Don Edwards

FOSSILIST & PETRIFACTIONEER

MINERALS
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M110 Siderite on Quartz
Erongo, Namibia
Gemmy smoky quartz crystal 6cm long carries a large rhombic crystal of siderite.
£25
M115 Galena
Madan, Bulgaria
Fine group of skeletal galena crystals on a sulphide matrix with minor white quartz crystals. 6cm x 4cm x 2cm.
£20
M123 Cerussite
Mibladen, Morocco
Plate of galena some 9cm x 7cm hosts some pink barite and an excellent crop of cerrusite crystals up to 15mm across.
£30
M124 Ruby in Matrix
Khit Island, Karelia, Russis
Chunk of matrix 5cm x 4cm x 3cm with one ruby crystal 12mm long and a number of small, red garnets.
£10
M128 Apophyllite
Poona, Maharastra, India
Sliver of matrix 10cm long supports a fine "bow-tie" of pearly-white stilbite crystals and two large green-zoned apophyllite crystal. A dramatic, sculptural specimen.
£25
M135 Malachite
Katanga, D.R.Congo
Fragment of pure malachite some 6cm x 5cm x 3cm of an intense green and displaying perfectly the banding which has made this such a desirable decorative material.
£10
M138 Sulphur
Mina El Desierto, Salar de Vyuni, Bolivia
Plate of matrix 8cm x 6cm is covered with small bright yellow crystals.
£15
M140 Calcite on Dolomite
Hunan, China
Superb 55mm long amber crystal contrasts nicely with its matrix of pale pink dolomite.
£30
M141 Smoky Quartz
Switzerland
Three intergrown crystals of dark brown smoky quartz from the Swiss Alps. 9cm x 6cm x 5cm
£20
M148 Barite
Zriba Hammam, Zagaoun, Tunisia
Single bladed crystal of pale blue barite 50mm x 50mm capped with a coating of bright orange hematite..
£14
M151 Amazonite
Cripple Creek, Colorado, U.S.A.
Old specimen from around 1900. Two typical ex-matrix crystals 5cmx 3cm x 3cm.
£14
M152 Smoky Quartz
Mount Sinai (Gebel Musa), South Sinai, Egypt.
Sharp, perfect crystal from this Biblical locality with minor feldspar.
£20
M163 Vivianite
Kertch Peninsular, Ukraine
Large fossil shell 9cm x 7cm with numerous blades of vivianite up to 30mm long.
£25
M164 Silver in Bornite
San Martin Mine, Zacatecas, Mexico
Block of irridescent bornite 5cm x 4cm x 2cm carries a large flake of native silver.
£25
M172 Fluorite
Hunan, China
Group of pale blue fluorite cubes, the largest around 25mm on edge. Overall 7cmx 5cm x 4cm.
£20
M174 Spessartite on Albite
Shengus, Pakistan
Large albite crystal 9cm x 5cm x 4cm hosts a little mica and several crystals of spessartite garnet, the largest around 10mm in diameter.
£28
M193 Fortification Agate
Montrose, Scotland
Polished half-nodule of exceptional material from this classic region. 10cm x 5cm x 4cm.
£25
M194 Quartz with Ajoite
Messina, South Africa
Intergrowth of quartz crystals with some pale turquoise inclusions of the copper secondary ajoite.
£20
M197 Herkimer Diamond
Herkimer County, New York State, U.S.A.
Piece of the very tough matrix from this locality some 8cm x 4cm x 4cm hosts a small cavity which contains a perfect "diamond" (quartz crystal). This can be moved but cannot be extracted from the cavity!
£25
M198 Apophyllite
Poona, Maharastra, India
Sliver of matrix 10cm long supports a fine "bow-tie" of pearly-white stilbite crystals and two large green-zoned apophyllite crystal. A dramatic, sculptural specimen.
£25