RICHARD W. BARSTElW

TEL. NO.: st. Just 880(STD 073 677)

26, Tregeseal, St. Just,Near Penzance, Cornwall, England.

'V.A. T; No.: 132-7852-67

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DECEMBER 1976

1. ALMANDINE. Falun, Sweden. A select well formed sharp deep reddish singlecrystal. 2xltxlt". 0.25.

2. APATITE. Panasqueira, Beir~-Beixa, Portugal. Choice, sharp, lustrous, translucent sea-green coloured cryst~ls to i" in size, associated with sharp,

silvery terminated ARSENOPYRITE crystals to 1" in size, and several free­standing clear elongated QUARTZ crystals, the longest being 2" in length.Very attractive combination of minerals, the specimen being choice for display.3x2x2". £44.00. '

3. APATITE. Longdowns, Carnmenellis, Cornwall. A well formed mostly transparentpale bluish crystal, 7 mm. in size, implanted in a cavity with a littlecrystalised Muscovite in Pegmatite matrix. Itxl". £1.25.

4. ARAGONITE. Rbsiclare, Hardin Co., Illinois, U.S.A. Fine, tapering, creamy, coloured sharp crystals to It" in length, free standing' and intergrown on a

matrix of intergrown light yellowish Fluorite crystals. Nice specimen fordisplay. 4~x4x2-t". £17.00.

5. ATACAMITE. Copiapo, Atacama District, Chile. Specimen A - Bright, deep green,radiated sprays of 'needly crystals thickly scattered over and encrusting largeareas on massive lustrous turquoise blue CHRYSOCOL~A on altered Porphorymatrix. Spectacular and colourful specimen for' display. 8x4x3t". £28.00;Specimen B - Choice, bright green, neOjly crystal~hiekly aggregated in areason matrix with a little turquoise blue Chrysocolla, and with the reverse ofthe specimen showing odd sharp isolated crystals of' Atacamite together withsmall sprays of needly OLIVENITE crystals. 4x4xl". £13.00; Specimen C ­,Select bright green, slightly flattened radiated crystals completelyencrusting both sides of matrix. )x3xl-t". re.oo. These specimens are from anew find in this famous old mining district.- ,

6. AUTUNITE. Bessinesi Haute-Vienne, France. Rich, yellowish, crystals andcrystal masses, thickly encrusting and lining cavities in altered Graniticmatrix. Bright fluorescence under u.v. light. 2tx2xli". £3.50.

7. AZURITE. Tsumeb, Otavi, S.W. Africa. A fine" deep blue, sharp, perfectlyformed elongated terminated single c'rystal. It" long x t" across the axis.£13.00.

8. AZURITE. Tomsk, Siberia, U.S.S.R, Select; bright blue, crystaline "balls" to1 cm. in size, intergrown on massive light green MALACHITE. Itxlxi". 0.25.

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9. BARYTES. Silverband Mine, Dun Fell, westmoreland. ~ single glassy transparentwell formed terminated tabular crystal. l-txl". £2.25.

10. BERYL variety EMERALD. Muso, Nr. Bogota, Colombia. specimen A - Very choice,translucent, emerald green'gemmy' hexagonal crystals and crystal sections to1" in length, intergrown and scattered flat on a ~xl-t" area on a blackishShale matrix, with much creamy crystaline calcite in association and odd smallcrystals of Iron Pyrites. One side of the s~ecimen has been sawn. flat so thatthe sample displays to best advantage. s-tx3tx2". £185.00; Speclmen B ­Light emerald green translucent hexagonal crystals and crystal sections to t"in length, intergrown and lying flat on a lxl" area on matrix, with a littleCalcite and Iron Pyrites in association. 2xltxl". £24.00.

11. BISMUTHINITE. Shap Quarry, Shap, Westmoreland. Select, silvery grcy , bladedcrystal 'mass, 1" in length associated with Pyrites and Quartz on pinkishGranite. ltxltxlt"- £2.50.

