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CAA02B Beryl var. Aquamarine with Muscovite
Huya Village, Mt. Xuebaoding, Sichuan Prov., China
7.2x 6.2x 4.0 cm
$74
A nice example of aquamarine from southwestern China, fromt he same locality that produces the famous orange scheelites. This piece displays the characteristic tabular habit that aquamarines from this location are known for.
CAA05 Cavansite
Wagholi, near Poona, Maharashtra State, India
6.0x 4.0x 5.0 cm
A clutser of bright blue cavansite crystals perched in a nicely contrasting matrix, from India.
CAA06 Chalcopyrite on Pyrite
Huanzala Mine, Huallanca District, Dos de Mayo Prov., Peru
5.1x 3.1x 3.1 cm
A very nice example of chalcopyrite on pyrite, from Huanzala. This mine is best known for the tons and tons of pyrite it produces, but it has also produced (or relatively rare occasions) good chalcopyrite. This one isn't perfect (there is some damage) but it displays exactly as shown-- with the large brassy chalcopyrites aesthetically perched atop a cluster of ultra-lustrous pyrite crystals.
CAA07 Fluorite
Shangbao Mine, Leiyang Co., Hengyang Pref., Hunan Prov., China
6.1x 5.1x 2.5 cm
$100
A large fluorite crystal growing flat against its matrix, showing the octahedral modifications and complex faces that are a hallmark of the Shangbao Mine. The orange comes from internal iron staining. Excellent for the price-- these have gotten very expensive over the last couple years.
CAA21 Variscite
Lucin, Lucin District, Pilot Range, Box Elder Co., Utah, USA
5.4x 4.3x 1.5 cm
$64
A nice example of variscite from Lucin (the *other* Utah variscite locality) that displays a polished interior while retaining a portion of the outer skin of the nodule. This allows you to see both how they look when they are found and what they contain within-- usually they are sold as slices with both sides polished.
CAA26 Silver
El Mochito Mine, Near San Pedro Sula, Santa Barbara Dept., Honduras
2.0x 0.7x 0.5 cm
$58
A very rare thumbnail sized specimen of silver from Central America. Honduras, Costa Rica and Nicaragua have numerous precious metal deposits, but specimens of those metals are almost unheard of. This is an older piece.
CAA34 Copper (Carved Chisel Chip)
Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, United States
6.1x 2.3x 0.9 cm
$56
A mining relic rather than a natural formation, chips like these were the product of miners trying to carve large copper chunks down to more manageable sizes. This was probably chiseled down 100+ years ago.
CAA37 Witherite
Minerva #1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock Dist., Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
3.2x 2.6x 2.6 cm
A nice sample of witherite from one of the mines in the now defunct southern Illinois fluorspar district. A nice little reference piece for the price.
CAA40 Orpiment
Shimen Mine, Changde Pref., Hunan Prov., China
7.0x 5.4x 4.1 cm
$48
A nice sample of elongated orpiment crystals from the Shimen (or Jiepiayu) Mine, better known for its realgar crystals.
CAA48 Calcite
Nasik Area, Maharashtra State, India
4.8x 3.8x 2.6 cm
$38
A nice sample of clear calcite on a wonderfully contrasting matrix, clearly showing the doubling that you would see in on of those cleaved rhombs, though which you usually can't see in natural specimens.
CAA49 Quartz (
Dal'Negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia
5.7x 5.6x 3.0 cm
An interesting sample of quartz from Dal'Negorsk, with an unusual iridescence. This is the natural version of "aqua aura" or other thin film coated minerals-- in this case, I suspect there are subsequent generations of transparent quartz spaced just far enough for light reflecting from one layer to cause interference with light reflecting from other layers. The end result are the flashes of color you see when moving the specimen around. It's kind of hard to capture the color in the pictures, but they give some idea of what to expect.
CAA57 Tourmaline on Cleavlandite
Stak Nala, Skardu, Northern Areas, Pakistan
3.1x 2.6x 3.1 cm
$58
A nice sample of tourmaline on cleavlandite form Stak Nala. The tourmaline is a partial prism, but it is terminated. Stak Nala tourmalines are distinctive because of their dark shafts, with lighter caps-- usually green. This one hasn't been treated-- many pieces these days (especially the ones with the pink bands on the termination) have been irradiated.
