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This solid and compact specimen displays well from every direction and is a highly aesthetic and remarkable example of Malachite from Shilu.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46538605691055,"sku":"CC2566","price":750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC2566.png?v=1770136642"},{"product_id":"epidote","title":"EPIDOTE","description":"A relatively large and sharply terminated, thick bladed crystal of Epidote. The crystal is dark green, opaque to translucent and has a high vitreous lustre on the prism faces.  It's an excellent example of a large and well-formed Epidote crystal from China, considered most probably to originate from Handan Prefecture in Hebei Province.   This ex. matrix Epidote crystal is perfectly terminated and within the dark bottle green prism, bright electric lime green flecks reflect light due to its internal translucency.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46538605723823,"sku":"CC2574","price":1150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC2574.png?v=1770136648"},{"product_id":"calcite-7","title":"CALCITE","description":"A gorgeous and superbly arranged cluster of elongate prismatic Calcite crystals with 'nail-head' terminations, from Chenzhou Prefecture in China, a specimen reminiscent of the fine classic Calcites of this habit from Cumbria, UK.  The crystals are transparent and have a mouth watering 'wet look' lustre with the largest crystal having developed to 6 cm in length.  All crystals have mirror-smooth prism faces and striated terminations.  This is an impressive and very displayable Chinese Calcite.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46538608017583,"sku":"CC2650","price":1900.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC2650.png?v=1770137087"},{"product_id":"pyromorphite-7","title":"PYROMORPHITE","description":"A stunning specimen of Pyromorphite from the Daoping Mine, Gongcheng Co, China. The lustrous crystals of Pyromorphite measuring to 0.5cm completely cover the display face of the specimen. The Pyromorphite crystals are seen to form an intergrown druse of divergent groups, with well developed hopper crystal terminations. The colour of the Pyromorphite is a fine yellowish green in the body of the crystals, with more yellow green terminations. A really fine specimen from the location.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46538608083119,"sku":"CC2666","price":2700.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC2666.png?v=1770137098"},{"product_id":"spessartine-garnet-with-quartz","title":"SPESSARTINE GARNET with QUARTZ","description":"A choice, highly aesthetic cabinet specimen of toffee-orange Spessartine Garnet crystals covering a matrix of Microcline Feldspar with three large and perfectly terminated Quartz crystals punctuating the specimen. 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The lustrous Fluorite crystals show an excellent hoppered habit on their cubic faces, with complex combinations of dodecahedral and octahedral faces, giving the edges a rounded appearance. Contrasting white crystals of Quartz measuring to 8 cm tall show several phases of deposition and form an attractive bed. Where one or two of these Quartz crystals are fractured their internal smoky colour can be seen - the milky outer layer forming a thick cap. This is a very fine cabinet sized display specimen of this uncommon deep inky-blue colour of Fluorite from this limited find. It naturally sits very well for display.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46540772802735,"sku":"CC3871","price":2400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC3871.png?v=1770203508"},{"product_id":"fluorite-on-quartz-1","title":"FLUORITE on QUARTZ","description":"New find of rich indigo blue to light blue complex crystals of Fluorite on Quartz, from the Huanggang Mine (Shaft 4), Banner, Mongolia. Inter grown crystals of Fluorite abundantly form on well developed prismatic crystals of Quartz. The lustrous Fluorite crystals measuring to 0.8cm show excellent form of some hopper habit on the cubic faces, with complex combinations of the Dodecahedral and Octahedral faces, giving the edges a rounded aspect. Crystals of Quartz measuring to 7cm tall show several phases of deposition. Very fine specimen and uncommon deep colour for Fluorite from the new find.