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CLZ1 Silver in Calcite

Cobalt, Ontario, Canada

4.7 x 3.3 x 1.7 cm

$25

A polished slab of calcite, with a vein of silver exposed. Classic material.

CLZ2 Legrandite

Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico

4.2 x 2.4 x 4.1 cm

$50

A miniature with a cluster of bright yellow legrandites on a limonite matrix.

CLZ39 Garnet var. Grossular

Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Quebec, Canada

3.0 x 2.65 x 2.0 cm

$48

A "toenail" of gemmy orange grossulars from the now closed Jeffery Mine.

CLZ4 Jamesonite

Noche Buena Mine, Zacatecas, Mexico

5.0 x 3.7 x 3.0 cm

$35

A specimen with thousands of hair-like crystals of this lead, iron, antimony sulfide.

CLZ5 Beryl var Aquamarine:

2 Thumbnails

Aqamarine: 3.2 x 1.8 x 1.1 cm

Schorl: 2.9 x 2.3 x 1.4 cm

Gilgit, Northern Areas, Pakistan

$36

Two thumbnails--an aquamaine on an albite matrix, and a similarly configured schorl on albite. The aqua is water-clear and terminated.

CLZ6 Garnet var. Hessionite

Northern Areas, Pakistan

4.2 x 4.4 x 2.1 cm

$36

Another hessionite garnet on matrix.

CLZ10 Molybdenite

Molly Hill Mine, Quebec, Canada

2.2x 2.1x 2.2 cm

$18

A TN specimen with a complete molybdnite xtl on matrix.

CLZ40 Mimetite

Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico

7.8x 5.4x 3.2 cm

$35

Mimetite on matrix, not from the newer finds but discovered some time in the mid 1990's.

CLZ13 Fluorite

Minggang, Xinyang, Henan, China
10.3x 7.7x 3.9 cm

$70

A cabinet specimen of light purple, botryoidal fluorite, from the find made within the past year

CLZ14 Epidote (3 Specimens)

Tormiq Valley, Baltistan, Pakistan

Largest: 3.2 cm

$28

Three epidote crystals, in two habits. The bottom left piece is 3.2 cm, the smallest (right) is about an inch.

CLZ15 Tourmaline var. Schorl (10 Pieces)

Gilgit, Pakistan AND Stak Nala

Largest matrix specimen: 5.5x 4.4x 3.8 cm

Largest single crystal: 2.5x 1.6x 1.6 cm

$100

Nine schorl specimens, and one elbaite from Stak Nala. All are terminated. The Stak Nala piece is pictured in the upper right corner of the box, and has a green termination when backlit.

CLZ17 Smithsonite

United States

5.5x 3.4x 2.3 cm

$17

A bubbly smithsonite from somewhere in the US.

CLZ18 Beryl var. Morganite, Elbaite

Kunnar, Aghanistan

4.7x 4.5x 2.2 cm

$68

A complete and pale morganite crystal, with a couple green elbaites growing through it. It is not gemmy (it would be much more expensive otherwise) but is still a good example of this variety of beryl.

CLZ19 Prehnite

Baluchistan, Pakistan

17.7x 16.0x 5.6 cm

$85

A large cabinet specimen of stalactitic prehnite on a prehnite matrix. Slightly better color in person

CLZ21 Fluorite

Xianghualing, Linwu Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China

12.2x 11.2x 2.6 cm

$76

A cabinet specimen with many light green fluorites on matrix. The color is better in person--this camera has a hard time with blues and greens.

CLZ23 Tourmaline var. Schorl, Muscovite

Gilgit, Pakistan

8.5x 8.4x 8.2 cm

$65

A large Pakistani specimen, with a roughly terminated schorl sitting in the center of a muscovite starburst.

CLZ24 Beryl var. Aquamarine, Muscovite

Chumar Bakhoor, Nagar Valley, Pakistan

13.6x 9.3x 6.4 cm

$100

If you have admired the Pakistani aquas from Chumar Bakhoor, but never wanted to pay thousands of dollars, here is your chance to get one. This was a trim off of a larger specimen. There is some damage, and the tops/backs of some of the crystals (including the largest one) are gone--but you can see from the pictures what's left.

CLZ27 Lapis Lazuli

Sar-e-Sang, Kokcha Valley, Afghanistan

8.0x 5.0x 4.9 cm

$20

A chunk of lapis that could be used for lapidary material, or something else.

CLZ29 Boleite

Amalia Mine, Santa Rosalia Co., Baja California, Mexico

Largest cube: 7 mm (edge)

Largest matrix specimen: 3.0x 2.7x 1.0 cm

$150

Nine boleite specimens. The largest cube is 7 mm on edge (not diagonally). The largest matrix piece was collected by Ed Swoboda. This stuff will only get harder and harder to find...