CLH1 Aphophyllite

Nasik Area, Maharashtra Prov., India

11.2x 8.8x 5.1 cm

$69

A cabinet specimen with a damage free cluster of light green apophyllite crystals at the center of their matrix. Pretty good fort he price... I'd estimate the retail value around $200.

CLH2 Pyrite on Fluorite, Quartz

Dayu Co, Ganzhou Prefecture, Jiangxi Province, China

8.2x 6.4x 4.8 cm

$69

A beautiful, damage free specimen consisting of a spherical pyrite aggregate on a quartz matrix. There are numerous small, light purple fluorite cubes sharing the matrix, making for a pleasant color contrast with the pyrite.

CLH3 Vivianite on Siderite

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

9.1x 4.5x 3.0 cm

$65

An unusual specimen, consisting of vivianite on siderite from China (!) of all places. There were one or two very limited finds of this material a couple years back, and the quality has generally been pretty low. This is actually one of the nicest pieces I have seen (despite the saw marks on the sides), and I have priced it at a fraction of what I have seen Chinese dealers offering (worse) pieces for.

CLH4 Spodumene var. Kunzite

Pech, Kunar, Afghanistan

8.2x 4.8x 1.6 cm

$85

A double terminated floated specimen of gem Kunzite. The color is very light, but as when viewed along its main axis, the purple color becomes apparent.

CLH5 Prehnite with Epidote

Djouga Diggings, Bendoukou, Region De Kayes, Mali

10.1x 10.1x 5.6 cm

$68

A green hemisphere of botryoidal prehnite sitting atop a rock matrix shared by numerous epidote crystals. I thought it was unusual to see the matrix itself... most specimens tend to be combinations of solid epidote and prehnite. On this piece the species and individual crystals have a bit more space....

CLH7 Pentagonite

Wagholi, near Poonah, Maharashtra, India

8.8x 4.8x 4.0 cm

$50

A cluster of pentagonite crystals on matrix. Pentagonie has the same chemical composition as cavansite, though is much rarer.

As an interesting side note, the quarry where cavansite is found is located in a huge complex containing several very large quarries. Cavansite and pentagonite have only been found in any appreciable quantity in part of one of those quarries, even though all are located within approximately 2 square kilometers of land.

CLH8 Rhodochrosite, Sphalerite, Quartz

Huachocolpa Dist., Huancavelica Dept., Peru

13.5x 9.0x 5.5 cm

$86

A cabinet specimen of rhodochrosite on a quartz matrix, with small clusters of sphalerite. I have seen bournonite on a few of these, but I am not sure if this one has that species as well.

The crystal clusters are oddly curled and wavy... I haven't seen this habit in rhodochrosite from anywhere else.

CLH9 Scheelite

Huya Village, Mt. Xuebaoding, Ping Wu Co., Sichuan Prov., China

5.2x 4.6x 2.4 cm

$66

A complete and fairly gemmy scheelite crystal with excellent color. Some of the muscovite in the immediate vicinity of the scheelite has been picked at in order to better expose the crystal... still, it would be nearly impossible to find a matrix specimen with an undamaged scheelite crystal, with this color and level of geminess for this price, anywhere.

CLH10 Rhodochrosite, Sphalerite, Quartz

Huachocolpa Dist., Huancavelica Dept., Peru

6.6x 5.0x 2.2 cm

$46

A cabinet specimen of rhodochrosite on a quartz matrix, with small clusters of sphalerite. I have seen bournonite on a few of these, but I am not sure if this one has that species as well.

The crystal clusters are oddly curled and wavy... I haven't seen this habit in rhodochrosite from anywhere else.

CLH11 Spodumene (Floater)

Namacotche, Mutala, Mozambique

4.0x 2.7x 1.6 cm

$48

A terminated floater specimen of spodumene from Mozambique, this crystal is like a piece of yellow glass. When viewed from a particular angle, it has a greenish hue as well.

No damage, and a perfect gem crystal.

CLH12 Rhodochrosite

Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Prov., Lima Dept., Peru

1.3x 1.2x 1.0 cm

$39

A terminated crystal of bright red-pink rhodochrosite from the Uchucchacua Mine.

CLH13 Chrysocolla ps. Boleite

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

4.7x 3.4x 3.3 cm

$69

A cluster of boleite cubes that have been completely replaced by chrysocolla, on matrix.

