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D10-54 - Raspite - $ 1100 SOLD Broken Hill Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia (TYPE LOCALITY) miniature, 5 x 3 x 3 cm ex. Al Ordway
An extraordinarily rich specimen of the extremely rare tungstate raspite, with brilliently lustrous, gemmy, bright crystals to 3 mm perched on a solid matrix. MOST crystals are undamaged, though some broken ones are admixed. The larger orange platy crystals are stolzite. This vug is largely protected by the 3-dimensional curve of the piece. It is a lot of concentrated raspite in one place. Some crystals, I think, are twinned.
JWHITE-29 - Raspite - $ 400 SOLD Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia miniature, 5.1 x 4.4 x 2.3 cm ex. John White
Gemmy, transparent, sharp orange-yellow crystals of raspite to 4mm on matrix. Superb reference specimen of this very rare species, from the best and type locality for the species - the old BHP mine, or Broken Hill Proprietary Mine, at Broken Hill. Turn of the century to early-1900s material.
MD-120002 - Raspite - - Archived Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia thumbnail, 0.7 x 0.4 x 0.1 cm.
0.7 x 0.4 x 0.1 cm. A LARGE, gem, golden red-brown raspite crystal from the famous Type Locality - Broken Hill, Australia. Raspite is a RARE lead tungstate and this is a superlative crystal of this Holy Grail Broken Hill species.
MD-172427 - Raspite, Stolzite - - Archived Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia small cabinet, 6.1 x 4.3 x 4.0 cm.
6.1 x 4.3 x 4.0 cm. This rich specimen has a display face featuring about half a dozen SHARP AND GEMMY stolzite crystals to 5 mm, of which 2 are pristine and others are damaged. Several raspite crystals, to 5mm, are in association: one is particularly superb and intergrown with a stolzite. It is overall one of the richer specimens of this classic combination I have seen, from the early 1900's. Ex. Rice Northwest Museum Collection.
MD-177939 - Raspite, Stolzite - - Archived Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia small cabinet, 6.1 x 4.3 x 4.0 cm.
Cabinet specimen. This rich specimen has an upper display face featuring about half a dozen sharp and gemmy raspite crystals, to 6 mm, mixed with equally sharp and gemmy stolzite crystals to a really large 7mm size. From the early 1900's. Ex. Rice Northwest Museum Collection.
MD-249720 - Raspite - - Archived Broken Hill Proprietary Mine (Proprietary Mine; BHP Mine), Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia small cabinet, 5.1 x 4.4 x 2.3 cm.
5.1 x 4.4 x 2.3 cm. Gemmy, transparent, sharp, orange-yellow crystals of raspite to 4mm on matrix. A superb reference specimen of this very rare species, from the best and type locality for the species - the old BHP mine, or Broken Hill Proprietary Mine, at Broken Hill. Turn of the century to early-1900s material. Ex. John White Collection.
MD-34317 - Raspite, Limonite - - Archived Broken Hill Proprietary Mine (Proprietary Mine; BHP Mine), Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia miniature, 4.4 x 3.0 x 2.1 cm.
4.4 x 3.0 x 2.1 cm. Raspite is an ultra-rare lead tungstate. Broken Hill is the Type Locality and raspite is a Holy Grail rare species for this famous locale. This showy and rich piece features a multitude of bright, glassy, orange microcrystals to 2 mm scattered on the mounded matrix.
RICE-03 - Raspite and Stolzite - $ 250 SOLD Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia small cabinet, 6.1 x 4.3 x 4.0 cm ex. Rice Northwest Museum
This rich specimen has a display face featuring about half a dozen SHARP AND GEMMY stolzite crystals, to 5 mm, of which 2 are pristine and others are damaged. Several raspite crystals, to 5mm , are in association : one is particularly superb and intergrown with a stolzite. So admittedly there is some damage, some broken crystals, but also several intact and freestanding as you seldom see (at least half a dozen good crystals of each species!). Price has been thus adjusted accordingly. It is overall one of the richer specimens of this classic combination I have seen, from the early 1900's. I have not had a specimen of either species here in ages, and to get the classic combo, on the same specimen, is a very treasured find! For the piece to be somewhat displayable as a pretty object, more so.
RICE-10 - Raspite and Stolzite - SOLD Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia cabinet, ex. Rice Northwest Museum
This rich specimen has an upper display face featuring about half a dozen SHARP AND GEMMY raspite crystals, to 6 mm, mixed with equally sharp and gemmy stolzite crystals to a really large 7mm size. There is some damage, some broken crystals, but also many intact and freestanding as you seldom see (at least half a dozen good crystals of each species and several of those being superior quality as well!). It is overall one of the richer specimens of this classic combination I have seen, from the early 1900's. I have not had a specimen of either species here in ages, and to get the classic combo, on the same specimen, is a very treasured find! For the piece to be somewhat displayable as a pretty object, more so.
TR524 - Raspite on Limonite - $ 750 Broken Hill Mine, New South Wales, Australia miniature, 4.4 x 2.5 x 2 cm ex. Edward Swoboda
This piece features bright, glassy, orange microcrystals to 2 mm of this highly desirable and rare species! It is a real treasure and there are only a small handful on the market
TUC10-372 - Raspite with Stolzite (type locality) - $ 4500 SOLD Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia small cabinet, 9.3 x 6.3 x 3.5 cm
Raspite is an extremely rare species, a dimorph of Stolzite. This is the type locality for the species. This particular specimen is a large, beautiful display piece with butterscotch-yellow crystals of stolzite (to 8mm) all over its display face - they are so gemmy and squarish that they look like yellow wulfenite! This is an EXCELLENT display piece for the species, for stolzite. But even more rare, and more valuable here, are the large associated raspite crystals. The doublet crystal , perhaps twinned, is standing vertically exposed and is 1.2 cm long! It is decorated with litlte stolzites for color contrast. A second, lesser raspite cluster exists elsewhere on the specimen. For the species, this is one of the best I have known of for sale. It is from the old workings, undoubtedly, at this old mine. I am told it should have been found prior to the 1950s. Recently the specimen was in the collection of tungstate collector Stretch Young, of Austin, Texas. It came from an old collection. All Content and Design ©1996-2010 The ArkenstonePowered by http://mineralwebsites.comBy-species Galleries | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