CAA59 Fluorite on Quartz
Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
4.6x 4.3x 2.3 cm
$66
A beautiful formation of fluorite on quartz, from Huanggang. The overall configuration of the crystals is very aesthetic-- the fluorite is just a bit undersaturated in color. Still, its a lovely combination piece from the mine.
CAA62 Calcite
Linwood Mine, Buffalo, Scott Co., Iowa, United States
5.2x 3.5x 1.6 cm
$46
A beautiful sample of scalenohedral calcite from the Linwood Mine in Iowa. The back is flat, where it grew against the sedimentary rock it was removed from.
CAA63 Barite
Linwood Mine, Buffalo, Scott Co., Iowa, United States
5.2x 2.4x 1.4 cm
$56
A nice, double terminated barite crystal from Iowa, very sharp and with decent transparency.
CAA64 Calcite incl. Marcasite
Conco Mine, North Aurora, Kane Co., Illinois, United States
7.6x 5.3x 4.3 cm
A nice sample of calcite from the Conco Mine, from the find made around 6 years ago. The calcite crystals are included with small marcasite crystals.
This mine is located about 30 miles outside the city of Chicago.
CAA70 Ixiolite- (Sc)
Namivu Pegmatite, Alto Ligonha District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique
1.3x 1.3x 0.6 cm
A thumbnail of scandian ixiolite from Mozambique displaying the typical hemispherical form.
CAA71 Calcite incl. Marcasite
Conco Mine, North Aurora, Kane Co., Illinois, United States
2.8x 1.8x 1.55 cm
A nice thumbnail sized sample of calcite from the Conco Mine, from the find made around 6 years ago. This one is a stacked cluster of marcasite included crystals. This mine is located about 30 miles outside the city of Chicago.
CAA72 Calcite incl. Marcasite
Conco Mine, North Aurora, Kane Co., Illinois, United States
3.2x 2.6x 2.0 cm
$36
A nice thumbnail sized sample of calcite from the Conco Mine, from the find made around 6 years ago. This mine is located about 30 miles outside the city of Chicago.
CAA73 Adamite
Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
1.8x 1.6x 0.9 cm
$28
A chunky single crystal of adamite mounted in a thumbnail box. Nothing spectacular, but they always seem to occur in sprays, as clusters, or as tiny crystals covering a limonite matrix-- this one was decently sized and isolated.
CFF05A Quartz
Mahaiza Commune, Betafo Dist., Vakinankaratra Region, Antananarivo Prov., Madagascar
14.5x 11.4x 7.8 cm
$94
A nice quartz specimen from Madagascar.
CFF14 Fluorite
Shangbao Mine, Leiyang Co., Hengyang Pref., Hunan Prov., China
7.3x 5.1x 2.5 cm
$62
A group of very lightly colored fluorite crystals on calcite, from the Shangbao Mine. The crystals display the stepped cubo-octahedral faces that the mine is known for.
CFF22 Calcite on Quartz
Dal'Negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia
6.6x 6.1x 2.0 cm
$54
A single large "poker chip" of calcite perched on a quartz matrix, from Dal'Negorsk, in Russia's far east.
CFF30 Topaz
Veronica Mine, Villa Garcia, Zacatecas, Mexico
2.35x 1.15x 0.6 cm
$28
A nicely terminated topaz crystal from Mexico....these look so much like the examples from Utah.
CFF32 Millerite
Plymouth, Illinois, United States
2.5x 1.6x 1.3 cm
$42
A tuft of hairy millerite on matrix, from a location *other* than Hall's Gap, Kentucky.
CFF40 Quartz
Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
4.8x 4.9x 4.1 cm
$58
A nice quartz "scepter" on matrix, from finds made a few years ago at the Huanggang Mine.
CFF41 Cerussite
Tsumeb Mine, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
4.5x 2.2x 2.6 cm
$48
A nice sample of cerussite on matrix, from the world famous Tsumeb Mine.
CFF57 Galena on Quartz
Palomo Mine, Castrovirreina Prov., Huancavelica Dept., Peru
7.6x 3.9x 4.1 cm
$56
A bright galena crystal perched on the edge of a cluster of quartz crystals, from Peru.
