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ML00001 - Topaz
Katlang, Mardan District, NW Frontier Province, Pakistan
miniature - 4.0 x 4.0 x 1.5 cm
$ 6200.00

Beautiful pink Topaz. Gemmy top with perfect complex termination. Natural fractures but no repairs.


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Topaz from Katlang, Mardan District, NW Frontier Province, Pakistan [db_pics/update3/ML00001.jpg]





ML00068 - Euclase
Dom Bosgo, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil
miniature - 3.3 x 2.2 x 0.9 cm
$ 6000.00 DISCOUNTED 50.00% OFF TO $ 3000.00

A gemmy pale blue euclase with a well defined twinning plane.


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Euclase from Dom Bosgo, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/update3/ML00068a.jpg] Euclase from Dom Bosgo, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/update3/ML00068b.jpg]





ML00121 - Powellite on Stilbite
Jalgaon District, Maharastra, India
cabinet - 10.6 x 7.4 x 6.1 cm
$ 9500.00

An exceptionally large transparent to translucent powellite crystal on a stilbite matrix. The powellite is nearly 6 cm tall.


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Powellite on Stilbite from Jalgaon District, Maharastra, India [db_pics/update3/ML00121a.jpg] Powellite on Stilbite from Jalgaon District, Maharastra, India [db_pics/update3/ML00121b.jpg] Powellite on Stilbite from Jalgaon District, Maharastra, India [db_pics/update3/ML00121c.jpg] Powellite on Stilbite from Jalgaon District, Maharastra, India [db_pics/update3/ML00121d.jpg]





ML00123 - Fluorapatite, Wolframite & Calcite
Panasqueira, Covilha, Portugal
cabinet - 9.8 x 6.1 x 6.0 cm
$ 7500.00

This is a great association piece from Panasqueira. A complete apatite crystal perched on wolframite and wrapped with a contrasting white calcite matrix.


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Fluorapatite, Wolframite & Calcite from Panasqueira, Covilha, Portugal [db_pics/update3/ML00123a.jpg] Fluorapatite, Wolframite & Calcite from Panasqueira, Covilha, Portugal [db_pics/update3/ML00123b.jpg] Fluorapatite, Wolframite & Calcite from Panasqueira, Covilha, Portugal [db_pics/update3/ML00123c.jpg]





ML00134 - Silver with Acanthite and Polybasite
Chañarcillo, Region III, Chile
small cabinet - 7.8 x 4.1 x 3.4 cm
$ 25000.00

Here is a great example of silver from one of the most famous mines in the Americas. Chanarcillo was at its heyday in the 1850's. Although better known for the fine proustites, some great silvers were produced.


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Silver with Acanthite and Polybasite from Chañarcillo, Region III, Chile [db_pics/update4/ML00134a.jpg] Silver with Acanthite and Polybasite from Chañarcillo, Region III, Chile [db_pics/update4/ML00134b.jpg]





ML00241 - Gold
GG Prospect, Tuolumne County, California, USA
small cabinet - 8.1 x 5.1 x 1.5 cm
$ 12000.00

Nice buttery yellow gold, and textures of casts after quartz crystals typical of this mine.


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Gold from GG Prospect, Tuolumne County, California, USA [db_pics/update4/ML00241a.jpg] Gold from GG Prospect, Tuolumne County, California, USA [db_pics/update4/ML00241b.jpg]





ML00243 - Gold
Diltz Mine, Whitlock District, Mariposa County, California, USA
small cabinet - 5.1 x 4.1 x 3.0 cm
$ 17000.00

This is a typical Diltz Mine gold with stout, heavy crystals.


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Gold from Diltz Mine, Whitlock District, Mariposa County, California, USA [db_pics/update4/ML00243a.jpg] Gold from Diltz Mine, Whitlock District, Mariposa County, California, USA [db_pics/update4/ML00243b.jpg] Gold from Diltz Mine, Whitlock District, Mariposa County, California, USA [db_pics/update4/ML00243c.jpg]





ML00324 - Gold
Round Mountain Mine, Nye County, Nevada, USA
small cabinet - 6.5 x 3.0 x 1.0 cm
$ 7500.00

This is a prime example of Round Mountain gold showing many of the classic textures that make the mine famous. It is a heavy sharp leaf showing herringbone structures with twinned crystals growing off of the herringbones. Additionally there are larger crystals growing along the edge of the leaf. This is a fantastic gold.


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Gold from Round Mountain Mine, Nye County, Nevada, USA [db_pics/update5/ML00324a.jpg] Gold from Round Mountain Mine, Nye County, Nevada, USA [db_pics/update5/ML00324b.jpg] Gold from Round Mountain Mine, Nye County, Nevada, USA [db_pics/update5/ML00324c.jpg]





ML00326 - Gold
Round Mountain Mine, Nye County, Nevada, USA
small cabinet - 6.7 x 3.5 x 2.3 cm
$ 14500.00

This large gold is a compact mass of intergrown gold crystals, many of which exhibit spinel law twinning.


