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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), Chifeng (Ulanhad), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region China (10/2014)
Specimen size: 5.2 × 4.1 × 2.9 cm = 2.05” × 1.61” × 1.14”
Price: €240 / US$256 / ¥38820 / AUD$400

JFD164AO8: Sphalerite with Actinolite

These came out for a brief period and then were never seen again. Their luster and sharpness are of high quality, but the color is not very attractive... until they are illuminated with an intense light and then, what color!
Bouismas Mine, Agdz, Bou Azzer mining district, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region Morocco (2016)
Specimen size: 5.6 × 4.3 × 4.2 cm = 2.20” × 1.69” × 1.65”

Main crystal size: 3.2 × 2.3 cm = 1.26” × 0.91”
Price: €240 / US$256 / ¥38820 / AUD$400

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), Chifeng (Ulanhad), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region China (2013)
Specimen size: 5.5 × 5.5 × 2.5 cm = 2.17” × 2.17” × 0.98”
Price: €390 / US$416 / ¥63090 / AUD$650

XM220ET: Sphalerite with Arsenopyrite, Magnetite and Muscovita

Complex Sphalerite crystal with rounded and poorly defined faces and edges, translucent and with a light yellow color. Very aerial and on matrix, with small very sharp crystals of Arsenopyrite, Magnetite, and Muscovite.
Huanggang Mines, Hexigten Banner (Kèshíkèténg Qí), Chifeng (Ulanhad), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region China (2016)
Specimen size: 4.6 × 3.2 × 2.2 cm = 1.81” × 1.26” × 0.87”

Main crystal size: 2.1 × 2 cm = 0.83” × 0.79”
Price: €220 / US$235 / ¥35580 / AUD$360

AA66AG9: Sphalerite with Calcite

Druse of complex Sphalerite crystals, very rich with faces, clearly twinned and with very well defined forms. They are translucent, very bright, have a very deep color and are on a rocky matrix with small scalenohedral Calcite crystals. An American classic, typical of past samples from the Elmwood mine.
Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Central Tennessee Ba-F-Pb-Zn District, Smith County, Tennessee USA
Specimen size: 7.9 × 7.4 × 4.4 cm = 3.11” × 2.91” × 1.73”
Price: €170 / US$181 / ¥27500 / AUD$280

SV2220TFB: Sphalerite with Calcite

Aggregate of complex twinned crystals of Sphalerite of deep black color, great luster, and with perfectly defined faces and edges with marked striations on some of the crystal faces and some dissolution figures, and partially coated by a multitude of whitish Calcite crystals in aggregates forming rosettes in strong color contrast. The Trepča mining complex is one of the largest polymetallic deposits in the world and for many years has yielded exceptional pieces of Sphalerite, as well as various combinations of sulfides and carbonates as shown in this specimen, from the ex-Ferat Voca collection.
Stan Trg (Stari Trg) Mine, Trepča Complex, Trepča Valley, Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovska Mitrovica District Kosovo (2000-2021)
Specimen size: 5.8 × 5.4 × 2.4 cm = 2.28” × 2.13” × 0.94”

Main crystal size: 4.5 × 3.1 cm = 1.77” × 1.22”
Price: €220 / US$235 / ¥35580 / AUD$360

EBR50AP3: Sphalerite with Calcite

New at Ste. Marie 2022 Twinned Sphalerite crystals, more isolated than usual, sharp and with very well defined faces and edges, between translucent and transparent, lustrous and very intense reddish, on matrix, with small white Calcite crystals.
Huxu Mine, Dongxiang, Fuzhou Prefecture, Jiangxi Province China (12/2021)
Specimen size: 8.4 × 6.7 × 4.4 cm = 3.31” × 2.64” × 1.73”
Price: €450 / US$480 / ¥72790 / AUD$750

ELY98AO9: Sphalerite with Calcite

A novelty at Sainte Marie 2022 Group of sharp twinned Sphalerite crystals with very well defined faces and edges, between translucent and transparent, lustrous, and an intense reddish orange. On matrix, with small white Calcite crystals.
Huxu Mine, Dongxiang, Fuzhou Prefecture, Jiangxi Province China (12/2021)
Specimen size: 5.2 × 4.1 × 3.4 cm = 2.05” × 1.61” × 1.34”

Main crystal size: 2.6 × 2.4 cm = 1.02” × 0.94”
Price: €460 / US$491 / ¥74410 / AUD$770

SV190NBF: Sphalerite with Calcite and Dolomite

Polycrystalline growth of complex Sphalerite crystals with curvatures and with smooth tetrahedron faces. They are translucent, with very bright luster and an intense honey color and with the uncommon peculiarity of being accompanied by a scalenohedral Calcite crystal and rhombohedral crystals of snow-white Dolomite. A classic of Cantabrian mining from Las Mánforas, located in a spectacular setting next to the Picos de Europa National Park.
Áliva Mine (Las Mánforas Mine), Áliva mining area, Camaleño, Comarca Liébana, Cantabria Spain (±1991)
Specimen size: 4.8 × 3.7 × 2.6 cm = 1.89” × 1.46” × 1.02”
Price: €190 / US$202 / ¥30730 / AUD$310

