A classic Old European Collection circa 1900!

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OLDEURO-49 - Beryl - AUS$289 SOLD
Habach valley, Hohe Tauern Mts, Salzburg, Austria
small cabinet, 6.9 x 5.1 x 3.2 cm

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Beryl - Habach valley, Hohe Tauern Mts, Salzburg, Austria
Beryl - Habach valley, Hohe Tauern Mts, Salzburg, Austria
Beryl - Habach valley, Hohe Tauern Mts, Salzburg, AustriaBeryl - Habach valley, Hohe Tauern Mts, Salzburg, Austria

An unusually colored green-blue eryl from this classic deposit, measuring 1.7 cm in length. I love the old label!



OLDEURO-50 - Manganite with Barite - AUS$869 SOLD
Ilfeld, Thuringia, Germany
small cabinet, 6.3 x 4.5 x 4.5 cm

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Manganite with Barite - Ilfeld, Thuringia, Germany
Manganite with Barite - Ilfeld, Thuringia, Germany
Manganite with Barite - Ilfeld, Thuringia, GermanyManganite with Barite - Ilfeld, Thuringia, Germany

SHARP and super lustrous crystals to 1.3 cm, contrast starkly to the barite association. This is a beautiful miniature, utterly classic, for these important finds in the mid 1880s. Hard to find one this showy and beautiful, for the price range. Those major crystals, by the way, are not damaged.



OLDEURO-51 - Freieslebenite - AUS$869 SOLD
Himmelsfürst Mine, Brand-Erbisdorf, Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
small cabinet, 6.5 x 3.1 x 2.2 cm

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Freieslebenite - Himmelsfürst Mine, Brand-Erbisdorf, Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Freieslebenite - Himmelsfürst Mine, Brand-Erbisdorf, Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Freieslebenite - Himmelsfürst Mine, Brand-Erbisdorf, Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, GermanyFreieslebenite - Himmelsfürst Mine, Brand-Erbisdorf, Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

SHARP crystals of extremely high lustre to 2.5 mm grace the sulfide-rich surface of this specimen. Rare old material from the TYPE LOCALITY !



OLDEURO-52 - Witherite - AUS$1449 SOLD
Brownley Hill Mine, Nenthead, Alston Moor District, Cumberland, England
small cabinet, 6.5 x 4.8 x 4.2 cm

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Witherite - Brownley Hill Mine, Nenthead, Alston Moor District, Cumberland, England
Witherite - Brownley Hill Mine, Nenthead, Alston Moor District, Cumberland, EnglandWitherite - Brownley Hill Mine, Nenthead, Alston Moor District, Cumberland, England

A super aesthetic piece clearly from the very oldest finds here (note date of 1838(, of sharp, translucent, lustrous witherites perched on a galena matrix. I have not previously seen witherites from here on galena either through ignorance or because they aren't common as I suspect. In any case, the contrast of the metallic galena background sets this off nicely. TYPE LOCALITY !



OLDEURO-53 - Mimetite var. Campylite - AUS$1681
Caldbeck Fells, Cumberland, England
small cabinet, 7.9 x 6.8 x 3.5 cm

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Mimetite var. Campylite - Caldbeck Fells, Cumberland, England
Mimetite var. Campylite - Caldbeck Fells, Cumberland, England
Mimetite var. Campylite - Caldbeck Fells, Cumberland, EnglandMimetite var. Campylite - Caldbeck Fells, Cumberland, England

My god, the COLOR on these mimetite crystals is crazy good...just a fiery red, the best I have seen of this material for color. They are smallish at 6-7mm, but the "Three Amigos" make quite an impact visually as they sit on this contrasting matrix, Superb specimen for quality, and a neat label as well.



OLDEURO-54 - Vauquelinite with Embreyite - AUS$869 SOLD
Berezovsk Mines, Ekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk), Middle Urals, Russia
small cabinet, 7.7 x 4.9 x 4.0 cm

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Vauquelinite with Embreyite - Berezovsk Mines,  Ekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk), Middle Urals, Russia
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Vauquelinite with Embreyite - Berezovsk Mines,  Ekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk), Middle Urals, Russia
Vauquelinite with Embreyite - Berezovsk Mines,  Ekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk), Middle Urals, Russia
Vauquelinite with Embreyite - Berezovsk Mines,  Ekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk), Middle Urals, RussiaVauquelinite with Embreyite - Berezovsk Mines,  Ekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk), Middle Urals, Russia

A very rich specimen from this famous lead deposit, with rich postachio-green Vauquelinite microxls all over the piece, and minute druses of embreyite microxls as well (they are orange, and seem intermixed quite liberally on the righthand side) . The even rarer cassedanneite is red and although I have not analysed the red micros here, it is possible they are that species. Type Locality for both species!



OLDEURO-55 - Heteromorphite - AUS$289 SOLD
St. Andreasberg, Harz Mountains, Lower Saxony, Germany
small cabinet, 6.5 x 4.2 x 3.0 cm

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Heteromorphite - St. Andreasberg, Harz Mountains, Lower Saxony, Germany
Heteromorphite - St. Andreasberg, Harz Mountains, Lower Saxony, Germany
Heteromorphite - St. Andreasberg, Harz Mountains, Lower Saxony, GermanyHeteromorphite - St. Andreasberg, Harz Mountains, Lower Saxony, Germany

Apparently this was once studied carefully by somebody who knows a lot more than I do, and whom corrected its ID to this very rare mineral. Mindat confirms this is a valid species and notes: "This mineral is an intermediate member of a homologous series. The thickness of a galena sheet in the structure determines the series member. A very rare mineral." I cannot find a photo of material from Andreasberg but this specimen has crystals which , though tiny brilliant specks, look like the material I have seen from Pribram.



