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CVC13 Calcite
Dal'Negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia
8.4x 2.1x 1.75 cm
A nice elongated calcite crystal, sharp and terminated, from Dal' Negorsk. Not what you would usually expect to see from a calcite crystal, then again Dal'Negorsk probably produces the most varied range of calcite habits of any single locality.
CVC26 Galena on Quartz
Palomo Mine, Castrovirreina Prov., Huancavelica Dept., Peru
7.5x 6.8x 4.7 cm
$46
A nice specimen of lustrous galena on quartz, from the Palomo Mine. Pretty cheap for what it is...
CVC27 Zircon
Diamr District, Northern Areas, Pakistan
5.2x 2.8x 2.5 cm
$58
A decent reference sample of Pakistani zircon, on a pillar of matrix. It needs some cleaning and preparation, but that's why it's not particularly expensive.
CVC28 Pyrite
Racracancha Mine, Tinyahuarco Dist., Pasco Prov., Pasco Dept., Peru
7.6x 6.3x 6.0 cm
A relatively large (for the locality) pyrite cube on a matrix of smaller pyrite crystals. The main crystal displays the striations that are typical of specimens from this mine. There is damage to the front edge, so the price is considerably lower than what it would be.
CVC29 Calcite
Irving Materials Quarry, Anderson, Madison Co., Indiana, United States
2.3x 1.7x 1.3 cm
$76
A nice thumbnail of twinned calcite, from Indiana. Along with those from the nearby Berry Materials Quarry, these are probably my favorite American calcites.
CVC36 Orpiment
Quiruvilca Dist., Santiago de Chuco Prov., La Libertad Dept., Peru
8.1x 5.3x 3.3 cm
$42
A nice reference sample of crystalline orange orpiment on matrix, from the Quiruvilca mine in Peru.
CVC47 Manganocalcite on Lollingite
Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
5.5x 4.8x 3.3 cm
$85
A very nice miniature specimen featuring a manganocalcite rhomb on a cluster of lollingite crystals, abutted by a small quartz scepter. Any Chinese dealer in Tucson would be asking double or more.
CVC51 Bixbyite
Wah Wah Mtns, Utah, United States
3.8x 2.2x 2.4 cm
$34
A bixbyite cube on a rhyolite matrix from Utah. After Utah, pretty much th eonly locality you would ever see a specimen from are the Kalahari Maganese Fields in South Africa.
CVC58 Quartz
Pisco Prov., Ica Dept., Peru
9.2x 7.2x 3.7 cm
$39
A cluster of quartz crystals with somewhat unusual terminatons from Peru's Pisco Province.
CVC64 Calcite
Rensselaer Quarry, Pleasant Ridge, Jasper Co., Indiana, USA
11.4x 10.3x 3.0 cm
$66
A nice elongated calcite scalenohedron on matrix, from the Rensselaer Quarry. What I find particularly interesting about the piece is actually on the back-- a couple of the cavities in the matrix are coated with goopy hydrocarbons.
CVC65 Quartz
Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
4.7x 3.3x 2.9 cm
$69
A nice little miniature specimen of sceptered quartz, with darker shafts and lighter terminations. The previous dealer had a price of $120 on it....
CVC81 Fluorite on Quartz
Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
10.3x 5.0x 3.8 cm
$115
A very beautiful sample, consisting of a quartz spray with a colorless fluorite octahedron perched on its side. There is damage, which is why this is priced cheaper, though it is still a very beautiful piece.
CVC85 Spessartine Garnet
Wuhan Mine, Tongbei, Fujian Prov., China
8.2x 4.5x 2.1 cm
$59
Many orange garnets covering an orthoclase matrix, from the 2000's finds at the Wuhan spessartine mine. After several years of plentiful specimens, this locality has pretty much been depleted.
CVC89 Sphalerite
Picher Field, Tri-state District, Oklahoma, United States (pre-1967)
18.0x 11.0x 4.1 cm
$69
A large cabinet sample of sphalerite, from the Tri-State district. This is an older piece, as the last mine closed in 1967.
