3000 - Spodumene from Afghanistan (53124)Holabird Western Americana Collections
A fine example of the yellow "triphane" variety of the mineral spodumene. The varietal term "triphane" is derived from the Greek...
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3001 - Elbaite (Tourmaline) from Brazil (53010)Holabird Western Americana Collections
This fine elbaite (tourmaline) specimen from the famous Barra de Salinas District (mouth of Salinas river) in the Coronel Murta district of Minas Gera
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3004 - Fluorite and Calcite from China (53133)Holabird Western Americana Collections
A brand new occurrence for fluorite in Fujian Province, China. This attractive specimen features a complex cluster of greenish fluorite crystals havin
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3005 - Fluorite and Quartz from China (53005)Holabird Western Americana Collections
This specimen features an extremely rare indigo-blue color of the mineral fluorite. Additionally, the crystal habit is very unusual. The crystals are
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3006 - Fluorite and Quartz from China (53008)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Fluorite is a very popular mineral, and it naturally occurs in all colors of the spectrum. Pure fluorite is colorless; the color variations are caused
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3007 - Fluorite from Henan Province, China (53077)Holabird Western Americana Collections
A recent find from Henan Province are attractive, reniform masses of emerald-green fluorite. The fluorite masses have small, but, well defined crystal
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3010 - Fluorite from Xiefang Mine, China (53021)Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Xiefang Mine is a volcanic-hydrothermal fluorite deposit possessing a fluorite vein system of 10 kilometers in length. The mine has yielded numero
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3011 - Fluorite from Yaogangxian Mine, China (53060)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Numerous intergrown, lustrous, color-zoned (blue-purple), cubic fluorite crystals reaching 1" across which are associated with colorless quartz...
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3012 - Fluorite from Yaogangxian Mine, China (53129)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Yaogangxian is a huge, underground tungsten-tin deposit. The mine covers an area of about 4 x 2.5 km and includes two large deposits of distinct type
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3013 - Garnet v. Andradite from China (53030)Holabird Western Americana Collections
An outstanding example of the garnet family species, Andradite. Andradite is a calcium iron nesosilicate mineral which occurs in skarns developed in c
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3014 - Garnet v. Andradite from China (53127)Holabird Western Americana Collections
A very well-formed cluster of greenish-bronze, dodecahedral andradite (garnet) crystals. The specimen is in outstanding condition and possesses very s
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3016 - Manganoan Calcite from China (53130)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Huge, rhombic crystals of light-pink, manganese-rich calcite crystals from the prolific specimen producing mines at Huanggang, Inner Mongolia. The gro
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3020 - Scheelite and Muscovite from China (53128)Holabird Western Americana Collections
The world's finest scheelite crystals have been produced from Mt. Xuebaoding in Sichuan Province, China. This is a superb example of the highly ...
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3021 - Sphalerite and Quartz from China (53054)Holabird Western Americana Collections
This specimen features more than ten gemmy, lustrous, sharp, reddish-orange sphalerite crystals which have grown on a matrix covered with colorless dr
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3023 - Apophyllite and Stilbite from India (53076)Holabird Western Americana Collections
This attractive apophyllite specimen features well-formed, lustrous, transparent to translucent light green crystals that are blocky in shape with ste
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3024 - Aegirine from Malawi (53078)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Aegirine is a member of the clinopyroxene group of inosilicates and is a sodium iron silicate. Aegirine occurs as dark green, monoclinic, prismatic cr
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3025 - Adamite from Ojuela Mine, Mexico (53017)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Adamite is a zinc arsenate hydroxide mineral which typically occurs in the oxidized or weathered zone above zinc ore occurrences. Pure adamite is colo
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3026 - Mimetite from Ojuela Mine, Mexico (53100)Holabird Western Americana Collections
A superb, crystallized botryoidal crust of bright yellow Mimetite. Mimetite is a lead arsenate chloride mineral which forms as a secondary mineral in
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3027 - Quartz & Amethyst from Mexico (57539)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Beautiful Quartz v. Amethyst from the Acatitlan Mine, Taxco de Alarcon, Mun. de Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico. 6" x 5" x 2.5".
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Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 200.00 - 1,000.00
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3028 - Cerussite from Namibia (53036)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Cerussite is a favorite species of mineral collectors. It is a lead carbonate mineral and is an important ore of lead. Cerussite crystallizes in the o
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3030 - Fluorite from Namibia (53048)Holabird Western Americana Collections
An attractive mineral specimen featuring dark olive-green cube-octahedral fluorite crystals in association with "booklets" of yellowish mu...
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3031 - Fluorite from Okorusu Mine, Namibia (53072)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mined since around 1920, the Okorusu Mine is an open pit fluorite mine. The deposit is part of an alkaline igneous-carbonatite ring-dike complex where
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3032 - Quartz v. Amethyst, Smoky from Namibia (53135)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two doubly-terminated predominately smoky-colored quartz crystals on a granitic matrix. The quartz has good luster and has a slight hint of amethyst c
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3033 - Quartz v. Amethyst from Namibia (53001)Holabird Western Americana Collections
A superb, large, single color-zoned crystal of quartz from the world famous deposit in the Goboboseb Mountains of Namibia. The quartz crystal features
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3034 - Quartz v. Amethyst from Namibia (53028)Holabird Western Americana Collections
An attractive quartz variety amethyst specimen featuring a single, stout, prismatic, purple-colored quartz crystal on a basalt rock matrix which is fu
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3035 - Schorl (Black Tourmaline) from Namibia (53121)Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Erongo Mountain is 20 km north of the town of Usakos in north central Namibia. Erongo mountain is 65 km in diameter and has significant mineral sp
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3036 - Apatite and Schorl from Pakistan (53062)Holabird Western Americana Collections
This specimen was recovered from one of the numerous, complex granitic pegmatites in the area of Bulochi, Pakistan. Bulochi is a small village 4 kilom
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3037 - Topaz from Pakistan (53043)Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a "jewel" of a topaz crystal, possessing a strong color, glassy luster, and gem-quality transparency. The crystal has textbook for...
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3038 - Fluorite from South Africa (53037)Holabird Western Americana Collections
A cluster of vibrant-green, octahedral fluorite crystals in superb condition from a surface deposit located 3 km north of the village of Riemvasmaak.
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3039 - Quartz v. Amethyst from South Africa (53015)Holabird Western Americana Collections
A very attractive and fascinating amethystine quartz crystal cluster from the Boekenhoutshoek area of South Africa. This occurence of quartz has been
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3040 - Quartz v. Amethyst from South Africa (53063)Holabird Western Americana Collections
A very well balanced and attractive cluster of amethyst quartz crystals which exhibiting the "cactus quartz" habit made famous by the spec...
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3041 - Quartz Crystal Cluster - 6.8 pounds (88602)Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is an approximately 6.8 pound cluster of many water-clear quartz crystals, the largest being nearly an inch between parallel faces and about two
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3047 - Rosebud Gold-Silver Mine Ore (61122)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Clay altered rhyolite with marcasite ± barite-clay-gold mineralization on fractures. 4x6x4.5". Field Guide: staff. (This specimen was foun...
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