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The Bill and Anne Cook Collection

April 19, 2023 - Shop a curated selection of fine specimens from the Bill and Anne Cook collection, including many rarities!

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Muscovite on Lepidolite (twinned)
BAC23-30
Muscovite on Lepidolite (twinned)
Ouro Fino mine, Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Cabinet
11.2 x 7.4 x 6.1 cm
$2,450.00
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Tennantite
BAC23-28
Tennantite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Small Cabinet
6.5 x 5.9 x 4.5 cm
$950.00
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Sphalerite coated with Chalcopyrite
BAC23-26
Sphalerite coated with Chalcopyrite
Huanzala Mine, Huallanca Dist., Bolognesi Prov., Ancash, Peru
Cabinet
13.6 x 6.3 x 4.2 cm
$1,250.00
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Sperrylite
BAC23-25
Sperrylite
Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Taimyr Peninsula, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
Miniature
4.5 x 2.9 x 1.8 cm
$11,500.00
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Microcline Feldspar var. Hyalophane
BAC23-23
Microcline Feldspar var. Hyalophane
Zagradski Potok Mine, Busovaca, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Small Cabinet
5.8 x 5.4 x 5.3 cm
$2,450.00
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Realgar on Calcite
BAC23-21
Realgar on Calcite
Jiepaiyu Mine, Shimen Co., Changde, Hunan, China
Small Cabinet
8.5 x 5.8 x 4.4 cm
$1,250.00
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Hureaulite with Vivianite in Triphylite
BAC23-20
Hureaulite with Vivianite in Triphylite
Criminoso claim, Agua Boa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Small Cabinet
10.0 x 8.5 x 4.7 cm
$1,250.00
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Corundum var. Ruby
BAC23-18
Corundum var. Ruby
Sivec marble quarries, Prisad, Prilep Mun., North Macedonia
Miniature
4.8 x 4.3 x 2.4 cm
$950.00
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Cronstedtite on Siderite
BAC23-16
Cronstedtite on Siderite
Salsigne mine, Carcassonne, Aude, Occitanie, France
Miniature
4.8 x 4.2 x 2.0 cm
$1,800.00
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Stannite with Chalcopyrite
BAC23-15
Stannite with Chalcopyrite
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
Miniature
4.0 x 3.4 x 1.7 cm
$1,250.00
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Copper
BAC23-11
Copper
Isle Royal Mine, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA
Cabinet
12.2 x 6.8 x 1.8 cm
$1,800.00
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Carborundum (synthetic)
BAC23-09
Carborundum (synthetic)
Niagara Falls, New York, USA (laboratory grown)
Small Cabinet
7.6 x 7.1 x 4.7 cm
$800.00
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Quartz var. Smoky
BAC23-08
Quartz var. Smoky
Sao Geraldo do Baixio, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Small Cabinet
7.8 x 7.1 x 6.7 cm
$950.00
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Lazulite with Siderite
BAC23-07
Lazulite with Siderite
Rapid Creek, Dawson mining dist., Yukon, Canada
Small Cabinet
8.7 x 5.4 x 4.4 cm
$950.00
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Hematite
BAC23-06
Hematite
Itabira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Small Cabinet
6.5 x 5.7 x 5.1 cm
$3,500.00
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Willemite var. Troostite and Calcite
BAC23-05
Willemite var. Troostite and Calcite
Sterling Mine, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining Dist., Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA
Small Cabinet
6.2 x 4.4 x 3.7 cm
$1,500.00
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Mercury and Cinnabar
BAC23-03
Mercury and Cinnabar
Socrates Mine, Sonoma Co., California
Small Cabinet
7.2 x 5.1 x 3.1 cm
$2,000.00
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Orpiment with Calcite
BAC23-02
Orpiment with Calcite
Jiepaiyu Mine, Shimen Co., Changde, Hunan, China
Small Cabinet
9.5 x 8.0 x 4.9 cm
$2,400.00
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Sphalerite
BAC23-01
Sphalerite
Sterling Mine, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining Dist., Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA
Small Cabinet
9.3 x 6.1 x 6.0 cm
$500.00
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Fresnoite on Analcime
BACTN-30
Fresnoite on Analcime
Junnila Mine, New Idria Mining Dist., San Benito Co., California, USA
Miniature
3.5 x 2.5 x 1.7 cm
$4,500.00
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Pyromorphite
BACTN-24
Pyromorphite
Friedrichssegen Mine, Rhein-Lahn Dist., Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Thumbnail
2.1 x 1.6 x 1.4 cm
$600.00
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Sturmanite
BACTN-20
Sturmanite
N'Chwaning II Mine, Kuruman, KMF, Northern Cape, South Africa
Thumbnail
2.7 x 2.1 x 1.2 cm
$2,400.00
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Cumengeite
BACTN-19
Cumengeite
Amelia Mine, Boleo Dist., Santa Rosalía, Mulegé Mun., Baja California Sur, Mexico
Thumbnail
0.8 x 0.8 x 0.8 cm
$2,250.00
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Microlite
BACTN-12
Microlite
Rutherford Mines, Amelia, Amelia Co., Virginia, USA
Thumbnail
1.7 x 1.5 x 1.2 cm
$1,200.00
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