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Worldwide Minerals and Fossils
Tramway from the Quincy Mine to the Smelter in Hancock Houghton is across the canal and booming with industry. Lake Superior Copper District, ca. late 1800s. Minerals On-Line August 3rd
NSMW9715 CALCITE ON SPHALERITE AND CHALCOPYRITE WITH ARSENOPYRITE AND GALENA PRICE: $380. STARI TRG MINE, TREPCA, KOSOVO (Large cabinet) Combination of translucent calcite, lustrous black sphalerite, chalcopyrite, aresenopyrite, pyrite and galena. Trepca has a great variety of species and is certainly one of the finest and most prolific Eastern European locations for minerals. The mine is apparently active again but the minerals that are reaching the market are largely from older collections and stashes. Mined 1987. In great condition. 6.5 x 13 x 17 cm.
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NSMW9680 PYRITE AND QUARTZ PRICE: $125. SPRUCE CLAIM (SPRUCE RIDGE), SNOQUALMINE BATHOLITH, KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON (Miniature) Combination of bright brassy metallic pyrite and transparent prismatic quartz. A classic Northwest specimen from the great finds of years ago. The piece displays very well from different orientations and is overall great condition. Nick along pyrite edge on back side by quartz and a tiny nick along one quartz. The expansion crack at the base is typical for this deposit and actually kind of a hallmark. Not deleterious as far as long range stability. 4 x 4 x 4 cm.
NSMW9617 ACANTHITE PRICE: $350. LINQIU COUNTY, SHANXI PROVINCE, CHINA (Miniature) Floater crystal of acanthite exhibiting skeletal structure with cubic termination modified by octahedron. Very fine crystal of good size and in great condition. Mined 2006. 1.5 x 2.8 x 3.5 cm.
NSMW9615 FLUORITE PRICE: $150. SW CORNER, TOP LEVEL, NORTH of 4TH CONCESSION, LAFARGE DUNDAS QUARRY, DUNDAS, ONTARIO, CANADA (Miniature) Glassy, light tan, semi-transparent fluorite on limestone matrix. Nice sized cube from the find and in great condition. Quarried August/September 2009. 2.5 x 2.8 x 3 cm.
NSMW9613 FLUORITE AND SPHALERITE PRICE: $400.00 SW CORNER, TOP LEVEL, NORTH of 4TH CONCESSION, LAFARGE DUNDAS QUARRY, DUNDAS, ONTARIO, CANADA (Miniature) Glassy, light tan fluorite and chocolate brown sphalerite on limestone matrix. In my opinion this was the nicest specimen in the lot- not the biggest but the best in terms of aesthetics and combination. Quarried August/September 2009. A superb miniature from this find and the best of the lot. In great condition. 2.5 x 3 x 4 cm.
NSMW9540 MALACHITE AFTER AZURITE PRICE: $250. KERROUCHEN, KHENIFRA, MOROCCA (Miniature) Perfect, double terminated pseudomorph from a new find in 2009. 1 x 1.4 x 5 cm.
NSMW9503 CALCITE WITH GALENA AND DOLOMITE PRICE: $200. SWEETWATER MINE, VIBURNUM TREND, REYNOLDS COUNTY, MISSOURI (Medium cabinet) Group of lustrous, light yellow calcites centered on matrix of waxy lustered dolomite and cube/octahedral galena. Complete on all sides and in great condition. Mined ca. mid-1990s. Weinrich label. 6 x 7 x 9 cm.
NSMW9499 CALCITE PRICE: $150. PUGH QUARRY, WOOD COUNTY, CUSTAR, OHIO (Medium cabinet) Two double terminated calcites stacked one on top of the other with several smaller crystals perched at the top. A Midwest classic in great condition. Quarried ca. 1970s. 5.5 x 9 x 13.5 cm.
NSMW9465 DESCLOIZITE PRICE: $450. GROOTFONTEIN, NAMIBIA (Small cabinet) Arborescent spray of lustrous chocolate brown descloizite. Many years ago these used to be all over the market but have since mostly disappeared into private and museum collections. This specimen came from the private collection of Ray Ryder who acquired it in 1972 from Western Minerals. In great condition. 3 x 3 x 6.2 cm.
