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.








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









Code WN40-3 FLUORITE with PHANTOMS and a QUARTZ CRYSTAL
and ARSENOPYRITE CRYSTAL , $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.








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.







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.





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.







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






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.







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






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.








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.








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.










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





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.






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.






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







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.






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.









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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