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OKI-580 Petarasite De-Mix Quarry, Mt. St-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada. Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain collection. Dr. Steve Chamberlain collector, 1980. A Mt. St-Hilaire rarity for which this species is the type locality. Very rare in a crystal of any level of completeness. This is an aggregate of smaller crystals nearly in parallel growth 2.2 x 1.7 x 1 cm and has other species in minor crystals embedded within it and on it. Rather crude in form (much better than most, however), but very nice luster and an exceptionally rare find at any price. $225
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OKI-578 Titanite Bear Lake Diggings, near Tory Hill, Ontario, Canada. Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain collection. This clove brown specimen is two crystals in parallel growth. Total size is 3.3 x 3 x 1.4 cm. Almost floater with only minimal base contact on this double terminated piece. No damage. It’s tough to replace pieces like this at this cost. $55
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OKI-618 Pyromorphite 0900-23-25 stope, 9 level, Deadwood-Jersey Vein, Bunker Hill Mine, Kellogg, Idaho. Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain collection. A fine dome which is mineralized on all side (except base) by yellowish orange, balls of pyromorphite. Exceptionally high luster. 2.7 x 1.9 x 1.7 cm TN specimen with no damage. Very sharp and aesthetic. Great mineral specimen for the choosy TN collector. Classic! 185$
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OKI-579 Uraninite Cardiff Mine, Wilberforce, Ontario, Canada. Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain collection. This pair of interlocking cubic crystals measures 1.8 x 1.2 x 1.1 cm. It is a damage free example of good form and typical luster. Slightly radioactive. 45$
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OKI-619 Azurite Metcalf Mine, Morenci, Greenlee Co., Arizona. Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain collection. A cute little cluster of bright blue azurite balls on matrix measuring 2 x 2 x 1.3 cm overall. No damage and attractive. 80$
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OKI-579 Quartz Jeffrey Quarry, North Little Rock, Arkansas. Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain collection. A nice, tabular grouping of clear crystals measuring 3.5 x 2.3 x .7 cm. Typical of the nice crystals from this locale…very clear, crisply formed and interesting their aesthetics. A good example. No damage. Mounted in a perky box. 25$
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OKI-579 Pyrite Magma Mine, Superior, Pinal Mts., Pinal Co., Arizona. Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain collection. A fine, damage free, single crystal, floater that measures 2.3 x 2 x 2 cm. It has a nice luster, good form and interesting surface features typical of the material. Some minor adhesive on one crystal face (base). Fine specimen. 38$
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OKI-613 Austinite Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection. This 2.5 x 1.7 x 1.7 cm example is a brown gossen matrix with a druze of medium green austite crystals coating much of one side. An exceedingly rare thing to find, even in old, recycled collections. No damage. 40$
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OKI-614 Paratacamite Santa Rosalita, Boleo, Baja California, Mexico. Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection. Another rarity…this copper replacement appears as a green coating of micro crystals on one side of a small nodule measuring 1.7 x 1 x 1 cm overall. A very unusual find! 38$
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OKI-613 Sulfur Sulfur Springs, Washoe Co., Nevada.. Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection. This double terminated single crystal was found in 1979 by Lew Beebe. It is a rich, deep yellow color and very skeletal in form. It appears to be a floater and has no damage. Glassy luster and unusually translucent for a sulfur specimen. The piece measures 3.5 x 1.5 x .9 cm and is beautifully mounted on a slim post in a perky box. Very attractive and interesting in form. 50$
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OKI-616 Sulfur Sulfur Springs, Washoe Co., Nevada.. Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection. This double terminated single crystal was found in 1979 by Lew Beebe. It is a rich, deep yellow color and very skeletal in form. It appears to be a floater and has no damage. Glassy luster and unusually translucent for a sulfur specimen. The piece measures 3.2 x 1.9 x .8 cm and is beautifully mounted on a slim post in a perky box. Very attractive and interesting in form. 50$
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OKI-622 Amazonite Take Five Claim, Pikes, Peak, Teller Co., Colorado. Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection. A wonderful, rich blue, green single crystal measuring 2.5 x 2.3 x 1.6 cm. It is almost a floater, double terminated, with only a small area of contact at its base. No damage, Nice form, excellent luster…competition grade example of this common material. Currently glued in a perky box. 70$
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OKI-606 Axinite San Quinita, Baja, California. Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection. A fine, very translucent blade of axinite measuring 1.5 x 1.3 x .3 cm. Damage free and mounted in a perky box. 25$
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OKI-607 Polybasite Mina del las Rayas, Guanajuato, Mexico. Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection. A nice liear cluster of well formed metallic, tabular crystals measuring 1.8 cm in length. The crystals have a frosted texture and are damage free. I see no points of attachment. 38$
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OKI-599 Scapolite (Pargasite) Pargasite, Finland. Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection. This is a beautiful, old (old collection #18 written on it’s side), piece from the specie’s type locality. Probably the finest example of this uncommon material which I’ve run across. No damage on this 2.1 x 1.1 x 1.1 cm single crystal. Fine TN specimens like this don’t come along often. An outstanding classic! 130$
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OKI-611 Vesuvianite Vilui River, Yakutia, Siberia. Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection. A fine floater crystal measuring 2.1 x 1.2 x 1.3 cm. No damage and fine luster on the majority of its surfaces. 40$
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OKI-612 Leucite Civita Castellana, Rome, Italy. Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection. This is one of the nicer examples of this material that I have had…it is 2.9 cm cluster of crystals with the addition of several nice black crystals (sorry, I’m just not sure what these are). The thin crack down the center appears to be natural and not a repair. Damage free floater. Really nice. 55$
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OKI-589 Vesuvianite Italian Mountain, Taylor Park., Colorado. Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection. A rare and fine example which measures 3.2 x 2.5 x 1.2 cm with crystals to .9 cm each. The crystals are gemmy and exhibit outstanding luster. There is some edge damage on one crystal but the others are wonderful. Light yellowish green color to these glassy crystals. An unusual find. 145$
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OKI-609 Vanadinite San Carlos, Chihuahua, Mexico. Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection. Brownish red barrel shaped vanadinites on calcite matrix. The piece measures 2.6 x 2.2 x 1.4 cm and has no damage. Two of the vanadinites are partially coated by crystallized, clear calcite. Very attractive and desirable. 48$
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OKI-610 Chlorapatite Snarum, Norway. Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection. A fine, but small (.9 x .8 x .7 cm) single crystal of mildly translucent material. The crystal form is spectacular and the luster is also fine. No damage. 30$