12. BORNITE. Dolcoath Mine, Camborne Cornwall. A pure, purply, tarnished metallicmass with minor spots of golden Chalcopyrite in association. The specimenwas collected early last century from the higher workings of the Mine.2xltxlt". £1.50.

13. BOTALLACKITE. Levant Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall. Select, lustrous, light green,bladed crystals richly scattered over areas on hematised killas wallrock •

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14. BOURNONITE. Herodsfoot Mine, Lanreath, Cornwall. Metallic grey slightly tarnfshedtabular crystal sections to -t" in size, intergrown and scatteretJ on matrix,with minor golden crystalised Pyrites and a little Quartz in association.2xli". £3.50 •.

15. BROCHANTITE. Blanchard Claims, Bingham, New Mexico, U.S.A. Light green, silky,-needly crystals encrusting areas and lining cavities in tabular creamycrystaline Barytes. 2txlt"t £3;25.

15. CALCITE. Herodsfoot Mine, Lanreath, Cornwall. Choice, lustrous, creamy, stepped'nail head' crystals, mostly around i" in size, thickly scattered over andintergrown on translucent lustrous pyramidal Quartz crystals covering quartzoseveinstuff, showing a little Galena and massive blQded,Bournonite. Attractivespecimen for display. 5x4x2~". £15.50.

17. CALCITE. Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico. Two la~e, slightly pinkish, intergrownsharp rhombic crystals each approx. 2 x 1"2"" in size , with numerous small,sharp, transparent colourless to pale bluish BARYTES crystals scattered overthem, together with two transparent colourless etched cubic FLUORITE crystalst" in size, one perched on each of the C8lcite crystals. 4x3x2". £13.00.

18. CALCITE. Kapnik, Rumania. Select, lustrous, creamy white clusters of intergrowncrystals to It'' in size, scattered and intergrown on matrix and associatedwith areas of sharp black Sphalerite crystals, odd sharp complex light brassyPyrites crystals, odd brassy sphenoidal crystals of'Chalcopyrite, light browndrusy crystalised Siderite and odd small, elongated, milky quartz crystals.The specimen is very attractive for display and shows an: interestingcombination of minerals. 8x4x2". £33.00.

19. CALEDONITE. Hard Luck Claim, Nr. Baker, California, U.S.A. Specimen A - Small,sharp, light bluish well formed crystals'scattered in cavities with bright blueLINARITE crystals and odd creamy crystaline plates of Leadhillite'in alteredveinstuff. 2-}x2xlt". £7.00; Specimen B - Flatfcmed, light blue, crystalinemasses covering areas on altered matrix. 2txl~j(1". £3.25.

20. CASSITERITE. Poldice Mine, [wennap, Cornwall. Lustrous, blackish brown, sharp.twinned crystals to 4 mm. in size, encrusting large'areas on altered Slatematrix with a little globular Chlorite in association. ~xltxl". £5.50.

21. CASSITERITE. Conqueror Branches, Great Wheal Fortune, Breage, Cornwall. Bright,blackish brown, very sharp, twinned crystals to 4 mm. in size, dotted overiron stained altered killas with small milky Quartz crystals and a littleGilbertite Mica in association. 2xltxli". £4.50.

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22. CERUSSITE. Broken Hill, N.S. Wales, Australia. Select, lustrous, creamyslightly reticulated tabular twinned crystals forming an intergrown groupwith minor light brown cellular Limonite attached. Specimen was collectedfrom the early rich opencast workings of the minc2early this century.2-i;-xltxlt". £13.00. .

23. CHABAZITE variety PHACOLITE. Osilo, Lassari, Sardinia. Pale orangey sharpcrystals to 4 mm. in size, dotted on drusy crystalised Calcite lining a 1"cavity in Basalt. 2-tx2xl~". £2.25.

24. CHALCEDONY. Trevaskus Mine, Gwinear, Cornwall. Choice, ramifying, tubose,botryoidal translucent light toffee coloured mass. Some of the tubes divergefromihe matrix and rejoin it

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and unusual specimen. 5x4xl,,". £11.00.. .

