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A novelty at Sainte Marie-aux- Mines 2016. Very aerial arborescent growth, on a Calcite matrix, of bright crystals with their faces slightly deformed but well defined. No similar samples are known from this mine.
Tamdrost Mine, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region Morocco (01-02/2016)
Specimen size: 5.7 × 4.6 × 2.6 cm = 2.2” × 1.8” × 1.0”
Price: Euro:780 / US$914 / Yen:101120 / AUD$1230

MV27AG5: Silver with Calcite

Very aerial growth of curved (“wire”) and hooked native silver crystals that are very elongated with a striated aspect. Small Calcite granules are included in the Silver.
The sample, very typical of Kongsberg, is from the Leit Engman collection, of Sweden, and one of the added labels indicates it was previously in the Axel R. Andersson collection, of Uppsala, three labels that we’ll send to the buyer.
Kongsberg mining District, Kongsberg, Buskerud Norway
Specimen size: 3.6 × 1.6 × 1.3 cm = 1.4” × 0.6” × 0.5”
Price: Euro:2200 / US$2579 / Yen:285230 / AUD$3470

RB26AE6: Smithsonite

An aggregate, on matrix, of rhombohedral Smithsonite crystals with very well defined finely curved edges, they are between translucent and transparent, bright and have a very uniform pale salmon pink color.
The sample is from the Joaquín Folch duplicates collection, whose label we’ll send to the buyer.
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region Namibia
Specimen size: 6.3 × 5.6 × 1.8 cm = 2.5” × 2.2” × 0.7”
Price: Euro:150 / US$175 / Yen:19440 / AUD$230

MM37AG9: Smithsonite

Botryoidal Smithsonite with a very aerial character, with a pale blue color and areas with intense blue shades. The sample is very typical for Kelly Mine samples, an American classic.
Kelly Mine, Magdalena, Magdalena District, Socorro County, New Mexico USA
Specimen size: 5.1 × 4.8 × 3 cm = 2.0” × 1.9” × 1.2”
Price: Euro:220 / US$257 / Yen:28520 / AUD$340

TM27AB5: Smithsonite

Aggregate, on matrix, of translucent rhombohedral Smithsonite crystals with a deep brown color and slightly orange shades. A classic from Namibia with great quality.
Berg Aukas, Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region Namibia
Specimen size: 4.8 × 4.2 × 2.9 cm = 1.9” × 1.7” × 1.1”
Price: Euro:230 / US$269 / Yen:29810 / AUD$360

TP50AH6: Smithsonite (variety cadmium)

Druse of Smithsonite crystals on matrix. They have the dominant form of a rhombohedron, with very well defined faces and edges and a soft orange color due to the presence of cadmium. This cadmian Smithsonite variety is surely the rarest found at Tsumeb.
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region Namibia
Specimen size: 5.3 × 3.9 × 3 cm = 2.1” × 1.5” × 1.2”

Main crystal size: 1 × 1 cm = 0.4” × 0.4”
Price: Euro:450 / US$527 / Yen:58340 / AUD$710

EV54AC8: Smithsonite (variety cobaltoan)

Aggregate, on matrix, of very well defined rhombohedral Smithsonite crystals. They are considerably large for the species and are translucent, bright and have an intense pink color.
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region Namibia
Specimen size: 4.8 × 3.4 × 4.8 cm = 1.9” × 1.3” × 1.9”
Price: Euro:880 / US$1031 / Yen:114090 / AUD$1390

NF56AF2: Smithsonite after Calcite

Smithsonite growths pseudomorphous after scalenohedral Calcite crystals. The color is between brown and yellow and their edges are bordered by botryoidal growths which are partially coated by white Hemimorphite. In spite of the fact that the Smithsonite and the Hemimorphite from this mine are well known, to our knowledge there are no references about these Smithsonite-Calcite pseudomorphs.
Argayón Mine, Robriguero, Panes, Peñamellera Baja, Comarca Oriente, Asturias Spain (12/2016)
Specimen size: 11.3 × 9.4 × 5.6 cm = 4.4” × 3.7” × 2.2”

Main crystal size: 6.6 × 4.5 cm = 2.6” × 1.8”
Price: Euro:160 / US$187 / Yen:20740 / AUD$250

EM92AA5: Smithsonite after Calcite

Perimorphic microbotryoidal Smithsonite growths, very rich in reddish inclusions, very probably of Hematite, coating the scalenohedral forms of a group of Calcite crystals. Like so many specimens in this collection, this one is of great quality for the locality.
Tiny-Arenas Mine, Oridda Valley, Fluminimaggiore, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia / Sardegna Italy
Specimen size: 11 × 8.8 × 4.5 cm = 4.3” × 3.5” × 1.8”
Price: Euro:780 / US$914 / Yen:101120 / AUD$1230

