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Buying trip to Budapest, Hungary   1996

Photo by Ross C. Lillie

AMERICAN MINERALS TREASURES

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The book that covered what is probably the best Tucson show in history. Fabulous photos of all the major exhibits and custom written accounts from every district. A must-have for anyone interested in American classic localities. 336 pages.

New Minerals On-Line May 28th

NSMW7941     FLUORITE AND SPHALERITE     PRICE: $25. 

ELMWOOD MINE, near CARTHAGE, TENNESSEE

Deep purple lustrous fluorite1.2 cm on edge perched on brown sphalerite. Sharp TN from mining c. mid 1990s. Tiny nicks on a couple of corners. 1.7 x 2.4 x 2.4 cm.

New Minerals On-Line May 28th

  SOLD

NSMW7939      COPPER WITH CALCITE    PRICE: $45. 

WHITE PINE MINE, COPPER RANGE COMPANY, LAKE SUPERIOR COPPER DISTRICT, ONTONOGAN COUNTY, MICHIGAN

Transparent/semi-transparent calcite crystals on chocolate brown native copper. The White Pine Mine was the last operating copper mine in the district and closed in the mid-1990s. In very good condition. Mined c. 1988. 2.5 x 4.5 x 5 cm.

New Minerals On-Line May 22nd

    SOLD

NSMW7912       DATOLITE        PRICE: $65. 

OWL CREEK FISSURE, THOMAS SHAFT, COPPER FALLS MINING COMPANY, LAKE SUPERIOR COPPER DISTRICT, KEWEENAW COUNTY, MICHIGAN

Reddish/purple datolite on basalt matrix with associated chlorite. The Owl Creek Fissure was the main vein in the Copper Falls Mine and produced a number of large masses in the 1860s. The datolite is well crystallized in complex forms with abundant copper inclusions which impart the color. I collected this specimen in 1985. Ross C. Lillie Collection.  4 x 7.5 x 9 cm.

NSMW7909        CALCITE      PRICE: $65. 

SEIDENWINKEL, RAURIS, SALZBURG, AUSTRIA

Calcite with inclusions of hematite that impart a reddish hue on the outer edges. The crystal is complete on all sides and has a phantom of a light gray color in the center. Number 1409 and from an older collection. Has an old Shortman's Minerals label with it and is c. late 1950s as there is no zip code listed. In very excellent condition. Roy Smith Collection. Miniature 2 x 2.5 x 3.5 cm.

NSMW7901        FLUORITE AND CALCITE      PRICE: $85. 

MUNDY'S LANDING, HARRODSBURG, WOODFORD COUNTY, KENTUCKY

Cubic, white fluorite crystals grouped over white calcite. The calcite is of the vein type which is massive and with large, even cleavage planes typical of these deposits. The fluorite is lightly zoned with a lighter rim and internal micro inclusions of chalcopyrite. I acquired this from an old collection with a piece of paper that indicated "traded from Gibbs 1959". I have decided to sell my collection of Kentucky District specimens and focus only on Southern Illinois.  Ross C. Lillie Collection RCL0524.. In excellent condition. Miniature 3 x 3.5 x 6 cm.

New Minerals On-Line May 21st

NSMW7892          AGATE        PRICE: $35. 

 LAKE SUPERIOR COPPER DISTRICT, KEWEENAW COUNTY, MICHIGAN

Polished agate with tight banding in shades of light grays and browns. Perfect and choice miniature. Ross C. Lillie Collection. 2.5 x 4 cm across the faces.

  SOLD

 NSMW7891      PREHNITE     PRICE: $25. 

COPPER FALLS AREA, LAKE SUPERIOR COPPER DISTRICT, KEWEENAW COUNTY, MICHIGAN

The mines and outcrops of the Copper Falls are one of the most mineralized areas I know of. There are numerous thin flow tops with abundant vesicules that are filled with many types of zeolites and native copper. This specimen was collected from an outcrop near Owl Creek. The reddish coloration is from copious inclusions of native copper and the white is datolite. Ross C. Lillie Collection. This is the best I ever found. Polished nodule 2 x 3 x 3.5 cm.

New Minerals On-Line May 7th

 NSMW7871        QUARTZ WITH ALBITE    PRICE: $65. 

