The
Tucson 2022 Mineral Showrooms
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Updated May 23rd, 2022 *
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MIN#Tucson2022-26 Sold!
Gorgeous
cluster of cherry-red Rhodochrosite rhombs with golden Pyrite!
This incredible plate of eye candy is from the new workings at the Sweet Home
Mine. Of all the material that has been
discovered to date, very few have the color and gemminess of this fine piece.
The surfaces of the rhombs, and there are a
dozen of them in the cluster, are glassy. The interiors are gem with the depth of
color and radiance that the Sweet Home is
renowned for. The larger rhomb in the center measures 3 cm in size and there is
an accenting of golden Pyrite along the
base of the matrix. The matrix is a mix of Tetrahedrite and Quartz with Pyrite
crystals. One of the best I've seen!
Locality: Deano's Pocket, Detroit City Portal, Sweet Home
Mine, Alma, Park County, Colorado.
Measures: 7 cm by 10 cm by 5.7 cm in total size.
Price $18,500
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MIN#Tucson2022-27 NEW!
Superb
plate of super lustrous
Pyrargyrite crystals with Calcite on matrix!
One of the finest I've seen from St. Andreasberg recently
and one that has an impressive
provenance as well. The Pyrargyrite crystal grouping is incredibly sharp,
undamaged, and
lustrous. It also still displays an amazing amount of red for a specimen of its
age! Note the
reddish color of the crystals in the bottom close up when exposed to a direct
light. These large
crystals each measure over 1 cm cm in size and are mirror-reflective and
brilliant. I love this
classic specimen and can highly recommend it to anyone who is a Silver mineral
collector!
Locality: St. Andreasberg, Harz
Mountains, Lower Saxony, Germany.
Measures: 7 cm by 7 cm by 5.4 cm in total size.
Ex. Bosch Collection - Smithsonian,
Lidstrom, Groben Mineral Collections
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Price $9500
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MIN#Tucson2022-28 NEW!
Fine crystallized specimen of
Native Gold with Arsenopyrite rising atop matrix!
The crystallization is sharp and distinct, with dozens of lustrous Gold crystals
in cluster.
This is one of the few affordable examples of crystallized Gold you'll find from
the Mockingbird.
Gold of this sort is extremely difficult to photograph and the specimen is even
better in person!
Locality: Mockingbird Mine,
Maripose County, California.
Measures: 6.5 cm by 3.7 cm in size.
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Price $24,500
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MIN#Tucson2022-29 Sold!
Gorgeous, dazzling crystal balls of
Olmiite on Bultfonteinite covered matrix!
Many of these specimens were originally labeled as Poldervaartite but analysis
has shown that these are indeed Olmiite - a Mn dominant
Poldervaartite. This lustrous specimen boasts a 4 cm Olmiite crystal ball of a
translucent reddish color surrounded by smaller crystal balls
to the left and right. The color of these is peachy-gold and they are equally
as brilliant! This is the first specimen I've seen with Olmiite
on white acicular needles of Bultfonteinite and I am told this is a very rare
combination. It adds a wonderful white background for the
colorful Olmiite balls. In excellent condition with only the normal edge
trimming contacts along the very bottom. Exceptional cabinet place!
Locality: N'Chwaning II Mine,
Kalahari Manganese Fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa.
Measures: 10 cm by 9.3 cm by 5 cm in total size.
Ex. Arrington Mineral
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MIN#Tucson2022-30 Sold!
Mirror-lustrous crystals of Sperrylite nestled in a concave nest of Pyrite and
Chalcopyrite with Cabriite, Paolovite, and Magnetite!
Sperrylite is one of the world's great Platinum minerals in crystalline form and
specimens of quality and size, are incredibly rare.
This specimen displays numerous crystals of varying size and all are super
bright, lustrous, and sharp with mirror faces. The crystals
are well protected as they in the deepest portion of the concave structure and
take on the appearance of Platinum eggs sitting inside
a golden birdnest. In excellent condition with superb mirror surfaces. I
cherry-picked this amazing specimen from several dozen.
Locality: Oktyabrsky Mine, Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk,
Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia.
Measures: 5.2 cm by 5.5 cm by 2 cm in total size.
Price $12,500
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MIN#Tucson2022-31 NEW!
Super sharp, neon-blue crystals
cluster of Pentagonite on sparkling matrix!
