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NEX15 - Cadmium-rich hemimorphite (calamine) - $ 750 SOLD Granby, Newton Co., Missouri, USA small cabinet, 8.7 x 5.7 x 3.6 cm
Bright, lustrous, yellow, cadmium- rich, hemimorphite has formed a complete crust, with crystals clusters to .7 cm across. This deposit is best known for this species including the famous, huge plate in the Carnegie Museum which displays cadmium- rich hemimorphite after calcite. The material was found in the late 1800s and early 1900s,mostly prior to WWI, and is VERY RARE. This particular speicmen exhibits unusual lustre and sparkles as if you had dropped glitter on it! It has intense color and lustre!
T06-200 - Cadmium Smithsonite - $ 1800 SOLD Dam Project, near Hezhou City, Guangxi Province, China small cabinet, 6.9 x 6 x 2.4 cm
These remarkable smithsonites are the best I have seen over 10- years of watching a piece or two per year surface on the market, presumably stashed years ago and now coming to light as a small lot I picked up just before Tucson. I am NOT aware of recent mining for these, nor have I ever seen quantity, though I have sold 4 -5 of them in the past decade. This piece is by far and away the best of the lot. It has a quality to it that could compete with the best cadmian-rich material from Arkansas' classic Philadelphia Mine in Rush County, and more crystal structure as you can see - it is not truly botryoidal as might be smithsonite from those other locales.
T06-205 - Cadmium Smithsonite - $ 600 SOLD Dam Project, near Hezhou City, Guangxi Province, China miniature, 5 x 3.7 x 2.2 cm
Another superb smithsonite from any locality, but the extra value of the unusual cadmian-induced yellow color, and the locality rarity, really adds to the lure of the specimen. All Content and Design ©1996-2010 The ArkenstonePowered by http://mineralwebsites.comBy-species Galleries | ||||||||||
