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6841 Amethyst on Fluorite Nancy Hanks Mine, Nancy Hanks Gulch, Unaweep Canyon, Unaweep Mining Dist., Mesa County, Colorado late 1990s 17 x 7.6 x 3.6 cm $85	5910 Agate with Quartz/Amethyst Crystals Dryhead Agate Mine, Bighorn River area, Pryor Mts, Carbon Co., Montana 6 x 4.8 x 3.3 cm $35	4908 Amazonite Jefferson Co., Colorado 5.1 x 4 x 3.4 cm $35
4737 Amazonite, Albite Jefferson Co., Colorado 5.3 x 4.5 x 5 cm $50	3928 Tube Agate Flaming Gorge area, Wyoming Ex. A. Neely, 1960s 5.9 x 4.1 x 3.5 cm $25

B

6993 Benstonite on Calcite Minerva #1 Mine, Cave-In-Rock, Hardin Co., Illinois Ba₆Ca₆Mg(CO₃)₁₃ 6.7 x 5 x 4 cm $75	6929 Barite Lamb Mine, Morgan Co., Missouri Ex. Norm Woods 6.4 x 5.3 x 3.5 cm $75	6752 Barite PAGA Mine, Cartersville Mining Dist., Bartow Co., Georgia Ex. A. E. Seaman Museum, Furatena of Ann Arbor, Michigan 8.9 x 6.6 x 5.2 cm $50
6586 Barite Minerva #1 Mine, Cave-In-Rock, Hardin Co., Illinois Ex. Norm Woods 12.1 x 6.8 x 4.7 cm $75	6556 Strontian Barite on Ruby Jack Sphalerite Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith Co., Tenessee 7.4 x 6.8 x 4.8 cm $35	6527 Brochantite coated with Clear Calcite on Barite Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro Co., New Mexico Ex. Robert Gannon 6.8 x 5.7 x 2.2 cm $45
5921 Barite Minerva #1 Mine, Cave-In-Rock, Hardin Co., Illinois 6 x 5.3 x 4.6 cm $50	5840 Barite Cartersville, Bartow Co., Georgia 6.1 x 4.7 x 3.1 cm $50	4461 Barite Minerva #1 Mine, Cave-In-Rock, Hardin Co., Illinois Ex. Charles Noll collection 11.4 x 8.5 x 6.1 cm $250

C

6949 Twinned Calcite Crystals Berry Materials Corp. Quarry, North Vernon, Jennings Co., Indiana Ex. Don Langham prior to 1975 6.7 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm $80	6932 Calcite with minor Fluorite and Sphalerite Hardin Co., Illinois Ex. A. Neely, 1960s 8 x 5.9 x 4 cm $35	6764 Chalcocite, Pyrite Flambeau Mine, Ladysmith, Rusk Co., Wisconsin 6.9 x 3.2 x 3 cm $75
6694 Calcite with Psuedomorphic Casts Hardin Co., Illinois Ex. A. Neely, 1960s 11.4 x 7.8 x 5 cm $45	6650 Chalcocite Lucky Friday Pocket, 402-1000 Level, Ladysmith Mine, Flambeau, Rusk Co., Wisconsin Ex. Norm Woods, Collected by Casey Jones, Oct. 13, 1995 3 x 1.8 x 2.5 cm $100	6620 Calcite on Dolomite Shannon Co., Missouri Ex. Norm Woods 7.8 x 5.1 x 4.2 cm $45
6472 Corundum (Sapphire), Albite-Anorthite Series, Biotite Gallatin Co., Montana Ex. R. Gannon 10 x 7.4 x 4.9 cm $40	6273 Calcite Coated with Hematite Pea Ridge Mine, Sullivan, Washington Co., Missouri 9.2 x 6.3 x 4 cm $75	6042 Calcite Stalactite Buffalo Mine, Lion Hill area, Ophir District, Oquirrh Mts, Tooele Co., Utah Collected by Steve Pullman, 5/1990 10.4 x 5.8 x 5.6 cm $35
5933 Chalcopyrite Epitaxial Growth on Rubyjack Sphalerite, MarcasiteCrystals, Micro Pyrite Crystals, Druze Quartz Tri State Disctrict, Joplin, Missouri Ex. A. Neely, 1960s 2.8 x 2.2 x 2 cm $30	5916 Cerussite Pseudomorh after Galena, Linarite, Brochantite, Quartz Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro Co., New Mexico 5.7 x 4.4 x 3.1 cm $75	5497 Calcite Epitaxial Growth on Calcite Joplin Field, Tri-State District, Jasper Co., Missouri 6.6 x 4.6 x 4.3 cm $30
5495 Calcite Joplin Field, Tri-State District, Jasper Co., Missouri 7 x 7.3 x 4.6 cm $30	4841 Twinned Calcite, Pyrite Raid Quarry, Dallas City, Hancock Co., Illinois 4.9 x 5.3 x 3 cm $75	4838 Two Generations Calcite Knoxville, Marion Co., Iowa 9.3 x 6.5 x 5.8 cm $50
4683 Water Clear Calcite Crystals with Micro Sphalerite Crystals Lime City, Wood Co., Ohio Collected by Chris Stefano, Summer 2010 4 x 3 x 1.8 cm largest crystal is 9 mm long $50	4665 Celestine Lime City, Wood Co., Ohio 1960s 5.8 x 3.4 x 3.3 cm $45	4405 Two Generations Calcite (Aragonite on Calcite) Tri State District, Joplin, Missouri Ex. A. Neely, 1960s 8.3 x 5.8 x 3.2 cm $25
4379 Banded Calcite Kelly Mine, Magdalena District, Socorro Co., New Mexico, USA Ex. A. E. Seaman Museum 6.6 x 5.2 x 3.2 cm $35	4119 Calcite with Included Marcasite Logansport, Cass Co., Inidiana Collected by Robert Gannon, 1960s 7.3 x 5.8 x 4.9 cm $50	3342 Calcite and Marcasite Linwood Quarry, Buffalo, Scott Co., Iowa, USA 8 x 8.2 x 4.7 cm Largest Calcite XL is 1.3 x 1.7 x 0.7 $50
2107 Fluorescent Calcite and Opalite Mix Nye Co., Nevada, USA Prior to 1975 9 x 7.2 x 3.7 cm $35	1128 Hexagonal Calcite, Marcasite Sweetwater Mine, Ellington, Viburnum Trend District, Reynolds County, Missouri, USA 9.8 x 6.3 x 6.5 cm $35