Fabulous deep-blue and razor sharp crystal blades of Pentagonite are perfectly
centered
on the fibrous Mordenite covered white matrix. The crystals are translucent and
lustrous!
This specimen is from a small find that occurred back in 2008-2009 and
disappeared quickly.
Locality: Wagholi Quarries, Wagholi,
Pune District (Poonah District), Maharashtra, India.
Measures: 7.7 cm by 7 cm by 5.2 cm in total size.
Price $1850
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MIN#Tucson2022-31b NEW!
Aesthetic display
of apple-green Pyromorphite crystals on matrix!
This plate is in excellent
condition and I don't detect any visible contacts among the hundreds of
terminated crystals. The color can best be described as pure apple-green with
just a light touch of
chartreuse. The surfaces are very lustrous and reflective, bouncing light as the
specimen is rotated.
Locality: Daoping Mine, Gongcheng Co., Guilin
Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China.
Measures: 6.5 cm by 5.8 cm by 3.5 cm in total size.
Price $2850
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MIN#Tucson2022-31c NEW!
Classic specimen of Rhodochrosite
rhombs sitting atop Quartz matrix!
Beautiful specimen featuring a pair of Rhodo rhombs measuring 2.3 cm and 1.8 cm in size.
Both rhombs are pristine with no damage and well defined crystal faces. They sit
aesthetically
atop a white Quartz matrix with other associated Sulfides. This is one of the better
Sunnyside
Rhodochrosites I've seen recently and it could be trimmed is so desired. It's impressive
as is.
Locality: Sunnyside Mine, Silverton Mining District, San Juan
County, Colorado.
Measures: 5.5 cm by 5.3 cm by 3.8 cm in total size.
Price $2500
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MIN#Tucson2022-32 Sold!
Gorgeous
combination plate featuring gemmy Green Fluorites with pinkish Dolomites on
Quartz drusy!
A beautiful, aesthetic and rare
fluorite and dolomite color combination from the Green Fluorite Mine, a lesser
known
Fe-Mg-Au mine in the Hunan Province of China. These Fluorites are from a pocket
collected towards the end of 2016.
Incredibly gemmy, beautiful sea-green cubes have glass-clear faces fantastically
accented with stepped-growth edges.
The Fluorites are aesthetically set atop a bright white Quartz drusy matrix with
lustrous, pretty pastel-pink, saddle-back
shaped Dolomite crystals on both side and bottom too. and nicely accented with
sparkly drusy quartz. A truly superb combo
specimen, surprising in its association and definately one of the highlights of
late 2016 in China. They show a purple fluorescence.
In all, only a few dozen quality pieces came from this small find. I've never
seen a color association for Fluorite like this. Amazing!
Locality:
Green Fluorite Mine,
Manaoshan Mtn., Suxian District, Dongpo Ore Field, Chenzhou Perfecture, Hunan
Province, China.
Measures: 15.5 cm by 13.4 cm by 6.5 cm in total size.
Price $18,500
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MIN#Tucson2022-32b NEW!
Amazingly
beautiful specimen of gemmy Amethyst crystals emerging from a concave, Quartz
lined matrix!
Glowing crystals that are
further enhanced by the white borders of the matrix vug, The glassiness and eye
appeal of this
specimen is hard to match. No damage anywhere with a perfect termination atop
the center crystal. One of the show's best.
Locality: Goboboseb Mts, Brandberg
Area, Erongo Region, Namibia.
Measures:
10 cm by 5.8 cm by 5.7 cm in total size.
Price $1500
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MIN#Tucson2022-34 Sold!
Classic and
dramatic Native Silver from Kongsberg!
I fell in love with this Kongsberg Silver the
moment I saw it! Thick, lustrous, Silver wires
rise up from a Quartz and Calcite accented base, curling their way up to
various heights. The
This is one of those specimens that I could look at for hours and is
easily one of the finest Silver
miniatures from this classic locality that I've seen in years.
Completely original. Circa 1850's.
Locality: Kongsberg Silver
Mining District, Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway.
Measures: 4.6 cm by 4.5 cm by 3.2 cm in total size.
Price $9500
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MIN#Tucson2022-35 NEW!
Luscious cluster of pink-tipped
Elbaite crystals perched among white Cleavelandite blades!
Sweet looking specimen! There are five perfectly terminated Tourmaline crystals
here and all
share the same tri-colored appearance (dark green / yellow green / light pink).
