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OKH-764 Millerite Hall’s Gap, Kentucky. Ex. Paul and Dawne Dunning Collection. A very nice TN of this material with a large mass of millerites. Within these are small white calcites that have been penetrated by the needles of the metallic gold millerites. 2.5 x 2.1 x 1 cm. No damage, showy and better than most that I see. $50
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OKH-669 Fluorite on Barite Dansville, Kentucky. Ex. Paul and Dawne Dunning Collection. This is a very respectable example of this material 6 x 4.6 x 2.4 cm. I have inspected this piece very closely and find it to be totally damage free. The luster is good for both species and a fluorites are up to .6 cm each and distributed nicely over the white bladed barites. It is glued into the base of a large perky box. A very nice quality piece. $100
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OKI-279 Millerite US Rt. # 27 Road Cut, Halls Gap, Lincoln Co., Kentucky. Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain collection, prev. Don Briggs collection/ collector. This 3.7 cm geode of millerite is impressive for its content. It is crammed full of dense millerite sprays! I have never seen one of these so packed full of this rare mineral. Minor Styrofoam attached to back of piece. Great specimen. 225$
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OKF-700 Millerite, Honnesite and Quartz Road cut in Rt. #27, Hall’s Gap, Lincoln Co., Kentucky. Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain collection. This geode measures 5.5 cm across and has an opening of 3.3 cm. This is filled with wonderful sprays of golden, high luster millerites on quartz and honnesite. It is not common for these specimens to exhibit radiating bundles like these…especially multiple clusters to .8 cm each. This is a very aesthetic, displayable millerite which will sit nicely for display but is currently mounted in a miniature perky box. These guys are getting very tough to find in good specimens with the closure of the locality. This one is well worth the price. 320$
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OKF-701 Millerite and Quartz Road cut in Rt. #27, Hall’s Gap, Lincoln Co., Kentucky. Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain collection. This geode measures 5.7 cm across and has an opening of 4 cm. Inside rests a large aggregate of long (to 1.5 cm) needles of millerite. They are thin and appear lightly attached but are clearly visible. Minor pyrite crystals. There is minor Styrofoam attached to the geode. Sits nicely and is very displayable. 180$
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OKI-138 Millerite Hall’s Gap, Kentucky. Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection, prev. Don Briggs. Nice quantitiesof gold millerite needles amongst druze quartz and some pyrite crystals. The geode measures 3.1 x 2 x 1.3 cm and has no damage. Minor Styrofoam on back of specimen. Millerites from this classic US locality are becoming a thing of the past with the closing of the locality. Nice specimen. 95$
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OKF-430 Millerite in Geode Hall’s Gap, Kentucky. Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection. Prev. Donald Briggs collection. Now a closed location, the millerites from Hall’s Gap are becoming more difficult to find for sale. This geode measures 3.2 cm in diameter and has at least a half dozen fine golden millerite crystals on quartz to 1.5 cm each straddling the void. They are of the highest luster and the piece is damage free. The crystals are easy to see and aesthetic. 75$
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OKF-566 Millerite in Geode Hall’s Gap, Kentucky. Ex Dr. Steve Chamberlain collection, prev. Donald Briggs collection. Scads of millerite needles within a 3.2 cm long by 2.2 cm wide geode. They show up well on the quartz. Specimen is mounted in a miniature perky box and will be shipped this way to help preserve the specimen. An excellent example from this now closed locale. 95$
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OKF-567 Millerite in Geode Hall’s Gap, Kentucky. Ex Dr. Steve Chamberlain collection, prev. Donald Briggs collection. Scads of millerite needles within a 3.7 cm long by 3.5 cm wide geode. They show up well on the quartz. Specimen is mounted in a miniature perky box and will be shipped this way to help preserve the specimen. An excellent example from this now closed locale. 95$
