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Boleite is a complex potassium-lead-silver-copper oxychloride and in this rich large miniature\/small cabinet specimen forms equant cubic crystals, each face of which has a depressed central hopper filled with leafy emerald green Atacamite, the juxtaposition of the two species makes a most interesting specimen.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57780452589903,"sku":"CC11068","price":703.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1011\/3748\/2063\/files\/CC11068_daee2458-53ac-40e6-8218-a775c7f25a04.jpg?v=1783968400"},{"product_id":"pyrargyrite-with-calcite-1","title":"PYRARGYRITE with CALCITE","description":"A fine aesthetic large cabinet specimen displaying rich islands of Pyrargyrite crystals in a snowy bed of crystallised white Calcite from Mexico.  Very bright, 2 to 5 mm crystals of metallic maroon to silvery-grey Pyrargyrite contrast superbly against the druse of small scalenohedral Calcite crystals.  When held at certain angles some Pyrargyrite crystals produce stunning flashes of characteristic ruby red.  This is an excellent example well crystallised Pyrargyrite, a silver sulphosalt, which will look fabulous when displayed.  No specific mine has been recorded with this specimen, but it is known to originate from Mexico.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57780452917583,"sku":"CC11069","price":2220.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1011\/3748\/2063\/files\/CC11069_3cdc9e67-0211-4768-bea6-0645848a34f8.jpg?v=1783968402"},{"product_id":"wulfenite-24","title":"WULFENITE","description":"A fine Wulfenite specimen displaying large blocky-chunky lustrous colour zoned from orange to burnt orange crystals measuring to 1.8cm. 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Interspersed between the base of these crystal aggregates are small white rhombic crystals of Calcite, displaying colour zoning. This is a top-end Potosí mine Mimetite which really does not disappoint.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57780488044879,"sku":"CC11616","price":3331.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1011\/3748\/2063\/files\/CC11616_13c46355-3e53-484f-9e57-6a7096f1c7e0.jpg?v=1783968778"},{"product_id":"mimetite-31","title":"MIMETITE","description":"A beautifully aesthetic group of velvety, botryoidal Mimetite crystals covering a spongy orange-tan Limonite matrix from San Pedro Corralitos in Chihuahua, Mexico. Individual spheres are typically 6 to 10 mm in diameter and vary in colour from zesty-lemon to a rich egg yolk-yellow. Some botryoidal groups show a marked colour change dividing the spheres into two distinct coloured hemispheres. 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Likewise their terminations differ a great deal making this not only aesthetic, but crystallographically fascinating. Internally, the crystals are transparent, but with a myriad of  tiny flashes of light and reflections, which add significantly to its allure. In great overall condition this is a wonderful classic from this most famous of Mexican occurrences.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57780493484367,"sku":"CC11795","price":888.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1011\/3748\/2063\/files\/CC11795_d92d34fd-073e-4ebc-8534-c136d1890aa4.jpg?v=1783968915"},{"product_id":"wulfenite-26","title":"WULFENITE","description":"A large tabular crystal of burnt orange Wulfenite from Los Lamentos. Mexico measuring to 3.4cm with smaller crystal cutting through in an X-like configuration. 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A fine display specimen from the mine.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57780511539535,"sku":"CC11986","price":3331.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1011\/3748\/2063\/files\/CC11986_1e36b60b-d0d6-46b5-aad5-2cbfee722267.jpg?v=1783969063"},{"product_id":"pyrargyrite-with-quartz-1","title":"PYRARGYRITE with QUARTZ","description":"Well-formed stout prismatic crystals of Pyrargyrite measuring to 1.3cm have developed atop a white Quartz crystal matrix with scattered crystals of pyramidal white Calcite crystals. Crystals of Pyrargyrite have a light coating of yellow metallic Chalcopyrite\/Pyrite. 