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XM80TQ

Radial aggregates of acicular Linarite crystals, translucent, with great luster and a very vivid color, on a Quartz-coated matrix. The specimen is from the Lee Hogg collection.

Grand Reef Mine, Laurel Canyon, Grand Reef Mountain, Klondyke, Aravaipa District, Graham County, Arizona USA

Specimen size: 3.1 x 2.9 x 1.3 cm

Former collection of Lee Hogg

XM140TC

Group of crystals, very aerial and on matrix, of Quartz pseudomorphs after Aragonite, an unusual substitution and, in this case, also very aesthetic. The crystals have recognizable crystal shapes, and are translucent and white. The specimen comes from the Alain Martaud collection, whose label we will send to the buyer.

Los Pajaritos-Cabezo de Don Juan Ravine, Llano del Beal, Cartagena, Comarca Campo de Cartagena, Region of Murcia (Murcia) Spain (1980-1985)

Specimen size: 10.5 x 7.8 x 9 cm

Former collection of Alain Martaud

XM150TJ

Parallel and scepter growth of doubly terminated crystals, very lustrous, transparent, and with an intense smoky color, on a group of very elongated white Quartz crystals.

Steinkopf, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape Province South Africa (08/2010)

Specimen size: 5 x 3.1 x 2.2 cm

XM220ET

Complex Sphalerite crystal with rounded and poorly defined faces and edges, translucent and with a light yellow color. Very aerial and on matrix, with small very sharp crystals of Arsenopyrite, Magnetite, and Muscovite.

Huanggang Mines, Hexigten Banner (Kèshíkèténg Qí), Chifeng (Ulanhad), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region China (2016)

Specimen size: 4.6 x 3.2 x 2.2 cm

Main crystal size: 2.1 x 2 cm