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JULY 2007 OFFER SHEET
August’s specimens of hematite are different–true heavy metal!
We have enough extra pieces so that if you would like a bigger piece than usual,
just call or Email us.
Also, we bought an extra large lot of the Rainbow pyrite we’re featuring this
month, so if any of you gemstone cutters would like some, let us know!
And we finally received our shipment from Spain, with the
nearly-perfectly-symmetrical cubes of pyrite, the sphalerite, and the amethyst.
For PYRITE, we have Deluxe-size cubes about .75" in matrix about 2" by 2"
for $22.50; or for the same price you could specify 2" by 2" matrix with a
couple (or more) of smaller cubes. We have large matrix pieces with much larger
cubes from $60 to $550, and multiple intergrown and twinned cubes, on and off
matrix, from $100 to $950. We are going to try to photograph and videotape each
one of the 50 we picked out at the warehouse there and make them available by
next month.
AMETHYST CRYSTALS. We met with the owner of one of the two Bolivian
ametrine mines at his office in Barcelona, and obtained from him some wonderful
single amethyst crystals from the mine. They are clear quartz at the bottom, and
have zones of lovely light purple in the top half or so, excellent faces and
terminations, and all have minor dings from the mining process. About 2" high
and 1.75" wide for $16, and bigger for $20, $24, and $40.
AMETHYST/SMOKY QUARTZ CRYSTALS, these are a very unusual combination,
also from the ametrine mine in Bolivia, these are clear quartz at the bottom,
with zones of light and dark violet and zones of smoky quartz interspersed
together–amazing! Excellent faces, terminations, again with slight dings from
mining. 2" high and 1.5" wide for $16, taller for $24 and $28, and the biggest,
3" high and 3" wide for $45 and $60.
GEMMY SPHALERITE, Spain. The mine that this marvelous material comes from
is closed, flooded, and on public land–a triple whammy that means it will
probably never be collected again. We picked up about a kilo of cutting rough
for 25¢ gram, and some polished slabs that are gorgeous and expensive–call or
Email for details.
RHODIZITE, Tsilaizina, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar. Light
yellow/light green .5" crystals in matrix with other rare minerals. 1" x 1"
matrix to 2" x 2" for $20 and $30.
WOLFRAMITE, Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang County, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan
Prov, China. Groups of shiny metallic-black bladed crystals, no matrix, about 2"
by 2" for $18, $24, $36.
OCEAN JASPER, Madagascar, colorful polished oval-shaped slabs, 2" x 3"
for $16.
METEORITES, Sikhote-Alin, Russia, our April 2004 featured mineral
(Kamacite). We received another batch with smaller pieces, similar to what we
sent to Deluxe Club members back in 2004, about 1.5" across and .5" to 1" wide,
for $22.50. The supply of these meteorites with excellent form is starting to
dwindle, which means prices will be going up in the near future. These are from
the meteorite that fell to Earth at 10:30 AM, February, 1947–perhaps some
remember hearing about it when it happened? We still have a few larger pieces
about 3" by 1" for $48. Since we featured these, we have a fascinating write-up
to go with them.
METEORITES, Gran Chaco Gualamba, near Campo del Cielo, Argentina.
Excellent quality specimens from a new find close to the site at Campo del Cielo,
with good fingerprinting from about 3.5" by 2" to 4" by 2.5" for $90 to $150,
and one larger for $360. Email us if you’d like photos of these attractive
visitors from outer space!
MOLDAVITE, Czech Republic, our December 2001 stone, the natural glass
believed to have been formed by the impact of the meteorite that created the
Ries Crater in southern Germany. A new batch of gemmy green pieces about quarter
to half dollar size for $40 to $60 by weight. You’re sure to find the write-up
that comes with it quite fascinating!
