Descloizite - Berg Aukas mine - Grootfontein Constituency - Otjozondjupa Region - Namibia
(#GMA26044)
Numerous tufts of dark Descloizite crystals cover the surface of this specimen.
There is little color contrast with the matrix, which is nearly the same color ...
Specimen weight:395 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 5
Overall size:95mm x 43 mm x 70 mm
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Yuksporite - Yukspor Mt. - Khibiny Massif - Murmansk Oblast - Russia
(#GMA26041)
A typical Yuksporite specimen from the Type Locality.
The pinkish fibers are clearly visible all around.
Similar specimens were on the market more than 10 years ago, then disappeared from circulation.
Specimen weight:50 gr.
Crystal size:--
Overall size:51mm x 28 mm x 38 mm
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Henmilite xx (TL), Pentahydroborite xx - Fuka mine, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
(#17603_HENM_DANI)
Classic combo! Blue Henmilite xx with clear Pentahydrobrite xx
Specimen weight:13 gr.
Crystal size:2 mm
Overall size:20mm x 20 mm x 20 mm
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Kulanite - Rapid Creek, Dawson Mining district, Yukon, Canada
(#13919_KULA_DANI)
Rare, nice and large, for the species kulanite xx matrix.
Specimen weight:30 gr.
Crystal size:up to 2 mm
Overall size:35mm x 25 mm x 10 mm
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Goyazite - Rapid Creek, Dawson Mining District, Yukon Territory, Canada
(#MINS9218)
Rich specimen covered with sharp goyazite crystals to 4 mm.
Specimen weight:88 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 4 mm
Overall size:60mm x 32 mm x 37 mm
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Ecdemite, unknown,Lavrion district mines, Attika, Greece
(#11282_ECDE_DANI)
Nice tiny ecdemite xx witn orange uknown mineral.
Specimen weight:88 gr.
Crystal size:2 mm
Overall size:50mm x 50 mm x 30 mm
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Beryl var. Heliodor - Volodarsk-Volynskii (Volodars'k-Volyns'kyy; Wolodarsk-Wolynskii), Zhytomyr Oblast' (Zhitomir Oblast'), Ukraine
(#MINS9119)
Heliodor crystal, gemmy, glassy fully terminated 2,6 cm tall.
Specimen weight:2 gr.
Crystal size:2,4 cm tall
Overall size:5mm x 5 mm x 24 mm
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Lanthanite-(Ce) - Britannia Mine, Beddgelert, Gwynedd, Wales, UK (TL)
(#MINS9109)
Lanthanite-(Ce) sub-mm clear glassy crystals set on matrix with malachite in association from the type locality.
Specimen weight:10 gr.
Crystal size:sub-mm
Overall size:30mm x 18 mm x 12 mm
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Ericaite - Panel 14, Boulby Mine, Loftus, Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire, England, UK
(#MINS9100)
A single lustrous brownish cubic crystal of Ericaite embedded in syslte matrix coloured rerracotta red by association with Hilgardite.
Specimen weight:5 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 5 mm
Overall size:14mm x 12 mm x 14 mm
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Mereheadite - Torr Works Quarry, Cranmore, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK (TL)
(#MINS9101)
Yellow-orange, vitreous Mereheadite within a veinlet of white calcite cutting a beautifully contrasting black matrix.
Specimen weight:20 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 3 mm
Overall size:31mm x 25 mm x 20 mm
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Fluorite - Hilton Mine, Scordale, Murton, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
(#MINS9061)
Specimen with twin fluorite xls up to 1,2 cm showing the classic yellow colour typic of the Hilton Mine.Classic!
Specimen weight:66 gr.
Crystal size:To 1,2 cm
Overall size:51mm x 38 mm x 30 mm
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Perlialite- Loparskaya Valley, Yukspor Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia (TL)
(#MINS9073)
White, fibrous perlialite in matrix fro the type locality.
Specimen weight:58 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 1-2 mm
Overall size:44mm x 42 mm x 28 mm
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Bukovskýite - Kaňk, Kutná Hora, Kutná Hora District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic (TL)
(#MINS9071)
Tanc earthy nodular bukovskyite in a solid grouping. Very good for this species; from the type locality.
