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ML00046 - Silver
Elura Mine, Cobar, New South Wales, Australia
miniature - 4.0 x 3.0 x 0.5 cm
$ 250.00

A classic spinel twinned wire from the Elura Mine.

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Silver from Elura Mine, Cobar, New South Wales, Australia [db_pics/update3/ML00046.jpg]

ML00052 - Copper
Broken Hill Proprietary Mine, New South Wales, Australia
small cabinet - 6.2 x 1.8 x 0.9 cm
$ 120.00

A 6.2 cm spinel twin copper crystal with a greenish patina typical of Broken Hill.

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Copper from Broken Hill Proprietary Mine, New South Wales, Australia [db_pics/update3/ML00052a.jpg]

ML00100 - Dravite
May Downs, Mt. Isa, Queensland, Australia
small cabinet - 5.8 x 4.8 x 4.2 cm
~~$ 200.00~~ DISCOUNTED 30.00% OFF TO $ 140.00

A perfect floater with three doubly terminated crystals stuck together.

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Dravite from May Downs, Mt. Isa, Queensland, Australia [db_pics/update3/ML00100.jpg]

ML00102 - Cerussite
Broken Hill Proprietary Mine, New South Wales, Australia
small cabinet - 8.1 x 6.1 x 5.6 cm
~~$ 1400.00~~ DISCOUNTED 55.00% OFF TO $ 630.00

A classic example of anglesite on cerussite from Broken Hill. The cyclic twinning is well pronounced.

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Cerussite from Broken Hill Proprietary Mine, New South Wales, Australia [db_pics/update3/ML00102a.jpg]

Cerussite from Broken Hill Proprietary Mine, New South Wales, Australia [db_pics/update3/ML00102b.jpg]

ML00224 - Rutile on Feldspar
Wadnaminga Mine, Olary Province, South Australia, Australia
cabinet - 11.9 x 11.0 x 5.9 cm
~~$ 225.00~~ DISCOUNTED 55.00% OFF TO $ 101.25

Elongate single crystals and perfectly twinned rutiles growing into open space.

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Rutile on Feldspar from Wadnaminga Mine, Olary Province, South Australia, Australia [db_pics/update4/ML00224a.jpg]

Rutile on Feldspar from Wadnaminga Mine, Olary Province, South Australia, Australia [db_pics/update4/ML00224b.jpg]

Rutile on Feldspar from Wadnaminga Mine, Olary Province, South Australia, Australia [db_pics/update4/ML00224c.jpg]

ML00226 - Diopside & Chalcopyrite
Mt. Elliot Mine, Selwyn District, Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia
cabinet - 12.9 x 9.7 x 9.1 cm
$ 200.00

A nice diopside and chalcopyrite from the northern Queensland skarn deposit at Cloncurry.

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Diopside & Chalcopyrite from Mt. Elliot Mine, Selwyn District, Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia [db_pics/update4/ML00226a.jpg]

Diopside & Chalcopyrite from Mt. Elliot Mine, Selwyn District, Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia [db_pics/update4/ML00226a.jpg]

Diopside & Chalcopyrite from Mt. Elliot Mine, Selwyn District, Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia [db_pics/update4/ML00226b.jpg]

Diopside & Chalcopyrite from Mt. Elliot Mine, Selwyn District, Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia [db_pics/update4/ML00226c.jpg]

ML00235 - Pyromorphite
Mt. Isa Mines, Queensland, Australia
cabinet - 13.5 x 6.6 x 3.0 cm
~~$ 250.00~~ DISCOUNTED 35.00% OFF TO $ 162.50

Click here for specimen video.

A structural geologist would love the fracture patterns on the host rock, but the importance of this specimen lies with the pyromorphite crystals on top.

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Pyromorphite from Mt. Isa Mines, Queensland, Australia [db_pics/update4/ML00235a.jpg]

Pyromorphite from Mt. Isa Mines, Queensland, Australia [db_pics/update4/ML00235b.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]

ML00373 - Quartz var. Amethyst
Kuridala, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
small cabinet - 7.7 x 5.8 x 3.5 cm
~~$ 220.00~~ DISCOUNTED 60.00% OFF TO $ 88.00

While these crystals are dominantly amethyst, they have slightly smoky zonations on some of the crystals. The crystals show double termination habits in addition to scepter formation.