25. CHALCOPYRITE. Casapalca, Junin,· Peru. Large, bright,. brassy, sharp twinnedcrystals to t" in size, associated with large bright blackish SPHALERITE

crystals to -t" in size\ and numerous free standing elongated t.erminated milkyqUARTZ crystpls to 4" in length, all completely encrust ing a sulphidic mat rix.Att ract ive specimen for display. 4tx3x2-t". £28. DD. . .

26. CHALCOPYRITE. Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico. Bright, brassy, twinned crystals to 1 cm.in Size, scattered on and associated with numerous small bright Pyrites crystalsand odd clusters of small lustrous spiky creamy Calcite crystals, allencrusting a Galena rich matrix. 2tx21\-xl1\-". £5.50.

27. CHALCOPYRITE. Wheal Primrose, st. Agnes, Cornwall. A sharp, brassy, sphenoidalcrystal 9 mm. in size, associated with numerous well formed elongated milkyquartz crystals covering quartzl Chalcopyrite veinstuff. 3xl+xl". £2.75.

2B. CHALCOPYRITE variety "BLISTER COPPER". South Carn Brea Mine, Illogan, Cornwall.Light brassy botryoidal masses covering cellular Chalcopyrite/quartz lodematerial. 4x3xl~". £4.50.

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29. CHALCOPYRITE variety "PEACOCK COPPER". New Mexico, IJ.S.A. Select, brightlyirridiscent tarnished pure masses~ Very attractive and colourful specimenswhich are ideal for unusual Christmas gifts. Specimen A - 3x2xl1\-". £2.25;specimen B - 2-txltxli". £1.75; Specimen C - 2xlixl". £1.25; Specimen D ­Itxl1\-". 60p.

CHALCOSTIBITE. Sidi-Betache, Near Rommani, Morocco. A t" greyish metallicbladed mass showing alteration rind of light blue Azurite embedded in Dolomitematrix. Itxl-txl". £2.25.

COBALTITE. Schneeberg, Saxony, Germany. Pure, solid, slightly crystaline, tin­white mass with thin crusts of pinkish Erythrite in places. I-tx1xl". £2.25.

COLUMBITE. Keystone, Pennington Co., South Dakota, U.S.A. A single flattenedlarge, lustrous blaCk, tabular crystal showing some good faces. 2xltx+".£2.25.

NATIVE COPPER. Poldory Mine, Gwennap, Cornwall. Select, flat, mass of intergrownsmall .sharp coppery coloured tarnished crystals with odd fragments of quartzvein-stone attached. 3x2". £6;50. .

CORNETITE; Swana Mkubwa Mine, N'dola, Zambla. Small, sparkling,'light bluecrystals thickly lining a 2xl" cavity in t:1alachite rich matrix, with severalsmaller cavities also lined with Cornetite crystals; 4x21\-xl". £16.50.

CROCOITE. Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, AUStralia. Very choice, brightorangey red I Jack st raw' crystals mostly around -t" in length, thickly intergrownand covering a. 4x2" area on mat rix. Colou rful and very rich specimen of thismineral which is ideal for display purposes. 61x3txlt". £65.• 00.

CUPRITE. South Caradon Mine, st. Cleer, Cornwall. A cellular mass of intergrownsmall bright deep reddish sharp octahedral crystals with minor bright crystalisedNATIVE COPPER and odd fragments of quartz in association. 2-tx2-i;-xl-t". £11.00.

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CUPRITE. Wheal Basset, IlloQan, Cornwall. Deep reddish masses showing a slighta~teration to gree ;~h Malechite around their edges, richly covering alteredGrenite matrix. 3xct". £.l.50.

CUPRITE. Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, U.S.A. Pure, lustrous, deep reddishmass with numerous small cavities lined with silky light green fibrousMalachite. 2x17Xi". 1:2.50.

