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NX51AH2: 'lepidolite' after Elbaite with Elbaite

A novelty at Munich 2017. Parallel growths of 'lepidolite' crystals pseudomorphous after Elbaite. They are bright with a rich pink color, with channels and other dissolution forms and with the crystalline remains of Elbaite (verdelite variety) on the upper end.
Naipa Mine, Alto Ligonha District, Zambezia Province Mozambique (07/2017)
Specimen size: 10.5 × 3.8 × 3.7 cm = 4.13” × 1.50” × 1.46”
Price: €580 / US$620 / ¥82330 / AUD$930

MXF27AP6: 'lepidolite' with Quartz (variety smoky quartz)

Very aerial group of 'lepidolite' crystals (probably, due to the locality, the Polylithionite species), translucent, with a very intense lilac color. On a matrix of Quartz crystals (smoky variety), with white phantom growths on the terminations. Very original and aesthetic.
Himalaya Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande District, San Diego County, California USA
Specimen size: 3.7 × 3.5 × 3.1 cm = 1.46” × 1.38” × 1.22”
Price: €220 / US$235 / ¥31230 / AUD$350

11TF27: 'lepidolite', Albite

Stalagmitic growths forming a druse of light brown lepidolite crystals with sharp terminations and pseudo-hexagonal contour, associated with small white Albite crystals. Coming from the pegmatites of Brazil, lepidolite is a mica rich in lithium.
Brazil
Specimen size: 16.3 × 10.5 × 6.3 cm = 6.42” × 4.13” × 2.48”
Price: €160 / US$171 / ¥22710 / AUD$250

TH27AL9: 'Pearceite' with Calcite

Group of ‘Pearceite’ crystals with sharp faces and edges, and very marked striations, shiny and aesthetically centered on its matrix of white Calcite crystals. We label the species with quotation marks around 'Pearceite' due to the changes introduced by the IMA in the nomenclature of the species, which was recently subdivided.
Uchucchacua Mine, Oyón Province, Lima Department Peru
Specimen size: 3.9 × 2 × 1,9 cm = 1.54” × 0.79” × 0.39”

Main crystal size: 0.4 × 0.3 cm = 0.16” × 0.12”
Price: €220 / US$235 / ¥31230 / AUD$350

SM90CEX: Acanthite

Parallel growths of Acanthite crystals of octahedral habit (pseudomorphs after Argentite), with sharp crystal forms. The specimen comes from the Carles Curto collection (number 2008.25), whose handwritten label and computer file we will send to the buyer.
Imiter Mine, Jebel Saghro, Imiter District, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region Morocco (±2008)
Specimen size: 4.8 × 4.6 × 3.7 cm = 1.89” × 1.81” × 1.46”
Price: €90 / US$96 / ¥12770 / AUD$144

TMA97AN5: Acanthite

Aerial group of cubo-octahedral Acanthite crystals, very shiny and sharp for the species, and with distinct hopper growths on some of the faces. We will send the specimen, from a very classic Mexican locality for Acanthite, in its original Perky box from the Robert J. (Bob) Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Proaño Mine, Fresnillo de González Echeverría (Fresnillo), Municipio Fresnillo, Zacatecas Mexico
Specimen size: 2.4 × 1.3 × 1.1 cm = 0.94” × 0.51” × 0.43”
Price: €240 / US$256 / ¥34070 / AUD$380

TB90AE8: Acanthite

Aerial and very elongated cubo-octahedral crystal, with very well defined and bright faces and edges and window growths on some of the faces.
Proaño Mine, San Carlos vein, Fresnillo de González Echeverría (Fresnillo), Municipio Fresnillo, Zacatecas Mexico (2016)
Specimen size: 3.9 × 1.4 × 1.8 cm = 1.54” × 0.55” × 0.71”
Price: €540 / US$578 / ¥76650 / AUD$860

TZ71AK9: Acanthite

Two very sharp and lustrous Acanthite crystals, of cubic habit (pseudomorphic after Argentite) with very deep hopper growths. An excellent miniature, a classic of Mexican mineralogy, from an old collection.
San Juan de Rayas Mine, Guanajuato, Municipio Guanajuato Mexico
Specimen size: 3.2 × 2.6 × 2 cm = 1.26” × 1.02” × 0.79”

Main crystal size: 2 × 1.9 cm = 0.79” × 0.75”
Price: €580 / US$620 / ¥82330 / AUD$930

EC63G1: Acanthite

The crystals of this group are pseudo-octahedral and very aerial and they have an excellent definition and an especially esthetic disposition.
Imiter Mine, Jebel Saghro, Imiter District, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region Morocco (2005)
Specimen size: 2.4 × 1.6 × 1.5 cm = 0.94” × 0.63” × 0.59”
Price: €85 / US$91 / ¥12060 / AUD$130