This is one of the better specimens, in terms of richness, and for its sharp and distinct crystals. The couple cubes that have been halved show the bright blue chrysocolla interiors that have replaced the boleite.

CLH14 Galena, Sphalerite on Quartz

Paloma Mine, Castrovirreina Prov., Huancavelica Dept., Peru

6.4x 5.2x 4.7 cm

$66

A beautiful Peruvian galena specimen, with several flattened galena crystals sharing a matrix with a lustrous sphalerite, on a matrix of quartz crystals.

CLH15 Tourmaline var. Liddicoatite

Betafo Region, Antananarivo Prov., Madagascar

6.5x 2.5x 1.8 cm

$39

A decently sized scepter crystal of quartz from Madagascar. There is a contact on the back (see bottom right image) but it displays well from the front. It has some small red inclusions near the termination.

CLH16 Tourmaline

Mogok, Myanmar (Burma)

2.8x 2.1x 2.3 cm

$50

A thumbnail specimen of the famous red "mushroom" tourmaline from Burma.

CLH17 Stibnite

Herja, Marmures Co., Romania

6.8x 4.1x 2.0 cm

$65

An old specimen of stibnite from the classic Romanian occurrences. The crystals are particularly hefty for the locality-- they tend to be thinner, and form tight clusters. A very nice specimen for the price.

CLH18 Pyrite on Quartz

Peru

9.0x 5.9x 2.4 cm

$57

A plate of quartz crystals with numerous bright, and very sharp pyrite crystals interspersed among them.

CLH19 Tourmaline var. Elbaite

Paprok, Kunar, Afghanistan

6.3x 5.0x 4.5 cm

$68

A light pink, terminated tourmaline crystal on a lepidolite matrix.

CLH20 Bismuth

Villaque River, La Paz Dept., Bolivia

2.8x 2.1x 1.7 cm

$37

A decently sized thumbnail of native bismuth from Bolivia.

CLH21 Germanite

Tsumeb Mine, Otjikoto Region, Namibia

2.6x 2.1x 1.6 cm

$42

A thumbanil specimen of Germanite from the classic Tsumeb mine. Although it occured elsewhere, Tsumeb was the primary source of this species, and I haven't actually seen a decent example for sale from any other locality.

CLH22 Clinohumite

Ladjuar Madan, Kokcha Valley, Afghanistan

10.8x6.7x2.6 cm

$120

A very rich clinohumite specimen. These were first found around 2005-2006, and this specimen is from a more recent find. It is extremely unusual to see so much clinohumite on one piece.

These is some damage, but the price more than takes this into account, particularly given the richness. At a mineral show, a piece like this would probably be marked for anywhere from 300 to $500.

CLH23 Aphophyllite

Nasik Area, Maharashtra Prov., India

7.7x 4.0x 3.5 cm

$42

A bright green Apophyllite crystal on a matrix of heulandite. No damage.

CLH24 Epistilbite

Nasik Area, Maharashtra Prov., India

7.3x 5.1x 3.8 cm

$46

A nice specimen of the rare zeolite epistilbite, with a sheaf-like cluster of crystals sheltered in a vug. Damage free.

CLH25 Rhodonite

Chiuruc Mine, Huallanca Dist., Dos de Mayo Prov., Peru

2.3x 1.8x 1.6 cm

$39

A thumbnail of bright pink rhodonite from the find made a few years back at the Chiuruc Mine.

This find represents the best rhodonite to come from Peru since the 1980's, and the rhodonites from this mine rank among the best from anywhere

CLH26 Veszelyite on Hemimorphite

Gexin, Laochang, Yunnan Prov., China

6.2x 4.0x 4.1 cm

$39

An interesting miniature specimen of veszelyite on hemimorphite form a find made approximately 3 years ago. Granted, the veszelyite crystals are microscopic, but it still represents an interesting occurrence of the species from a mine other than the Black Pine in Montana.... and it is considerably more affordable.....

CLH27 Boracite

Alto Chapare District, Chapare Province, Cochabamba Department, Bolivia.

4.6x 3.6x 3.1 cm

$39

Boracite is a very difficult mineral to obtain. Along with the classic specimen from Germany and the UK, the pieces from Bolivia are amongst the best in the world.

