Mineral Specimens - page 2
Mexico - Canada

TV96P8: Complex equidimensional crystals, very rich in faces, growing on an early generation of smaller crystals primarily covering a stalactitic growth of a mineral that has disappeared, maybe Limonite?. A very esthetic piece. The sample is from J. Catmur collection and the label indicates that it was acquired in 1994.
Mina El Potosí, Santa Eulalia, Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua  Mexico (±1994)

Specimen size: 14 × 10 × 3.5 cm = 5.5” × 3.9” × 1.4”

Main crystal size: 2.3 × 2.2 cm = 0.9” × 0.9”

FT86: Two generations of Calcite. The first generation was stalactitical and the second generation was the classic locality crystal form. Both first and second generation have brilliant crystals, and both are partially colored by brown iron oxides. Great esthetics in this decorative specimen.
Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua  Mexico

Specimen size: 13.5 × 9 × 7.8 cm = 5.3” × 3.5” × 3.1”

TR76N8: Doubly terminated crystals of Wulfenite with flat pinacoidal terminations. They have excellent color and a curious orange zoning in their center. They are with small green crystals of Mimetite and are on Limonite matrix.
San Juan Poniente, Level 6, Mina Ojuela, Mapimí, Durango  Mexico (2008)

Specimen size: 9.1 × 6.9 × 3.3 cm = 3.6” × 2.7” × 1.3”

Main crystal size: 0.8 × 0.4 cm = 0.3” × 0.2”

ED27P2: The crystals are formed by a lengthened prism and a very acute dipyramid. Most of them are doubly terminated and have multiple terminations. Implanted on Limonite matrix, they are with deep green botryoidal Mimetite.
San Juan Poniente, Level 6, Mina Ojuela, Mapimí, Durango  Mexico (2009)

Specimen size: 9 × 7.2 × 3.5 cm = 3.5” × 2.8” × 1.4”

Main crystal size: 1.1 × 0.5 cm = 0.4” × 0.2”

TE27N4: Unusually elongated Wulfenite crystals consisting of a prism of slightlycurved edges, beveled by the faces of a dipyramid. There are with globulargrowths of green Mimetite and a Limonite matrix.
Level 6, San Juan Poniente, Mina Ojuela, Mapimí, Durango  Mexico (2008)

Specimen size: 7.8 × 6.5 × 3.1 cm = 3.1” × 2.6” × 1.2”

Main crystal size: 0.8 × 0.4 cm = 0.3” × 0.2”

TZ26N8: Doubly terminated prismatic crystals of Wulfenite, with flat pinacoidal terminations. They have excellent color with a curious orange zoning in their center. They are with small green crystals of Mimetite and on Limonite matrix.
San Juan Poniente, Level 6, Mina Ojuela, Mapimí, Durango  Mexico (2008)

Specimen size: 6.4 × 4.4 × 3.1 cm = 2.5” × 1.7” × 1.2”

Main crystal size: 0.4 × 0.3 cm = 0.2” × 0.1”

TM27N4: Crystals of Wulfenite consisting of a prism of slightly curved edges with pyramidal polycrystalline terminations. The sample, on Limonite matrix, is especially rich in green botryoidal Mimetite.
Level 6, San Juan Poniente, Mina Ojuela, Mapimí, Durango  Mexico (2008)

Specimen size: 9.3 × 6.5 × 3.7 cm = 3.7” × 2.6” × 1.5”

Main crystal size: 0.7 × 0.3 cm = 0.3” × 0.1”

TZ47N4: Short prismatic crystal with slight curvatures on the edges and pinacoidal terminations, with green botryoidal growths of Mimetite on a Limonite matrix.
Level 6, San Juan Poniente, Mina Ojuela, Mapimí, Durango  Mexico (2008)

Specimen size: 6 × 4.3 × 3.5 cm = 2.4” × 1.7” × 1.4”

Main crystal size: 0.8 × 0.6 cm = 0.3” × 0.2”

