This Gallery presents a general selection from countries not included in the previous Galleries. You can find a variety of specimens from worlwide localities grouped by continents. In page 1 are included minerals from Africa, Asia, Oceania and Europe while page 2 includes specimens from America (excluding USA).

 

WMISC-08/67 - Elbaite

Minh Tien Mine, Luc Yen (Yenbai Province, Vietnam)

Matrixless composite prismatic crystal with a multiple termination of lustrous pink to yellowish elbaite. Contacted at back, otherwise undamaged.

3.1x2.3x2 - 110 €

 

 

WMISC-08/55 - Quartz

Ganesh Himal (Nepal)

A highly lustrous colorless transparent crystal of "Tessiner habitus" quartz with some matrix attached at bottom. Undamaged.

5.5x2.2x2 - 35 €

 

 

WMISC-08/54 - Quartz and chlorite

Ganesh Himal (Nepal)

A floater matrixless lustrous crystal of chlorite-included quartz with other smaller crystals attached. Top termination is transparent and shows quite well the green clouds of the inlcuded chlorite. Undamaged.

6.5x3.7x2.4 - 42 €

 

 

WMISC-08/124 - Quartz

Mooralla (Victoria, Australia)

Selection of lustrous translucent to transparent matrixless loose crystals or small clusters of smoky quartz from this classic Australian locality. Most of them are doubly terminated and size ranges from about 1.5 cm. to about 3 cm. Quite clean of damage although most of them presents some contacting at bottom where they were attached to the matrix or other crystals now lacking and there may be some tiny nicks here and there. Size of individual boxes as in the pictures is about 2.5 cm. on edge.

3 crystals - 10 €

 

 

WMISC-08/83 - Almandine

Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co. (New South Wales, Australia)

The Broken Hill locality is known, among others, by its nice spessartine crystals embedded in galena. Less known (and less beautiful) are the almandine crystals that appear in the country rock. The specimen presented here is a loose opaque dark red partial crystal of almandine, combination of dodecahedron and trapezohedron. Presents some contact areas and remnants of matrix.

5.3x4.5x4 - 15 €

 

 

WMISC-08/84 - Almandine

Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co. (New South Wales, Australia)

The Broken Hill locality is known, among others, by its nice spessartine crystals embedded in galena. Less known (and less beautiful) are the almandine crystals that appear in the country rock. The specimen presented here is a loose opaque dark red partial dodecahedral crystal of almandine. Presents some contact areas and remnants of matrix.

4.8x3.8x3.4 - 10 €

 

 

WMISC-08/85 - Spessartine and galena

Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co. (New South Wales, Australia)

Dark brown partial crystals of spessartine to about 2.5 cm. across intermixed with massive galena and greyish quartz. Some of the smaller crystals are translucent reddish and quite well formed. There are small cleaved masses of rhodonite. Although not perfect, this is a good example of this classic association from Broken Hill.

8.8x6.5x5.5 - 65 €

 

 

WMISC-08/1 - Amazonite

Imalo Pegmatite, Andrembesoa, Mania Valley, Betafo Department (Antananarivo Province, Madagascar)

Bluish-green crystals of microcline variety amazonite frozen in granitic pegmatite. The largest crystal measures 1.9x1.5x0.8 cm. and is undamaged.

5.8x5.2x3.8 - 35 €

 

 

WMISC-08/2 - Amazonite

Imalo Pegmatite, Andrembesoa, Mania Valley, Betafo Department (Antananarivo Province, Madagascar)

Bluish-green crystals of microcline variety amazonite to about 1.5x1x1 cm. frozen in light smoky quartz. Some black tourmaline at back. Main crystals are undamaged.

9.2x6x5.2 - 65 €

 

 

WMISC-06/2 - Wulfenite on galena

Mezica (Slovenia)

Heavy mass of altered galena and rusty limonite with several clusters of caramel to yellow platy crystals of wulfenite to about 1 cm. on edge. There are other morphologies in different places as psudocubic crystals or small elongated pyramidal crystals. A few small grey crystals of cerussite to about 0.2 cm. here and there. Considering the fragility of wulfenite and the age of the specimen, damage is minimal (some crystals with broken edges). From an old Spanish collection with label stating locality as Myers (Mies is the former name of Mezica).

