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While Toenail is not an official "competition" size classification, sometimes thumbnail specimens are just a bit too big for competition rules, often referred to as "boxbusters." There is no standard size for toenails, but they overlap a thumbnail and a miniature.
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Mimetite (excellent thumbnail)
Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. Jack Halpern; Mark Rattay
2.7 x 1.4 x 0.8 cm
Current Bid:
$266
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Calcite included with Cuprite var: Chalcotrichite with Malachite
Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. Jack Halpern; Mark Rattay
7.2 x 3.7 x 2.3 cm
Current Bid:
$488
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Ilvaite on Quartz
Dalnegorsk, Dalnegorsk Urban District, Primorsky Krai, Russia
Ex. Jack Halpern
7.8 x 5.7 x 4.7 cm
Current Bid:
$51
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Prehnite
Goboboseb Mountains, Brandberg Area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
Ex. Jack Halpern
8.6 x 4.7 x 2.2 cm
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$30
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Aragonite var: Lead-bearing Aragonite (formerly ''Tarnowitzite'') (rare locality specimen)
Touissit, Touissit-Bou Beker mining district, Jerada Province, Oriental Region, Morocco
Ex. Jack Halpern; Clifford J. Krueger
6.1 x 4.8 x 2.3 cm
Current Bid:
$72
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Baryte (classic material)
Stoneham, Weld Co., Colorado, USA
Ex. Jack Halpern; Norm Bennett
12.2 x 9.4 x 3.8 cm
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$138
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Goethite (iridescent)
Filón Sur Open Pit, Tharsis Mines, Tharsis, Alosno, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain
Ex. Jack Halpern
8.2 x 5.6 x 3.3 cm
Current Bid:
$66
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Tourmaline on Quartz
Cruzeiro Mine, São José da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Jack Halpern
6.3 x 4.5 x 1.2 cm
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$630
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Pyrope-Almandine Garnet (gemmy crystal) on Graphite
Red Embers Mine, Erving, Franklin Co., Massachusetts, USA
Ex. Jack Halpern
9.5 x 6.6 x 1.1 cm
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$37
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Fluorite (gemmy bi-colored crystals) on Quartz
Jiangxi, China
Ex. Jack Halpern
9.3 x 6.3 x 5.2 cm
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$309
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Cassiterite (excellent twins) with Muscovite
Pingwu Beryl Mine, Huya Township, Mt Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang, Sichuan, China
Ex. Jack Halpern
5.6 x 4.3 x 4.3 cm
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$620
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Azurite with Malachite
Christiana Mine No. 132, Mercati Mines, Agios Konstantinos, Lavrion, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
Ex. Jack Halpern
11.3 x 8.2 x 2.7 cm
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$75
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Bismuthinite with Pyrite and Quartz
Shangbao Mine, Leiyang Co., Hengyang, Hunan, China
Ex. Jack Halpern
8.7 x 5.5 x 4.7 cm
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$61
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Calcite (Cobalt-bearing) (rich color)
Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines Copper-Cobalt Project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
Ex. Jack Halpern; Marty Zinn
4.5 x 3.3 x 2.9 cm
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$173
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Hausmannite on Andradite Garnet
N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape, South Africa
Ex. Jack Halpern
4.4 x 3.2 x 3.1 cm
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$97
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Wavellite (classic material)
Mauldin Mt., Montgomery Co., Arkansas, USA
Ex. Jack Halpern
6.3 x 4.3 x 3.3 cm
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$100
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Beryl var: Goshenite (GEM etched crystal)
Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Jack Halpern
3.2 x 2.7 x 2.2 cm, 31.5 grams
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$35
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Malachite pseudomorph after Baryte
Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines Copper-Cobalt Project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
Ex. Jack Halpern
5.7 x 4.7 x 3.3 cm
Current Bid:
$35
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Sturmanite (rare)
N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape, South Africa
Ex. Jack Halpern
9.7 x 5.2 x 1.7 cm
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$244
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Fluorite (classic gemmy twin)
Heights Quarry, Westgate, Weardale, County Durham, England, UK
Ex. Jack Halpern; Irv Brown
3.7 x 3.3 x 2.9 cm
Current Bid:
$35
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Quartz var: Amethyst with Hematite inclusions
Diamond Willow Mine, McTavish Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
Ex. Jack Halpern
5.2 x 4.1 x 2.7 cm
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$70
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Corundum var: Sapphire
Ganish Marbles, Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Ex. Jack Halpern
3.6 x 2.3 x 2.3 cm
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$333
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Fluorite with Sphalerite
Gordonsville Mine, Carthage, Smith Co., Tennessee, USA
Ex. Jack Halpern; Dr. Steve Neely
12.1 x 6.3 x 3.3 cm
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$242
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Pyromorphite (fine historic specimen)
Mexico Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
Ex. Jack Halpern; Smithsonian Instituion, Univeristy of Edinburgh
7.1 x 5.6 x 2.9 cm
Current Bid:
$345
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Gypsum var: Selenite (''floater'' specimen)
Red River Floodway, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Ex. Jack Halpern
5.2 x 4.2 x 1.7 cm
Current Bid:
$34
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Grossular var: Chromium-bearing (rich color)
Jeffrey Mine, Val-des-Sources, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
Ex. Jack Halpern
2.7 x 2.0 x 1.2 cm
Current Bid:
$141
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Cerussite (twins) with Baryte
Les Dalles Mine, Mibladen Dist., Midelt Prov., Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Ex. Jack Halpern
9.3 x 8.6 x 3.2 cm
Current Bid:
$98
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Quartz var: Amethyst (classic material)
Piedra Parada, Tatatila Municipality, Veracruz, Mexico
Ex. Jack Halpern
5.7 x 4.7 x 4.3 cm
Current Bid:
$60
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Sphalerite (large unique stone) (cut by Brett Kosnar)
Aliva Mine (Las Manforas Mine), Camaleño, Cantabria, Spain
35.7 x 30.0 x 12.6 mm, 167.50 ct !
Current Bid:
$160
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Azurite with Malachite and Chrysocolla (classic locality)
Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
65.21 mm x 46.78 mm x 8.42 mm, 246.0 ct
Current Bid:
$10
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