HERCULES DIKE, LITTLE THREE MINE, RAMONA, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA

Smoky, transparent quartz with associated pastel blue/gray albite on a microcline matrix. Tiny chipping along top edge of primary crystal. California classic locality. Medium cabinet 6 x 9 x 10 cm. David London Collection L-1189. Dr. London acquired the specimen from L. B. Spaulding, Jr. in 1994.

 NSMW7862        QUARTZ WITH MUSCOVITE     PRICE: $65. 

LITTLE THREE MINE, RAMONA, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA

Deep smoky quartz with associated muscovite. Micro chipping along one edge. California classic locality. Small cabinet 4 x 4 x 6.5 cm. David London Collection L-195.

 NSMW7861           QUARTZ           PRICE: $45. 

LITTLE THREE MINE, RAMONA, SAN DIEGO, CALICORNIA

Glassy smoky quartz with associated microcline. A California classic self-collected by Dr. London in 1991. One micro ding on edge. 3.5 x 4.5 x 7.5 cm. David London Collection L-192.

New Minerals On-Line May 6th

 NSMW7854        ALBITE WITH SCHORL AND MUSCOVITE     PRICE: $65. 

SHIGAR VALLEY, HARAMOSH MOUNTAINS, NORTHERN AREAS, PAKISTAN

Light gray/white, blocky, tabular-like crystals of albite with associated black schorl and muscovite. The schorl is well terminated but broken off at the base but as it is on the edge of the specimen and this is primarily an albite it is not too critical. Fine feldspar specimen from mining c. 2004. No damage to albite. Medium cabinet 4.5 x 7 x 9 cm. David London Collection L-388.

 NSMW7853        MICROCLINE var. AMAZONITE         PRICE: $65. 

KONSO, SIDAMO PROVINCE, ETHIOPIA

Aqua blue amazonite crystal on graphic granite matrix. The amazonite is complete on all sides and displays well from any angle. In very excellent condition. Mined c. 2003. Medium cabinet 7 x 7 x 8 cm. David London Collection ETO-002.

New Minerals On-Line April 23rd

   NSMW7826        CALCITE       PRICE: $25. 

SECOND SOVIETSKIY MINE #2, DAL'NEGORSK, PRIMORSKIY KRAY, RUSSIA

High luster calcite, 2 x 2.5 cm, with semi-transparency and multiple stages of growth. Perched in the middle of the matrix for excellent display. There were precious few of these calcites that came out in 2005. No damage. 3 x 4 x 5.5 cm.

 

   NSMW7824        MALACHITE AFTER CUPRITE         PRICE: $25. 

RUDABANYA, BORSOD-ABAUJ, HUNGARY

Dodecahedral cuprite replaced by malachite with some associated limonite on the surface. Rudabanya is one of the oldest locations in Europe and is the first recorded mine for the classic mining symbol of the pick and shovel. Complete on all sides and in great condition. TN 1 x 1.2 x 1.2 cm.

New Minerals On-Line April 16th

     NSMW7779     ANKERITE          PRICE: $25. 

POHAM (near GROSSARL), SALZBURG, AUSTRIA

Floater crystal of rhombic ankerite. An old timer from this European location. Comes with old Shortman's Mineral label. 1.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm.

NSMW7672      PYRITE     PRICE: $65. 

KURZHUNKUL, KAZAKHSTAN

Bright and brassy pyrite with cubic faces modified along the edges. Attractive and displayable miniature. Sharp and clean and in top condition. 2.2 x 3 x 3 cm.

NSMW7670      GALENA   PRICE: $85. 

FIRST SOVIETSKIY MINE, DAL'NEGORSK, PRIMORSKIY KRAY, RUSSIA

Floater crystal of exceptionally bright and silvery/metallic galena with associated light brown siderite. Brilliant cubic faces with octahedral modifications and the reverse is highly complex with stepped growth on the cube. New mining in 2007. No damage. 2.5 x 3 x 3 cm.

 

NSMW7669      SPHALERITE    PRICE: $65. 

NIKOLAEVSKIY MINE, DAL'NEGORSK, PRIMORSKIY KRAY, RUSSIA

Group of lustrous, black sharply formed sphalerite with associated light brown siderite and greenish quartz. The sphalerites have fine flat triangular faces and are truncated on the points to varying degrees. Excellent miniature from new mining in 2007. No damage. 2.5 x 3.2 x 3.7 cm.

