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Hauser Beds, Thumb Peak, Palo Verde Mountains, Imperial County, CA 8.5 x 8.2 x 3.4 cm This lithophysae agate from California's Hauser Beds features a brownish-colored center with faint pinkish highlights. The chalcedony core is surrounded by a thin line of reddish-pink agate as well as several bands of moss-green. Classic, older material that agate & thunder-egg collectors hold in high regard.
AD-272 Agate $50 Baker Egg Ranch, Carrizalillo Mining District, Luna County, NM 8.3 x 6.8 x 3.1 cm Description
AD-273 Agate $45 Setz Quarry, Idar, Idar-Oberstein, Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 4 x 2.5 x 3.1 cm Description
AD-253 Agate, Quartz & Calcite $50 Setz Quarry, Idar, Idar-Oberstein, Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 8 x 6.5 x .9 cm A section of a reddish-brown agate nodule with a small area of off-white quartz visible in upper right of specimen. The light-brown portion of this specimen exhibits a strong red-hued fluorescence indicating that this portion of the agate has been replaced by calcite. A great example of an unusual type of pseudomorph.
AD-274 Agate $60 Waldhambach, Annweiler am Trifels, Südliche Weinstraße, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 10.1 x 6.8 x 4.7 cm This lithophysae agate from Germany features a core of off-white agate outlined by a band of brown agate.
AD-254 Agate with Calcite, Quartz & Hematite $100 Steinkaulenberg, Idar, Idar-Oberstein, Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 9.9 x 5.5 x 3.3 cm This agate features finely banded layers of gray and white which are accented by inclusions of reddish hematite. The agate surrounds a layer of quartz crystals with a faint purple hue that encapsulates a yellowish-white pod of calcite crystals. The upper right-center of this agate features several "eye" formations. The area surrounding the twin cities of Idar & Oberstein gained notoriety for the fantastic Agates & Amethyst lined geodes discovered there in the mid 1500's. By the beginning of the 1800's the production of material had fallen to a small fraction of what was found in its heyday.
AD-260 Agate with Hematite $65 Steinkaulenberg, Idar, Idar-Oberstein, Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 6.6 x 5.5 x 4.8 cm .... The area surrounding the twin cities of Idar & Oberstein gained notoriety for the fantastic Agates & Amethyst lined geodes discovered there in the mid 1500's. By the beginning of the 1800's the production of material had fallen to a small fraction of what was found in its heyday.
AD-257 Agate with Hematite & Quartz $75 Steinkaulenberg, Idar, Idar-Oberstein, Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 9.6 x 5.8 x 4.3 cm This agate features finely banded layers of various shades of gray which which at the bottom are accented by inclusions of dark-red hematite. The agate contains a small vug containing sub-millimeter-sized quartz crystals. The area surrounding the twin cities of Idar & Oberstein gained notoriety for the fantastic Agates & Amethyst lined geodes discovered there in the mid 1500's. By the beginning of the 1800's the production of material had fallen to a small fraction of what was found in its heyday.
AD-256 Agate with Quartz, Goethite& Hematite $75 Juchem Quarry, Niederwörresbach, Herrstein-Rhaunen, Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 11.2 x 6.2 x 5.3 cm This agate features finely banded layers of various shades of gray with a core of quartz which is accented by by faintly red inclusions of hematite. The dark specks are due to inclusions of goethite.
AD-276 Amethyst with Agate & Hematite $50 Schlottwitz, Glashütte, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany 15.8 x 9.2 x 1.6 cm This polished slab features a vein of compact crystals of amethyst between two areas of agate separated by a thin band of reddish hematite. The amethyst varies in hue from faint to deep purple. The label accompanying this specimen reads Schlottwitz, DDR which indicates that this specimen was collected pre-1990 and is most likely much, much older. Rare & old German material from a long-closed location.
AD-263 Agate $50 Börtewitz, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany 5.4 x 4.9 x 1.4 cm An agate lithophysae nodule (thunder egg) with bands of various shades of blue from the northern part of Mittelsachsen.
AD-264 Chalcedony with Agate & Quartz $50 Börtewitz, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany 5.1 x 4.7 x 2.8 cm A lithophysae nodule (thunder egg) with a core of dark chalcedony above a small vug of quartz ringed with dark-red agate.
