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Freieslebenite, Siderite and Quartz

$10,000

Filon Rico, Castile-La Mancha

Freieslebenite is a rare silver-lead-antimony sulphosalt and in this superb specimen forms as

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Stephanite

$15,000

Himmelfahrt Mine, Germany

This is a world-class miniature of the rare silver-antimony sulphosalt Stephanite, displaying magnificent

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Native Silver

$12,500

Wenzel Mine, Baden-Württemberg

A remarkable museum-quality specimen of superbly crystallised Native Silver on Calcite from Wenzel mine in the

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Miargyrite

$12,500

San Genaro Mine, Peru

This wonderful specimen of the rare silver-antimony sulphosalt Miargyrite is from the San Genaro mine in

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Elbaite (Tourmaline)

$12,500

Himalaya Mine, USA

This ex-matrix fine crystal of Elbaite Tourmaline is from the world-famous Himalaya mine at Mesa Grande in

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Mimetite

$20,000

Tsumeb Mine, Namibia

Tsumeb mine, that bastion of world-class minerals has, over its one hundred years of production, produced the

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Krennerite

$12,500

Fata Baii, Romania

The exceptionally rare orthorhombic, gold-silver telluride Krennerite is typically seen in specimens as dull

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Elbaite (Tourmaline) with Smoky Quartz

$10,000

Paprok, Afghanistan

This exceptionally colour-zoned Elbaite Tourmaline is from the gem bearing spodumene pegmatites at Paprok in

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Hessite on Quartz

$15,000

Botes, Romania

This quite remarkable specimen is an extremely rare example of superbly crystallised Hessite over a druse of

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Moschellandsbe-rgite

Moschellandsbergite

$20,000

Landsberg (Moschellandsberg), Rhineland-Palatinate

It comes hard for me to say, that for such a magnificent specimen of an extremely rare mineral, it does not

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Elbaite var. Indicolite Sceptre (Tourmaline)

$40,000

Mutuca Mine, Minas Gerais

The Mutuca mine, also known as the Mutuca/Mutuba Indicolite mine, was amongst Brazil’s most famous gem mines

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Fluorapatite with Quartz

$12,500

Mawi Pegmatite, Afghanistan

Fluorapatite is one of those pegmatite phosphates that, when it does occasionally crystallise well, it is

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Malachite pseudomorph after Azurite with Cerussite

$25,000

Tsumeb Mine, Namibia

This spectacular large cabinet display specimen is a bonanza of beautifully crystallised carbonate minerals

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Native Gold

$20,000

Round Mountain Mine, USA

A stunning arborescent display of dendritic and herringbone structured Native Gold from the Round Mountain

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Atacamite

$12,500

Lily Mine, Ica Department

The Lily mine (also spelt Lilly) at Pisco Umay in the Ica region of Peru, is worked for its “blue Andean

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Olivenite

$12,500

Tsumeb Mine, Namibia

This Olivenite is must rank high amongst the very best miniatures for its species ever found at Tsumeb and

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Rhodochrosite

$12,500

N'Chwaning Mines, South Africa

The N'Chwaning Mine in Southern Africa produced some of the worlds finest mineral specimens in the 1980’s with

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Spessartine with K Feldspar and Quartz

$15,000

Shengus, Gilgit-Baltistan

We have handled hundreds of these specimens from this location over the years, but this is the best we ever

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Grossular Garnet

$12,000

Jeffrey Mine, Canada

The Jeffery Mine in Québec, Canada produced many world class mineral specimens during its working life.

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Andradite var. Demantoid

$12,500

Malenco Valley, Italy

The demantoid garnets from Val Malenco in Northern Italy are true worldwide classics. The garnets here are

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Cobaltoan Calcite

$12,500

Frohnau, Saxony

The famous ‘wine stain calcite’, this is a very striking display specimen from a famous specimen producing

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Bournonite on Quartz and Siderite

$12,500

Příbram District, Czech Republic

This is a very famous specimen that has been published numerous times in articles about Příbram mines. It

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Zincolivenite with Ferrilotharmeyerite

$12,500

Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region (Otjikoto Region)

One of the best finds at the Tsumeb mine in the 1980’s were the fabulous zincolivenites associated with

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Proustite

$15,000

Alberoda, Germany

Good proustites are amongst the holy grails of mineral collecting and those found at the Alberoda mine in the

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Rhodochrosite with Fluorite and Sphalerite