These come from the same locality that produced the danburites.

CLH28 Boracite

Alto Chapare District, Chapare Province, Cochabamba Department, Bolivia.

4.2x 3.2x 2.2 cm

$43

Boracite is a very difficult mineral to obtain. Along with the classic specimen from Germany and the UK, the pieces from Bolivia are amongst the best in the world.

These come from the same locality that produced the danburites.

CLH29 Betafite

Betafo Region, Antananarivo Prov., Madagascar

1.6x 1.7x 1.2 cm

$20

A nice reference example of betafite from the type locality.

CLH30 Smokey Quartz

Wuhan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei, Fujian Prov., China

6.3x 3.4x 3.8 cm

$29

A lustrous, terminated smokey quartz crystal on matrix, from the Wuhan spessartine mine.

CLH31 Xenotime

Novo Horizonte, Bahia, Brazil

2.7x 0.7x 0.7 cm

$44

A decently sized xenotime crystal from Brazil.

CLH32 Valentinite

Colavi Mine, Machacamarca District (Colavi District), Cornelio Saavedra Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia

7.1x 4.3x 0.9 cm

$65

I found a couple more valentinites that for some reason did not make it into the main update. This was one of the couple matrix specimens I had. This is an excellent reference example of this rare antimony oxide, the crystals are actually huge for the species. Plus, I don't think you'll find a cheaper example anywhere else...

CLH33 Valentinite

Colavi Mine, Machacamarca District (Colavi District), Cornelio Saavedra Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia

4.2x 3.1x 1.4 cm

$54

CLH34 Cerussite

Nakhlak Mine, Anarak District, Esfahan Prov., Iran

2.7x 2.0x 1.8 cm

$39

A thumbnail cluster of reticulated cerussite, from Iran.

CLH35 Cerussite

Nakhlak Mine, Anarak District, Esfahan Prov., Iran

2.7x 2.1x 2.1 cm

$39

A thumbnail cluster of reticulated cerussite, from Iran.

CLH36 Cerussite

Nakhlak Mine, Anarak District, Esfahan Prov., Iran

2.9x 2.1x 2.3 cm

$39

A thumbnail cluster of reticulated cerussite, from Iran.

CLH37 Thompsonite

Aurangabad forest, near Nasik, Maharahstra Prov., India

8.0x 7.2x 6.4 cm

$65

A rather large cluster of thompsonite balls on matrix. Thompsonite is one of the rarer zeolites from India, and as far as I am aware this is the only locality that has prodiced any decent specimens of this material there.

CLH38 Thompsonite

Aurangabad forest, near Nasik, Maharahstra Prov., India

7.5x 5.6x 4.9 cm

$42

Fluorite on quartz

Mahodari Quarry, Nasik Area, Maharashtra Prov., India

9.7x 8.3x 2.6 cm

$55

A group of dark yellow fluorite hemispheres on a bit of matrix. A nice reference sample of this very interesting material, at a good price.

At my cost.

CLH40 Fluorite on Quartz

Mahodari Quarry, Nasik Area, Maharashtra Prov., India

10.6x 9.5x 3.0 cm

$69

Multiple small red fluorite balls interspersed on a quartz matrix.

CLH41 Calcite on Calcite on Quartz

Nasik Area, , Maharahstra Prov., India

11.0x 9.6x 4.9 cm

$78

A really cool calcite specimen.. I had considered putting it on a main update page for considerably more, but I figured I'd post it here instead.

It consists of a dark chocolate brown calcite scalenohedron laying flat against a quartz matrix colored bluish by an underlying layer of chalcedony. The calcite itself has been overgrown in parts by lighter brown rhombs, all making for an interesting contrast. There is a bit of damage.

CLH42 Molybdenite

Dayu Co, Ganzhou Prefecture, Jiangxi Province, China

7.1x 5.1x 2.3 cm

$69

A large 70% complete crystal of molybdenite from recent finds in china.

CLH43 Babingtonite

Khandivali Quarry, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

7.5x 5.3x 2.8 cm

$48

A specimen of babingtonite from India. This quarry is actually located in the greater Mumbai area, and urban sprawl means that no more of this material will be coming out in future. Other notable localities for babingtonite include Meigu Co., China, and a few quarries in the American northeast (Connecticut, New Jersey.)

