CCN0347 | |||||
Barite | |||||
Dongchuan copper mining area, Kunming Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Small Cabinet | 6.5x5x2.5cm | 60g | |||
Greenish yellow, sharp and transparent barite xls with some chalcopyrite inclusions. The specimen is covered with barite on both sides! Some exposed xls have small damages that do not distract from the overall appearance. | |||||
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DCN1007 | |||||
Barite | |||||
Dongchuan, Kunming Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Cabinet | 11.5x9x8cm | 1110g | |||
Honey-yellow barite xls to several cm. Transparent and translucent zones. The whole specimen consists of barite. | |||||
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CDE1608 | |||||
Barite, Tetrahedrite, Erythrite with Dolomite | |||||
Kamsdorf, Saalfeld, Thuringia, Germany | |||||
Small Cabinet | 7x5.5x4.5cm | 235g | |||
Vug in permian limestone, filled with bladed, pink barite to 2.5cm and well crystallized tetrahedrite xls of 2mm. Further coloration is added by tiny globular aggregates of red erythrite (see photo). Found 1999. | |||||
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DCN0905 | |||||
Barite, Stibiconite with Quartz | |||||
Dachang (Qinglong) Sb-Au deposit, Qinglong Co, Qianxinan Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province, China | |||||
Cabinet | 12.5x8x4cm | 351g | |||
Leafy, well crystallized creamy white barite together with small, stibiconite coated stibnite clusters growing on a matrix of druzy quartz. Small damages. | |||||
fluorescent SW and LW yellow and orange matrix areas | |||||
DCN0887 | |||||
Barite, Stibiconite ps Stibnite | |||||
Xikuangshan Mine, Lengshuijiang Co, Loudi Prefecture, Hunan Province, China | |||||
Cabinet | 16x6.5x5cm | 368g | |||
Very well developed barite xls, transparent with phantoms. Some damaged tips (see photo). Covered with fine crust of the Antimony mineral Stibiconite (yellow to orange) from one direction. Several stibiconite ps stibnite x. Mined before 1995 | |||||
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DCN0892 | |||||
Barite | |||||
Jinkouhe, Ebian, Sichuan Province, China | |||||
Cabinet | 10x8x5cm | 527g | |||
Blocky, tabular light blue, shiny and translucent barite xls, some with frosted creamy yellow opaque outer layers. Both sides crystallized, almost a floater. | |||||
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DCN1270 | |||||
Barite with Calcite | |||||
Xiefang mine, Ruijin County, Jiangxi Province, China | |||||
Cabinet | 11.5x8x4.5cm | 270g | |||
Ultrasharp, transparent yellow barite, associated by lenticular white calcite. Found before 2006, seems to have disappeared now. | |||||
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CES0528 | |||||
Barite with Fluorite | |||||
Moscona Mine, Villabona, Solis, Asturias, Spain | |||||
Small Cabinet | 7x6x3cm | 115g | |||
Sharp, white and transparent barite xls to 3cm. Looks much better in person, the photo unfortunately makes it appear quite flat. | |||||
fluorescent LW yellow | |||||
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DFR1160 | |||||
Barite, Copper native with Quartz | |||||
Le Burg Mine (Le Burc Mine), Alban - Le Fraysse area, Tarn, Midi-Pyrenees, France | |||||
Cabinet | 11x7x6.5cm | 545g | |||
Yellow transparent barite xls to 1cm in a vug lined with manganese minerals and minute xls of native copper on quartz. Unusual association from a mine that is famous for its blue fluorites. These are only present on this specimen as blue fluorescent cleavage planes in the matrix. Found in 1981. | |||||
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CCN1009 | |||||
Barite | |||||
Luquan, Kunming Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Small Cabinet | 5.5x4.1x2.7cm | 268g | |||
Single barite x, blue transparent with internal color zoning! The base is a cleavage plane. Relatively new find from Yunnan. | |||||
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DCN1704 | |||||
Fluorite, Barite | |||||
Honghe Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Cabinet | 10x7x4cm | 320g | |||
Deep indigo blue fluorite cubes with matte surface, overgrown by bright white bladed barite. The fluorite exhibits a color change between deep indigo blue in daylight to violet blue in incandescent light! Exact locality is unknown. The color is natural, the specimen had not been irradiated! Mined before 2004. | |||||
fluorescent LW blue fluorite | |||||
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DCN0891 | |||||
Barite | |||||
Jinkouhe, Ebian, Sichuan Province, China | |||||
Cabinet | 14x11x8cm | 1138g | |||
Bladed xls to 7cm, glassy with sawtooth edges and transparent yellow tips. Some Matrix. | |||||
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DCN0884 | |||||