Specimen weight:24 gr.
Crystal size:-
Overall size:37mm x 32 mm x 30 mm
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Campylite - Dry Gill mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England, UK
(#12471_CAMP_DANI)
Very nice deep orange campylite crystals of textbook shape.
Specimen weight:509 gr.
Crystal size:4 mm
Overall size:110mm x 90 mm x 60 mm
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Botallackite - Cligga Head, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England
(#MINS9052)
Bright blue/green crystals of Botallackite on all sides of specimen. Botallackite is a rare secondary copper mineral and this is a very rich example from recent finds at Cligga Head.
Specimen weight:30 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 2 mm wide
Overall size:53mm x 30 mm x 25 mm
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Brianyoungite - Brownley Hill mine, Nenthead, England, UK
(#11400a_BRIAN_DAN)
Very nice white to colourless brianyoungite xls on matrix. Specimen very rich.
Specimen weight:7 gr.
Crystal size:< 1mm
Overall size:28mm x 24 mm x 23 mm
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Calcite - Pallaflat mine, Bigrigg, Cumbria, England, UK
(#11116_CALC_DANI)
Very nice classic gemmy calctie xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:50 gr.
Crystal size:5 mm
Overall size:50mm x 20 mm x 45 mm
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Glaukosphaerite - Widgiemooltha, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
(#MINS8981)
Specimen rich of bright green xls of Glaukosphaerite with lime green Galpeite in association.
Specimen weight:60 gr.
Crystal size:sub-mm
Overall size:50mm x 35 mm x 20 mm
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Syngenite - Holyn - Kalusa Salt deposit - Ivano-Frankivs'k Oblast' - Ukraine (Type Locality)
(#MINS8989)
Nice specimen of this rare potassium sulfate.
Semitransparent crystals up to 2,5 cm set on matrix from the type locality.
Specimen weight:42 gr.
Crystal size:2,5 cm wide
Overall size:48mm x 25 mm x 43 mm
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Woodwardite - West Caradon Mine, Crow's Nest, St Cleer, Cornwall, England, UK (TL)
(#MINS8973)
Royal blue Woodwardite from this classic Cornish locality..A rare hydrated copper sulfate from an old find.
Specimen weight:4 gr.
Crystal size:-
Overall size:22mm x 15 mm x 6 mm
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Descloizite - Berg Aukas - Grootfontein District - Otjozonjupe Region - Namibia
(#MINS8965)
This nice, well crystallized, high quality descloizite specimen is from the locality that is the undisputed world champion for this mineral species.
Specimen weight:16 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 7 mm
Overall size:50mm x 40 mm x 20 mm
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Analcime - Antrim Co., Ulster, Northern Ireland, UK
(#11667_ANAL_DANI)
Very nice irish analcime xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:49 gr.
Crystal size:3 mm
Overall size:45mm x 25 mm x 50 mm
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Kimuraite-(Y) - Mitsukoshi, Hizen-cho, Higashi-Matsuura-gun, Saga Prefecture, Kyushu Region, Japan
(#MINS8950)
Pearly aggregate 7 mm wide of Kimuraite-(Y) well-placed on the basalt matrix. Is a very rare hydrated calcium-yttrium-neodymium carbonate found in fissures in alkali olivice baslats.
Specimen weight:20 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 7 mm long
Overall size:38mm x 32 mm x 27 mm
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Botallackite - Submarine Lode, Levant Mine, Trewellard, Botallack - Pendeen Area, St. Just District, Cornwall, England, UK
(#MINS8927)
A very rich, sparkling specimen with brilliantly green microcrystals of the rare species Bottalackite embedded in matrix, from this classic locale. Ex. Richard Barstow Collection.
Specimen weight:52 gr.
Crystal size:sub-mm
Overall size:58mm x 55 mm x 22 mm
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Goyazite - Rapid Creek, Dawson Mining District, Yukon Territory, Canada
(#MINS8937)
Rich specimen covered with sharp goyazite crystals to 4 mm.
