All Specimens with Anhydrite

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D06-217 - Prehnite ps. after Anhydrite - $ 2000 SOLD
Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, New Jersey, USA
cabinet, 10.5 x 10.2 x 5.7 cm
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Prehnite ps. after Anhydrite - Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, New Jersey, USA
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Prehnite ps. after Anhydrite - Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, New Jersey, USA

An exceptional exmaple of this classic pseudomorph! Prehnite from the trap rocks of New Jersey is both famous and beautiful. The lustrous, translucent, light apple green color is lovely; but when you add the fact that it has pseudomorphed anhydrite, and retained such good sharp form, this becomes major. The large crystal measures all of 8 cm in length. It is extremely 3-dimensional, and complete all around.One of the finer examples I have seen for sale of this classic material!


ea7 - Anhydrite (floater and twinned) - SOLD
Simplon Tunnel, Switzerland
miniature, 5.5 x 5 x 0.8 cm
ex.  Bally Musuem
ex.  Eric Asselborn
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Anhydrite (floater and twinned) - Simplon Tunnel, Switzerland
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Anhydrite (floater and twinned) - Simplon Tunnel, Switzerland
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Anhydrite (floater and twinned) - Simplon Tunnel, Switzerland

Incredible old classic from this famous tunnel project, and one of only a very few of such calibre in private hands! T his is a beautiful, complete floater. It is sharply twinned. It has wonderful , rich lavender color in person! Repaired, very cleanly. More on the site can be found here:

With a label from 1924.


MCW60 - Cordierite in Anhydrite with Chalcopyrite - $ 250
Ruttan Mine , Leaf Rapids, Manitoba, Canada
small cabinet, 6.2 x 5.5 x 3.9 cm
ex.  Ian Nicklin
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Miniature, 3.5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm Cordierite is one of those species condemned to exist in only ugly specimens of largely crude crystals. Here, however, from a locality I hadn't even heard of before, we have a wild exception to the trend! These robust crystals to 1.2 cm in size have a jet black color, waxy lustre, and excellent crystal form! They are embedded and partially excavated from anhydrite matrix, with golden specks of massive chalcopyrite to set off the crystals even more starkly..


MD-120390 - Chabazite-Ca, Heulandite, Albite, Anhydrite - - Archived
Upper New Street Quarry (Burger's Quarry), Paterson, Passaic Co., New Jersey, USA
small cabinet, 6.4 x 4.5 x 3.2 cm.
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Chabazite-Ca, Heulandite, Albite, Anhydrite - Upper New Street Quarry (Burger's Quarry), Paterson, Passaic Co., New Jersey, USA		CLICK HERE FOR LARGER IMAGE:
Chabazite-Ca, Heulandite, Albite, Anhydrite - Upper New Street Quarry (Burger's Quarry), Paterson, Passaic Co., New Jersey, USA

6.4 x 4.5 x 3.2 cm. A sculptural and very fine combination specimen from the famous Upper New Street trap rock quarry of Paterson, New Jersey. The white "wing" and the white matrix back are albite pseudomorphing anhydrite crystals! The "body" is beautifully and richly covered with blocky, orange chabazite crystals and pearlescent, colorless heulandite crystals. Ex. George Feist Collection.


MD-135028 - Anhydrite, Calcite - - Archived
Naica, Mun. de Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico
cabinet, 12.3 x 6.9 x 4.8 cm.
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Anhydrite, Calcite - Naica, Mun. de Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico

12.3 x 6.9 x 4.8 cm. A cluster of beautiful light blue-grey anhydrite crystals, decorated with little spiky white calcites. The anhydrites measure up to 9 cm. A few of them are incomplete but most have their terminations. Elegant!


MD-154693 - Anhydrite, Calcite - - Archived
Naica, Mun. de Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico
small cabinet, 8.4 x 5.9 x 4.7 cm
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Anhydrite, Calcite - Naica, Mun. de Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico

8.4 x 5.9 x 4.7 cm, 4.4 x 4.4 x 1.5 cm. Two specimens of very pale sky-blue-grey blades of anhydrite, decorated with spiky, translucent calcite twins - beautiful combo and classic from Naica! Ex. Ydren Collection.


MD-167133 - Anhydrite, Calcite - - Archived
Naica Mine, Naica, Mun. de Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico
cabinet, 10.2 x 6.6 x 6.4 cm.
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Anhydrite, Calcite - Naica Mine, Naica, Mun. de Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico

10.2 x 6.6 x 6.4 cm. A very rare MATRIX Anhydrite specimen from Naica featuring a classic, powder blue color, sharp, lustrous prismatic Anhydrite crystal group measuring 5.0 cm on lustrous, rhombic, gemmy, light yellow color Calcite crystals. The specimen has a few other Anhdyrite crystals scattered throughout the matrix. Ex. Richard Kosnar Collection.