TM76L3: Fan-shaped groups of transparent Hemimorphite crystals, with a very good brilliance and excellent terminations. Accompanied by very small aggregates of yellow greenish Mimetite crystals. On a Limonite matrix.
We will send the handwritten label of the sample, from T. L. Potucek, to the buyer of this esthetic specimen.
Mina Ojuela, ↑Level 7, Mapimí, Municipio de Mapimí, Durango  Mexico (12/2004)

Specimen size: 8.3 × 6 × 4.3 cm = 3.3” × 2.4” × 1.7”

Main crystal size: 1.3 × 0.4 cm = 0.5” × 0.2”

TR87N4: Wulfenite crystals unusually elongated with slightly curved edges and the faces of a dipyramid, with green globular growths of green Mimetite, on a Limonite matrix.
Level 6, San Juan Poniente, Mina Ojuela, Mapimí, Durango  Mexico (2008)

Specimen size: 7.2 × 5.7 × 3.2 cm = 2.8” × 2.2” × 1.3”

Main crystal size: 1 × 0.4 cm = 0.4” × 0.2”

TM67N0: Fanlike growths of Hemimorphite crystals. They are flattened, transparent with sharp faces and edges. The Hemimorphite is with small clear crystals of Calcite on a matrix of Limonite.
Mina Ojuela, Mapimí, Municipio de Mapimí, Durango  Mexico (±1990)

Specimen size: 11.5 × 8.5 × 6 cm = 4.5” × 3.3” × 2.4”

Main crystal size: 1.3 × 0.5 cm = 0.5” × 0.2”

TN59G8: A good representation of this species, becoming more and more rare. Crystals are acicular, green-gray, and they form a centered group, very visible, on Limonite matrix.
Mina Ojuela, Mapimí, Municipio de Mapimí, Durango  Mexico (±1971)

Specimen size: 4.9 × 3.7 × 3.2 cm = 1.9” × 1.5” × 1.3”

Main crystal size: 1.8 × 1.4 cm = 0.7” × 0.6”

TY96P1: A very esthetic group of crystals on matrix. The crystals have very well defined faces and edges and are very transparent, bright and a uniform and intense color.
Piedra Parada, Las Vigas, Veracruz  Mexico

Specimen size: 6.3 × 4.4 × 3.7 cm = 2.5” × 1.7” × 1.5”

Main crystal size: 2.4 × 1 cm = 0.9” × 0.4”

TG76N8: The sample is from the type locality. It has radial and globular groups on matrix. The crystals have an excellent luster and an intense yellow color.
Mina Flor de Peña, Lampazos, Nuevo León  Mexico

Specimen size: 3.3 × 1.6 × 2.8 cm = 1.3” × 0.6” × 1.1”

Main crystal size: 0.4 × 0.1 cm = 0.2” × 0.0”

TE86M9: Fan growth of well defined thin crystals of intense and uniform color and excellent luster, with sharp terminations those that were freely formed. They are on limonite matrix. The sample is from the type locality.
Mina Flor de Peña, Lampazos, Nuevo León  Mexico

Specimen size: 4.5 × 3.3 × 3.2 cm = 1.8” × 1.3” × 1.3”

Main crystal size: 0.7 × 0.1 cm = 0.3” × 0.0”

TF53L5: This Legrandite is from the type locality for this species and, probably, could be one of the first samples found of this rare zinc arsenate. Good sized crystal, well defined, showing excellent luster and color. The upper termination is a contact with some traces of Limonite. On the right one can see a small Legrandite crystal with well defined faces and edges and perfect termination faces. On a Limonite matrix.
With a wide "pedigree" as the Evan James (Arizona) collection file and label shows, together with a previous old label. We'll send these labels to the buyer of the specimen.
Mina Flor de Peña, Lampazos, Nuevo León  Mexico (±1963)

Specimen size: 3 × 2.5 × 2.1 cm = 1.2” × 1.0” × 0.8”

Main crystal size: 2.1 × 1 cm = 0.8” × 0.4”

TM99J7: An aggregate of acicular crystals taking the appearance of a single prismatic crystal that has a magnificent color that contrasts with the dark Smithsonite matrix that we analyzed. With the specimen we’ll send a copy of the analysis of the Smithsonite.
The specimen has been reviewed and published in the magazine ‘Lapis’ on page 41, volume 33, number 7-8, August 2008.
Mina Flor de Peña, Lampazos, Nuevo León  Mexico

