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3D9 - Lead - $ 150 SOLD Langban, Filipstad, Varmland, Sweden thumbnail, 2.4 x 1.6 x 1.4 cm ex. Marilyn Dodge
Nice cluster of well-defined Lead crystals from perhaps the world�s foremost locality for the species. Although there is some dissolution, the crystals have a good luster and even some well-defined crystal faces, which is rare. A very good specimen for what it is.
4JG25 - Lead - $ 400 SOLD L�ngban, Filipstad, V�rmland, Sweden miniature, 3.3 x 1.9 x 1.1 cm
Native Lead in any form is extremely rare. This one is heads above many for the fact that it has cubic (if admittedly somewhat worn) crystals, which are almost never found i nature. It may not be "beautiful", but it is a treasure in its own right!
LGC-59 - Green Mimetite var. Campylite - $ 500 Dry Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumberland, Cumbria, England miniature, 4.7 x 3.3 x 2.6 cm ex. Lindsay Greenbank
Discrete, barrel-shaped crystals, to 8 mm across, of lustrous green mimetite are aesthetically perched high on matrix. At least two of the crystals are also doubly terminated. From the Dry Gill Mine and ex. A. Walshaw collection, collected in their exploratory digs in the 1970s. This specimen was in Patricia's collection, specifically, at one time. Green is a rare color for this variety of mimetite, known locally as campylite.
MD-132370 - Lead - - Archived Långban, Filipstad, Värmland, Sweden thumbnail, 1.5 x 1.2 x 1.1 cm.
1.5 x 1.2 x 1.1 cm. Native lead in any form is extremely rare, but to find lead crystals is SUPER RARE. This sharp, though admittedly worn, octahedral crystal is from the most famous locality for lead crystals - Langban, Sweden and is very jauntily perched on a stalk of massive lead. Truly representative of the species and locality.
MD-146982 - Lead - - Archived Långban, Filipstad, Värmland, Sweden small cabinet, 8.0 x 3.1 x 1.0 cm.
8.0 x 3.1 x 1.0 cm. Native lead in any form is extremely rare. This OLD, CLASSIC and SCULPTURAL specimen is from the most famous locality for lead crystals - Langban, Sweden. Subhedral crystals abound on this fine, large specimen from the John Ydren Collection.
MD-160374 - Lead - - Archived Långban, Filipstad, Värmland, Sweden thumbnail, 2.6 x 2.0 x 1.9 cm.
2.6 x 2.0 x 1.9 cm. Native lead in any form is extremely rare. This OLD, CLASSIC and SCULPTURAL specimen is from the most famous locality for lead crystals - Langban, Sweden. Subhedral crystals to 7 mm abound on this fine thumbnail specimen from the John Ydren Collection.
MD-168740 - Minium, Lead - - Archived Cedar City, Iron Co., Utah, USA small cabinet, 6.0 x 4.8 x 4.5 cm.
6.0 x 4.8 x 4.5 cm. Minium is a RARE secondary alteration product of lead. This brick-red specimen is SOLID minium, either as microcrystals or in massive form. Sparkly lead microcrystals RICHLY cover one face and are scattered on other faces and in vugs on this rare mineral from a VERY UNCOMMON Utah locality - the iron mines near Cedar City. The iron mines operated from 1851 through the 1980s. Ex. Charles Hansen Collection, a noted California collector. Hefty for the size (lead, of course) at 303 grams or 10.7 ounces.
MD-172410 - Minium, Lead - - Archived Cedar City, Iron Co., Utah, USA small cabinet, 7.0 x 4.7 x 3.8 cm.
7.0 x 4.7 x 3.8 cm. Minium is a RARE secondary alteration product of lead. This brick-red specimen is SOLID minium, either as microcrystals or in massive form. A very well-placed, 7 mm cluster of lead microcrystals dominates the front of the scupltural matrix and lead microcrystals are scattered on other faces and in vugs on this rare mineral from a VERY UNCOMMON Utah locality - the iron mines near Cedar City. The iron mines operated from 1851 through the 1980s. Ex. Charles Hansen Collection, a noted California collector. Hefty for the size (lead, of course) at 282 grams or 9.9 ounces.
MD-176678 - Lead - - Archived Långban, Filipstad, Värmland, Sweden thumbnail, 2.1 x 0.8 x 0.5 cm.
2.1 x 0.8 x 0.5 cm. This piece shows a relatively sharp, and well-formed cuboctahedron of Lead at the top of the specimen, which is associated with elongated crystals on the base and back. Ex. Harvard, Phil Scalisi, Wards, and Gilbert Gauthier Collections.
MD-177557 - Lead - - Archived Långban, Filipstad, Värmland, Sweden small cabinet, 6.1 x 4.4 x 3.5 cm.
6.1 x 4.4 x 3.5 cm. A stocky, robustly crystallized specimen of native lead from the classic old locality for this element in crystal form, Langban.
MD-177783 - Lead, Hausmannite - - Archived Långban, Filipstad, Värmland, Sweden miniature, 4 x 3.7 x 2.2 cm.
4 x 3.7 x 2.2 cm. This specimen features thick sheets of native lead covering 2/3 of the top surface, and actually flaring up and off the matrix. As well, there is a curved "rope" of native lead measuring over 1 cm, on the right side. Ex. Martin Zinn Collection.
MD-182950 - Minium, Lead - - Archived Cedar City, Iron Co., Utah, USA small cabinet, 6.3 x 5.8 x 4.2 cm.
6.3 x 5.8 x 4.2 cm. Minium is a rare secondary alteration product of lead. This yellowish-green to brick-red specimen is solid minium, either as microcrystals or in massive form. Lead microcrystals, as discrete crystals or as clusters or masses are richly scattered on the 3-dimensional mounded matrix from a very uncommon Utah locality - the iron mines near Cedar City. The largest lead crystal is 2 mm. Ex. Charles Hansen Collection. Hefty for the size (lead, of course) at 427 grams.
MD-203239 - Minium, Lead - - Archived Cedar City, Iron Co., Utah, USA small cabinet, 6.5 x 5.0 x 4.0 cm.
6.5 x 5.0 x 4.0 cm. Minium is a rare secondary alteration product of lead. This yellowish-green to orangish to brick-red specimen is solid minium, either as microcrystals or in massive form. Lead microcrystals, as discrete crystals or as clusters or masses are richly scattered on the 3-dimensional mounded matrix on this rare mineral from a very uncommon Utah locality - the iron mines near Cedar City. The largest lead crystal is 5 mm. The iron mines operated from 1851 through the 1980s. Ex Charles Hansen Collection. Hefty for the size (lead, of course) at 450 grams or 15.8 ounces.
MD-22214 - Lead - - Archived Långban, Filipstad, Värmland, Sweden miniature, 3.3 x 1.9 x 1.1 cm
Native Lead in any form is extremely rare. This one is heads above many for the fact that it has cubic (if admittedly somewhat worn) crystals, which are almost never found i nature. It may not be "beautiful", but it is a treasure in its own right! 3.3 x 1.9 x 1.1 cm
MD-34330 - Lead - - Archived Långban, Filipstad, Värmland, Sweden small cabinet, 8 x 3 x 2 cm
This is a very fine, rare specimen of crystallized native lead. Such specimens are known best from the classic old lcoality of Langban. It is extremely uncommon to get a specimen with any sense of aesthetics, though. They just usually tend to be lumpy masses of uunappealing gray rock, with only a few exceptions - and those usually already in noted museums. This one is about as elegant as you can expect form a native lead, displays nicely, and features crystals to 2 cm taht are relatively well-formed. 8 x 3 x 2 cm
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