Sainte Marie Virtual 2021

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S.M.2021:

Alsace in the heart

Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines -> since 1964
  

TB14AN2: Nodular growths of Minium, a rare species in mineral collections, uniform bright red in color, on matrix, with Quartz and Galena in cavernous and grainy aggregates.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Tonopah-Belmont Mine, Belmont Mountain, Tonopah, Osborn District, Bighorn Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona  USA

Specimen size: 2.6 × 2.3 × 1.4 cm = 1.02” × 0.91” × 0.55”

TA16AN2: Crust, on matrix, of Vanadinite crystals with a prismatic habit, many of them doubly terminated, with bright luster and an intense and uniform color between red and orange.
We will ship the specimen, from a classic American locality, in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Puzzler Mine, Adams Mine group, Kofa Game Range, Castle Dome District, Castle Dome Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona  USA

Specimen size: 3.1 × 1.7 × 1.8 cm = 1.22” × 0.67” × 0.71”

Main crystal size: 0.4 × 0.3 cm = 0.16” × 0.12”

TC66AN2: Parallel growth on a tiny bit of matrix of two Wulfenite crystals with pyramidal faces, well developed, with bright luster and a very vivid and uniform red color.
We will ship the specimen, from one of the great classic American localities, in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Red Cloud Mine, Trigo Mountains, Silver District, La Paz County, Arizona  USA

Specimen size: 1.7 × 1.4 × 0.2 cm = 0.67” × 0.55” × 0.08”

TD27AN2: Twinned Bixbyite crystal with very sharp twin shapes and an intense luster. A classic of American mineralogy. With a tiny bit of rhyolite matrix.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Solar Wind claim, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah  USA

Specimen size: 1.1 × 1 × 0.8 cm = 0.43” × 0.39” × 0.31”

TE13AN2: Pyromorphite crystals with a rounded habit due to the curved faces and edges, with bright luster and a yellowish green color.
We will ship the specimen, from one of the great classic American localities, in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Bunker Hill Mine, Bunker Hill properties, Kellogg, Coeur d'Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho  USA

Specimen size: 2.6 × 2.2 × 2 cm = 1.02” × 0.87” × 0.79”

Main crystal size: 0.4 × 0.3 cm = 0.16” × 0.12”

TF16AN2: Very sharp floater Rutile crystal with another smaller crystal in parallel growth. The specimen is translucent, with great luster and vivid red reflections.
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.
Champion Mine, White Mountain Peak, White Mountains, Mono County, California  USA

Specimen size: 1.8 × 1.4 × 1.1 cm = 0.71” × 0.55” × 0.43”

TG14AN2: Very sharp and equant crystals of Arsenopyrite, very lustrous, with coatings of felted groups of acicular Boulangerite crystals.
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.
Noche Buena Mine, Noche Buena, Municipio Mazapil, Zacatecas  Mexico

Specimen size: 3.1 × 2.3 × 1.9 cm = 1.22” × 0.91” × 0.75”

Main crystal size: 0.8 × 0.5 cm = 0.31” × 0.20”

TH14AN2: Two very sharp Danburite crystals, with excellent terminations, completely water-clear and very lustrous.
We will send the specimen, from one of the great classic Mexican localities, in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Charcas, Municipio Charcas, San Luis Potosí  Mexico

Specimen size: 3.1 × 1.9 × 1 cm = 1.22” × 0.75” × 0.39”

Main crystal size: 3.1 × 1 cm = 1.22” × 0.39”

TJ14AN2: Group of very shiny cubic Galena crystals, with surfaces showing dissolution forms, Pyrite intergrowths and small Calcite crystal coatings.
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.
Madan mining area, Rhodope Mountains, Smolyan Oblast  Bulgaria

Specimen size: 3.1 × 2.5 × 1.8 cm = 1.22” × 0.98” × 0.71”

Main crystal size: 2 × 1.3 cm = 0.79” × 0.51”