The vary in size
from 3 cm to 5 cm and are nearly surrounded by the stark white Cleavelandite.
Great eye candy!
Locality: Stak Nala, Haramosh Mtns.,
Baltistan, Northern Areas of Pakistan.
Measures: 6.6 cm by 4.7 cm by 4.6 cm in toal size.
Ex. Miterman,
Arrington Mineral Collections
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Price $3850
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MIN#Tucson2022-36 Sold!
Brilliant,
sparkling elongated crystals of Mimetite on matrix!
A very impresssive example of Mimetite, this
specimen displays crystals up to 1.7 cm in size! The crystals
are large, stout, and covered with a sparkling luster along the faces. In great
shape with a few minor bumps
which are easily lost among the large clustered crystals. The color is a
brillant yellow with just a touch of orange.
Locality: Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Mapimí Municipality,
Durango, Mexico.
Measures: 10.5 cm by 4.8 cm by 5.6 cm in total size.
Ex. L. Baria Mineral Collection
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MIN#Tucson2022-37 NEW!
Dazzling
specimen featuring large crystals of tan and white Calcite perched atop
sparkling Apophyllite and Quartz matrix!
This is a
flashy, stunning cabinet to large cabinet sized
specimen and is in excellent condition with barely a scuff along
the large Calcite blades. They sit atop the front an back and are two-toned
beneath a drusy coating. Very aesthetic!
Locality:
2nd Sovetskii Mine (Vtoroi Sovietskiy Mine), Dalnegorsk, Primorsky Krai,
Russia.
Measures:
19.5 cm by 13.5 cm by 7 cm in total size.
Price $2850
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MIN#Tucson2022-38 Sold!
Exciting new find of Tourmaline var. Paraiba on Quartz with Lepidolite ps
after Tourmaline!
Neon blue Paraiba
Tourmaline is one of the rarest varieties of Tourmaline in existance and
also
one of the most expensive and highly sought after. They are cupriferous and
this imparts an amazing
greenish-blue to neon blue coloration to the crystals. The above crystal
displays the preferred color
and measures a quite large 5 cm in length above the white Quartz matrix. It
is accompanied by an
almost equally as amazing Lepidolite ps after Tourmaline to the right side.
Lepidolite is usually found
in mica form and rarely pseudomorphs Tourmaline. I cherry picked this
specimen for its color and
uniqueness from a small collection of specimens from this new discovery. It
is simply incredible!
Locality: Brazil Paraiba
Mine-Mulungu Site-Parelhas-Rio Grande do Norte-Brazil.
Measures: 5.2 cm
by 5.2 cm by 2.5 cm in total size.
Price $12,500
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MIN#Tucson2022-39 NEW!
Brilliant gemmy crystals of sherry Topaz in
cluster from Utah!
I can't remember the last time I offered one of these Thomas Range gems and
this one
is one of the finest I've come across in a long time. Around a dozen super
gemmy and
glassy, perfectly terminated Topaz crystals make up this cluster with tips
pointing out in
all directions. This is a gorgeous specimen and they haven't been on the
market in years
Locality: Maynard's Mine, Thomas Range, Juab Co., Utah.
Measures: 4 cm by 4.2 cm by 2.3 cm in total size.
Price $785
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MIN#Tucson2022-40 NEW!
Impressive
arrangement of
Native Silver ps after Dyscrasite crystals on matrix!
This was easily one of the most impressive Miniatures from this locality! This
highly lustrous cluster
displays numerous large, leafy, crystalline structures atop the matrix, forming
a dendritic style structure.
Locality: Bouismas Mine, Bou Azzer
District, Ouarzazate Province of Morocco.
Measures: 4.8 cm by 4.4 cm by 2.4 cm in total size.
Ex. Kleine Mineral Collection
Price $1850
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MIN#Tucson2022-42 Sold!
Spectacular
plate of Acanthite crystals sitting atop a base of Acanthite matrix!
This is one of the finest Acanthite specimens I've ever seen and is definately
amongst the best
examples I've seen from Morroco. Most Moroccan Acanthites have no matrix and are
pretty
clunky but these crystals have super sharp crystalization with a pyramidal form
and intense
luster. They average 1 to 1.5 cm in size and rise up off the surface in a
stacked, 3-dimensional
setting that is really aesthetic. I was thrilled to find this piece at the show.
In excellent condition.
Locality: Imiter Mine, Imiter District, Tinghir Province,
Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco.
