International Minerals #29
NJ08 - Gold - 1900€
Mongolata, Australia
Size: 7.2 x 5 x 4.3 cm
Mongolata, Australia
Size: 7.2 x 5 x 4.3 cm
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Lovely nests of Gold perched on goethite, quartz and mother rock. Ex Hilde Könighofer coll.
GX82 - Shattuckite - 540€
Mesopotamia Copper Valley, Khorixas, Kunene, Namibia
Size: 7.2 x 6.7 x 3.5 cm
Mesopotamia Copper Valley, Khorixas, Kunene, Namibia
Size: 7.2 x 6.7 x 3.5 cm
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Nicely isolated balls of shattuckite resting on a matrix of goethite and quartz.
XY184 - Sphalerite - 440€
Aliva Mine, Camaleno, Cantabria, Spain
Size: 6.2 x 3.1 x 2.1 cm
Aliva Mine, Camaleno, Cantabria, Spain
Size: 6.2 x 3.1 x 2.1 cm
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Two sphalerite crystals featuring nicely stepped growth patterns, resting on a bed of dolomite crystals. Floater piece, complete all around. Both crystals are gemmy and glow fiercely orange when backlit. Ex Alfred Haas coll.
CE41 - Azurite and Malachite - 570€
Nevada Lode, San Juan Co., Utah, USA
Size: 4.6 x 4.4 x 4 cm
Nevada Lode, San Juan Co., Utah, USA
Size: 4.6 x 4.4 x 4 cm
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This is a wonderful floater specimen, complete and well crystalized all around, showing several ball shaped aggregates of azurite on contrasting malachite. The picturen shows what I consider the rear side, but again, it displays beautifully from either side.
XY187 - Sphalerite - 425€
Santa Rita Mine, Morococha District, Yauli Province, Junín, Peru
Size: 12.8 x 9.2 x 4.7 cm
Santa Rita Mine, Morococha District, Yauli Province, Junín, Peru
Size: 12.8 x 9.2 x 4.7 cm
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Wonderful clear yellowish sphalerite crystals and minor galena on rhodochrosite. Ex Alfred Haas coll.
NJ09 - Hutchinsonite - 750€
Quiruvilca, La Libertad, Peru
Size: 8.7 x 5.7 x 3.1 cm
Quiruvilca, La Libertad, Peru
Size: 8.7 x 5.7 x 3.1 cm
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Dozens of hutchinsonite crystals up to 8 mm in length, auripigmente and barite crystals scattered on a mother rock made of pyrite and quartz. Ex Zatsch Mineralien, ex Hilde Könighofer coll.
XY183 - Afghanite - 390€
Badakhshan, Afghanistan
Size: 4.9 x 3.3 x 2.5 cm
Badakhshan, Afghanistan
Size: 4.9 x 3.3 x 2.5 cm
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Two elongated afghanite crystals in marble, a couple pyrites add a nice sparkling contrast. Ex Oliver Konczer coll.
XY186 - Calcite - 745€
Sokolovskoe Iron Mine, Rudny, Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan
Size: 9.1 x 7.1 x 5.9 cm
Sokolovskoe Iron Mine, Rudny, Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan
Size: 9.1 x 7.1 x 5.9 cm
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A wonderful clear calcite aggregate featuring multiple twins on a matrix layer of barite and pyrite. No damage. Ex Alfred Haas collection.
ND19 - Smoky Quartz Gwindel - 2350€
Puiva, Polar Urals, Russia
Size: 9.6 x 8.5 x 3.2 cm
Puiva, Polar Urals, Russia
Size: 9.6 x 8.5 x 3.2 cm
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A strong twinst and an interesting mix of frosted and glossy faces make this piece truly special. The clarity is excellent, and the colour is a pleasing light smoky hue.
XY185 - Atacamite - 470€
Copiapo Province, Atacama Region, Chile
Size: 18.4 x 11.1 x 5.2 cm
Copiapo Province, Atacama Region, Chile
Size: 18.4 x 11.1 x 5.2 cm
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Several atacamite flower rosettes up to about 4 cm in diameter resting on a nicely contrasting mother rock. Definitely one of the best specimens I have ever seen of this style. Ex Alfred Haas coll.