AD-266 Agate $40 Kuhschnappel, Sankt Egidien, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany 6.1 x 5.4 x 2.1 cm Description
AD-255 Agate with Celadonite $50 Kuhschnappel, Sankt Egidien, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany 6.7 x 5.7 x 4.7 cm Description
AD-279 Chalcedony & Kaolinite geode $55 Kemmlitz, Mügeln, Nordsachsen, Saxony, Germany 8 x 7.3 x 2.3 cm A green-hued thunderegg nodule whose interior is lined with red-brown chalcedony which has a partial coating of finely matted, off-white kaolinite.
AD-280 Chalcedony & Kaolinite geode $50 Kemmlitz, Mügeln, Nordsachsen, Saxony, Germany 7.5 x 6.8 x 3.1 cm A green-hued thunderegg nodule whose interior is lined with red-brown chalcedony which has a partial coating of finely matted, off-white kaolinite.
AD-261 Agate with Quartz, Amethyst & Celadonite $65 Nesselhof, Schnellbach, Floh-Seligenthal, Schmalkalden-Meiningen District, Thuringia, Germany 9.1 x 7.1 x 3.5 cm Quartz with Amethyst & Agate in Celadonite-included Rhyolite.
AD-267 Agate with Hematite $60 Lierbach
Valley, Oppenau, Oberes Renchtal, Ortenaukreis 7.4 x 7.6 x 3 cm A lithophysae agate from Germany's Black Forest. This specimen exhibits several shades of green with a sand-colored center that is accented by patches of red hematite.
AD-252 Agate with Quartz & Hematite $75 Lierbach
Valley, Oppenau, Oberes Renchtal, Ortenaukreis 15.4 x 12.9 x 4.5 cm A rather large lithophysae agate from Germany's Black Forest. This specimen exhibits several shades of green accented by patches of brick-red hematite. There is also a patch of colorless quartz with a ring of hematite present in the in left-center of the specimen.
AD-251 Agate, Quartz & Hematite Geode $65 Lierbach
Valley, Oppenau, Oberes Renchtal, Ortenaukreis 8.7 x 7.6 x 3 cm A lithophysae agate from Germany's Black Forest. The center of this slate-green agate is filled with quartz crystals. The vug in the lower-center portion of the nodule has smaller quartz crystals and is outlined by a red-colored mineral, most likely hematite.
AD-281 Chalcedony & Quartz with Hematite $50 Lierbach
Valley, Oppenau, Oberes Renchtal, Ortenaukreis 8.5 x 8.3 x 3.3 cm A lithophysae agate from Germany's Black Forest. This nodule features green and white agate as well as several vugs filled with quartz crystals. The vugs are outlined by a red-brown hematite.
AD-258 Agate with Hematite $55 Lierbach
Valley, Oppenau, Oberes Renchtal, Ortenaukreis 9.3 x 7.4 x 3.5 cm A lithophysae agate from Germany's Black Forest. This specimen features concentric bands of agate as well as areas of hematite-included agate.
AD-259 Agate with Hematite $65 Lierbach
Valley, Oppenau, Oberes Renchtal, Ortenaukreis 8 cm x 6.3 cm x 2.8 cm A lithophysae agate from Germany's Black Forest. This specimen exhibits several shades of green accented by patches of brick-red hematite. There is also a patch of off-white quartz present in the upper center and as a filling in several cracks on the right portion of the specimen.
AD-262 Agate with Quartz & Hematite $60 Nowy
Kosciól, Gmina Swierzawa, Zlotoryja County 7.9 x 7.4 x 5.1 cm A lithophysae nodule (thunder egg) from south-western Poland featuring alternating layers of compact quartz crystals and finely-banded agate accented by spots of dark-red hematite.
AD-268 Agate with Quartz & Hematite $50 Nowy
Kosciól, Gmina Swierzawa, Zlotoryja County 9 x 7.6 x 4.3 cm A lithophysae nodule (thunder egg) from south-western Poland with bands of blue-grey agate accented by spots of dark-red hematite. The center of the agate has small vug filled with tiny quartz crystals.