CLH44 Ferberite with Monazite

Siglo XX Mine, Near Llalagua, Oruro Dept., Bolivia

4.5x 3.2x 3.4 cm

$34

An interesting specimen of ferberite with a very small monazite crystal. Ferberite is not unusual from Bolivia, but it is certainly not often seen from Llallagua-- the usual locality is the Tasna Mine.

CLH45 Wulfenite with Mimetite

San Juan Potente Vein, Level 6, Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico.

8.2x 6.3x 4.1 cm

$68

A nice and rather rich specimen of elongated wulfenite crystals on a limonite matrix.

CLH46 Wulfenite with Mimetite

San Juan Potente Vein, Level 6, Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico.

8.9x 5.5x 2.0 cm

$42

A nice and rather rich specimen of elongated wulfenite crystals on a limonite matrix. Some damage.

CLH47 Realgar on Sphalerite, Quartz

Palomo Mine, Castrovirreina Prov., Huancavelica Dept., Peru

6.2x 3.5x 3.7 cm

$38

A cluster of bright red realgar crystals on a quartz and sphalerite matrix.

This locality and its realgars were featured in the March-April 2008 issue of the Mineralogical Record.

CLH48 Fluorite on Calcite

Mahodari Quarry, Nasik Area, Maharashtra Prov., India

5.0x 5.2x 1.5 cm

$39

A yellow fluorite hemisphere on a bit of matrix. A nice reference sample of this very interesting material, at a good price.

CLH49 Fluorite on Quartz Mahodari Quarry, Nasik Area, Maharashtra Prov., India 7.0x 3.8x 1.1 cm $28 A grouping of flattened and somewhat rough (not lustrous) red fluorite balls on a jagged matrix. Not spectacular by any means, but a relatively cheap reference.

CLH50 Fluorite on Calcite

Mahodari Quarry, Nasik Area, Maharashtra Prov., India

9.5x 2.9x 1.5 cm

$46

A yellow fluorite hemisphere on a quartz coated matrix. A nice reference sample of this very interesting material, at a good price.

CLH51 Columbite

Mahaiza Area, Vakinankaratra Regon, Madagascar

4.2x 3.7x 1.6 cm

$57

A complete, fan-shaped cluster of columbite crystals. This shape is the typical form for colombite from this area, bit I haven't seen it from anywhere else.

CLH52 Sphalerite

Schlaggenwald, Czech Republic

7.0x 4.5x 2.6 cm

$39

A group of sphalerite crystals on dolomite, from a classic European locality.

It has an old Kristalle label.

CLH53 Copper with Cuprite

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

6.0x 3.6x 2.0 cm

$39

A cluster of smallish copper crystals, hosting numerous very small, red cuprites.

CLH54 Calcite incl. Hematite

Racracancha Mine, Tinyahuarco Dist,. Pasco prov., Cero De Pasco Dept., Peru

8.7x 6.5x 4.7 cm

$48

A specimen from a limited Peruvian find a couple years ago. There is a bit of damage, but it is a good reference piece, and still quite beautiful nevertheless.

CLH55 Fluorite on Quartz

Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
8.6x 5.8x 5.3 cm

At Tucson 2011, a single dealer had a small quantity of these very unusual fluorites. I have since been able to track down a few more from multiple different sources. These are really unusual, in that the fluorite crystals (on all but one specimen) tend to form ball-shaped aggregates composted of numerous small octahedral crystals. The color of the individual crystals ranges from a bluish green in most, to a purple in others.

These fluorites are really quite unique, in terms of color as well as habit. The habit of the quartz in the matrixes also gives the specimens an appearance unlike fluorites from anywhere else.

This piece has a bit more damage and roughness than the ones I posted on my main Inner Mongolia update, so the price is considerably lower. A good reference specimen.

CLH56 Spessartine Garnet, Feldspar

Skardu, Northern Areas, Pakistan

6.0x 5.8x 4.7 cm

$39

Numerous dark red spessartine garnets on a matrix of blocky feldspar.

CLH57 Pyrite

Boldut Mine, Cavnic, Marmures Co., Romania

5.6x 3.7x 1.7 cm

$36

Pyrite crystals on matrix from Romania.

When I first started collecting, Romanian minerals were as plentiful as the comparable Peruvian material today. This days, many of the Romanian mines are closed, and the material is not as common.

