Magnetite 1441
Mina Huaguino, Potosi, Bolivia
3.2 x 8.8 x 6 cm
Well-developed, clean octahedral crystals with good luster.
$90

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Cassiterite and Siderite 460
Oruro, Bolivia
2.2 x 3.1 x 3.5 cm
Bipyramidal crystals of cassiterite with small siderite crystals.
$75

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Rutile in Quartz 387
Ibitiara, Bahia, Brazil
3.6 x 3.4 x 3.9 cm
Very nice needles of rutile in several interesting quartz crystals.
$120

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Muscovite 711
Minas Gerais, Brazil
3.4 x 7 x 4.5 cm
Classic specimen with well-defined monoclinic crystals.
$55

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Calcite on Chalcopyrite and Galena 1100
Borieva Mine, Madan District, Southern Rhodope Mtn, Bulgaria
6.2 x 6.8 x 3.5 cm
A great combination of calcite on a large crystal of chalcopyrite, mined 1985.
$85

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Azurite and Malachite 1667
Anging Copper Mine
Anhui Prov., P.R. China
3.8 x 9.3 x 6.8 cm
Crystals of azurite on interesting malachite showing growth pattern.
$85

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Mimetite 1374
Guilin, Guangxi Prov., China
2.6 x 4.3 x 2.0 cm
One of the early Chinese mimetites. Good color, luster, and crystal development.
$80

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Fluorite on Quartz and Calcite 979
Hunan, China
2.7 x 6.5 x 5.3 cm
Good purple crystals with nice contrast.
$85

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Barite on Quartz 1518
Sichuan, China
4 x 6 x 5 cm
Great piece! Nice orthorhombic barite on clear quartz crystals.
$85

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Garnet 1672
Nr. Sadiula Gold Mine, Kanzs, Mali
2.7 x 5.7 x 5.2 cm
Very nice cubes with slight dodecahedral modification. A classy sample from the location that produces the epidote on prehenite.
$150

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Wulfenite 714
Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico
5.6 x 6.7 x 5.5 cm
Very nice Los Lamentos specimen with fairly unusual bipyramidal crystals.
$320

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Sphalerite and Calcite 976
San Antonio, Chihuahua, Mexico
4 x 4 x 5 cm
Excellent crystal of sphalerite on scalenohedral calcite.
$55

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Goethite 162
Mina Buena Tierra, Sata Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico
3.4 x 5 x 3.2 cm
Great luster on botyroidal goethite. Pictured in Ionic Compounds: Applications of Chemistry to Mineralogy.
$40

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Calcite, Double Twin 720
Mina Buena Tierra, Sata Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico
3.9 x 6.4 x 4.0 cm
This is a sample rarely seen. From the Richard Gaines collection.
$240

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Schorl, Quartz and Albite 368
Gilgit, N. Pakistan
4.1 x 3.8 x 3.6 cm
Very aesthetic intergrown schorl over clear crystalline quartz.
$120

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Calcite on Dolomite 929
Cavnic, Romania
3.5 x 6.8 x 4.6 cm
Aesthetic arrangement of calcite on nicely crystalline dolomite.
$60

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Calcite and Siderite 1189
Turt Oas, Satu Mare, Romania
3.9 x 6.0 x 3.7 cm
Good white crystal of calcite on tan crystals of siderite. Very aesthetic.
$55

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Calcite and Siderite 1190
Turt Oas, Satu Mare, Romania
4.2 x 6.3 x 4.1 cm
Small rhombs of siderite on unusual plates of calcite with clear trigonal structure. One of my favorite calcites.
$60

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Fluorite 1006
Kavalerovo, Russia
3.2 x 5.7 x 5 cm
A clean light purple octahedron on a quartz matrix. Needs to be seen.
$160

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Gypsum 597
Geurdak, Lebap Oblast, Turkmenistan
5.8 x 1.7 x 2.8 cm
Good single crystal of gypsum.
$60

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Fluorite and Sphalerite 596
Rosiclare Level, Gov Royalty Ore, Minerva Mine #1, Hardin Co., IL, USA
4.5 x 7.8 x 6.5 cm
Excellent piece with sharp, slightly purple edges.
$280

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Franklinite 153
Franklin, NJ, USA
2.3 x 2.6 x 1.7 cm
A good octahedron on matrix from the locality.
$60

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Magnetite, Cubic 358
Zinc Co. of America 2500, Balmat, NY, USA
2.7 x 2.0 x 2.5 cm
The cubic habit of magnetite is much more unusual than the octahedral and this is a good example. Clean, well-defined cubes.
$110

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Fluorite with Celestite 593
Clay Center, OH, USA
3 x 7.5 x 5.5 cm
Good color and luster with small blades of celestite from a good locality.
$90

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