NSMW7662     MICROCLINE     PRICE: $65. 

KONSO, SIDAMO PROVINCE, ETHIOPIA

A group of light greenish-blue prismatic microcline var. amazonite. Two twins are present, one a Manebach Twin and the other a Baveno Twin. Displays very well. Damage-free with exception of one ding along the left side of specimen. David London Collection ETO-008. 4.5 x 5 x 5 cm.

NSMW7661     MICROCLINE     PRICE: $35. 

GILGIT, PAKISTAN

Group of prismatic microcline crystals with one distinct twin on the Baveno Law. The two smaller crystals are un-twinned with sharp flat terminations. David London Collection L-407. Damage to crystal at lower left which can be seen in lower photo but otherwise in great condition. 3.5 x 5 x 5.5 cm.

NSMW7660     MICROCLINE     PRICE: $45. 

GILGIT, PAKISTAN

Group of prismatic microcline crystals with one distinct Baveno Twin. Associated muscovite and specimen is complete on all sides. No damage. David London Collection L-408. 4 x 4 x 6 cm.

NSMW7652      COPPER IN PREHNITE   PRICE: $15. 

OSCEOLA MINE, LAKE SUPERIOR COPPER DISTRICT, HOUGHTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN

Wire copper protruding from a light green prehnite matrix. Wire coppers are rare from the district and occur only sporadically across the major lodes. This specimen is a very fine miniature example of this copper varietal. No faults. 1.7 x 2 x 3 cm.

NSMW7650      CALCITE    PRICE: $45. 

NIKOLAEVSKIY MINE, DAL'NEGORSK, PRIMORSKIY KRAY, RUSSIA

Floater crystal of calcite with alight drusy iridescent sheen of what appears to be dolomite across the rhomb faces. There are secondary calcites that step across the rhomb faces as light gray semi-transparent forms and add excellent aesthetic to the specimen. Very excellent TN in top condition. 1.5 x 2.1 x 2.4 cm.

NSMW7649      CALCITE    PRICE: $20. 

FIRST SOVIETSKIY MINE, DAL'NEGORSK, PRIMORSKIY KRAY, RUSSIA

Light pink, manganoan calcite rhombs perched on a stem of bright white calcite. There is a light dusting of pyrite across some of the manganoan calcites which adds good contrast. Mined from a new occurrence in 2007. Lovely TN. 1.2 x 2.2 x 2.5 cm.

NSMW7648      PYRITE     PRICE: $65. 

KURZHUNKUL, KAZAKHSTAN

Bright and brassy pyrite with cubic faces modified along the edges. Attractive and displayable miniature. Sharp and clean and in top condition. 2 x 2.2 x 3.4 cm.

NSMW7644      PYRITE     PRICE: $45. 

KURZHUNKUL, KAZAKHSTAN

Bright and brassy pyrite with cubic faces modified along the edges. Attractive and displayable miniature. Two minor chips along a couple of edges but otherwise very clean. 2 x 2.5 x 3 cm.

NSMW7623      PYRITE     PRICE: $85. 

NIKOLAEVSKIY MINE, DAL'NEGORSK, PRIMORSKIY KRAY, RUSSIA

Brassy iridescent cubic pyrites with associated micro calcites. From a new pocket and a small one at that as there were few specimens available. Mined 2007. No faults. 2 x 2.5 x 4.2 cm.

NSMW7599      MALACHITE AFTER CUPRITE    PRICE: $25. 

RUDABANYA, BORSOD-ABAUJ, HUNGARY

Floater group of cuprites, to 1.5 cm, replaced by malachite. Rudabanya is one of the oldest localities in Europe and is the birth place of the classic mining symbol of the pick axe and hammer. This is a fine TN 1.5 x 1.5 x 1.8 cm.

NSMW7519      QUARTZ    PRICE: $65. 

BOHR (BOR) MINE, DAL'NEGORSK, PRIMORSKIY KRAY, RUSSIA

The Bohr Mine is famous for producing fantastic datolite crystals which are arguable the finest in the world. However, superb quartz crystals in a variety of habits are associated with the boron open pit deposit as well. This is a sharp miniature which exhibits sceptered crystals with a reverse scepter at the top of the highest crystal. No damage and a choice specimen from mining c. 2001. From a private Hungarian collection. 1.5 x 2 x 4 cm.

