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M110 Siderite on
Quartz
Erongo, Namibia
Gemmy smoky quartz crystal 6cm long carries a large rhombic crystal of
siderite.
£25 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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M138 Sulphur
Mina El Desierto, Salar de Vyuni, Bolivia
Plate of matrix 8cm x 6cm is covered with small bright yellow crystals.
£15 |
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M140 Calcite on
Dolomite
Hunan, China
Superb 55mm long amber crystal contrasts nicely with its matrix of pale pink
dolomite.
£30 |
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M141 Smoky Quartz
Switzerland
Three intergrown crystals of dark brown smoky quartz from the Swiss Alps.
9cm x 6cm x 5cm
£20 |
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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 |
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M151 Amazonite
Cripple Creek, Colorado, U.S.A.
Old specimen from around 1900. Two typical ex-matrix crystals 5cmx 3cm x
3cm.
£14 |
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M152 Smoky Quartz
Mount Sinai (Gebel Musa), South Sinai, Egypt.
Sharp, perfect crystal from this Biblical locality with minor feldspar.
£20 |
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M163 Vivianite
Kertch Peninsular, Ukraine
Large fossil shell 9cm x 7cm with numerous blades of vivianite up to 30mm
long.
£25 |
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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 |
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M172 Fluorite
Hunan, China
Group of pale blue fluorite cubes, the largest around 25mm on edge. Overall
7cmx 5cm x 4cm.
£20 |
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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 |
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M193 Fortification
Agate
Montrose, Scotland
Polished half-nodule of exceptional material from this classic region. 10cm
x 5cm x 4cm.
£25 |
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M194 Quartz with
Ajoite
Messina, South Africa
Intergrowth of quartz crystals with some pale turquoise inclusions of the
copper secondary ajoite.
£20 |
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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 |
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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 |