Specimen size: 7.3 × 6.5 × 5.9 cm = 2.9” × 2.6” × 2.3”

Main crystal size: 1.5 × 0.3 cm = 0.6” × 0.1”

TE88N0: A novelty for Tucson 2009. The Malachite has replaced very well defined crystals of Azurite, some of them doubly terminated. On the piece the dark green color of the Malachite contrasts with the botryoidal concretions of Plancheite. This association is very rare at Milpillas and only a few specimens arrived to the market.
Milpillas Mine, Cananea, Sonora  Mexico (2008)

Specimen size: 3.4 × 2.3 × 2.2 cm = 1.3” × 0.9” × 0.9”

Main crystal size: 1.8 × 0.7 cm = 0.7” × 0.3”

TV48N0: A novelty for Tucson 2009. The Malachite has replaced very well defined crystals of Azurite, some of them doubly terminated. The matrix is a thin layer of very bright crystals of Chrysocolla. This association is very rare at Milpillas and only a very few specimens arrived to the market.
Milpillas Mine, Cananea, Sonora  Mexico (2008)

Specimen size: 5.5 × 3.4 × 1.8 cm = 2.2” × 1.3” × 0.7”

Main crystal size: 1.2 × 0.5 cm = 0.5” × 0.2”

TZ98N0: A novelty for Tucson 2009. The Malachite has replaced very well defined crystals of Azurite, some of them doubly terminated. On the piece the dark green color of the Malachite contrasts with the botryoidal concretions of Plancheite. This association is very rare at Milpillas and only a few specimens arrived to the market.
Milpillas Mine, Cananea, Sonora  Mexico (2008)

Specimen size: 5.2 × 3.1 × 2.4 cm = 2.0” × 1.2” × 0.9”

Main crystal size: 1.9 × 0.7 cm = 0.7” × 0.3”

TK96L0: Complex group of Azurite crystals of neat and sharp faces and edges. Excellent deep vivid blue color, with fibrous Malachite radial growths, on matrix. From a new locality not yet well known by mineralogists.
Milpillas Mine, Cananea, Sonora  Mexico (2007)

Specimen size: 4.8 × 4.2 × 2.4 cm = 1.9” × 1.7” × 0.9”

Main crystal size: 1 × 0.9 cm = 0.4” × 0.4”

TE87L0: Complex Azurite translucent crystals with polysynthetic and tiled growth. Excellent vivid deep blue color. With Malachite and on matrix. From a new locality not yet well known by mineralogists.
Milpillas Mine, Cananea, Sonora  Mexico (2007)

Specimen size: 4.6 × 4.4 × 2.1 cm = 1.8” × 1.7” × 0.8”

Main crystal size: 1.8 × 1 cm = 0.7” × 0.4”

TF48L0: Parallel growth of complex Azurite crystals of neat and sharp faces and edges. Excellent and translucent deep blue color, with fibrous Malachite, on matrix. From a new locality not yet well known by mineralogists.
Milpillas Mine, Cananea, Sonora  Mexico (2007)

Specimen size: 6.2 × 4.1 × 2.1 cm = 2.4” × 1.6” × 0.8”

Main crystal size: 2 × 0.5 cm = 0.8” × 0.2”

TH46L0: Very esthetic and aerial specimen. Malachite has replaced completely the prismatic crystals of the original Azurite. From a new locality not yet well known by mineralogists.
Milpillas Mine, Cananea, Sonora  Mexico (2007)

Specimen size: 7.8 × 6.5 × 2.7 cm = 3.1” × 2.6” × 1.1”

Main crystal size: 1.5 × 1.4 cm = 0.6” × 0.6”

TE11M9: Group of small but very well defined crystals, very bright and extraordinarily intense orange color, with white Calcite and on matrix.
Los Lamentos, Chihuahua  Mexico

Specimen size: 4.1 × 3.5 × 1.7 cm = 1.6” × 1.4” × 0.7”