CYLINDRITE. Poopo, oruro, Bolivia. A pure, bright silvery grey, cylindricalcrystalised mass showing the structure 50 typical of this mineral. I-t-xl".£13.0o.

DIAMol\(). Kimberley, Griquland-West, S. Africa. S,C'-_men A - A single, well formedcloudy pele yellowish octahedral crystal 5 mm. in size, £11.00; Specimen B -A single complex translucent glassy crystal with curved faces r, mm. in size,£11.00; Specimen C - A single clOUdy pale yellowish octahedral crystalshowing some twinning, 4 mm. in size, £4.50; specimen D - A single, distG~ted

clOUdy pale yellow'octahedral crystal showing interesting growth features,4 mm. in size, £3.25.

DIoPSIDE. Val d'Ala, piedmont, Italy. A single translucent pale greenish, sharp,terminated elongated crystal showing parallel growth 17 mm. long x 8 mm. acrossthe 'xis: £1.50.

DIOPTASE. Mindouli, Niari River, Zaire. Specimen A - Very bright, emerald greensharp translucent crystals to t" in size, thickly lining a 2xl~" cavity, inmassive crystaline Dioptase with minor pale bluish Plancheite in association.2ix~xli". £28.o0;-Specimen B - Choice, bright emerald green, translucentcrystals to 8 mm. in size, thickly encrusting a matrix of pale blue massivePlancheite. 2txlixl". £16.50; Specimen C - Bright, i ranslucent sharp,emerald green crystals to t" in size, thickly lining a Itxt" cavity incrystaline DliJptase. lixltxt". £1~ ,GJ; Specimen D - Bright emerald greenshar'p crystals to -t" in size: thickly encrusting massive crystaline Dioptase.1-2-xlxi". £6.50. All the above specimens are particularly fine pieces.

DOLOMITE. Treece, Kansas,'U.S.A. Select, lustrous, light pink, curved rhombiccrystals to 1 cm. in size, completely encrusting matrix with odd small brightbrassy Chalcop~rite crystals scattered on them. Specimen A - 4xctxl-t". £4.50;Specimen e - 24x2xl". £2.75; Specimen C - lixl~-". £1.25.

DOLOMITE. Eugi, Navarro, Spain. A select group pf three sharp completelytransparent intergrown rhombic crystals, the largest having faces of over 1" insize, Overall size Itxl~xli;-". £3.50.

ENARGITE. Chuquicamata, Antofagasta, Chile. Rich, metallic gre~, crystalinemass with minor bright greenish Chrysocolla in association. 24x2xl~". £3.25.

FLUORITE. Naica, Chi;luahua, Maxico. Specimen A - A plate composed of translucentdark lime green well formed large octahedral crystals to i" in size, intergrownon both sides, with small lustrous creamy 'nail head' Calcite crystalsscattered over one side of the specimen. ~x3i;-i<lt". £9.00; Specimen B ­Unusual, transparent, pale lime green stepped cubic crystals to i" in size,implanted on Galena rich matrix, with minor drusy Calcite in assucistion.2xl~xl-t". £4.50; Specimen C - A group of ~::lky slightly Bto"led intergrowntranslucent lime green' octahedral crystals to i" on face edge, with oddclusters of creamy 'nail head' Calcite cryst-als in association. lixl-txl".£3.25.

FLUORITE. Allenheads Mine, Allenheads, Northumberland. A choice, 'pipe like'mass'of intergrown sharp transparent pale greenish cUbic'crystals to 1 cm. insize, associated with lustrous black SPHALERITE crystals, and with anencrustation of pale creamy Siderite crystals on one side. ~xl-txl". £8.00.

GADoLINITE. Hitero, Vast-Agder, Norway. Pure, lustrous black, pitchy mass,showing conchoidal fracture. 3xlixl-t". £3.25.

Mine, St. Just, Cornwall. An interestingof Goethite having a lustrous blackishradiated internal structure where broken.

Restormel Royal Iron Mine, Lostwithiel, Cornwall.banded veinlets and masses associated with minorZtx2txl". "£1. 25.

