Mineral Matters Sales #33 includes the following specimens:
SOLD MMS 33-1 Copper, Moonta, South Australia
SOLD MMS 33-2 Azurite, Coronadite, Broken Hill, New South Wales
SOLD MMS 33-3 Pseudomalachite, Libethenite, West Bogan Mine, Collerina, New South Wales
SOLD MMS 33-4 Quartz, Hillgrove, New South Wales
MMS 33-5 Malachite, Quartz, Barite, Appealinna Mine, Oraparinna homestead, Bunkers Range, South Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia
MMS 33-6 Nine Micros from Mont Saint Hilaire
MMS 33-7 Nine Micros from Mont Saint Hilaire
SOLD MMS 33-8 Clinozoisite, Axinite-(Fe), Quartz, Lake Copper Quarry, Corop, Victoria
SOLD MMS 33-9 Synchysite-(Ce), Apatite, Magnetite, Biotite, Mannum, South Australia
SOLD MMS 33-10 Schorl, Pyramid Hill, Victoria
MMS 33-11 Fluorite, Quartz, Albite, Glenrowan, Victoria
SOLD MMS 33-12 Brochantite, Quartz, Pinnacles Mine, Yudnamutana, Arkaroola, South Australia
Don’t forget to check out the Terms.
Click on “View in browser” or “READ IN APP” to see all the details if the email is truncated.
Code: MMS 33-1 Copper, Moonta, South Australia
Status: SOLD
Price: $45
Description: A nice specimen of native copper, seldom seen from this old classic locality. The specimen measures 52mm across.
Below: Copper, Moonta, South Australia.
Code: MMS 33-2 Azurite, Coronadite, Broken Hill, New South Wales
Status: SOLD
Price: $25
Description: A cute little specimen of well-crystallised azurite on coronadite. The specimen measures 18mm across. Closeup photo width of view 9mm.
Below: Azurite, Coronadite, Broken Hill, New South Wales.
Code: MMS 33-3 Pseudomalachite, Libethenite, West Bogan Mine, Collerina, New South Wales
Status: SOLD
Price: $15
Description: Blue pseudomalachite and green libethenite with a few quartz crystals, from an unusual locality. It has a sawn base. The specimen measures 55mm across.
Below: Pseudomalachite, Libethenite, West Bogan Mine, Collerina, New South Wales.
Code: MMS 33-4 Quartz, Hillgrove, New South Wales
Status: SOLD
Price: $25
Description: A nice cluster of sharp quartz crystals. The specimen measures 40x35x25mm.
Below: Quartz, Hillgrove, New South Wales.
Code: MMS 33-5 Malachite, Quartz, Barite, Appealinna Mine, Oraparinna homestead, Bunkers Range, South Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia
Status: Available
Price: $8
Description: Drusy quartz crystals over malachite on massive white barite. The specimen measures 42x37x23mm.
Below: Malachite, Quartz, Barite, Appealinna Mine, Oraparinna homestead, Bunkers Range, South Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia.
Code: MMS 33-6 Nine Micros from Mont Saint Hilaire
Status: Available
Price: $20
Description: Nine micros from Mont Saint Hilaire. These are boxed micros that require some investigation to determine what species are present. The boxes are the US preferred size 23x23x19mm. Ex Jonathan Zvonko. Close up photo width of view 9mm.
Below: Nine Micros from Mont Saint Hilaire.
Code: MMS 33-7 Nine Micros from Mont Saint Hilaire
Status: Available
Price: $20
Description: Nine micros from Mont Saint Hilaire. These are boxed micros that require some investigation to determine what species are present. The boxes are the US preferred size 23x23x19mm. Ex Jonathan Zvonko. Close up photo width of view 9mm.
Below: Nine Micros from Mont Saint Hilaire.
Code: MMS 33-8 Clinozoisite, Axinite-(Fe), Quartz, Lake Copper Quarry, Corop, Victoria
Status: SOLD
Price: $8
Description: Green clinozoisite with purple axinite-(Fe), quartz, and some fine hairs (actinolite, tremolite or something similar). The dark areas appear to be goethite after siderite. Collected in 1986. Specimen measures 41x30x15mm. Close up photo width of view is 9mm.
Below: Clinozoisite, Axinite-(Fe), Quartz, Lake Copper Quarry, Corop, Victoria.
Code: MMS 33-9 Synchysite-(Ce), Apatite, Magnetite, Biotite, Mannum, South Australia
Status: SOLD
Price: $25
Description: Tiny orange synchysite. Apatite is visible under longwave UV as orange spots. Specimen comes mounted in a 28mm micro box. Close up photo width of view is 4.5mm.
Below: Synchysite-(Ce), Apatite, Magnetite, Biotite, Mannum, South Australia.
Code: MMS 33-10 Schorl, Pyramid Hill, Victoria
Status: SOLD
Price: $5
Description: Four specimens of schorl +/- albite, quartz. 55x40mm box.
Below: Schorl, Pyramid Hill, Victoria.
Code: MMS 33-11 Fluorite, Quartz, Albite, Glenrowan, Victoria
Status: Available
Price: $20
Description: A half-decent specimen from the home of one of Australia’s most famous bushrangers, Ned Kelly. Fluorite is rare in Victoria. The dark purple fluorite found at Glenrowan a few decades ago, occurred as octahedral crystals. It was always very difficult to find a specimen without damage. This specimen measures 30x25x20mm. The close up photo width of view is 9mm.
Below: Fluorite, Quartz, Albite, Glenrowan, Victoria.
Code: MMS 33-12 Brochantite, Quartz, Pinnacles Mine, Yudnamutana, Arkaroola, South Australia
Status: SOLD
Price: $25
Description: Lovely thin bladed brochantite crystal sprays contrast nicely with the background of quartz crystals. This specimen measures 32x31x20mm. The close up photo width of view is 9mm.
Below: MMS 33-12 Brochantite, Quartz, Pinnacles Mine, Yudnamutana, Arkaroola, South Australia. Click on the close up image for a higher resolution version.
Sold 33-1, 2 & 4 please Steve
Steve I have 33.8 thanks.