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New Mineral Gallery II
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CALCITE,
Frizington, Cumbria, (Cumberland), England.Two compound groups of
doubly-terminated, dog-tooth crystals are intergrown to form one
spectacular specimen. The red hematite inclusions add exceptional
beauty. It stands on a custom-made base by Alec Madoff, mount maker to the
American Museum of Natural History. Measures 5-1/4x4-1/4x2 inches. Price
$3,500. |
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| SODALITE (HACKMANITE), Crown Amin Jan, Kokscha Valley, Badakshan Province, Afghanistan. Superb, very large (to 2-1/2 inches) on matrix. Measures 5-1/2x3x2 inches. Price $5,000. |
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CROCOITE,
near Dundas, Tasmania. Crystals of exceptional color are deposited in two
places on the matrix. Measures 3-1/4x3x2-1/2 inches. Price $750.
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| COVELLITE, Leonard Mine, Butte, Silverbow County, Montana. A solid, old-time, crystallized mass featuring some superb, sharp, stout crystals to 7/8 inches. A little pyrite is present. Measures 2-1/4x1-1/2x1-1/8 inches. Price $7,500. |
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AMAZONITE MICROCLINE, Lake George, Park
County, Colorado. A large, blocky group of large, terminated crystals.
Measures 4-1/2x4x3-1/2 inches. Price
$1,000.
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HEMATITE on QUARTZ, St. Gotthard,
Switzerland. A compound crystal of hematite, with a few, tiny, red
rutile crystals, is perched on the side of a compound, doubly-terminated
quartz crystal. In the photograph that shows the hematite to the left, the
quartz crystal shows contact faces. It stands on a custom-made base by
Alec Madoff, mount maker to the American Museum of Natural History.
Measures 2-1/4x1-1/2x1-1/4 inches. Sold. |
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BARITE, Hunan Province, China. Large (to
1-5/8 inches), superb, sharp crystals (some showing zoning) on a lovely,
domed mass of matrix covered with minute, sparkling quartz crystals. A
large-sized, important specimen and it sits perfectly as shown. Measures
6-1/2x6x4 inches. Price $1,500.
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