AD-269 Agate with Quartz & Hematite $60 Nowy
Kosciól, Gmina Swierzawa, Zlotoryja County 8.7 x 8.1 x 3.1 cm A lithophysae nodule (thunder egg) from south-western Poland with bands of blue-grey & orange-brown agate accented by red-colored hematite. The upper center of this specimen also has a small vug of tiny quartz crystals.
AD-270 Agate $45 Rózana,
Nowy Kosciól, Gmina Swierzawa, Zlotoryja County 5.5 x 5 x 2.1 cm Description
AD-271 Agate $45 Rózana,
Nowy Kosciól, Gmina Swierzawa, Zlotoryja County 6.9 x 5 x 2.5 cm Description
AD-284 Jasper $45 Al Qahirah, Cairo Governorate, Egypt 6.6 x 5.5 x 1.7 cm Description
AD-282 Chalcedony $45 Donorojo, Pacitan Regency, East Java Province, Indonesia 10.1 x 6.6 x 3.7 cm A nodule of blue-grey chalcedony with reddish-brown accents (probably Fe-oxides).
AD-275 Amethyst with Agate $50 Mount Hay, Wycarbah, Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia 5.6 x 4.9 x 1.7 cm Rhyolite nodule with deeply-colored amethyst surrounded by a thin band of agate. The greenish color of the rhyolite is most likely due to inclusions of celadonite.
AD-265 Agate $120 Estacion Ojo Laguna, Ahumada Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico 7.4 x 5.6 x 5.9 cm A mostly black & white agate with areas of yellow. There is a thin band of blue chalcedony around its outer edge. This specimen exhibits a strong green fluorescence when illuminated by SWUV light
AD-283 Fire Agate $150 El Cobre, Tepezalá Municipality, Aguascalientes, Mexico 8.8 x 7.5 x 4.2 cm A large specimen of fire agate featuring iridescent colors of orange, yellow-green & various shades of reddish-brown. Fire agate has a botryoidal or grape-like growth form that contains layers of plate-like crystals of iron oxide (limonite) in various planes. Fire agate is one of the rarest forms of agate, being found only in central Mexico and the southwestern United States.
AD-286 Quartz, Calcite & Chalcedony geode $50 Las Choyas, Aldama Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico 11 x 9.7 x 4.4 cm .... The days when you could get a geode of good quality from Las Choyas at any rock shop are long gone. This specimen came from my personal stash of Las Choyas geodes that were purchased from the Law family, who had the geode concession at the San Diego County Fair during the 1980's & 1990's.
AD-287 Quartz, Calcite & Chalcedony geode $45 Las Choyas, Aldama Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico 9.7 x 9 x 3.8 cm .... The days when you could get a geode of good quality from Las Choyas at any rock shop are long gone. This specimen came from my personal stash of Las Choyas geodes that were purchased from the Law family, who had the geode concession at the San Diego County Fair during the 1980's & 1990's.
AD-288 Quartz, Calcite & Chalcedony geode $50 Las Choyas, Aldama Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico 9.9 x 9 x 3.6 cm .... The days when you could get a geode of good quality from Las Choyas at any rock shop are long gone. This specimen came from my personal stash of Las Choyas geodes that were purchased from the Law family, who had the geode concession at the San Diego County Fair during the 1980's & 1990's.
AD-289 Quartz, Chalcedony & Siderite geode $50 Las Choyas, Aldama Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico 9.7 x 8.2 x 3.6 cm .... The days when you could get a geode of good quality from Las Choyas at any rock shop are long gone. This specimen came from my personal stash of Las Choyas geodes that were purchased from the Law family, who had the geode concession at the San Diego County Fair during the 1980's & 1990's.
AD-290 Quartz, Chalcedony & Siderite geode $45 Las Choyas, Aldama Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico Dimensions .... The days when you could get a geode of good quality from Las Choyas at any rock shop are long gone. This specimen came from my personal stash of Las Choyas geodes that were purchased from the Law family, who had the geode concession at the San Diego County Fair during the 1980's & 1990's.