SM480GPD: Sphalerite with Calcite and Dolomite

Druse of large twinned Sphalerite crystals with very sharp crystal forms, on matrix, and partially covered by complex Calcite crystals and rhombohedral Dolomite crystals with curved faces and edges. The specimen comes from the Pedro Goy collection and has a higher quality than usual for this locality due to the large size of the crystals.
Stan Trg (Stari Trg) Mine, Trepča Complex, Trepča Valley, Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovska Mitrovica District Kosovo
Specimen size: 13.9 × 11.3 × 3.8 cm = 5.47” × 4.45” × 1.50”

Main crystal size: 4 × 3.6 cm = 1.57” × 1.42”
Price: €480 / US$512 / ¥77640 / AUD$800

ETV89AP3: Sphalerite with Calcite and Galena

New at Ste. Marie 2022 Twinned Sphalerite crystals, more isolated than usual, sharp and with very well defined faces and edges, between translucent and transparent, lustrous and very intense reddish, on matrix, with small white Calcite crystals.
Huxu Mine, Dongxiang, Fuzhou Prefecture, Jiangxi Province China (12/2021)
Specimen size: 8.7 × 6.3 × 5.8 cm = 3.43” × 2.48” × 2.28”
Price: €480 / US$512 / ¥77640 / AUD$800

ETB88AP1: Sphalerite with Calcite and Quartz

A novelty at Sainte Marie 2022. Twinned Sphalerite crystals more isolated than usual, sharp, with very well defined faces and edges, between translucent and transparent, with good luster and an intense reddish orange color. On matrix, with small white crystals of Calcite and Quartz.
Huxu Mine, Dongxiang, Fuzhou Prefecture, Jiangxi Province China (12/2021)
Specimen size: 11.3 × 5.2 × 4.1 cm = 4.45” × 2.05” × 1.61”

Main crystal size: 2.9 × 2.2 cm = 1.14” × 0.87”
Price: €280 / US$299 / ¥45290 / AUD$470

ERT90AP3: Sphalerite with Calcite, Quartz and Galena

New at Ste. Marie 2022 Twinned Sphalerite crystals more isolated than usual, sharp and with very well defined faces and edges, between translucent and transparent, lustrous, with an intense reddish color, on matrix, with small white Calcite crystals and Galena crystals with a cubic habit.
Huxu Mine, Dongxiang, Fuzhou Prefecture, Jiangxi Province China (12/2021)
Specimen size: 12.8 × 9.4 × 6.8 cm = 5.04” × 3.70” × 2.68”
Price: €580 / US$619 / ¥93820 / AUD$970

EG88AK7: Sphalerite with Calcite, Quartz, Arsenopyrite and Sphalerite

Complex crystal of Sphalerite with sharp faces and edges, translucent, intense yellow, on matrix, with very sharp small crystals of Arsenopyrite, white lenticular Calcite crystals, Quartz crystals and other small, darker and more metallic looking Sphalerite crystals.
Huanggang Mines, Hexigten Banner (Kèshíkèténg Qí), Chifeng (Ulanhad), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region China (2016)
Specimen size: 8.4 × 5.4 × 3.2 cm = 3.31” × 2.13” × 1.26”

Main crystal size: 1.7 × 1.6 cm = 0.67” × 0.63”
Price: €340 / US$363 / ¥55000 / AUD$570

EXL68AQ1: Sphalerite with Chalcopyrite and Quartz

Sphalerite crystals with sharp crystal forms, in matrix, with groups of small Chalcopyrite crystals and small white Quartz coatings. The specimen comes from a find made in 2023 in the Bou Nahas Mine where such large and well defined crystals of Sphalerite have not been reported before.
Bou Nahas Mine, Oumjrane mining area, Alnif Commune, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region Morocco (02/2023)
Specimen size: 12.8 × 10.7 × 4.3 cm = 5.04” × 4.21” × 1.69”
Price: €340 / US$363 / ¥55000 / AUD$570

AD66Z0: Sphalerite with Chalcopyrite, Arsenopyrite and Siderite

Sphalerite crystals with very well defined faces and edges, with very well marked growth striations and superficial Chalcopyrite, and with very sharp Arsenopyrite crystals and lenticular Siderite crystals.
Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro Portugal (1987-2013)
Specimen size: 3.7 × 3.2 × 2.8 cm = 1.46” × 1.26” × 1.10”

Main crystal size: 3 × 2.7 cm = 1.18” × 1.06”
Price: €160 / US$170 / ¥25880 / AUD$260

SV90EVX: Sphalerite with Dolomite

New at Munich Virtual 2020: Groups of complex Sphalerite crystals with an equant habit, with well defined faces and edges, translucent and lustrous, in a matrix of rock covered entirely with pale pink rhombohedral Dolomite crystals. This material was virtually unknown until 2020.
Zelidja Mine, Touissit-Bou Bekker mining district, Jerada Province, Oriental Region Morocco
Specimen size: 14 × 9.2 × 5.3 cm = 5.51” × 3.62” × 2.09”
Price: €90 / US$96 / ¥14550 / AUD$150