Main crystal size: 0.4 × 0.4 cm = 0.2” × 0.2”

TP17M9: Very well defined tabular crystals of Wulfenite, bright and of deep orange color, on white Calcite partially covered by small crystals of Vanadinite (Endlichite) and on matrix.
Los Lamentos, Chihuahua  Mexico (210)

Specimen size: 6.2 × 5.4 × 3.8 cm = 2.4” × 2.1” × 1.5”

Main crystal size: 1 × 0.8 cm = 0.4” × 0.3”

TV16J8: Surface of small tabular crystals of very well defined faces and edges and exceptional color and luster. On matrix of white Calcite.
Mina Ahumada, Los Lamentos, Chihuahua  Mexico

Specimen size: 5.4 × 4.1 × 2.8 cm = 2.1” × 1.6” × 1.1”

Main crystal size: 0.2 × 0.2 cm = 0.1” × 0.1”

KT16L9: Group of Wulfenite crystals, with splendid color and luster, very well defined. Thick tabular crystals on a Calcite matrix with small aggregates of arsenic-rich Vanadinite (Endlichite).
The specimen is from the James Catmur collection, previously in the Folch collection. We will send both, the label from Catmur collection and the handwritten label from Folch collection.
Mina Ahumada, Los Lamentos, Chihuahua  Mexico (24/03/1964)

Specimen size: 6.8 × 6.4 × 4.8 cm = 2.7” × 2.5” × 1.9”

Main crystal size: 1.4 × 1.2 cm = 0.6” × 0.5”

TA96L5: Tabular Wulfenite crystal with an excellent orange color, on a matrix covered by small arsenical Vanadinite (Endlichite variety) crystals. A group of these Endlichite crystals is on the Wulfenite crystal.
Mina Ahumada, Los Lamentos, Chihuahua  Mexico

Specimen size: 7.8 × 6.4 × 4 cm = 3.1” × 2.5” × 1.6”

Main crystal size: 1.4 × 0.8 cm = 0.6” × 0.3”

KP56M3: Exceptional group of translucent and tabular Wulfenite crystals with an unusually good color and brilliance. Their shape and the sample size make the specimen especially esthetic.
The specimen is from the James Catmur collection and we’ll send the label to the buyer.
Mina Ahumada, Los Lamentos, Chihuahua  Mexico

Specimen size: 10 × 6.6 × 6.2 cm = 3.9” × 2.6” × 2.4”

Main crystal size: 1.2 × 0.9 cm = 0.5” × 0.4”

TB27K9: Tabular crystals with well defined faces and edges, with deep reddish-orange color and good luster. On Limonite matrix.
Mina Ahumada, Los Lamentos, Chihuahua  Mexico

Specimen size: 9.2 × 6.9 × 4.2 cm = 3.6” × 2.7” × 1.7”

Main crystal size: 0.7 × 0.7 cm = 0.3” × 0.3”

KP92L9: Excellent specimen, very representative for the species. This sample shows a very sharp pseudocubic crystal with typical stepped growths. Really good color and brilliance. There is a second crystal on the back side, smaller than the main one, but also with the same high quality.
The specimen is from the James Catmur collection and we’ll send the label with it. This specimen was analyzed many years ago, but we didn’t keep analysis documents, that is why we could confirm the species but we can’t send the analysis to the buyer.
This specimen was photographed for the ‘Sainte-Marie Show 2008’ section of the magazine ‘Minéraux et Fossiles’ and appears on page 22 of number 373, as well as on the Hors-série nº 27 "Minéraux du Cuivre" on page 65.
Mina Amelia, Santa Rosalía, Boleo, Baja California  Mexico

Specimen size: 3.1 × 2.8 × 1.4 cm = 1.2” × 1.1” × 0.6”

Main crystal size: 0.6 × 0.6 cm = 0.2” × 0.2”

TY16I2: Two main crystals have very sharp scepter growths. The crystal on the left forms an inverse scepter from the prism on the base and finishes with a very well-defined normal scepter.
Previously in the Thomas Moore collection.
Liliana Mine, Chihuahua  Mexico

