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Item MS1 - TOURMALINE- Malhan Mounta, Chyta Region, Russia; (thumbnail) a terminated, glassy and semi-transparant rubellite tourmaline crystal, with a nice pink/red color (top is more red than pink). Crystal is roughly 3/4" high, and condition is good. Ex: Danny Jones (Firebird Minerals) piece. $50.

Item MS2 - EUDIALYTE- Kipawa Complex, Villedieu Township, Quebec, Canada; a very colorful slice this zirconium ore, 7" long, 4" high and 3/8" thick. One side has been polished to show the mix of red, black and white. Condition is fine. $130.

Item MS3 - Rutilated SMOKY QUARTZ- Casar, Cleveland County, North Carolina; a grouping of smoky quartz crystals, where the two largest form a cross ("X"), and have rutile running though them. Crystals have a nice transparancy to them, and measure 3" x 2 1/4" x 2 7/8". A specimen previously in the collection of Dennis Herman, which I acquired last year (only his North Carolina pieces). He purchased it from Ted Ledford (Terry's father) in 1988. Condition is good. $150.

Item MS4 - SPODUMENE- Minas Gerais, Brazil; a light-green, striated, "quite clear" spodumene, measuring 1 5/8" x 1" x 1/2". Acquired in the Dot Bliss inventory purchase last year. Condition is very good. $59.

Item MS5 - ZIRCON- Freeman Mine, Tuxedo, Henderson County, North Carolina; (thumbnail-sized, but not in a perky box) a doubly-terminated zircon crystal (pyramidal terminations), 1/2" long and with a nice lustre to the faces. Condition is good. $12.

Item MS6 - BAVENITE- Foote Mine, Cleveland County, North Carolina; a fine sample of this rare beryllium-rich mineral found in the Foote pegmatites. It's a full covering of snow-white crystals on the top surface of a 1 3/4" x 1" x 5/8" (thin) matrix. Condition is very good. $80.

Item MS7 - CELESTITE- Sakoany, Madagascar; hundreds of light-blue celestine crystals grow off a (mainly flat) 3 1/4" x 2 1/2" x 1 3/4" matrix piece. Largest crystals are roughly 1/2" high. Condition is good. Ex: Mark Hosler specimen. $80.

Item MS8 - BUERGERITE TOURMALINE (actually Fluor-Buergerite) - San Luis Potosi, Mexico; a half-dozen, roughly 1/4" crystals of this relatively uncommon tourmaline variety are set on a 1" x 1 1/8" x 1" matrix piece. From the recent purchase of Dot Bliss inventory. Condition is good. $45.

Item MS9 - AMETHYST with RUTILE inclusions- Tate Blvd, Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina; (thumbnail) a few thin needles of rutile run through two amethyst crystals that are joined at the side. Ex Kenny Gay specimen, and in good shape. $19.

Item MS10 - VIVIANITE- Off Broad Street, (downtown) Richmond, Virginia; a 2 1/4" wide, 1 7/8" high spray/fan of thick, black vivianite crystals from this surprise find in Richmond. I'm told this occured during the mid-1960's, and the mineral club "descended on the place" shortly thereafter (of course!). Specimen is a good Virginia sample. Ex: Dot Bliss specimen. $90.

Item MS11 - PYROMORPHITE on LIMONITE- Silver Hill Mine, Davidson County, North Carolina; a 3/4" wide area on a limonitic matrix piece has small, olive-green pyromorphite crystals growing off it (a few dozen crystals). Full measurements are 3 1/2" x 1 3/4" x 7/8", and condition is good. Ex Dennis Herman collection specimen. $65.

Item MS12 - MOLYBDENITE- Yates Mill Park, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina; (thumbnail) a 1/2", silvery molybdenite crystal is exposed on a small piece of matrix. Condition is good. $22.

