MMS 58 Various micros from the Brian Davis Collection
The following mounted micros from the Brian Davis collection are offered on a first come first served basis. Below: No. 534 Cuprite, Copper, Magpie Mine, Cloncurry, Queensland. Width of view 9mm.
MMS 57 P1258 Phillipsite, Chabazite, Calcite, Bundoora, Victoria
Price: $4 Small colourless twinned crystals of phillipsite, with white phacolitic habit chabazite, and orange calcite. The calcite fluoresces white. Ex Brian Davis collection. Acquired at a Victorian Mineralogical Society micro group meeting. Specimen is 40mm wide and comes mounted in a two part Crystal Showcase™ display case (approx. 45x40x40mm).
SOLD MMS 57 2241 Azurite, Malachite, Monakoff Mine, Cloncurry, Queensland
Price: $25 Thin transparent plates of azurite with minor malachite. The “linarite” blue is intense! Ex Brian Davis collection. Ex Graham Lee. Width of view 9mm. Specimen comes mounted in a two part “Barkla” Micromount box (approx. 28x28x24mm).
SOLD MMS 57 2231 Pyrosmalite-(Mn), Broken Hill, New South Wales
Price: $75 A reddish-brown crystal of pyrosmalite-(Mn) without matrix. Ex Brian Davis collection. Ex Joan Lamond. Ex Museum Victoria. Width of view 9mm. Specimen comes mounted in a two part “Barkla” Micromount box (approx. 28x28x24mm).
SOLD MMS 57 2217 Mimetite, MMM South Mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales
Price: $5 Lustrous pale brown hexagonal prisms of mimetite coating the whole surface of the specimen. Ex Brian Davis collection. Ex Joan Lamond, acquired when the MMM mine used to sell specimens on site. Width of view 9mm. Specimen comes mounted in a two part “Barkla” Micromount box (approx. 28x28x24mm).
SOLD MMS 57 2214 Aurichalcite, Paddys River Mine, Australian Capital Territory
Price: $5 Pale blue tufts and sprays of acicular aurichalcite. Ex Brian Davis collection. Ex Frank Robinson. Width of view 9mm. Specimen comes mounted in a two part “Barkla” Micromount box (approx. 28x28x24mm).
SOLD MMS 57 2212 Sampleite, Endeavor Mine, Northparkes, New South Wales
Price: $8 A rosette of platy blue sampleite crystals. Ex Brian Davis collection. Width of view 9mm. Specimen comes mounted in a two part “Barkla” Micromount box (approx. 28x28x24mm).
SOLD MMS 57 2209 Natrolite, Analcime, Ardglen, New South Wales
Price: $4 Colourless sprays of prismatic natrolite crystals with euhedral analcime in a cavity in basalt. Ex Brian Davis collection. Ex Frank Robinson. Width of view 9mm. Specimen comes mounted in a two part “Barkla” Micromount box (approx. 28x28x24mm).
SOLD MMS 57 2204 Aquamarine, Mount Palmer, Harts Range, Northern Territory
Price: $4 A piece of gem quality beryl (aquamarine) rough. It is a bit more blue in real life. The camera doesn’t like it! Ex Brian Davis collection. Specimen is 13mm wide and comes mounted in a two part “Barkla” Micromount box (approx. 28x28x24mm).
MMS 57 P1293 Aragonite, Bundoora, Victoria
Price: $4 Acicular aragonite crystals in a vugh. Ex Brian Davis collection. Ex Jo Price. Specimen is 34mm wide and comes mounted in a two part Crystal Showcase™ display case (approx. 45x40x40mm).
MMS 57 P1292 Phillipsite, Bundoora, Victoria
Price: $5 A druse of twinned phillipsite crystals. Ex Brian Davis collection. Ex Jo Price. Specimen is 30mm wide and comes mounted in a two part Crystal Showcase™ display case (approx. 45x40x40mm).
MMS 57 P1291 Chabazite, Gonnardite/Natrolite, Bundoora, Victoria
Price: $4 Phacolitic habit chabazite crystals with minor white balls and small sprays of gonnardite/natrolite intergrowth. Ex Brian Davis collection. Ex Jo Price. Specimen is 35mm wide and comes mounted in a two part Crystal Showcase™ display case (approx. 45x40x40mm).
SOLD MMS 57 P1289 Chabazite, Gonnardite/Natrolite, Bundoora, Victoria
Price: $15 White balls of gonnardite/natrolite intergrowth with phacolitic chabazite. Ex Brian Davis collection. Ex Jo Price. Specimen is 40mm wide and comes mounted in a two part Crystal Showcase™ display case (approx. 45x40x40mm).
