B1020081) Barite with Calcite - Frizington, West Cumberland Iron Field, Cumbria, England, UK Size: 8.5 x 8.0 x 6.0 cm (small cabinet) Price: $ 2500 ex. Dawn and Jim Minette
A superb transparent gemmy pale bluish to greenish grouping of tabular terminated barite crystals measuring to 4.9 cm in height are set aesthetically upon a 8.5 x 8.0 x 6.0 cm mounded matrix covered by tiny sparkling colorless calcite crystals. With a 10x loupe I can find tiny and very minimal chipping on some of the crystal edges; to my naked eye this is damage-free as seen in the photos. Sits nicely for display; the barite is free-standing from the matrix and complete all around 360 degrees. The quality is excellent for this old-time classic. Ex Dawn and Jim Minette collection #WW081. Comes with label from the 2002 special exhibit at the East Coast Gem and Mineral Show. Ref: Symes & Young, Minerals of Northern England (2008). C123031) Carrollite with Calcite - Kamoya South II Mine, Kamoya, Kambove, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre) Size: 6.5 x 6.5 x 5.0 cm (small cabinet) Price: $ 4500
A superb matrix example for this relatively rare species! A brilliant mirror-bright sharply formed undamaged metallic carrollite crystal measuring 3.2 x 2.8 x 2.7 cm in size is frozen attractively within a 6.5 x 6.5 x 5.0 cm calcite cleavage matrix. Neat crystal faces; these are incredibly lustrous. The quality is outstanding. S1020281) Smithsonite - Kabwe Mine (Broken Hill Mine), Kabwe (Broken Hill), Central Province, Zambia Size: 7.8 x 6.2 x 5.2 cm (small cabinet) Price: $ 6800 ex. Dawn and Jim Minette
An outstanding well crystallized example for the species from this Zambian locality! Large translucent yellow crystals of smithsonite to 2.6 cm in size are nicely covering a 7.8 x 6.2 x 5.2 cm matrix. In outstanding condition damage-wise; the quality is excellent. The reference cited below mentions crystals at this locality measure to 2.0 cm; the crystals on this specimen are larger. Ex Dawn and Jim Minette collection #S281. Their data card notes that this was previously in the private collection of Gary Hansen. Ref: The Mineralogical Record, 11(6), 339-348.
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