CLH58 Ludlamite

Estaño Orcko mine, Machacamarca District, Cornelio Saavedra Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia

4.5x 2.0x 1.8 cm

$38

A fairly large ludlamite crystal with weathered crystal on a scrap of matrix, from recent finds in Bolivia.

Good ludlamite has not been found anywhere in the world for some time. The last decent find of the material was nearly 10 years ago at the Huanuni Mine. The specimens from Santa Eualia, Mexico date to the 70-80's, those from Wheal Jane, UK date to the 1980's and much older, those from Lemhi Co., Idaho are from the 1960's, as are the Brazilian pieces. I'm not sure when exactly the Yukon or Kosovo specimens were found, but it certainly wasn't within the last 10 years.

CLH59 Calcite with Pyrite and Marcasite

Conco Mine, North Aurora, Kane Co., Illinois, United States

3.8x 1.5x 2.5 cm

$37

A choice "toenail" specimen from a find made last year in the Chicago suburbs, actually about 30 miles from where I live. These were debuted at the 2011 Tucson show.

The scalenohedral crystals have inclusions of pyrite and marcasite that give them an attractive sparkle.

CLH60 Calcite with Pyrite and Marcasite

Conco Mine, North Aurora, Kane Co., Illinois, United States

12.4x 11.7x 5.9 cm

$68

A cabinet specimen from a find made last year in the Chicago suburbs, actually about 30 miles from where I live. These were debuted at the 2011 Tucson show.

The scalenohedral crystals have inclusions of pyrite and marcasite that give them an attractive sparkle.

CLH61 Calcite with Pyrite and Marcasite

Conco Mine, North Aurora, Kane Co., Illinois, United States

11.2x 9.0x 6.9 cm

$68

A cabinet specimen from a find made last year in the Chicago suburbs, actually about 30 miles from where I live. These were debuted at the 2011 Tucson show.

The scalenohedral crystals have inclusions of pyrite and marcasite that give them an attractive sparkle.

CLH62 Calcite on Fluorite

Xianghuapu Mine, Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field, Linwu Co. , Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China

5.4x 3.5x 2.6 cm

$37

A tabular gray calcite crystal on an etched, light green fluorite crystal.

This is from a find made a few years back.

CLH63 Lazurite

Sar-e-Sang, Badakhshan, Afghanistan

46.6x 4.7x 6.2 cm

$58

A decently sized (though not perfect) crystal of lazurite on a marble matrix. Very, very cheap for what it is.

CLH64 Spodumene var. Kunzite

Pech, Kunar, Afghanistan

6.7x 3.8x 1.4 cm

$48

A double terminated specimen of gem Kunzite. The color is very light, almost colorless.

CLH65 Calcite

Yunnan Prov., China

12.8x 3.2x 1.8 cm

$48

A nice, flower-like grouping of elongated calcite crystals. Pretty.

CLH66 Vauxite with Paravauxite

Siglo XX Mine, Near Llalagua, Oruro Dept., Bolivia

3.3x 2.0x 1.3 cm

$29

A thumbnail sized specimen of blue vauxite, associated with light green paravauxite.

CLH67 Copper ps. Aragonite

Corocoro, Pacajes Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia

2.3x 2.1x 0.7 cm

$29

A classic pseudomorph of copper after aragonite from Bolivia. I have read that this location has been leased to Korean mining firm, so these will probably get harder to find as time goes by...

CLH68 Andorite

San Jose mine, Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia.

3.0x 2.4x 1.6 cm

$50

A chunky crystal grouping of this rare lead silver antimony sulfide.

I had it marked at $130.

CLH69 Calcite on Celestite

Ohio, United States

3.7x 2.6x 1.6 cm

$29

A double terminated calcite scalenohedron on a sheaf of white celestite crystals.

CLH70 Ilvaite

Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
7.2x 1.3x 1.3 cm

$39

An elongated, double terminated crystal of ilvaite from recent finds in Inner Mongolia. Cheap, lustrous example of this new material.

CLH71 Andradite Garnet

Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
7.0x 4.9x 3.6 cm

$33

A reference specimen of the new andradite garnets from Inner Mongolia. There is some damage, but again, it's a reference specimen.