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46540772835503,"sku":"CC3872","price":1150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC3872.png?v=1770203510"},{"product_id":"fluorite-on-quartz-2","title":"FLUORITE on QUARTZ","description":"New find of rich indigo blue to light blue complex crystals of Fluorite on Quartz, from the Huanggang Mine (Shaft 4), Banner, Mongolia. Inter grown crystals of Fluorite abundantly form on well developed prismatic crystals of Quartz. The lustrous Fluorite crystals measuring to 1.9cm show excellent form of hopper habit on the cubic faces, with complex combinations of the Dodecahedral and Octahedral faces, giving the edges a rounded aspect. Crystals of Quartz measuring to 6.5cm tall show several phases of deposition. Very fine specimens and uncommon deep colour for Fluorite from the new find.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46540772868271,"sku":"CC3873","price":1500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC3873.png?v=1770203512"},{"product_id":"fluorite-on-quartz-3","title":"FLUORITE on QUARTZ","description":"A relatively new find of rich indigo blue to light blue complex crystals of Fluorite on Quartz, from the Huanggang Mine (Shaft 4), Banner, Mongolia.  Inter-grown Fluorite crystals abundantly form on well developed prismatic crystals of Quartz.  The lustrous Fluorite crystals, measuring to 2.5 cm, show excellent examples of the hopper habit on the cubic faces, with complex combinations of dodecahedral and octahedral faces, giving the edges a rounded appearance.  A single crystal of Quartz measuring to 9 cm shows several phases of deposition.  A very fine specimen and an uncommon, deep colour for Fluorite from this find.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46540772901039,"sku":"CC3875","price":675.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC3875.png?v=1770203515"},{"product_id":"fluorite-on-quartz-4","title":"FLUORITE on QUARTZ","description":"New find of rich indigo blue to light blue complex crystals of Fluorite on Quartz, from the Huanggang Mine (Shaft 4), Banner, Mongolia. Inter grown crystals of Fluorite abundantly form on well developed prismatic crystals of Quartz. The lustrous Fluorite crystals measuring to 1.2cm show excellent form of hopper habit on the cubic faces, with complex combinations of the Dodecahedral and Octahedral faces, giving the edges a rounded aspect. Crystals of Quartz measuring to 7cm show several phases of deposition. Very fine specimen and uncommon deep colour for Fluorite from the new find.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46540772933807,"sku":"CC3876","price":950.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC3876.png?v=1770203517"},{"product_id":"fluorite-10","title":"FLUORITE","description":"A gorgeous cabinet specimen of Fluorite from the now highly regarded Xianghualing mine in Hunan Province, China. The specimen displays a well-formed composite of two inter grown gemmy light lime-mint green Fluorite crystals measuring overall to 4.6 cm. The Fluorite crystals show excellent cubic faces with stepped habit on the cube edges and corners, probably the result of oscillatory growth between the cube and octahedral faces.  A small intergrowth of green Fluorite is seen to one end of the specimen.  Colourless Fluorite crystals are also in association. A fine Fluorite from the late Michael P. Cooper collection (Cat. No. 2001-4).","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46540772966575,"sku":"CC3896","price":950.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC3896.png?v=1770203529"},{"product_id":"pyromorphite-19","title":"PYROMORPHITE","description":"This superb Pyromorphite has that classy 'dense' feel to its richness. It is from the famous Chinese occurrence at Daoping mine in the early 2000s where some of the world's finest specimens of this wonderful secondary lead phosphate species were found. This extremely rich small cabinet specimen is almost entirely Pyromorphite with the upper display surface liberally covered in large (to 1 cm), classic hexagonal hopper-shaped prismatic Pyromorphite crystals of a classy lime-green to yellow-green colour with an exceptional waxy to resinous lustre. The crystals are translucent around the terminations, and the hopper-development is extremely fine. A wonderful Pyromorphite from this 'modern' classic occurrence. Ex Martin Zinn III collection with label (no. 7428).","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46540831883439,"sku":"CC5734","price":4500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC5734.png?v=1770205698"},{"product_id":"cinnabar-on-dolomite","title":"CINNABAR on DOLOMITE","description":"Excellent, well-formed prismatic crystals of Cinnabar on contrasting white Dolomite from Fenghuang County in the Xiangxi Prefecture of Hunan Province, China.  Although not recorded with this specimen, it is probably from the Chatian mercury-zinc (Hg-Zn) ore field.  Fine and lustrous silvery maroon to red blocky crystals of Cinnabar to 1.2 cm tall stand proud of the creamy-white crystallized Dolomite matrix.  