We have had such interest in these rare minerals that we brought in another
small lot from the gem pegmatites of Myanmar, which continue to produce
wonderful, small crystals of rare minerals, such as April's phenakite. We have
the tourmaline group mineral Uvite [CaMg3Al6(BO3)3[Si6018][(OH)30]--small
crystals about ½" long and ⅛" to ¼" wide, with rich green color, nice crystals
form, and good terminations, for $20, $24, and $28; small crystals of
Baddeleyite [Zr02] of an intense dark green color, beautiful sharp crystals
about ½" long and ⅛" to ¼" wide for $24; and Enstatite [Mg2Si2O6] as
beautiful green crystals about ¾" to 1" high and ⅜" to ½" wide, again with nice
crystals forms and terminations, for $24, with longer ones for $30, $40, and
$50.Take 10% off if you order one of each--you'll really come to love these
beauties if you view them with your 10x loupe! Don't have one yet? We have an
excellent 10x loupe available for $19.95. (We received notice from the loupe
importer of a large price increase from the optics factory in Belarus where
these excellent loupes are made, so if you wait too long to get one, they may be
30% higher in price, or more.)
We still have a few left of these rare minerals, and we hope you’ll think these
are very good deals. And to make everything more affordable, we want to offer an
additional 5% discount if you purchase five minerals or more, and 10% for ten or
more. Let’s start with 12 rare minerals from the former Soviet Union:
BOBIERRITE, Zheleznyi Mine (Iron Mine), Kovdor Massif, Kola Peninsula,
Murmanskaja Oblast', Russia. Pearly white monoclinic crystals in dolomite matrix
about 1.25" by 1.25" for $26, slightly larger for $30.
VOLKONSKOITE, Efimyatskaya Mt, Efimyaty Village, Kama River, Okhansk,
Permskaya Oblast', Urals Region, Russia. Masses of pretty, intense green
volkonskoite from its type locality, about .75" by 1" for $16.
MURMANITE, Karnasurt Mountain, Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula,
Murmanskaja Oblast', Russia. Groups of small purple plates that look rather like
lepidolite, in white feldspar matrix with black aegirine. 1" by 1" for $24, and
2" by 2" for $32. Some parts of the matrix fluoresce green in shortwave UV and
orange in longwave UV light.
SYNGENITE, Kalusa Salt Deposit, Ivanovo-Frankovsk Oblast', Ukraine.
Colorless crystals with good faces in small clusters about 1" by 1" for $24, and
1.5" by 1.5" for $30.
FENAKSITE, Rasvumchorr Mountain, Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula,
Murmanskaja Oblast', Russia. Small, light brown plates mixed in rischorite with
aegirine and grey delhayelite that fluoresces orange in longwave ultraviolet
light. 1" by 1" pieces for $16 and $20.
GMELINITE-NA, Sokolovskoe Iron Mine, Rudnyi Altai, Qostaney Oblysy,
Kazakhstan. Small, blocky peachy-colored crystals on matrix, good coverage. 1"
by 1" for $12, 2" by 1" for $16.
NORMANDITE, Partomchorr Mountain, Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula,
Murmanskaja Oblast', Russia. Orange-brown sprays that look like astrophyllite
(our July 2001 featured mineral) in white microcline with black aegirine. Pieces
about 1" by 1" for $24, 2" by 2" for $32.
VILLIAUMITE, Koashva Mountain, Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula,
Murmanskaja Oblast', Russia. Dark red crystals about .75" by .75" for $12,
slightly bigger with minor matrix, $16.
SANTABARBARAITE, Kertchenskoye deposit, near Kertch, Crimea peninsula,
Crimea Oblast', Ukraine. Dark brown sprays in light brown limonite or shell
matrix about .75" by .75" for $22, or 1.25" by 1.25" matrix for $30.
EUDIALYTE CRYSTALS, Rischorr Mountain, Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula,
Murmanskaja Oblast', Russia. Yes, we said crystals! We’ve handled lots of grainy
eudialyte, but these have faces you can examine. Small, dark red crystals with
little or no matrix, about .75" by.75" for $28; larger in matrix about 1" by 1"
for $40, and slight bigger for $50.