AD-277 Calcite & Quartz geode $65 Las Choyas, Aldama Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico 9.8 x 8.3 x 3.9 cm Description
AD-278 Calcite & Quartz geode pair $85 Las Choyas, Aldama Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico Dimensions: Left =12.2 x 11.5 x 5.2 cm Right = 12.1 x 11.5 x 5.1 cm This geode is a good example of what the tuffaceous ash flow at Las Choyas had to offer in its heyday. The vug of this specimen is lined completely with quartz upon which sits a tower-like formation of tabular calcite crystals. The calcite has a good lustre and has smoky-hued accents due to Mn-oxides. The days when you could get a geode of good quality from Las Choyas at any rock shop are long gone. This specimen came from my personal stash of Las Choyas geodes that were purchased from the Law family, who had the geode concession at the San Diego County Fair during the 1980's & 1990's. Image T-389 Schorl $100 Fano Mine, Little Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, CA 8.3 x 2.3 x 2.1 cm $125 A lustrous, trigonal, single-terminated crystal of Schorl. At 8.3 cm this specimen is larger than most schorl crystals from the Fano Mine. This specimen has a little bit of edge wear as well as 2 repairs; I don’t usually bother with repaired specimens but these are noteworthy enough that repairs are (to me) acceptable. The Fano Mine is the best known pegmatite in Riverside County and is well-known for excellent schorl and aquamarine specimens. The deposit was discovered in 1902.
T-387 Schorl on Albaite $45 Fano Mine, Little Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, CA 3.5 x 2.2 x 2.3 cm A lustrous example of Schorl on a matrix of Albite. Also present on the specimen are The Fano Mine is the best known pegmatite in Riverside County and is well-known for excellent schorl and aquamarine specimens.
G-171 Almandine with Cleavelandite on Quartz & Albite $60 Southern Pacific Silica Quarry, Nuevo, Lakeview Mountains, Riverside County, CA 4.3 x 3.1 x 2.4 cm A crystal of almandine with a small group of cleavelandite crystals embedded in its side perched on pegmatite matrix. The matrix of this specimen consists of quartz, albite and muscovite. There are also several smaller garnets embedded in the matrix. The almandine crystal measures 2 x 2 x 2 cm and is complete with only a small area of contacting where it formed against another Garnet. Specimens from this location are seldom seen and are highly prized by collectors of Southern California pegmatite minerals. This location is on private land and has been closed to collecting for a number of years now.
G-172 Almandine $50 Valle de Trinidad, Ensenada Municipality, Baja California, Mexico 1.6 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm A complete all-around crystal of deeply-colored, red Almandine. This specimen has slightly rounded edges most likely due to alluvial action. Specimens from this remote pegmatite are extremely rare and almost never seen for sale. Image T-388 Rubellite in Montmorillonite with Lepidolite $425 Stewart Mine, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, CA 8 x 4.5 x 5.4 cm Red to pink colored crystals of tourmaline embedded in matrix of stabilized, pink-hued, montmorillonite pocket clay with books of faint-purple lepidolite. The largest Crystal measures 4.6 x 1.3 x 1 centimeters. Matrix specimens from any of the mines in the Pala District, especially the Stewart Mine are quite rare.
Q-642 Quartz on Cleavelandite $95 Sempe Mine, Hiriart Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, CA 9.9 x 7.2 x 11 cm Translucent, clay-included Quartz crystals on pegmatite matrix with Cleavelandite. The largest Quartz crystal measures 6.8 cm in length. While certainly not the best looking San Diego quartz specimen, it is noteworthy nonetheless. This specimen most likely dates back to the mid 1970's as the last active mining occurred between 1973 1978. Specimens from this location are highly prized by local collectors and nearly impossible to obtain. In over 35 years of collecting I have only seen 2 other specimens from this location offered for sale. The Sempe Mine was one of many locations on Hiriart Mountain that were worked by local mining legend George Ashley. Image Q-641 Quartz on Cleavelandite with Elbaite $50 Cryo-Genie Mine, Warner Springs, Warner Springs Mining District, San Diego County, CA 8.3 x 9.5 x 8 cm A 6 x 4 cm Quartz crystal on Cleavelandite with several pinkish, needle-like Elbaite crystals. The largest Elbaite measures 4.2 cm in length. This specimen was recovered in 1999 by Dana Gochenouer. Image C-214 Cassiterite $120 Cryo-Genie Mine, Warner Springs, Warner Springs Mining District, San Diego County, CA 3.7 x 2.5 x 1.3 cm $150 A lustrous and large (for San Diego) crystal of Cassiterite. The crystal is contacted on the bottom and a portion of the rear as is common for Cassiterite from the Cryo-Genie as they are almost always found embedded in Feldspar.