Measures: 7.5 cm by 6.6 cm by 3.5 cm in total size.
Comes with a custom made, circular display
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Price $14,500
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MIN#Tucson2022-42b NEW!
Gorgeous
large crystal of glassy pink Manganocalcite on matrix!
This
pink blushed crystal is perfect on all faces and displays a superb glassy,
almost wet looking luster that
is visible even in the picture above. It sits firmly attached to the tan
matrix and displays no contacting anywhere.
Locality:
Second Soviet Mine, Dalnegorsk, PromorskiyKray, Siberia, Russia.
Measures:
8 cm by 12.6 cm by 9.2 cm in total size.
Price $2850
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MIN#Tucson2022-43 NEW!
Fine
specimen featuring an elongated Barite crystal sitting atop Dolomite covered matrix!
Impressive specimen with a nearly 8 cm tall Barite, displaying a greenish-blue coloration
with
Barite Hematite inclusions along the left side of the interior. The crystal displays two
terminations,
possibly a twinning, and also has two smaller crystals attached to the front and back
sides. Very
lustrous specimen with only a couple of minor contacts on the back side of the top
terminations.
Locality: Frizington, West
Cumberland Iron Field, Cumbria, England.
Measures: 8.4 cm by 5.9 cm by 3.5 cm in total size.
Ex. John Sippel, Rossum Mineral Collections
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MIN#Tucson2022-43b Sold!
Gorgeous
mammilary surfaces of velvety black Romanechite with sparkling Calcite accents!
This
is one of the more unique specimens I saw at the show. Black and full of
contrasing surface textures as opposed
to colors, the specimen immediately catches your eye. Black specimens are
frequently dull but this one commands attention.
Locality:
Haiti Mine-, Cabezo de San Gines, Sierra Minera de Cartagena, La Union,
Cartagena, Murcia, Spain.
Measures:
6.3 cm by 14.2 cm by 7.5 cm in total size.
Price $1250
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MIN#Tucson2022-43c NEW!
Pretty specimen of green Fluorite on
bright white Quartz matrix!
This is a beautiful specimen, and one that I don't see at the shows very often these days.
It comes from the Deer Trail Mine in Utah and the Fluorites actually have to be freed from
a thin Quartz druse coating. This is usually old material and quite beautiful material as
well,
with a variation of the green color that I can't recall seeing from any other locality.
It's a light
pastel green with just a hint of sea-green or blue-green in the mix. This small cabinet
sized
plate is in excellent condition with few contacts and crystals on both the front and back
sides.
Locality: Deer Trail Mine, Mount Baldy District, Cottonwood
Creek, Tushar Mts, Piute Co., Utah.
Measures: 8.6 cm by 9.2 cm by 3.3 cm in total size.
Price $785
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MIN#Tucson2022-44 NEW!
Very rare specimen of Chlorargyrite (Horn Silver) on matrix from Tonopah!
This example displays a large waxy silverish-brown leaf of this famous Silver
Chloride
mineral atop contrasting green matrix. The luster has a wet appearance and the
specimen
is simply fantastic. I doubt I'll see many more of these when my specimens
are gone.
Locality: Falcon Pit, Tonopah Divide Mine, Tonopah, Tonopah District, Nye
Co., Nevada.
Measures: 2.8 cm by 4.3 cm by 2.5 cm in total size.
Price $985
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MIN#Tucson2022-45 Sold!
Gorgeous
large
specimen of Spessartine Garnets with Smoky Quartz
points!
One of the most attractive of these combo specimens that I've seen
recently. The
large Smoky Quartz crystals are
completely surrounded covered by gemmy reddish-orange Spessartine Garnets,
with a single Garnet in the center
measuring 2 cm in size! Rarely do I see such a large Spessartine on one of
these combos.
In excellent condition.
Locality: Wushan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei, Yunxiao Co., Zhangzhou
Prefecture, Fujian Province, China.
Measures: 10 cm by 11 cm by 6.3 cm in total size.
Price $2850
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MIN#Tucson2022-46 Sold!
Beautiful specimen featuring a
perfect radial ball of Prehnite centered atop white Calcite xls!
Also with Quartz, this is a super aesthetic Prehnite specimen! Extremely
lustrous and perfectly
placed, this Prehnite crystal ball is complete all the way around. It measures 3
cm wide and is one
of the finest examples I've seen from this locality. I love the Calcite crystal
covered matrix that
contrasts so well with the vibrant green Prehnite. In excellent condition and
sits upright by itself.