NK14AF0: Smithsonite after Calcite with Hemimorphite

A novelty at MineralExpo Sants (Barcelona) 2017. Smithsonite replacing Calcite crystals. It is yellowish and partially coated by small white Hemimorphite crystals. Both the Smithsonite and the Hemimorphite have been analyzed and we’ll send a copy of the analyses to the buyer.
Herrerías area, Comarca Saja-Nansa, Cantabria Spain (2016)
Specimen size: 6.4 × 5.8 × 2.7 cm = 2.5” × 2.3” × 1.1”

Main crystal size: 3.4 × 2.2 cm = 1.3” × 0.9”
Price: Euro:90 / US$105 / Yen:11660 / AUD$140

NL16AE8: Smithsonite after Calcite with Hemimorphite

A novelty at MineralExpo Sants (Barcelona) 2017. Aggregate of Smithsonite replacing and partially coating Calcite crystals. It is yellowish and partially coated by small white Hemimorphite crystals. Both the Smithsonite and the Hemimorphite have been analyzed and we’ll send a copy of the analyses to the buyer.
Herrerías area, Comarca Saja-Nansa, Cantabria Spain (2016)
Specimen size: 7.1 × 5 × 4.4 cm = 2.8” × 2.0” × 1.7”
Price: Euro:110 / US$128 / Yen:14260 / AUD$170

NG56AF0: Smithsonite after Calcite with Hemimorphite

A novelty at MineralExpo Sants (Barcelona) 2017. Smithsonite replacing Calcite crystals. It is yellowish and partially coated by small white Hemimorphite crystals. Both the Smithsonite and the Hemimorphite have been analyzed and we’ll send a copy of the analyses to the buyer.
Herrerías area, Comarca Saja-Nansa, Cantabria Spain (2016)
Specimen size: 6.2 × 6 × 3 cm = 2.4” × 2.4” × 1.2”

Main crystal size: 1.7 × 1.1 cm = 0.7” × 0.4”
Price: Euro:150 / US$175 / Yen:19440 / AUD$230

TC89AD5: Smithsonite pseudo Calcite with Calcite

Aggregate of Smithsonite crystals replacing Calcite. They show successive replacement shells indicating that the Calcite was only partially replaced during a first phase, and later completely replaced by Smithsonite. We'll send a copy of the analysis of the Smithsonite to the buyer.
San Antonio Mine (San Antonio el Grande Mine), level 8, East Camp, Santa Eulalia District, Municipio Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua Mexico (04/2013)
Specimen size: 8.5 × 6.3 × 3.5 cm = 3.3” × 2.5” × 1.4”
Price: Euro:460 / US$539 / Yen:59630 / AUD$720

MF9AC6: Smithsonite with Hemimorphite

Botryoidal aggregates of small white Smithsonite crystals on a matrix coated by small and very bright Hemimorphite crystals.
Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Lüderitz District, Karas Region Namibia (2007-2010)
Specimen size: 7.1 × 5.9 × 5.9 cm = 2.8” × 2.3” × 2.3”

Main crystal size: 1.5 × 1.1 cm = 0.6” × 0.4”
Price: Euro:380 / US$445 / Yen:49260 / AUD$600

EA87S3: Smoky Quartz

Group of Quartz crystals practically dipyramidal, with a scant development of the prism. They are very bright, rich with inclusions and have very evident “window” growths.
Allos Pass, Allos area, Barcelonette, Castellane, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur France
Specimen size: 9.2 × 5.7 × 4.3 cm = 3.6” × 2.2” × 1.7”
Price: Euro:260 / US$304 / Yen:33700 / AUD$410

MC14F5: Smoky Quartz

One can see different crystals that have grown in various directions. To me it looks like it is the very complex crystallization that gives the specimen so many faces, which means that any movement creates numerous reflections. It is a very original floater with zones of smoky color and multi-colored reflection from its interior.
Sâo Geraldo do Baixio, Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais Brazil (09/2002)
Specimen size: 9 × 5 × 7 cm = 3.5” × 2.0” × 2.8”
Price: Euro:90 / US$105 / Yen:11660 / AUD$140

TF96X4: Smoky Quartz with Calcite

Group of crystals, one of them clearly dominant, with a very short prism, very well marked window growths on rhombohedron faces and a particularly intense glassy luster. Good samples from the Grant Quarry, aside from their scarcity, are specially appreciated by advanced collectors due to their high quality, and the neat inner forms of growth and dissolution.
Grant Quarry, Greely, Gloucester Township, Carleton County, Ontario Canada (06/2004)
Specimen size: 4.2 × 3.9 × 3.2 cm = 1.7” × 1.5” × 1.3”
Price: Euro:190 / US$222 / Yen:24630 / AUD$300