LAMPROPHYLLITE, Malyi Punkaruaiv Mt., Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula,
Murmanskaja Oblast', Russia. Sprays of brown needle-like crystals in matrix
about 1" by 1" for $16, or 2" by 2" for $22. The matrix on some has slight
orange fluorescence under longwave UV light.
CHRYSOBERYL, Emerald mines, Malyshevo, Sverdlovskaya Oblast', Urals
Region, Russia. Small, light green, twinned crystals on shiny gray phlogopite
matrix. 1" by 1" matrix for $20, 1" by 2" matrix for $26. Sorry, they’re not the
alexandrite variety!
PHANTOM CALCITE, Santa Eulalia District, Mun. de Aquiles Serdán,
Chihuahua, Mexico. Nice dogtooth shaped crystals, some clear, some
reddish-brown. What makes these unusual is that the previous calcite crystals
growth underneath fluoresces! 2" by 3" for $16, $20, $36.
SPINEL, Luc Yen, Yenbai Province, Vietnam. We have small octahedrons, not
quite perfectly formed, but very nice, on matrix about 2" by 2" for $18 and $24,
and some bigger matrix for $36. Some crystals fluoresce red under longwave UV
light.
WENDWILSONITE-ROSELITE, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate
Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco. Small, bright pinkish-red crystals
on matrix from the type locality for wendwilsonite. Matrix 2" by 1" for $20,
$24, $30, $40, $50, $60, by quality.
GROSSULAR GARNET, Sierra de la Cruz, Coahuila, Mexico, our December 2002
featured mineral. These are the raspberry-colored garnets in a highly breakable
white matrix. The garnets, some as big as ½” across, are not formed completely,
revealing a black inner core, reflecting a change in the garnet’s composition as
it grew. 2" by 3" matrix pieces are available for $22.50 with smaller matrix for
$16.
ALMANDINE GARNETS from the new find at Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China,
that we were hoping to feature this year, but that didn’t work out. These are
large (1" and bigger) single garnets of reddish brown color with unusual,
layered growth patterns, in gray mica schist matrix about 2" by 3" for $22.50.
ALMANDINE GARNETS, Baja California, Mexico. Dark brownish-red over 1.5",
almost complete, sharp faces, for $12.
GROSSULAR GARNETS, Lake Jaco, Chihuahua, Mexico, over 1" across with
sharp faces and no matrix, for $8. Take 15% off if you order one of each of
these 4 garnets mentioned here.
FLUELLITE ON WAVELLITE, Willard Mine, Pershing County, Nevada. Small (4mm
or less) clear crystals on light green wavellite balls, matrix about 2" by 2"
for $10.
CINNABAR, China, our February 2004 mineral, new lot of nice specimens,
good sharp crystals on matrix. 2" by 2" matrix for $16, and slightly larger
matrix for $20.
LABRADORITE, Madagascar, our April 1997 mineral, thin slabs polished on
one side to show off its unique iridescence, 2" x 2" to 2" x 3" and larger, for
$12, $14, and $16.
ENHYDRO AGATE, Fontuero Xavier, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, polished
pieces of beautifully banded agate with water trapped inside! This is the same
mineral fluid from which the agate crystallized. Each piece has bands of
translucent gray and other colors, and when held to a light, you can easily see
the fluid sloshing around inside. We have pieces about 1½" by 1” to 1¼” for $16,
and larger pieces about 2" by 1½” for $20. Only a small amount left.
ARAGONITE, Northern Lights mine, Mineral County, Nevada, our January 2004
featured mineral. Lovely delicate sprays of yellow aragonite on matrix,
fluoresces and phosphoresces yellow/green under shortwave UV light. About 2" by
2" for $16.50, and 2" by 3" for $22.50.
RHODOCHROSITE, La Capillita mine, Catamarca Province, Argentina. Polished
thick slices showing the gorgeous pink and white banding of the stalactitic
formation. About 2" by 3" for $60 to $80, by quality. We also have some larger,
exceptional slices, about 6" across and larger, for $450 and up. Email for a
scan if you’d like to see one.
