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TC80TJ: Chrysocolla on Quartz (variety smoky)

Spheroidal growths of Chrysocolla on a rock matrix partially covered by small Quartz crystals. This coating, which in some areas of the specimen is complete, results in a more intense luster and a greater color saturation (turquoise blue) of the Chrysocolla.
Tentadora Mine, Ullpac Mountain, Huancano District, Pisco Province, Ica Department Peru (03/2020)
Specimen size: 5.2 × 3.9 × 2.7 cm = 2.05” × 1.54” × 1.06”
Price: €80 / US$90 / ¥10230 / AUD$120

TC7AM1: Chrysocolla on Quartz (variety smoky)

Novelty at the 2020 Ste. Marie Virtual show. Quartz crystal (smoky variety) covered by botryoidal growths of Chrysocolla with an intense greenish blue color. From a known Peruvian locality but one from which this type of specimen had not previously been found.
Tentadora Mine, Ullpac Mountain, Huancano District, Pisco Province, Ica Department Peru (03/2020)
Specimen size: 10.3 × 4.2 × 3.4 cm = 4.06” × 1.65” × 1.34”
Price: €200 / US$225 / ¥25590 / AUD$310

TE58AM1: Chrysocolla on Quartz (variety smoky)

Novelty at the 2020 Ste. Marie Virtual show. Quartz crystal (smoky variety) covered by botryoidal growths of Chrysocolla with an intense greenish blue color. From a known Peruvian locality but one from which this type of specimen had not previously been found.
Tentadora Mine, Ullpac Mountain, Huancano District, Pisco Province, Ica Department Peru (03/2020)
Specimen size: 10.2 × 5.4 × 4 cm = 4.02” × 2.13” × 1.57”
Price: €320 / US$361 / ¥40950 / AUD$510

TC340AA: Cinnabar (twinned) on Quartz

Group of twinned Cinnabar crystals, translucent, with good luster and a vivid and deep color, on matrix, with Quartz crystals. Appearing and disappearing at mineral shows for years, but for a long time now they have not been seen again except as old pieces like this one.
Chatian Mine, Chatian District, Fenghuang, Xiangxi Autonomous Prefecture, Hunan Province China
Specimen size: 5.7 × 5.5 × 3.4 cm = 2.24” × 2.17” × 1.34”

Main crystal size: 1 × 1 cm = 0.39” × 0.39”
Price: €340 / US$383 / ¥43500 / AUD$540

NG26AF2: Cinnabar with Calcite

Sharp rhombohedral Cinnabar crystals on matrix. They have an intense red color and have hoppered growths with very small Quartz crystals.
Escarlati Mine, level 3, Puerto de las Señales, Maraña, Comarca Montaña Oriental, León, Castile and León Spain (2007)
Specimen size: 6.4 × 4.8 × 3.5 cm = 2.52” × 1.89” × 1.38”
Price: €130 / US$146 / ¥16630 / AUD$200

HM60TP: Cinnabar with Calcite and Gypsum

A novelty at Tucson 2020: crystals of Cinnabar with a dominant rhombohedral habit along with other lesser crystal forms, translucent, extraordinarily lustrous and with a very vivid color, on matrix, with small crystals of Calcite and Gypsum. The specimen comes from a recent find that has been carefully analyzed and determined to be Cinnabar, and despite the fact that Metacinnabar was allegedly found in samples from this find, our analyses have not detected any.
Cocineras Mine, West Camp, Santa Eulalia District, Municipio Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua Mexico (2019)
Specimen size: 3.7 × 2.6 × 1.8 cm = 1.46” × 1.02” × 0.71”
Price: €60 / US$67 / ¥7670 / AUD$90

NQ27AL3: Cinnabar with Calcite and Quartz

Rhombohedral Cinnabar crystals, one of them clearly dominant and individual, translucent, shiny, very deep in color, on matrix, with small crystals of Calcite and Quartz
Almaden Mine, Almadén, Comarca Valle de Alcudia, Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha Spain (±1960-70)
Specimen size: 4.6 × 4 × 1.2 cm = 1.81” × 1.57” × 0.47”
Price: €200 / US$225 / ¥25590 / AUD$310

NT69AI7: Cinnabar with Dolomite

Group of crystals with well-defined faces and edges and very well defined skeletal and parallel growths. They are translucent, very bright, have a very vivid color and they are on a matrix of white Quartz microcrystals.
Almaden Mine, Almadén, Comarca Valle de Alcudia, Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha Spain (±1960-70)
Specimen size: 6.2 × 3.3 × 1.3 cm = 2.44” × 1.30” × 0.51”
Price: €380 / US$429 / ¥48620 / AUD$600

