CCW2 Mimetite

Tsumeb Mine, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
6.0x 6.0x 2.6 cm

$74

Numerous elongated yellow mimetite crystals, most nestled in a vug, on matrix.  Classic Tsumeb material.

CCW5 Quartz var. Amethyst

Alaotra-Mangoro Region, Toamasina Province, Madagascar
6.6x 2.7x 2.2 cm

$73

A decently sized quartz "scepter" from madagascar, with an amethystine head.  Older material.

CCW7 Cuprite

Kambove, Katanga, D.R. Congo
6.1x 4.9x 3.5 cm

$68

A few cuprites on a chrysocolla coated matrix.  Please note that the crystals are a dark metallic brown, NOT RED.  The red color in the pictures results from the intense lighting used during photography.

CCW8 Calcite

Mahoning Mine, Hardin Co., Illinois, United States
14.4x 10.9x 7.4 cm

$86

A cabinet specimen of calcite, from the now closed fluorspar mines of southern Illinois.  There are a few terminations missing here and there, but it appears exactly as shown in the pictures.  Overall, its a decently sized (and priced) example of this material.

CCW13 Opal

Queensland, Australia
6.0x 5.8x 5.0 cm

$59

A very thin layer of precious opal, with a decent play of color, on a rock matrix.  I want to emphasize that the layer of opal is very thin... you are not going to salvage a gemstone out of this.  Nonetheless, the opal covers a decent area, and makes for a pretty reference specimen.

CCW15 Grossular Garnet

Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Quebec, Canada
6.6x 4.9x 2.7 cm

$47

Orange grossular garnets on matrix, fromt he now closed Jeffrey Mine.

CCW19 Tourmaline var. Elbaite

Minas Gerais, Brazil
4.7x 4.1x 3.2 cm

$59

A terminated green elbaite crystal on matrix.  Looking up into the base of the crystal, it becomes apparent that it is at least partially hollow.

CCW28 Azurite on Gypsum

Ray Mine, Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA
6.6x 5.3x 3.7 cm

$59

I have only seen these a couple times in the past, but don't know too much about the occurrence.  This seems to be a conglomerate, cemented together by thousands of very small selenite crystals, that have been stained blue by azurite.  The other pieces I have seen give the locality as "Buddha Rock," within the Ray Mine.  

CCW29 Elbaite Tourmaline

Himalaya Mine, Pala, California, USA
2.3x 1.7x 1.3 cm

$69

A terminated elbaite crystal from the famous Himalaya Mine, with a pink shaft and a green band at the termination. 

CCW33 Lazulite

Rapid Creek, Dawson Mining District, Yukon Territory, Canada
5.6x 4.5x 2.2 cm

$69

A miniature specimen hosting numerous lustrous, blue lazulite crystals with siderite.  From older 90's finds in northeastern Canada.

CCW34 Smithsonite

Tsumeb Mine, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
7.7x 5.2x 4.8 cm

$72

A cluster of smithsonite crystals from Tsumeb.  The color is somewhere between tan and colorless.

CCW39 Quartz incl. Boulangerite

Herja Mine, Chiuzbaia, Baia Mare, Maramureș Co., Romania
2.8x 1.8x 1.5 cm

$50

A doubly terminated quartz crystal, with black spots that are the result of boulangerite inclusions.  

The mines in this area have been closed for several years, a result of Romania's joining the EU. 

CCW44 Quartz (Japan Law Twin)

Cajamarca, Cajamarca Province, Cajamarca Department, Peru 

3.2x 2.8x 2.6 cm

$46

A miniature specimen, hosting a multiple Japan law twins  They are a bit hard to make out in the photographs, but they are there and are much easier to see in person.

This one is from a small specimen mining project in the Cajamarca area.  The dig was ultimately unsuccessful, but they did recover some specimens.  It makes for an unusual locality piece.