D

6893 Dolomite, Calcite

Missouri highway 34 roadcut, Wayne Co., Missouri
10.6 x 8.4 x 8.2 cm
$35

E

6598 Epidote Floater Crystal

Green Monster Mountain, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Dist., Prince of Wales - Outer Ketchikan Borough, Alaska
Ex. Norm Woods
2.6 x 2.7 x 0.9 cm
$50

4291 Epidote, Quartz

Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Dist., Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Borough, Alaska
Ex. H. R. McBroom, Trade 1976
2.7 x 2.6 x 2.2 cm
$40

F

6930 Fluorite, Calcite Rosiclare Mine, Rosiclare, Hardin Co., Illinois Ex. Norm Woods 8 x 7.9 x 4.9 cm $45	6851 Fluorapatite partially coated with Hematite and Calcite Pea Ridge Mine, Sullivan, Washington Co., Missouri 3.7 x 2 x 1.9 cm $45	6048 Yellow and Purple Fluorite with Calcite Hardin Co., Illinois Ex. A. Neely, wrapped in 1967 Hardin County Independent from 1967 6 x 5.3 x 6.1 cm $80
5476 Fluorite, Quartz, Calcite, Galena, Sphalerite W. Davis-Deardorff Mine, Cave-In-Rock, Hardin Co., Illinois 5.8 x 5.3 x 2.2 cm $45	5467 Fluorite on and within Quartz Pseudomorphs after Calcite Coated with Montromite Prospectors Delight Mine (Black Knife Mine), Cuchillo Negro Dist., Sierra Cuchillo, Sierra Co., New Mexico Ex. Wright's Rock Shop 10.8 x 7.2 x 6.5 cm $100

G

6946 Spherical Concretions of Quartz Sand Cemented Together with Calcite with Micro Glauconite Inclusions

Juda, Green Co., Wisconsin
Collected by Jim Defoe
5.6 x 4.7 x 1 cm
$40

6748 Quartz and Micro Pyrite on Galena

Buick Mine, Iron Co., Missouri
10.6 x 9.2 x 4 cm
SOLD

6714 Stalactic Galena with Marcasite and Dolomite

Buick Mine, Iron Co., Missouri
Ex. Norm Woods
3.9 x 1.7 x 1.4 cm
$50

6548 Galena

Sweetwater Mine, Ellington, Viburnum Trend Dist., Reynolds Co., Missouri
5.8 x 6.8 x 5.8 cm
$75

