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Very good specimen of bultfonteinite forming white acicular crystals, with prisms slightly beige to orange of olmiite. Two rare species from a mining area well known for systematic collectors. Accompanied by tabular celestine crystals. Good size and better quality.
Superb adamite crystal, vey brilliant, yellow color, curved faces and showing terminal facets on both ends. It is disposed in a very esthetic form on a matrix of goethite. Good size and quality.
An unusual specimen from this Moroccan mining area. Globular aggregates of crystaline conichalcite with its classic green color, partially covering cavities of the matrix. To give a unique touch of quality to this sample, cavities are covered with bright, water-clear calcite crystals, many of them doubly terminated, and including or covering the conichalcite species. An excellent and brilliant specimen.
On a rocky matrix of granite, partially covered by small but brilliant quartz crystals, some groups and isolated fluorite crystals. Good transparence, brilliance and with a intense green color. A mineral classic from Catalonia.
Rich group of schorl crystals with an intense black color, forming brilliant divergent agreggates, and disposed on a ophitic matrix with epidote crystals. This Catalan locality was well known for its epidote and axinite (Fe) specimens. Along with these species, and on the epidote, appeared from time to time groups of very dark, near black, crystals which once analyzed proved to be tourmaline: schorl.
Druse formed by rhombohedral crystals of very well defined faces and edges and excellent, very intense pink color. Some of the crystals are partially covered by small quartz crystals.
These specimens of Bolivian galena are unusual in collections. These mines on Cerro Sayari (4,300 meters elevation) were mined for silver during the colonial times. In this sample we would like to emphisize a group of sharp galena crystals, with metallic luster and polysynthetic growths, showing cube faces and minor facets of the octahedron. Aesthetic piece and very rare on the market.
Galena specimens from this Kosovar mine are not very common. In this sample we can enjoy a brilliant group of galena crystals of good size, well defined, with faces of the cube and the octahedron. Very aesthetically disposed on a matrix with quartz crystals, lenticular siderite and pyrite.
Rich group of pyrrhotite crystals forming rosettes of tabular crystals of hexagonal shape, with an exceptional brightness. They are disposed very aerial on a matrix partially covered by quartz crystals and dolomite. An exceptionally aesthetic sample from these classic mines.
Groups of orange rosettes of this rare species. Tinzenite is a boro/aluminosilicate of calcium and manganese from the axinite group [see here], and probably the best specimens are from this Italian mine. Also accompanied by quartz crystals and white to pink kutnohorite aggregates.
Groups of orange rosettes of this rare species. Tinzenite is a boro/aluminosilicate of calcium and manganese from the axinite group [see here], and probably the best specimens are from this Italian mine. Also accompanied by quartz crystals.
Vug in basaltic matrix lined with extremely fine acicular crystals of mesolite. From a German locality not well represented in collections.
First appointment for this Moroccan locality. This lead, iron and rich copper sulfate has been analyzed by SEM-EDS, we will send results to the buyer. Beaverite-(Cu) forms yellow earthy masses formed by lenticular crystals. It is accompanied by fibrous malachite crystals and azurite crystal aggregates. In the matrix we have observed the presence of cerussite. Only the combination of colors and species in this sample is aesthetic itself.
First appointment for this Moroccan locality. This lead, iron and rich copper sulfate has been analyzed by SEM-EDS, we will send results to the buyer. Beaverite-(Cu) forms yellow earthy masses formed by lenticular crystals. It is accompanied by fibrous malachite crystals and azurite crystal aggregates. In the matrix we have observed the presence of cerussite. Only the combination of colors and species in this sample is aesthetic itself.
Group of very sharp and tabular wulfenite crystals, with an excellent brilliance, red color and from translucent to transparent. They are disposed as rossettes on a matrix of goethite. Main crystallographic forms we can be observe are the first and second order tetragonal pyramids, truncated by the pinacoidal faces.
Group of very sharp and tabular wulfenite crystals, with an excellent brilliance, color varies between orange to red and from translucent to transparent. They are disposed as rossettes very aerial on a matrix of goethite. Main crystallographic forms we can be observe are the first and second order tetragonal pyramids, truncated by the pinacoidal faces.
Group of very sharp and tabular wulfenite crystals, with an excellent brilliance, color varies between orange to red and from translucent to transparent. They are disposed as rossettes very aerial on a matrix of goethite. Main crystallographic forms we can be observe are the first and second order tetragonal pyramids, truncated by the pinacoidal faces. These specimens often have some crystals with small breaks.
Group of very sharp and tabular wulfenite crystals, with an excellent brilliance, color varies between orange to red and from translucent to transparent. They are disposed very aerial on a matrix of goethite. Main crystallographic forms we can be observe are the first and second order tetragonal pyramids, truncated by the pinacoidal faces. These specimens often have some crystals with small breaks, in this sample there is only a small fractured crystal, not visible. It is one of the most complete and damage free specimen I found.
From a recent find in the area of La Celia mines. This crystal is very rich in faces, doubly terminated, gem quality, very brilliant and with an excellent transparence. It is accompanied by numerous other smaller crystals. A very interesting specimen.
Very aesthetic quartz (eisenkiesel or Jacinto de Compostela var.) crystal, showing defined faces and edges, with a good size for the locality. Perfect luster, with deep red color. In a gypsum matrix with another small crystal. From a different Spanish locality than usual ones.
Very aesthetic quartz (eisenkiesel or Jacinto de Compostela var.) crystal, showing defined faces and edges, with a reasonable size for the locality. Perfect luster and some transparency, with deep red color. In a gypsum matrix. From a different Spanish locality than usual ones.
Excellent specimen of fluorapatite from "Jumilla".A group of crystals, one of them predominant, vertical, isolated, brilliant, transparent, with good color and no damage. It is disposed in a cavity accompanied by globular aggregates of calcite and laminar hematite crystals. This specimen is from dumps and already have a certain age. Interesting matrix: A very esthetic and representative piece from this classic Spanish locality were nowadays is forbiden collect minerals.
This locality is located in La Celia volcano where we find remains of a volcanic neck (chimney) and streams from Pliocenic age (1.8 - 5 million years). These mines have a special geological interest, as they contains an exceptional locality for fluorapatite in the volcanic rock "jumillite". Jumillite is a volcanic rock of the lamproite group, a variety of phonolitic leucitite, consisting essentially of diopside and leucite and, to a lesser content, by olivine, alkali feldspar and phlogopite.
A very rich group of fluorite crystals, with an excellent transparence, brilliance and with a slight pink to violet color, near colorless. With defined cubic faces and dodecahedron on edges. Excellent miniature.
This specimen is a defined crystal of fluorite, with geometric violet color zoning, good transparency, brilliance and cube and dodecahedron faces. Presenta some small damage in the back. Good miniature.