Specimen size: 3 × 2.9 × 1.9 cm = 1.2” × 1.1” × 0.7”

Main crystal size: 2 × 0.6 cm = 0.8” × 0.2”

EM49F4: Two pseudomorphic crystals of Stibiconite after Stibnite, very large, prismatic, and perfect. As is normal in the examples from Mexico, Stibiconite has completely replaced the Stibnite, not just coated it.
Real de Catorce, San Luis Potosí  Mexico (±1970)

Specimen size: 19 × 5 × 6 cm = 7.5” × 2.0” × 2.4”

TM26D8: While this locality has produced lots of material and quite often produces good ones, this octahedral Fluorite is really nice. This is due to the crystal size, their definition and the intensity of their color. A major sample for a reasonable price.
Mina Navidad, Rodeo, Municipio Rodeo, Durango  Mexico (2003)

Specimen size: 12.2 × 10.5 × 3 cm = 4.8” × 4.1” × 1.2”

Main crystal size: 2.9 × 2.4 cm = 1.1” × 0.9”

TA99E0: An excellent, really shiny Stephanite that is well positioned on the matrix and has complex crystal forms. There are also some large crystals of Stephanite on the rear of the specimen. There are no dings or scratches anywhere on it and there is a small amount of Pyrite matrix. As we often do, we will send the buyer of this one a copy of the analysis of this tempting specimen.
Mina San Luis, Fresnillo, Zacatecas  Mexico

Specimen size: 3 × 1.6 × 1.3 cm = 1.2” × 0.6” × 0.5”

Main crystal size: 1.1 × 0.6 cm = 0.4” × 0.2”

TZ26F3: This is a really great sample, very esthetic, with the branches of the Silver very aerial, and clearly showing the Spinel twinning. This form is not that uncommon in the silvers from Mexico, but it is not normally this obvious. So, as we said, a great one.
The specimen has been reviewed, photographed and published in the magazine ‘Rivista Mineralogica Italiana’ on page 245 in number 2005/4.
Mina San Antonio, Batopilas, Chihuahua  Mexico

Specimen size: 7 × 3.2 × 2.9 cm = 2.8” × 1.3” × 1.1”

Main crystal size: 4.8 × 0.7 cm = 1.9” × 0.3”

TD76M9: Globular growths and well individualized crystals that have yellow color and an intense luster that contrasts with the dark Limonite matrix.
Mina Ojuela, Mapimí, Municipio de Mapimí, Durango  Mexico

Specimen size: 9.2 × 7 × 3.9 cm = 3.6” × 2.8” × 1.5”

Main crystal size: 0.4 × 0.1 cm = 0.2” × 0.0”

TB63M9: Globular growths and fan groups of crystals that have sharp terminations, an excellent luster and intense deep yellow color. On limonite matrix.
Mina Ojuela, Mapimí, Municipio de Mapimí, Durango  Mexico

Specimen size: 5.4 × 3.5 × 2.5 cm = 2.1” × 1.4” × 1.0”

Main crystal size: 0.7 × 0.1 cm = 0.3” × 0.0”

TA76M5: Globular and radial groups of crystals which have intense luster and good color, rich yellow and with white zonations. The group is on a Limonite matrix.
Mina Ojuela, Mapimí, Municipio de Mapimí, Durango  Mexico

Specimen size: 8.8 × 6.4 × 2.3 cm = 3.5” × 2.5” × 0.9”

TQ76J3: The specimen is very esthetic. The crystals, prismatic with excellent terminations, form centered fan-shaped groups. Color and luster are magnificent, contrasting with the Limonite matrix.
Mina Ojuela, Mapimí, Municipio de Mapimí, Durango  Mexico (2006)

Specimen size: 4.8 × 3.9 × 1.6 cm = 1.9” × 1.5” × 0.6”

Main crystal size: 0.7 × 0.3 cm = 0.3” × 0.1”

TF37K9: Spheroidal groups of fan-shaped and bow-tie growths of crystals. The color and luster are extraordinary, contrasting with the reddish Limonite matrix.
Mina Ojuela, Mapimí, Municipio de Mapimí, Durango  Mexico