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Gold from Round Mountain Mine, Nye County, Nevada, USA [db_pics/update5/ML00326a.jpg] Gold from Round Mountain Mine, Nye County, Nevada, USA [db_pics/update5/ML00326b.jpg] Gold from Round Mountain Mine, Nye County, Nevada, USA [db_pics/update5/ML00326c.jpg] Gold from Round Mountain Mine, Nye County, Nevada, USA [db_pics/update5/ML00326d.jpg]





ML00327 - Gold
Round Mountain Mine, Nye County, Nevada, USA
small cabinet - 5.3 x 3.6 x 2.5 cm
$ 7500.00

At first glance, one sees some shiny leaves completly covered with gold crystals. Upon closer inspection, one realzies that most of these crystals are well formed cubes, the larger of which are up to 0.5 cm on edge. Looking at this specimen, it is hard to believe that cubic gold is actually a rare occurance. 


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Gold from Round Mountain Mine, Nye County, Nevada, USA [db_pics/update5/ML00327a.jpg] Gold from Round Mountain Mine, Nye County, Nevada, USA [db_pics/update5/ML00327b.jpg] Gold from Round Mountain Mine, Nye County, Nevada, USA [db_pics/update5/ML00327c.jpg]





ML00329 - Gold
Round Mountain Mine, Nye County, Nevada, USA
small cabinet - 7.5 x 7.3 x 1.7 cm
$ 11000.00

This "stellar" piece is a very heavy leaf thickly covered with large crystals exhibiting both cubic and octahedral crystal habits.


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Gold from Round Mountain Mine, Nye County, Nevada, USA [db_pics/update5/ML00329a.jpg] Gold from Round Mountain Mine, Nye County, Nevada, USA [db_pics/update5/ML00329b.jpg]





ML00330 - Gold & Quartz
Round Mountain Mine, Nye County, Nevada, USA
small cabinet - 8.0 x 5.7 x 4.5 cm
$ 25000.00

This large matrix gold shows textbook epimorphic leaf growth along the previous rhombohedral calcite crystal planes. Second generation crystal growth sprouting off of the leaves adds texture and relief in the form of cube and octahedral gold faces.


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Gold & Quartz from Round Mountain Mine, Nye County, Nevada, USA [db_pics/update5/ML00330a.jpg] Gold & Quartz from Round Mountain Mine, Nye County, Nevada, USA [db_pics/update5/ML00330b.jpg]





ML00334 - Gold
Round Mountain Mine, Nye County, Nevada, USA
small cabinet - 5.9 x 3.6 x 1.6 cm
$ 15000.00

The undulatory nature of this golf leaf is the result of distortion within the vein due to Basin and Range faulting. The net result is that the lustrous twinned crystals along the face of the leaf reflect light sequentially as the specimen is rotated. This is one of my all time favorite specimens from the mine.


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Gold from Round Mountain Mine, Nye County, Nevada, USA [db_pics/update5/ML00334a.jpg] Gold from Round Mountain Mine, Nye County, Nevada, USA [db_pics/update5/ML00334b.jpg]





ML00335 - Gold
Round Mountain Mine, Nye County, Nevada, USA
small cabinet - 6.1 x 3.4 x 2.5 cm
$ 9000.00

These heavy leaves stand up nicely off the matrix. Stout spinel law twin and cube-octahedron crystals grow both between the leaves.


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Gold from Round Mountain Mine, Nye County, Nevada, USA [db_pics/update5/ML00335a.jpg] Gold from Round Mountain Mine, Nye County, Nevada, USA [db_pics/update5/ML00335b.jpg] Gold from Round Mountain Mine, Nye County, Nevada, USA [db_pics/update5/ML00335c.jpg]





ML00338 - Gold
Round Mountain Mine, Nye County, Nevada, USA
miniature - 4.5 x 4.0 x 2.9 cm
$ 10000.00

Two intersecting leaves are surrounded by an amazing number of cubic gold crystals. Individual cubes measure up to 6mm on edge, but it appears to me that these are actually hoppered growth of a cubic crystal that is closer to 2cm on edge. 


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Gold from Round Mountain Mine, Nye County, Nevada, USA [db_pics/update5/ML00338a.jpg] Gold from Round Mountain Mine, Nye County, Nevada, USA [db_pics/update5/ML00338b.jpg] Gold from Round Mountain Mine, Nye County, Nevada, USA [db_pics/update5/ML00338c.jpg]


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