Barite | |||||
Jinkouhe, Ebian, Sichuan Province, China | |||||
Cabinet | 10x7x6cm | 480g | |||
Colorless transparent, glassy aggregate of double terminated xls, some with yellow tips. Remarkable are the rounded edges and at least one fluid inclusion (enhydro) with moving gas bubble. | |||||
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CCN0316 | |||||
Barite | |||||
Dongchuan copper mining area, Kunming Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Small Cabinet | 9.5x9x8cm | 770g | |||
Honey-yellow barite xls to 8cm! Transparent and translucent zones. Characteristic from this findplace are inclusions of sub-mm to mm chalcopyrite inclusions that cause a golden sparkling effect. The whole specimen consists of barite, many of the smaller xls are damaged. The three main xls however are well preserved. The specimen is from a regular copper mining operation with the consequential rough handling. | |||||
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DCN0985 | |||||
Barite with Calcite | |||||
China | |||||
Cabinet | 13.5x11x6cm | 750g | |||
Cleaved tip of a large calcite x, overgrown by flat, orange to yellow barite xls and other minerals. Found around 2005. The exact findplace is unknown. | |||||
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DES0527 | |||||
Barite | |||||
Moscona Mine, Villabona, Solis, Asturias, Spain | |||||
Cabinet | 16x9x5cm | 680g | |||
Sharp, white and transparent barite xls to 3cm | |||||
fluorescent LW yellow | |||||
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DCN0109 | |||||
Barite, Stibiconite | |||||
Xikuangshan Mine, Lengshuijiang Co, Loudi Prefecture, Hunan Province, China | |||||
Cabinet | 12x10x6cm | 692g | |||
Very well developed barite xls, transparent with phantoms. Largely undamaged. One side is covered with a fine crust of the Antimony mineral Stibiconite (yellow to orange). | |||||
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DCN1377 | |||||
Barite, Creedite, Stibiconite with Fluorite | |||||
Houhuayuan Mine, Dachang (Qinglong) Sb-Au deposit, Qinglong County, Qianxinan Aut. Prefecture, Guizhou Province, China | |||||
Cabinet | 18x10x4cm | 580g | |||
Cream colored to reddish sparkly barite clusters dominate this specimen, however there is much more to discover: colorless transparent creedite and yellow, earthy stibiconite. A unique combination on a quite esthetic specimen! | |||||
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DCN0315 | |||||
Barite | |||||
Dongchuan copper mining area, Kunming Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Cabinet | 17x16x7cm | 1505g | |||
Very sharp, glassy blades of barites, greenish yellow with grey phantoms and partial limonite coating (could be removed). Golden sparkling chalcopyrite inclusions. Difficult to photograph, much better in person. Very few damages. Thin matrix, most of the specimen consists of barite. | |||||
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ECN0304 | |||||
Quartz, Barite | |||||
Mianyang, Jinkouhe, Sichuan Province, China | |||||
Large Cabinet | 30x19x10cm | 4010g | |||
Sharp barite xls, yellowish white with satin luster and white phantoms, growing on transparent rock crystal tips to 5cm length, some colored by hematite. Large, representative specimen, fully crystallized! Looks much better in person, as the rock crystal is barely visible in the photos. Will be shipped in custom-made wooden box. | |||||
fluorescent Barite LW yellowish | |||||
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DCN0400 | |||||
Fluorite, Barite | |||||
Honghe Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Cabinet | 19x14.5x9cm | 2520g | |||
Fluorite cubes to 2cm along edge with matte surface, overgrown by white balls of barite blades. The fluorite exhibits a color change between deep indigo blue in daylight to violet blue in incandescent light! Exact locality is unknown. The color is natural, the specimen had not been irradiated! Base is sawn. Mined before 2004. | |||||
fluorescent LW patchy yellow matrix | |||||
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ECN0397 | |||||
Barite, Stibiconite | |||||
Xikuangshan Mine, Lengshuijiang Co, Loudi Prefecture, Hunan Province, China | |||||
Large Cabinet | 30x14x14cm | 5430g | |||
Large specimen of sharp, blocky barite xls, transparent with grey phantoms. Largely undamaged, most of what appears like bruises in the picture are internal reflections in the crystals. Covered with a fine crust of the Antimony mineral Stibiconite (yellow to orange) from one direction. Mined before 1995, the findplace is considered a "Chinese classic". Will be shipped in a custom made wooden box. | |||||
fluorescent LW patchy yellow matrix minerals | |||||
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