SOLD MMS 57 P1286 Quartz, Endeavour Mine, Northparkes, New South Wales
Price: $1 Grey quartz crystals with minor native copper and sulphides in the matrix. Ex Brian Davis collection. Specimen is 30mm wide and comes mounted in a two part Crystal Showcase™ display case (approx. 45x40x40mm).
SOLD MMS 57 P1261 Azurite, Barite, New Cobar Mine, Cobar, New South Wales
Price: $2 Small blue crystals of azurite and white barite. Ex Brian Davis collection. Ex John Haupt. Specimen is 40mm wide and comes mounted in a two part Crystal Showcase™ display case (approx. 45x40x40mm).
SOLD MMS 57 P1260 Gonnardite-Natrolite, Chabazite, Bundoora, Victoria
Price: $15 White balls of gonnardite/natrolite (intergrowth) with phacolitic chabazite crystals. Ex Brian Davis collection. Ex Jo Price. Specimen is 35mm wide and comes mounted in a two part Crystal Showcase™ display case (approx. 45x40x40mm).
MMS 57 P1257 Aragonite, Learmonth, Victoria
Price: $2 Colourless sprays of aragonite crystals. Ex Brian Davis collection. Specimen is 30mm wide and comes mounted in a two part Crystal Showcase™ display case (approx. 45x40x40mm).
SOLD MMS 57 P1256 Stichtite, Lizardite, Stichtite Hill, Dundas, Tasmania
Price: $2 Purple stichtite in green serpentine (lizardite). Ex Brian Davis collection. Ex Bernie and Margaret Day. Specimen is 35mm wide and comes mounted in a two part Crystal Showcase™ display case (approx. 45x40x40mm). Unfortunately at some point in time, the specimen was dropped and broke into three pieces. Brian...
SOLD MMS 57 P1255 Dolomite, Kintore Open Cut, Broken Hill, New South Wales
Price: $5 Aggregate of rounded white dolomite crystals. Ex Brian Davis collection. Ex John Haupt. Specimen is 40mm wide and comes mounted in a two part Crystal Showcase™ display case (approx. 45x40x40mm).
SOLD MMS 57 P1254 Gmelinite, Cairns Bay, Flinders
Price: $15 Large pink gmelinite crystals. Ex Brian Davis collection. Ex John Haupt. Specimen is 35mm wide and comes mounted in a two part Crystal Showcase™ display case (approx. 45x40x40mm).
SOLD MMS 56-8 Smithsonite, Teutonic Bore, Western Australia
Price $15 Description: Pale yellow to brown rhombohedral rice-grain crystals of smithsonite. Specimen measures 40x23x22mm. Below: Smithsonite, Teutonic Bore, Western Australia. Width of view 6mm. Below: Smithsonite, Teutonic Bore, Western Australia. Width of view 6mm. Below: Full view.
SOLD MMS 56-4 Chrysocolla, Old Kintore Dump, MMM Mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales
Price: $15 Description: Pale blue crystalline chrysocolla from the Old Kintore Dump, early days of MMM mining. Ex Bernie Day Collection. It comes in a hinged 30mm plastic box. Below: Chrysocolla, Old Kintore Dump, MMM Mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales. Width of view 6mm.
SOLD MMS 56-1 Fluorite, Calcite, Broken Hill, New South Wales
Price: $50 Description: A lovely pale green octahedral fluorite crystal on calcite that has been etched away. The fluorite fluoresces blue and the calcite red under longwave ultraviolet light. The calcite also fluoresces under other wavelengths. Under UV, you can see other areas of fluorite. Ex Bernie Day Collection.. Below:...
Wulfenite, Quartz, Fluorite, Melissa Mine, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
Price $40 Description: Lovely sharp bipyramidal crystals that are zoned yellow and orange. They are on quartz and fluorite (fluorescent). Ex Mark Hallam collection. Comes in a Perky Box. Below: Wulfenite, Quartz, Fluorite, Melissa Mine, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA. Width of view 6mm.
MMS 55-12 Wulfenite, Calcite, Defiance Mine, Costello Mine group, Gleeson, Turquoise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Price: $60 Description: Sharp thin plates of yellow wulfenite scattered over a 60x55x45mm matrix. A cavity of white calcite crystals on one side. Below: Wulfenite, Calcite, Defiance Mine, Costello Mine group, Gleeson, Turquoise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA closeup view.