MD-172416 - Halite, Anhydrite - - Archived
Poland
small cabinet, 5.5 x 3.2 x 2.4 cm.
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Halite, Anhydrite - Poland

5.5 x 3.2 x 2.4 cm. An UNUSUAL, CLASSIC and showy specimen from one of the famous salt mines of Poland. White to gray anhydrite balls on matrix are clearly visible through the blocky, TV screen-like, water-clear, elongated halite cube! The anhydrite balls are richly and aesthetically scattered on the matrix, which very interestingly covers only a portion of the back of the halite cube. The matrix-less portion of the rock salt reveals how really clear the crystal is! The halite cube is essentially pristine. Ex. Dave and Emily Stoudt Collection.


MD-177931 - Anhydrite - - Archived
Simplon Railway tunnel (north section), Simplon pass area, Brig, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland
small cabinet, 5.5 x 5 x 0.8 cm.
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Anhydrite - Simplon Railway tunnel (north section), Simplon pass area, Brig, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland

5.5 x 5 x 0.8 cm. A fine old classic from this famous tunnel project. This is a beautiful, complete floater. It is sharply twinned. It has wonderful, rich lavender color. Ex. Bally Museum and Eric Asselborn Collections.


MD-184665 - Anhydrite - - Archived
Naica, Mun. de Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico
cabinet, 11.9 x 3.8 x 2.8 cm.
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Anhydrite - Naica, Mun. de Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico

11.9 x 3.8 x 2.8 cm. An elegant old anhydrite from Naica with a pretty tiered form and wonderful symmetry. Ex. Stoudt Collection.


MD-19676 - Anhydrite - - Archived
Ischler Salzberg, Perneck, Bad Ischl, Upper Austria, Austria
cabinet, 10 x 9 x 5 cm
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Anhydrite - Ischler Salzberg, Perneck, Bad Ischl, Upper Austria, Austria

An old, attractive specimen of peach-colored anhydrite collected from a noted find in 1965, and very rare for the locality. Very difficult to find today and this is a large specimen to boot. For the species, it’s a pretty significant piece. As pure color on the shelf, it aint bad either! 10 x 9 x 5 cm


MD-196856 - Anhydrite - - Archived
Naica, Mun. de Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico
cabinet, 13.8 x 4.8 x 2.8 cm.
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Anhydrite - Naica, Mun. de Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico

13.8 x 4.8 x 2.8 cm. A superb spray of pearly, very faintly grey-blue anhydrite (anhydrous calcium sulfate) from Naica - known better for its gypsums (selenites) - which are a close cousin, hydrous calcium sulfate. Ex. Stoudt Collection.


MD-199471 - Anhydrite - - Archived
Naica, Mun. de Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico
small cabinet, 6.4 x 3.7 x 1.6 cm.
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Anhydrite - Naica, Mun. de Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico

6.4 x 3.7 x 1.6 cm. Anhydrite (anhydrous calcium sulfate, CaSO4) is a very close cousin of gypsum - which is hydrous - CaSO4-2H20. Gypsum or "selenite" is of course the more famous of these cousins from Naica, but the locality has also produced very pretty anhydrite specimens, such as this "Chrysler Building" style specimen of pretty dove-grey. Ex. Stoudt Collection.


MD-20270 - Cordierite, Anhydrite, Chalcopyrite - - Archived
Ruttan Mine, Manitoba, Canada
thumbnail, 1.2 cm
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Cordierite, Anhydrite, Chalcopyrite - Ruttan Mine, Manitoba, Canada

Cordierite is one of those species condemned to exist in only ugly specimens of largely crude crystals. Here, however, from a locality I hadn't even heard of before, we have a wild exception to the trend! These robust crystals to 1.2 cm in size have a jet black color, waxy lustre, and excellent crystal form! They are embedded and partially excavated from anhydrite matrix, with golden specks of massive chalcopyrite to set off the crystals even more starkly. 3.5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm


MD-204005 - Anhydrite - - Archived
Naica, Mun. de Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico
large cabinet, 19.9 x 7.8 x 3.8 cm.
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Anhydrite - Naica, Mun. de Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico

19.9 x 7.8 x 3.8 cm. A large, elegant "fan" of very light dove-grey anhydrite crystals, with an amazing sparkling, "sugar" luster on its surface that unfortunately the camera could not pick up. Anhydrite (calcium sulfate) is a close cousin to the famous selenites from this locality (hydrated calcium sulfate). This large fan is complete on the bottom, with just a couple of little pocket contacts on top. Very elegant example of this old classic. Ex. Consie Prince Collection.


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