WHAT'S NEW 40
Posted MONDAY 22th JUNE 09
ALL PRICES ARE IN $US.DOLLARS PLUS FREIGHT
Code WN40-1
BARITE, $35-00 US.
From Pately bridge, England.
Size Small Cab,5.4 x 7.5 x 2.6cm, Weight 132 grams.
Nice Barite with good blades some slight chips on some crystals but does not detract looks good.
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Code WN40-2
REALGAR, $25-00 US.
From Getchell mine, Humbolt County, Nevada, USA.
Size Thumbnail, 2.5 x 2.8 x 2.2cm, Weight 10 grams.
A great little thumbnail with gem like crystals
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Code WN40-3 FLUORITE with PHANTOMS and a QUARTZ CRYSTAL
and ARSENOPYRITE CRYSTAL
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$98-00 US.
From Yao Gan Xian mine, Yi Zhang County, Hunan province, China.
Size Miniature, 3.2 x 3 x 3.1cm, Weight 47 grams.
Great Piece classic form good price.
I see the same type of Fluorite from this mine on sale for hundreds of dollars.
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Code WN40-4
CALCITE TWIN with HEMATITE INCLUSION , US.
From Shan Hua Pu mine, Xiang Hua Ling, Hunan Province, CHINA.
Size Small miniature, 2.5 x 2.8 x .9cm, Weight 4 grams.
Nice crystal good form the Hematite color looks good.
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Code WN40-5
IRIDESANT CALCITE , $68-00 US.
From Malad, INDIA.
Size Cabinet, 5.3 x 9.4 x 7.2cm, Weight 141 grams.
This is a unusual Calcite the crystals are hollow with secondary crystal growth inside
the secondary growth crystals are iridescent.



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Code N40-6
FLUORITE and SCHEELITE on D/T QUARTZ,
$68-00 US.
From Yao Gan Xian mine, Yi Zhang County, Hunan province, China.
Size Miniature, 2.4 x 4.5 x 3.5cm, Weight 36 grams.
Nice combination, A double terminated Quartz crystal with over 10 Fluorite's with phantoms to 5mm
and 3 Scheelite crystals to 3mm.
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Code WN40-7
UVITE TOURMALINE with MAGNESITE
on QUARTZ $45-00 US.
From Brumado, Bahia, BRAZIL.
Size Miniature, 4.8 x 1.5 x 1.2cm, Weight 9 grams.
There are 3 nice Uvite crystals
to 5mm near the Quartz crystals termination
and lots of smaller Uvite crystals





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Code WN40-8
NATIVE SILVER , $65-00 US.
From Elura mine, Cobar, NSW. Australia.
Size Thumbnail, 2.6 x 1.8 x .3cm, Weight .5 grams.
This was collected 20 years ago.
The full length of the main wire is 42mm.
As the photographs show the wire is crystallized for its full length.
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Code WN40-9
GROSSULAR GARNET , $25-00US
From Jeffrey mine, Asbestos, Quebec, Canada.
Size Miniature, 2.3 x 3.9 x 1.6cm, Weight 18 grams.
Jeffrey mine (quarry) is a classic location for grossular.
Nice crystals to 5mm has good color
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Code WN40-10
FLUORITE with ARSENOPYRITE
on MUSCOVITE
, $46-00 US.
From Yao Gan Xian mine, Yi Zhang County, Hunan province, China.
Size 3 x 2.4 x 3.5cm, Weight 25 grams.
The Fluorite is 15x13mm and near water clear there are 4 clusters of Arsenopyrite.
A nice combination.
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Code WN40-11
MAGNESIORIEBECKITE, $68-00 US.
From Type Locality Alto Chapare, BOLIVIA.
Size Miniature, 5.5 x 1 x .5cm, Weight 5 grams.
Never hade this mineral before this is fibrous at the termination
and very reflective down the crystal.
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Code WN40-12
MALACHITE , $120-00 US.
From Shilu, Yangchun, Chuncheng, Guangdong Province, China
Size Large Cabinet, 3.3 x 11.4 x 7.6cm, Weight 356 grams.
When you turn this Malachite in the light it is chatoyant it is also very metallic and very hard.
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Code WN40-13 DOUBLE TERMINATED QUARTZ with DOLOMITE , $42-00US
From Shangbao mine, Leiyang county, Hunan Province, China
Size Small Cab, 4.5 x 6.4 x 2.7cm, Weight 54 grams.
Nice light pink Dolomites to 6x4mm there is some small Muscovite crystals with Pyrite




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Code WN40-14 FIBREOUS MALACHITE , $48-00 US.
From Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Namibia.
Size Small Miniature, 2.5 x 3.8 x 16cm, Weight 10 grams.
This looks good but it looks a lot better in person it really shimmers a great piece.
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Code WN40-15 WOLFRAMITE with MUSCOVITE and QUARTZ , $45-00 US.
From Yao Gan Xian mine, Yi Zhang County, Hunan province, China..
Size Miniature, 4 x 2.9 x 2.1cm, Weight 39 grams.
Two nice Wolframite (Var Ferberite) crystals with Muscovite and some
clear Quartz to 9x6x3mm
a good looking piece




Code WN40-16 EPIDOTE on QUARTZ , $48-00 US.
From Meigu, Liangshan.
Sichuan province,
CHINA
Size Cabinet, 2.1 x 6.8 x 3.7cm, Weight 61 grams.
The Epidote crystals are to 6mm the Quartz has a pink to orange inclusion
not sure what it is does not look like Hematite.



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Code WN40-17 APOPHYLLITE with STILBITE , $120-00 US.
From near Malad, INDIA.
Size Cabinet, 4.5 x 8 x 3.8cm, Weight 66 grams.
What a great green colored Apopyllite the color hits you the crystal is fully terminated and is 28x9x10mm
there is ten Stilbites and the largest crystal is 31x14mm
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Code WN40-18 STIBNITE , $12-00 US.
From Wu Ling Antimony mine, Wu Ling County, Jaing Xi Province, China
Size Miniature, 3.9 x 1 x .6cm, Weight 4 grams.
The photographs do not do the Stibnite justice, It is very hard to get a good picture
the Stibnite is so reflective that it throws the light back at the camera.
Got them six years ago on my first trip to China they look great.
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Code WN40-19 RUBY CRYSTALS IN ANDESINE , $35-00 US.
From Arendal, NORWAY.
Size Miniature, 2.4 x 5.1 x 3.6cm, Weight 62 grams.
This is the first mineral from Norway I have had on my webb page.
The Ruby's are a lot redder than shown and there is some Mica blades in the matrix.
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Code WN40-20 PREHNITE over CALCITE, $140-00 US.
From Near Malad, INDIA
Size Cabinet, 3.7 x 9.5 x 6.3cm, Weight 128 grams.
The largest crystal is 27x8x36mm unusual to see the Prehnite completely
cover the Calcite, Looks nice, The pictures are brighter than the mineral.
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