NSMW9457 SPHALERITE PRICE: $125. ELMWOOD MINE, SMITH COUNTY, CARTHAGE, TENNESSEE (Small cabinet) Mounded group of lustrous rich chocolate brown sphalerite. The specimen is crystallized on all sides and is in great condition. Mined ca. late 1980s to early 1990s. 4.5 x 6 x 6.5 cm.
NSMW9456 CALCITE PRICE: $125. SWEETWATER MINE, VIBURNUM TREND, REYNOLDS COUNTY, MISSOURI (Small cabinet) Lustrous group of yellow calcite on silicified Bonneterre limestone with associated pyrite and dolomite. Mined ca. mid-1990s. In great condition. 5.5 x 6 x 8.5 cm.
NSMW9452 CALCITE PRICE: $125. SWEETWATER MINE, VIBURNUM TREND, REYNOLDS COUNTY, MISSOURI (Small cabinet) Lustrous, semi-transparent calcite on brecciated Bonneterre limestone with associated chalcopyrite. In great condition. Mined ca. mid-1990s. 4.5 x 5.5 x 7 cm.
NSMW9405 AQUAMARINE AND DOLOMITE PRICE: $350. SICHUAN, CHINA (Miniature/Small cabinet) Transparent, gemmy tabular aquamarine on dolomite. Sharp, very pristine example of this beryl variety. Mined 2009. In great condition. 3 x 3.7 x 4.5 cm.
NSMW9377 QUARTZ PRICE: $100. MOORALLA, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA (Miniature/small cabinet) Transparent, glassy smoky quartz crystals on matrix of altered rhyolite. Collected in 2009. The supply of these is drying up as the collecting area is playing out. Small ding on one crystal towards the back center but largely inoffensive when displayed. 3.5 x 3.5 x 6 cm.
NSMW9375 RHODOCHROSITE PRICE: $SOLD CATAMARCA, ARGENTINA (Small cabinet) Cut and polished group of stalactitic rhodochrosite with rich pink color and sharp concentric banding. Polished on both sides. These used to be readily available on the market but have largely disappeared. Great condition. Mined ca. early 1970s. ex-Ray Ryder Collection. 0.5 x 5 x 7 cm.
NSMW9374 AZURITE PRICE: $250. MALBUNKA COPPER MINE, AREYONGA, CENTRAL AUSTRALIA, NORTHERN TERRITORY, AUSTRALIA (Miniature) Pinwheel of deep blue azurite with no point of attachment. The center of the specimen is slightly recessed and the edges a lighter blue indicating multiple episodes of crystallization. Excellent specimen from this new specimen project. Great condition. 0.7 x 4.2 x 4.8 cm.
NSMW9361 FLUORITE WITH PYRITE PRICE: $150. EL HAMMAM MINE, MEKNES, MOROCCO (Miniature) Deep blue, semi-transparent, glassy group of fluorite with associated drusy pyrite. Great color and fine form. Tiny nick on top corner but overall in great condition. Mined 2009. 3.5 x 3.5 x 3.7 cm.
NSMW9360 CALCITE PRICE: $125. EL HAMMAM MINE, MEKNES, MOROCCO (Small cabinet) Group of prismatic calcites with a sugary luster and colored in ivory and light tan. Choice specimen in great condition. Mined 2009. 4 x 5 x 6 cm.
NSMW9356 SPHALERITE PRICE: $350. BALLARD MINE, TR-STATE DISTRICT, BAXTER SPRINGS, KANSAS (Medium Cabinet) Group of sphalerite with two phases of crystallization: 1st phase 'Ruby Jack' crystals with fine reddish color and luster: 2nd phase are dark brown, resinous lustered aggregates with associated inter-grown chalcopyrite. Very well balanced piece and in great condition. Mined c. 1950s. 6.5 x 9 x 14 cm.
