Chinese Minerals

As mentioned in the reports the quality of the material coming out of China is getting very good.  This 2001 Munich Show also presented the collecting world with many more excellent specimens from this nation.  Excellent specimens of scheelite, fluorite and garnet are but a few of the many species making their way out to the collecting world.  I saw excellent specimens of stibnite, barite, calcite, quartz, cassiterite, pyromorphite, scheelite, beryl, fluorite and a lot more at the show.  For my presentation I focused on Fluorite and Scheelite.  I could have gone after a lot more but ran out of space in my suit case.

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CH-01 - $185.00
Fluorite
Yao Guang Xian Mine
Hunan Province
China
10 x 8.5 x 4.5 cm
 

Very attractive specimen of fluorite draped around the top of this calcareous matrix.  The crystals have a fine pastel blue color with a hint of violet.  No damage to any of the crystals.

To order this specimen send email to:
John@TrinityMinerals.com

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CH-02 - $135.00
Fluorite
Yao Guang Xian Mine
Hunan Province
China
6.8 x 6 x 2 cm
 

Out of the same mold as CH-1 this specimen differs with isolated crystals of fluorite of the same pastel colors.  Very transparent and all are complete.  The largest is 1.4 cm across.   No damage to any of the crystals.

To order this specimen send email to:
John@TrinityMinerals.com

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CH-03 - $100.00
Fluorite
Yao Guang Xian Mine
Hunan Province
China
7 x 4.5 x 3 cm
 

This specimen has distinct color zones of violet with interesting patterns/phantoms detailing former cubic faces and lines delineating octahedral faces. No damage and very good luster.

To order this specimen send email to:
John@TrinityMinerals.com

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CH-05 - $75.00
Garnet
Le Chang
Guang Dong Province
China
5 x 5 x 2.7 cm
 

The rock is covered with trapezohedral crystals of garnet to 0.7 cm across. The vast majority are very gemmy and sharply crystallized.   No damage to any of the crystals.

To order this specimen send email to:
John@TrinityMinerals.com

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CH-06 - $125.00
Fluorite & Scheelite
Yao Guang Xian Mine
Hunan Province
China
4.3 x 3.8 x 2.3 cm
 

1.3 cm crystal of fluorite is set in the center of this specimen of dolomite and quartz.  There are also a dozen or so small crystals of scheelite to 2.5 mm across.    No damage to any of the crystals.

To order this specimen send email to:
John@TrinityMinerals.com

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CH-07 - $50.00
Fluorite & Quartz
Yao Guang Xian Mine
Hunan Province
China
3.6 x 3.4 x 1.5 cm
 
 

Compsite specimen of fluorite crystals with a solitary 1 cm crystal of quartz emerging from the group.  The fluorite has some odd coloring on the surface.  No damage.

To order this specimen send email to:
John@TrinityMinerals.com

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CH-08 - $65.00
Fluorite & Quartz
Yao Guang Xian Mine
Hunan Province
China
3.5 x 3.3 x 2.8 cm
 

This crystal of fluorite has a solitary 2.5 cm quartz crystal associated with it.  The center of the fluorite crystal has a phantom.

To order this specimen send email to:
John@TrinityMinerals.com

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CH-09 - $75.00
Fluorite & Quartz
Yao Guang Xian Mine
Hunan Province
China
4 x 3.6 x 2 cm
 

Two partial intergrown fluorite crystals host a solitary quartz crystal that is 1.5 cm in length.  The surface of the fluorite has some bizarre surface colorings.

To order this specimen send email to:
John@TrinityMinerals.com

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CH-10 - $135.00
Fluorite & Quartz
Yao Guang Xian Mine
Hunan Province
China
4.3 x 3 x 2.4 cm
 

Very sharply terminated quartz crystal with a 1.3 x 1.2 cm crystal of fluorite.  The fluorite has distinct phantoms outlining octahedral forms.

To order this specimen send email to:
John@TrinityMinerals.com

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CH-11 - $350.00
Scheelite & Apatite on Muscovite
Xiebaoding Mine
Sichuan Province
China
8.7 x 6.5 x 4.7 cm
 

0.8 cm crystal of light pink apatite is set on matrix consisting of muscovite.  Oh yeah, there is also a few nice crystals of orange scheelite to 2.5 cm across. The smaller group of scheelite crystals are completely free of any damage as is the rest of the specimen.

To order this specimen send email to:
John@TrinityMinerals.com

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CH-12- 
Scheelite & Albite on Muscovite
Xiebaoding Mine
Sichuan Province
China
10 x 9 x 5.5 cm
 

A 3.4 cm crystal of scheelite is set on muscovite matrix along with crystals of albite. The scheelite is completely free of any damage.