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The prism bodies are of regular hexagonal cross section whereas the terminations are distorted with alternating small and large pyramidal faces, forming an essentially triclinic apex. A beautiful and showy Amethyst Quartz from the world-renowned state of Veracruz in Mexico, a name synonymous with world-class Amethyst.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57780555907407,"sku":"CC12593","price":1184.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1011\/3748\/2063\/files\/CC12593_f4b15178-1ce3-4038-8ab2-e578f6022e3f.jpg?v=1783969472"},{"product_id":"smithsonite-41","title":"SMITHSONITE","description":"A stunning and classic cabinet specimen of rose pink, botryoidal Smithsonite displaying a fabulous silky lustre from the iconic Choix locality in Sinaloa, Mexico.  A crust of pink Smithsonite, up to one centimetre thick, covers a previous generation of white Smithsonite.  The edges of the pink and base of the white Smithsonite both exhibit attractive radial crystalline structures set normal (i.e. at ninety degrees) to sinusoidal horizontal bands showing successive depositions of Smithsonite.  Occasional pits and tubular holes descend into the specimen from the top surface, suggesting former inclusions which have been preferentially dissolved with evolving fluid chemistry.  It is a beautiful, tactile specimen in a shade of pink difficult to describe, enhanced further by its silky to resinous lustre.\n","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57780732952911,"sku":"CC13126","price":2035.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1011\/3748\/2063\/files\/CC13126_ec27437e-2cd5-4af7-b5fe-522f1a61bb07.jpg?v=1783969957"},{"product_id":"legrandite-2","title":"LEGRANDITE","description":"This is a lovely miniature specimen of the rare zinc arsenate mineral Legrandite from perhaps its best known locality - Ojuela mine, in Mexico. The Legrandite forms vivid acidic bright lemon-yellow crystals in parallel alignment in a chocolate-brown limonitic gossan matrix.  There are very few terminations due to the way the Legrandite has spanned a cavity, but the defining feature is the length of the crystals at over 2 cm and the overall coverage. 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The Boleites are set on a light coloured granular clay-rich matrix which really makes them stand out well. The matrix hosts three prominent cubes and about eight smaller but still striking crystals. As with all specimens from this locality, the friable matrix has most probably been stabilized for preservation. A striking Boleite specimen from the Amelia mine in Mexico. Ex Professor Werner Paar Collection.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57780870381903,"sku":"CC14157","price":1850.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1011\/3748\/2063\/files\/CC14157_1fc5d645-6bc7-4bca-9105-a539c75953ac.jpg?v=1783970675"},{"product_id":"acanthite-10","title":"ACANTHITE","description":"Lustrous metallic grey-silvery intergrown cubic crystals of Argentite replaced by monoclinic Acanthite measuring to over 1cm, associated with white Calcite and a clay-like mineral from the San Juan de Rayas Mine, Mexico.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57780934639951,"sku":"CC14369","price":888.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1011\/3748\/2063\/files\/CC14369_91b5d806-a581-4bb4-ab85-8d40479cbecf.jpg?v=1783970826"},{"product_id":"boleite-2","title":"BOLEITE","description":"A superb, richly crystallized miniature specimen of Boleite from the Type Locality at Boleo District in Mexico. 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This magnificent specimen is from the Aurora mine at Charcas in San Luis Potosi state in central Mexico.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57780944634191,"sku":"CC15120","price":2220.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1011\/3748\/2063\/files\/CC15120_471950f3-58ec-4d0b-a24f-593742b7b824.jpg?v=1783971635"},{"product_id":"brochantite","title":"BROCHANTITE","description":"A magnificent display specimen of intergrown bundles of gemmy, acicular Brochantite crystals from the copper oxide deposits at the Milpillas mine at Cuitaca in Mun. de Santa Cruz, Mexico. The bluish emerald-green Brochantite crystals exhibit a bright glassy lustre and are developed to over 2.5 cm long, forming an ex-matrix, porous, tangled cluster.  White granular micro-crystalline Quartz to 8 mm across is sparsely distributed throughout the Brochantite.  