CFF59 Chrysoberyl
Tsitondroina, Fianarantsoa, Madagascar
3.5x 2.4x 4.0 cm
$39
A sample of chrysoberyl from Madagascar-- unlike most from the country, this one is not twinned, and it is on matrix. The top termination is broken, the bottom is intact.
CFF61 Quartz with Fluorite
Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
7.6x 5.3x 2.5 cm
$62
A sample of quartz with fluorite from Inner Mongolia. The quartz crystals are arranged in an interesting, almost "jackstraw" like cluster, and are attachted to a shard of colorless fluorite.
CFF62 Copper
Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, United States
7.7x 5.5x 2.2 cm
$58
A sample of chunky copper crystals from the Keweenaw Peninsula.
CFF66 Liddicoatite Tourmaline
Anjanabonoina , Ambohimanambola Commune, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra Region, Antananarivo Prov., Madagascar
3.6x 1.7x 1.5 cm
$42
A terminated crystal of dark brown liddicoatite tourmaline, from Madagascar. Liddicoatite is the calcium-rich member of the tourmaline family.
CFF68 Liddicoatite Tourmaline
Anjanabonoina , Ambohimanambola Commune, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra Region, Antananarivo Prov., Madagascar
3.6x 2.6x 2.9 cm
$43
A terminated crystal of dark liddicoatite tourmaline, the calcium rich member of the tourmaline family.
CFF69 Tourmaline on Quartz
Stak Nala, Skardu, Northern Areas, Pakistan
7.3x 4.1x 2.7 cm
$59
A single terminated elbaite tourmaline crystal on a broken quartz crystal. As is typical of tourmalines from this location, the crystal shows a green cap when backlit.
CFF76 Calcite
Thompson-McCully Quarry, Newport, Monroe Co., Michigan, USA
4.8x 4.7x 3.6 cm
$42
A nice calcite sample from one of the more obscure localities in the Midwesten USA. There are a few more well known locations (Meshberger, Berry, Pugh, etc.) but the entire region is dotted with materials quarries, many of which produce their own distinctive habits of calcite. Today there is little collecting thanks to legal concerns, but in past decades field collectors and mineral clubs were often granted access to collect specimens.
CFF79 Calcite
Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
5.7x 4.0x 4.4 cm
$34
An unusual calcite specimen from Huanggang-- it has a strange bluish hue unlike any other example I have seen from the location. Not very pretty, but certainly interesting for the location.
CFF82 Purpurite
Goabev 63 Farm, Karibib, Namibia
6.6x 4.2x 3.8 cm
$42
A thin layer of purpurite on a brown matrix, from Namibia. Purpuriteis a manganese iron phosphate.
CCG02 Amazonite
Colorado, United States
8.5x 5.9x 5.2 cm
$72
A large blocky microcline crystal from Colorado. This is an older piece.
CCG18 Malachite
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
8.5x 5.1x 3.3 cm
$76
A specimen of primary maclachite on matrix, from the Milpillas Mine.
CCG22 Fluorite on Quartz
Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
5.2x 3.0x 2.9 cm
$42
A cube of green fluorite on quartz, from a find made a couple eyars ago at the Huanggang Mine. There is a bit of edge wear, but the piece is exactly as shown.
CCG26 Hubnerite on Quartz
Mundo Nuevo Mine, Mundo Nuevo, Sanchez Carrion Prov., La Libertad Dept., Peru
6.1x 5.1x 4.1 cm
$58
A number of blocky hubnerite crystals on a cluster of quartz, from recent mining at the Mundo Nuevo Mine.
CCG33 Fluorite
Shangbao Mine, Leiyang Co., Hengyang Pref., Hunan Prov., China
8.8x 7.0x 4.6 cm
$84
A cabinet sized reference sample of fluorite from the Shangbao Mine. It is composed of a number of clustered cubo-octahedrons with stepped faces (the habit that this mine is best known for.)
CCG34 Liddicoatite Tourmaline
Mt Ibity, Antsirabé 2 Dist., Vakinankaratra Region, Antananarivo Prov., Madagascar
4.3x 3.7x 2.0 cm
$64
A terminated green toumaline on a bit of albite, from Madagascar.
CCG36 Quartz incl. Hedenbergite
Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
4.6x 3.4x 4.8 cm
$46
A sample of hedenbergite included quartz, from minds made around 4 years ago at the Huanggang Mine.
