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ML00216 - Gold
Manhattan District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
small cabinet - 7.3 x 4.0 x 2.6 cm
$ 5000.00 (=~ ¥ 736671.67)

An incredibly rich vein section from the Manhattan district of Nevada. All but 3 surfaces have been sawn and partially polished, showing off the gold. Total weight is 119 grams, and the specimen could easily be 50% gold by weight.


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Gold from Manhattan District, Nye County, Nevada, USA [db_pics/update4/ML00216a.jpg] Gold from Manhattan District, Nye County, Nevada, USA [db_pics/update4/ML00216b.jpg] Gold from Manhattan District, Nye County, Nevada, USA [db_pics/update4/ML00216c.jpg]





ML00251 - Quartz
Brandberg, Erongo Region, Namibia
cabinet - 11.8 x 6.4 x 4.5 cm
$ 1200.00 (=~ ¥ 176801.20)

A doubly terminated floater of amethyst and smoky quartz.


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Quartz from Brandberg, Erongo Region, Namibia [db_pics/update5/ML00251a.jpg] Quartz from Brandberg, Erongo Region, Namibia [db_pics/update5/ML00251b.jpg]





ML00254 - Olmiite
N'Chwaning II Mine, Kuruman, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
small cabinet - 5.4 x 5.0 x 3.0 cm
$ 2000.00 (=~ ¥ 294668.67) DISCOUNTED 50.00% OFF TO $ 1000.00 (=~ ¥ 147334.33)

The curved faces of this olmiite specimen form a nearly complete hemisphere.


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Olmiite from N'Chwaning II Mine, Kuruman, Northern Cape Province, South Africa [db_pics/update5/ML00254a.jpg] Olmiite from N'Chwaning II Mine, Kuruman, Northern Cape Province, South Africa [db_pics/update5/ML00254b.jpg]





ML00285 - Tourmaline & Albite
Shigar Tal, Gilgit Division, Pakistan
cabinet - 9.6 x 8.4 x 6.6 cm
$ 1500.00 (=~ ¥ 221001.50)

A dark green Elbaite crystal nested by bladed white albite crystals. Tiny garnets preferentially occur on the back side of the Elbaite crystal.


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Tourmaline & Albite from Shigar Tal, Gilgit Division, Pakistan [db_pics/update5/ML00285a.jpg] Tourmaline & Albite from Shigar Tal, Gilgit Division, Pakistan [db_pics/update5/ML00285b.jpg]





ML00290 - Malachite pseudo. Azurite
Milpillas Mine, Municipo de Cananea, Sonora, Mexico
cabinet - 9.8 x 5.9 x 5.8 cm
$ 1500.00 (=~ ¥ 221001.50)

Milpillas is famous for azurite, but the malachite pseudomorphs are truly world class.


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Malachite pseudo. Azurite from Milpillas Mine, Municipo de Cananea, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/update5/ML00290a.jpg] Malachite pseudo. Azurite from Milpillas Mine, Municipo de Cananea, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/update5/ML00290b.jpg] Malachite pseudo. Azurite from Milpillas Mine, Municipo de Cananea, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/update5/ML00290c.jpg] Malachite pseudo. Azurite from Milpillas Mine, Municipo de Cananea, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/update5/ML00290d.jpg]





ML00292 - Mimetite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
cabinet - 11.0 x 5.0 x 2.6
$ 1200.00 (=~ ¥ 176801.20)

A 360 degree specimen of yellow mimetite needles contrasted by small malachite balls. The dolomitic(?) matrix is folded resembling paleo seafloor ripple marks.


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Mimetite from Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/update5/ML00292a.jpg] Mimetite from Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/update5/ML00292b.jpg] Mimetite from Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/update5/ML00292c.jpg]





ML00277 - Gold
Manhattan District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
small cabinet - 5.2 x 3.5 x 0.5 cm
$ 1500.00 (=~ ¥ 221001.50)

Extremely high grade gold vein slab sawn on both sides. Total weight is 29 grams. Gold weight has not been calculated, but is likely ~50% based on visual assessment.


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Gold from Manhattan District, Nye County, Nevada, USA [db_pics/update5/ML00277a.jpg] Gold from Manhattan District, Nye County, Nevada, USA [db_pics/update5/ML00277b.jpg]





ML00294 - Gratonite
Cerro de Pasco District, Pasco Department, Peru
cabinet - 9.7 x 6.0 x 5.4 cm
$ 2100.00 (=~ ¥ 309402.10)

An exceptionally large and well formed specimen of such a rare and desireable lead sulfosalt.