CVC91 Arsenopyrite
Yaogangxian Mine, Chenzhou, Hunan Prov., China
4.7x 3.1x 2.5 cm
A nice sample of bright arsenopyrite on matrix, from old finds at the Yaogangxian Mine.
CVV96 Arsenopyrite on Hedebergite
Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
12.5x 8.4x 6.6 cm
A mass of hedenbergite crystals, with some ilvaite and bright arsenopyrite. This comes from the earlier finds at the Huangang Mine, around 2010-2011.
CCP13 Scheelite on Quartz
Yaogangxian Mine, Chenzhou, Hunan Prov., China
5.3x 3.0x 2.0 cm
$46
An octahedral scheelite crystal on a very transparent quartz crystal. The quartz has a large chip on the termination (which is why this isn't $200.)
CCP20 Quartz
Pisco Prov., Ica Dept., Peru
15.0x 14.0x 7.2 cm
$96
A radiating cluster of quartz crystals, from a find made around 2 years ago somewhere in Peru's Pisco Province. Some of the crystals have somewhat unusual terminations.
CCP23 Fluorite
De'An Mine, Jiangxi Prov., China
8.8x 8.3x 6.8 cm
$68
A cluster of green octahedral fluorite crystals from China.
CCP25 Amazonite
Teller Co., Colorado, United States
8.6x 6.7x 2.8 cm
$63
A nicely arranged cluster of lightly colored Amazonite crystals from Colorado. Flat on the back, so it can only be displayed as shown.
CCP27 Fluorite with Nelenite
Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
20.0x 15.0x 5.8 cm
$390
A very large cabinet specimen of colorless octahedral fluorite, with bits of nelenite here and there, particularly towards the left edge.
This is priced a bit higher than what I normally post on clearance pages, but I think this is very cheap-- a Chinese dealer in Tucson would probably have this marked from $800-$1200
CCP31 Monazite
Ambatofotsikely pegmatite, Fidirana Commune, Betafo Dist., Vakinankaratra Region, Antananarivo Prov., Madagascar
3.7x 3.2x 1.8 cm
$68
A nice reference sample of monzaite from Madagascar, consisting of a chunky crystal showing decent faces.
CCP33 Actinolite, Quartz incl. Iron Oxide
Mahaiza Commune, Betafo Dist., Vakinankaratra Region, Antananarivo Prov., Madagascar
3.3 to 4.4 cm
$40
A set of 5 quartz crystals, with varying amounts of actinolite and/ iron oxide inclusions, varying in size from 3.3 to 4.4 cm.
CCP35 Garnet
Tomboarivo Pegmatite, Sahanivotry, Madagascar
3.4x 2.4x 2.2 cm
$48
A nicely balanced miniature example of garnet from the Tomboarivo pegmatite. Only displayable from the front.
CCP40 Fluorite
Buranpur, Madhya Pradesh State, India
6.6x 3.5x 2.8 cm
$42
A light, pastel yellow fluorite glob on a quartz matrix.
CCP43 Quartz
Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
14.7x 11.5x 6.0 cm
$240
was $480 now: $240
Priced at $480 in my show stock.
CCP49 Mimetite
Mt. Bonnie Mine, Northern Territory, Australia
1.8x 1.5x 1.2 cm
$28
A thumbnail sample featuring a relatively large tabular crystal of mimetite from an old Australian locality.
CCP50 Scheelite
Mundo Nuevo Mine, Mundo Nuevo, Sanchez Carrion Prov., La Libertad Dept., Peru
2.5x 1.6x 1.5 cm
$58
A (relatively) rare sample of Peruvian scheelite, from Mundo Nuevo, consisting of a stacked growth of crystals.
CCP54 Barite
China
5.4x 7.5x 5.5 cm
$68
A nice cluster of lustrous barite crystals from China-- very pretty, but with damage. I do not know the locality-- I have seen identical samples with many different labels, and none of the listed localities are anywhere near eachother....
