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OKF-202 Magnetite Faraday Mine, Bancroft, Ontario, Canada. Ex Dr. Steve Chamberlain collection. This is a wonderful miniature that is near to impossible to find on today's mineral market. To well formed octahedrons make up the primary body of the crystal. There is a brown accessory mineral in small crystals around the perimeter of the piece. I am unsure of what this mineral is. The magnetite's major up to 2 cm on edge and the entire piece is 4.1 x 2.5 x 2.6 cm. There is one corner of the magnetite which is dinged otherwise it is damage free. An excellent specimen from a desirable location. $95
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OKF-091 Fluorite Highway #5 Road Cut, Old Chelsea, Quebec, Canada. Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection. A fine sea green hexoctahedral crystal with a tiny purple central phantom. Damage free crystal measuring 1.8 x 1.7 x 1.7 cm which is attractive and desirable. 175$
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OKF-080 Hematite pseudo. after Magnetite Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada. Ex. Dr. Steven Chamberlain collection. This specimen is a real stunning example of replacement. The stack of magnetite octahedrons is now hematite, which is not obvious from external appearances. The luster remains highly metallic and the form immaculate. When turned over and viewed from the underside the picture is completed. The hollowed out structure of the lower magnetites clearly showed the anticipated replacement (which may in fact now be goethite). 3 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm. A damage free, rare and interesting specimen which shows well from any direction. 100$
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OKF-048 Chabazite Wasson’s Bluff, Parrsboro, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada. What an impressive chabasite specimen! Gemmy to translucent crystals to 1.6 cm each on edge. 3.5 x 2.5 x 1.8 cm cluster. Salmon cooler for the most part but a couple of crystals grad down to a clear / white color on one end. Impressive…chabasites don’t get any better than this. 120$
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OKE-390 Cubanite Henderson Mine #2, Chibongamau, Quebec, Canada. Ex. Art Edwards Collection. This is a very special and rare specimen. It is an unusually large piece measuring 5.5 x 4.2 x 1.5 cm. It shows the classic crystal form and is composed of several intergrown crystals none of which are totally complete. Main face is highly displayable. A choice piece of rare mineral here. The price sounds high but it is far less than most others I have seen of this size. 4,200$
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OKE-367 Natrolite Zinc Mountain Ridge, Moose Creek Valley, Ice River, British Columbia, Canada. Ex. Steve Chamberlain Collection, Prev. Canadian Museum of Nature, 1982. This is one of those exceptionally rare specimens that is tough to find on the market. 2.9 cm gem clear crystal which is nicely double terminated. No damage to this fine TN. Excellent provenance. 100$
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OKE-369 Natrolite Ice River Complex, Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada. Ex. Steve Chamberlain Collection, Prev. Canadian Museum of Nature, 1982. This is an exceptionally rare specimen that is not for everyone. It is a 2.8 cm double terminated crystal. Crystal clear with a very tiny contact on basal termination which is visible with magnification. Beautifully formed and flawless. Rare, rare, rare and from a National park so that’s all she wrote on these specimens! 390$
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OKD-834 Calcite on Celestine Dundas Quarry, Dundas, Ontario, Canada. Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection. This piece is a single crystal of celestite measuring 4 x 2.8 cm and is 1 cm thick. On the terminal end of the crystal there are several tiny yellow, gemmy calcites. White central zone and blue ends on the celestine crystal. 40$
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OKD-516 Calcite with Hematite Faraday Mine, Bancroft, Ontario, Canada. Ex Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection. Besides the couple I’ve had for sale, I have not seen calcites from this mine offered. They are extremely interesting twins. This one has a couple of dings so it is not perfect. Globular hematite composes the small amount of matrix on which the calcite twin rests and some surface coatings, as well. 6 x 5.4 x 5 cm. Old collection number but no documentation of ownership prior to its sale by Ward’s of Rochester. 100$
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OKD-061 Barite Niobec Mine, St. Honore, Quebec, Canada. This single, double terminated crystal measures 8.7 x 4.7 x 2.5 cm. Nice translucence and good luster on the display side (less so on back). This was a pocket found in 2004 with a nice number of double terminated barites. Very unusual for the location. Nice piece and price. 125$
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OKC-074 Selenite Red River Floodway, Alberta, Canada. Impressive ball with nice gemmy swallow tail twin crystals protruding out in every direction from its central core. Exceptional condition showing only two very tiny brused (only a couple millimeters each) which can easily be hidden on base, backside or with oil. These have been becoming more difficult to find over the past several years. 90$
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OKD-044 Selenite Red River Floodway, Alberta, Canada. A beautiful 8.5 cm gypsum ball with large swallowtail twinned crystals protruding at all angles. Difficult to find these without any damage like this one. Great price at… 55$
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OKB-582 Pyrite pseudo after Marcasite, Calcite and Sphalerite Nanisivik Mine, Baffin Island, North West Territories, Canada. Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection, Acquired from the National Museum of Canada Collection # 49122. Lots of big pseudos with double terminated calcites to a cm and minor sphalerite crystals. 75$
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OKB-583 Pyrite pseudo after Marcasite, Calcite and Sphalerite Nanisivik Mine, Baffin Island, North West Territories, Canada. Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection, Acquired from the National Museum of Canada Collection # 51893. Great plate of crystals with good sphalerites to over a cm each and minor calcites. 90$
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OKB-585 Pyrite pseudo after Marcasite, Calcite and Sphalerite Nanisivik Mine, Baffin Island, North West Territories, Canada. Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection, Acquired from the National Museum of Canada Collection # 49121. Nice piece with great pseudos and good amounts of calcite. These calcites are small crystal approaching a cm in size. 90$
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OKB-577 Stilbite, Stevensite Pseudo after Pectolite Parrsboro, Nova Scotia, Canada. Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain collection, acquired from Dr. David Potter. What a wonderful piece. An exceptional 12 cm specimen with not one, but two pseudos ot 4 cm each. The best one of these I have ever seen had only a single ball, was smaller and as expensive as this one. This is a rare and exceptionally clean piece. 850$
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OKB-598 Plagioclase pseudo after Scapolite. Roadcut near Griffith, Ontario, Canada. Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection. A good specimen which would probably be a fantastic TN specimen if properly trimmed. 50$
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OKB-617 Orthoclase pseudo after Scapolite Roadcut near Griffith, Ontario, Canada. Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection. Big cluster with crystals to about 4 cm in length. Green and salmon colors. 38$
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