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THE PROFESSOR LAURIE LAWRENCE COLLECTION
(AUSTRALIA) #2
The following is a selection of Fine Mineral specimens from this famous Australian Collection, many are over 100 years old from classic Australian localities but also some rare classic Worldwide occurances
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#660 WULFENITE ON DIOPTASE, MURDOCHITE, FLUORITE & WILLEMITE
Tiger, Arizona USA
SMALL CABINET
3.4" x 2.4" 5 MM WULFENITES
$750.00 US
Rare & colorful old timer from Tiger Arizona, a pocket of bright green gemmy Dioptase with bright orange Wulfenites as accent! as if that wasn't enough it also has rare Murdochite, some purple fluorite & a little pale green Willemite just for added interest-classic piece from this old locality & comes with Lauries catalogue card #660
Very high quality specimen!
Bright yellow doubley terminated Sturmantite to 18mm (big for this mineral!) with white Ettringite on a Manganese bearing matrix-this is an outstanding piece by any measure! this displays well & is much better in the hand as is usual with a lot of digital pics. this was another surprise in this fine collection & comes with Lauries catalogue card #1243
yet another outstanding specimen!
#1243 STURMANTITE & ETTRINGITE
Nchwaning, Northern Cape, South Africa
SMALL CABINET
3.5" x 2.0" 1.8 cm xlls
$950.00 US
#1205 BROMARGYRITE & CERUSSITE
Proprietory Mine, Broken Hill NSW
MINIATURE-Circa 1889
1.75" x 1.25"
$450.00 US SOLD
Very nice example of this rare Silver Bromide in a coroidal mass loosely attached to Cerussite "V" twins in stacks-by loosely I mean that the Bromargyrite moves but does not come away and this is natural not damage-Broken Hill was the source of many rare silver minerals such as this and Chlorargyrite as an example, this is also another great historical piece having been mined in the very ealy years of the mine making this a must have for the Broken Hill collector!
this also comes with Lauries catalogue card #1205
#178 MARCASITE ON GALENA
Oklahoma Tri State area
CABINET-EX EARL CALVERT 1954
4.0" x 40"
$680.00 US
Fine stable Marcasite on top of 3 large Galena Cubes fom this old closed mining area-its been a long time since I have seen one as nice as this or that the Marcasite has not disintergrated into white powder-the Galena exhibits classic overgrowths typical of the Tri-State mining area.
comes with Lauries catalogue card #178
#850A INNESITE
LARGE MINIATURE
2.1" x 1.6"
$325.00 US
Nice classic Broken Hill Innesite fans on matrix-these show the habit of this minerals very well in the form of fan shaped groups of crystals.
this comes with Lauries catalogue card #859A
Nice example of a very rare mineral!
#26 NATIVE SILVER CRYSTALS
Elkhorn Mine, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
MINIATURE
1.75" long
$950.00 US SOLD
This would appear to be an old specimen going by the low number catalogue card-excellant Native Silver showing above average crystal form and is a floater this is fragile as one would expect from such a filigree piece but what a fantastic specimen this is & it and it comes with Lauries catalogue card #26
Verty nice delicate specimen!
#418C AZURITE MALACHITE CERUSSITE
Block 14, Broken Hill NSW
MINIATURE-Circa 1889
2.1" x 1.25" 1 cm D/T Crystals
$545.00 US
Very nice example of Broken Hill Azurite crystals on Malachite I suspect Native Copper is below the Malachite?-some small contacts but considering the age of this piece it is over 100 years old! is in very good condition & displays well, the Azurites are shiny & gemmy, these are the best I have accessed for some time now and they are getting rarer to find with each passing year.
no card with this specimen as it goes with 418A on page 1
#418D AZURITE MALACHITE CERUSSITE
Block 14, Broken Hill NSW
MINIATURE-Circa 1889
2.1" x 1.75" 4 MM Crystals
$395.00 US
Very nice example of Broken Hill Azurite crystals on Malachite I suspect Native Copper is below the Malachite?-some small contacts but considering the age of this piece it is over 100 years old! is in very good condition & displays well, the Azurites are shiny & gemmy, these are the best I have accessed for some time now and they are getting rarer to find with each passing year.
no card with this specimen as it goes with 418A on page 1
#1203 BROMARGYRITE
Proprietory Mine, Broken Hill NSW
MINIATURE-Circa 1889
Ex-Aldridge Collection
2.0" x 1.75"
$650.00 US
Very nice example of this rare Silver Bromide in a waxy formless corroidal mass-Broken Hill was the source of many rare silver minerals such as this and Chlorargyrite as an example, this is also another great historical piece having been mined in the very ealy years of the mine ans came from the Aldridge Collection (turn of the 19th Century) making this a must have for the Broken Hill collector!
this also comes with Lauries catalogue card #1203
#1204 BROMARGYRITE
Proprietory Mine, Broken Hill NSW
SMALL CABINET-Circa 1889
Ex-Aldridge Collection
3.25" x 2.6"
$750.00 US SOLD
Very nice example of this rare Silver Bromide in a waxy formless corroidal mass on a porous light matrix-Broken Hill was the source of many rare silver minerals such as this and Chlorargyrite as an example, this is also another great historical piece having been mined in the very ealy years of the mine ans came from the Aldridge Collection (turn of the 19th Century) making this a must have for the Broken Hill collector!
this also comes with Lauries catalogue card #1204
#414B CERUSSITE
Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania
SMALL CABINET
2.5" x 1.9"
$395.00 US
From a mine more renowned for its bright red Crocoite groups comes this amazing group of white Cerussite straws on matrix-very hard to procur and a rarity nowadays-of the 2 pieces in this collection one has already sold!
No catalogue card with this one but is numbered #414B
Aesthetic piece!
#708 TOPAZ CRYSTAL
Oban River, New England Dist. NSW
MINIATURE
2.1 " x 1.6" x 1.1"
$1200.00 US
Gemmy pale blue Topaz single crystal from an old time Australian classic locality-these just dont come by anymore and are very rare in collections as most have intensive water wear-this one has only a small amount & retains most of it's crystal shape & comes with Lauries catalogue card #708
#695 STAUROLITE KYANITE & PAROGONITE MICA
Zillertel, Switzerland
CABINET
4.0" x 3.5 " 2.3 cm crystals
$725.00 US
A classic piece from the Swiss Alps and rarely seen nowadays! red brown Stuorolite with pale blue Kyanite prisms criss-cross the Paroganite Mica matrix in which they formed-this is one of my favorite mineral associations as it is so interesting & eye catching in any collection!
This comes with Lauries catalogue card #695
