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Virginia Mineral Specimens
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OKF-187 Stilbite and Chabazite Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia. Ex. Nancy Collins collection. 7.5 x 6 x 4 cm with a 4 cm vug containing yellow stilbite and small tan chabazites. Very displayable specimen which also has mineralization on other sides of the piece. Attractive specimen from an unusual location. $80
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OKF-170 Pyrite Barger Quarry, Lexington, Virginia. Ex. Dr. Steven Chamberlain collection. A 2 cm pyrite of unusual morphology in shale. The primary form is an octahedron with a slight modification by a cube. The curves surfaces and opposing striations must involve some crystal form unfamiliar to me. The pyrite sits up high off the matrix and displays well. 5.3 x 4.5 x 3.3 cm over all. A smaller rider crystal on the backside is broken. And unusual and attractive piece. $95
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OKF-171 Pyrite Barger Quarry, Lexington, Virginia. Ex. Dr. Steven Chamberlain collection. A 2.3 cm primary crystal with several small rider crystals including one that is tabular. The primary form is an octahedron with a slight modification by a cube. The curves surfaces and opposing striations must involve some crystal form unfamiliar to me. There is a small chip to the primary crystal but everything else is in good order 5.8 x 4 x 5.3 cm overall. Unusual, superior and displayable. $130
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OKD-193 Apophyllite Arlington Traprock Quarry on Goose Creek, Leesburg, VA. Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection. A wonderfully placed large apophyllite cube (1.8 cm on edge) sits up high off the matrix. 4 x 3 x 1.5 cm. Fluorescent. Attractive piece from an uncommon location. 95$
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OKB-662 Prehnite Ball and Epidote Luck Stone Quarry, Centreville, VA. Ex. Dr. Chamberlain Collection. Very interesting, showy and unusual specimen. Greenish blue prehnite ball with tiny crystals of green epidote. Wish I knew more about these but it is the first I’ve seen. 50$
