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ML00192 - Acanthite
Chañarcillo, Region III, Chile
miniature - 4.7 x 2.4 x 2.3 cm
$ 600.00

What makes this small matrix piece so special is the museum display that comes with it, including old labels, a box, and a silver stand for the labels.

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Acanthite from Chañarcillo, Region III, Chile [db_pics/update4/ML00192a.jpg]

Acanthite from Chañarcillo, Region III, Chile [db_pics/update4/ML00192b.jpg]

ML00204 - Cuprite
Rubtsovskoe Mine, Rudnyi Altai, Western Siberian Region, Russia
thumbnail - 2.7 x 2.6 x 2.5 cm
$ 625.00

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A well proportioned, perfectly presented cuprite octahedron.

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Cuprite from Rubtsovskoe Mine, Rudnyi Altai, Western Siberian Region, Russia [db_pics/update4/ML00204a.jpg]

Cuprite from Rubtsovskoe Mine, Rudnyi Altai, Western Siberian Region, Russia [db_pics/update4/ML00204b.jpg]

ML00207 - Jamesonite & Calcite
San Martin Mine, Sombrerete District, Zacatecas, Mexico
small cabinet - 7.3 x 4.0 x 3.6 cm
~~$ 750.00~~ DISCOUNTED 35.00% OFF TO $ 487.50

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A pleasing blue iridescence highlights these massive jamesonite crystals.

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Jamesonite & Calcite from San Martin Mine, Sombrerete District, Zacatecas, Mexico [db_pics/update4/ML00207a.jpg]

Jamesonite & Calcite from San Martin Mine, Sombrerete District, Zacatecas, Mexico [db_pics/update4/ML00207b.jpg]

Jamesonite & Calcite from San Martin Mine, Sombrerete District, Zacatecas, Mexico [db_pics/update4/ML00207c.jpg]

ML00218 - Azurite
Rancho Santa Rosa, Concepcion del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico
miniature - 3.8 x 3.0 x 2.6 cm
~~$ 900.00~~ DISCOUNTED 35.00% OFF TO $ 585.00

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A perfect azurite rose.

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Azurite from Rancho Santa Rosa, Concepcion del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico [db_pics/update4/ML00218a.jpg]

Azurite from Rancho Santa Rosa, Concepcion del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico [db_pics/update4/ML00218b.jpg]

ML00228 - Malachite
Miringi Mine, Katanga, DRC
cabinet - 14.0 x 13.4 x 7.6 cm
~~$ 600.00~~ DISCOUNTED 60.00% OFF TO $ 240.00

This malachite exhibits shiny lustrous green chatoyance from all angles.

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Malachite from Miringi Mine, Katanga, DRC [db_pics/update4/ML00228a.jpg]

Malachite from Miringi Mine, Katanga, DRC [db_pics/update4/ML00228b.jpg]

ML00234 - Fluorapatite & Quartz
Golconda Mine, Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil
small cabinet - 6.7 x 5.4 x 3.1 cm
~~$ 875.00~~ DISCOUNTED 60.00% OFF TO $ 350.00

An unusually large blue fluorapatite from Brazil.

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Fluorapatite & Quartz from Golconda Mine, Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/update4/ML00234a.jpg]

Fluorapatite & Quartz from Golconda Mine, Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/update4/ML00234b.jpg]

ML00253 - Cerussite & Azurite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
small cabinet - 7.9 x 5.6 x 5.3 cm
~~$ 925.00~~ DISCOUNTED 55.00% OFF TO $ 416.25

Blocky blue azurites contrasted by a second generation of white cerussite on top of more colorless cerussites of a different generation.

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Cerussite & Azurite from Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/update5/ML00253a.jpg]

Cerussite & Azurite from Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/update5/ML00253b.jpg]

ML00258 - Wulfenite
Hilltop Mine, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
small cabinet - 6.5 x 6.2 x 3.6 cm
$ 1000.00

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Hilltop is the Holy Grail of Arizona wulfenites; good specimens are very difficult to come by.