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Quartz var. Amethyst from Kuridala, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia [db_pics/update5/ML00373a.jpg]

Quartz var. Amethyst from Kuridala, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia [db_pics/update5/ML00373b.jpg]

ML00401 - Wulfenite, Malachite & Beaverite(?)
Whim Creek Mine, Roenourne Shire, Western Australia, Australia
cabinet - 10.3 x 8.5 x 5.4 cm
$ 225.00

This is a classic assemblage from Whim creek. Di-pyramidal wulfenites are perched on a yellow gossanous oxide (beaverite?) along with sharp malachite pseudomorphs after azurite.

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Wulfenite, Malachite & Beaverite(?) from Whim Creek Mine, Roenourne Shire, Western Australia, Australia [db_pics/update6/ML00401a.jpg]

Wulfenite, Malachite & Beaverite(?) from Whim Creek Mine, Roenourne Shire, Western Australia, Australia [db_pics/update6/ML00401a.jpg]

Wulfenite, Malachite & Beaverite(?) from Whim Creek Mine, Roenourne Shire, Western Australia, Australia [db_pics/update6/ML00401b.jpg]

Wulfenite, Malachite & Beaverite(?) from Whim Creek Mine, Roenourne Shire, Western Australia, Australia [db_pics/update6/ML00401c.jpg]

ML00491 - Gold
Mosquito Creek, Forsayth, Queensland, Australia
thumbnail - 1.4 x 0.6 x 0.4 cm
$ 180.00

2.5 grams

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Gold from Mosquito Creek, Forsayth, Queensland, Australia [db_pics/update7/ML00491a.jpg]

Gold from Mosquito Creek, Forsayth, Queensland, Australia [db_pics/update7/ML00491b.jpg]

ML00492 - Gold
Mosquito Creek, Forsayth, Queensland, Australia
thumbnail - 1.3 x 0.7 x 0.5 cm
$ 185.00

2.6 grams

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Gold from Mosquito Creek, Forsayth, Queensland, Australia [db_pics/update7/ML00492a.jpg]

Gold from Mosquito Creek, Forsayth, Queensland, Australia [db_pics/update7/ML00492b.jpg]

ML00738 - Malachite ps. Azurite
Whim Creek Mine, Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
small cabinet - 7.8 x 5.6 x 4.4 cm
$ 350.00

Click here for specimen video.

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Malachite ps. Azurite from Whim Creek Mine, Karratha, Western Australia, Australia [db_pics/update7/ML00738a.jpg]

Malachite ps. Azurite from Whim Creek Mine, Karratha, Western Australia, Australia [db_pics/update7/ML00738b.jpg]

Malachite ps. Azurite from Whim Creek Mine, Karratha, Western Australia, Australia [db_pics/update7/ML00738c.jpg]

Malachite ps. Azurite from Whim Creek Mine, Karratha, Western Australia, Australia [db_pics/update7/ML00738d.jpg]

ML00813 - Chromian Cerussite
Dundas Extended Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia
small cabinet - 6.6 x 4.2 x 3.1 cm
$ 150.00

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Chromian Cerussite from Dundas Extended Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia [db_pics/update7/ML00813a.jpg]

Chromian Cerussite from Dundas Extended Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia [db_pics/update7/ML00813b.jpg]

Chromian Cerussite from Dundas Extended Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia [db_pics/update7/ML00813c.jpg]

Chromian Cerussite from Dundas Extended Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia [db_pics/update7/ML00813d.jpg]

ML00821 - Anglesite ps. Cerussite
Broken Hill Proprietary Mine, New South Wales, Australia
cabinet - 9.5 x 6.5 x 5.5 cm
$ 200.00

Anglesite pseudomorphing cerussite from Australia's famously complex lead-zinc-silver deposit, the Broken Hill Mine. The reticulation of the cerussite blades can still be seen.

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Anglesite ps. Cerussite from Broken Hill Proprietary Mine, New South Wales, Australia [db_pics/update7/ML00821a.jpg]

Anglesite ps. Cerussite from Broken Hill Proprietary Mine, New South Wales, Australia [db_pics/update7/ML00821b.jpg]

Anglesite ps. Cerussite from Broken Hill Proprietary Mine, New South Wales, Australia [db_pics/update7/ML00821c.jpg]

Anglesite ps. Cerussite from Broken Hill Proprietary Mine, New South Wales, Australia [db_pics/update7/ML00821d.jpg]

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