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International Minerals #15



A493 - Silver on Copper - SOLD
Evergreen Bluff Mine, Mass City, Ontonagon Co., Michigan, USA
Size: 3.8 x 2.4 x 1.8 cm
 
A 21 mm silver crystal perched on a beautiful pedestal made of silver, copper, quartz and epidote crystals. Fantastic aesthetics, and no damage!

A461 - Fluorite - SOLD
Rogerley Mine, Weardale, North Pennines, Co. Durham, England
Size: 11 x 6 x 7.6 cm
 
 
 
WOW! What a classic English masterpiece! Found in the famous "Jewel Box Pocket" in Summer 2008, this piece is easily one of the very best specimens from the recent mining period at the Rogerly mine! The luster and clarity of this particular pocket is shockingly fine and still unrivaled. Three large and sharp twins rest amidst smaller fluorite and galena crystals on a cabinet sized matrix. Published in Lapis magazine several times (January 2010 issue), and in the book "Mineralienbilder" by Hilde Könighofer, page 145. The clarity is fantastic and the fluorescence in daylight is just jaw-dropping! A masterpiece by all standards! Ex Robert Brandstetter collection.

A555 - Brucite - SOLD
Killa Saifullah, Balochistan, Pakistan
Size: 7.5 x 6 x 2.5 cm
 
Superb cluster of deep yellow brucites! Small aragonite balls sets a pleasing contrast. One of the very best samples I have seen from this locality.

PE19 - Halite with Selenite - 340€
Wieliczka Mine, Wieliczka, Małopolskie, Poland
Size: 7.5 x 5.8 x 4.8 cm
 
This is a large halite cube, sharp, glossy and super transparent!

A498 - Morganite - SOLD
Virgem da Lapa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Size: 7.5 x 6.7 x 3.9 cm
 
This rare peach-pink coloured morganite is a full floater and shows fantastic etching patterns all around. It has superb luster and amazing clarity, it is in fact totally clear throughout.

A239 - Rhodochrosite - SOLD
Sweet Home Mine, Mount Bross, Alma District, Park Co., Colorado, USA
Size: 4.2 x 2.8 x 2.7 cm
 
Gemmy deep pink rhodochrosite rhombs up to 13 mm across on tetraedrite and quartz matrix.

A559 - Gold - SOLD
Eagle's Nest Mine, Placer Co., California, USA
Size: 7.8 x 6.6 x 1.3 cm
 
WOW! Sharp and glossy gold crystals on quartz matrix. This is indeed a very aesthetic specimen from the old classic finds.

HR12 - Rubellite - SOLD
Antsira, Sahatany Valley, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar
Size: 3 x 1.1 x 1 cm
 
Deep red rubellite cluster with small quartz crystals as sidecars. Excellent sample from the recent finds. No damage.

A106 - Aquamarine - SOLD
Catuji, Mucuri valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Size: 5.2 x 2.5 x 2.2 cm
 
This is a perfect floater crystal of etched aquamarine. It has an intense blue colour and very fine gemmy sections.

MG19 - Anglesite - SOLD
Touissit, Oujda-Angad Prov., Oriental Region, Morocco
Size: 3.6 x 3 x 1.1 cm
 
Excellent miniature from the classic old finds, featuring bright yellow crystals to 28 mm across.

A467 - Fluorite with Calcite - SOLD
Xianghuapu Mine, Linwu Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
Size: 6.7 x 4.7 x 5 cm
 
 
 
WOW! Sharp and totally transparent fluorite cubes perched on quartz and aragonite crystals. The fluorites are amazingly gemmy, and the aragonite balls forms wonderful inclusions inside the crystals. The large cube atop measures 28 mm on edge or 42 mm across. Great condition and visual impact! Ex Robert Brandstetter collection no.644, his hand-written label his coming with the piece.

ET14 - Creedite - SOLD
Abasolo Mine, Abasolo, Rodeo, Mun. de Rodeo, Durango, Mexico
Size: 7.5 x 5.5 x 4.7 cm
 
A wonderful deep orange ball of creedite crystals perched on matrix. Etched green fluorites set a nice contrast on the side.