Specimen size: 13 × 10 × 6.5 cm = 5.1” × 3.9” × 2.6”

Main crystal size: 0.5 × 0.1 cm = 0.2” × 0.0”

TF4B6: Like a seed head, the form of this Adamite makes it different from other ones. The good color and luster make for a final perfect result.
Mina Ojuela, Mapimí, Municipio de Mapimí, Durango  Mexico

Specimen size: 2.9 × 2.9 cm = 1.1” × 1.1”

TH96J3: Groups of prismatic crystals of very well defined faces and edges, with excellent terminations. The groups are less compact than usual so it is possible to clearly appreciate the crystalline forms. Color and luster are very good, contrasting with white Calcite crystals and the Limonite matrix.
Mina Ojuela, Mapimí, Municipio de Mapimí, Durango  Mexico (2006)

Specimen size: 5.1 × 4.5 × 3.3 cm = 2.0” × 1.8” × 1.3”

Main crystal size: 0.5 × 0.5 cm = 0.2” × 0.2”

TN36G9: A nice miniature consisting of two radial groups almost perfectly circular, with crystals of lemon yellow color, more intense on terminations. This sample was in the collection of John S. White, and we’ll send his label to the buyer.
Mina Ojuela, Mapimí, Municipio de Mapimí, Durango  Mexico

Specimen size: 2.5 × 1.2 × 1.2 cm = 1.0” × 0.5” × 0.5”

TP27K4: On the sample coexist spherical growths, almost globular, and individual crystals of perfectly defined faces and edges. The Adamite esthetically contrasts with the Limonite matrix.
Mina Ojuela, Mapimí, Municipio de Mapimí, Durango  Mexico

Specimen size: 9.5 × 6.5 × 3 cm = 3.7” × 2.6” × 1.2”

Main crystal size: 1.7 × 1.6 cm = 0.7” × 0.6”

TC87J7: Druse, on limonitic matrix, of crystals that form a very dense group that gives a globular aspect to the specimen. The color is intense.
Mina Ojuela, Mapimí, Municipio de Mapimí, Durango  Mexico

Specimen size: 6.5 × 4.8 × 1.9 cm = 2.6” × 1.9” × 0.7”

TZ97J3: Druse of prismatic crystals with excellent terminations. Color and luster are extraordinary contrasting with the Limonite matrix.
Mina Ojuela, Mapimí, Municipio de Mapimí, Durango  Mexico (2006)

Specimen size: 9.8 × 5.8 × 2 cm = 3.9” × 2.3” × 0.8”

Main crystal size: 0.7 × 0.3 cm = 0.3” × 0.1”

TF16K0: A complete globular growth, free of damage and on matrix. On this growth a second generation of Adamite crystals has formed. They are thin prismatic, perfectly defined, individuals (some of them are doubly terminated) forming fanlike groups. Very esthetic.
Mina Ojuela, Mapimí, Municipio de Mapimí, Durango  Mexico

Specimen size: 10.5 × 4.4 × 1.5 cm = 4.1” × 1.7” × 0.6”

Main crystal size: 0.5 × 0.1 cm = 0.2” × 0.0”

TD77E6: A large plate of Cuprian Adamite. As you can see in the photo there are lots of crystals, they are well defined, and they are well separated from each other. The base is covered with small crystals of Calcite, so the overall effect is very appealing.
Mina Ojuela, Mapimí, Municipio de Mapimí, Durango  Mexico (01/04)

Specimen size: 17 × 11 × 3 cm = 6.7” × 4.3” × 1.2”

Main crystal size: 1.1 × 0.7 cm = 0.4” × 0.3”

EC46L9: A novelty from the Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines Mineral Show. Globular aggregates of small but very sharp and brilliant cuprian Adamite crystals, with an excellent and uniform green color. On a Limonite matrix. We will provide a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
This specimen was photographed and published as a novelty at the 2008 Ste. Marie Show in the magazine ‘Le Règne Minéral’ number 82, page 27.
Mina Ojuela, Mapimí, Municipio de Mapimí, Durango  Mexico (03/2008)

