Reference Specimens
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This page provides a selection of the specimens that have passed through the Fabre Minerals website and, due to their quality,
rarity, or significance as specimens from interesting locations, have been preserved as reference specimens in #MVM


VERMONT


Rutile with chlorite
Rutile with chlorite. Rutile with chlorite.
Rutile with chlorite  

TD89Y3: Multiple twin of very sharp prismatic crystals. They are red, have an intense luster and are on a chloritic matrix. The sample is of great quality for the locality, relatively unknown for most collectors.
The piece is from the Eric Greene collection, whose label we’ll send to the buyer.
Davis Farm, Bethel, Windsor County, Vermont  USA

Specimen size: 6.5 × 5 × 3.8 cm = 2.56” × 1.97” × 1.50”

Main crystal size: 2 × 0.5 cm = 0.79” × 0.20”


VIRGINIA


Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)
 

TRM64AN7: Floater group of crystals with a thick tabular habit, very sharp, between translucent and transparent and with geometric color zoning.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label, which shows that it was previously in the Melanson collection.
Fairfax Quarry, Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia  USA

Specimen size: 2.4 × 1.8 × 1.2 cm = 0.94” × 0.71” × 0.47”

Main crystal size: 1.4 × 1.3 cm = 0.55” × 0.51”

Former collection of Bob Noble
Hydroxyapophyllite-(K). Hydroxyapophyllite-(K).

WASHINGTON


Grossular with Prehnite
Grossular with Prehnite. Grossular with Prehnite.
Grossular with Prehnite  

TK1V2: Parallel growths of dodecahedral crystals with a deep honey color, bright and transparent. The color is darker than usual due to the size of the crystals which are unusually large for the locality, one of the great worldwide classics for the species.
The sample was in the collection of John Lindell, whose label we’ll send to the buyer.
"Mud Bunny" pocket, Vesper Peak, Sultan Basin, Sultan District, Snohomish County, Washington  USA (1981)

Specimen size: 8.7 × 6.5 × 5 cm = 3.43” × 2.56” × 1.97”

Main crystal size: 2.1 × 1.4 cm = 0.83” × 0.55”


WISCONSIN


Chalcocite
 

AM96S9: Good sample, very representative of the material from the Flambeau Mine, a classic for the species. The crystals, on matrix, are sharp and have very well defined faces and edges, showing the metallic bluing characteristic of the samples from this mine.
Flambeau Mine, 1000 level, Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wisconsin  USA (1994)

Specimen size: 6.3 × 5.4 × 3.8 cm = 2.48” × 2.13” × 1.50”

Main crystal size: 1.1 × 1 cm = 0.43” × 0.39”

Former collection of Josep Amigó (Silvane)
Chalcocite. Chalcocite.

WYOMING


Baryte
Baryte. Baryte.
 

TF46AM5: Group of tabular crystals very rich in crystal forms, transparent, lustrous and with a vivid and uniform sky-blue color. The specimen is from a locality from which few quality specimens are known.
Shirley Basin, Medicine Bow, Shirley Basin District, Carbon County, Wyoming  USA

Specimen size: 5.4 × 4.4 × 3.4 cm = 2.13” × 1.73” × 1.34”

Main crystal size: 2.1 × 1.5 cm = 0.83” × 0.59”



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