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Gratonite from Cerro de Pasco District, Pasco Department, Peru [db_pics/update5/ML00294a.jpg] Gratonite from Cerro de Pasco District, Pasco Department, Peru [db_pics/update5/ML00294b.jpg] Gratonite from Cerro de Pasco District, Pasco Department, Peru [db_pics/update5/ML00294c.jpg]





ML00305 - Silver
Veta Grande Mine, Zacatecas, Mexico
small cabinet - 6.2 x 5.7 x 3.7 cm
$ 3500.00 (=~ ¥ 515670.17)

Well formed wires with heavy striations and associated calcite crystals.


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Silver from Veta Grande Mine, Zacatecas, Mexico [db_pics/update5/ML00305a.jpg] Silver from Veta Grande Mine, Zacatecas, Mexico [db_pics/update5/ML00305b.jpg] Silver from Veta Grande Mine, Zacatecas, Mexico [db_pics/update5/ML00305c.jpg]





ML00056 - Azurite
Rancho Santa Rosa, Concepcion del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico
small cabinet - 5.2 x 4.8 x 3.5 cm
$ 1600.00 (=~ ¥ 235734.93)

This prospect was mined for use as color pigments. A small batch of well formed crystals was found during mining in the 1980s, and this piece was one from that lot.


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Azurite from Rancho Santa Rosa, Concepcion del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico [db_pics/update3/ML00056a.jpg] Azurite from Rancho Santa Rosa, Concepcion del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico [db_pics/update3/ML00056b.jpg]





ML00325 - Gold
Round Mountain Mine, Nye County, Nevada, USA
miniature - 4.2 x 3.5 x 2.9 cm
$ 5000.00 (=~ ¥ 736671.67)

This 3 dimensional gold specimen exhibits the buttery yellow color typical of golds from the oxidized zone. Important textures include rhombohedral patterns to the leaves that is explained by gold growing along calcite cleavage planes. On top of the leaves are numerous gold crystals with cubic and octahedral crystal faces.


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Gold from Round Mountain Mine, Nye County, Nevada, USA [db_pics/update5/ML00325a.jpg] Gold from Round Mountain Mine, Nye County, Nevada, USA [db_pics/update5/ML00325b.jpg] Gold from Round Mountain Mine, Nye County, Nevada, USA [db_pics/update5/ML00325c.jpg]





ML00328 - Gold
Round Mountain Mine, Nye County, Nevada, USA
miniature - 3.9 x 2.1 x 1.7 cm
$ 3000.00 (=~ ¥ 442003.00)

This gold is typical of the intermediate zone located between the oxidized and sulfide ore. As with many Round Mountain golds, there are stacked cubes which have twinned off the primary leaf.


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Gold from Round Mountain Mine, Nye County, Nevada, USA [db_pics/update5/ML00328a.jpg] Gold from Round Mountain Mine, Nye County, Nevada, USA [db_pics/update5/ML00328b.jpg]





ML00336 - Gold
Round Mountain Mine, Nye County, Nevada, USA
miniature - 3.9 x 2.0 x 0.8 cm
$ 1400.00 (=~ ¥ 206268.07)

Some golds from Round Mountain require very little cleaning. This specimen had only a small amount of sericite clay that was washed off in order to expose these large hoppered octahedral crystals on the edge of the leaves.


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Gold from Round Mountain Mine, Nye County, Nevada, USA [db_pics/update5/ML00336a.jpg] Gold from Round Mountain Mine, Nye County, Nevada, USA [db_pics/update5/ML00336b.jpg]





ML00107 - Fluorite & Quartz
Shaft 4, Huanggang Mine, Hexigton Banner, Inner Mongolia, China
cabinet - 10.0 x 6.0 x 3.6 cm
$ 1600.00 (=~ ¥ 235734.93)

An unusual example of fluorite with two distinctly different sized crystals on the same specimen. The larger crystals are up to 2.5 cm and highly modified.


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Fluorite & Quartz from Shaft 4, Huanggang Mine, Hexigton Banner, Inner Mongolia, China [db_pics/update3/ML00107a.jpg] Fluorite & Quartz from Shaft 4, Huanggang Mine, Hexigton Banner, Inner Mongolia, China [db_pics/update3/ML00107b.jpg]





ML00350 - Gold
Olinghouse Mine, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
small cabinet - 5.5 x 4.1 x 2.9 cm
$ 1500.00 (=~ ¥ 221001.50)

A classic example of Olinghouse gold. Lustrous leaves up to 1cm long occur on this thin quartz veinlet accented by epidote alteration along the vein.


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Gold from Olinghouse Mine, Washoe County, Nevada, USA [db_pics/update5/ML00350a.jpg] Gold from Olinghouse Mine, Washoe County, Nevada, USA [db_pics/update5/ML00350b.jpg]


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