Specimen size: 7.9 × 6.7 × 4.5 cm = 3.1” × 2.6” × 1.8”

Main crystal size: 0.2 × 0.2 cm = 0.1” × 0.1”

EH76P5: Transparent dodecahedral crystals, very bright and with very deep green color. Their faces and edges are very well defined and they strongly contrast with the undefined white and fibrous amphibole matrix.
Jeffrey Quarry, ↓200 m., Asbestos, Québec  Canada (25/04/2009)

Specimen size: 2.5 × 1.9 × 2.6 cm = 1.0” × 0.7” × 1.0”

Main crystal size: 0.4 × 0.4 cm = 0.2” × 0.2”

EG96P5: The crystals combine the dodecahedron and trapezohedron. They are transparent, very bright and have deep green color and have very well defined faces and edges that strongly contrast with the white fibrous matrix.
Jeffrey Quarry, ↓200 m., Asbestos, Québec  Canada (25/04/2009)

Specimen size: 2.7 × 1.5 × 1.2 cm = 1.1” × 0.6” × 0.5”

Main crystal size: 0.5 × 0.5 cm = 0.2” × 0.2”

TJ16N8: A novelty in Ste. Marie 2009. The crystal combines a dominant dodecahedron with the trapezohedron. The crystals have a very deep green color, excellent transparency and luster, contrasting with a white amphibole matrix. The species has been accurately analyzed.
Jeffrey Quarry, ↓200 m., Asbestos, Québec  Canada (25/04/2009)

Specimen size: 2.6 × 2 × 1.7 cm = 1.0” × 0.8” × 0.7”

Main crystal size: 0.4 × 0.3 cm = 0.2” × 0.1”

MB26L5: Group of Vesuvianite crystals, some of them doubly terminated, whose color varies between the yellowish green to mauve. Accompanied by flattened Diopside crystals with excellent creamy color, good transparency and brilliance.
Jeffrey Quarry, ↓200 m., Asbestos, Québec  Canada (09/2005)

Specimen size: 7.2 × 6.6 × 4.2 cm = 2.8” × 2.6” × 1.7”

Main crystal size: 2.1 × 0.6 cm = 0.8” × 0.2”

MM88G7: The specimen is from a recent find by local searchers at the Jeffrey Quarry, now closed. Even considering that the cavity was very big very few pieces have such high quality. The tabular habit of the crystals is very uncommon, the fine vertical striations and the presence of the pinacoid demonstrate they are very flat prisms. Their color and brightness are excellent and the transparency exceptional. Even more, their association with minor violet Vesuvianite adds more interest and glamour to the sample.
Jeffrey Quarry, Asbestos, Québec  Canada (09/2005)

Specimen size: 3.5 × 3 × 2.5 cm = 1.4” × 1.2” × 1.0”

Main crystal size: 1.6 × 0.9 cm = 0.6” × 0.4”

MD3K0: Group of crystals, a lot of them doubly terminated, with an excellent luster and color, moving from green to mauve but basically yellow. The tips of the pyramids are transparent. The specimen, with the presence of small tabular and transparent crystals of Diopside, is a floater.
Jeffrey Quarry, ↓200 m., Asbestos, Québec  Canada (09/2005)

Specimen size: 7.6 × 5.8 × 5.4 cm = 3.0” × 2.3” × 2.1”

Main crystal size: 0.4 × 0.3 cm = 0.2” × 0.1”

MC51J7: The crystal habit is rare: they are apparently tabular but the fine vertical striation and the presence of the pinacoid show that they really are very flat prisms. Their color and luster are excellent. They are implanted on a group of prismatic crystals of greenish-yellow Vesuvianite with deep violet terminations.
Jeffrey Quarry, ↓200 m., Asbestos, Québec  Canada (09/2005)

Specimen size: 5.4 × 3.7 × 4.5 cm = 2.1” × 1.5” × 1.8”

Main crystal size: 0.6 × 0.6 cm = 0.2” × 0.2”

MA16H8: The sample has great quality. It is very esthetic because the Diopside crystals are more aerial and distinguishable than usual at this find. Perfectly defined, transparent and bright, they are placed on a base of prismatic crystals of Vesuvianite sharing yellow and violet colors.
Jeffrey Quarry, ↓200 m., Asbestos, Québec  Canada (09/2005)

