Worldwide Minerals Vol.3
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A018 Benitoite
Benitoite Gem Mine, San Benito County, California
USA
Thumbnail: 2.7 x 1.4 x 0.9 cm
US$380
1.2 x 1.4 x 0.5 cm crystal.
A019 Benitoite
Benitoite Gem Mine, San Benito County, California
USA
Thumbnail: 2 x 1.3 x 1.3 cm
US$150
Transparent 4 mm across crystal.
A027 Fluorite
Elmwood Mine, Smith County, Tennessee
USA
Thumbnail: 2.7 x 2.7 x 2.5 cm
US$280
Deep purple cubic floater. The crystal has clear gemmy zone on corners. No damage.
A028 Fluorite
Elmwood Mine, Smith County, Tennessee
USA
Miniature: 4.3 x 3.5 x 3.6 cm
US$280
Deep purple cubic floater crystal associated with small black sphalerite and dolomite. The crystal has clear gemmy zone on corners.
A029 Sphalerite on Dolomite
Elmwood Mine, Smith County, Tennessee
USA
Cabinet: 5.3 x 10.7 x 3.8 cm
US$280
1.7 x 1.3 x 1.2 cm deep reddish brown (almost black) sphalerite perched on dolomite cluster. No damage.
A038 Fluorite on Quartz
Sweet Home Mine, Alma, Colorado
USA
Small Miniature: 3.6 x 2.8 x 1.4 cm
US$280
青色〜青紫色のカラーゾーニングを見せる直径0.8 cmのダメージのない12面体蛍石結晶が微細な水晶をともなう母岩に付く標本。
0.8 cm across color zoned dodecahedral fluorite perched on a matrix with needle-like quartz crystals.
A039 Fluorite
Denton Mine, Harris Creek District, Hardin County, Illinois
USA
Small Cabinet: 3.6 x 6.6 x 4.2 cm
US$800
Glassy Lustrous color zoned cubic fluorite associated with minor chalcopyrite.
A056 Grossular
Eden Mills, Vermont
USA
Miniature: 4.2 x 3.5 x 3 cm
US$150
Gemmy orangish brown glossular crystals from 3 mm to 5 mm across on a matrix with diopside.
A058 Cubanite
Henderson No.2 Mine, Chibougamau, Quebec
Canada
Miniature: 4.7 x 3.3 x 2.3 cm
US$2,000
1.3 x 1 x 0.2 cm twinned cubanite crystal on matrix. There is no damage to the crystal.
A059 Calcite with Copper inclusions
Houghton County, Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan
USA
Toenail: 3.3 x 2.1 x 2 cm
US$1,200
There is no damage. Nice toenail! This is my favorite piece.
A060 Quartz var. Japanese Law Twin on Epidote
Green Monster Mountain, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska
USA
Thumbnail: 2 x 2.1 x 0.9 cm
US$850
1.4 x 2.1 x 0.3 cm transparent to translucent Japanese law twin quartz perched on epidote. There is no damage.
A067 Millerite
Estabrook Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
USA
Small Miniature: 3.7 x 2.9 x 2.4 cm
US$560
A group of acicular crystal to 2 cm tall on a matrix.
A068 Beta Quartz
Dominican Republic
Small Cabinet: 5 x 6.5 x 2.3 cm
US$190
Cream brown beta quartz up to 0.9 cm across on a matrix.
A070 Vanadinite
Apex Mine, San Carlos, Chihuahua
Mexico
Thumbnail: 3 x 1.4 x 1.1 cm
US$780
Doubly terminated, hollowed crystal of hexagonal vanadinite with rhombic calcite.
A071 Mimetite
Mt. Bonnie Mine, Grove Hill, Northern Territory
Australia
Thumbnail: 1.9 x 1.4 x 1 cm
US$560
Rosette of cream yellow tabular crystals. Illustrated in the Mineralogical Record, Australia issue 1988.
A072 Quartz var. Japanese Law Twin
El Capitan Mountains, Lincoln County, New Mexico
USA
Small Cabinet: 4.8 x 6.2 x 1.7 cm
US$735
This is a light smoky quartz variety Japanese law twin.