NP89AL3: Cinnabar with Dolomite

Polycrystalline growths of transparent rhombohedral Cinnabar crystals, brilliant, on matrix, with aggregates of white rhombohedral Dolomite crystals.
Almaden Mine, Almadén, Comarca Valle de Alcudia, Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha Spain (±1960-70)
Specimen size: 7 × 6 × 2.5 cm = 2.76” × 2.36” × 0.98”
Price: €390 / US$440 / ¥49900 / AUD$620

NT99AM9: Cinnabar with Dolomite

Cinnabar crystal on matrix with a dominant rhombohedral habit, with very well defined faces and edges, translucent, very lustrous, with an intense color and vivid reflections, associated with white Dolomite crystals. Contrary to what usually happens with Chinese Cinnabar specimens, the matrix has not been sawn on either side.
Chatian Mine, Chatian District, Fenghuang, Xiangxi Autonomous Prefecture, Hunan Province China (±2001)
Specimen size: 7.7 × 5.6 × 6.2 cm = 3.03” × 2.20” × 2.44”

Main crystal size: 1.1 × 0.7 cm = 0.43” × 0.28”
Price: €540 / US$609 / ¥69100 / AUD$860

HM90NR: Cinnabar with Pyrite and Quartz

Group of very sharp crystals of Cinnabar, on a matrix of the same mineral, with coatings of small transparent Quartz crystals and small cubic Pyrite crystals.
Almaden Mine, Almadén, Comarca Valle de Alcudia, Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha Spain
Specimen size: 6.1 × 5.1 × 2.2 cm = 2.40” × 2.01” × 0.87”
Price: €90 / US$101 / ¥11510 / AUD$140

DH66AF9: Cinnabar with Quartz

Cinnabar crystals, one of them clearly dominant, with very well defined faces and edges, on quartzite with small Quartz crystals, some of them with parallel growths and strongly curved.
Almaden Mine, Almadén, Comarca Valle de Alcudia, Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha Spain
Specimen size: 4.5 × 3.5 × 3.8 cm = 1.77” × 1.38” × 1.50”

Main crystal size: 1.1 × 1 cm = 0.43” × 0.39”
Price: €170 / US$191 / ¥21750 / AUD$270

NR68AM1: Cinnabar with Quartz

Polycrystalline Cinnabar growth with very well defined crystal forms, dominated by the rhombohedron. Transparent, very lustrous, with bright red color, on a matrix with small Quartz crystals.
Almaden Mine, Almadén, Comarca Valle de Alcudia, Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha Spain (±1960-70)
Specimen size: 6.1 × 4.1 × 3.8 cm = 2.40” × 1.61” × 1.50”
Price: €340 / US$383 / ¥43500 / AUD$540

NT69AG9: Cinnabar with Quartz

Parallel growth of Cinnabar crystals with polycrystalline surfaces and slight curvatures on the edges. They are translucent, bright, with an intense color and are on matrix with small Quartz crystals. A Spanish classic. The sample is from the Eugeni Bareche collection (num. 692) and we’ll send the label to the buyer.
Almaden Mine, Almadén, Comarca Valle de Alcudia, Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha Spain (±1960-70)
Specimen size: 8.1 × 5.7 × 4.3 cm = 3.19” × 2.24” × 1.69”

Main crystal size: 1.7 × 0.8 cm = 0.67” × 0.31”
Price: €450 / US$508 / ¥57580 / AUD$710

EA90AI4: Cinnabar with Quartz

Very sharp rhombohedral Cinnabar crystals with very well defined faces and the interpenetration twin. They have a very vivid color and are on matrix with small Quartz crystals. This specimen has an extraordinary quality for the locality, well known for the species but where good Cinnabars are rare. With label from Scott J. Williams
Snowshoe Mine, Paradise Valley, Poverty Peak District, Humboldt County, Nevada USA (±1954)
Specimen size: 5.5 × 3.6 × 4.1 cm = 2.17” × 1.42” × 1.61”
Price: €480 / US$541 / ¥61420 / AUD$760

TC63AL1: Cinnabar with Quartz and Calcite

A novelty at Tucson 2020. Cinnabar crystals with dominant rhombohedral habit, along with other minor crystal forms, translucent, extraordinarily brilliant and very bright in color, on matrix with small crystals of Calcite and Quartz. The specimen comes from a recent find and has been carefully analyzed and determined to be Cinnabar. It has been said that in specimens from this find there could be Metacinnabar too, but our analyses have not detected any. We’ll send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Cocineras Mine, West Camp, Santa Eulalia District, Municipio Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua Mexico (2019)
Specimen size: 3.3 × 1.7 × 1 cm = 1.30” × 0.67” × 0.39”

Main crystal size: 0.1 × 0.1 cm = 0.04” × 0.04”
Price: €85 / US$95 / ¥10870 / AUD$130