NSMW7430         BARITE       PRICE: $60. 

CERRO WARIHUYN, MIRAFLORES, HUAMALIAS, HUANUCO, PERU

Transparent blades of light greenish/yellow barite with dolomite matrix. Glassy luster and fine aesthetic specimen from the finds of 2005. No damage. 1 x 3 x 4 cm.

NSMW7427         SELENITE       PRICE: $25. 

GREAT SALT PLAINS, CHEROKEE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA

Floater group of bladed selenites with copious inclusions of sand that impart a tan and light brown coloration. No damage and aesthetic from any angle. 8 x 8.5 x 13 cm.

NSMW7375      PYRITE       PRICE: $35. 

BUICK MINE, VIBURNUM TREND, IRON COUNTY, MISSOURI

Even though pyrite is a common mineral, fine crystallized specimens are quite rare in comparison to the thousands of other galenas and calcites recovered. This is a fine miniature with brassy cubic faces and fine individual crystals. Mined c. late 1990s. In top condition. 2 x 3 x 3.8 cm.

NSMW6982       COPPER      PRICE: $60.

ITAUZ MINE, DZHEZKAZGAN, KAZAKHSTAN

Perfect spinel twinned copper with no point of attachment and perfect patina. No faults and a dandy TN from this very excellent contemporary location in Asia. Mined 2005. 0.5 x 1 x 2.5 cm.

NSMW6974       ORE CAR TAGS (SET OF SEVEN)   PRICE: $35.

CALUMET AND HECLA MINING COMPANY, LAKE SUPERIOR COPPER DISTRICT, MICHIGAN

These mine tags were affixed to ore cars on the way to the mill. It was a means of keeping track of the grade at the mines and possibly for blending of ore as well. They were color coded and had pre-printed mine names with re-inforced holes. Ross Lillie Collection.  Each tag measure 5 x 10.5 cm.

NSMW6930       MOLYBDENITE ON QUARTZ     PRICE: $85.

MOLY HILL MINE, LA MOTTE, QUEBEC, CANADA

Exceptionally bright, silvery metallic hexagonal plate of molybdenite, 2 cm, perched on quartz. Classic miniature from this famous Canadian location in Quebec. In top condition. 3 x 4 x 5 cm.

NSMW6897     QUARTZ          PRICE: $75.

STEEL'S QUARTZ MINE, LYNDHURST, SOUTHEASTERN ONTARIO, CANADA

Complete floater group of quartz with creamy white centers and localized semi-transluscent rims. This is a well known Canadian quartz location from a 'mine' that was intensely collected about 38 years ago. Apparently, the vugs were only accessible by collecting surreptitously on weekends or after hours but they were indeed prolific as hundreds of fine crystals were found. They long since disappeared from the market and are only available from old collections. One damaged point (bottom of lower photo) but otherwise no faults. Crystals to 12.5 cm in length and overall 3.5 x 10.5 x 12.5 cm.

NSMW6861       ARAGONITE        PRICE: $85.

CHINA

Fine interlocking network of stalactitic aragonite crystals. The locality is very general, obviously, but the dealer I acquired it from could not be more specific. I do know that there are a number of these coming out right and many are the classic 'Flos Ferri' type which may aid in location identification. Very attractive and in top condition. Mined 2006. 4 x 5 x 7 cm.

NSMW6768       CHALCOPYRITE AND QUARTZ      PRICE: $90.

NIKOLAEVSKIY MINE, DAL'NEGORSK, PRIMORSKIY KRAY, RUSSIA

Iridescent gun-metal blue chalcopyrites in combination with semitransparent quartz. No point of attachment and a very miniature in top condition. Displays from a variety of angles. Mined 2005. 3 x 3.5 x 5.5 cm.

 NSMW6713     VESUVIANITE     PRICE: $25. 

HENG DANG MINE, FUSHAN, HEBEI PROVINCE, CHINA

Vesuvianites from China have been coming out for a while from a fantastic location for the species. Some of the best in the world have come from here in recent times. This is a very fine TN in perfect condition with nice modified corners and lustrous sheen. Rich root beer brown color. Mined 2006. 6 x 12 x 12 mm.

 NSMW6712       QUARTZ     PRICE: $45.