NSMW9353 CALCITE PRICE: $450. BONNETERRE FORMATION, SWEETWATER MINE, VIBURNUM TREND, MISSOURI (Medium Cabinet) Honey yellow calcite with some matrix at the base that sets off the crystal nicely. The termination is a low angle rhomb and there is a well visible phantom included that is a sharp scalenohedron. The bottom of piece is at an angle as it was collected off matrix and there is a cleave on the base. Mined 1975. In great condition. 7 x 8 x 17 cm.
NSMW9277 FLUORITE PRICE: $250. SW CORNER, TOP LEVEL, NORTH of 4TH CONCESSION, LAFARGE DUNDAS QUARRY, DUNDAS, ONTARIO, CANADA Miniature/Small Cabinet Glassy, light tan fluorite on limestone matrix. Good size and good contrast with the matrix. The white coloration is from internal etching. Quarried August/September 2009. In great condition. 4 x 4 x 5.5 cm.
NSMW9276 FLUORITE PRICE: $200. SW CORNER, TOP LEVEL, NORTH of 4TH CONCESSION, LAFARGE DUNDAS QUARRY, DUNDAS, ONTARIO, CANADA Miniature Glassy, semi-transparent light tan fluorite on limestone matrix. The white coloration is from internal etching. Nice three dimensional cube on matrix and in great condition. Quarried August/September 2009. 3.2 x 3.3 x 3.5 cm.
NSMW9274 FLUORITE PRICE: $125. SW CORNER, TOP LEVEL, NORTH of 4TH CONCESSION, LAFARGE DUNDAS QUARRY, DUNDAS, ONTARIO, CANADA Miniature Glassy, light tan fluorite on limestone matrix. I really like this specimen since it is so different from the rest of the lot in terms of form. It looks like it is three separate crystals joined together but in fact it is one cubic crystal with a perfect rectangular notch right in the middle. Fluorites are really rare from this location and almost never turn up on the market. The white coloration is from internal etching. Quarried August/September 2009. In great condition. 3.5 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm.
NSMW9140 COPPER PRICE: $2500. ITAUZ MINE, DZHEZKAZGAN, KAZAKHSTAN Medium Cabinet Branching arborescent copper with rich cuprite patina. No point of attachment as the specimen was found loose in a thin fracture or seam likely cross-cutting the main ore body. No faults and a great medium cabinet specimen from this important location in Asia. Professionally mounted on custom acrylic Sunnywood base with label in white lettering. Copper measures 1 x 7.5 x 16.7 cm.
NSMW9137 GOLD IN QUARTZ PRICE: $225. STOPE 1462, GIANT #1 MINE, SOUTH PORCUPINE DISTRICT, ONTARIO, CANADA Miniature Native gold in quartz with associated sphalerite. Rich and attractive miniature from mining c. 1980s. 2 x 2.4 x 4 cm.
NSMW9098 CALCITE ON DOLOMITE PRICE: $125. BONNETERRE FORMATION, SWEETWATER MINE, VIBURNUM TREND, REYNOLDS COUNTY, MISSOURI Small Cabinet High luster calcite crystal, 7 cm, on matrix of dolomite covered limestone. Sharply terminated golden yellow color and semi-transparency all create a fine attractive specimen from mining c. 1990s. In great condition. 3 x 4.5 x 7 cm.
NSMW9088 TRILOBITE- ODONTACEPHALUS AEGERIA PRICE: $650. LOWER DEVONIAN, PETERSVILLE FORMATION, ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA Small/Medium Cabinet Complete trilobite on matrix limestone. Museum quality preparation and an excellent size and sharply detailed trilobite from this location. The fossil measures 5.4 x 8.3 cm. Collected c. field season of 1979 and prepared in 1980 by E.T. of Paleosearch, Inc. From the collection of Stephen Holowach. No faults.