CCP56 Barite
Linwood Mine, Buffalo, Scott Co., Iowa, United States
4.0x 3.0x 2.2 cm
$42
A very aesthetic (as much as one of these can be) miniature sample of barite from Linwood.
CCP58 Siderite with Chalcopyrite
Kaiwu Mine, Hezhang County, Bijie Prefecture, Guizhou, China, China
5.5x 4.2x 3.9
$44
A sample of siderite with lustrous chalcopyrite, from the find made a few years back.
CCP60 Mushistonite on Kesterite
Huya Village, Mt. Xuebaoding, Sichuan Prov., China
1.5x 0.9x 0.9 cm
$38
A thumbnail sample of green mushistonite on kesterite, from Mt. Xuebaoding. Very little of this material comes out now, compared to past years.
CCP65 Parisite
Mulanje Massif, Chilwa Alkaline Area, Malawi
2.6x 1.7x 1.5 cm
$38
A thumbnail sized, partial barrel shaped crystal of parisite, from a newly discovered locality near Mt. Malosa. Like most of these, this is probably partially altered to an assortment of other rare earth bearing minerals.
CCP68 Calcite
Obira mine, Bungo-Ohno City, Oita Prefecture, Kyushu Region, Japan
3.3x 1.4x 1.4 cm
A thumbnail specimen consisting of a pointed single crystal of calcite from Japan-- not something you see everyday.
CCP71 Scapolite
Ihosy Dist., Horombe Region, Fianarantsoa Prov., Madagascar
3.5x 0.6x 0.55
$29
A small prism of gemmy scapolite from Madagadcar.
CCP78 Arsenopyrite
Yaogangxian Mine, Chenzhou, Hunan Prov., China
3.7x 3.1x 1.7 cm
$39
A bright arsenopyrite crystal on matrix, from old finds at the Yaogangxian Mine.
CCP80 Calcite
Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
6.0x 4.9x 3.2
$39
A Chinese calcite crystal that was once the top of one of those "pagoda" like growths.
CCP082 Epidote
Handan iron mine, Wu'an Co., Handan Prefecture, Hebei Province, China
4.6x 4.3x 2.0 cm
$48
A dark green epidote crystal from a Chinese location that produced specimens several years ago.
CPP188 Quartz incl. Hedenbergite
Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
13.3x 3.2x 6.2 cm
$58
A sample of green quartz, included by hendenbergite, from China. There is damage, and please note that the scuff on the front center of the crystal is somewhat more visible in person than in the photographs. The price does take all this into account.
CPP91 Quartz
Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
12.1x 7.3x 6.3 cm
$78
A cabinet sized cluster of sceptered quartz crystals, from Inner Mongolia.
CPP94 Pyrite
Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
8.0x 4.7x 3.3 cm
$68
A sample of pyrite from Huanggang. I have seen only a few pyrite examples from the location, and this is a pretty decent reference piece.
CPP99 Quartz incl. Hedenbergite
Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
6.5x 4.2x 2.7 cm
$64
A cluster of quartz crystals, with very faint green tinge from Hedenbergite inclusions.
CPP102 Ilvaite
Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
4.2x 4.3x 3.2 cm
$68
A very lustrous pair of ilvaite crystals from Inner Mongolia.
CPP111 Titanite
Alchuri, Shigar Valley, Skardu, Pakistan
2.4x 2.5x 1.1 cm
$44
A nice thumbnail of titanite from a recently unearthed pocket in northern Pakstan.
CPP116 Calcite
China
5.6x 1.8x 1.5 cm
$48
An oddly bent calcite crystal, from a Chinese find made a few years back. Unfortunately, I don't have more precise locality information.
CPP118 Prehnite
Morocco
11.0x 7.8x 2.5 cm
$42
A plate of yellowish prehnite from Morocco. A reference sample from one of the less frequently encountered localities for the species.