Item MS13 - SCHEELITE- Pingwu Mine, Mt. Xuebaoding, Sichuan Province, China; two golden/tan-colored, octahedral scheelite crystals are perched on a muscovite-covered matrix in this piece. Largest scheelite is roughly 1" in diameter, with total specimen dimensions at 3 1/4" x 3" x 1 3/4". Condition is very good. $170.

Item MS14 - AMETHYST- Southwick Burn, Auchencair Dobbealtee, Dunfrieshire, Scotland; a 1 1/2" x 1 3/8" x 5/8" miniature of amethyst, consisting of a slightly "domed" growth with the top covered with amethyst. Condition is good. $25.

Item MS15 - WAVELLITE- Staley Mine, Randolph County, North Carolina; (thumbnail) creme-colored nodules of wavellite run up a narrow piece of matrix in this specimen. There's probably 20 nodules on the piece, which measures a little over 1" long. Condition is good. $18.

Item MS16 - KELLYITE- Bald Knob Deposit, Alleghany County, North Carolina; (thumbnail) yellow, bladed kellyite (a rare manganese-aluminum silicate) with a minor association of black galaxite. Ex Kenny Gay specimen. $45.

Item MS17 - TEKTITE- Maoming City, Guangdong Province, China; a 2 3/4" long, 1" wide, rounded (and tapered) sample of this material ejected when a meteorite impact occurs. Condition is very good. $55.

Item MS18 - DIAMOND- Aikhal Mine, Yakutia, Siberia, Russia; a 5.18 carat, octahedral diamond crystal, in good shape. $425.

Item MS19 - AMETHYST- near the intersection of Marshall Farm Road and Sanford Creek, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina; a nice NC amethyst - this one from Wake County. It's a terminated amethyst with good color and clarity, along with minor mud included. There's a re-healing at the bottom and matrix contact at one side, but these aren't noticeable when displayed. Measurements are 1 3/8" x 1 1/2" x 2", and condition is good. $125.

Item MS20 - BUERGERITE TOURMALINE- San Luis Potosi, Mexico; (thumbnail) a quality specimen of buergerite, with sharp (brown) crystals on a small matrix section. Condition is fine. $45.

Item MS21 - CLINOTHULITE- Deer Park Mine #2, Penland, Mitchell County, North Carolina; the end of a 2" x 1 1/2" piece of white albite is covered in pink clinothulite. Specimen came from the Dennis Herman collection, and condition is good. $30.

Item MS22 - CORUNDUM- Buffalo Church, Cherokee County, South Carolina; a corundum crystal that's tapered on both ends, and measuring 1 3/8" long and 1/2" wide. Most of the corundums I see from this location are thumbnail size, so this is a bit "out of the ordinary" for me. Condition is good. $42.

Item MS23 - CORUNDUM- Chrysler Curve, Clay County, North Carolina; two ruby (corundum) crystals are joined at the side in this specimen. Measurements are 1 1/4" x 1 1/2" x 1/2", with larger of two corundums being roughly 1/2" thick. A good piece from an uncommon NC locale. Condition is good. $45.

Item MS24 - AMETHYST- Cassville, Caswell County, North Carolina; a wide, doubly-terminated crystal with multiple terminations at one end. Specimen is a deeper purple at one end, and has a partial "white frosting" deposited on it around it's middle. Measurements are 1 3/4" x 1" x 1 1/8", and condition is good. $42.

Item MS25 - AQUAMARINE- Flat Rock Mica Mine, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina; an inch long (3/16" wide) green-blue aqua crystal is exposed from a smoky quartz matrix. Full measurements are 1" x 1/2" x 1 1/8", and specimen is mounted on a (removeable) plastic base for best orientation. Ex - Dennis Herman collection, and includes his label. Condition is good. $65.

Item MS26 - Opalized AMMONITE- Morocco; a 2 3/8" wide ammonite shell that's been polished to better show the opalization that has occurred. Condition is good. $45.