CLH72 Chalcedony

Mahodari Quarry, Nasik Area, Maharashtra Prov., India

7.1x 5.0x 3.3 cm

$42

An unusual specimen of stalactitic Indian chalcedony, with a (misshapen) chalcedony arch (!).

CLH73 Ixiolite-(Sc)

Namivu, Alto Ligonha District, Zambezia Prov., Mozambique

1.6x 1.4x 0.65 cm

$40

A rare and seldomly seen for sale specimen of scandian ixiolite form Mozambique.

DV30 Red Quartz, Calcite, Dolomite Chalcopyrite

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

14.5x 12.3x 7.6 cm

~~$335~~ $165

A large cabinet specimen of quartz, stained bright-red by iron oxide inclusions. Parts of the quartz cluster have been overgrown by dolomite, and chalcopyrite.

These were first debuted about a year ago, and are a beautiful example of red colored quartz.

SKS17 Realgar on Sphalerite, Quartz

Palomo Mine, Castrovirreina Prov., Huancavelica Dept., Peru

4.3x 2.5x 2.5 cm

~~$90~~ $55

A cluster of bright red realgar crystals on a quartz and sphalerite matrix.

This locality and its realgars were featured in the March-April 2008 issue of the Mineralogical Record.

Click on pictures to see larger images

MMX16 Siderite, Quartz

Morro Velho Gold Mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil
7.4x 4.3x 2.8 cm

~~$165~~ $75

In the 1970's and 1980's, the Morro Velho Gold Mine produced some of the finest siderite recovered up until that time. Today, although scarce, these classics are still considered to be among the finest of their species. This is a cabinet specimen, composed of numerous siderite disks and rhomb. Some are coated with pyrite, and there is a minor quartz association.

Towards the right side of the specimen, you can see the some of the translucent, honey colored siderite that made this find famous. Much more three dimensional in person!

MOZ8 Beryl var. Aquamarine

Mocuba, Alto Ligonha, Zambezia Prov., Mozambique

3.2x 2.4x 1.8 cm

~~$200~~ $90

A rare aquamarine specimen from Mozambique, this toenail consists of a single crystal showing excellent color. The crystal is terminated, only the termination is very weathered (it is not broken off).

This is a gemmy crystal and, it is possible to see growth patterns on its faces.

TZ06 Smithsonite

Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Luderitz District, Karas Region, Namibia

6.5x 4.6x 3.1 cm

~~$180~~ $75

Along with the (relatively) more plentiful tarbuttites from the Skorpion mine, a very small number of smithsonite specimens were also recovered. This is the best example that I was able to find.

All in all, this is an opportunity to get a good smithsonite, from an unusual locality.

TZ05 Tarbuttite

Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Luderitz District, Karas Region, Namibia

5.0x 4.0x 2.3 cm

~~$180~~ $78

Here is a specimen of tarbuttite coated with hydrozincite, from a recent Namibian find. Tarbuttite is only known to occur at about 5 localities worldwide.

MATKN1 Spodumene var. Kuzite

Pech, Kunnar, Afghanistan

6.7x 4.6x 4.6 cm

~~$475~~ $200

Here's something different: a matrix kunzite. The crystal is double terminated, and etched. What makes this piece interesting is that you can see the outline of the crystal prior to being etched, in the form of an indentation on the matrix. There is no damage, although the matrix has been sawn up (not uncommon for Afghan pieces)

IJP84 Pyromorphite,

Midnight Mine, Mullan Co., Idaho

7.8x 5.6 x 2.4 cm

~~$85~~ $55

One of the newer Midnight Mine pieces, this was purchased from the Collectors Edge, and is a good representative from the mine.

IN016 Pentagonite in Calcite

Wagholi Quarry Complex, Near Poona, Maharashtra Prov., India

4.6x 3.7x 2.3 cm

~~$135~~ $66

These specimens were found a few years ago, and as far as I can tell, none has been found since. These ar

A layer of yellowish calcite crystals included by pentagonite. Older material a dealer found in his shed….

MEM29 Andradite var. Demantoid

Antetezambato, Ambanja, Diana, Antsiranana, Madagascar

16.8x 11.0x 5.2 cm

$~~490~~ $165

A large cabinet specimen of olive green demantoid garnets on matrix. I originally had this priced a four hundred and something, but in the interests of moving it more quickly, i have lowered the price. While the color is not the best, there is a lot of demantoid on this piece!