Cerussite (rare locality specimen)PLEASE NOTE: This specimen comes with an old dealer label that states its from the Tucson Mine on Iron Hill in Leadville, but I strongly believe its actually from the Ibex Mine on Breece Hill. This is a rarely seen example of the classic "jackstraw" Cerussite specimens from Leadville. These are not common on the market, but Ive seen a handful of them over the years. This specimen features sharp, white, lustrous, thin prismatic crystals of Cerussite

this hard to find specimen features excellent

Specimen # AMBER51707

but the orthorhombic crystals on this specimen are so distinct and thick for the species that you can clearly see them with the naked eye

and this one is a fine example of an elongated hexagonal prism with first and second order pyramidal modifications on the termination

It's hard to find cabinet sized specimens like this from the Champion Mine

A superb small cabinet display specimen featuring a large (nearly a full inch) free-standing Spinel crystal with very sharp

A very aesthetic thumbnail specimen from Pakistan featuring a pair of sharp

In its heyday

a richer coverage of the Opal itself

Specimen #WWMIX51824

This is a very worthwhile small cabinet sized display specimen of this well-known material featuring a very sharp and virtually WATER-CLEAR

and the top specimens from this area in Bolivia are among the best around