrigento, Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy
7.5 x 6.3 x 4.8 cm
Ex-Vasco Trancoso Collection
$1,200
A fine cabinet specimen of the famous, classic electric yellow colored Sulfur crystals from Agrigento, Sicily. The main focus of this piece is the superb, sharp, well formed, glowing yellow colored textbook crystal of Sulfur on the upper left that is surrounded by smaller Sulfur crystals of equal quality sitting on matrix. The main crystal measures 1.3 cm at its longest dimension and is vey gemmy when backlit. No major damage with just some small contacts in places.
Blue Barite Crystal Cluster with Calcite
Moscona Mine, Solis, Corvera de Asturias, Villabona Area, Asturias, Spain
14 x 9.5 x 6 cm
$250
Beautiful pale blue, translucent crystals of Barite with accenting Calcite crystals. In fine condition.
Calcite Crystal Cluster
Wenshan, Yunnan Province, China
15.5 x 12.5 x 5.5 cm
$1,200
A large and stunning specimen of Calcite featuring several flat-topped interjoined crystals rising from numerous other rhomboidal Calcites forming an unusual aesthetic blend. In fine condition.
Andradite Garnet Crystal Cluster with Calcite
Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China
9.7 x 6.3 x 3.6 cm
$350
SOLD
A unique and aesthetic specimen of well crystallized olive-green Andradite Garnets with an upper trim of Calcite. The lighter green Garnets are actually a second generation growth over black Garnets. Unusual and in very good condition.
A beautiful specimen of multi-colored Calcite crystals on matrix. Colors range from predominatly bright orange to dark amber to white. In very good condition.
Calcite Crystals on Matrix
Xianghualing Mine, Hunan Province, China
17.5 x 8.1 x 6 cm
$500
Fluorite Crystal Cluster
Wuyi, Zhejiang Province, China
9.4 x 6.8 x 2.7 cm
$300
An aesthetic formation of rich purple, sharp octahedral Fluorite crystals. In fine condition.
Pyrite Crystal Cluster with Calcite
Mina Tayahua, Zacatecas, Mexico
12.3 x 9.5 x 4.3 cm
$300
A stunning and brilliant specimen of countless nicely striated silvery Pyrite crystals partially coated with sparkling Calcite. It is even better in person and is in fine condition.
Adamite Crystals on Limonite
Ojuela Mine, Durango, Mexico
7.2 x 5.3 x 3.4 cm
$225
A very nice specimen of lustrous, gemmy green Adamite crystals on Limonite matrix. In very good condition.
Fluorite Crystals on Matrix
Fujian, China
10.6 x 7.9 x 3 cm
$400
SOLD
Beautiful, gemmy to translucent, modified, purple to teal colored Fluorite crystals on matrix. In very good condition.
Cerussite with Barite on matrix
Les Dalles Mine, Midelt Province, Draa-tafilalet Region, Morocco
8 x 4.7 x 2.7 cm
$325
Twinned, lustrous Cerussite crystals with light pinkish Barite on matrix. In very good condition.
Prehnite Crystal Cluster
Oficarsa Quarry, Carchelejo, Jaen, Spain
6 x 4 x 3 cm
Fabre Minerals Collection
$150
SOLD
Nice specimen of translucent light green Prehnite crystals. In fine condition.
Sphalerite Crystal Ball on Quartz with Pyrite
Ticlio Mine, Morococha District, Yauli Province, Junin, Peru
9.7 x 7.7 x 5.2 cm
Ex-Kurt Hefendehl Collection
$1,500
This excellent and stunning specimen features a 6.5 cm cluster composed of dozens if not hundreds of fine quality, sharp, well-formed Sphalerite crystals aesthetically perched atop a matrix of Quartz crystals along with some minor Pyrite and Dolomite. The Sphalerites may appear black in reflected light, but with strong backlighting are actually "green" inside, which is a notably rare color for Peruvian Sphalerite. In fine condition.
Brucite Crystal Cluster
Killa Saifullah, Balochistan, Pakistan
9.3 x 8.2 x 0.7 cm
$300
A gracefully compose specimen of Brucite with rare yellow color. In fine condition.
Dolomite Crystals on Matrix
Asturreta Quarry, Eugui, Navarre, Spain
10.4 x 10 x 9.7 cm
Ex-Raul Sanabria Collection
$750
SOLD
A beautiful 6.8 cm cluster of sharp, interpenetrating, transparent to translucent, distinctive light gray Dolomite rhombohedrons resting atop smaller Dolomites on matrix. The rhombs have fine pearly luster and are lightly striated. The cluster is complete all around and in excellent condtion.
Quarts with Halloysite Inclusions (Mango Quartz) on Matrix
An excellent and beautiful specimen of "Mango Quartz". The upper portions of these Quartz crystals feature bright yellow-orange inclusions of Halloysite. The Quarts crystals are high quality in their own right, as they are textbook, hexagonal prisms with good luster, sharpness and fine internal gemminess, which is only accentuated by the beautiful inclusions. All are very presentable on a study matrix, which is not usual. In very good condition.
Siderite Crystal Cluster with Calcite
Kaiwu Mine, Guizzhou Province, China
13.9 x 11.6 x 4.7 cm
$425
A large and quite striking specimen of sharp and lustrous olive colored Siderite crystals with Calcite. It features a large "flower-like" formation of Siderite crystals with a sprinkling of white Calcite for contrast. In very good condition.
Chalcedony Stick with Stilbite
Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India
24 x 4.5 x 4.5 cm
$250
An aesthetic stick-like formation of Chalcedony adorned with light salmon colored Stilbites. In fine condition.
Tenke-Fungurume Area, Lualaba, D. R. Congo, Africa
8 x 5 4.5 cm
$300
Nice specimen featuring Galena in combination with Quartz, Sphalerite and Calcite. In very good condition.
A beautiful slice of polished "bulls-eye" Malachite from the Congo.
A nice specimen of green Fluorite crystals from the famous Rogerley Mine. In very good condition.
Aesthetic specimen of light blue, sparkling Chrysocolla on Quartz with minor Malachite overlaying Limonite. In very good condition.
Augelite Crystals with Huebnerite on Quartz
Pasto Bueno, Pallasca Province, Ancash, Peru
7.5 x 5 x 3.4 cm
$3,000
This outstanding specimen features a cluster of beautiful, gemmy green crystals of Augelite crystals measuring to 2 cm on a matrix of needle Quartz crystals. The Augelites show distinct zoning with a lighter green interior and darker green very distinct rims. There is a 7.0 mm Hubernite crystal shown on the lower left of the photo. A superb example for the species, with very dramatic excellent form. In super condition. Even better in person !
Fluorite Crystals on Sphalerite
Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Central Mining District, Smith County, Tennessee, USA
8 x 6.5 x 4 cm
$650
Beautiful, translucent purple Fluorite modified cubes on Sphalerite. In pristine condition.
