6/30/2011

Hubnerite and Quartz (SOLD)

Pasto Bueno district, Pallasca, Ancash, PERU
Size: 8.3 cm x 5.2 cm x 4.1 cm
AMAZING specimen from PERU. Several black, finished, shiny Hubnerite blade crystals aesthetically mixed with Quartz. This specimen is just great!!!! Pics don't do justice, much better in person!!!


SOLD

6/07/2011

Brookite on Smoky Quartz (SOLD)





Moses Hill, Magnet Cove, Arkansas, USA
SZize: 4.3 cm x 1.7 cm x 1.5 cm
GREAT specimen from Arkansas. Brookite crystal aesthetically setted on the center of a smoky Quartz crystal. Pics don't do justice, much better in person!!!



PRICE: SOLD

Boleite on Selenite matrix (SOLD)

Amelia mine, Santa Rosalía, Baja California Sur state, MEXICO
Size: 3.5 cm x 2.2 cm x 1.7 cm
Very RARE and OLD example of Boleite from this classic locality. AMAZING!!! Deep blue Boleite crystals aesthetically setted on an Selenite matrix. This is a special specimen!!!! Much better in person than in picture!!!!

Amelia mine was closed several years ago. The miner from whom we obtained this specimen went into the mine without protection, facing several danger situations as lack of ventilation, dealing with a rattlesnake and risk of collapse!
Boleite could be found in just a few places in the world and it is a rarity highly searched by collectors… so bid on and add it to your collection!!!




PRICE: SOLD

6/03/2011

Natural Pyrite ball (SOLD)





Hengyang Baifang Coal Mines, Hengyang County, Hunan Province, CHINA
Size: 2.6 cm x 2.3 cm x 2.3 cm
GREAT specimen from China. Very nice shiny metallic luster group of Pyrite crystals forming a natural intergrown ball shapes. Pics don't do justice, much better in person!!!

PRICE: SOLD

5/28/2011

Rhodocrosite










Capillitas, Andalgalá, Catamarca province, ARGENTINA
Size: 6.3 cm x 4.6 cm x 3.9 cm
CLASSIC specimen from Catamarca. Massive unpolished Rhodocrosite with a very rare aggregate on a side. Pics don't do justice, much better in person!!!

PRICE: $ 35

5/25/2011

Valencianite, Calcite and Quartz





Valenciana mine, Guanajuato, Guanajuato state, MEXICO
Size: 9.8 cm x 8.3 cm x 2.9 cm
VERY RARE specimen from Guanajuato, Mexico. Very shiny Valencianite crystals partially covered by Quartz and yellow Calcite crystals. Biggest crystal: 2.6 cm.


Valencianite is a typical mineral from Valenciana mine. This mine was closed in 2005, after this and other mines in Guanaguato city where sold to a Canadian company. After the sale, Valenciana mine was flooded and no one removed the water, so the mine did not work since then.


PRICE: $45

5/01/2011

Calcite and Quartz






Peregrina mine, Guanajuato, Guanajuato state, MEXICO
Size: 10.1 cm x 7.2 cm x 5.7 cm
AMAZING specimen from Guanajuato. Dodecaedric Calcite crystals and laminar Calcite crystals on a crystallized Quartz matrix. This is a very delicate and aesthetic specimen.

PRICE: $ 30



Calcite on Quartz var. amathyst




Cata mine, Guanajuato, Guanajuato state, MEXICO
Size: 10.4 cm x 5.5 cm x 5.1 cm
GREAT specimen from Guanajuato. Several rhombohedric Calcite crystals on very shiny Quartz amethyst crystals. Pics don't do justice, much better in person!!!

PRICE: $ 19

4/12/2011

Calcite and Dolomite after Calcite on Quartz





Valenciana mine, Guanajuato, Guanajuato state, MEXICO

Size: 16.3 cm x 10.8 cm x 4.6 cm

GREAT specimen from Guanajuato. Very rare. Light yellow Dolomite after Calcite crystals. Some of the crystals are hollow, showing remains of Calcite inside. Second translucent, lustrous Calcite generation on the Dolomite. All aesthetically setted on a crystallized Quartz matrix. Pics don't do justice, much better in person!!!

PRICE: $60

4/08/2011

Fluorite, smoky Quartz and Albite on Feldspar

Papachacra, Belen department, Catamarca province, ARGENTINA

Size: 7.4 cm x 7.2 cm x 6.2 cm

This is an AMAZING specimen from Papachacra. Several smoky Quartz and Albite crystals on Feldspar. Four transparent and violet Fluorite crystals aesthetically placed on the matrix. Tree Fluorite crystals are cubic. The fourth and biggest one (1.2 cm x 1.0 cm x 0.9 cm) is a complex crystal, and is taking the most special place in the specimen. Stunning specimen, much better in person!!!! You will love it!!!!

PRICE: $100

4/07/2011

Pyrargyrite


Bolañitos mine, Guanajuato, Guanajuato state, MEXICO


Size: 2.8 cm x 0.5 cm x 0.4 cm


AMAZING specimen from Guanajuato, Mexico. Floatting Pyrargyrite crystal. Come to see the pics!!! This specimen is just amazing!!!


PRICE $120

Boleite on Anglesite matrix

Amelia mine, Santa Rosalía, Baja California Sur state, MEXICO

Size: 1.5 cm x 0.7 cm x 0.3 cm

Very RARE and OLD example of Boleite from this classic locality. AMAZING!!! Deep blue Boleite crystals aesthetically setted on an Anglesite matrix. Come and see how many crystals!!! This is a special specimen!!!! Much better in person than in picture!!!!

Amelia mine was closed several years ago. The miner from whom we obtained this specimen went into the mine without protection, facing several danger situations as lack of ventilation, dealing with a rattlesnake and risk of collapse! Boleite could be found in just a few places in the world and it is a rarity highly searched by collectors… so bid on and add it to your collection!!!


Price: $ 100

3/27/2011

Native Silver and Argentite on Calcite (SOLD)







Cebada mine, Guanajuato, Guanajuato state, MEXICO

Size: 2.2 cm x 2.2 cm x 0.9 cm

GREAT specimen from Guanajuato. Amazing!!! Native Silver wires and Argentite crystals aesthetically setted on Calcite matrix.



Price: $ SOLD



See more pics!!!



Calcite on Quartz var. amathyst (SOLD)



Rayas mine, Guanajuato, Guanajuato state, MEXICO

Size: 11.7 cm x 6.9 cm x 6.1 cm

GREAT specimen from Guanajuato. This cluster is composed by several white Calcite crystals on Quartz amethyst little crystals. It is just amazing. Pics don't do justice, much better in person!!!


PRICE: SOLD