CLJ1 Calcite

Daye Mine, Huangshi Pref., Hubei Prov., China

13.5x 12.5x 6.4 cm             

$100

A large cabinet calcite from the daye mine, hosting numerous large crystals.  Sawn on the reverse.  I don't think it would be possible to get a better price from the Chinese dealers in Tucson....

CLJ2 Demantoid Garnet 

Ambanja Dist., Diana Region, Antsiranana Prov., Madagascar

6.9x 1.9x 2.9 cm             

$78

A sliver of matrix with numerous green garnets from the recent find in a Malagasy mangrove swamp.  I didn't see this one when I was making the main demantoid page, so I'm putting it into this clearance page at a very low price.

CLJ3 Cerussite 

Tsumeb Mine, Otjikoto Rejion, Namibi

4.0x 2.9x 2.1 cm             

$43

A smokey cerussite "snowflake" from Namibia.  There's a bit of damage, but otherwise it's exactly as you see int he photographs. 

CLJ4 Spodumene var. Hidenite

Minas Gerais, Brazil

4.8x 3.0x 2.0 cm             

$65

An etched gem crystal of light green hidenite from Brazil. 

Ex. Carnegie Mellon collection.

CLJ5 Fluorite 

De'an Mine, Jiangxi Prov., China

6.8x 5.0x 2.6 cm             

$38

A nice large miniature specimen from this now depleted find.  The majority of the speicmens recovered wee large cabinets, and smaller examples such as this one were never common. 

CLJ6 Beryl var. Aquamarine on Muscovite 

Nagar, Hunza Valley, Pakistan

12.0x 7.0x 6.0 cm             

$100

A cluster of aquamarines on a matrix of muscovite.  please not that while just about all of the aquamarine crystals have at least one termination, the back of the cluster is not present.

CLJ7 Calcite on Celestite 

White Rock Quarry, Clay Center, Ohio, United States

3.8x 2.0x .85 cm             

$38

A typical specimen from the Midwestern US, though the sort of thing that is not usually available outside of that region.  This is a delicate crystal of light blue celestite, with two yellow calcite crystals perched on its termination.  Very beautiful!

13.5x 9.5x 4.0 cm

CLJ9 Wulfenite

Villa Ahumada, Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico

3.6x 2.5x 1.4 cm             

$39

A cluster of two perfect, damage free wulfenite crystals from a classic mexican locality.  It can fit into a Perky box.

CLJ10 Azurite 

Tsumeb Mine, Otjikoto Rejion, Namibi

4.6x 4.4x 2.5 cm             

$38

An azurite rosette on matrix, from a classic locality.

CLJ11 Wulfenite 

Harrington Hickoy Mine, Milford, Star range, Beaver Co., Utah, United States

4.9x 2.9x 2.7 cm             

$43

A rare example of wulfenite from Utah, showing exceptional richness and excellent color.

CLJ12 Afghanite

Sar-e-Sang, Badakhshan, Afghanistan

5.5x 4.8x 3.5 cm

$39

A stout afghanite crystal on matrix, showing good crystal faces.

4.9x 2.0x 2.3 cm

CLJ14 Smithsonite 

Tsumeb Mine, Otjikoto Rejion, Namibi

2.8x 2.3x 1.9 cm             

$38

A thumbnail specimen of pale, gemy smithsonite rhombs on matrix.  From a classic locality.

9.5x 5.2x 4.8 cm

8.5x 4.6x 1.7 cm

4.0x 2.8x 2.7 cm

10.9x 4.5x 2.6 cm

CLJ19 Azurite 

Tsumeb Mine, Otjikoto Rejion, Namibia

3.4x 2.3x 1.0 cm             

$46

A terminated azurite crystal from Tsumeb.

CLJ20- Copper (Spinel Twinned)
Itauz Mine, Dzerzhkazgan, Kazakhstan
4.0x 0.5x .3 cm
$24

A sharp spinel twinned copper crystal, from the major find a few years back.  This miniature is particularly sharp.

These crystals have since ceased to be found.

These crystals have since ceased to be found.

CLJ22 Demantoid Garnet 

Ambanja Dist., Diana Region, Antsiranana Prov., Madagascar

1.4x 1.4x 1.3 cm             

$36

A cluster of green demantoid garnets from the recent find in a Malagasy mangrove swamp.  I didn't see this one when I was making the main demantoid page, so I'm putting it into this clearance page at a very low price.

CLJ23 Demantoid Garnet 

Ambanja Dist., Diana Region, Antsiranana Prov., Madagascar

2.3x 1.7x 1.3 cm             

$35

A cluster of green demantoid garnets from the recent find in a Malagasy mangrove swamp.  I didn't see this one when I was making the main demantoid page, so I'm putting it into this clearance page at a very low price.

CLJ24 Pyromorphite

Daoping-Yangshuo Orebody, Guilin area, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Central South Region, China

6.7x 4.0x 3.9 cm

$46

A bright green pyromorphite specimen from the prolific Daoping mine.

CLJ25 Apophyllite (KF), Stilbite

Maharashtra, India

7.5x 7.0x 4.7 cm

$39

A pale apophyllite sharing a matrix with a cluster of light pink stilbite.  

CLJ26 Vivianite Nodule

Mullica Hill, Gloucester Co., New Jersey, United States

7.1x 5.2x 1.6 cm

$39

A vivianite nodule, split along the center to reveal its contents.  Mullica Hill was the subject of the September-October 1980 issue of the Mineralogical Record, and is the type locality for ferrostrunzite. 

A cabinet specimen with may transparent, light purple fluorite cubes on matrix.  The pictures do not show the crystals very well, a result of their transparency.

Copper Stope, Majuba Hill Mine, Pershing Co., Nevada, United States

A miniature specimen from a locality that is known for producing rarities.

CLJ29 Copper

Daye Mine, Huangshi Pref., Hubei Prov., China

4.7x 2.3x 0.7 cm             

$24

An arborescent spray of copper form a prolific Chinese locality

CLJ30 Quartz Law Twin

Pampa Blanca Mine, Castrovirreyna Prov., Huancavellica Dept., Peru

2.5x 2.3x 0.4 cm             

$14

A qyartz law twin from Peru.

CLJ31 Uraninite

Bjorstorp, Vastergotland, Sweden

1.1x 1.0x 0.4 cm             

$45

A flat uraninite crystal from a very rare locality-- a swedish pegmatite.

CLJ32 Columbite

Etta Mine, Keystone District, Pennington Co., South Dakota, United States

10.5x 6.4x 7.0 cm             

$45

A partial prism of columbite frozen in a quartz matrix, from the American Black Hils.  The ore value of this thing is higher than the price, but since I'm not in the smelting business....

CLJ33 Tourmaline var. Schorl, Quartz

Skardu, Northern Areas, Pakistan

6.4x 4.1x 3.5 cm             

$38

A cluster of double terminated schorl crystals on a terminated quartz crystal.  Everything on this specimen has at least one termination.  It would benefit greatly from a good cleaning, perhaps in an ultrasonic bath.

Malipo Dist., Yunnan Prov., China

5.4x 4.1x 3.4 cm