NSMW9087 CRINOIDS AND STARFISH PRICE: $2500. EDWARDSVILLE FORMATION, LOWER MISSISSIPPIAN, CRAWFORDSVILLE, INDIANA Large Cabinet Assemblage of crinoids and starfish on greenish/gray limestone matrix. The dominant crinoid, actinocrinites gibsoni, is 21 cm in length and complete from the holdfast with attached cirri to the calyx tentacles. There is a starfish, onychaster flexilis, tangled within the calyx and another starfish just off to the right. It is quite possible that the starfish was feeding on the crinoid prior to being buried and fossilized. Two other species of crinoids are present with a fine agaricocrinites splendens calyx near the center of the plate and another off to the right edge. A third variety, camptocrinus myelodactylus, calyx is near the lower center of the specimen. Superb preparations and a very rare fossil from this classic Midwest location. All the fossils are identified by number on the plate and an accompanying identification list comes with the specimen. Collected and prepared c. early 1980s. Stephen Holowach Collection. 15 x 25.5 cm.
NSMW8949 CALCITE WITH HEMIMORPHITE PRICE: $225. SANTA EULALIA, CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO Medium Cabinet Bright white calcite crystals on limonite matrix and with associated tiny bladed hemimorphites. Santa Eulalia was famous for producing thousands and thousands of great specimens in the 1960s-1970s. This piece was acquired in Mexico in 1974. In very excellent condition and an attractive medium cabinet specimen 7.5 x 9 x 14 cm.
NSMW8741 AMETHYST PRICE: $125. NYIRI, ZEMPLENI MOUNTAINS, BOROD-ABAUJ-ZEMPLENI COUNTY, HUNGARY Medium Cabinet Botryoidal lavendar amethyst mounded into a good three dimensional specimen and crystallized on all edges. Excellent locality specimen from Eastern Europe and in great condition. 4.5 x 7 x 8.5 cm.
NSMW8738 MANGANITE PRICE: $2200. ILFELD, THURINGIA, GERMANY Small Cabinet Group of prismatic, high luster black manganite crystals. Sharp and clean with crystals to 2 cm. European classic in great condition. 4 x 5 x 6 cm.
NSMW8656 FLUORITE PRICE: $125. WHITE ROCK QUARRY (CLAY CENTER), OTTAWA COUNTY, OHIO Miniature Glassy fluorite crystals to 1.2 cm grouped on limestone matrix with associated calcite. Very choice and sharp miniature collected c. 1980s. In great condition. 2.5 x 2.4 x 2.8 cm. Rick & Deanna Russell Collection.
NSMW8636 FLUORITE AND SPHALERITE PRICE: $220. ELMWOOD MINE, SMITH COUNTY, TENNESSEE Miniature Choice combination of light transparent fluorite and lustrous sphalerite. Mined c. early 1990s. In top condition. 3 x 4.5 x 6 cm. Rick & Deanna Russell Collection.
NSMW8635 CALCITE PRICE: $220. IRVING MATERIALS QUARRY (ANDERSON), MADISON COUNTY, INDIANA Miniature Twinned calcite with rich orange color and good luster. Great presentation and form. There is a contact on one end that is from another calcite. Midwest classic twin. 2.5 x 3 x 4 cm. Rick & Deanna Russell Collection.
NSMW8633 GALENA WITH CALCITE AND FLUORITE PRICE: $250. ELMWOOD, SMITH COUNTY, TENNESSEE Small cabinet A mounded stack of cubic galena with numerous small calcites sprinkled over the surface and associated fluorite on the base. A nice small cabinet galena from mining c. early 1990s. In top condition. 4 x 5 x 5 cm. Rick & Deanna Russell Collection.
NSMW8613 SELENITE ON CELESTITE PRICE: $350. LEXINGTON QUARRY VEIN (NICHOLASVILLE), JESSAMINE COUNTY, KENTUCKY (Medium Cabinet) Transparent bladed selenite crystals with inter-grown celestite at the base of the crystals. Some of the crystals are curved towards the terminations while some have the typical beveled edges. These are certainly comparatively rare from this location I have not seen a better one. Minor chafing on some crystals. 7.5 x 7.5 x 9 cm. Rick & Deanna Russell Collection.
NSMW8587 PYRITE PRICE: $125. RENSSELAER QUARRY (PLEASANT RIDGE), JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA (Miniature) Stacked crystals of octahedral pyrite with cubic modifications on limestone matrix. Very sharp specimen in great condition. Collected 1985. 5 x 6 x 7.5 cm. Rick & Deanna Russell Collection.
