MA-2041 - Fluorite with Calcite
Annabel Lee Mine, Harris Creek District, Hardin County, Illinois
An attractive cluster of translucent, light blue-purple cubic fluorite crystals to 1.8 cm across with classic, internal golden-yellow, dark purple and teal zoning. There are also colorless, gemmy calcite crystals averaging 3 mm in length mostly scattered on one side of the fluorites. Nice for the locality. Size: 5.2 x 6.0 x 3.6 cm.

 

LB-1871 - Heulandite on Mordenite
Rat's Nest Claims, Near Challis, Custer County, Idaho
A choice large cabinet specimen featuring lustrous, freestanding, heulandite crystals to 2 cm in length perched on matrix with white mordenite. Some of the heulandite crystals wrap around one edge of the specimen as well. A very attractive display specimen with pristine crystals from the find that produced the best American heulandites ever! Size: 12.5 x 7.4 x 4.6 cm.

 

MC-1955 - Mimetite var. Campylite
Dry Gill Mine, Cumberland, England
Pristine specimen of bright, lustrous, orange to yellow mimetite crystals on dark matrix. All crystals are complete and undamaged. Very nice! Ex. Robert Linck Collection. Size: 7.3 x 5.6 x 2.4 cm.

 

MA-2023 - Pyromorphite
Bunker Hill Mine, Kellogg, Shoshone County, Idaho
Neat pyromorphite specimen consisting of orange arsenian pyromorphite that formed as a cast and is completely covered on one side by a later deposit of highly lustrous, hexagonal, green pyromorphite crystals measuring up to 6 mm in length. Very nice for this long-closed and important American locality. Size: 2.6 x 1.0 x 4.1 cm.

 

MA-1792 - Siderite on Quartz
Le Burg Mine, Alban, Tarn, France
Attractive, green-brown rosettes of lustrous, rhombohedral siderite crystals nicely perched on a matrix of bright, glassy, colorless quartz crystals. Choice specimen from a find in early 2003. Size: 4.9 x 3.5 x 6.8 cm.

 

MC-1697 - Topaz
Topaz Mountain, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah
Outstanding and beautiful specimen featuring four gemmy, sherry-colored topaz crystals attractively arranged on matrix. The largest crystal is doubly terminated and measures 3.8 cm in length. See the article in the September-October 1979 issue of The Mineralogical Record for more information about the famous Thomas Range in Utah. Ex. Al Partee Competition Collection. Size: 5.5 x 3.7 x 3.7 cm.

 

MA-2015 - Tourmaline var. Uvite
Brumado, Bahia, Brazil
Lovely deep red, glassy uvite tourmaline crystals on contrasting white matrix. The crystals are sharply terminated, undamaged and measure to 1.2 cm in length. Size: 6.0 x 6.1 x 4.7 cm.

 

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