Locality: Goboboseb Mts, Brandberg
Area, Erongo Region, Namibia.
Measures: 6 cm by 6.7 cm by 4.3 cm in total size.
Ex. Arrington Mineral
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MIN#Tucson2022-47 Sold!
Exceptional large specimen combination of Pyrite on Hematite from the classic
Elba locality!
This is the largest Elba Pyrite specimen I've ever offered and easily the most
impressive. It's a borderline
large cabinet plate with mirror-lustrous Pyrite crystals measuring to 7.5 cm in
size! The crystals are all
pyritohedrons and display pristine surfaces which are mirror-like and incredibly
lustrous in contrast to
the sparkling flash of the much smaller Hematite blades which form the host
matrix.
Locality: Rio Marina,
Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy.
Measures: 14.5 cm by 12.4 cm by 10.8 cm in total size.
Price $8500
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MIN#Tucson2022-48 NEW!
Large crystal of Native Silver sitting high
atop Epidote covered matrix!
Also with white Quartz, the sharp 1.5 cm Silver crystal sits isolated and
aesthetically
atop the green Epidote and orange colored Microcline. I must admit this is a
locality that
I am not familiar with and mindat.org only has six photos under its listing.
Definately rare.
Locality: Nebraska Mine, Mass City, Ontonagon Co., Michigan.
Measures: 4.2 cm by 3.5 cm by 4 cm in total size.
Ex. Jahfrey Mineral
Collection
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MIN#Tucson2022-49 NEW!
Flashy
combination of crystal clear Quartz points with Hematite blades and reddish
Rutile crystals!
This specimen has a little bit of
everything including a beautiful display. The Hematites are highly lustrous
and lay flat against the Quartz points which jut in from the top and sides.
The reddish-brown Rultes add the
perfect touch with a bit of color as well. In excellent shape, this specimen
was mined about thirty years ago.
Locality: Cavradi
Gorge, Grischun, Switzerland.
Measures:
5.6 cm by 4.7 cm by 4 cm in total size.
Price $685
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MIN#Tucson2022-49b NEW!
Fine olive
green Pyromorphite crystals atop Limonite matrix!
This
well covered specimen is from a lesser seen locality for Pyromorphite. It's
in very good shape
with a mixture of numerous small and large crystals spread atop the center
of the small matrix opening.
Locality: Little Giant
Prospect, near Mullan, Couer d'Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho.
Measures:
5 cm by 5.2 cm by 1.8 cm in total size.
Price $685
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MIN#Tucson2022-50 NEW!
Beautifully balanced plate of Galena cubes with brassy Marcasite crystals on
Chert matrix!
Classic specimen from the Tr-State
Mining District. The surfaces are drusy in nature, imparting the specimen
with a brilliant sparkling under lighting. The Galenas cover the Chert plate
from one side to the other and are
accented in the recesses by the fine Marcasite crystals. In excellent
condition for a specimen of its age.
Locality:
Joplin Field, Jasper County, Missouri.
Measures:
9.5 cm by 12.4 cm by 3.3 cm in total size.
Price $985
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MIN#Tucson2022-50b NEW!
Excellent specimen of rare yellow
Topaz on Quartz from Germany!
This specimen is from the famous Schneckenstein Cliff, a rocky cliff on the NW
slope of Kielberg
Mountain, which has been mined for centuries for its bright yellow Topaz
crystals. The site has
also been protected and off limits for decades so most of the specimens in the
market today are
true antiques. This specimen features a gemmy yellow Topaz which is perfectly
matched by a
companion Quartz crystal on the right. The color is a rich golden-yellow and the
crystal is pristine.
Locality: Schneckenstein cliff (Königskrone
Topaz Mine), Kielberg, Klingenthal, Vogtland, Saxony, Germany.
Measures: 6.5 cm by 7.2 cm by 5 cm in total size.
Ex. Wein, Ellis Mineral Collections
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MIN#Tucson2022-50c NEW!
Fine mix of Hemimorphite on
baby-blue Aurichalchite atop spotted matrix!
This is a charming miniature with a great deal of visual impact. The
Aurichalcite nodules are pristine.
Locality: Karin Mine, Sounion area, Lavrion District
Mines, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece.
Measures: 4.6 cm by 5.4 cm by 1.3 cm in total size.
Price $685
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