MN56K9: Acanthite

Well defined octahedron of Acanthite pseudomorph after Argentite, with two small Acanthite crystals in parallel growth.
Imiter Mine, Jebel Saghro, Imiter District, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region Morocco (09/2005)
Specimen size: 2.3 × 2.1 × 1.5 cm = 0.91” × 0.83” × 0.59”

Main crystal size: 2 × 1.6 cm = 0.79” × 0.63”
Price: €155 / US$165 / ¥22000 / AUD$240

TF89AL3: Acanthite (Se-bearing) with Polybasite (Se-bearing) and Calcite

Acanthite crystal growths (selenium-rich) with the dominant faces being the rhombododecahedron, an unusual form for the species, some of them with hoppered growths, associated with Polybasite crystals, likewise rich in selenium, Calcite, and coatings of small Pyrite crystals. Analyses of the specimen, of which we will send a copy to the buyer, indicate a high content of selenium in both the Acanthite and the Polybasite.
San José Mine, San José del Progreso, Municipìo San José del Progreso, Ocotlán District, Valles Centrales Region, Oaxaca Mexico (01/2018)
Specimen size: 3.8 × 3.8 × 3.7 cm = 1.50” × 1.50” × 1.46”
Price: €460 / US$492 / ¥65300 / AUD$730

TP66AJ8: Acanthite (Se-bearing) with Pyrite

Aerial growth of dodecahedral Acanthite crystals, a very unusual form for the species, some of them with “window” growths and partially coated by small Pyrite crystals. The sample has been analyzed, the analytic results indicating a high selenium content. We will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
The specimen has been reviewed, photographed and published as a new discovery in the magazine ‘Mineral Up’ on page 43 of the 2019/02 edition.
San José Mine, San José del Progreso, Municipìo San José del Progreso, Ocotlán District, Valles Centrales Region, Oaxaca Mexico (2018)
Specimen size: 6.5 × 4.5 × 3.4 cm = 2.56” × 1.77” × 1.34”
Price: €1500 / US$1605 / ¥212940 / AUD$2400

TY86AN2: Acanthite after Polybasite

Group of Acanthite pseudomorphs after large Polybasite crystals that have preserved the hexagonal morphology and the original skeletal growths
Fresnillo de González Echeverría (Fresnillo), Municipio Fresnillo, Zacatecas Mexico
Specimen size: 5.1 × 4.5 × 2.7 cm = 2.01” × 1.77” × 1.06”
Price: €1600 / US$1712 / ¥227130 / AUD$2570

JFD104AO2: Acanthite with Calcite

One of the first well-crystallized acanthites seen from Imiter. Although specimens with sharper crystals came out later, this Acanthite is not bad at all as it is well accompanied by groups of small pink Calcite rhombohedra.
Imiter Mine, Jebel Saghro, Imiter District, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region Morocco (2007)
Specimen size: 4.4 × 4 × 3.1 cm = 1.73” × 1.57” × 1.22”

Main crystal size: 2.4 × 1.1 cm = 0.94” × 0.43”
Price: €240 / US$256 / ¥34070 / AUD$380

TX36AL6: Acanthite with Calcite

Very distinct Acanthite crystals, with well defined faces and edges, good luster, on a matrix of white Calcite crystals. An European classic.
Freiberg District, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony/Sachsen Germany
Specimen size: 4 × 2.4 × 2.2 cm = 1.57” × 0.94” × 0.87”
Price: €1200 / US$1284 / ¥170350 / AUD$1920

TA48AH1: Acanthite with Chalcopyrite

A novelty at Tucson 2018. Very aerial growth of very sharp octahedral Acanthite crystals with epigenic Chalcopyrite and on matrix with Quartz. The sample has been analyzed and we’ll send a copy of its analysis to the buyer.
San José Mine, San José del Progreso, Municipìo San José del Progreso, Ocotlán District, Valles Centrales Region, Oaxaca Mexico (01/2018)
Specimen size: 4.4 × 2.5 × 2.9 cm = 1.73” × 0.98” × 1.14”

Main crystal size: 1.6 × 1.4 cm = 0.63” × 0.55”
Price: €290 / US$310 / ¥41160 / AUD$460

EF89L9: Acanthite with Pyrite and Calcite

A novelty from the Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines Mineral Show. Uniaxial and parallel growth of octahedral Acanthite pseudomorphous after Argentite crystals. With very well defined faces and edges, these specimens have an exceptional luster, much better than other Acanthite specimens from Imiter we have seen before. On the back side of the sample one can see small Pyrite and Calcite crystals.
Imiter Mine, Jebel Saghro, Imiter District, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region Morocco (12/2007)
Specimen size: 4 × 4 × 2.5 cm = 1.57” × 1.57” × 0.98”
Price: €480 / US$513 / ¥68140 / AUD$770