TK14AN2: Group of Datolite crystals very rich in faces, translucent, with good luster and a pale green color with slightly bluish tones.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Bor Pit, Dalnegorsk B deposit, Dalnegorsk, Dalnegorsk Urban District, Primorsky Krai  Russia

Specimen size: 3.7 × 1.9 × 1.9 cm = 1.46” × 0.75” × 0.75”

Main crystal size: 2.4 × 2 cm = 0.94” × 0.79”

TL26AN2: Group of very sharp Sphalerite crystals with a tetrahedral habit, lustrous, on matrix, with Calcite and Quartz.
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.
Nikolaevski Mine, Dalnegorsk, Dalnegorsk Urban District, Primorsky Krai, Far-Eastern Region  Russia

Specimen size: 3 × 2.6 × 2.4 cm = 1.18” × 1.02” × 0.94”

Main crystal size: 2.6 × 2.4 cm = 1.02” × 0.94”

TM14AN2: Parallel growth of Vanadinite crystals with pyramidal shapes, with bright luster and a very vivid and uniform red color.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Bou Almaden (Bou el Maden), Mibladen mining district, Mibladen, Midelt, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco

Specimen size: 2.7 × 1.4 × 0.8 cm = 1.06” × 0.55” × 0.31”

Main crystal size: 1.7 ×  0.6 cm = 0.67” × 0.24”

TN13AN2: Group of tabular Vanadinite crystals, of good size, with bright luster and a deep red color.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
ACF Mine, Mibladen mining district, Mibladen, Midelt, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco

Specimen size: 3.1 × 2.7 × 1.8 cm = 1.22” × 1.06” × 0.71”

Main crystal size: 1.4 × 1 cm = 0.55” × 0.39”

TP11AN2: Concretion, on a rock matrix, of iris opal with vivid tones, among which green and orange predominate.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Tsehay Mewcha, Wegeltena, Delanta District, Semien Wollo Zone (North Wollo Zone), Amhara Region  Ethiopia

Specimen size: 2.3 × 1.6 × 2 cm = 0.91” × 0.63” × 0.79”

TQ16AN2: Parallel growth of very sharp and lustrous Descloizite crystals with dark tones. A classic from Namíbia.
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.
Berg Aukas, Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region  Namibia

Specimen size: 3.6 × 1.5 × 1.5 cm = 1.42” × 0.59” × 0.59”

Main crystal size: 3.6 × 1.2 cm = 1.42” × 0.47”

TN16AN2: Very rich Topaz crystal with sharp terminations. Colorless and with a selectively variable luster, very intense on the prism faces and more matte on the terminations.
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.
Governador Valadares, Vale do Rio Doce, Minas Gerais  Brazil

Specimen size: 2 × 1.7 × 1.2 cm = 0.79” × 0.67” × 0.47”

TR14AN2: Complete and doubly terminated crystal of Schorl, with a lustrous and water-clear Quartz crystal, also doubly terminated.
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.
Goiabeira, Aimorés, Vale do Rio Doce, Minas Gerais  Brazil

Specimen size: 2 × 1.8 × 1.1 cm = 0.79” × 0.71” × 0.43”

Main crystal size: 2 × 1.3 cm = 0.79” × 0.51”

TT13AN2: Group of Siderite crystals with sharp crystal forms, with slight curvatures, a satin luster and a highly contrasted double coloration, with darker and lighter brown areas. On matrix, with small crystals of Calcite and Sphalerite.
We will send 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 Alfredo Petrov collection.
Siglo Veinte Mine, Llallagua, Rafael Bustillo Province, Potosí Department  Bolivia

Specimen size: 2.6 × 2.5 × 1.7 cm = 1.02” × 0.98” × 0.67”

Main crystal size: 2 × 1.4 cm = 0.79” × 0.55”

TV96AN2: Floater group of lustrous Miargyrite crystals that are sharper than usual for the species, associated with Pyrargyrite crystals that are lustrous and very rich in crystal forms.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
San Genaro Mine, Castrovirreyna District, Castrovirreyna Province, Huancavelica Department  Peru