SOLD MMS 55-8 Dioptase, Magma Mine, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
Price: $24 Description: Flat-lying prismatic crystals of dioptase. Ex Mark Hallam Collection. Comes in a Perky box. Below: Dioptase, Magma Mine, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA. Width of view 6mm.
MMS 55-7 Vanadinite, Apache Mine, Radium, Burch area, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Price: $15 Description: Dark red hexagonal prisms of vanadinite on cerussite, with minor fluorescent fluorite. Ex Mark Hallam Collection. Comes in a Perky thumbnail box. Below: Vanadinite, Apache Mine, Radium, Burch area, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA. Width of view 6mm.
MMS 55-4 Titanite, Epidote, Solerød, Undrumsdal, Tønsberg, Vestfold, Norway
Price: $6 Description: Sharp greenish-yellow titanite crystals in cavities. There is also manganese-bearing epidote on the specimen, but not in the photo. The manganese gives the normally green epidote a pink colour. Comes in a micro box. Below: Titanite, Epidote, Solerød, Undrumsdal, Tønsberg, Vestfold, Norway. Width of view 6mm.
SOLD MMS 55-3 Jarosite, Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
Price: $3 Description: Honey brown crystals of jarosite in cavities. Comes in a micromount box. Below: Jarosite, Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain. Width of view 6mm.
MMS 54-18 Aurichalcite, Westenfeld ber Sundern, Saurland, Germany
Price: $8 Description: Sprays of pale blue aurichalcite. Specimen comes is a micro box. Below: Aurichalcite, Westenfeld ber Sundern, Saurland, Germany.
MMS 54-16 Analcime, East Fork Gila River, Alum Mountain Mining District (Alum Mining District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA
Price: $4 Description: Colourless crystals of analcime. Specimen comes is a micro box. Below: Analcime, East Fork Gila River, Alum Mountain Mining District (Alum Mining District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA.
MMS 54-14 Olivenite, Cornwallite, Tennantite, Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Price: $15 Description: Prismatic olive-green olivenite with blue-green crystalline balls of cornwallite. Black tennantite crystals behind, one with a different unknown blue mineral attached. Specimen comes is a micro box. Closeup photo width 14mm. Below: Olivenite, Cornwallite, Tennantite, Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
MMS 54-12 Serpierite, Friedrichssegen Mine, Friedrichssegen, Lahnstein, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Price: $6 Description: Pale blue thin bladed radiating crystals of serpierite, with minor green brochantite. Specimen comes is a micro box. Below: Serpierite, Friedrichssegen Mine, Friedrichssegen, Lahnstein, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
MMS 54-11 Chalcedony, Siderite, Hüttenberg, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
Price: $4 Description: Botryoidal chalcedony covering siderite. Specimen comes is a micro box. Below: Chalcedony, Siderite, Hüttenberg, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria.
MMS 54-10 Natrolite, Großer Teichelberg (Teichelberg; Teichlberg), Pechbrunn, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
Price: $5 Description: White prismatic crystals. Specimen comes is a micro box. Below: Natrolite, Großer Teichelberg (Teichelberg; Teichlberg), Pechbrunn, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany.
MMS 54-3 Prehnite, Prehnitinsel, Kratzenberg, Bramberg am Wildkogel, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
Price: $5 Description: Nicely crystallised prehnite plate. Specimen comes is a micro box. Below: Prehnite, Prehnitinsel, Kratzenberg, Bramberg am Wildkogel, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria.
MMS 54-2 Cerussite, Pyromorphite, Bastenberg Mine, Ramsbeck, Bestwig, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Price: $1 Description: Tiny crystals in cavity just below left of the centre in the photo. Specimen comes is a micro box. Below: Cerussite, Pyromorphite, Bastenberg Mine, Ramsbeck, Bestwig, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
MMS 53-6 Wulfenite, Pyromorphite, Southwest Chester County Mine, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, USA
Price: Now $7.50 (Was $15.00) Description: A few orange wulfenite crystals with green pyromorphite. Specimen is permanently mounted in a micro box. Close up photo width is 9mm. Below: Wulfenite, Pyromorphite, Southwest Chester County Mine, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, USA.
MMS 53-5 Wavellite, Moore’s Hill, Mount Holly Springs, Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania, USA
Price: Now $4.00 (Was $8.00) Description: Well-terminated crystals of wavellite. Specimen is permanently mounted in a micro box. Close up photo width is 9mm. Below: Wavellite, Moore’s Hill, Mount Holly Springs, Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania, USA.