TX89AN0: Acanthite with Siderite and Proustite

Acanthite crystals on matrix, very sharp, with coatings in some areas of yellow Siderite. Proustite is also present and in general the specimen is notable both for the definition of the Acanthite crystals and for the fact that they are on a rock matrix, which is very rare in this deposit.
Imiter Mine, Jebel Saghro, Imiter District, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region Morocco (2020)
Specimen size: 14.2 × 10.3 × 5 cm = 5.59” × 4.06” × 1.97”

Main crystal size: 1.5 × 1.1 cm = 0.59” × 0.43”
Price: €4800 / US$5138 / ¥681400 / AUD$7710

EA56K0: Acanthite with Silver

Group of cuboctahedral crystals with strange curvatures and deformations. Hooked and coiled wirelike crystals of native Silver contrast with the darker Acanthite.
66 line Mine, Gaoliangchun, Lingqiu, Datong Prefecture, Shanxi Province China (2007)
Specimen size: 3.9 × 2.8 × 3.6 cm = 1.54” × 1.10” × 1.42”
Price: €150 / US$160 / ¥21290 / AUD$240

EC48K0: Acanthite with Silver

Very stylized group of deformed cubic crystals. Hooked and coiled wirelike crystals of native Silver contrast with the darker Acanthite.
66 line Mine, Gaoliangchun, Lingqiu, Datong Prefecture, Shanxi Province China (2007)
Specimen size: 3.8 × 2 × 2.6 cm = 1.50” × 0.79” × 1.02”

Main crystal size: 1.6 × 1 cm = 0.63” × 0.39”
Price: €290 / US$310 / ¥41160 / AUD$460

11AT12: Acanthite, Calcite

Aggregate of Acanthite crystals, with an intense luster, partially covering a matrix of white Calcite crystals, which provides a beautiful color contrast. Mining here focused on the extraction of silver and dates back to the middle of the 16th century.
Fresnillo de González Echeverría (Fresnillo), Municipio Fresnillo, Zacatecas Mexico
Specimen size: 2.2 × 2.0 × 1.3 cm = 0.87” × 0.79” × 0.51”
Price: €70 / US$74 / ¥9930 / AUD$110

9EF89L9: Acanthite, Pyrite, Calcite

A novelty from the Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines Mineral Show 2008. Uniaxial and parallel growth of octahedral Acanthite pseudomorphous after Argentite crystals. With very well defined faces and edges, these specimens have an exceptional luster, much better than other Acanthite specimens from Imiter we have seen before. On the back side of the sample one can see small Pyrite and Calcite crystals. Imiter mine is an epithermal deposit of Neoproterozoic Ag-Hg included in black pelites.
Imiter Mine, Jebel Saghro, Imiter District, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region Morocco (12/2007)
Specimen size: 4 × 4 × 2.5 cm = 1.57”

Main crystal size: 2.5 × 2 cm = 0.98”
Price: €320 / US$342 / ¥45420 / AUD$510

SM75TDA: Adamite

Fan-shaped aggregates of well-differentiated Adamite crystals with good terminations, translucent, with great luster and an intense greenish yellow color, on a limonite matrix. A Mexican classic.
Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Municipio Mapimí, Durango Mexico
Specimen size: 3 × 2 × 1.7 cm = 1.18” × 0.79” × 0.67”
Price: €75 / US$80 / ¥10640 / AUD$120

2M14: Adamite

Globular growths that have a yellowish green color, shiny, that contrasts with the dark Limonite matrix.
Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Municipio Mapimí, Durango Mexico (03/2008)
Specimen size: 5.8 × 4.2 × 4.2 cm = 2.28” × 1.65” × 1.65”
Price: €90 / US$96 / ¥12770 / AUD$140

20MJX66: Adamite

Group of Adamite crystals in a fan shape around the perimeter of the piece, with well defined faces and sharp terminations, translucent and lustrous with a yellowish color, while the crystals in the center of the piece are more greenish, with very sharp bipyramids, all this on a limonitic matrix. Adamite is a secondary mineral found in zinc deposits that also contain arsenic minerals. A Mexican classic from a legendary mine.
Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Municipio Mapimí, Durango Mexico
Specimen size: 8.7 × 4.0 × 3.6 cm = 3.43” × 1.57” × 1.42”
Price: €140 / US$149 / ¥19870 / AUD$220

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