Item MS27 - JAMESONITE- Zacatecas, Mexico; a 1 1/4" x 1 1/4" x 3/4" "nest" of steel-grey crystals of this lead, iron, antimony sulfide. There's minor arsenopyrite crystals near the base, and condition is good. $29.

Item MS28 - ZIRCON- Old Statesville Airport, Iredell County, North Carolina; (thumbnail) a reddish-brown growth of zircon crystals, measuring roughly 1" long and 1/2" wide. Ex Kenny Gay specimen, in good condition. $32.

Item MS29 - POLLUCITE- Hebron, Maine; (thumbnail) a colorless, 1/4" x 3/8" specimen of this rare zeolite. A new mineral in my inventory, and in good condition. $45.

Item MS30 - BIKITAITE and FLUORAPATITE- Foote Mine, Cleveland County, North Carolina; another specimen from the Dennis Herman collection, where he obtained it from the Delaware Museum of Natural History, who got it from Peter Gavens in 1968. The specimen is a 3 1/2" x 2 1/2" x 1 1/2" matrix with a vug of white bikitaites, with minor purple fluorapatites perched on the bikitaites. An inexpensive sample of this Foote combination. $55.

Item MS31 - SPESSARTINE GARNET- Bald Knob, Alleghany County, North Carolina; perhaps 50 small orange/cinnamon garnets are spread across the forward-facing surface of a 1 1/4" x 1 1/4" x 3/4" piece of matrix. Garnets have a nice color/lustre to them, and specimen is in good shape. Ex: Kenny Gay collection piece. $42.

Item MS32 - QUARTZ with CHLORITE inclusions- Lockhart, Union County, South Carolina; a cluster of terminated quartz crystals, with the light-green chlorite included throughout. Crystals are terminated and sharp, with specimen measuring 1 1/8" x 1 1/2" x 1 1/4". Condition is very good. $45.

Item MS33 - APOPHYLLITE on STILBITE- Quarry #2, Pashan, Pune, India; two small, gemmy, green apophyllite crystals sit on a bed of white stilbite (on a small basalt matrix). Apophyllites are roughly 3/8" in length, with full specimen measurements at 1 1/2" x 1 1/4" x 1". Condition is very good. $40.

Item MS34 - CORUNDUM (ruby)- Propst Farm, Maiden, Lincoln County, North Carolina; a well-formed (hexagonal) corundum crystal - red with minor blue showing on a portion of the center/core on one end. Crystal is 1 1/4" long, 1" wide, and slightly tapered. Condition is very good. $45.

Item MS35 - RUTILE- Carolina Pyrophyllite Mine, Staley, Randolph County, North Carolina; (thumbnail) a single, 3/8", reddish rutile crystal is exposed on a white pyrophyllite matrix. Condition is good. $25.

Item MS36 - BERYL- Jeter McKinney Beryl Prospect, Estatoe, Mitchell County, North Carolina; another Dennis Herman piece - this one a yellow beryl in a white, granitic matrix with associated mica. Dimensions are 1 1/2" x 1" x 1 1/4", with beryl measuring 3/4" long and 3/8" wide. Condition is good. $42.

Item MS37 - ANATASE on MICA- Yates Brooks Farm, Lattimore, Cleveland County, North Carolina; (thumbnail) a nice anatase from Yates, with two bipyramidal crystals on a mica-covered matrix. Anatase stands out well, with largest crystal roughly 1/8" in length. Condition is fine. $39.

Item MS38 - SMOKY QUARTZ- Crabtree Quarry, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina; a 4+" long, 2" wide semi-transparant smoky crystal with some glassy faces and a good termination. Specimen has minor white albite at it's base, and a small biotite mica crystal perched half-way up one face. Specimen was found by the late Bob Crocker (collector extraordinaire!), was purchased by Laurie Adams, and sold to Kenny Gay. Condition is very good. $85.