CCW46 Epidote

Angelina III Mine, Pisco Prov., Ica Dept., Peru

CCW50 Galena

Picher Field, Tri-State District, Ottawa Co., Oklahoma, USA

9.4x 4.5x 3.3 cm

$46

A galena crystal on a sliver of chert.  This specimen dates to the 1960's, unlike the Viburnum Trend specimens which are the product of current mining.

CCW62 Elbaite Tourmaline

Cuzeiro, Minas Gerais, Brazil
6.0x 3.6x 3.0 cm

$77

A pair of tourmaline crystals, connected by a quartz crystal.  One termination is damaged, and the other is missing.  The reason I am not asking less for the piece, is that the crystals are mostly gem quality.  The color is a dark green, the oeffect of backlighting is visible in the lower right hand image.

CCW63 Silver

Elura Mine, Cobar, New South Wales, Australia
3.4x 0.4x 0.1 cm

$39

A silver wire from the finds made over 20 years ago.  These came out as large, tangled masses composed of hundreds (or even thousands) of wires such as this one.

CCW66 Uralite (Amphibole)

Calumet, Chaffee Co., Colorado, United States
9.1x 6.2x 4.0 cm

$39

An example of an amphibole group mineral from Colorado.  The species "uralite" has been discredited by the IMA, so I'm not sure what exactly it is called now... "Amphibole group" will have to do/

CCW69 Fluorite

Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
5.7x 5.2x 5.0 cm

$58

A nice, lustrous cluster of colorless fluorite crystals, from recent finds at the Huanggang Mine.

CCW71 Garnet var. Andradite

Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
6.1x 3.3x 4.0 cm

$48

Relatively hard to find reddish brown garnets from Huanggang.  Most of the garnets from this locality are varying shades of green.

CCW73 Arsenopyrite

Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
4.2x 4.0x 3.2 cm

$39

A cluster of lustrous arsenopyrite from the early days of production at Huanggang.  These aresenopyries are no longer being found.  This is a decent miniature example.

CCW75 Quartz

Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
9.1x 9.4x 8.0 cm

$53

A group of quartz crystals, with minor manganocalcite. A couple terminations are visible, but there is also damage.  Reference material-- the crystals show the complex faces typical of the mine.

CCW78 Jamesonite with Pyrite

Huanzala Mine, Huallanca District, Dos de Mayo Province, Peru

12.2x 4.6x 4.6 cm

$63

Numerous pyrite cubes embedded in gray jamesonite, from a recent find in Peru.

CCW79 Bismuth

Villaque River, La Paz Dept., Bolivia

3.5x 1.8x 2.0 cm

$32

A decently sized thumbnail of native bismuth from Bolivia.  These rounded nuggets are found in a river.

CCW81 Kutnohorite

N'chwaning Mine, Kalahari Manganese Fields, South Africa
4.6x 4.5x 3.9 cm

$45

A specimen of veeery light pink kurnohorite from the Kalahari manganese fields.

CCW84 Dolomite

Picher Field, Tri-State District, Ottawa Co., Oklahoma, USA

12.4x 8.1x 5.4 cm

$37

A cabinet specimen, covered with faintly pink, curved dolomite crystals.  This is classic material from the 1960's... if there were galena or sphalerite crystals on this piece, it would be expensive... but as it is, it is basically "just a matrix."  Still, it's a decent reference piece from a long closed location. 

CCW85 Dolomite

Picher Field, Tri-State District, Ottawa Co., Oklahoma, USA
12.1x 10.5x 6.3 cm

$39

A cabinet specimen, covered with faintly pink, curved dolomite crystals.  This is classic material from the 1960's... if there were galena or sphalerite crystals on this piece, it would be expensive... but as it is, it is basically "just a matrix."  Still, it's a decent reference piece from a long closed location.

