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TN2-1 Analcime - Mont St. Hilaire,
Montreal, Quebec, Canada; I have 7 TN's of white 1 to 2 cm single crystals from $5-10
priced by completeness more than size. item A) has a little natrolite on the side $10 SOLD, B) Has a little black aegerine? crystal at base $5 |
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TN2-2 Apatite - Pea Ridge Mine,
Sullivan, MO; From the world's deepest underground Iron Mine come dark reddish-brown
prismatic crystals dusted with the characteristic red or black iron coating. These unique
specimens were mined out over 15 years ago and were from a stash held back by a collector
from Missouri. Most of these are associated with brassy chalcopyrite and drusy quartz.
Good to excellent for the location Item A) reddish colored sharp single for $10; Item B)
chalcopyrite on hematite coated crystal $5. |
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TN2-3 Olivine variety Peridot -
Supat, Upper Jakot Valley, Kahistan Region, NW Frontier Province, Pakistan; Nice
blocky gemmy green crystals in 1.5 x 2 cm cluster. The dark black crystal in lower
foreground is magnetite. $25 |
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TN2-4 Chalcocite - 15 Hanging Wall
Vein, Geevor Mine, Cornwall, England; Unusually shiny black 14 mm crystal
showing prominent twinning with smaller crystal on tip. Very nice piece you don't
see every day (or year for that matter). Top picture is front view and bottom
picture is the top of the crystal. $20 |
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TN2-6 Fluorite - Pea Ridge Mine,
Sullivan, MO; From the world's deepest underground Iron Mine come sharp cubes dusted with
the characteristic red or black iron coating. These unique specimens were mined out over
20 years ago and were from a stash held back by a collector from Missouri. Largest cubes
are 1 cm and several groups available with 3-5mm crystals. Item A) Choice group (1.5
x 2 cm) with micro specular hematite on purple fluorite like none other in the world $15; SOLD Item B) is more of a yellow fluorite with botryoidal
black hematite dinged in the rear hence $5 SOLD but more available |
 
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TN2-7 Galena - Indian Creek Mine,
Washington Co., MO; Two pieces from the first mine opened and closed in the Viburnum
Trend. Pieces from this mine are rare to find even here in MO. These were set back over 18
years ago by a local collector. Item A) is a single
lustrous gray 1.5 cm cube with characteristic (for the mine) octahedral corners on a crumb
of matrix $8. SOLD
Item B) Nice cube with characteristic octahedral corners
crystallized nearly all around except for minor attachment spots $10 SOLD
but more available |
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TN2-8 Garnet - Teeter Quarry, PA;
TN, Red brown 2-3 mm crystals liberally scattered on matrix $6 |
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TN2-9 Hematite & Quartz -
Ullcoats #1 Mine, Egremont, Cumbria, England; A nice sparkler with micro specular hematite
crystals partially with a few micro double terminated quartz crystals. Classic
kidney ore is visible at the edges of the specimen. $6 |
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TN2-11 Natrolite - Mt. St. Hilaire,
Canada; Off white blocky tetragonal terminated crystals 10 to 18 mm long as singles or
groups with minor associations of rhodochrosite micros and a unknown black mineral. I
don't know the rare minerals from here so there may be a few in some of the groups. Item
A) $4 Item B) $20 This one features polylithionite plates with the natrolite |
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TN2-12 Siegenite - Buick Mine, Iron
Co., MO; Two pieces with silver crystals on matrix that came out in the first big find of
these in late 70's. A) Nearly complete coverage of 2-3mm crystals (some spinel twinned) on
1.3 x 2 cm matrix $10. B) Larger crystals to over 5mm nicely scattered on 1.5
x 3 cm matrix very nice for species $20. Sold These were stashed in a basement since the late 70's when they were
purchased from THE source for Trend minerals back then Myron Holloman. I have more priced
from $5-20. |
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TN2-13 Scolecite - Maharashta,
India; Sprays of crystalsin jackstraw habit, hard to find zeolite for A) $4 or B) $4
SOLD but more available |
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TN2-14 Wavellite - Dug Hill, Avant,
AR; TN-Min, Green (greener than picture) spheres on matrix. These are from the old
Dana Location that hasn't produced anything for years. Item A) Nice complete sphere
on matrix $6 SOLD; Item B) same for $5 SOLD but more available |
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TN2-15 Beryl var. Emerald - Cobra
Pit, Gravellotte, S. Africa; Green crystals in a 2 x 2 cm cluster with decent xl
form. Unusual location would make a nice addition to gem minerals collection $12 |
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TN2-17 Olivenite - Cap Garonne,
Var, France; Sparkling green sharp micro crystals liberally cover matrix. $8 |
