MINERAL: Amethyst (Quartz) - Miniature
LOCATION:Las Vigas Region, Veracruz Mexico
This Amethyst cluster radiates crystals from a central quartz plate. The color darkens on each crystal as it extends from the clear base. The crystals are all clear and transparent. None show any damage under 10x magnification. The largest crystal measures 23 mm. Clean, bright, and perfect. A showpiece miniature. It measures 1.5 inches across.
ITEM:070269 - PRICE: $125
MINERAL: Native Silver - Miniature
LOCATION: Linqiu, Shanxi Province, China
A very attractive Native Silver miniature from the new area in Shanxi Province . This piece exhibits a thick, ropy, middle strand of Silver wire, with two strands coming off the main wire. Fine display piece. Measures 30 x 5 x 2 mm. No damage. Mounted and ready to display.
ITEM: 070271 PRICE: $189.95
MINERAL: Ferberite - Miniature
LOCATION:Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan Province, China
Jet black, vitreous 30 x 15 x 5 mm crystals of Ferberite with small clear quartz crystals the largest of which measures 18mm. No damage.
Ferberite is the iron endmember of the manganese - iron wolframite solid solution series. The manganese endmember is hübnerite. Ferberite is a black monoclinic mineral composed of iron(II) tungstate, FeWO4.
ITEM: 070279 - PRICE: $95
MINERAL:Arsenopyrite & Quartz
LOCATION: Nandan, Guangxi Prov, China
Very showy Arsenopyrite with translucent quartz crystals. The overall specimen is 7 x 7 x 2 cm with larger arsenopyrite crystal to 10 mm. At just under 3 inches in height, the specimen is well proportioned, and bright. No damage on this miniature.
ITEM: 070300 - PRICE: $90
MINERAL: Benitoite, Neptunite - Miniature
LOCATION: Benitoite Gem Mine, San Benito, California
3.5 x 2.0 x 1.0 cm specimen of Natrolite and green Actinolite hosts several crystals of Benitoite to 1.3 cm in length. There are also small crystals of Neptunite, making for a colorful, and attractive miniature. Click photo for more details and more photos.
ITEM: 070274- PRICE: $219.95 Sold
MINERAL: Pyrite on Quartz - Miniature
LOCATION: Huanzala, Peru
Very lustrous, well formed 5 mm diameter pentagonal dodecahedron of pyrite in Quartz matrix. Stunning example of this rare habit. No damage. Overall specimen is 41 x 30 x 15 mm.
ITEM:070278 - PRICE: $37.95 Sold
MINERAL: Arsenopyrite with Calcite
LOCATION:
Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan Prov, China
This miniature of attractive, very white calcite blades on bright silver Arsenopyrite is an excellent example of the minerals from the productive Yaogangxian Mine. This specimen measures 5cm x 3cm x 3cm (2 x 1.5 x 1.5 inches) With its high specific gravity, the Arsenopyrite makes this a remarkably heavy specimen for its size.
ITEM: 070071- PRICE: $67.50
MINERAL: Pyrite on Matrix
LOCATION: Navajon, Spain
Pyrite on matrix. This is a miniature of shiny cubic pyrite on matrix. Good display specimen.. Overall specimen is specimen measures 2 inches in length. The cube is 3/8 inch square. Good value.
ITEM: 070042 - PRICE: $9.95
MINERAL: Arsenopyrite on Sphalerite
LOCATION: Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan Prov, China
Miniature specimen of bright Arsenopyrite from China. This specimen is 40 x 30 x 25 mm. (1.5 in x 1.2 in x 1 inch). The Arsenopyrite is bright steel gray almost silver in color with a high luster. .
ITEM: 070080 - PRICE: $29.95
MINERAL: Barite
LOCATION:
Book Cliffs near Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado
Translucent crystals of colorless Barite with a very small amount of matrix. The specimen is 3.5 x 4 x 3 cm with crystals to 20 x 5 mm. Barite has a rather high specific gravity. This specimen is heavier than you would expect. No damage. Collected in 2006.