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.9. GALENA. Naica, Chihuahua,"Mexico." Specimen A - Choice, very bright, sharpcomplex crystals to 1 cm. in size, thickly scattered on and lining cavitiesin a cellular matrix with small brassy crystals of "Pyrites and odd sprays of

" spiky creamy Calcite crystals in association. 3x2~2". £9.00; Specimen B -"Sharp, bright, silvery grey, modified cube-octahedral crysta~fl to ~" in siZ2,attractiv~ly dQtted on a portion of a large rhombic creamy Calcite crystalwith face edges of 2", with numerous bright brassy twinned CHALCOPYRITE crystalsto t" in Size, in association. 2tx2xl-t". £5.50; Specimen C - Bright, silverygrey, complex twinned crystals to t" in size, richly scattered over bothsides of a cellular matrix with numerous small, bright, brassy, Pyrites crystals,a little etched Fluorite and a -1." tabular terminated transparent Barytes crystalin association. "2~2-2-xlt". £4.50.

GOETHITE variety "WOOD IRON". Botallackmass composed of numerous stalactitesmammillary exterior and exhibitting a2tx2txl". £6.50.

GOETHITE variety "Wood Iron".Rich, light brownish, wellfragments of" milky Quart z.

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GYPSUM variety SELENITE. Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. A select group of largetransparent well fomed terminated int ergrown crystals, the largest being2" in size. Nice specimen for display, 3x2~2l". £4.75.

HASTINGSITE. Haytor Iron Mine, Dartmoor, Devon. Rich, light greenish brown,fibrous crystaline mass with numerous small sharp black octahedral crystals ofMagnetite. 3x2xlt". £2.25.

HORNBLENDE. Arendal- Aust-Agder District,"Norway. Well formed terminatedlustrous black crystals to t" in length, free standing on <;lnd embedded increamy Calcite/Hornblende matrix. 2-tx2txlt". £4.50.

IDOCRASE. Lake Jace, Chihuahua, Mexico. A group of several very large darkyellowish lustrous chunky crystals, the largest having faces it" in size,rhere are several translucent creamy coloured sharp crystals of GrossularGarnet mostly around t" in size, intergrown along one side of the specimen.3x2xl~". £6.50.

IODYRITE. Broken Hill, N.S. Wales, Australia. Rich, pole yellowish crystalinemasses to t" in size, scattered on dense slightly cellular Limonitic mat rix.2~xl~xlt". £11.1;10.

JAMESONITE. Treore Mine, Nr. Port Isaac, Cornwall. Very rich, fibrous, silverygrey metallic mass with brownish-creamy crystaline Ankerite in association.2tx2xlt". t3.25,

KYANITE. Pizzo Forno, Tucino, Switzerland. Choice, mostly transparent, lightblue sharp bladed crystals 2t" in length partially embedded in ParagoniteSchist. Select old time specimen. 3-tx2tx~". £B.OO.

LAVA variety "PELE's HAIR". Kilauea, Hawaii. Fine, hair-like, felty massesin an old glass tube. £3.25.

LAZULITE. Big Fish River, Yukon Terr., Canada. select, bright, inky bluesharp crystals to 1 cm. in size, thickly intergrown on matrix. Very choice,high quality example of this mineral. l~ltxl". £44.00.

LINARITE. Redgill Mine, Caldbeck, Cumberland. Small bright blue, crystalsand crystaline masses scattered on cellular Quartz with odd creamy platesof LEADHILLITE. l~xl~xl". £.3.25." "

MALACHITE. Rum Jungle, N. Terr., Australia. Specimen A - Cho1ce, bright green,thick, botryoidal masses completely covering a cellular matrix. Showyspecimen for displ'ay. 4xyt-xl"}". £18.00; Specimen B - Deep green silkybotryoidal mass with minor crystalised Cerussite in ass..ociation. 2~x2".£4.50.

