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Ranger No. 3 Pit, Jabiru, 250 km East of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. |
Saleeite is found on fractures and segregations of massive quartz in the upper level of the No.3 pit. This specimen is a nice example; bright lemon-yellow to yellow-green thin tabular crystals up to 5 mm, scattered on the surface and contrasting nicely with brown massive quartz. Collected by staff of the Museum Victoria in July 1998. |
4.0 x 3.0 x 0.5 cm |
| RU-102 |
$42.00 US |
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Tunnel Hill Quarry, North Dundas, Zeehan District, Tasmania, Australia. |
A nice display size specimen of purplish Stichtite mixed with yellowish-green Serpentine. |
10.0 x 8.0 x 4.5 cm |
| RU-108 |
$26.00 US |
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Paratoo Cu Mine, Yunta, Olary Province, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia. |
Aggregates of tiny blue balls generously covering all sides of light grey base rock. Type locality specimen. |
4.5 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm |
| RU-110 |
$16.00 US |
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Shepherd & Murphy Mine, Moina District, Tasmania, Australia. |
Massive brilliant mtallic silver-light bronze nodule of Bismuth cated with earthy-yellow bismite. Bill Baker specimen. |
4.5 x 2.0 x 3.5 cm |
| RU-113 |
$28.00 US |
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Kintor Open Cut, Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia. |
A rich specimen of microscopic Segnitite crystals, type locality specimen, in association with reddish Carminite and some Chlorargyrite. B & M Day specimen. |
10.0 x 8.0 x 3.0 cm |
| RU-114 |
$28.00 US |
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Ursted, Hidra, Flekkefjord, West-Agder, Norway. |
Massive yellow to dark brown earthy Aeschynite-(Y) (TL) with some lustrous black veins. Type locality, Brian Shelton specimen. |
5.5 x 4.0 x 2.5 cm |
| RU-115 |
$26.00 US |
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Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia. |
Great display specimen of this colourful, brownish-red Minium, generously coating the dark brown grey matrix from this Australian classic locality. |
8.0 x 6.5 x 6.0 cm - 908.0 g |
| RU-116 |
$46.00 US |
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Quiruvilca District, Santiago de Chuco Province, La Libertad Department, Peru. |
Sharp steel-grey cluster of lustrous platy pyrrhotite crystals to 10 mm on minor white base rock. |
3.0 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm |
| RU-118 |
$22.00 US |
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Mt Riddock Station, Harts Range, Northern Territory, Australia |
Dark green eight sided vitreous prisms of rare borosilicate in base rock of schistose granulate. As described in Mineralogical Record, 1984, ps 99-101. |
6.5 x 6.0 x 3.5 cm |
| RU-119 |
$26.00 US |
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Arkaroola Area, Flinders Ranges, South Australia. |
Large metallic black-greyish terminated crystal from this well known South Australian locality. |
2.5 x 2.0 x 1.5 cm |
| RU-120 |
$18.00 US |
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Endeavour 26 Open Cut, North Parkes Mine, Goonumbla, New South Wales, Australia. |
Vibrant blue sprays of Sampleite to 7 mm across, sprinkled and nicely contrasting on the dark brown base rock. |
6.5 x 6.5 x 2.0 cm |
| RU-121 |
$55.00 US |
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Tom's Phosphite Quarry, Kapunda, Mt Lofy Ranges, South Australia. |
An excellent specimen of brown limonitic matrix covered on top site with tiny sprays of acicular Minyulite crystals from this well know phosphate quarry in South Australia. |
6.0 x 5.0 x 2.0 cm |
| RU-122 |
$26.00 US |
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