FACETED RHODOCHROSITE, Sweet Home mine, Alma, Park County, Colorado.
Since the mine is closed, we pick up any reasonably priced gemstones we can
find. We have stones from .79 carat to 4.64 carats from $140 to over $800. Call
or Email for details. And we still have some crystals with high quality color
and crystal form on and off matrix from $150 to $600– again, call or Email for
info.
BENITOITE, Benitoite Gem Mine, San Benito County, CA, the California
state gemstone. We have matrix pieces with excellent crystals with great color
and form from $350 to $500 and up–call or E-mail for more info.
VESUVIANITE, Jeffrey Mine, Quebec, Canada, our March 2000 mineral. Single
crystals about 1" long with beautiful light green color and good terminations
for $15 and $25, suitable for wire jewelry or as specimens; and .5" to 1.5"
clusters of small green and purple crystals without matrix for $20, $30, $40,
and $50, by size/color.
PYRITE EGGS & SPHERES, Peru. These have been available for a couple of
years now, and what makes these so cool is that the surface is never solid–these
have lots of natural openings where the pyrite crystals are visible, and with
the bright brassy metallic luster, these are very popular at shows. Eggs about
2" high and 1.5" wide for $30 and $36, 3" high for $70; 2" diameter spheres for
$60 and $70.
FLUORITE, China, polished, rectangular pieces with rounded edged and
great color, purple and green together, suitable for wire jewelry or as
specimens. 1" by .5" for $4; longer and wider for $6 and the best for $10. Call
or Email for a quantity discount–we have lots.
EPIDOTE, Bendoukou, Sandare District, Kayes Region, Mali, where our
September 2005 prehnite specimens were found. We have thick black crystals 2"
long and 1" thick with good terminations for $12 and $16, or sprays of
intergrown crystals for $16.
HUBEITE & INESITE, Fengjiashan Mine (Daye Copper Mine), Daye, Huangshi
area, Hubei, Central South Region, China. We featured this combo in August 2001,
before hubeite had even been published as a new mineral! The write-up contained
the documents submitted to the IMA with the original specimens, so you’ll
receive them too if you order one of these. We have a few matrix pieces left
with very small needles of root beer brown hubeite crystals and brownish pink
inesite, about .75" by .75" for $16, 1" by 1" for $22.50, and 2" by 3" for $30 &
$40. Not terribly attractive, but pretty cool for a new mineral.
HETEROSITE, Berg, Solleftea, Sweden. Ugly brown masses in 2" by 1" matrix
$6. This forms a series with purpurite and turns purple when treated in the
right acid.
TEKTITE, Maoming City, Guangdong Province, China, our November 1999
featured mineral. We have 2" to 2.5" disc-shaped pieces for $18, and long thin
dumbbell-shaped pieces about 2.5" to 3" long for $16, $18, and $20. They look
black, but are actually smoky-brown in thin sections or when faceted.
AURICHALCITE, Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico, small sprays of light
green fibrous crystals on earthy matrix. 2" by 2" matrix pieces for $16 and $20,
2½” by 3½” for $24, $30.
CHRYSOCOLLA AND MALACHITE, Shaba Copper Belt, Shaba, Congo. Bright blue,
massive chrysocolla and fibrous green malachite together on matrix about 1.5" by
2" for $12.
FOSSIL DINOSAUR BONE, Utah. Polished slices showing some cellular
structure, in shades of mostly red with gray. Small pieces about 1.5" by 2" for
$15, and larger pieces about 2" by 3" and a little larger for $20.
SMOKY QUARTZ, Rosario Gold Mine, Oruro Deposit, Bolivia. Clusters of very
good crystals with light smoky color, overall size about 2" by 3" to 3" by 4"
for $30 and $40.