The height and structure of the individual Cinnabar crystals is both remarkable and spectacular.  Without doubt, a fine and classic Chinese Cinnabar, a real eye-catcher!","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46540838928559,"sku":"CC6165","price":5000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC6165.png?v=1770206138"},{"product_id":"fluorite-24","title":"FLUORITE","description":"Deep dark lustrous purple crystals of Fluorite on white Quartz from the Dongpo Ore Field, Hunan Province, China. Crystals of Fluorite measuring to 3.2cm are intergrown cubooctahedral formed on a bed of prismatic Quartz crystals. A well found  of Fluorite crystals from China. 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A very fine specimen of gemmy zoned Fluorite from the Yaogangxian mine.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46540841910447,"sku":"CC6303","price":500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC6303.png?v=1770206252"},{"product_id":"scheelite-with-muscovite-and-calcite","title":"SCHEELITE with MUSCOVITE and CALCITE","description":"Well formed crystals of Scheelite from the Pingwu Beryl Mine, Sichuan Province, China. Lustrous orange-yellow-brown pseudo-octahedral Scheelite crystals measure to 3.5cm arranged across the 'top' of the specimen. On a well-developed druse of thin platy silvery Muscovite crystals with a later deposition of intergrown acute rhombic crystals creamy-white Calcite crystals. An attractive arrangement of Scheelite crystals, with the usual blue-white fluorescence under short wave UV.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46540865208495,"sku":"CC6666","price":4000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC6666.png?v=1770208602"},{"product_id":"insesite","title":"INSESITE","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwo excellent well-developed intergrown radiating clusters of flesh-pink bladed Inesite crystals measuring to 4.7 cm overall, and with attractive bowtie forms, sit upon a white Calcite matrix itself studded with small chestnut brown Hubeite crystals. It comes from the Fengjiashan mine, China which is the Type Locality for Hubeite. This is a particularly fine Inesite in comparison to any from worldwide locations and with the addition of the extremely rare species Hubeite is particularly choice. Ex Robert Brandstetter Collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46540866355375,"sku":"CC6779","price":7500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC6779.png?v=1770208703"},{"product_id":"fluorite-with-lollingite-and-arsenopyrite","title":"FLUORITE with LÖLLINGITE and ARSENOPYRITE","description":"An excellent specimen of Löllingite forming curving ,metallic silver bladed crystals measuring to 2.5 cm, with colourless Fluorite as single crystals and intergrown clusters showing combinations of the cube-octahedron and dodecahedron.  This superb cabinet specimen is from the Huanggang Fe-Sn Deposit at Hexigten Banner in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China.  Micro-crystals of Arsenopyrite are sparsely scattered over the Löllingite, with black Sphalerite scattered over some areas of the specimen. A fine specimen of Löllingite from the find several years ago and now a classic of it's type.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46540866912431,"sku":"CC6852","price":850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC6852.png?v=1770208755"},{"product_id":"mimetite-14","title":"MIMETITE","description":"Richly intergrown lustrous crystals of Mimetite measuring to 1cm display stepped parallel habit with hexagonal pinacoid terminations, and are pleasingly zoned from yellow to burnt orange, with central areas of the crystals showing some Chatoyance. From the Pingtouling Mine, China.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46540870975663,"sku":"CC7013","price":1250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC7013.png?v=1770209341"},{"product_id":"fluorite-34","title":"FLUORITE","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn its entirely pure form, Fluorite - calcium fluoride - should be colourless, but like many things in nature things don't always work out perfectly and so more often than not Fluorite is coloured, based on trace element impurities. Finding perfect crystals of colourless Fluorite is a challenge, but there are a few key localities worldwide where crystals are to be found. This large cabinet display specimen from Huanggang Fe-Sn Deposit (No. 5 mine) in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China displays exceptionally well-formed intergrown colourless gemmy Fluorite crystals displaying cubic, octahedral