Specimen size: 3.1 × 2.8 × 1.4 cm = 1.22” × 1.10” × 0.55”

Main crystal size: 0.8 × 0.5 cm = 0.31” × 0.20”

TX16AN2: Very aerial group of prismatic crystals with very well defined faces and edges, parallel growths and hopper terminations, translucent, with good luster and a very vivid and uniform color.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Daoping Mine, Gongcheng, Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region  China

Specimen size: 2.9 × 2.1 × 2.5 cm = 1.14” × 0.83” × 0.98”

Main crystal size: 0.4 × 0.3 cm = 0.16” × 0.12”

TY16AN2: Group of Arsenopyrite crystals with very marked curvatures and parallel growths on some faces and edges that give them a curious habit reminiscent of a mushroom. The Arsenopyrite is on matrix, with lustrous and transparent Quartz crystals.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province  China

Specimen size: 3.1 × 2.7 × 3.1 cm = 1.22” × 1.06” × 1.22”

Main crystal size: 2.1 × 1.2 cm = 0.83” × 0.47”

TZX14AN2: Floater twinned Sphalerite crystal, flattened, sharp and very lustrous.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province  China

Specimen size: 2.8 × 1.7 × 1.1 cm = 1.10” × 0.67” × 0.43”

TQ14AN2: Group of Titanite crystals on Quartz, one of them clearly dominant. They are between transparent and translucent, with bright luster and an intense yellow-green color, rich in inclusions and have small coatings of Chlorite crystals.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Tormiq Valley, Baltistan District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas)  Pakistan

Specimen size: 2.9 × 2.6 × 1.8 cm = 1.14” × 1.02” × 0.71”

Main crystal size: 1.3 × 0.8 cm = 0.51” × 0.31”

TC13AN2: Spheroidal growth of Stellerite on matrix, translucent, lustrous and opaline white.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Aurangabad, Aurangabad District, Maharashtra  India

Specimen size: 2.8 × 2.8 × 2.2 cm = 1.10” × 1.10” × 0.87”

TC16AN2: Spheroidal growth of Epistilbite on matrix, translucent, with good luster and a uniform pale blue color.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Jalgaon District, Maharashtra  India

Specimen size: 2.8 × 2.4 × 1.8 cm = 1.10” × 0.94” × 0.71”

Main crystal size: 2.3 × 2.2 cm = 0.91” × 0.87”

TH46AN2: Floater reticulated aggregate of Cerussite with multiple twins of crystals between lamellar and tabular, very sharp, transparent and lustrous.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Nakhlak Mine, Madan-e Nakhlak, Anarak District, Nain, Isfahan Province  Iran

Specimen size: 3.5 × 2.7 × 2.4 cm = 1.38” × 1.06” × 0.94”

TD16AN2: Columbite group crystal, partially doubly terminated, very sharp and rich in faces. Based on its origin it is probably Columbite-(Fe). Of excellent quality for the locality.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Londonderry pegmatite, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia  Australia

Specimen size: 2.1 × 1 × 0.8 cm = 0.83” × 0.39” × 0.31”

TE46AN2: Very aerial group of twinned Chalcopyrite crystals with very sharp crystal forms, shiny, with small Quartz crystal coatings. Of excellent quality for the locality.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown District, West Coast Council, Tasmania  Australia

Specimen size: 2.5 × 2 × 2.1 cm = 0.98” × 0.79” × 0.83”

Main crystal size: 1.9 × 1.5 cm = 0.75” × 0.59”

TF27AN2: Group, on matrix, of twinned Cassiterite crystals, translucent and lustrous. From a locality that was known but little publicized in the collecting world, and of excellent quality for this locality.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Elsmore Hill, Gough County, New South Wales  Australia

Specimen size: 2 × 2 × 2 cm = 0.79” × 0.79” × 0.79”

Main crystal size: 1.7 × 1.2 cm = 0.67” × 0.47”