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Wulfenite from Hilltop Mine, Cochise County, Arizona, USA [db_pics/update5/ML00258a.jpg]

Wulfenite from Hilltop Mine, Cochise County, Arizona, USA [db_pics/update5/ML00258b.jpg]

Wulfenite from Hilltop Mine, Cochise County, Arizona, USA [db_pics/update5/ML00258c.jpg]

ML00260 - Adamite & Calcite
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
small cabinet - 7.0 x 4.1 x 3.7 cm
~~$ 675.00~~ DISCOUNTED 30.00% OFF TO $ 472.50

This adamite specimen is unusual due to the isolated nature of the large crystals.

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Adamite & Calcite from Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/update5/ML00260a.jpg]

Adamite & Calcite from Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/update5/ML00260b.jpg]

ML00261 - Barite
Meikle Mine, Elko County, Nevada, USA
small cabinet - 8.7 x 8.1 x 6.0 cm
$ 1000.00

The Meikle Mine is arguably the world's best barite locality. These gemmy golden barites typify the better quality material.

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Barite from Meikle Mine, Elko County, Nevada, USA [db_pics/update5/ML00261a.jpg]

Barite from Meikle Mine, Elko County, Nevada, USA [db_pics/update5/ML00261b.jpg]

ML00280 - Kermesite
Caiwa Mine, Danfeng County, Shangluo Perfecture, Shaanxi Province, China
small cabinet - 5.3 x 4.0 x 3.2 cm
~~$ 900.00~~ DISCOUNTED 35.00% OFF TO $ 585.00

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This mine has produced the world's finest kermesites. Most of the specimens were produced about 15 years ago, and no new material has been seen since.

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Kermesite from Caiwa Mine, Danfeng County, Shangluo Perfecture, Shaanxi Province, China [db_pics/update5/ML00280a.jpg]

Kermesite from Caiwa Mine, Danfeng County, Shangluo Perfecture, Shaanxi Province, China [db_pics/update5/ML00280b.jpg]

Kermesite from Caiwa Mine, Danfeng County, Shangluo Perfecture, Shaanxi Province, China [db_pics/update5/ML00280c.jpg]

ML00296 - Smithsonite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
small cabinet - 7.5 x 4.5 x 3.8 cm
$ 850.00

This yellow smithsonite has a stalactitic form.

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Smithsonite from Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/update5/ML00296a.jpg]

ML00299 - Malachite
Brown's Prospect, Rum Jungle, Northern Territory, Australia
small cabinet - 8.9 x 6.9 x 4.6 cm
~~$ 1000.00~~ DISCOUNTED 60.00% OFF TO $ 400.00

This botryoidal malachite has surprisingly good luster.

ex Lloyd Staunton collection

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Malachite from Brown's Prospect, Rum Jungle, Northern Territory, Australia [db_pics/update5/ML00299a.jpg]

Malachite from Brown's Prospect, Rum Jungle, Northern Territory, Australia [db_pics/update5/ML00299b.jpg]

Malachite from Brown's Prospect, Rum Jungle, Northern Territory, Australia [db_pics/update5/ML00299c.jpg]

ML00302 - Epidote
Northern Frontier District, Kenya
cabinet - 9.7 x 3.0 x 1.7 cm
$ 850.00

A large elongate twinned epidote crystal. The backside is preferentially coated with tiny specular hematite crystals.

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Epidote from Northern Frontier District, Kenya [db_pics/update5/ML00302a.jpg]

Epidote from Northern Frontier District, Kenya [db_pics/update5/ML00302b.jpg]

Epidote from Northern Frontier District, Kenya [db_pics/update5/ML00302c.jpg]

ML00317 - Andorite
San Jose Mine, Oruro, Bolivia
miniature - 4.5 x 3.1 x 1.2 cm
$ 725.00

These crystals made a big spash in Tucson about 10 years ago, but it appears to be an isolated find in the mine since none have come out since then. These crystals are really exceptional for such a rare silver lead sulfosalt.

ex Kimball Goddard collection.

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Andorite from San Jose Mine, Oruro, Bolivia [db_pics/update5/ML00317a.jpg]

Andorite from San Jose Mine, Oruro, Bolivia [db_pics/update5/ML00317b.jpg]

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