Q-622 Amethyst $40 Purple Heart Mine, Kingston Peak, Kingston Range District, San Bernardino County, CA 6 x 3.2 x 3.1 cm Description
Q-623 Citrine with Malachite $60 Quartz occurrence, Luena, Haut-Lomami, DR Congo 5.2 cm x 3.7 cm x 3.7 cm A mostly clear golden-hued crystal of quartz with numerous smaller quartz crystals at its base. The smaller crystals are accented by a coating of sparkly, green-colored malachite.
Q-624 Quartz
with Actinolite inclusions $250 Grizzly Ridge, Plumas County, CA 7.7 x 2.6 x 2.4 cm A very clear and well-defined quartz crystal included with green & white-colored Actinolite. Collected June, 1951 by A. L. McGuinness.
Q-629 Quartz with Cookeite $150 Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA 11.3 x 12.1 x 5.9 cm A large group of doubly terminated quartz crystals exhibiting parallel growth accented by patches of silvery-green cookeite.
Q-625 Quartz with Adularia inclusions $75 Hamilton Hill Mine, Jessieville, Garland County, Arkansas, USA 13.8 x 5 x 3.3 cm A large crystal of quartz with gem-clear termination that has been included by many small crystals of adularia. This crystal is from a small project in 2013 that yielded adularia and quartz combination specimens considered to be unique in quality and size for North America.
Q-626 Quartz with Anatase, Brookite & Chlorite $125 Zard Mountain, Ras Koh Mountains, Kharan District, Balochistan, Pakistan 9.2 x 6.7 x 4.1 cm A large group of translucent to transparent quartz crystals that are coated with chlorite. Also present on this specimen are dozens of anatase crystals measuring up to 7 mm in size as well as several crystals of reddish-brown hued brookite, the largest of which measures 1 x 1.2 mm. This specimen is from a find made in 2012.
Q-627 Quartz with Calcite $65 Potrero Chico, Sabinas Hidalgo Municipality, Nuevo León, Mexico 7.4 x 4.7 x 4 cm Description
Q-628 Quartz with Chlorite inclusions $50 Schin Gorge, Grisons, Switzerland 6.5 x 3.9 x 2.4 A translucent crystal of quartz with inclusions of dark-green chlorite that has been overgrown with transparent quartz.
Q-630 Quartz with Hematite inclusions $45 Crystal Park area, Crystal Park, El Paso County, CO 4.1 x 3.7 x 2.9 cm A group of very clear and lustrous quartz crystals that have been included with brick-colored hematite.
Q-631 Quartz with Pyrite inclusions $175 Serra do Cabral, Buenópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil 8.3 x 6.9 x 6.3 cm Description
Q-632 Quartz with Pyrite inclusions $100 Serra do Cabral, Buenópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil 6.2 x 4.6 x 4.8 cm Description
Q-637 Quartz with Pyrite inclusions $65 Serra do Cabral, Buenópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil 4.7 x 3.6 x 3.4 cm Description
Q-638 Quartz with Pyrite inclusions $65 Serra do Cabral, Buenópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil 5 x 4.4 x 3.6 cm Description
Q- Quartz with Pyrite inclusions $ Serra do Cabral, Buenópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil Dimensions Description
Q-633 Quartz with Rutile & Brookite inclusions $65 Kharan District, Balochistan, Pakistan 3.3 x 2.3 x 1.5 cm Description
Q-634 Quartz with Stilpnomelane & Chlorite $50 Landsverk 1 Feldspar Quarry, Landsverk, Evje og Hornnes, Agder, Norway 9.8 x 6.7 x 4.4 cm A group of several quartz crystals with a thin coating of chlorite and patches of brownish stilpnomelane.
