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Dioptase with Wulfenite

$2,500

Tsumeb Mine, Namibia

Although the lead molybdate Wulfenite is common throughout the Tsumeb orebody, its occurrence with Dioptase in

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Gratonite

$2,500

Rio Tinto Mine, Andalusia

This specimen provides a great opportunity to acquire an exceptionally rare species from a world-famous yet

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Cubanite

$1,200

Henderson No.2 Mine, Canada

An excellent specimen of iridescent pale brassy Cubanite from Henderson No. 2 mine at Chibougamau in Québec,

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Eulytine

$2,500

Schneeberg, Saxony

The rare bismuth silicate Eulytine forms orange-brown, often sub-botryoidal crystals with a glossy resinous

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Aikinite with Native Gold and Galena

$3,500

Berezovskii, Russia

Aikinite is an extremely rare lead-copper-bismuth sulphide often associated with precious metals and this

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Sylvanite

$1,200

Cripple Creek, USA

The mere mention of Cripple Creek instantly conjures images of gold, the Wild West, gun-fights and old mining

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Maucherite

$7,000

Eisleben, Saxony-Anhalt

Maucherite is an extremely rare nickel arsenide and this magnificent, crystallised miniature is from its type

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Mellite

$1,200

Tatabánya, Hungary

Mellite is one of the rare organic minerals which occur in nature, containing benzine salts and the elements

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Microcline var. Hyalophane

$400

Zagradski Potok Mine, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Hyalophane is the glassy transparent variety of Microcline Feldspar and this beautiful example is from the

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Pucherite

$500

Pucher Shaft, Germany

For the dedicated systematic collector or anyone with an interest in rare and exotic species, Pucherite is a

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Köttigite with Gypsum

$500

Mapimí, Durango

Köttigite is a rare, hydrated zinc arsenate and occurs on this fine miniature as long tabular prismatic

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Diaphorite

$3,500

Pribram, Czech Republic

A well developed intergrown cluster of the rare silver-lead-antimony sulphosalt Diaphorite, measuring to 5 mm

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Cavansite

$100

Wagholi Quarries, Maharashtra

A beautiful and cute rosette of the rare calcium-vanadium silicate Cavansite measuring 1.5 x 1.0 x 0.5 cm,

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Amber with Insect

$200

Baltic Sea, Europe

Amber is a fossil tree resin and sometimes contains fossilised flora and fauna which became caught and

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Schneiderhöhni-te

Schneiderhöhnite

$4,000

Tsumeb Mine, Namibia

Schneiderhöhnite is one of Tsumeb’s extremely rare iron arsenates and forms small black lustrous crystals. It

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Zincite

$2,500

Franklin, New Jersey

The famous Franklin-Ogdensberg mining district exploited one of the world’s most species-rich and diverse

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Sperrylite

$6,000

Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Eastern-Siberian Region

Sperrylite is a platinum arsenide and this good-sized miniature is from the Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit in the

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Arsentsumebite

$450

Tsumeb Mine, Namibia

This Arsentsumebite from Tsumeb mine in Namibia may be more a large micromount than a thumbnail, but it

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Bournonite with Freibergite

$2,000

Viboras Mine, Potosí Department

This is a spectacular open group of superb Bournonite crystals displaying an excellent cogwheel habit, all

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Tyrrellite with Umangite and Klockmannite

$150

Eagle Claims U-Cu-Se occurrence, Saskatchewan

For the species collector this large thumbnail contains three rare selenide mineral species from the Eagle

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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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Ettringite

$7,500

N'Chwaning Mines, South Africa

Ettringite is a rare calcium-aluminium sulphate and is one of the iconic minerals from the N'Chwaning Mines in

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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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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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Väyrynenite

$5,500

Shengus, Gilgit-Baltistan

Väyrynenite is an exceedingly rare manganese-beryllium phosphate and this 3.9 cm tall, perfectly terminated

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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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Hedenbergite

$3,500

North Mine, Australia

Hedenbergite is one of those species rarely encountered in collections from the Broken Hill Mining District in

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Hessite with Quartz

$8,000

Botești, Alba Co.

Hessite is a rare silver telluride and this beautifully crystallised specimen, interlaced with small and

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Meteorite Chondrite

$2,500

Transylvania, Romania.

This interesting block of Chondrite Meteorite is from the historic region of Transylvania in Romania and

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Dyscrasite with Native Arsenic

$3,000

Uranium Mine No. 21, Central Bohemia Region

The silver antimonide Dyscrasite forms magnificent and showy skeletal crystals to 4 cm long over a naturally

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Dadsonite

$750

St Pons, Barcelonette

A matrix of chocolate coloured Siderite crystals to 1.2 cm hosts a rich nest of inter-woven metallic-grey

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Bustamite

$600

North Mine, New South Wales

Bustamite is a calcium manganese inosilicate and famously occurs as superb rose to candy-pink crystals within

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Hydroxylherder-ite

Hydroxylherderite

$950

Barra De Salinas, Brazil

A terrific creamy-white crystal of the relatively rare phosphate Hydroxylherderite, from the granite

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Ludlamite

$6,000

Huanuni mine, Bolivia

The Huanuni mine in Dalence Province, Bolivia is one of the world’s richest tin deposits and the veins and

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Cotham Marble (Stromatolite, Triassic, Rhaetian Stage)

$2,500

Somerset, England

Unlike anything we usually showcase, this museum-size specimen is a sawn and polished slab of Cotham Marble, a

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Szaibélyite on Volkovskite

$1,200

Panel 848, North Yorkshire

Something quite different from the British Isles, an amazing, good-sized cabinet specimen of the rare borates

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Calcite (twinned crystal)

$1,500

Gillfoot Mine, England

Fabulous twinned Calcites from the West Cumbrian iron mines need little introduction as they are recognised

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Botallackite

$1,800

Cligga Mine, England

Botallackite is a rare copper oxychloride and forms where there is interaction between seawater and copper

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Polybasite

$2,000

Himmelsfürst Mine, Germany

The silver-copper sulphosalt Polybasite is always an attractive mineral when well crystallised, making it

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Zinkenite with Chalcostibite and Siderite

$9,500

Saint-Pons area, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

This quite magnificent small cabinet specimen of Zinkenite with Chalcostibite and Siderite is from a rarely

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Mellite

$950

Csordakúti Mine, Fejér Co.

Here at Crystal Classics, despite all the wonderful old collections we acquire, the rare and unusual mineral

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Strengite

$350

Kiirunavaara Mine, Norrbotten County

A great location piece of the rare iron phosphate Strengite, from the gigantic Kiirunavaara mine in the town

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Andorite

$700

San José Mine, Oruro Department

Andorite is a relatively rare lead-silver-antimony sulphosalt which characteristically forms foliated masses

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Djurleite

$850

Dzhezkazgan Mining District, Kazakhstan

Djurleite is a copper sulphide, forming thick tabular crystals with deeply striated prism faces, similar to

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Betekhtinite

$800

Dzhezkazgan Mining District, Kazakhstan

Betekhtinite is a rare copper-iron-lead sulphide. This excellent ex-matrix, large thumbnail, is a mass

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Chalcosiderite

$2,500

Wheal Phoenix, England

Rich druses of dark emerald-green crystals of Chalcosiderite are one of the signature minerals of the famous