CPP119 Goosecreekite
Nasik Area, Maharashtra State, India
5.4x 3.8x 3.2
A nice ssample of one of the rarer Indian zeolites, featuring a white cluster of the mineral on a bit of matrix.
CPP120 Fluorite
Xianghualing Mine, Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field, Linwu Co. , Chenzhou Pref., Hunan Prov., China
4.2x 3.5x 3.0 cm
$40
An interesting little minature, featuring two generations of fluorite, one green and the other a more opaque grayish-green.
There is also a cubo-octahedral grown on one of the green fluorite's points.
CPP121 Spodumene
Pech, Afghanistan
3.7x 3.4x 2.0 cm
$46
A faintly yellow to colorless etched spodumene crystal from Afghanistan
CCN08 Pyrite with Siderite
Eagle Mine, Gilman Dist., Eagle Co., Colorado, USA
14.3x 11.3x 3.7 cm
$96
A cabinet specimen of pyrite, covered with tabular siderite crystals.
This mine operated from sometime in the 1880s until 1984, and then became a Superfund site.
CCN10 Quartz var. Amethyst
North Carolina, United States
8.4x 8.0x 8.0 cm
$64
A cluster of smoky/ amethyst crystals from North Carolina. A couple of the crystals have chips on the terminations. This appears a bit darker in person.
CCN12 Brazilianite
Conselheiro Pena, Doce Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3.8x 2.7x 2.5 cm
$59
Several terminated and double terminatd brazilianite crystals on matrix. They are somewhat included, but this is a good reference example for the price.
CCN16 Wavellite
Montgomery Co., Arkansas, United States
8.4x 3.8x 4.0 cm
$64
A rich wavellite specimen, with rounded aggregates on both the front and back.
Arkansas wavellites are considered to be among the best in the world, but these days almost none is found due to collecting restrictions. This specimen dates back a couple decades.
CCN22 Pyrite
Concepcion del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico
6.1x 2.4x 4.6 cm
$64
A pair of crudely ball-shaped aggregates of pyrite crystals on a sliver of quartz-coated, sulfide-rich matrix. Older Mexican material.
This one was a bit difficult to photograph...
CCN32 Smithsonite
Choix, Sinaloa, Mexico
5.8x 2.3x 1.7 cm
$43
A stalactitic growth of smithsonite from mexico. There's a bit of edge wear on the left, but you have to look closely to see it.
CCN36 Tourmaline
Luc Yen, Yen Bai Province, Vietnam
2.9x 1.5x 1.25 cm
$73
A spray-like crystal of tourmaline with a green outer rind and lighter colored core, from Vietnam.
CCN49 Smithsonite
79 Mine, Hayden Area, Dripping Spring Mts., Gila Co., Arizona, United States
5.7x 3.7x 3.4 cm
$38
A coating of light blue botryoidal smithsonite on matrix. There is a central projection that has been knocked off, but it displays exactly as shown.
CCN50 Copper
Chino Mine, Santa Rita, Santa Rita District, Grant Co., New Mexico, United States
4.8x 3.5x 2.1 cm
$46
A cluster of copper crystals showing a bit of green patina, with a bit of matrix still attached.
CCN51 Lazulite
Graves Mountain, Lincoln Co., Georgia, USA
8.4x 7.2x 3.6 cm
$69
A rich specimen of this phosphate mineral (not to be confused with the lazuRite found in Afghanistan) from the classic Graves Mountain locality, better known for its spectacular rutile specimens.
Most of the crystals on this piece are embedded in the matrix with only their cross sections visible, but a couple are well exposed enough to be able to see the natural crystal faces.
These are not very common any more, and this is a particularly rich reference piece.
CCN55 Stibiconite ps. Stibnite
Mun. de Catorce, San Luis PotosÃ, Mexico
5.3x 4.2x 1.9 cm
$58
A reference sample of stibnite peudomorphed to stibiconite, from Mexico. Most of the crystals are missing their terminations, but the sample has a bit more of a jackstraw appearance than is usual and it makes for a decent reference.
