For sale is a 14-piece lot of antique mineral specimens, several of which date from the early 1900's! Everything seen in the main photo, and the video is included in this lot. Please see below for specimen information. I am limited to 24 photos and one video, please feel free to reach out to request additional specimen photos, or sizing information. Note that most of the labels or label boxes are written in German, and some of the text is translated to get locality info, which may or may not be 100% accurate (see photos).
Specimen 1 (photo 2, first one after main collection photo): Borax, Death Valley, CA, USA, labeled "1928"Specimen 2 (photo 3, 4, 5): loose Dioptase crystals in glass vile, Afghanistan, labeled "1903"Specimen 3 (photo 6): Clintonite, RussiaSpecimen 4 (photo 7, 8, 9): "Zincblende" aka Sphalerite on marble, Carrara, Tuscany, Italy, labeled "1909"Specimen 5 (photo 10, 11): Dioptase, Tsumeb, NamibiaSpecimen 6 (photo 12, 13: Azurite and Malachite nodule, Pinal County, ArizonaSpecimen 7 (photo 14): Forsterite (Peridot) cut slab (measures about 6mm thick)Specimen 8 (photo 15): Crocoite, Red Lead Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, AustraliaSpecimen 9 (photo 16, 17): Bornite on matrix, MexicoSpecimen 10 (photo 18, 19, 20): Hollow chalcedony nodule (labeled with water inclusion, but appears empty now), ??, Uruguay, labeled "1913"Specimen 11 (photo 21): Thick selenite "slice", Boron, CA, USA, labeled "190?"Specimen 12 (photo 22): Unknown mineral polished and faceted into a bead with drilled hole, appears to be dyed. No additional information known.Specimen 13, 14 (photo 23, 24): Two specimens of barite crystals with hydrocarbon coating, Nagybanya, Hungary, labeled "1893" "1911"
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