OLDEURO-56 - Siderite with Galena on Quartz - AUS$869
Neudorf, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
small cabinet, 6.2 x 4.1 x 3.6 cm

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Siderite with Galena on Quartz - Neudorf, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Siderite with Galena on Quartz - Neudorf, Saxony-Anhalt, GermanySiderite with Galena on Quartz - Neudorf, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

A beautiful association specimen from this classic locale, with sharp , translucent golden-amber siderites to about 1 cm in size.



OLDEURO-57 - Manganite - AUS$521
Ilfeld, Thuringia, Germany
miniature, 5.1 x 2.9 x 1.8 cm

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Manganite - Ilfeld, Thuringia, Germany
Manganite - Ilfeld, Thuringia, Germany
Manganite - Ilfeld, Thuringia, GermanyManganite - Ilfeld, Thuringia, Germany

A sharp miniature featuring a brilliant, lustrous, 1.2-cm crystal in a mass of little acicular mangantie crystals. Unusual!



OLDEURO-58 - Leadhillite - AUS$463 SOLD
Malacalzetta Mine, Iglesias, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, Italy
miniature, 5.8 x 5.0 x 3.7 cm

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Leadhillite - Malacalzetta Mine, Iglesias, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, Italy
Leadhillite - Malacalzetta Mine, Iglesias, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, Italy
Leadhillite - Malacalzetta Mine, Iglesias, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, ItalyLeadhillite - Malacalzetta Mine, Iglesias, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, Italy

A significant rarity, platy yellow leadhillite crystals on a matrix of sparkling white calcite, from this classic old Italian locale.



OLDEURO-59 - Jamesonite with Pyrargyrite on Tetrahedrite - AUS$231 SOLD
Bolivia
small cabinet, 7.2 x 5.4 x 3.7 cm

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Jamesonite with Pyrargyrite on Tetrahedrite - Bolivia
Jamesonite with Pyrargyrite on Tetrahedrite - Bolivia
Jamesonite with Pyrargyrite on Tetrahedrite - BoliviaJamesonite with Pyrargyrite on Tetrahedrite - Bolivia

A most unusual specimen with sharp jamesonite crystals, elongated lustrous pyrargyrite, all on a matrix of weirdly crystallized tetrahedrite. This has a label handwritten by Federico Ahlfeld, a very famous mineralogist and



OLDEURO-60 - Helvite - AUS$521
Breitenbrunn, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
small cabinet, 5.6 x 4.1 x 3.5 cm

Helvite - Breitenbrunn, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
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Helvite - Breitenbrunn, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

Sharp, textbook-like yellow crystals to 3 mm or so are protected inside a natural crevasse in this matrix specimen from an old locale that is actually (I was surprised to find out!) the co-TYPE LOCALITY for the species.



OLDEURO-61 - Galena with Calcite and Siderite - AUS$347 SOLD
Neudorf, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
small cabinet, 8.0 x 6.5 x 3.3 cm

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Galena with Calcite and Siderite - Neudorf, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Galena with Calcite and Siderite - Neudorf, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Galena with Calcite and Siderite - Neudorf, Saxony-Anhalt, GermanyGalena with Calcite and Siderite - Neudorf, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

A rich, lustrous specimen of sharp galena crystals accented by siderite and sparkling calcite, from this classic locality.



OLDEURO-62 - Fluorite with Quartz - AUS$1739
Gersdorf Mine, Freiberg, Saxony, Germany
small cabinet, 8.0 x 6.1 x 3.0 cm

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Fluorite with Quartz - Gersdorf Mine, Freiberg, Saxony, Germany
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Fluorite with Quartz - Gersdorf Mine, Freiberg, Saxony, Germany
Fluorite with Quartz - Gersdorf Mine, Freiberg, Saxony, GermanyFluorite with Quartz - Gersdorf Mine, Freiberg, Saxony, Germany

A stunningly beautiful, sparkling cluster of bright yellow fluorite draped by bright white quartz crystals, for a pretty combo. This is a classic and very old locality for fluorite of course, but few such combination specimens of such beauty are around to own - I have not seen any for sale quite like this one.



OLDEURO-64 - Pyrargyrite - AUS$869
St. Andreasberg, Harz Mountains, Lower Saxony, Germany
miniature, 4.0 x 2.6 x 2.3 cm

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Pyrargyrite - St. Andreasberg, Harz Mountains, Lower Saxony, Germany
Pyrargyrite - St. Andreasberg, Harz Mountains, Lower Saxony, Germany
Pyrargyrite - St. Andreasberg, Harz Mountains, Lower Saxony, GermanyPyrargyrite - St. Andreasberg, Harz Mountains, Lower Saxony, Germany

SHARP, super lustrous, machine-carved-looking pyrargyrites to 7.5 mm make this little matrix specimen a jewel of a rock. The crystals are not big, but they have presence, and they light up when backlit. Superb old classic from this important mining district.



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