11.3x7x5.8 - 190 €

 

 

WMISC-01/52 - Zircon

Seiland Island, Alta Fjord (Finnmark, Norwey)

This important classic locality has produced in the past some of the world's best zircon crystals although now it is quite difficult to find nice specimens. This one has doubly terminated reddish crystals of zircon to 2 cm. on a biotitic matrix. At the back of the specimen there is a large broken crystal, however all of the main crystals are undamaged.

5.8x4.8x4 - 135 €

 

 

WMISC-09/21 - Gypsum

Lafarge Quarry, Arignac (Ariège, France)

Two adjoining lustrous colorless absolutely clear crystals of gypsum with a little matrix attached at bottom. Undamaged. Difficult to photograph, the quality is indeed really high.

3.4x1.6x1.4 - Sold

 

 

WMISC-09/19 - Gypsum

Lafarge Quarry, Arignac (Ariège, France)

A thin slab of matrix with one side coated by lustrous colorless absolutely clear crystals of gypsum to about 2 cm. long in parallel arrangement. Some crystals are doubly terminated with one termination at each side ot the matrix. There is as well a tiny (about 2 mm. long) crystal of gemmy orange celestine at back. The termination of the largest crystal is contacted, otherwise undamaged. Difficult to photograph, the quality is indeed really high.

5x3.1x1.9 - 50 €

 

 

WMISC-09/18 - Gypsum

Lafarge Quarry, Arignac (Ariège, France)

Parallel 4x2-cm. cluster of lustrous colorless absolutely clear crystals of gypsum to about 3 cm. long on matrix. There are a few small complex crystals of pyrite associated. Undamaged. Difficult to photograph, the quality is indeed really high, this is probably the best of the group.

5x4.3x3.1 - 65 €

 

 

WMISC-09/17 - Gypsum and celestine

Lafarge Quarry, Arignac (Ariège, France)

A piece of matrix coated on one side by a parallel arrangement of lustrous colorless absolutely clear crystals of gypsum to about 2.2 cm. long. There are some tiny (to 2 mm. long) gemmy golden crystals of celestine associated. One crystal presents its termination contacted, otherwise undamaged. Difficult to photograph, the quality is indeed really high.

7.2x4.1x3.6 - 65 €

 

 

WMISC-09/9 - Phosgenite on galena

Monteponi Mine, Iglesias (Sardinia, Italy)

The Monteponi Mine in the south of the island of Sardinia is famous for the world-class specimens of phosgenite found, probably the best examples of this mineral found anywhere. Today it is quite difficult to find any of those specimens.

Here is presented a cluster of lustrous transparent grey tabular crystals to about 0.8 cm. across on galena. Quite clean of damage.

3x1.8x1.7 - Sold

 

 

WMISC-06/15 - Sulfur and calcite

Agrigento (Sicily, Italy)

Floater group of amber-yellow translucent crystals of sulfur with some small white calcite crystals in a few areas. The largest crystal on top of the specimen is 3.8x2.3x2 cm. and presents a small ding on a corner, nothing important considering the fragility of sulfur and the age of the specimen. Apart of this, the specimen is undamaged. Calcite is fluorescent in a reddish-pink color. Comes from an old recycled French collection.

3.8x2.7x3.5 - 95 €

 

 

WMISC-06/16 - Sulfur and calcite

Agrigento (Sicily, Italy)

A limestone-sulfur matrix coated by a carpet of small white calcite crystals on which several large lustrous bright yellow crystals of sulfur to about 3 cm. across lie. Considering the fragility of sulfur and the age of the specimen, the amount of damage is minimal and restricted to areas on the edges of the specimen, the main crystals are undamaged. Calcite is fluorescent in a reddish-pink color. Nice specimen from this classic district. Comes from an old recycled French collection.

8x7x5.3 - 215 €

 

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