and dodecahedral faces. These magnificent crystals of Fluorite measure up to 4.5 cm across and are in stunning condition. Despite showing no colour, the texture of these complex crystal faces is fascinating, with extremely glassy reflective cubic faces compared to a more matt lustre on the octahedral and dodecahedral faces caused by finely crystallized 'stepping'. The quality and size of this crystals on this piece from Huanggang Fe-Sn Deposit is remarkable. Ex Christian Weise Collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46540873171119,"sku":"CC7261","price":5000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC7261_Fluorite_China_17-02-15-39566ed.jpg?v=1773319446"},{"product_id":"plumbogummite","title":"PLUMBOGUMMITE","description":"A very pleasing specimen of botryoidal Plumbogummite from the recent find at the Yangshuo Mine, China. Fine translucent shades of blue Plumbogummite covers yellow crystals of Pyromorphite on the display side of a white Dolomite matrix.  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A great L'llingite crystal specimen.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46541031407791,"sku":"CC8048","price":1200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC8048.png?v=1770223205"},{"product_id":"fluorite-with-quartz-8","title":"FLUORITE with QUARTZ","description":"An aesthetic combination of a translucent, limey-peppermint-green octahedral Fluorite crystal nestled in an elongated bed of very pure, clean, milky Quartz crystals.  From the Piaotang mine in Jiangxi Province, China, the Fluorite crystal measures 3 cm on edge and is built from pyramidally-stacked small cubic crystals with rounded edges.  The pastel green Fluorite contrasts well against the course drusy white Quartz.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46541042188463,"sku":"CC8131","price":900.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC8131.png?v=1770223802"},{"product_id":"cinnabar","title":"CINNABAR","description":"A beautiful, richly coloured miniature specimen of Cinnabar on Dolomite matrix recorded as from Tha Tien in Hunan Province, China. 'Tha Tien' broadly translates as 'Cinnabar field', therefore from the Cinnabar mining district in Fenghuang County which is also called the Chatian ore district. These Chinese Cinnabar specimens have become classics, representing some of the best-of-species crystals. This excellent example displays well-formed, lustrous, deep red to maroon-red crystals of Cinnabar to 1 cm in size sat upon contrasting creamy-white crystals of Dolomite.  The Cinnabar presents a brilliant, silver metallic, mirror-like lustre.   ","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46541063717039,"sku":"CC8380","price":900.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC8380.png?v=1770224302"},{"product_id":"cinnabar-with-quartz-and-dolomite","title":"CINNABAR with QUARTZ and DOLOMITE","description":"Excellent well-crystallized, raspberry-red to blood-red Cinnabar crystals measuring to around 8 mm are attractively scattered and clustered in a geode of crystalline creamy-white Dolomite, with some colourless crystals of Quartz.  Cinnabar, mercury sulphide, is one of the oldest known minerals and was a cornerstone of medieval alchemy.  According to the ancient records of Chinese scholar Qian, the main burial chamber of Qin Shi Huangdi, at the site of the Terracotta Army dating back to 3rd century BCE, contains vast pools of liquid mercury modelling China's hundred rivers, the Yellow river and the Yangtze river around the tomb.  This chamber, the size of a football field, remains sealed.  This is a most pleasing and rather delightful geode of Dolomite from the Yunchangping mine in Tongren County, Guizhou Province, China within which some rather stunningly well-formed Cinnabar crystals are protected. 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An excellent specimen of an extremely rare species.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46542630224047,"sku":"CC8623","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC8623.png?v=1770282450"},{"product_id":"topaz-7","title":"TOPAZ","description":"Two inter-grown, lustrous, colourless gemmy crystals of Topaz from the Nujiang Valley in China.  This miniature measures to 3.3 cm and displays fine multi-faced terminations.  Pegmatite outcrops in the highlands along the Nujiang (Nu river) valley, which extends for about 200 km from Gongshan County in the north, through Fugong County in the centre, to Lushui County in the south. The Gaoligong mountains are the highlands to the west of the valley. 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A great combination specimen from the Yaogangxian mine in Yizhang County, Hunan Province, China.