TC90TZ: Cinnabar with Quartz and Calcite

Cinnabar crystals with a dominant rhombohedral shape plus minor crystal forms, translucent, extraordinarily lustrous and with a very vivid color, on matrix with small crystals of Calcite, Quartz. The specimen has been carefully analyzed and determined to be Cinnabar and, although it was suggested that Metacinabar could be found in these specimens too, our analyses have not detected any. We will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Cocineras Mine, West Camp, Santa Eulalia District, Municipio Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua Mexico (2019)
Specimen size: 6.5 × 2.8 × 2.6 cm = 2.56” × 1.10” × 1.02”
Price: €90 / US$101 / ¥11510 / AUD$140

TC90TD: Cinnabar with Quartz, Calcite and Gypsum

Cocineras Mine, West Camp, Santa Eulalia District, Municipio Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua Mexico (2019)
Specimen size: 4.8 × 3.1 × 2 cm = 1.89” × 1.22” × 0.79”

Main crystal size: 0.1 × 0.1 cm = 0.04” × 0.04”
Price: €90 / US$101 / ¥11510 / AUD$140

TC110TN: Cinnabar with Quartz, Calcite and Gypsum

Cinnabar crystals with a dominant rhombohedral shape plus minor crystal forms, translucent, extraordinarily lustrous and with a very vivid color, on matrix with small crystals of Calcite, Quartz and Gypsum. The specimen has been carefully analyzed and determined to be Cinnabar and, although it was suggested that Metacinabar could be found in these specimens too, our analyses have not detected any. We will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Cocineras Mine, West Camp, Santa Eulalia District, Municipio Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua Mexico (2019)
Specimen size: 6.3 × 3.5 ×3.2 cm = 2.48” × 1.38” × 1.26”
Price: €110 / US$124 / ¥14070 / AUD$170

11TE13: Cinnabar, Calcite

A novelty at Tucson 2020. Cinnabar crystals with dominant rhombohedral habit, along with other minor crystal forms, translucent, extraordinarily brilliant and very bright in color, on matrix with small crystals of Calcite. The specimen comes from a recent find and has been carefully analyzed and determined to be Cinnabar. It had been claimed that in specimens from this find there could be Metacinnabar too, but our analyses have not detected any. We’ll send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Cocineras Mine, West Camp, Santa Eulalia District, Municipio Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua Mexico (2019)
Specimen size: 4.0 × 3.2 × 2.2 cm = 1.57” × 1.26” × 0.87”
Price: €75 / US$84 / ¥9590 / AUD$110

TA86AM0: Clinoatacamite

Very aerial group of Clinoatacamite crystals with well defined faces and edges, good luster and a very intense and uniform color, on matrix.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Lily Mine, Umay District, Pisco Province, Ica Department Peru (±2016)
Specimen size: 3.2 × 2 × 2.3 cm = 1.26” × 0.79” × 0.91”
Price: €160 / US$180 / ¥20470 / AUD$250

TXY63AN3: Clinozoisite

Bundles of elongated Clinozoisite crystals, many of them doubly terminated, with excellent terminations. Between translucent and transparent, with bright luster and a uniform greenish color. We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Alchuri, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas) Pakistan
Specimen size: 4 × 1.4 × 1.2 cm = 1.57” × 0.55” × 0.47”

Main crystal size: 1.4 × 0.5 cm = 0.55” × 0.20”
Price: €90 / US$101 / ¥11510 / AUD$140

NA6AC1: Clinozoisite-Epidote with Prehnite, Microcline and Quartz

Radial aggregates of acicular crystals whose chemical composition is between Clinozoisite (dominant) and Epidote. The crystals are implanted on a matrix partially coated by clear green Prehnite aggregates, Orthoclase and Quartz crystals. The sample is from a large famous find in 1999 at the La Saludadora Quarry.
Isabel Quarry (La Saludadora Quarry), La Cabrera pluton, Valdemanco, Comarca Sierra de Guadarrama, Madrid, Community of Madrid Spain (03/1999)
Specimen size: 19.8 × 15.1 × 4.5 cm = 7.80” × 5.94” × 1.77”
Price: €95 / US$107 / ¥12150 / AUD$150

TC70NA: Cobaltarthurite

Small globular and leafy aggregates of Cobaltarthurite, black on the outside and yellow on the inside, on matrix. The specimen, which is from the type locality, is accompanied by a label from the Juan Viñals collection, one of the describers of the species.
La Reconquistada claim, Pastrana, Mazarrón, Comarca Alto Guadalentín, Murcia, Region of Murcia Spain (1999)
Specimen size: 3 × 1.6 × 1.7 cm = 1.18” × 0.63” × 0.67”
Price: €70 / US$79 / ¥8950 / AUD$110

HM110GA: Conichalcite

Groups of Conichalcite crystals, with good luster and with a very vivid green color, on a limonite matrix.
Former collection of Pedro Goy. Number 283.
Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Municipio Mapimí, Durango Mexico (±1982)
Specimen size: 7.6 × 5.7 × 3.8 cm = 2.99” × 2.24” × 1.50”
Price: €110 / US$124 / ¥14070 / AUD$170

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