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# K10001 Stilbite with Cavansite
Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India
11 x 8 x 5 cm
$325
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# K10007 Marcasite Crystals with Copper Oxidation on Limestone with Fossils
Indiana
(Ex- Paul Lazar Collection)
16.5 x 9.5 x 9 cm
$350
Large mass of Marcasite crystals up to 0.5 cm on Limestone, which contains small fossils. Marcasite has orthorhombic symmetry forming elongated modified prismatic crystals with a rectangular outline. Marcasite is frequently twinned in distinctive cockscomb or radial clusters.
Aesthetic balance of a pristine golden brown Calcite crystal (3 cm) on glistening Quartz, including small Quartz stalactites.
Rich green acicular Malachite crystals pseudomorphing a vug of Barite crystals.
Snow-white Manganocalcite crystal groupings resembling cotton balls and glassy Calcite crystals on matrix.
Very attractive display of lustrous light blue Clevelandite (var. of Albite) crystals on a large Orthoclase crystal with a touch of red Lepidolite on the side.
Eye catching gemmy Calcite rhombohedral crystals from the Wessels Mine. Note the larger twin crystal (1.8 cm) on the right above and the photo below. Very fine specimen.
Two nicely terminated yellow Calcite crystals perched atop a matrix of golden Chalcopyrite and sparkly Calcite crystals.
Very nice gemmy green Titanite (Sphene) crystal on matrix associated with dark pitachio green Epidote crystals.
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Top quality and extremely rare specimen of light green, lustrous Prehnite "casts" after rhombic shaped Glauberite on basalt matrix. Also present is a translucent golden rhombohedron of Calcite.
Large "Swiss" double terminated, tapering, very glassy and translucent floater Quartz crystal from the Wein Collection, Very, very minor contacting on one termination.
A perfect and beautiful yellow-green and gemmy 4cm Fluorapatite crystal on Calcite.
The baby of the large and fabulous specimen (on the right) from the Ed David Collection elsewhere on this site (Click here to locate).
Stunning cluster of deep green Quartz crystals in association with Hematite. All nicely terminated and in excellent condition.
Mass of specular Hematite crystals attached to Quartz crystals tinted slightly red due to trace iron.
Far above average specimen of rich dark red Grossular Garnets 0.5 to 2 cm in size on matrix.
Spiny round clusters of silvery Stibnite crystals contrasted with snow white Quartz crystals and minor golden Pyrite.
Nice specimen of Tetrahedrite crystals accented with glassy Quartz crystals.
Two doubly terminated lustrous light green Apophyllite crystals on a Quartz blanked matrix.
Nice plate of lovely purple tipped Amethyst crystals...
Stunning gold plate of striated cube octahedral Pyrite crystals.
Nashik is located on the banks of the holy River Godavari. The Deccan Peninsula on its Western edge marks a boundary for the city and the hills of Western ghats create a ring of protective hills around the city. The city is also known as the City of Grapes or the Wine Capital of India.
Metaphysical Properties: Malachite can help you connect to your place in the universal divine plan and offers psychic protection. Malachite also awakens creativity.
Metaphysical Properties: Manganocalcite is a nurturing stone that helps us take care of ourselves. It enables us to accept love and have self-love. It is a high powered stress reliever that relieves anxiety and tension.
Titanite, which is named for its titanium content, occurs as translucent to transparent, reddish brown, gray, yellow, green, or red monoclinic crystals. These crystals are typically sphenoid (from the Greek sphenos, meaning wedge) in habit (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia).
Cleator Moor-its name describes the land on which it sits and comes from the Norse 'cliff and hill pasture'-owes its existence to iron ore. First worked by 12th century monks, rich deposits were found close to the surface in the 1780's, and workers from Ireland disembarked at Whitehaven to mine the ore.
Around 1670, a group of Dutch settlers was traveling from the Amboys up an old Indian trail which is now Somerset Street. They were under the leadership of Captain Michaelson. The Watchung tribe of the Lenni-Lenape Indians was traveling the same trail for their summer trip to the ocean to fish and collect shells for wampum.
During the night the settlers were camped near what is now the center of the Borough. Deer Prong, an advance scout for Chief One Feather's tribe, was shot when he surprised a sentry. During the skirmish, Captain Michaelson was captured and was to be burned at the stake. Princess Wetumpka, who was traveling with the Dutch, and had some years ago saved the life of Chief One Feather, intervened and saved the life of Captain Michaelson. The Indians befriended the Dutch and allowed them to settle in the valley. The legend ends with the full tribal ceremony marriage of the Princess and Chief " (From Borough of Watchung Official Web Site).
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The word Peru is derived from Birú, the name of a local ruler who lived near the Bay of San Miguel, Panama, in the early 16th century.When his possessions were visited by Spanish explorers in 1522, they were the southernmost part of the New World yet known to Europeans.Thus, when Francisco Pizarro explored the regions farther south, they came to be designated Birú or Peru