CCX1 Smithsonite

Kelly Mine, Magdalena District, Socorro Co., New Mexico, USA
5.0x 5.0x 6.2 cm

$84

A very cheaply priced example of smithosinte from what has to be the most sought after North American smithsonite locality-- the Kelly Mine.  This piece hosts an upwards-facing vug on the top of its matrix, hosting numerous light blue, botryoidal aggregates. The two images in the right hand column are of the top surface of the image below this description.

CCX10 Barite

Carterville, Georgia, USA
9.6x 6.0x 5.2 cm

$66

A cluster of barite crystals (the largest one is double terminated) from an unusual locality in the southeastern USA.

CCX13 Fluorite

Hardin Co., Souther Illinois Fluorspar District, Illinois , USA

4.6x 4.3x 2.8 cm

$39

A colorful miniature specimen of fluorite from the classic Southern Illinois Fluorspar District.

CCX19 Andradite Garnet

Stanley Butte, Graham Co., Arizona, USA
8.0x 5.3x 4.2 cm

$48

A nice specimen of andradite garnet from Arizona. 

CCX20 Smithsonite

Kelly Mine, Magdalena District, Socorro Co., New Mexico, USA
6.0x 3.4x 4.0 cm

$68

A VERY cheaply priced example of smithosinte from what has to be the most sought after North American smithsonite locality. Even though it's not perfect, the retail is probably over $150

CCX21 Manganocalcite

Quiruvilca Dist., Santiago de Chuco Prov., La Libertad Dept., Peru
6.7x 5.8x 4.1 cm

$48

A nice example of very light pink manganocalite on quartz, from the Quiruvilca Mine.  Older material.   

CCX23 Papagoite

New Cornelia Mine (Ajo Mine), Pima Co., Arizona, USA
12.0x 6.8x 3.2 cm

$68

A cabinet specimen of bright blue papagoite embedded in a rock matrix.  Papagoite is better known as the dark blue inclusion in some (very pricy!) quartz crystals from South Africa.

CCX27 Beryl var. Aquamarine

Shigar Valley, Northern Areas, Pakistan
7.1x 7.0x 8.2 cm

$115

A nice Pakistani aquamarine on matrix.  There is some chipping on the termination's edges, this is more visible under magnification than when it's just sitting there.....  Even so, the Retail is porbably $180 to $250.

CCX28 Cavansite

Wagholi, near Poonah, Maharashtra, India

4.1x 3.2x 3.3 cm

$43

A nice cluster of cavansite crystals on a contrasting white matrix.

CCX29 Apophyllite with Calcite

Nasik Area, Maharashtra State, India

4.2x 3.4x 2.3 cm

$53

A colorless, double terminated apophyllite on a group of unusual, elongated brown calcite crystals.  There are a couple dings here and there, but the piece is exactly as in the pictures.

CCX30 Apophyllite with Stilbite

Nasik Area, Maharashtra State, India

6.8x 4.8x 5.1 cm

$49

A pastel orange cluster of double terminated stilbite crystals perched on a cluster of nearly colorless apophyllites. 

CCX31 Diopside

Pitcairn, St. Lawrence Co., New York, USA
5.4x 3.3x 2.1 cm

$58

A dark green diopside crystal from New York.  Greener in person than it looks here, with a very rough termination.  A decent reference sample from the state...

CCX32 Flourorichterite

Monmouth Township, Haliburton Co., Ontario, Canada
5.5x 3.8x 1.8 cm

$46

A lustrous and double terminated crystal of fluororichterite from Canada. Very well formed, and decently sized.

CCX34 Titanite

Minas Gerais, Braazil
3.3x 1.2x 0.7 cm

$43

A double terminated twin crystal of titanite from Brazil. 

CCX40 Calcite

Berry Materials Corp. Quarry (North Vernon Plant), North Vernon, Jennings Co., Indiana
6.3x 4.3x 3.6 cm

$68

A cluster of calcite crystals from the Berry Materials Quarry.  These are among my favorite calcites, and are seldom seen for sale outside the Miwestern USA.  The form and color of the crystals is characteristic of the mine, though it is somewhat unusual to see them bunched together like this. 