Specimen weight:68 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 4 mm
Overall size:60mm x 32 mm x 33 mm
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Barytocalcite - Nentsberry Haggs Mine, Alston Moor District, North Pennines, Cumbria, England, UK
(#MINS8941)
Barytocalcite is uncommon barium, calcium carbonate. This very fine and rich specimen is comprised of fan-shaped clusters of intergrown, tan, glassy scalenohedrons to 1,3 cm from near the Type Locality ....
Specimen weight:64 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 1,3 cm
Overall size:50mm x 40 mm x 30 mm
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Volkovskite - Boulby Mine, Loftus, Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire, England, UK
(#MINS8836)
This is a parallel-growth cluster of bladed, glassy and gemmy, orangey crystals of Volkovskite.
Specimen weight:10 gr.
Crystal size:3,5 cm tall
Overall size:14mm x 9 mm x 35 mm
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Calcite - Pallaflat mine, Bigrigg, Cumbria, England, UK
(#12382_CALC_DANI)
Very nice classic gemmy calctire xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:70 gr.
Crystal size:10 mm
Overall size:62mm x 35 mm x 32 mm
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Barytocalcite - Blagill mine, Alston Moor, Cumbria,England, UK
(#11407_BARY_DANI)
This specimen offer nice rare barytocalcitye xls on matrix. Old stuff.
Specimen weight:81 gr.
Crystal size:2 mm
Overall size:55mm x 50 mm x 32 mm
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Rapidcreekite - Rapid Creek - Dawson mining Distr. - Yukon - Canada
(#GM23053)
This specimen is partially covered by a white patina of rapidcreekite.
In an area there are some minicurls of this rare sulfate.
Specimen weight:170 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 2
Overall size:75mm x 47 mm x 37 mm
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Mendipite - Torr Works Quarry (Merehead Quarry), Cranmore, Somerset, England, UK
(#MINS8756)
Pale yellow to pale pink columnar aggregates of mendipite, on a matrix consisting of dark manganese oxides.
Rare!
Specimen weight:43 gr.
Crystal size:1,6 cm long
Overall size:40mm x 25 mm x 30 mm
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Descloizite - Berg Aukas - Grootfontein District - Otjozonjupe Region - Namibia
(#MINS8602)
Cluster of many brown descloizite crystals in a branching formation of arrowhead-shaped crystals up to 1,5 cm. The descloizite is translucent with good crystal development and lustrous faces in areas.
Specimen weight:16 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 1,5 cm
Overall size:25mm x 22 mm x 45 mm
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Apatite - Notklamm, Neukirchen am Großvenediger, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
(#MINS8483)
Clear alpine Apatite xls with typical habit uo to 5 mm in size on adularia matrix.
Specimen weight:21 gr.
Crystal size:5 mm wide
Overall size:42mm x 23 mm x 31 mm
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Augelite - Rapid Creek - Yukon Territories - Canada
(#MINS8450)
Specimen with nice greenish Augelite crystals up to 5 mm wide on matrix.
Specimen weight:82 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 5 mm wide
Overall size:52mm x 50 mm x 30 mm
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Thomsonite - Antrim Co.,Northern Ireland, UK
(#11945_THOM_DANI)
Nice pale brown thomsonite xx on matrix.
Specimen weight:36 gr.
Crystal size:2 mm
Overall size:56mm x 38 mm x 20 mm
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Kulanite and siderite - Big Fish River - Dawson Mining District - Yukon - Canada
(#MINS8412)
Several very lustrous deep blue-green crystals up to 3.5 mm of this rare phosphate are spread all over the surface of this specimen.
Specimen weight:43 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 3.5 mm
Overall size:63mm x 38 mm x 15 mm
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Boracite, Hilgardite - Boulby mine, Loftus, England, UK
(#11702_BORA_DANI)
Nice geminated and non geminated boracite xx on matrix with some pinkish rare hilgardite xx in association.
Specimen weight:6 gr.
Crystal size:3 mm
Overall size:45mm x 35 mm x 27 mm
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