Q-639 Quartz with Chlorite inclusions $60 Camino, Newtown Mining District, El Dorado County, CA 5.6 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm Description
Q-640 Smoky Quartz with fluid inclusion $50 Glenwood, Pike County, AR 6.6 x 4.2 x 4 cm Naturally occurring Smoky Quartz from Arkansas is extremely rare. This specimen is double terminated and has a fluid inclusion with a gas bubble as indicated by the arrow marked on the termination. This Quartz crystal was collected in 1939-40 by Glenn H. Hodson who, years later, became a mineral dealer in Scottsdale, Arizona. Smoky Quartz crystals of this quality from the Ouachita Mountains, not Hot Springs, are rarely available.
Q-635 Quartz with Tourmaline inclusions $75 PC Mine, Cataract Mining District, Jefferson County, MT 11.7 x 6.2 x 5.1 cm Description
Q-636 Quartz (Japan-law twin) $95 Duquesne-Washington Camp, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, AZ 5.6 x 5 x 3.3 cm Description
T-386 Elbaite $75 Cruzeiro Mine, São José da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil 2 x 1.9 x .7 cm Description Image T-390 Elbaite with Beryllonite $200 Ponte do Piauí Claim, Piauí Valley, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil 6.7 x 3.3 x 2.1 cm Description
AD-285 Pyrite $100 Dongchuan Ore Field, Dongchuan District, Kunming, Yunnan, China 5.8 x 5 x 4.7 cm This specimen features numerous pyrite crystals that have formed in concentric rings on a spherical nodule of shale. These distinctive & quite singular specimens were found for a short time in the late 2000's. Image Title Location Dimensions Description
C-334 Calcite $85 Minerva #1 Mine, Ozark-Mahoning Group, Cave-In-Rock, Hardin County, IL 9.7 x 8 x 6.4 cm A group of straw-colored calcite crystals in the form of many wheat-sheaf-like bundles. When I obtained this specimen it had a tar-like, bituminous coating which was (99.99%) removed revealing the calcite's satin-like lustre. All of the upper terminations are intact with the exception of the rear of one of the smaller crystals (on the right-hand side of the specimen as oriented in the lower right-hand photo) which, by its slightly pitted surface, leads me to believe that it may be a point of contact, but I'm not 100% sure of that. The bottom of the specimen has angular & spherical indentations indicating that it formed against fluorite & barite. Calcites from this location are not that abundant these days, as the mine has been closed since 1996.
F-327 Plagioclase var. Anorthite (rough & cut) $225 Harney Mining District, Harney County, OR Specimen
size = 10.4 x 8.2 x 7.1 cm Description
A-130 Azurite with Malachite $40 Malbunka Copper Mine, Areyonga, Gardiner Range, MacDonnell Region, Northern Territory, Australia 7.6 x 5.1 x 3 cm Description
A-131 Azurite $50 Malbunka Copper Mine, Areyonga, Gardiner Range, MacDonnell Region, Northern Territory, Australia 6.8 x 7 x 2.6 cm Description
A-132 Azurite $50 Malbunka Copper Mine, Areyonga, Gardiner Range, MacDonnell Region, Northern Territory, Australia 6.4 x 7.2 x 2.8 cm Description
A-133 Azurite $40 Malbunka Copper Mine, Areyonga, Gardiner Range, MacDonnell Region, Northern Territory, Australia 6.2 x 5.6 x 3.7 cm Description
A-134 Azurite $85 Malbunka Copper Mine, Areyonga, Gardiner Range, MacDonnell Region, Northern Territory, Australia 8.3 x 5 x 1.5 cm Description Image A-135 Azurite $120 Seabra, Bahia, Brazil 5 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm When one thinks of minerals from Brazil, the first thing that comes to mind are all of the pegmatite minerals that there seems to be a never ending supply of. Brazil, without any major copper mines, rarely produces good secondary copper minerals. The initial specimens from this find were mostly azurite that displayed as attractive, spherical clusters on matrix. This specimen features many deep-blue spheres of azurite on a gossan matrix. Good specimens like this are hardly seen from this location as it has been defunct for over 3 decades. Most of what I have seen offered for sale in the last 20+ years are bruised and battered specimens that have been culled from the material that was dumped down into the ravine below the mine.
C-335 Ruby with Mavenite $35 Mysore Corundum Deposits, Karnataka, India 1.8 x 2.1 x 1.6 cm Description
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