NSMW8578 PYRITE PRICE: $250. BUICK MINE, VIBURNUM TREND, IRON COUNTY, MISSOURI (Small Cabinet) Group of brassy pyrites and crystallized on all sides. Excellent size and aesthetic from any angle. The piece has an old painted label on the base of #1019 which indicates it was acquired by Mr. Russell from another collection. No faults. Mined c. late 1980s. 5 x 5.5 x 5.5 cm. Rick & Deanna Russell Collection.
NSMW8435 FLUORITE AND SPHALERITE PRICE: $125.
NSMW8425 QUARTZ PRICE: $225.
NSMW8385 CALCITE PRICE: $350.
NSMW8362 CALCITE PRICE: $125. MESHBERGER STONE QUARRY, BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY, INDIANA (Small Cabinet) Honey/brown, lustrous calcites perched on limestone matrix. This is really an interesting specimen as it shows a partial overgrowth of the late-stage forms over an early scalenohedron: see lower photo. Undamaged. Rick & Deanna Russell Collection. Collected 1979-1980. 3.5 x 4.5 x 6.5 cm.
NSMW8351 CELESTITE PRICE: $225.
NSMW8518 AZURITE AND MALACHITE PRICE: $3500. COLE SHAFT, BISBEE, COCHISE COUNTY, ARIZONA (Medium Cabinet) Combination of deep blue azurite and bright green malachite. The specimen is well crystallized over an attractive vuggy surface with balls and aggregates of azurite scattered over a contrasting malachite. Excellent locality information as most specimens from this great location are simply labeled as Bisbee. Specimen was acquired for $150. in 1972- a high price at the time. In great condition and a medium cabinet 7 x 8.5 x 13 cm.
NSMW8514 ALSTONITE ON BARYTOCALCITE PRICE: $225. HIGH CROSS VEIN (TYPE LOCALITY) MINE, BROWNLEYHILL, NENTHEAD, CUMBRIA, ENGLAND (Miniature) Very sharp, di-pyramidal alstonites to 0.5 cm richly grouped on bladed barytocalcite. Rare to find these on the market and a very fine miniature from this classic location. 2.5 x 3 x 4 cm.
NSMW8510 QUARTZ PRICE: $280. MOORALLA, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA (Miniature) Very sharp and attractive small cabinet to miniature group of deep smoky quartz crystals. In top condition4 x 4 x 5 cm.
NSMW8508 QUARTZ PRICE: $380. MOORALLA, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA (Miniature) A group of gemmy, very sharp smoky quartzes on matrix. Top quality small cabinet from this well known Australian location. There are a couple of contacted crystals on the back side which can be seen at lower left of bottom photo but since it is not the display side. 4 x 5 x 5 cm.
NSMW8453 EPIDOTE PRICE: $1200.
NSMW8333 CERUSSITE PRICE: $350. FLUX MINE, HARSHAW DISTRICT, SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA (Miniature) Group of elongated cerussite crystals, to 2.7 cm, and a light reddish hue from hematite. An Arizona classic acquired by trade with Ray Parent in 1961. Minor damage. Note: Not shippable but may be reserved for any upcoming show. 4.5 x 5 x 6 cm.
NSMW8326 WULFENITE ON PYROMORPHITE PRICE: $250. OJUELA MINE, MAPIMI DISTRICT, DURANGO, MEXICO (Small/Medium Cabinet) High luster blocky crystals of yellow/orange wulfenite on gray/green pyromorphite. Excellent coverage and displays very well. The specimen is very heavy for the size indicating that it is largely composed of these two important lead-bearing minerals. Acquired in Mapimi in 1974. In top condition. 4 x 6.5 x 8 cm.
NSMW8324 CALCITE WITH HEMATITE PRICE: $450. SANTA EULALIA DISTRICT, CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO (Medium/Large Cabinet) Perfect medium cabinet specimen of scalenohedral calcites with hematite druse. This would have been a very high quality specimen even when these were being mined in abundance. A dandy, really nice. Acquired in Chihuahua in 1974. 7 x 12 x 14.5 cm.
NSMW8193 COPPER PRICE: $150.