To order this specimen send email to:
John@TrinityMinerals.com

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CH-13 - $400.00
Scheelite & Muscovite
Xiebaoding Mine
Sichuan Province
China
8 x 7.5 x 6 cm
 

Very large and well formed crystal of scheelite!  This crystal has a dimension of 8 cm at its widest point! The crystal is fully and completely terminated.

To order this specimen send email to:
John@TrinityMinerals.com

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CH-14 - $225.00
Scheelite on Muscovite
Xiebaoding Mine
Sichuan Province
China
6.5 x 5 x 3.5 cm
 

A 4.5 composite crystal of scheelite rests on matrix of muscovite.  The crystal is completely undamaged with dozens of small crystal faces on the left side of the display face. It is complete all the way around. Again, the scheelite is completely free of any damage.

To order this specimen send email to:
John@TrinityMinerals.com

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CH-15 Sold in the Mineralshows.com Auctions
Scheelite & Albite on Muscovite
Xiebaoding Mine
Sichuan Province
China
7 x 5.5 x 3 cm
 

A 3 x 3 cm crystal of scheelite is found with a 2.8 cm crystal of albite.  Both crystals are completely free of any damage.

To order this specimen send email to:
John@TrinityMinerals.com

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CH-16 - 
Fluorite & Wolframite
Yao Guang Xian Mine
Hunan Province
China
4.5 x 4 x 3 cm
 

Crystal of wolframite var. ferberite hosts a 2.8 cm fluorite crystal.  The fluorite is free of any damage though the ferberite crystal does have one ding as seen in the lower right hand photo.

To order this specimen send email to:
John@TrinityMinerals.com

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CH-17 - $95.00
Fluorite on Muscovite
Yao Guang Xian Mine
Hunan Province
China
3.7 x 3.5 x 2.8 cm
 

2 x 1.8 cm composite crystal of fluorite on green muscovite with small dolomite crystals. This specimen is a floater as there is no visible contact point anywhere to be found on this specimen!

To order this specimen send email to:
John@TrinityMinerals.com

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CH-18 - Sold in the Mineralshows.com Auctions
Fluorite & Scheelite on Quartz
Yao Guang Xian Mine
Hunan Province
China
5 x 3.5 x 3 cm
 

Gemmy 1.8 cm water clear interpenetration twin crystal group of fluorite set on a fully terminated quartz crystal.  Also present are small crystals of calcite and scheelite.  No damage to any portion of the specimen!

To order this specimen send email to:
John@TrinityMinerals.com

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CH-19 - $75.00
Fluorite
Yao Guang Xian Mine
Hunan Province
China
3.5 x 2.5 x 2 cm
 

Cluster of fluorite crystals with violet phantoms.  The largest of the crystals is 1.6 cm across. No damage.

To order this specimen send email to:
John@TrinityMinerals.com

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CH-20 - $135.00
Fluorite & Pyrite
Yao Guang Xian Mine
Hunan Province
China
4.6 x 4.1 x 3.4 cm
 

No matter how good this looks to you on the screen, in person it looks better! The largest of these crystals is 2.9 cm across. There is a crust of minute pyrite crystals coating a portion of one of the crystals.

To order this specimen send email to:
John@TrinityMinerals.com

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CH-21 - $165.00
Schorl in Beryl
Ping Wu Mine
Yao Guang Xian Mine
Sichuan Province
China
6 x 4.5 x 3.7 cm
 

Group of beryl crystals - all with inclusions of schorl crystals.  No damage to any of the beryl crystals which reach up to 2 cm across.  No damage to any of the crystals.

To order this specimen send email to:
John@TrinityMinerals.com

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CH-22 - $65.00
Cassiterite & Beryl
Ping Wu Mine
Yao Guang Xian Mine
Sichuan Province
China
3.4 x 3. x 3 cm
 

Cassiterite crystal group with crystals of tabular beryl v. goshenite.   No damage to any of the crystals.

To order this specimen send email to:
John@TrinityMinerals.com

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CH-23 - $45.00
Fluorite
Ping Wu Mine
Yao Guang Xian Mine
Sichuan Province
China
7 x 4.2 x 2.5 cm
 

Olive colored fluorite with a few portruding cubic crystals with color zoned phantoms.  The large crystal is 1.7 cm across.  No damage to any of the crystals.

To order this specimen send email to:
John@TrinityMinerals.com

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