Gallery 1
Mixed Minerals
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A-040 Fluorpophyllite and Stilbite $40
Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India
5 x 5 x 5 cm.
What at first appears to be your run-of-the-mill Fluorapophyllite from India, is actually quite unusual. What makes this specimen so unusual is that the terminations of the Fluorapophyllite crystals are slightly inverted and also exhibit a hoppered-like crystal growth. The Fluorapophyllites also exhibit a very bright lustre.
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S-053 Sphalerite and Quartz $40 Reserved
Kangjiawan,
Shui Koushan District
Heng Yeng, Hunan, C.S.R. China
7 x 5 x 6 cm.
A really cool looking mound of translucent Sphalerite crystals to 1.5 centimeters in size, partially encased in a druse of Quartz crystals.
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D-008 Dolomite with Chalcopyrite $45
Black Rock Quarry, Lawrence County, AR
9.3 x 6.5 x 5.7 cm.
This specimen features numerous saddle-shaped Dolomite crystals sprinkled with lustrous Chalcopyrite crystals. The Dolomite crystals have a delicate pink color. This classic location is considered to be the premier location for Dolomite in the United States.
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H-009 Heulandite on Mordenite $70
Rat's
Nest Claims
Custer County, Idaho
6.3 x 4 x 2.1 cm.
This specimen has a lot going for it. It has an incredible lustre, well formed crystals and an attractive salmon color. Like the other Heulandites from this location it is almost impossible to capture their true beauty in a photograph. These specimens look so much better in person.
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H-010 Heulandite & Calcite $80
Rat's
Nest Claims
Custer County, Idaho
9 x 3.8 x 5 cm.
The Heulandites from this location are sometimes found associated with Calcite but few of the Calcites that are found with the Heulandites are as well formed as this one. I have been told that this is one of the best Heulandite/Calcite specimens to have been found here. The Heulandite has an satin-like lustre making for an attractive specimen.
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AH-027 Miserite and Wollastonite $175
Poudrette
Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada
(ex.
Ron Waddell collection)
11.7 x 6.3 x 4.7 cm.
This very colorful mineral specimen features a large vein of coarsely crystallized, raspberry-colored Miserite surrounded by Wollastonite embedded in a contrasting matrix of green Marble. The mineral Miserite is relatively rare and is not usually found in such high concentrations at Mont Saint-Hilaire. This fine example of Miserite was collected in 1988.
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G-026 Grossular Garnet with Epidote, Diopside & Adularia $85
Tormiq Valley, Haramosh Mountains, Northern Areas, Pakistan
6.2 x 3.8 x 4.7 cm.
A neat mineral association worthy of any mineral collector's cabinet.
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G-027 Garnet variety Grossular with Epidote $35
Tormiq Valley, Haramosh Mountains, Northern Areas, Pakistan
5.5 x 2.8 x 1.9 cm.
A neat little miniature at a great price.
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AH-050 Narsarsukite $100
(ex. Ron Waddell collection)
Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada
11 x 6 x 8 cm.
This eye-catching specimen of the rare Sodium Titanium Silicate mineral Narsarsukite features a dozen crystals to 2 cm. in a fine-grained Hornfels matrix. The biggest Narsarsukite crystal in this richly included specimen is a dark green grading to lighter green in the center. The matrix of this very attractive specimen fluoresces red under SWUV light. Mont Saint-Hilaire is renowned for producing the biggest and finest Narsarsukites in the world.
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AH-032 Pyrite $25
(ex. Ron Waddell collection)
Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada
specimen
size = 5 x 4.5 x 4 cm.
crystal size = 1 x 1 x .9 cm.
Here's one for you closet Pyrite collectors: a Pyrite crystal on Sodalite Syenite matrix that includes a section of Hackmanite on the bottom of the specimen that is both fluorescent and tenebrescent. The phenomenon known as tenebrescence is the change of color after exposure to direct sunlight or ultraviolet illumination. The Hackmanite fluoresces orange under LWUV light, and becomes a deeper violet after exposure to SWUV light (or sunlight). While the Pyrite is a little rough looking on the edges, I think this makes for one heck of a $25 specimen.
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