$15,000

Sweet Home Mine, USA

Rhodochrosite and fluorite combination are very sought after in the mineral world and this is a lovely example

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Imperial Topaz

$12,500

Ouro Preto, Brazil

The imperial topaz crystals from the Ouro Preto mine are unique in the mineral world and are sought after by

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Quartz on Elbaite

$12,500

Cruzeiro mine, Minas Gerais

A beautiful colour zoned tourmaline from a very famous specimen producing mine in brazil. Unusually

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Beryl on Elbaite

$12,500

Cruzeiro mine, Minas Gerais

It is refreshing sometimes to come across something different in the mineral world such as this specimen of

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Native Silver

$11,400

Pribram, Czech Republic

A superb old-time specimen of bright silvery Native Silver from the Pribram mining area in the Czech Republic.

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Native Gold

$12,500

Round Mountain Mine, USA

A very fine specimen of crystal/leaf Native Gold with pleasing bright metallic yellow colour. The specimen

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Native Gold

$15,000

Round Mountain Mine, USA

An absolute superb crystal specimen of Native Gold from the Round Mountain Mine, Nevada, USA. Forming as

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Calcite on Conichalcite

$12,500

Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region (Otjikoto Region)

A classic specimen of beautiful rhombohedral, sharp-edged crystals of Calcite set against a carpet of rich

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TOURMALINE WITH ALBITE VAR. “CLEAVELANDITE”

$12,500

Stak Nala, Pakistan

A beautiful 4.2 x 1.0 x 0.8 cm crystal of Tourmaline (likely Elbaite) is embedded in an aesthetic matrix of

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Topaz with Quartz and Microcline

$12,500

Nyet-Bruk, Pakistan

A well formed lustrous gemmy Topaz crystal, tinted a delicate shade of Champagne, measuring to nearly

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Xanthoconite with Proustiite and Stephanite on Native Arsenic

$9,500

Jáchymov District, Bohemia

An old and very rare specimen probably from before 1921 of the rare silver mineral Xanthoconite with abundant

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Native Copper

$15,000

Keweenaw Peninsula, USA

A fine arborescent crystal specimen of Native Copper from the Michigan Copper Mining area on the Keweenaw

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Azurite

$9,500

Chessy-les-Mines, France

A very fine specimen of classic Chessy- les -Mines Azurite displaying excellent lustrous bladed deep blue

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Galena Pseudomorph After Pyromorphite

$14,000

Kautenbach Mine, Rhineland-Palatinate

A choice cabinet specimen of Galena partly pseudomorphing blocky-tabular hexagonal Pyromorphite crystals, each

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Clinoclase with Malachite and Azurite

$9,500

Mammoth Mine, USA

A remarkable specimen of rich dark blue lustrous crystalline balls and crystals of Clinoclase with botryoidal

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Apophyllite with Calcite

$9,500

St. Andreasberg, Germany

Well formed pink to colourless terminated crystals of Apophyllite measuring to 1.2cm forming intergrown

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Fluorite

$12,500

Heights Mine, England

Excellent well formed mostly interpenetrant twin crystals of Fluorite from Heights Mine, Weardale,

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Fluorite

$18,500

Cambokeels Mine, England

A very fine and large Fluorite crystal specimen from Cambokeels Mine, Weardale, Co Durham. Gemmy-translucent

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Calcite included by Boulangerite

$12,500

Herja Mine, Romania

A somewhat different form of Calcite included by Boulangerite from the Herja Mine, Romania. Crystals of

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Tennantite with Galena

$9,500

Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region (Otjikoto Region)

A rare large specimen of Tennantite crystals with Galena crystals from the Tsumeb Mine, Namibia. Modified

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Siderite Epimorph after Baryte (Lady's Slipper)

$13,000

Virtuous Lady Mine, England

Probably one of the most recognisable Epimorphs from the Cornubian Orefield, are the Siderite Epimorphs

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Smithsonite

$7,500

Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region (Otjikoto Region)

A fine display of prismatic habit with step pyramidal terminated Smithsonite crystals measuring to 1.8cm from

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Cuprite on Native Copper

$22,000

Rubtsovskoe Mine, Russia

Excellent intergrown crystal clusters of octahedral Cuprite on a crystallized native copper from the

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Schorl Tourmaline with Albite and Quartz

$9,500

Shengus, Pakistan

Three well-formed prismatic crystals of lustrous black Schorl measuring to 8.4cm stand upright on and through