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63. MANGANOCALCITE. Broken Hill, .N.S. Wales, Australia. Well formed elongatedterminated pal ish Pink hexagonal crystals with a slight brownish coating,to t" in length, thickly scattered over matrix. :>t-x2t". 1:2.50.

64. NICKEL-IRON METEORITE. Henbury Crater, N. Terr., Australia. Select, irregular,metallic nuggetty masses. Each approx. 1" in size. 1:4.50 each.

65. MIMETITE. Driggeth Mine, Caldbeck, Cumberland. Specimen A - Rich, light green,sharp curved crystals mostly around 2 - 3 mm. in size, thickly encrustingtile surFace and sides of cellular quartz veinstuff. ~x3x2". 1:4.50;Specimen B - Solect light green curved crystals to 4 mm. in size, richlycove-ring areas on cellular quartz. 2<x2xlt". 1:3.25; Specimen C - Light greensharp curved crystals mostly around 2 - 3 mm. in size, thickly coveringcellular quartz. lfxlt". £1.50.

66. MOLVBDENITE. Mount Sorrell, Leicestershire. Bright metallic grey platy massesaggregated on fine grained pinkish granite with minor milky quartz. 2fx2~xl".1:2.25.

67. NAGVAGITE. Nagyag, Transylvania, Rumania. Greyish, platy crystaline masseson and in light pink crystaline Rhodochrosite. fx~·". 0.25.

68. OLIVENITE. Wheal Gorland, st. Day, Cornwall. Sharp, bright, olive greenterminated crystals mostly around 2 - 3 mm. in size, richly scattered oncellular Quart zose Gossan with a little blackish Psilomelane. 2xltxf". £2.75.

69. PHARMACOSIDERITE. Wheal Pendarves, Camborne, Cornwall. Rich, crusts ofsparkling pale brown to .~live green micro crystals thickly lining cavitiesin cellular Limonitic Gossan, with minor silvery Arsenopyrite in association.Specimen A - 2tx2xlt". £6.50; Specimen B - 2xl~-xlt". 0.25.

70. PHLOGOPITE. Wilberforce, Ontario, Canada. well formed shining light brownhexagonal crystal books to -t" in size, richly scattered on and in cleavedcreamy Calcite. 2txl-txlt". £2.25.

71. PROUSTITE. Joachimsthal, Bohemia, C.S.S.R. Small, sharp, bright ruby redcrystals and crystal sections richly scattered in cavities in solid greyishNATIVE ARSENIC. 2-tx2txl-t". 1:9.00.

72. PVRITES. Govorrano Mine, Tuscany, Italy. Specimen A - Very choice, large,sharp, bright golden c~bic crystals to over an inCh on Face edge attractivelyintergrown and free standing on massive Pyrites. 4~x*2i-". £38;00;Specimen B - Choice, bright, golden sharp crystals to 1-11-" in size, intergrownon massive P~rites, with the large crystals being in the centre of thespecimen. }f.x2tx2t". £24.00. Both specimens are excellent for display andare virt~clly undamaged.

73. PVROMORPHITE. Plynlimon, Cardiganshire. Specimen A - Choice, lustrous, lightgreen, tapering hexagonal crystals to t" in size, thickly encrusting andfree standing on milky Quartz veinstuff. 5x4xl-t". £23.00; Specimen B ­Fine, light green, needly tapering crystals richly encrusting large areason drusy crystalised quart z covering matrix. 3fx:>t-xl-t". £B.OO; Specimen C ­As Specimen B - with the specimen completely covere el in Pyromorphite -3tx2t". £4.50; Specimen D - Lustrous light green elongated needly crystalsto 5 mm. in length, richly scattered on drusy crystalised Quartz. 2xli-".£2.75;Specimen E - As Specimen D - lxl". -£1.25.

74. PVROXENE. WilberForce, Ontario, Canada. Select sharp terminated dark olivegreen elongated tabular crystals to It'' in length (orming an intergrown groupwith_ a -t" deep brown hexagonal crystal of Phlogopite. ltxlxl". £3.50.