Specimen size: 9.2 × 6.5 × 5.2 cm = 3.6” × 2.6” × 2.0”

Main crystal size: 1 × 0.7 cm = 0.4” × 0.3”

MJ87G9: The sample, exceptional, is from a recent find in the now closed Jeffrey Quarry. The pocket, being big, produced very few specimens of such high quality. Diopside crystals have an uncommon habit: they are apparently tabular, but fine vertical striations and the presence of the pinacoid show they really are very flat prisms. The color and luster are excellent and the transparency extraordinary. If all this seems not enough, their association with prismatic greenish-yellow and violet Vesuvianite crystals adds even more interest and visual appeal to the sample.
Jeffrey Quarry, ↓200 m., Asbestos, Québec  Canada (09/2005)

Specimen size: 12 × 7 × 5.5 cm = 4.7” × 2.8” × 2.2”

TZ16G9: Nice miniature formed by two main crystals and a third of minor size. Luster and greenish yellow color are very good, and crystal terminations are more transparent than usual.
Jeffrey Quarry, ↓200 m., Asbestos, Québec  Canada (09/2005)

Specimen size: 2 × 1.9 × 1.5 cm = 0.8” × 0.7” × 0.6”

EV36J3: Pair of prismatic crystals, one of them dominant, of perfectly defined faces and edges and with an excellent color. Both terminations on the main crystal are completely transparent.
Jeffrey Quarry, Asbestos, Québec  Canada (1998)

Specimen size: 3.2 × 1.5 × 1.2 cm = 1.3” × 0.6” × 0.5”

ED76J0: Very aerial and esthetic floater. The crystals are sharp and bright and have an attractive green color that resembles some Pyromorphite. Most of the crystals are doubly terminated.
Jeffrey Quarry, Asbestos, Québec  Canada (2000)

Specimen size: 4.4 × 2.2 × 1.3 cm = 1.7” × 0.9” × 0.5”

Main crystal size: 2 × 0.6 cm = 0.8” × 0.2”

EC66K0: Twinned crystals, one of them clearly dominant, of sharp faces and edges with good luster and color, on a matrix very rich in small crystals of Siderite and Quartz.
Rapid Creek area, Yukon Territory  Canada

Specimen size: 8.1 × 5.6 × 4.5 cm = 3.2” × 2.2” × 1.8”

Main crystal size: 0.7 × 0.6 cm = 0.3” × 0.2”

MG87L7: Group of well defined light brown Whiteite-(CaFeMg) crystals. With several small Lazulite crystals at the base, between the matrix and the Whiteite. Named in recognition of the American mineralogist John S. White, ex-curator of minerals at the Smithsonian Institution and founder of the Mineralogical Record magazine.
Rapid Creek area, Yukon Territory  Canada

Specimen size: 6.7 × 2.8 × 2.3 cm = 2.6” × 1.1” × 0.9”

Main crystal size: 1.3 × 0.8 cm = 0.5” × 0.3”

ER56I1: An excellent miniature of dipyramidal crystals with sharp edges and well defined faces. It has a splendid green color, very intense for the species. The matrix is formed by rhombohedral crystals of Siderite and crystals of Lazulite.
Rapid Creek area, Yukon Territory  Canada (1996)

Specimen size: 2.6 × 2.1 × 1.3 cm = 1.0” × 0.8” × 0.5”

Main crystal size: 0.9 × 0.6 cm = 0.4” × 0.2”

TB64L3: Classic Rhodochrosite specimen from the Poudrette quarry, showing a well developed rhombohedral crystal in the lower part and other very flattened crystals due to the presence of a very prominent pinacoidal face.
We will send the handwritten label from the thumbnail collection of Thomas Moore to the buyer of this specimen.
Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville County, Québec  Canada

Specimen size: 2.5 × 2.4 × 1.4 cm = 1.0” × 0.9” × 0.6”

Main crystal size: 0.7 × 0.6 cm = 0.3” × 0.2”