5209 Gold in Quartz with Sulfides

Alaska
Ex. Vivian Randall
6.7 x 3.5 x 0.35 cm
$150

5208 Gold in Quartz with Sulfides

Alaska
Ex. Vivian Randall
4.8 x 3.8 x 0.3 cm
$75

4486 Galena, Druze Quartz, Chalcopyrite

Viburnum Trend, Missouri
Ex. Steve Pullman
3.6 x 3.1 x 3.9 cm
$30

H

3878 Hematite

Cary Mine, Hurley, Gogebic Range, Iron Co., Wisconsin
4.8 x 3.5 x 3 cm
$45

I

6743 llvaite, Quartz, Hedenbergite

Laxey Mine,
Ex. Steve Pullman
3.6 x 2.6 x 2.4 cm
$45

K

5844 Kinoite Included in Calcite, Orange Prehnite

Knife River, St. Luois Co., Minnesota
Ca₂Cu₂Si₃O₁₀·2H₂O
8.1 x 6.6 x 4.7 cm
$75

L

5330 Limonite Pseudomorph after Marcasite and Spahlerite with Dolomite and Calcite

Fairdale Quarry (I-39 Quarry), Rochelle, Ogle Co., Illinois
5.1 x 5.2 x 4.9 cm
Largest crystal measures 1.2 cm across.
$45

3095 Mixed Lead Oxides

Southwest United States
Ex. Steve Pullman
9.5 x 7.7 x 8 cm
$30

M

7005 Iridescent Marcasite on Calcite Linwood Quarry, Buffalo, Scott Co., Iowa Ex. Norm Woods 13.1 x 9.7 x 4 cm SOLD	6964 Monticellite, Apatite, Calcite Magnet Cove, Hot Spring Co., Arkansas: labeled Calag Mine, likely Kimzey Calcite Quarry CaMgSiO₄ Ex. Steve Pullman 6 x 5.2 x 3.9 cm $50	6937 Molybdenite Climax Mine, Climax, Lake Co., Colorado Ex. Norm Woods 6.1 x 5.4 x 3.2 cm $30
6892 Mordenite, Saponite Wolf Creek Pass, Mineral Co., Colorado Ex. Gary Beaman from Dakota Matrix 6.2 x 4.6 x 4.2 cm $75	6521 Marcasite Cast after Calcite, Galena coated with Lead and Iron Oxides Joplin Field, Tri-State District, Jasper Co., Missouri 9.3 x 9 x 5.9 cm $50	6159 Marcasite, Calcite Galena, Galena District, Jo Daviess Co., Illinois, USA 1800s 9.8 x 7.2 x 6.4 cm SOLD
5452 Marcasite, Calcite Ives Quarry, Racine, Racine Co., Wisconsin 5.2 x 3.9 x 3.6 cm $40	5135 Marcasite Rensselaer Quarry, Pleasant Ridge, Jasper Co., Indiana 1967 or older, Ex. Steve Pullman 7.3 x 4.3 x 2.4 cm $25	4654 Millerite in Quartz Geode US highway 27 roadcut, Halls Gap, Lincoln Co., Kentucky 5.3 x 4.4 x 2.2 cm $45
2525 Marcasite Stalactite (Repaired) Blackstone Mine, Shullsburg, Lafayette Co., Wisconsin 5.2 x 4.7 x 2 cm Stalctite - 5.3x1.7x1.7 cm $75

O

5859 Opalized Green Petrified Wood

Hell's Canyon, Oregon/Idaho border area
8.5 x 7.1 x 5.9 cm
$35

P

7001 Diploid Pyrite Crystals Duff Quarry, Logan Co., Ohio Collected by J. Medici 7.5 x 5 x 4.7 cm largest crystal measures approx. 3 mm across. $35	6996 Pyrite Norfolk Southern Railroad Bellevue Yard occurrence, Erie Co., Ohio Ex. Kirk Valuet 5.2 x 3.3 x 3.1 cm $50	6991 Pyromorphite Wheatley Mines, Schuylkill Twp., Chester Co., Pennsylvania 7.3 x 5.3 x 5.1 cm SOLD
6927 Pyritized Marine Burrow Ross Co., Ohio Collected by John Medici 8.7 x 7.7 x 7 cm $50	6691 Pyrite Bars Butterstick Pocket, 1250 foot level, Buick Mine, Iron Co., Missouri 1974 find, Ex. Norm Woods 3.7 x 1.1 x 1.8 cm $70	6177 Botryoidal Stalactic Pyrite Black Jack Mine, Galena, Jo Daviess Co., Illinois circa 1960 8 x 5.7 x 5.3 cm $150
6032 Pyrite on Galena Tri State District, Joplin, Missouri 11.4 x 9.2 x 8.2 cm $250	4870 Pyrite Pseudomorph Pilot Knob Mine, Pilot Knob, Iron Co., Missouri Mine was active from 1968 to 1980. 9.8 x 6 x 4 cm The average width of the fin like structures is approximately 0.7. cm $50	3525 Pyrite Atlas Portland Cement Company Quarry, Hannibal, Ralls Co., Missouri 4.5 x 3.3 x 2.4 cm $30
1663 Petrified Wood Montana 10.5 x 8.4 x 3.8 cm $15	1009 Bar Pyrite Buick Mine, Bixby, Viburnum Trend District, Iron Co., Missouri, USA 7.5 x 7.5 x 4.5 cm $40