BOR MINE, DAL'NEGORSK, PRIMORSKIY KRAY, RUSSIA

Complete doubly terminated semi-transparent quartz with sharply incised lines along the prism. These highly distinctive incisions are from simultaneous growth with calcite. The carbonate phase is dissolved at some point which leaves the cleaveage planes clearly visible. It is interesting to note that there are offsets along the prism faces sometimes which indicates pocket movement and re-cementing by calcite. They make for wonderfully interesting and displayable quartzes. Mined 2006. No faults. 2 x 2.5 x 7 cm.

NSMW6565     CALCITE     PRICE: $48.

BERRY MATERIALS QUARRY, NORTH VERNON, INDIANA

Honey/brown, lustrous calcite with just a hint of matrix on the bottom. Essentially complete on all sides with fine semi-transparency and great form and color. The North Vernon calcites are a classic Midwestern location and have nearly disappeared from the market in good specimens. This piece came out several years ago in the late 1990s. In great condition. 3 x 3 x 3.4 cm.

    NSMW6519      CALCITE        PRICE: $10. 

LOWER PENINSULA, MICHIGAN

Pseudo-cubic light gray calcites associated light gray limestone and stylolitic forms. Displays well as propped on base. Robert Harringer Collection. 2 x 3.5 x 5 cm.

NSMW6464        VEIN COPPER       PRICE: $85.

6th LEVEL, NEW ALLOUEZ MINE #3, OSCEOLA LODE, HOUGHTON COUNTY, LAKE SUPERIOR COPPER DISTRICT, MICHIGAN

Rich seam of native copper with associated calcite. There was a cross-fracture on the 6th level where this specimen was exposed in the drift wall. I collected it in 1978 and packed it up the 6 levels to surface by climbing the inclined shaft. It was a real treasure at the time since I was still a student at Michigan Tech.  Ross Lillie Collection. 5 x 11 x 12 cm.

NSMW6358        COPPER       PRICE: $65.

WHITE PINE MINE, COPPER RANGE COMPANY, LAKE SUPERIOR COPPER DISTRICT, ONTONOGAN COUNTY, MICHIGAN

Branching group of wiry and arborescent copper crystals with seam copper and traces of Nonesuch Shale matrix. These coppers were found as late-stage in-fillings in cross-fractures in the shale orebody of the White Pine Mine. Many times they were filled with calcite and copper and occasionally silver as well. Mined in 1992 from a now closed and classic location in the Copper Country. In top condition. 1 x 8.5 x 9 cm.

 

  SOLD

NSMW6357   QUARTZ WITH CHLORITE INCLUSIONS     PRICE: $65.

GANESH HIMAL, NEPAL

Transparent, gemmy quartz with abundant inclusions of deep green chlorite. There are new specimens from this area recovered every Summer as field collectors head up into the mountains after the snow melt. The elevations here are around 3000 meters and the accessibility limited so specimens are limited in quantity but the quality always seems to be excellent across the board. Perfect, sharp and clean. Collected 2006. 1.7 x 1.7 x 6 cm.

NSMW6261      THE IRON ORES OF MINNESOTA     PRICE: $75.

N.H. Winchell and H.V. Winchell

1891, 419 pages with mine photos and map pocket

Complete documentation of the famous iron ore deposits of Minnesota's precambrian iron range. Geology, mining methods descriptions of various mines origins of the deposits and transportation are all covered in detail. A great addition to any Midwest collection or Minnesota collection. Hard cover in excellent condition. Ross C. Lillie Collection.

NSMW6258       MINES AND MINERAL STATISTICS OF MICHIGAN FOR 1888  PRICE: $75.

State Printing Agency

1888, 219 pages with extensive mine maps and tables of copper production

The State of Michigan publication that encompassed both an overview and up-to-date review of all of the current and past mines known in the Keweenaw Peninsula that produced native copper. The mine maps alone are superb and I have personally used them in the past when I would go underground in the abandoned mines. Every one of these publications is full of great information for the collector or prospector. In very excellent condition. Hard cover. Ross C. Lillie Collection.

NSMW6252         THE IRON ORES OF LAKE SUPERIOR     PRICE: $45.

CROWELL AND MURRAY

1911, 186 Pages

Excellent publication on existing mines in the Marquette Iron Range of Lake Superior as they existed in 1911. Extensive mine list with production and locality information. In great condition. Hard cover. Ross C. Lillie Collection.

