WMISC-07/102 - Malachite

M. L'Etoile du Congo, Lumumbashi (Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo)

Large plate of pure malachite made of disc-like aggregates with a radial structure visible at sections on the edge of the specimen. Very minor bruising in just a few points, barely visible. Interesting specimen and different from the malachites seen on the market.

11x10.5x3.5 - Sold

WMISC-08/6 - Stibiconite

Zacatecas (México)

A matrixless singly terminated crystal of former antimonite completely replaced by yellowish stibiconite. Undamaged and with a nice termination as seen in the pictures. I only have Zacatecas as provenance but it probably comes from nearby Catorce at San Luis Potosí state.

8.1x2x1.4 - 52 €

WSPA-08/3 - Sphalerite

Las Mánforas Mine, Áliva, Picos de Europa (Cantabria, Spain)

Lustrous translucent honey-colored crystalline mass of sphalerite in a matrix of fine-grained grey to white dolomite-rich carbonate rock. Undamaged.

4.7x4.4x1.5 - 24 €

WSPA-08/4- Sphalerite

Las Mánforas Mine, Áliva, Picos de Europa (Cantabria, Spain)

Matrixless mass of translucent orange crystalline sphalerite with a few small pyrite grains associated. Minor cleaving at bottom, otherwise undamaged.

4x3.1x3 - 32 €

WSPA-08/5 - Sphalerite and calcite

Las Mánforas Mine, Áliva, Picos de Europa (Cantabria, Spain)

Large partial crystal of lustrous gemmy translucent honey-colored sphalerite with a 3.3x2.3 cm. crystal of grey calcite attached on one side. It shows real faces in parallel growth, something quite unusual at this classic locality. Cleaved at bottom which gives a perfect base for display.

6.4x4.8x4.2 - 75 €

WPOR-01/88 - Hureaulite

Mesquitela, near Mangualde (Viseu District, Portugal)

Pinkish vuggy masses of hurealulite in a quartz/phosphates pegmatitic matrix. There are some microcrystals inside the vugs. Sample has not been analysed and there may be other phosphates associated as well.

5.3x3.6x3.3 - 10 €

WMISC-07/123 - Variscite and rockbridgeite

Corrego do Boa Vista, Laranjeiras, Galiléia (Minas Gerais, Brazil)

Pinkish-red spheres of variscite to about 3 mm. across, purplish masses of phosphosiderite and dark brown to black radiating rockbridgeite on a matrix of albite, quartz and altered primary phosphates. Sample has not been analysed and there may be other phosphates associated as well.

7.4x7x5.5 - 65 €

WMISC-07/125 - Variscite and phosphosiderite

Corrego do Boa Vista, Laranjeiras, Galiléia (Minas Gerais, Brazil)

Small pinkish-red spheres of variscite associated to purplish masses of phosphosiderite coating vugs in a pegmatitic matrix of albite and phosphates. Sample has not been analysed and there may be other phosphates associated as well.

7.2x6.5x4 - 50 €

WMISC-07/122 - Variscite

Corrego do Boa Vista, Laranjeiras, Galiléia (Minas Gerais, Brazil)

Small pinkish-red spheres of variscite to about 1 mm. across coating vugs in a pegmatitic matrix of albite and primary phosphates. Sample has not been analysed and there may be other phosphates associated as well.

6.3x6x3.5 - 43 €

WMISC-07/121 - Variscite

Corrego do Boa Vista, Laranjeiras, Galiléia (Minas Gerais, Brazil)

Rich coatings of pinkish-red variscite in a vuggy pegmatitic matrix. Sample has not been analysed and there may be other phosphates associated as well.

6x4.5x3.3 - 42 €

WMISC-07/120 - Variscite

Corrego do Boa Vista, Laranjeiras, Galiléia (Minas Gerais, Brazil)

Lustrous dark pink to red spheres to about 1 mm. across and translucent to transparent tiny crystals of variscite on a vuggy albite matrix with other phosphates associated. A large part of the matrix is a vitreous green mass of probably ambligonite, however the sample has not been analysed and there may be other phosphates associated as well. The best of the group.

6.4x5.5x4.7 - 75 €

WMISC-07/119 - Variscite

Corrego do Boa Vista, Laranjeiras, Galiléia (Minas Gerais, Brazil)

Small pinkish-red spheres of variscite to about 2 mm. across coating vugs in a pegmatitic matrix of albite and primary phosphates. Sample has not been analysed and there may be other phosphates associated as well.

7x4.7x4.5 - 32 €

WMISC-07/124 - Variscite and phosphosiderite

Corrego do Boa Vista, Laranjeiras, Galiléia (Minas Gerais, Brazil)

Small dark pink to red spheres and translucent to transparent tiny crystals of variscite associated to purplish masses of phosphosiderite on a vuggy pegmatitic matrix of albite and phosphates. Sample has not been analysed and there may be other phosphates associated as well.

3.8x3.4x3 - Sold

WMISC-07/118 - Variscite

Corrego do Boa Vista, Laranjeiras, Galiléia (Minas Gerais, Brazil)

Small pinkish-red spheres to about 1 mm. across and tiny crystals of variscite on a matrix of vuggy albite.

4.5x3x1.9 - 17 €