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SPECIMENS FROM MEXICO

(Updated 1/5/12)

We have a wide variety of specimens from Mexico - many more than just the few representative samples that we are showing here.

NEW! rhodochrosite on amethyst, mexico____Rhodochrosite on amethyst, Taxco, Mexico (#G11-1204, $75). A large (almost 6" across) showy specimen with pinkish rhodochrosite coating the pale amethyst crystals.

NEW! Adamite from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. We have about a dozen of these specimens, with a variety of colors and crystal forms. Most fluoresce well under short-wave UV light. Prices range from $8-$60, with most under $25.

adamite, ojuela mine, mapimi, mexico____Adamite, Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico (#G11-1544, $30). Specimen is 3" across and about 1.5" tall.

NEW! Gypsum (Selenite) from Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico. We obtained a lot of these very showy (and hard-to-get) specimens in a mix of sizes, ranging from 2" to more than 6". Some of the specimens are very clear, and we're offering them at great prices (ranging from $5-$92, with most under $30. Here are a couple examples:

selenite, naica__ Gypsum, Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico (#G11-711, $80). Specimen is 5.5 inches tall and 4 inches wide.

NEW! Quartz Geodes, from Chihuahua, most with amethyst and some with calcite. A few are sold as pairs, but most are sold as singles. Prices range from $8-$32, with most under $15.

amethyst geode, mexico__ Amethyst geode, Chihuahua, Mexico (#G11-734, $32/pair)

 

NEW! Calcite from the Peregrina and Cata Mines, Guanajuato, Mexico. Very showy, larger (>4 inches) specimens, with clear to white crystals that fluoresce orange under UV light. Some specimens also have dolomite or quartz. Prices range from $48-130, with most less than $70.

calcite, dolomite, Mexico____Calcite and dolomite, Cata Mine, Guanajuato, Mexico (#G10-525, $50).

NEW! Reddish-pink ("raspberry") grossular garnets from Sierra de Cruces, Coahuila, Mexico. These are very showy specimens on matrix, and are reasonably priced for the quality and size. Many of the garnet crystals have a dark grey/green core, and some specimens have some vesuvianite on the matrix as well. Prices range from $15 to $135, with most under $50.

garnet, mexico__#G10-514, $54.00. This specimen is about 3 inches across, and the larger crystals are about 0.5 inches across. (SOLD, but we have lots more)

 

Pink chalcedony on calcite from Charcas, Mexico. These are very showy pieces, some with small calcite crystals on top of the chalcedony. The calcite fluoresces orange-red under UV light. We have a wide-variety of these, priced from $10-$78.

__#G09-654, with close-up of crystals. $24.

Quartz scepters, Liliana Mine, Chihuahua, Mexico. We bought a large lot of these spectacular crystals, which have not been in circulation for several years. Most of the tips of the crystals are pale amethyst, but they are very gemmy. Prices range from $25-$30.

__ #G09-798, $28 (about 1.0" tall)

Red-pink calcite from Santa Eulalia, Mexico. These larger specimens also contain small hemimorphite and hemitite crystals, and some contain purple fluorite, and they fluoresce orange-red under UV light. Prices range from $5-$36.

calcite, mexico__Calcite, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico (#G08-977, $28)

 

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