AZURITE AND MALACHITE, Blue Jay mine, Lemhi County, Idaho, our December
2004 featured mineral, colorful drusy coating on matrix about 2" by 3" for $16.
CHALCOPYRITE AND QUARTZ, Peru, our November 2003 featured mineral. Small,
brassy-colored chalcopyrite crystals sprinkled among needle quartz, on a
metallic matrix of sulfide minerals about 2" by 3" for $20 and $30 by quality.
MALACHITE, Kolwezi, Shaba Copper Belt, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Polished pieces showing beautiful banding, about 2" by 3" for $30 and $36.
NATIVE SULFUR, El Desierto Mine, Bolivia, our May 2004 featured mineral.
Lots of bright yellow crystals on matrix, 4" by 3" for $24 and $36; gemmy (!)
crystals for $60 and $70. We have a couple of bigger, better pieces of
remarkable quality, too, so Email or call if you would like a photo.
JET, Mongolia. We are one of the few sources for this rare lightweight
black stone, related to coal. We have 1 pound bags of tumble-polished stones for
$24, and for those who might want it in bulk, 4.4 pound (2-kilo) bags for $68.
We have three size ranges: Small, about 1" by 1" to 1.5" by 1.5"; Medium, about
1.5" by 1.5" to 2" by 2"; and Large, about 2" by 2" to 3" by 2.5", so let us
know if you want a certain size, or just a mix. It’s light, so you get lots!
JET BEADS, Mongolia. We have several new jet beads styles available at
low prices. You can see these on our web site or call us for sizes and prices.
WOOLLY MAMMOTH HAIR, found with the remains of other animals in
permafrost north of Yakutsk, Sakha Republic, Russia. (This sold so fast, we
bought another batch.) We can put a few strands in a plastic bag for $5 each, or
can weigh out a small hank for $20, $24, $30; or sell it by the gram at
$30/gram-- the hair is lightweight, so you get a lot for a gram.
Excellent barrel-shaped crystals of brown ARAGONITE FROM THE TYPE LOCALITY
in Spain in the same size range for $8, groups for $12, and slightly bigger
for $12 and $14.
SMOKY QUARTZ, Saline Valley, Inyo County, CA, in pairs of left- and
right-handed crystals about 1½” long mounted on a styrofoam base for $12.
IMPERIAL TOPAZ, Ouro Preto, Brazil, our March 2001 featured mineral.
Small crystals with good color and form about .5" high for $12, 1" crystals for
$22.50
Nice small specimens for young collectors: magnetic LODESTONE from Utah,
2" by 2" for $4; ULEXITE (TV rock) from Boron, California, about 1½” by
2" for $4; ANTHRACITE COAL from Pennsylvania, about 2" by 2" for $4, or
3" by 4" for $6; Chunks of sparkly light purple LEPIDOLITE with embedded
small pink TOURMALINE crystals from San Diego County, Cal, about 1½” by
1½ for $3; Bright yellow SULFUR crystals about 1½” long from Bolivia for
$6; small blue blades of KYANITE 1" high for $4; bright green cleaved
FLUORITE octahedrons from China, about 1¼”, $8; A set of each of these
$27.
Instant collection! A flat with 54 different minerals and rocks,
everything from opal to Tincalconite, to epidote to rose quartz, all nicely
mounted in 1" by 1" boxes. Each flat is slightly different, with specimens
mostly from the western U.S., augmented by world localities, for $78.
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As always, U.S. shipping is included, satisfaction is guaranteed, anything
ordered will be shipped with your next mineral specimen, and we’ll send the
corresponding write-ups for minerals previously featured in the Club. Not
responsible for typographical errors! E-mail, fax us at 805-927-2224 or call us
at 1-800-941-5594 to order or mail in this form:
Richard & Cheryl Sittinger, Mineral of the Month Club, 1770 Orville Avenue,
Cambria, CA 93428
1-800-941-5594, Richard@Mineralofthemonthclub.org, www.mineralofthemonthclub.org,
Fax: 805.927.2224
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