CCX41 Uvarovite on Diopside

Magog, Ontario, Canada
4.6x 3.7x 2.6 cm

$38

A reference specimen of uvarovite from Canada.  Almsot all the uvarovite ont he market these days is Russian, butt his piece dates to the 1960's,  The matrix is crystalline diopside. 

CCX42 Dravite

Yinnethara, Western Australia, Australia
5.6x 4.5x 3.6 cm

$54

A lustrous dravite crystal from Australia.  The crystal is terminated. 

CCX48 Barite on Quartz

Freiburg, Saxony, Germany
7.8x 5.7x 3.1 cm

$65

A couple clusters of barite crystals on a quartz matrix, from Germany.  Older material.

CCX49 Calcite

Viburnum trend District, Missouri, United States
10.7x 5.6x 4.3 cm

$39

Multiple elongated calcite crystals on matrix, from the Viburnum Trend district of missouri.

CCX51 Tridymite and Cristobalite in Obsidian

Coso Hot Springs, Kern Co., California, United States
9.8x 5.4x 6.6 cm

$65

A pair of cavities in a chunk of obsidian, lined with tridymite and cristobalite, both of which are polymorphs of quartz.

In other words, you have silica in three forms here: a glass (the obsidian) and then the two quartz polymorphs.

CCX52 Fluorite with Calcite

Pinto Quarry, Raymond, Iowa, United States
11.8x 9.4x 4.8 cm

$89

A great example of fluorite from an obscure Midwest American locality, collected sometime around the 1960's.  

Every now and then I come across pieces from quarries and construction sites that were only ever accessed by local collectors, and as such, pieces from those localities hardly ever make it to the large shows.  This is a great example of fluorite from one of those obscure, rarely seen localities. 

CCX57 Native Arsenic

Quiruvilca Dist., Santiago de Chuco Prov., La Libertad Dept., Peru
5.0x 3.7x 1.8 cm

$68

A nice minature specimen of native Arsenic, from a recent find in the Quiruvilca district.  These are the best arsenics to come from Peru (that I know of) and look much more like one of the classic specimens fromt he Czech Republic. 

CCX61 Red Quartz

Zacatecas, Mexico
5.5x 4.6x 3.6 cm

$48

A cluster of bright red quartz crystals, stained by iron oxides, from Mexico.  There is a missing crystal-- that's the white spot you see in the middle of the specimen.

CCX62 Arsenopyrite

Yaogangxian Mine, Chenzhou, Hunan Prov., China
7.0x 3.1x 3.4 cm

$47

A cluster of arsenopyrite crystals on matrix, from the Yaogangxian mine.  Several years ago, these were everywhere, but now they are a bit harder to find.

CCX63 Cerussite

Briken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
6.9x 4.5x 4.8 cm

$80

A very rare (though somewhat beaten up) piece of reticulated cerussite from Broken Hill.  When perfect, they cost thousands of dollars (when you can find them.)  This piece shows very good reticulation (and is a respectable size) but seems to have suffered around the edges-- I suspect it was rescued from the crusher after already having bounced around a bit.  Still, this is an excellent reference of the material from this prolific an important Australian locality. 

CCX67 Biotite

Bancroft, Ontario, Canada

6.5x 4.7x 3.4 cm

$44

A pair of elongated biotite prims.  It's not a rare mineral, but more often than not what I see available are just hexagonal cleaves.  This is more complete.

CCX70 Kalipyrochlore

Lueshe Mine, Kivu, D.R. Congo.

0.6 (diagonal) x 0.6x 0.5 cm

$23

A kalipyrochlpre crystal from the D.R. Congo's restive north east.  A decent reference sample of this rare mineral. 

CCX71 Senarmontite

Djebel Haminate Mine, Ain Beida, Constantine Prov., Algeria

1.4 (diagonal)x 1.2x 1.15 cm

$36

A larger than usual senarmontite crystal from Algeria.  Senarmontite is an oxide of antimony.  There is edge wear, as you can see in the pictures.