Item MS39 - AMETHYST- Archie's Prospect, Montgomery County, North Carolina; (thumbnail) (location is named after Archie Craven, a long-time mineral collector from Troy, NC) This specimen is a terminated amethyst crystal with light smoky accents; roughly 7/8" high and 3/4" wide. There's also minor quartz attached at the back. Condition is good. $25.

Item MS40 - GALENA on CHERT- Treece, Kansas; two steel-grey galena cubes, one 1" in diameter and the other 1 1/4", are attached to a small plate of chert. There's also two smaller galenas on the matrix, and specimen measures 2 1/2" x 2 1/4" x 1 1/2". Ex Dot Bliss piece (Little Bear Rock Shop), and condition is very good. $55.

Item MS41 - BERYL- Bahia, Brazil; one of the dark-blue beryl crystals that used to be fairly plentiful on the market - this one is doubly-terminated and measuring 1 5/8" long and 1/2" wide. Condition is good. $30.

Item MS42 - RUTILE on GOETHITE- Crabtree Subdivision, Catawba County, North Carolina; a group of flattened siderite rhombs (pseudomorphed to goethite) has both red rutile needles on it's top surface as well as minor muscovite mica attached throughout. Dimensions are roughly 1" x 1 1/4" x 5/8", and condition is good. Condition is very good. $38.

Item MS43 - AQUAMARINE- Bahia, Brazil; a long, slender, transparant aqua crystal from Bahia. Crystal is 1 1/4" long, 1/8" wide, terminated and has great clarity. $39.

Item MS44 - BARITE and CALCITE- Wake Stone Quarry, Moncure, Lee County, North Carolina; another specimen from the recently purchased NC minerals from Dennis Herman (he bought it from Laurie Adams, label included, who had this priced at $45). This is 1/2"+ transparant calcites with an fine association of sharp, peach-colored barite sheafs. Full measurements are 2" x 1" x 1 1/4". Condition is very good. $35.

Item MS45 - CINNABAR on CALCITE- Tongren Mine, Guizhou, China; three deep, blood-red cinnabar crystals are contrasted against a white, calcite-lined matrix piece. Dimensions are 2 3/4" x 2" x 1 1/2", and condition is good. Something I purchased at the St. Marie Show (France) a few years back. $75.

Item MS46 - CORUNDUM- Augusta Heights locality, Conover, Catawba County, North Carolina; an uncleaned, mica encased, dark blue/grey corundum crystal. Specimen is tapered on one end, with measurements of 3 1/4" long and 2" wide at the larger end. Ex Kenny Gay Collection piece, and condition is good. Was found by the Conover Chair (business), and Kenny purchased it from Eric Fritz. $75.

Item MS47 - EMERALD in QUARTZ- Crabtree Emerald Mine, Spruce Pine, North Carolina; a chunk of white quartz is loaded with emerald (and minor smoky quartz and black schorl tourmaline). Dimensions are 2" x 1 1/2" x 1". Specimen could be cut into cabs (for a showy cab!) if so desired. $48.

Item MS48 - SMOKY QUARTZ- Condominium Prospect, Blowing Rock, Watauga County, North Carolina; an extremely clear smoky - terminated and with a light phantom inside. Specimen was a part of Laurie and Steve Adams' inventory, and was purchased by Kenny Gay in June of 2014. Crystal is 1 5/8" tall and 7/8" wide, and condition is fine. $60.

Item MS49 - APOPHYLLITE- Foote Mine, Cleveland County, North Carolina; a 3 1/4" x 2" x 1" matrix section is heavily covered (top) by small, semi-transparant, glittering apophyllite crystals. Condition is good. Ex: Kenny Gay specimen. $38.

Item MS50 - Grossular GARNET- Sierra de las Cruces, Coahuila, Mexico; a nice specimen of the Mexican "raspberry garnets", with a dozen garnets showing on a 2" x 1 1/4" x 1" matrix piece. Garnets vary from 1/8" to 3/4" in diameter, and specimen is in good shape. $85.

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