NSMW6246      MINERAL MUSEUMS OF EUROPE       PRICE: $45.

BURCHARD AND BODE

1986,   267 pages

NSMW6227       PYRRHOTITE WITH QUARTZ       PRICE: $25.

NIKOLAEVSKIY MINE, DAL'NEGORSK, PRIMORSKIY KRAY, RUSSIA

Pyrrhotite crystals with associated quartz in a fine little miniature from this classic Russian locality. There is what appears to be contact along one side of the pyrrhotites but otherwise it is complete on all sides. Sharp and clean. Mined c. 2001. 2 x 2.5 x 3 cm.

NSMW6219       SILVER         PRICE: $20.

CART LAKE MINE, COBALT, ONTARIO, CANADA

Cut vein material of native silver in calcite. The silver has a delicate arborescent pattern that displays very well against the lighter calcite matrix. Excellent documentation and a fine native silver specimen. 1 x 2.5 x 6 cm.

NSMW6185          MAGNETITE        PRICE: $25.

DASHKESAN, AZERBAIJAN

Lustrous, black triangular shaped magnetite with just a trace of epidote matrix on base. A sharp and clean crystal from this important iron mine. Mined in 1997. 1.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm.

NSMW6181          QUARTZ         PRICE: $22.

DASHKESAN, AZERBAIJAN

Group of transparent quartz crystals with associate epidote. The quartzes diverge nicely from each other and display very well from either side. Miniature. In top condition. 2 x 2.5 x 4 cm.

NSMW6180          AMETHYST         PRICE: $12.

SARI-SHAGAN, near LAKE BALCASH, KAZAKHSTAN

Two interconnected amethyst crystals with fine rich purple color and good luster. These appeared on the marketplace in the late 1990s and have since dwindled in supply. Collected in 1997. TN. Contact on one termination that does not show when displayed. 1 x 2 x 2 cm.

NSMW6128        PYRITE AND QUARTZ     PRICE: $85.

HUARON, PERU

Transparent quartz crystals in combination with brassy/metallic cubic pyrite. A flawless example of one of the very early specimens that came out of Peru in the early 1970s. Originally brokered by Western Minerals and sold for $200. c. 1972. A beautiful miniature. 3 x 4 x 4 cm.

NSMW6103        GALENA      PRICE: $85.

NIKOLAEVSKIY MINE, DAL'NEGORSK, PRIMORSKIY KRAY, RUSSIA

A single spinel twinned crystal, 3.4 cm, with an attached cube/octahedral crystal off to one side and a small amount of white quartzes accent this sharp specimen from new mining in 2005. Fine luster and in top condition. 2.1 x 2.4 x 3.5 cm.

NSMW6083        GALENA     PRICE: $25.

VTOROY SOVIETSKIY MINE, DAL'NEGORSK, PRIMORSKIY KRAY, RUSSIA

Spinel-twinned galena, 2.5 cm, perched on matrix of sphalerite and associated quartz. Bright, silvery/gray metallic luster and great twin planes. Small cleave on associated galena and off to one side of main crystal. From a new find in late 2005. 2.2 x 3.2 x 3.8 cm.

NSMW5899          FLUORITE           PRICE: $65.

WHITE ROCK QUARRY, CLAY CENTER, OHIO

Group of sharp, rich, chocolate brown waxy-lustered fluorites, to 1.2 cm, with associated celestite and limestone in the matrix. Aesthetic, sharp and clean group of crystals from new mining in 2005. In top condition. Fine miniature. 3 x 4 x 5 cm.

NSMW5630         EPIDOTE         PRICE: $65.

KAYES

MALI

A perfect, doubly-terminated epidote crystal from this new location in Mali that has been producing many superb prehnites. I have seen and acquired the prehnites from this locality but the epidotes that have been associated with them have been typically quite small. This is a textbook sharp crystal with no point of attachment. Mined 2005. 1.3 x 1.7 x 4.2 cm.

NSMW5581      COPPER AND PREHNITE     PRICE: $65.