Q

6695 Quartz with Included Tourmaline, Druze Quartz and Quartz Crystals Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil Ex. Luiz Menezes 10.8 x 5 x 5 cm $150	6215 Druze Quartz on Iridescent Pyrite on Galena Sweetwater Mine, Ellington, Viburnum Trend Dist., Reynolds Co., Missouri Ex. Steve Pullman 4 x 3.1 x 2.3 cm $25	6155 Quartz and Chalcopyrite Crystals on Sphalerite Picher Field, Tri-State District, Ottawa Co., Oklahoma 8.5 x 6.4 x 4.5 cm $50
6109 Solution Quartz Jeffrey Quarry, Pulaski Co., Arkansas 11.1 x 5.5 x 3.7 cm $100	6040 Smoky Quartz, Microcline Teller Co., Colorado 12 x 6.7 x 7.7 cm $75	5977 Hematite Pseudomorph after Epidote with Quartz Bessemer Claim, Bessemer Ridge, Green Mountain, North Bend, King Co., Washington Ex. Steve Pullman, Ex. David Shannon 6.8 x 3.8 x 2 cm $50
5915 Quartz Epimorph after Fluorite Silverton, San Juan Co., Colorado from Rock & Minerals Denver Auction, Ex. George Witters 11.1 x 6.8 x 4.2 cm $100	5418 Quartz Pseudomorph after Goethite Stalactit Growths with Attached Flint John Nethers property, Flint Ridge, Hopewell Twp., Muskingum Co., Ohio Collected by J. Medici, 2015 10.8 x 6 x 5.5 cm $70	5064 Quartz and Hematite Pseudomorph after Epidote Bessemer Claim, Bessemer Ridge, Green Mountain, North Bend, King Co., Washington Ex. Steve Pullman 7.7 x 3.8 x 2.2 cm $50
5021 Quartz Washington County, Missouri Ex. Robert Gannon 9.2 x 8.7 x 2.6 cm $75	4675 Quartz with Calcite and Minor Sphalerite and Chalcopyrite Cave-In-Rock, Hardin Co., Illinois Ex. A. Neely, 1960s 8 x 8.3 x 2.7 cm $25	4412 Reverse Scetper Quartz with Included Hematite Teller Co., Colorado 8.2 x 2.9 x 2.4 cm $70
4402 Druze Quartz, Fluorite, Galena, Sphalerite, Calcite W. L. Deardorf Mine, Cave-In-Rock, Illinois early 1960s or earlier 9.4 x 6.7 x 6.1 cm $100	3387 Reverse Scetper Distorted Quartz Crystals in Rhyolite Vug Dugway Mountains District, Dugway Range, Tooele Co., Utah, USA 10.6 x 8.8 x 5.6 cm $45