On Hold MMS 53-18 Lazulite, Siderite, Quartz, Rapid Creek, Yukon, Canada
Price: Now $22.50 (Was $45.00) Description: Blue crystals of lazulite with some green zones, brown siderite and colourless quartz. This was labelled as Mont St Hilaire, but is clearly from Rapid Creek. Specimen is permanently mounted in a micro box. Close up photo width is 9mm. Below: Lazulite, Siderite, Quartz,...
MMS 53-16 Stilbite, Calcite, Snake Hill (Laurel Hill), Secaucus, New Jersey, USA
Price: Now $3.00 (Was $6.00) Description: Crystals of stilbite (likely stilbite-Ca) with complex terminations. The underlying calcite fluoresces pink under longwave. Se Mineral Matters #741 for information about the locality. Specimen is permanently mounted in a micro box. Close up photo width is 9mm. Below: Stilbite, Calcite, Snake Hill (Laurel...
MMS 53-11 Quartz, Spring Street Outcrop, Staten Island, New York, USA
Price: Now $4.00 (Was $8.00) Description: Greenish quartz crystals. The area is known for serpentine minerals, so possibly the source of the colour. Specimen is permanently mounted in a micro box. Close up photo width is 9mm. Below: Quartz, Spring Street Outcrop, Staten Island, New York, USA.
MMS 53-10 Hemimorphite, Passaic Pit, Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, New Jersey, USA
Price: Now $7.50 (Was $15.00) Description: Lovely sprays of well-terminated hemimorphite. Specimen is permanently mounted in a micro box. Close up photo width is 9mm. Below: Hemimorphite, Passaic Pit, Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, New Jersey, USA.
SOLD MMS 52-6 Mimetite, Dry Gill, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England, UK
Price: Now $5.00 (Was $10.00) Description: Orange “campylite” form of mimetite on quartz crystals from the Caldbeck Fells. Photo width 14mm. Comes in a micro box. Below: Mimetite, Dry Gill, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England, UK.
SOLD MMS 52-3 Stannite, Arsenopyrite, Chalcopyrite, Muscovite, Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
Price: Now $60.00 (Was $120.00) Description: Good sized bronze stannite crystals with sharp silver arsenopyrite crystals, yellow chalcopyrite and pseudohexagonal muscovite. Specimen measures 40x35x30mm. Below: Stannite, Arsenopyrite, Chalcopyrite, Muscovite, Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China.
MMS 52-10 Topaz, Wannenköpfe Quarry, Ochtendung, Maifeld, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Price: Now $4.00 (Was $8.00) Description: Colourless sprays of prismatic topaz crystals with sanidine(?). The matrix fluoresces pink under shortwave ultraviolet light. Photo width 14mm. Comes in a micro box. Below: Topaz, Wannenköpfe Quarry, Ochtendung, Maifeld, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
MMS 49-5 Quartz, Baluchistan, Pakistan
Price: Now $5.00 (Was $10.00) Description: A group of sharp colourless quartz crystals with a bit of brown iron hydroxide coating. It could probably benefit from a bath in Iron Out or something similar. Specimen measures 88x42x40mm. Below: Quartz, Baluchistan, Pakistan.
MMS 49-2 Sanidine, Pseudobrookite, Wannenköpfe Quarry, Ochtendung, Maifeld, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Price: Now $3.00 (Was $6.00) Description: Colourless pseudo-hexagonal crystals of sanidine with isolated silvery prismatic pseudobrookite. Specimen comes in a micro box. Closeup photo width 6mm. Below: Sanidine, Pseudobrookite, Wannenköpfe Quarry, Ochtendung, Maifeld, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
MMS 49-17 Pseudomalachite, Silberbrünnle Mine, Gengenbach, Gengenbach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Price: Now $2.00 (Was $5.00) Description: Dark green crystal aggregates of pseudomalachite protected in a cavity in quartz. Specimen comes in a micro box. Closeup photo width 6mm. Below: Pseudomalachite, Silberbrünnle Mine, Gengenbach, Gengenbach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
MMS 49-12 Smoky Quartz, Topaz, Skardu, Pakistan
Price: Now $15.00 (Was $30.00) Description: A sharp black smoky quartz with a pale-coloured lustrous topaz crystal on matrix. Specimen measures 40x25x22mm. Below: Smoky Quartz, Topaz, Skardu, Pakistan.