WEST VEIN, PEWABIC AMYGDALOID, QUINCY MINE, LAKE SUPERIOR COPPER DISTRICT, HOUGHTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN

Native copper and prehnite with associated quartz. The copper is hued in black, red and red/brown from varying stages of oxidation within the vein. I collected this specimen from an exposure of the Pewabic lode when the road commission was widening the road just across from the Quincy #7. There were a number of these attractive sculptural pieces as well as one mass that I took out that weighed about 180 pounds. It was great to see this famous lode actually mineralized in place and it gave a really good impression of how rich the ore body was. I left the original patina in place and only cleaned the specimen with a water gun. Ross C. Lillie Collection #119. Collected 1978. 1.5 x 8 x 13 cm.

NSMW5360      CALCITE     PRICE: $15.

LA UNION, EL ALTO MINE, LOS BELONES MURCIA, SPAIN

Lustrous calcite scalenohedrons with rhomb terminations and localized inclusions of limonite which impart a light chocolate brown color. Good Spanish location for calcite and in top condition. There used to be an abundance of these calcites on the market but they have largely disappeared now. Miniature. 2.5 x 2.6 x 3.4 cm.

NSMW5283      COPPER     PRICE: $25.

SENECA MINE, LAKE SUPERIOR COPPER DISTRICT, KEWEENAW COUNTY, MICHIGAN

Coppery/brown, three dimensional group of copper with a combination of copper casts after analcite and complex copper crystal forms. There was a footwall vein parallel to the main Kearsarge Lode that ran for thousands of feet through virtually all of the major mines in the Houghton County area that was wonderful to collect from as it was nearly always crystallized with copper casts after analcite or copper crystals and sometimes just fantastic sculptural forms. I collected this around 1978 when I was at Michigan Tech. Fine form and rich, natural patina. 3 x 5 x 6.5 cm.

NSMW5103      SILVER     PRICE; $85.

BATOPILAS DISTRICT, CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO

The Batopilas District is one of the most famous in Mexico and some of the finest silvers in the country have been produced from centuries of mining. This is a fine example of sharp crystals with classic arborsecent form and spinel twinning. It has an overall pleasing form with good separation between the prominent crystals and the condition is excellent. Bill Basbagill Collection. Choice TN at 1 x 2 x 2.8 cm.

NSMW4722      SILVER     PRICE: $85.

COPPER FALLS AREA, KEWEENAW COUNTY, MICHIGAN

Iridescent native silver in light gray prehnite. There are silver crystals present as cubes and  spinel twins along with hackly masses. The tarnish on the silver can easily be removed with a very mild silver cleaner which will do no harm to the specimen, or, it can be left intact to tarnish eventually a venerable gray. Fine miniature. 1.2 x 2.0 3.2 cm.

NSMW4623      DOLOMITE ON MAGNESITE     PRICE: $65.

STYRIA, TYROL, AUSTRIA

Clear rhombs of twinned dolomite crystals on white magnesite matrix. The penetration twins are clearly seen in the right photo and the chalcopyrite inclusions are also visible. Excellent miniature from this classic European location. In top condition. Mined c. early 1900s. 1.8 x 2.6 x 2.8 cm.

NSMW4593      TOURMALINE     PRICE: $45.

ERONGO MOUNTAINS, NAMIBIA

Black tourmaline crystal jutting up from a white feldspar matrix. The tourmaline has a complex termination due to parallel growth on the prism that gives the specimen fluted edges and a hoppered appearance when viewed down the c-axis. Minor damage to the termination off to one side but it displays very well and is otherwise in excellent condition. Mined/collected c. 2001.3 x 3.5 x 7 cm.

NSMW4356      MALACHITE     PRICE: $45.

TSUMEB MINE, TSUMEB, NAMIBIA

Deep green malachite on light gray dolomite matrix. The crystals are not pseudomorphous but rather are groups and tufts of acicular crystals. Primary malachite is fairly difficult to obtain from Tsumeb. William Schultz Collection MAL-33. Mr Schultz acquired the specimen from mineral dealer George Bideaux on December 6th, 1970 for $23. A handsome price for a miniature at the time. Mined 1970. In top condition. 3.5 x 5.5 cm.

NSMW4190      CERUSSITE     PRICE: $22.

TSUMEB MINE, TSUMEB, NAMIBIA

A floater cerussite specimen combined of two bladed crystals. The cerussites have a light gray color with just a hint of white which may be hydrocerussite. The form if very sculpturally pleasing as the two interlocked crystals diverge from each other. Mined c. early 1980s. Fine undamaged TN. 1.5 x 2.5 cm.

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