CCX75 Rutile

Kapudzhukh Mountain, Paragachai, Orubad Dist., Syunik' Prov., Armenia
3.4x 3.3x 1.8 cm

$66

A lustrous and teminated rutile crystal on matrix. There is a crack running vertically through the crystal.

CCX79 Quartz

Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
6.7x 4.5x 2.4 cm

$43

A nice cluster of terminated quartz crystals, from recent finds at the Huanggang Mine.

CCX80 Quartz with Arsenopyrite

Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
7.6x 4.7x 2.6 cm

$58

A group of etched quartz crystals with some arsenopyrites clinging to their sides.  This was one of the first types of material to be recovered from the now-prolific Huanggang Mines.

CCX81 Calcite on Amethyst

Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
8.3x 6.7x 2.8 cm

$76

An unusual specimen from the area, featuring a yellowish calcite aggregate on a nicely contrasting, lightly amethystine quartz matrix.  There is a little bit missing from the top right corner of the calcite ball.  All in all however, it is exactly as shown in the pictures.

CCX82 Quartz

Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
6.5x 4.3x 6.6 cm

$59

A pair of lustrous quartz scepters on matrix, from new finds at the Huanggang mine.  The picture at right is the side view.

CCX84 Adamite

Dachang Sn-Polymetallic Ore Field, Nandan Co., Hechi Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China

5.3x 4.4x 4.2 cm

$46

A rare Chinese adamite specimen, with an exposed vug lined with very pale yellow adamite crystals.  This is from the one-time find made several years ago.  It looks just like Mina Ojuela, except the color is lighter-- and I had it shipped to me from China. 

Very rare material, and I would imagine of interest to collectors if Chinese minerals.  

CCX85 Siderite , Pyrite ps. Pyrrhotite, on Galena

Pachapaqui Distr., Bolognesi Prov., Ancash Dept., Peru

5.9x 4.6x 3.5 cm             

$58

CCX86 Bismuth

Laikeng, Jiangxi Prov., China

2.0x 1.7x 1.5 cm

$36

A thumbnail specimen of crystalline bismuth from China.  Most of the bismuth I see for sale comes from Bolivia (rounded nuggets like the previous specimens), Australia, Canada, or classic pieces from Germany.

The Chinese specimens are not seen quite as often.

CCX88 Stilbite

Paracas, Ica Dept., Peru

5.0x 3.7x 3.6 cm             

$58

An unusual orange stilbite from Peru-- along with the recent finds at the Angelina III mine, these represent the only occurrences of the mineral in the country.

CCX90 Copper ps. Aragonite

Corocoro District, Pacajes Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia.

2.0x 1.7x 2.0 cm

$32

An cluster of aragonite crystals that have pseudomorphed to copper.  The area has been leased by a Korean mining firm, so fewer of these are being found.

CCX97 Calcite

Pugh Quarry, Custar, Ohio, United States
6.8x 2.7x 3.5 cm

$37

A orangish-yellow calcite scalenohedron on a bit of matrix.  One termination has a minor cleave.  Interesting Midwestern material that is rarely seen beyond the Midwest.

DISP1 Acrylic Stands (set of 10)

3.9 cm x 5.5 cm (height x length)

$16 (10 stands)

Not a clearance item, but I'm posting this here as well:

A set of 10 acrylic "easels" that are great for displaying specimens in miniature through small cabinet sizes. These easels hold minerals at a great angle for display. 

I have experimented with various stands, and most have the wrong slope which results in specimens that either sit at the wrong angle, or that simply fall off.  No single display aid works with every specimen, but I have found these to be pretty good across the board, compared to other designs.

If you are a regular visitor to this website, you may recognize these from many of my pictures-- they are what I use to hold specimens for most of my photographs, and also what I use in my display cases at mineral shows.

Available in sets of 10.