THE MINERAL SALE ROOMS!
UPDATED June 10th, 2009!

These new rooms are stocked with older and or excess inventory.
The bargains and discounts are huge so please feel free to take advantage!
Your mineral collection will thank you.

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SALE! #451

Fine cubes of green Fluorite with Foitite Tourmaline on Albite!
Foitite is a rarer variety of Tourmaline that is similar in appearance to Schorl.
From the Erongo Mountains in Namibia, SW Africa.

Measures 5.9 cm by 6.3 cm in size.

Ex. Charlie Key Collection
Price $945

 

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SALE! #452 SOLD!

Killer specimen of Azurite coating Selenite crystals!
From the Ray Mine, Pinal County, Arizona.
Measures 3.6 cm by 4.8 cm in size.

Price $685

 

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SALE! #453

Cute specimen featuring a pristine Quartz point sitting atop a fine Epidote spray!
From the La Gringa Mine, Bolognesi Province, Ancash Department, Peru.
Measures 3.2 cm by 2.4 cm in size.

Price $245

 

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SALE! #454 SOLD!

Sharp reddish-orange blades of Wulfenite on matrix!
From the Red Cloud Mine, Trigo Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona.
Measures 8 cm by 4.8 cm in size.

Ex. Goings Mineral Collection
Price $385

 

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SALE! #455

Fine red needles of Cuprite var. Chalcotrichite on matrix!
From Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona.
Measures 5.4 cm by 8.7 cm in size.

Price $385

 

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SALE! #456 SOLD!

Interesting specimen featuring peach Calcite crystals with needle Stibnite sprays!
From Nandan, Guangxi Province of China.
Measures 8.5 cm by 7.5 cm in size.

Price $785

 

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SALE! #457

Deep purple crystals of Quartz var. Amethyst in cluster!
From Jackson's Crossroads, Wilkes County, Georgia.
Measures 9 cm by 6 cm by 5.8 cm in size.

Ex. Hubert Goings Collection
Price $545

 

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SALE! #458

Incredibly lustrous crystals of Malachite (ps after Azurite?) with bluish Plancheite!
The contrast between the glassy dark green Malachite and Plancheite is excellent.
From Kolwezi, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire).
Measures 4.2 cm by 5.6 cm in size.

Price $845

 

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SALE! #459

Well defined balls of Azurite perched atop Malachite matrix!
From the Lost Lake Claim, Nacimiento Mine, Cuba, New Mexico.
Measures 7 cm by 5.2 cm in size.

Price $385

 

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SALE! #460

Sparkling specimen featuring a crystal needle spray of Natrolite atop gemmy Analcime!
From the Price Peak Quarry, near King's Valley, Benton County, Oregon.
Measures 7.7 cm by 10.2 cm in size with a 2.5 Natrolite ball spray.

Price $685

 

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SALE! #461

Gemmy crystals of Hessonite Garnet with exceptionally well defined Diopside crystals at top!
From the Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Quebec, Canada.
Measures 2.8 cm by 1.7 cm in size.

Price $585

 

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SALE! #462

Unique specimen featuring multiple layers of poker chip Calcite crystals!
Each crystal seems to be "spotted" at the convergence of faces in the middle.

From the Yaogangxian Mine in the Hunan Province of China
Measures 5 cm by 6 cm in size.

Price $385

 

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SALE! #463

Deep Purple xls of Quartz var. Amethyst with a very rich coating of reddish Hematite!
The purple Amethyst can be seen just below the surface where the specimen was trimmed!
Only one tiny bump on a single crystal point. No major damage or detractions.
From the Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada.
Measures 11 cm by 15.5 cm in size.

Ex. Kerry Cooper Collection
Price $1750

 

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SALE! #464

Rare! Classic old-timer featuring Pseudomalachite on matrix!
From Lubietova,
Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia.
Measures 8.5 cm by 6.6 cm in size.

Price $2500

 

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SALE! #465

Fine plate of pink Rhodochrosite rhombs nestled among Quartz crystals and Quartz matrix!
I don't see many cabinet sized specimens from the Grizzly Bear Mine and this one has
excellent presentation. The color isn't gemmy but the rhombs are large and distinct.
Fron the Grizzly Bear Mine in Ouray County, Colorado.
Measures 15.2 cm by 11.6 cm in size.

Price $685

 

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SALE! #466

Wonderful specimen of Staurolites on Schistic matrix!
This specimen features two full crosses! Both are complete and distinct.
From Keivy Massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia.
Measures 6.5 cm by 5.3 cm in size.

Price $345

 

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SALE! #467

Gorgeous specimen of Rhodochrosite rhombs with Pyrite on matrix!
This looks like Sweet Home material but it's actually Chinese and one of the
better Chinese specimens I've seen. The rhombs are sharp, clean, and translucent!
From Wuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang, A. R., China.
Measures 3.4 cm by 5.6 cm in size.

Price $1750

 

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SALE! #468

Calcite crystal stalactive atop Calcite covered matrix!
The stalactite is completely covered with tan accented crystals.
From Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona.
Measures 9.2 cm by 6 cm in size.

Ex. Martin Zinn Collection
Price $285

 

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SALE! #469

Fine specimen of light green Fluorite (modified) with Galena and Pyrite!
From Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico.
Measures 5.1 cm by 8 cm in size.

Ex. Martin Zinn Collection
Price $385

 

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SALE! #470

Gemmy Golden Calcite crystals on sparkling drusy matrix!
One would swear these are from Elmwood but they are actually two of the
gemmiest Calcite crystals I've seen from China! Both are pristine and glassy.
From the Nandan, Guangxi Zhuang A. R., China.
Measures 7.5 cm by 7 cm in size.

Price $685

 

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SALE! #471

Rare! Terminated crystal of amber Barite!
From Styggedals-gangen, Bamble, Telemark, Norway.
Measures 7 cm by 2.7 cm in size.

Ex. Minette, Fleeman Collections
Price $585

 

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SALE! #472

Large, misty-green cubes of Fluorite on Quartz matrix!
From the Rogerley Mine, Frosterley, Co. Durham, England.
Measures 6 cm by 6 cm.
Ex. Fleeman Collection
Price $650

 

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SALE! #473

Blue crystal balls of Azurite with smaller Goethite balls in silty matrix!
From the
Hanover II Mine, Fiero District, Grant County, New Mexico.
Measures 3.2 cm by 2.9 cm in size.

Price $85

 

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SALE! #474

Cute specimen featuring a yellow Calcite included by Cavansite atop Stilbite!
From the Wagholi Quarry, Poona, Maharashtra State, India.
Measures 3.4 cm by 2.7 cm in size.

Price $385

 

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SALE! #475

Fine plate of Calcite crystals with Hematite inclusions!
From the Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia, SW Africa.
Measures 7.7 cm by 8.1 cm in size.
Ex. Fleeman Collection
Price $585

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