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46542968291503,"sku":"CC11100","price":6500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC11100.png?v=1770296838"},{"product_id":"scheelite-3","title":"SCHEELITE","description":"A quite remarkable large cabinet specimen of crystallised Scheelite forming intergrown octahedral crystals from Mount Xuebaoding in Pingwu County, Sichuan Province, China.  This heavy, matrixless specimen, is a mass of translucent burnt golden-orange pyramidal crystals with edges up to and exceeding 5 cm in length, some of which become semi-transparent in areas where the colour intensifies.  Under short wave ultraviolet (SWUV) light the Scheelite fluoresces bright cream to snowy-white.   An outstanding specimen of Scheelite which will look superb on display under white light or UV.  Please note there may be an added postage charge due to the weight of this specimen.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46542974222511,"sku":"CC11376","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC11376.png?v=1770297079"},{"product_id":"mimetite-28","title":"MIMETITE","description":"A superb specimen of Mimetite displaying excellent hexagonal crystals with a fine brilliant lustre and of golden barley sugar orange to burnt toffee orange measuring to 1.4 cm.  This stunning large thumbnail is from the Pingtouling mine in Guangdong Province, China, a locality also sometimes known as Dashuihu mine which works a skarn-type lead-zinc deposit.  Many of the Mimetites show a reverse hopper development on the underside of their crystals.  On the base of the specimen a very small patch of matrix is visible, formed from what appears to be strongly cemented granular iron-stained Quartz.  A stunning specimen of intergrown Mimetite crystals from Pingtouling mine, China.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46542990311599,"sku":"CC11506","price":3000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC11506.png?v=1770300119"},{"product_id":"pyromorphite-64","title":"PYROMORPHITE","description":"Lustrous acid lime-green crystals of Pyromorphite richly coat the surface of a creamy-tan sandy limestone matrix. The Pyromorphite crystals are typically between 0.8 and 1.2 cm long and taper slightly towards their base.  The flat pinacoid terminations are of two types; flat and naturally stippled and some hopper-like with a concave centre.  From the Daoping Mine which works a hydrothermal lead-zinc deposit in Gongcheng County, China. This is an exquisite large-miniature of beautifully crystallised Pyromorphite.  ","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46542990344367,"sku":"CC11507","price":5000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC11507.png?v=1770300121"},{"product_id":"pyromorphite-65","title":"PYROMORPHITE","description":"A beautiful rich green to yellow-green Pyromorphite from Daoping mine in Gongcheng County, Guilin Prefecture, in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China.  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The pinacoid ends are colour zoned and frosted whereas the prism faces are optically ice clear with perfect gemmy transparency.  The lower half of the crystal is missing, so two complete and two part complete sides of the hexagonal prism comprise this lovely miniature.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46543000469679,"sku":"CC11625","price":500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC11625.png?v=1770301354"},{"product_id":"pyromorphite-86","title":"PYROMORPHITE","description":"A most unusual Pyromorphite from the Daoping mine in Gongcheng County, Guilin Prefecture, China.  As is usually the case, the entire specimen is composed of Pyromorphite, with the outer shell cemented with interstitial Quartz and Limonite.  The geometry of the matrix has formed a narrow elongated open pocket that is completely lined with a drusy coating of Pyromorphite ranging from light lime-green to lemon-mustard-yellow.  This thick coating forms folded curtains and ribs of lustrous Pyromorphite with occasional sprays of Pyromorphite crystals scattered over the surface.  A beautiful and fascinating habit of Pyromorphite from the classic Daoping mine.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46543006924975,"sku":"CC11638","price":4000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC11638.png?v=1770302142"},{"product_id":"pyromorphite-87","title":"PYROMORPHITE","description":"Bright lustrous yellow to pastel yellow-green rice grain-like crystals of Pyromorphite measuring to 1cm have densely intergrown overgrown a Mn-Fe oxide matrix from the Daoping Mine, China. 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