NQ66W4: Smoky Quartz with Microcline and Albite

Single crystal of very deep colored smoky Quartz. It is transparent and bright and it is on a small matrix of Microcline and Albite, with leafy growths of Muscovite. The crystal shows a notable phantom growth at its termination.
Mas Sever Quarry, Massabè (Mas Ceber), Sils, Comarca La Selva, Girona/Gerona, Catalonia Spain (04/2004)
Specimen size: 9.1 × 3.7 × 3.2 cm = 3.6” × 1.5” × 1.3”
Price: Euro:160 / US$187 / Yen:20740 / AUD$250

JF89X9: Smoky Quartz with octahedral Fluorite and Pyrite

Aggregate of very sharp octahedral Fluorite crystals with abundant inclusions. They are on a group of smoky Quartz crystals, with small cubic Pyrite crystals. It is currently very difficult to obtain good samples from this locality.
Kara-Oba, Bet-Pak-Dal Desert, Karagandy Province Kazakhstan (±1993)
Specimen size: 13.2 × 8.3 × 8.5 cm = 5.2” × 3.3” × 3.3”
Price: Euro:440 / US$515 / Yen:57040 / AUD$690

TV68Q8: Spessartine

A floater flattened dodecahedral crystal with parallel faces due to etching typical for the specimens from this locality. The crystal is transparent and has a very deep and uniform color that acquires a special quality under an intense light.
Navegadora claim (Orozimbo claim), Penha do Norte, Conselheiro Pena, Vale do Rio Doce, Minas Gerais Brazil (10-11/2006)
Specimen size: 4 × 2.7 × 1.9 cm = 1.6” × 1.1” × 0.7”
Price: Euro:360 / US$422 / Yen:46670 / AUD$560

ME36Z9: Spessartine with Feldspar

Druse with spheroidal aggregates of very well defined trapezohedral Spessartine crystals. On a feldspar matrix, they are between translucent and transparent, very bright and have a very intense and uniform orange color. Relatively common just a few years ago, this kind of Spessartine is quickly disappearing from the mineral market.
Tongbei, Yunxiao, Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province China
Specimen size: 6.2 × 5.5 × 2.3 cm = 2.4” × 2.2” × 0.9”
Price: Euro:150 / US$175 / Yen:19440 / AUD$230

ME92AF2: Sphalerite

Aggregate of complex Sphalerite crystals, very rich in faces that combine smooth and rough surfaces. The crystals, bright and between translucent and transparent, have a very intense orange color, easily visible with intense lightning.
Las Mánforas Mine, Áliva mining area, Camaleño, Comarca Liébana, Cantabria Spain
Specimen size: 9.3 × 7.8 × 4.8 cm = 3.7” × 3.1” × 1.9”

Main crystal size: 4.1 × 3.1 cm = 1.6” × 1.2”
Price: Euro:780 / US$914 / Yen:101120 / AUD$1230

NR12R9: Sphalerite

A complex crystal with curvatures on its faces and edges. It is transparent and has an excellent deep honey color. The back side shows exfoliated surfaces.
Las Mánforas Mine, Áliva mining area, Camaleño, Comarca Liébana, Cantabria Spain
Specimen size: 2.9 × 2 × 1 cm = 1.1” × 0.8” × 0.4”
Price: Euro:70 / US$82 / Yen:9070 / AUD$110

TT37AC4: Sphalerite on Arsenopyrite

Very aerial aggregate, on matrix, of Sphalerite crystals with rounded and poorly defined faces. The crystals are translucent, with a clear yellow color, and with small but very sharp Arsenopyrite crystals.
Huanggang Mines, shaft 5, Hexigten Banner (Kèshíkèténg Qí), Ulanhad (Chifeng), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region China (10/2014)
Specimen size: 5.2 × 4.1 × 2.9 cm = 2.0” × 1.6” × 1.1”

Main crystal size: 2.1 × 1.5 cm = 0.8” × 0.6”
Price: Euro:240 / US$281 / Yen:31110 / AUD$370

TJ29AC4: Sphalerite with Arsenopyrite, Calcite and Magnetite

Twinned Sphalerite crystals with very well defined faces and edges, translucent, with a greenish-yellow color and on matrix, with very sharp and bright Arsenopyrite crystals, lenticular Calcite and small Magnetite crystals.
Huanggang Mines, Hexigten Banner (Kèshíkèténg Qí), Ulanhad (Chifeng), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region China (2013)
Specimen size: 5.5 × 5.5 × 2.5 cm = 2.2” × 2.2” × 1.0”
Price: Euro:390 / US$457 / Yen:50560 / AUD$610

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