Trinity Mineral Co - The 2001 Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines Show

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European Minerals
In this lot are a variety of interesting specimens - several from new finds and the rest are predominantly old timer classics. There are specimens from a new find of babingtonite in Norway and also a new find of apatite from Sweden.

Page 1 - European Minerals

Page 2 Specimens

EUR-20 $135.00
Zinkenite
4.3 x 2 x 2 cm
Wolfsberg
Harz, Germany
Type Locality

A fine old timer specimen of zinkenite from the type locality. This specimen has sprays of crystals to 0.7 cm across. The matrix consists of predominantly quartz.

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EUR-21 $145.00

Native Lead
3.5 x 2.7 x 1.5 cm
Långban
Värmland, Sweden

A fine specimen of native lead from the classic locality for it - Långban. This specimen has a light coating of hydrocerussite which is a very common alteration product for old timer specimens such as this one. There is some residual calcite attached to the specimen in the recesses.

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EUR-22 $200.00

Phosphosiderite
5.3 x 4 x 2.6 cm
Kronzberg
Oberpfalz, Bavaria
Germany

A fine 1.5 cm crystal of this iron phosphate is found on quartz rich matrix. This is very near the type locality for the species and is a classic old German locality.

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FP-01 $135.00

Pyromorphite & Mimetite
4.3 x 3.7 x 2.5 cm
Aveyron
France

This and the next two specimens are examples from a new find near Aveyron, France. This one is a "clump" of rounded crystals to 2 cm with lighter colored blebs of mimetite.

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FP-02 $165.00

Pyromorphite
6.5 x 4 x 3 cm
Aveyron
France

This specimen has a rounded crystals to 1.5 cm in length. Easily the nicest of the three that I picked up at the show.

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FP-03 $75.00

Pyromorphite & Mimetite
3 x 2.5 x 2.2 cm
Aveyron
France

This specimen has a rounded crystals to 1.8 cm in length. The lighter colored mineral is mimetite.

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EUR-02 $75.00

Babingtonite
6 x 5.5 x 1.5 cm
Grönsjöberg
Borlänge, Dalarna
Sweden

Crystals of dark brown to black babingtonite are found on this plate-like specimen covered with drusy quartz crystals. The largest babingtonite crystal is 1 cm across.

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EUR-03 $85.00
Babingtonite
6.2 x 5 x 1.6 cm
Grönsjöberg
Borlänge, Dalarna
Sweden

Heavy coverage of dark brown to black babingtonite crystals lining a portion of an exposed vug. The largest babingtonite crystal is about 0.5 cm across.

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EUR-04 $85.00
Babingtonite
6.2 x 5 x 1.6 cm
Grönsjöberg
Borlänge, Dalarna
Sweden

Dark brown to black babingtonite crystals to 0.5 cm are found on a bed of drusy quartz crystals.

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EUR-05 $35.00
Babingtonite
3.6 x 2.7 x 0.6 cm
Grönsjöberg
Borlänge, Dalarna
Sweden

0.5 cm doubly terminated crystal of dark brown to black babingtonite is found on a bed of drusy quartz. There are several smaller crystals of babingtonite also on this specimen.

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EUR-06

Babingtonite
5.5 x 3.5 x 1.7 cm
Grönsjöberg
Borlänge, Dalarna
Sweden

A fair coverage of dark brown to black babingtonite crystals on drusy quartz lining a portion of an exposed vug. The largest babingtonite crystal is about 0.7 cm across.

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EUR-08 $45.00
Hydroxylapatite
2.8 x 2.8 x 2.2 cm
Snörom
Norway

Fully terminated crystal of milky white apatite. Under SW UV light the specimen is non-reactive.

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EUR-09

Hydroxylapatite & Augite
4.3 x 3 x 2.4 cm
Snörom
Norway

Fully terminated crystal of milky white apatite. Under SW UV light the specimen is non-reactive. With this crystal there are also partial crystals of augite. Though they are not terminated the apatite is completley.

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FF-01 $50.00

Fluorite
6 x 4.5 x 2.7 cm
lLes Causses
France

Cluster of amber colored fluorite crystals. The largest crystal is 1.9 cm across.

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FF-02 $150.00

Fluorite
6.5 x 5.5 x 5 cm
le Burg
Tarn, France

Cluster of pastel blue to sky blue colored fluorite crystals. The largest crystal is 2 cm across.

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FF-03 $85.00

Fluorite
4.5 x 3.7 x 3.5 cm
le Burg
Tarn, France

Fine partial crystal of color zoned fluorite. The crystal has a thick "frosting" of very light pink dolomite on one side.

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FF-04 $300.00

Fluorite
12 x 6 x 5.5 cm
le Burg
Tarn, France

Nice cabinet sized specimen of dark blue fluorite crystals to 2 cm across. The close up photos reveals the color zoned nature of the crystals.

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