NSMW8187 COPPER PRICE: $280.
NSMW7804 SPHALERITE WITH CHALCOPYRITE PRICE: $150.
NSMW7671 GALENA PRICE: $120.
NSMW7254 ARAGONITE PRICE: $280. CUMBERLAND, ENGLAND (Small/Medium Cabinet) Fine spray of elongated tapered crystals with associated matrix at base and hint of hematite on surface. The specimen displays very well as mounted on a hand polished acrylic base and is well crystallized on all sides. A few terminations are only slightly broken as is almost always the case with these specimens but overall it is really in great condition. 2.5 x 4 x 10 cm. Russell Jones Collection.
NSMW6833 VANADINITE ON BARITE PRICE: $220. ACIF, MIBLADEN, MOROCCO (Miniature) Sharp barrel-shaped vanadinites richly aggregated over a barite matrix. The color is a fine red with brown overtones and the luster and condition excellent. Mined from the great finds of the early 1970s and acquired from an old collection in the Detroit area. A very fine miniature. 2.5 x 4 x 5 cm.
NSMW6713 HEMATITE ON ILVAITE WITH QUARTZ PRICE: $380. NIKOLAEVSKIY MINE, DAL'NEGORSK, PRIMORSKIY KRAY, RUSSIA (Miniature) Group of prismatic ilvaite crystals with typical beveled terminations and with an associated druse of hematite and numerous tiny quartz that impart a sparkly and attractive contrast. Only contact point on base. Mined in 2005. In top condition. 3 x 4 x 5 cm.
NSMW6228 LORENZITE PRICE: $220. LOVOZERO MASSIF, SIBERIA, RUSSIA (Miniature) Perfect crystal of lorenzite, 1 x 1.5 cm, in high-grade schistose matrix. The lorenzite has the classic prismatic habit with good luster and displays perfectly against the matrix. Sharp and clean miniature of this rare earth silicate. Mined 2005. 2 x 3 x 3 cm.
NSMW6222 SILVER PRICE: $120. NIPISSING MINE, COBALT, ONTARIO, CANADA (Medium Cabinet Slab) Very rich vein-type ore of native silver in calcite matrix. The silver nearly fills the vein section and has a secondary overgrowth of a gray mineral which is very likely acanthite. Excellent locality information and a fine geological specimen as well since the vein contact is evident and there is some inclu9ded breccia fragments. Slab measures 0.5 x 9 x 13 cm.
NSMW5054 COPPER PRICE: $200. ITAUZ MINE, DZHEZKAZGAN, KAZAKHSTAN (Miniature) Rich, chocolate/brown native copper crystals with no point of attachment. The crystals start out small at the base and progressively increase in size and quality to the top. Sharp, perfect and a beautiful miniature. Newly mined in 2004. 3.5 cm in length.
NSMW5046 CHALCOCITE PRICE: $220. 180 METER LEVEL, BLOCK 31-50, MINE #57, EAST DZHEZKAZGAN AREA, DZKEZGAN OBLAST, KAZAKHSTAN (Miniature) Grayish/black chalcocite with traces of malachite. The chalcocite appears to be casts after calcite or another rhombic mineral as there are numerous indentations over the surface. Likely collected from a late-stage veinlet as it is shows relatively uniform thickness. Displays very well with fine sculptural form. No faults and with excellent locality information. Mined ca. late 1990s. 1.7 x 4 x 5 cm.
NSMW5017 COPPER PRICE: $125. ITAUZ MINE, DZHEZKAZGAN, KAZAKHSTAN (Miniature) Single chocolate brown copper crystal crystallized in superb spinel twin. essentially a floater with no point of attachment. This mine is currently producing some of the finest spinel coppers in the world. Great form, natural patina and in excellent sizes. New mining in 2004. In top condition. 1 x 4.6 cm.
NSMW2103 RUTILE PRICE: $120. BURITIS (near DIAMANTINA), MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL (Miniature) Single, highly lustrous, very sharply terminated rutile crystal from the new find in summer of 2001. Excellent crystal. 3 cm in length. END GALLERY OFFERINGS Please Visit our Other Sections
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