Case 5

Emerald

Brazil, South America Excellent example of this type of beryl. Not gem quality by any means, but if you would like to have an emerald in your collection for a very reasonable price-this is it. 5.0 x 5.5 x 2.3cm TM54-1175 SOLD

Pyrite/Hematite

Hiawatha mine, Iron County, Michigan Dozens of pyrite crystals that are intermingled with plates of hematite make up this very fine small cabinet specimen. 7.0 x 6.2 x 2.6cm TM85-707 SOLD

Lake Superior Agates

Carlton County, Minnesota Gorgeous pair of face polished "lakers". The agate on the right has the much desired shadow/waterfall effect. left agate-5.0 x 3.5 x 3.3cm right agate-4.8 x 4.0 x 3.2cm TM54-1176 SOLD

Barite xls

Montreal mine, Iron County, Wisconsin A superb barite specimen from the famous Montreal Iron mine with 100's of pinkish barite xls, many showing the classic "bowtie" look. A real top shelf specimen that comes with a Seaman mineral Museum label. 9.7 x 7.0 x 5.2cm TM85-708 SOLD

Galena/Sphalerite

Ropes Gold mine, Marquette County, Michigan Collected March 5, 1987 by a good friend of ours in the 800' East Crosscut Haulage. Any type of specimen from the now closed Ropes Gold mine is extremely difficult to find, let alone with this documentation. A very fine miniature with small crystals of galena, sphalerite, & calcite on quartz. 3.7 x 1.9 x 4.0cm TM54-1177 $45.00

Hematite

Homer mine, Iron County, Michigan Fine example of hard, lustrous hematite that happens to have great color coating the botryoidal hematite. 8.2 x 7.2 x 4.8cm TM85-709 SOLD

Fluorite

Southern Illinois Fluorspar District, Illinois Beautiful blue zoned fluorite with tiny chalcopyrite crystals sprinkled on the exterior crystal faces. 8.0 x 6.3 x 5.0cm TM54-1178 SOLD