75. QUARTZ. Wheal Jane, Kea, Cornwall~ Choice, elongated, slightly greenishterminated, mostly clear hexagonal crystals to It'' in length, Free standingon and completely covering Quartzose matrix. The sides of the crystals areencrusted with small.bright brassy PVRITES crystals, leaving the terminationsuncovered. Specimen A - 4-tx4tx2i\ ". Ve y choice For display. £14.00; Specimen B­As specimen A - IJlith the crystals being mostly ~" in length - 4+x3-tx2t".£B.00;Specimen C - AS Specimen A - With crystals to ~" in length - 2~·xli-xli-". £2.75.

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qUARTZ variety AMETHVST. Pesth, Hungary. Choice unusual clear sharp terminatedhexagonal crystals with Amethystine tips free standing on matrix, with muchlustrous platy creamy crystalised Calcite in association. very attractiveold specimen. 2txl"*xl~". C23.OO.

qUARTZ variety SMOKY. Littlejohn Claywork, Hensparrow Moor, Cornwall.Translucent, sharp, smoky pyramidal crystals to t'" in size, thickly encrustingquartz/ Granite matrix. 3-!x2txl~". £3.25.

SCHEELITE. Zinnwald, Bohemia, Czechoslovakia. Sharp, dOUbly terminated, palebrown octahedral crystals to 4 mm. in size, scattered on milky crystalinequartz with much well formed hexagonal crystals of ZINNWALOITE and a 1 cm.cluster of deep purple cubic F,hrite crystals in association. 2txltxl".£13.oo.

SCORoOITE. Cligga Mine, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall. Bright, pale olive greensmall sharp crystals and crystal aggregates lining cavities in milky quartzwith odd masses of aple yellowish VARLAMoFFITE in association. 2xltxlt" .£2.75.

NATIVE SILVER. Kongsberg, Norway. A flat dark silvery sheety mass coveringcreamy Calcite with odd masses of pale green Fluorite. l"*xktx"*". C6.50.

NATIVE SILVER. Virginia City, Nevada, U.S.A. Light silvery curls and massesscattered on quartzose veinstuff with patches of dark greyish Argentite.2txltxlt". £4.50.

SMITHSoNITE. Farnberry Mine, Alston Moor, Cumberland. Light yellowish greensilky botryoidal masses thickly lining a ltx"*" cavity in altered Limestone.2x2xlt". C2. 50.

SPECULARITE. Hailemoor Mine, NI'. Egremont, 'Cumberland.' Unusually large brightblack sharp platy crystals to "*" in size thiokly intergrown on Hematitematrix, with odd clear quartz crystals in association. The reverse of thespecimen shows cavities lined with small shinihg Specularite crystals anddrusy quartz. 2~x2tx2". £11.00.

SPHALERITE. Wheal Alfred, Phillack, Cornwall. Select, translucent totransparent sharp brownish to' yellowish' crystals to' t" in size, richlylining a 2" druse with clear terminated quartz crystals in Chlorite/quartzveinstuff • ~x2~x2t". £8.00.

SPHALERITE. Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico. Bright black sharp twinned crystalsto ~" in size, thickly encrusting both sides of matrix with small bright brassyPyrites crystals in associatior.. Specimen is attractive for display and theonly point of' attachment is, along one edge. 3x2~". ,£8.00.

STRoNTIANITE. 'Whitesmith Mine, Strontian, Argyllshire, Scotland. Rich, limegreen, fibrous crystaline masses associated with creamy white Barytes.Specime~ A - ltxltxli~'. £2.75; Specimen B - l-txl~x"*". £1.25.