CCG40 Beryl var. Aquamarine
Central Madagascar
3.7x 0.9x 0.7 cm
$56
A nice sample of light blue aquamarine from central Madagascar.
CCG42 Calcite with Sphalerite
Pachapaqui Mine, Bolognesi Prov., Ancash Dept., Peru
5.8x 5.2x 3.7 cm
$68
A specimen of prismatic calcite crystals with sphalerite, from Peru. Listed elsewhere on the site as PRU6 for $175.
CCG43 Afghanite
Sar-e-Sang, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
5.2x 3.6x 2.7 cm
$74
A sample of afghanite, featuring a terminated crystal nicely centered on its matrix. The front of the crystal is sheared, so it's cheap-- a perfect example would be 4-5 times the price.
CCG45 Rhodochrosite
Ushkatyn deposits, Zhayrem, Karagandy Province, Kazakhstan
2.8x 2.5x 2.1 cm
$46
A nice "toenail" sized sample of this unusually formed rhodochrosite from Kazakhstan.
CCG47 Andradite Garnet
Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
5.7x 4.2x 2.7 cm
$54
A nice sample of green andradite from finds made over the last several years at the Huanggang Mine.
CCG53 Sphalerite on Dolomite
Tri-state District, Oklahoma, United States (pre-1967)
6.5x 5.1x 1.6 cm
$38
A sample of sphalerite crystals on dolomite, from the long closed mines of the Tri-State district, one one of the country's major sources of lead.
CCG54 Calcite
Pugh Quarry, Custar, Ohio, United States
5.0x 4.7x 2.8 cm
$42
A nice sample of orange calcite on matrix, from Ohio.
CXX01 Tourmaline
Mt Ibity, Antsirabé 2 Dist., Vakinankaratra Region, Antananarivo Prov., Madagascar
9.0x 7.0x 6.8 cm
$110
A cabinet sample of tourmalines from Madagascar. I have no idea which member of the tourmaline group these belong to (though they are definitely not schorl-- there is a bit of a green undertone near fractures.) There is damage, but this is just meant as an reference sample of material you usually don't see.
CXX03 Manganocalcite
Dal'Negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia
4.7x 3.0x 2.7 cm
$58
A nice sample of manganocalcite from Dal'Negorsk, with a nicely tapering base.
CXX04 Fluorite on Dolomite
Shangbao Mine, Leiyang Co., Hengyang Pref., Hunan Prov., China
6.7x 4.6x 5.0 cm
$79
A nice sample of fluorite on dolomite, from the Shangbao Mine. The fluorite has a lighter color and is a bit frosted, but it's still a good sample from the mine, for the price.
CXX16 Brazilianite
Linopolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3.7x 3.2x 1.8 cm
$66
A nice sample of yellow brazilianite on matrix.
CXX20 Rhodizite-Londonite
Antsongombato, Betafo Region, Madagascar
6.7x 4.6x 3.4 cm
$66
A nice sample with a well defined, though very pale rhodizite-londonite crystal on matrix. Since someone inevitably asks: I don't know for sure if it's rhodozite or londonite, hence I just put the group name on the label for the sake of accuracy.
CXX21 Fluorite
Dal'Negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia
3.9x 3.7x 2.9 cm
$42
A dodecahedral fluorite crystal on a crude cast of some other mineral, with a tiny bit of pyrrhotite and quartz.
CXX22 Manganocalcite
Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
3.3x 2.3x 1.7 cm
$48
A pair of side-by-side twinned manganocalcite crystals from the find made a couple years back. There is a bit of damage, but the piece is exactly as shown.
CXX24 Calcite
Fuzichong Pb-Zn-Ag ore field, Cenxi Co., Wuzhou Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang A.R., China
4.2x 3.8x 2.8 cm
$110
A nice sample of calcite from this famous find of a couple yeas back. The calcite is water clear when viewed from the sides, and you can see clean through to the back, where it contacted its matrix. The back is not broken-- these were very loosely attached to their matrixes and retain a layer of included material, visible from the opposite side, that gives them their distinct look.
CXX25 Fluorite
Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
9.0x 6.8x 4.4 cm
$115
An interesting sample of fluorite from Huanggang. There's