S

6978 Amethyst crystals on skeletal Galena and semi gemmy Sphalerite Commodore Mine, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado 4.8 x 4.2 x 3.5 cm $75	6926 Sphalerite - Large Black and Small Rubyjack Crystals on Chert Picher Field, Tri-State District, Ottawa Co., Oklahoma Ex. A. Neely, 1960s 6.7 x 6 x 4.9 cm $45	6919 Irridescent Sphalerite, Micro Calcite Crystals Standard Slag Quarry, Adams Co., Ohio From C. Stefano from H. Precht 5.6 x 4.6 x 2.9 cm largest Sphalerite crystal 7 mm $50
6885 Siderite, Sphalerite variety: Marmatite Eagle Mine, Gilman, Eagle Co., Colorado Ex. Robert Gannon 7.9 x 7.2 x 6.7 cm $75	6759 Smithsonite on Quartz Pseudomorphs Philadelphia Mine, Rush, Rush Creek District, Marion Co., Arkansas 6.5 x 6.4 x 3.2 cm $100	6428 Sphalerite varierty: Rubyjack, minor Galena, Druze Quartz and Fluorite Denton Mine, Cave-In-Rock, Hardin Co., Illinois Early 1990s 7 x 6.8 x 3.3 cm $40
6175 Stellerite Ritter Hot Springs, Ritter, Grant Co., Oregon Ex. Paul Eglsaer, Ex. The Thurstons, 1960s 7.8 x 4.2 x 1.6 cm $45	6083 Green and Brown Siderite Crystals, Muscovite, Albite, Quartz Nello Teer Crabtree Creek Quarry, Raleigh, Wake Co., North Carolina Ex. A. Neely, 1960s 4.5 x 3.8 x 1.9 cm $25	5912 Yellow/Orange Smithsonite variety Turkey Fat (with Included Greenockite) Philadelphia Mine, Rush, Rush Creek District, Marion Co., Arkansas 10.2 x 8.4 x 1.5 cm $80
5194 Semi Gemmy Sphalerite with Amethyst Commodore Mine, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado 4.4 x 3.1 x 2.3 cm $50	5081 Selenite Salinda, Chaffee Co., Coloraod Ex. Steve Pullman 13.8 x 8.8 x 2.3 cm SOLD	4885 Iridescent Sphalerite in a Cast after Fossil Coral Lincoln (Nelson Aggregate) Quarry, Beamsville, Clinton Twp., Lincon Co., Ontario, Canada 8.7 x 6.6 x 7.2 cm The largest crystal group is 1 cm across. $100
4878 Sphalerite Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith Co., Tenessee 1990s 7.7 x 6.2 x 4.2 cm $75	4750 Selenite over Included Barite, Fluorite Lexington Quarry Company Catnip Hill quarry, Nicholasville, Jessamine Co., Kentucky Collected circa 1980 5.5 x 6.7 x 4.3 cm $35	4686 Calcite on Sphalerite with minor Chalcopyrite and Fluorite Cave-In-Rock, Hardin Co., Illinois 1980s 4.1 x 3.5 x 3.4 cm $25
4408 Smoky Quartz with Included Hematite, Goethite Pseudomorphs after Siderite, Microcline Teller Co., Colorado 15.8 x 6.6 x 4.6 cm $85	4316 Siderite, Quartz Alice Glory Hole, Alice Mine, Alice District, Clear Creek Co., Colorado Ex. H. R. McBroom, from trade with Eric Otty, 1983 3.5 x 3.4 x 3.7 cm $50	3980 Stilbite (possibly Barrerite) on Stalactic Quartz Kuiu Island, Sitka Borough, Alaska Ex. A. C. Moretta #316, Ex. A. E. Seaman Museum 8.5 x 7.3 x 6.1 cm $100
3466 Ruby Jack Sphalerite, Calcite, Dolomite, Chalcopyrite Tri State District, Joplin, Missouri 5.9 x 5.2 x 3.5 cm $45	3143 Iridescent Ruby Jack Sphalerite with Epitaxial Growth Chalcopyrite Tri State District, Joplin, Missouri 6.6 x 5.1 x 4.1 cm $35

T

6931 Iridescent Turgite (Goethite/Hematite) over Kyanite

Graves Mountain, Lincoln Co., Georgia
Ex. A. Neely, 1960s
8.8 x 7.5 x 5.3 cm
$75

6283 Priday Red and Green Plume Thunderegg

Richardson Ranch (Priday Ranch), Madras, Jefferson Co., Oregon
11.1 x 10.4 x 4.5 cm
$100

5033 Thunder Egg with Tube Agate Structures

Richardson Ranch (Priday Ranch), Madras, Jefferson Co., Oregon
10.7 x 8.8 x 2.9 cm
$45

U

4349 Uralite, Epidote

Calumet Mine, Turret District, Chaffee Co., Colorado, USA
7.8 x 6.5 x 4.5 cm
Epidote XL is 2.7 long and 1.1 cm in width
$40

3339 Uralite and Epidote with Calcite

Calumet Mine, Turret District, Chaffee Co., Colorado, USA
11.5 x 7.5 x 5.5 cm
Largest XL 7 x 3 x 1 mm
$30

V

6948 Variscite Lucin District, Pilot Range, Box Elder Co., Utah Ex. Vivian Randall 4 x 3 x 2.6 cm $100	5168 Polished Variscite Lucin District, Pilot Range, Box Elder Co., Utah Polished by Vivan Randall 7 x 3.2 x 0.8 cm $75	5030 Variscite (coated with lacquer) Lucin District, Pilot Range, Box Elder Co., Utah Ex. Robert Gannon 7.4 x 7.5 x 3.3 cm $45
4704 Vivianite Vivianite locality, Richmond (City), Virginia Ex. Vivian Randall 6.1 x 5.1 x 3.8 cm $45	3640 Tumbled Variscite Nodule Lucin District, Pilot Range, Box Elder Co., Utah 6.3 x 4.2 x 4 cm $30