NATIVE SULPHUR. Agrigento, Sicily, Italy. Specimen A - Very fine transparentsharp perfectly formed dOUbly termin,ated crystals to nearly i" in size,scattered on cellular Aragonite matrix with inclusions of blackish naturalmineral pitch. :;tx2txl-t". C23.oo; Specimen B - A i" sharp terminatedtransparent pale yellow crystal implanted on dark mineral pitch impregnatedAragonite matrix. 27.-xltxli!-". £14.00; Specimen C - A cluster of mostlytransparent bright yellow sharp crystals to ~'" on edge, 'intergrown with spikycrea y crystals of Aragonite. 2xli!-xl". C5.50. Specimens A and Bareexceptionally gcmd examples of this mineral, clear crystals being very rare.

TALC. Zillertal, Tyrol, Austria. Pale green soapy foliated mass with minorSchist attached. 3tx2¥lt". C2.5o.

TENNANTITE. Wheal Jewell, Gwennap, Cornwall. Bright, silvery grey, sharpcrystals to 4 mm. in size, thickly lining cavities in cellular Tennantitc/Chalcopyrite lode stuff. 2xl~·xlt". C9.oo.

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90. TETRAHEDRITE. Kapnik, Rumania. Sharp, bright silvery grey, tetrahedralcrystals to 4 mm. on face edge, scattered on milky elongated Quartz crystalscovering cellular Quartz matrix with a little crystalised Sphalerite andIron Pyrites in association. -.An old A.E. Foote label is attached to thespecimen. 3xl*xl". £8.00.

91. TOPAZ. San Luis Potosi, Mexico. Transparent well formed terminated colourlessto pale peach coloured crystals to 5 mm. in size, scattered and aggregated ona cellular matrix. 2xlix+'''. £2.75.

92. META-ToRBERNITE. Mine Bois-Noir, st. Priest le Prugne, ·Loire, France. Select,bright green, platy tabular crystals to *" in size, thickly encrusting andfree standing on a 3xl*" area on iron stained Quartzose veinstuff. 4x2+.".£12.oo.

93. META-ToRBERNITE. Old Gunnislake Mine, Gunnislake, Cornwall. Bright green platycrystal sections scattered on deep green crusts of Cornwallite covering analtered quartzose matrix. 2-7x2xl". £2.50.

94. VANADINITE variety ENDLICHITE. Sierra de Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico.Fine, elongated hollow he agonal crystals of a light brown to silvery colour,to 1 cm. in length, thickly scattered over and free standing on a crust ofsparkling brown small sharp MoTTRAMITE crystals covering a light colouredmatrix. 3x3x2". £14.00.

95. WELoGANITE. Francon Quarry, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. A select, single, palecreamy yellow tapering barrel shaped crystal, 15 mm. long x 8 mm. across theaxis. £11.00.

96. WILLEMITE. Franklin, Sussex CD., N. Jersey, U.S.A. Rich, waxy, pale green massassociated with spots of crystaline black FRANKLINITE and odd masses of redZINCITE. Brilliant fluorescence under u.v. lamp. 2xltxl" •. £3.25.

97. WITHERITE. Fallowfield Mine, Hexham, Northumberland. ·Sharp, translucent creamypsoudo-hcxogonal crystals, mostly around -t" in size, free standing on andencrusting assive Witherite matrix. Select old specimeQ. 3-7x21:-xlt". £13.00.

98. WITHERITE •. Rosiclare, Hardin Co., Illinois, U.S.A. Choice, elongated, creamytranslucent large barrel-like crystals to I" in length scattered and inter­grown on a cellular matrix with odd small pale purple cubic crystals ofFluorite in association. 3x2tx2". £8.00.

99. WoLFRAMITE. Kit Hill Mine, Callington, Cornwall. Rich, bright black, bladedmass with milky Quartz on altered fine. grainrc i Granite. 2~-x2-7xl~·". £2.50.

100. WULFENITE. Sierra de Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico. Choice, lustrous,translucent, orangey blocky tabula-r crystals to -7" in size, scattered over

a cellular deep 6rownish black· matrix with much drusy crystalised creamyCalcite in association. 5x3x2". £13.00.

May we take this opportunity to wish all our customers a very happy

Christmas and good collecting in the New Veer.

Richard W. Barstow.