TW14AN2: Curious group of small crystals of Gypsum in parallel and elongated columnar growths with distinct curvatures.
We will ship the specimen in its original Perky box from the Robert J. Noble collection, which also contains the label.
Southern operations Mine (NBHC Mine), 18 level, Broken Hill, Yancowinna County, New South Wales  Australia

Specimen size: 3.7 × 1.7 × 1.1 cm = 1.46” × 0.67” × 0.43”

DG14AN2: Complete floater Quartz crystal with uneven growths on the faces, extraordinarily lustrous, transparent and colorless. This type of Quartz is popularly known as a "Herkimer diamond". An excellent USA classic that comes from the Daunis collection.
Herkimer County, New York  USA

Specimen size: 2.4 × 1.9 × 1.3 cm = 0.94” × 0.75” × 0.51”

TX98AN2: Rosette growths of lamellar Rhodochrosite crystals, with good luster and an intense pink color, on matrix with Sphalerite crystals and small Pyrite crystals.
Eagle Mine, Gilman, Gilman District, Eagle County, Colorado  USA

Specimen size: 6.3 × 4.2 × 2.3 cm = 2.48” × 1.65” × 0.91”

Main crystal size: 0.8 × 0.5 cm = 0.31” × 0.20”

TG47AN2: Spheroidal growths, on matrix, of lustrous, translucent, Wavellite crystals with an intense green color. A classic of USA mineralogy.
Avant, Garland County, Arkansas  USA

Specimen size: 8.5 × 3.5 × 3.8 cm = 3.35” × 1.38” × 1.50”

Main crystal size: 1.2 × 1 cm = 0.47” × 0.39”

NF48AN2: Pyrargyrite crystal of good size with very marked parallel growths and flat terminations, and with a second generation of microcrystals of more Pyrargyrite.
The specimen comes from the Ignacio Gaspar collection (number PIR-18), whose label we will send to the buyer. The crystal has been analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer too.
Zacatecas  Mexico

Specimen size: 3 × 3 × 2 cm = 1.18” × 1.18” × 0.79”

Main crystal size: 2 × 1.7 cm = 0.79” × 0.67”

CM26AN2: Pyrargyrite crystals very rich in faces, with sharp crystal forms, on matrix, with Quartz crystals.
This specimen, a Mexican classic, comes from the Carles Curto collection (number 2003.19), whose label and computer catalogue entry we will send to the buyer.
San Juan de Rayas Mine, Guanajuato, Municipio Guanajuato  Mexico

Specimen size: 4.9 × 4.3 × 2.6 cm = 1.93” × 1.69” × 1.02”

Main crystal size: 0.4 × 0.3 cm = 0.16” × 0.12”

TY86AN2: 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”

Main crystal size: 4.8 × 4.6 cm = 1.89” × 1.81”

TF48AN2: Group of Quartz crystals (amethyst variety) totally or partially doubly terminated, transparent, with great luster and a very vivid and uniform color. A very elegant and aesthetic specimen.
Piedra Parada (Las Vigas), Municipio Tatatila, Veracruz (Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave)  Mexico

Specimen size: 8.2 × 6 × 2.7 cm = 3.23” × 2.36” × 1.06”

Main crystal size: 5.8 × 1.6 cm = 2.28” × 0.63”

TX26AN2: Druse of Quartz crystals (variety amethyst) with curious curvatures and various unusual growth formations, many of them with a Tessin habit. It also has colorless and water-clear crystals of Fluorite, one of them clearly dominant. Such specimens came from only a few specific finds in Naica between 1985 and 1990.
Naica Mine, Naica, Municipio Saucillo, Chihuahua  Mexico (±1985-90)

Specimen size: 12.4 × 10 × 7.3 cm = 4.88” × 3.94” × 2.87”

Main crystal size: 4 × 0.8 cm = 1.57” × 0.31”

TA14AN2: Doubly terminated crystal of Vesuvianite with uneven growths on both terminations, one of them with a smooth and shiny pinacoidal face and the opposite irregular and matte at the ends.
Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec  Canada

Specimen size: 3.4 × 0.7 × 0.7 cm = 1.34” × 0.28” × 0.28”