A superb and beautiful Brochantite from the Milpillas mine in Mexico.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57780945518927,"sku":"CC15188","price":3331.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1011\/3748\/2063\/files\/CC15188_ec94f2a7-df36-4c67-ad4b-9e51c5ab7972.jpg?v=1783971673"},{"product_id":"creedite","title":"CREEDITE","description":"This is an amazing example of Creedite, a calcium aluminium sulphate fluoro-hydroxide, occurring as a Sputnik-like ball of radiating, pale tangerine to peachy-orange crystals, averaging about 8 cm in diameter. Attached to this is a similar 3 cm ball of more transparent, light tangerine crystals. From the Navidad mine at Abasolo, in Durango, Mexico, the mine name means Nativity or Christmas mine, most appropriate as the Creedite sphere is like the most spectacular of Christmas tree decorations. 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The largest crystals measure 5 mm on edge and all present a brilliant and highly reflective lustre and very sharp, crisp edges. There is no doubt that this is a top-class Boleite specimen and it comes from its most famous locality - Amelia mine at Santa Rosalía, in the Boleo District of Baja California, Mexico. Ex Professor Werner Paar Collection.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57780968718671,"sku":"CC16517","price":5181.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1011\/3748\/2063\/files\/CC16517.jpg?v=1783973068"},{"product_id":"epidote-20","title":"EPIDOTE","description":"A terrific small group of Epidote crystals which grade from dark bottle green at their base to light pistachio-green towards their chisel-like terminations.  The largest crystal measures 3.3 cm and the specimen is mounted on an acrylic base.  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Not only does this wonderful small cabinet specimen show the classic bright bubble-gum pink colour of Smithsonite from Choix, but more importantly is its stunning silky lustre created by the textured micro-crystals which is arguably much more iconic of this famous Mexican locality. This magnificent piece presents a 4 mm thick crust over an underlying matrix of granular pinkish Smithsonite. This locality is known to have produced a wide range of colours of Smithsonite, but it is the pink that is most associated with it and is consequently the most desirable. A sublime pink Smithsonite from Choix, just calling out to take pride of place in a colourful cabinet. 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A superb Wulfenite and Mimetite from San Francisco Mine at Cerro Prieto, Sonora, Mexico.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57780985168207,"sku":"CC17552","price":592.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1011\/3748\/2063\/files\/CC17552_f3cbf829-6321-4c47-a13c-9e0e69022d11.jpg?v=1783973654"},{"product_id":"wulfenite-with-mimetite-4","title":"WULFENITE with MIMETITE","description":"Beautiful mustard-orange tabular crystals of Wulfenite to 2 cm on edge, richly coated with orangey-lemon spherical clusters of Mimetite from the 1000 ft Level of the celebrated San Francisco mine at Cerro Prieto, Sonora, Mexico.  The Wulfenite crystals have preferential lustres depending on the direction viewed; waxy-matt from one side and bright-glassy on the opposite faces.  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Scattered over the matrix and encroaching on some Wulfenite crystals are pinhead-size rosettes of similar coloured Mimetite which form individual spherical clusters.  The largest Wulfenite crystal measures 1.3 x 1.0 x 0.3 cm.  The specimen is mounted on a bevelled clear acrylic base.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57780992442703,"sku":"CC18093","price":185.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1011\/3748\/2063\/files\/CC18093_0dc80555-c55e-42d2-a7aa-2118b32555be.jpg?v=1783973944"},{"product_id":"adamite-6","title":"ADAMITE","description":"An excellent classic specimen of yellow-green Adamite from the Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Mexico. Regarded as probably producing the finest specimens of Adamite, this superb example displays a crystalline botryoidal habit, with a pleasing play of light across the specimen, on a characteristic red-brown 'Limonitic' matrix. 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