Miscellaneous Gallery-1

WMISC-08/86 - Crocoite

Adelaide Mine, Dundas (Tasmania, Australia)

Jack-straw masses of thin lustrous red crystals of crocoite to about 1.5 cm. long (most smaller) on limonitic matrix. Quite rich with crystals on all sides of the specimen laying the best colored and more translucent at bottom. This specimen is quite fragil, although I will do my best with packing, probably some crystals will be dettached and broken on shipping.

10.5x7.8x6 - 110 €

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-10/10 - Prehnite

Sandaré, Nioro du Sahel Circle (Kayes Region, Mali)

A matrixless specimen of translucent green prehnite showing a smooth spherical aggregate with an overgrowth of orthorhombic "clamshell" crystals on opposite sides of the sphere. There are some dark green needles of epidote as inclusions. Undamaged and quite different from the typical prehnites from Mali.

1.8x1.5x1.5 - 15 €

WMISC-10/11 - Prehnite

Sandaré, Nioro du Sahel Circle (Kayes Region, Mali)

A matrixless specimen of translucent green prehnite showing smooth spherical aggregates with an overgrowth of orthorhombic "clamshell" crystals on opposite sides of the spheres. There are some dark green needles of epidote as inclusions. Undamaged and quite different from the typical prehnites from Mali.

1.9x1.7x1.6 - 18 €

WMISC-10/12 - Prehnite

Sandaré, Nioro du Sahel Circle (Kayes Region, Mali)

2x1.6x1.3 - 15 €

WMISC-10/13 - Prehnite

Sandaré, Nioro du Sahel Circle (Kayes Region, Mali)

2.1x1.7x1.7 - 18 €

WMISC-10/14 - Prehnite

Sandaré, Nioro du Sahel Circle (Kayes Region, Mali)

1.8x1.6x1.6 - 18 €

WMISC-10/15 - Prehnite

Sandaré, Nioro du Sahel Circle (Kayes Region, Mali)

1.9x1.7x1.2 - 20 €

WMISC-10/16 - Prehnite

Sandaré, Nioro du Sahel Circle (Kayes Region, Mali)

2.2x1.5x1.5 - 20 €

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-10/7 - Kermesite

Pezinok, Malé Karpaty Mtns. (Slovakia)

Lustrous dark red needles, some forming radial aggregates, of kermesite to about 7 mm. long on matrix. Quite rich specimen from the classic European locality.

4.9x3.7x3.3 - 35 €

WMISC-10/8 - Kermesite

Pezinok, Malé Karpaty Mtns. (Slovakia)

Lustrous dark red needles of kermesite to about 1 cm. long forming radial aggregates on matrix. Nice specimen from the classic European locality.

7.2x5.3x3.8 - 35 €

WMISC-10/9 - Kermesite

Pezinok, Malé Karpaty Mtns. (Slovakia)

Lustrous dark red needles of kermesite to about 2 cm. long forming radial aggregates on a stibnite-rich matrix associated to small white crystals of calcite. Nice specimen from the classic European locality.

8.5x5.7x4 - 60 €

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-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-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 €

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 €