Case 5

Benitoite/Neptunite

Benito Gem Mine, San Benite, California Great miniature etched from white natrolite with joaquinite on a blue schist. 4.0 x 3.3 x 1.0cm $95 TM54-1501

Agate

Agate Creek, Queensland, Australia Gorgeous face-polished Agate that exhibits the waterfall effect. 6.0 x 3.3 x 3.7cm SOLD TM54-1502

Datolite

Centennial Mine, Houghton County, Michigan Fine medium size datolite with lots of copper in a blueish datolite. Ex. A.E. Seaman specimen, comes with museum label. 5.7 x 5.3 x 1.8cm SOLD TM21-1295

Halite (salt)

Poland Exceptional specimen of optically clear inter-grown cubic crystals of halite. Fluoresces bright orange under UV. 5.0 x 5.0 x 5.5cm $95 TM54-1503

Quartz (var. Chalcedony)

Sulawesi, Indonesia Beautiful example of the "Grape Agate". They are no longer getting this color as mining has gone thru this zone. 6.3 x 6.4 x 5.0cm $80 TM54-1504

Copper/Calcite

Caledonia Mine, Ontonagon County, Michigan Excellent miniature with a group of clear calcite crystals filled with bright native copper and tenorite coated copper on the exterior. 4.5 x 3.0 x 2.6cm $85 TM75-639

Hematite

Montreal Mine, Iron County, Wisconsin Wow! Large botryoidal cabinet specimen of hematite from the Montreal. 9.5 x 8.4 x 10.3cm $285 TM85-783