TC9NBX: Sphalerite with Dolomite

Polycrystalline growths of complex shapes, with well defined edges and faces, slightly curved, transparent, very lustrous and with a very deep and uniform honey-brown color, with small coatings of white rhombohedral Dolomite crystals. This piece comes from some small artisanal finds that were made in the mine after its closure. There is currently no access to the galleries.
Áliva Mine (Las Mánforas Mine), Áliva mining area, Camaleño, Comarca Liébana, Cantabria Spain
Specimen size: 3.6 × 2.4 × 1.4 cm = 1.42” × 0.94” × 0.55”

Main crystal size: 1 × 1 cm = 0.39” × 0.39”
Price: €90 / US$96 / ¥14550 / AUD$150

XM2110NNX: Sphalerite with Dolomite

Complex crystal of Sphalerite, translucent, with a very uniform honey color, showing parallel growths with visible smooth tetrahedron faces and small Dolomite crystals. A classic of Cantabrian mining from Las Mánforas, located at a spectacular site next to Picos de Europa National Park.
Áliva Mine (Las Mánforas Mine), Áliva mining area, Camaleño, Comarca Liébana, Cantabria Spain
Specimen size: 2.7 × 2 × 1.9 cm = 1.06” × 0.79” × 0.75”
Price: €110 / US$117 / ¥17790 / AUD$180

TC110NK: Sphalerite with Dolomite

Polycrystalline growths with complex shapes, defined slightly curved edges and faces, transparent, very lustrous and with a deep and uniform toasted honey color. On matrix, with white rhombohedral Dolomite crystals. This piece comes from some small artisanal finds that were made in this mine after its closure. There is currently no access to the galleries.
Áliva Mine (Las Mánforas Mine), Áliva mining area, Camaleño, Comarca Liébana, Cantabria Spain
Specimen size: 4 × 3 × 2.6 cm = 1.57” × 1.18” × 1.02”

Main crystal size: 1 × 0.6 cm = 0.39” × 0.24”
Price: €110 / US$117 / ¥17790 / AUD$180

ET16AM1: Sphalerite with Dolomite

A novelty at the 2020 Munich Virtual show. Complex crystals of Sphalerite with equidimensional habit and very well defined faces and edges, translucent, lustrous, on matrix, covered by pale pink, rhombohedral Dolomite crystals. This material was practically unknown until now.
Zelidja Mine, Touissit-Bou Bekker mining district, Jerada Province, Oriental Region Morocco
Specimen size: 6.3 × 4.5 × 5.3 cm = 2.48” × 1.77” × 2.09”
Price: €110 / US$117 / ¥17790 / AUD$180

XM2120NLX: Sphalerite with Dolomite

Complex crystal of Sphalerite, translucent, with a very uniform honey color, showing parallel growths with visible smooth tetrahedron faces and small Dolomite crystals. A classic of Cantabrian mining from Las Mánforas, located at a spectacular site next to Picos de Europa National Park.
Áliva Mine (Las Mánforas Mine), Áliva mining area, Camaleño, Comarca Liébana, Cantabria Spain
Specimen size: 2.6 × 2.3 × 1.7 cm = 1.02” × 0.91” × 0.67”
Price: €120 / US$128 / ¥19410 / AUD$200

XM2130NJB: Sphalerite with Dolomite

Floater group of Sphalerite crystals, translucent and of a very uniform honey color, with smooth faces corresponding to the tetrahedron and partially coated by a multitude of very sharp and outlined Dolomite crystals, creating a beautiful color contrast. A classic of Cantabrian mining from Las Mánforas, located at a spectacular site next to Picos de Europa National Park.
Áliva Mine (Las Mánforas Mine), Áliva mining area, Camaleño, Comarca Liébana, Cantabria Spain
Specimen size: 4 × 2.9 × 2.3 cm = 1.57” × 1.14” × 0.91”
Price: €130 / US$138 / ¥21030 / AUD$210

NL13AL3: Sphalerite with Dolomite

Polycrystalline growths with complex forms, with sharp edges and faces, slightly curved, transparent, very lustrous, with deep and uniform honey-brown color. This piece comes from some small artisanal finds that were made after the mine closed. There is currently no access to the galleries.
Áliva Mine (Las Mánforas Mine), Áliva mining area, Camaleño, Comarca Liébana, Cantabria Spain
Specimen size: 3.6 × 3.3 × 2.3 cm = 1.42” × 1.30” × 0.91”

Main crystal size: 1.9 × 1.6 cm = 0.75” × 0.63”
Price: €130 / US$138 / ¥21030 / AUD$210

EF46AM1: Sphalerite with Dolomite

A novelty at the 2020 Munich Virtual show. Complex crystals of Sphalerite with equidimensional habit and very well defined faces and edges, translucent, lustrous, on matrix, covered by pale pink, rhombohedral Dolomite crystals. This material was practically unknown until now.
Zelidja Mine, Touissit-Bou Bekker mining district, Jerada Province, Oriental Region Morocco
Specimen size: 5.9 × 4.4 × 4.1 cm = 2.32” × 1.73” × 1.61”
Price: €140 / US$149 / ¥22640 / AUD$230

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