| SM-55: Purple calcite
San Martin mine, Sombrerete, Zacatecas
Specimen size: W: 12, D: 9, H: 5 cm
Description: On a matrix of sulfide ore covered by a crust of tiny quartz crystals are perched numerous twinned calcite scalenohedrons and one compact calcite crystal. The compact twinned calcite crystal (diameter 2.5 cm) as well as the largest scalenohedron (a bit damaged on its tip) exhibit a pale purple color.
Price: 200 EUR | | SM-56: Purple calcite
San Martin mine, Sombrerete, Zacatecas
Specimen size: W: 6, D: 9, H: 12 cm
Description: three lavender
calcite twin crystals in a breccia cavity. Matrix rock is sulfide ore covered by a crust of tiny quartz crystals and small calcite scalenohedrons. The largest lavender calcite crystal (upper 3 cm in vug) is almost transparent at its tip.
Price: 300 EUR | | SM-57: Purple calcite
San Martin mine, Sombrerete, Zacatecas
Specimen size: W: 12, D: 5, H: 9 cm
Description: On a skarn matrix is perched a single lavender calcite twin crystal with a diameter of 4 cm. At its right side is broken off a piece, therefore I sell the specimens for this rather low price. However viewing the specimen from another angle it
looks really magnificent.
Price: 150 EUR | | SM-43: Chalcopyrite
San Martin mine, Sombrerete, Zacatecas
Specimen size: W: 8.5, D: 7.0, H: 3.5 cm
Description:
Well-developed crystals of chalcopyrite to about 2 cm across are partly covered with tiny crystals of quartz and galena.
Price: 60 EUR | | SM-44: Arsenopyrite on Adularia
San Martin mine, Sombrerete, Zacatecas
Specimen size: W: 5.0, D: 3.5, H: 2.0 cm
Description: Rarely seen in the San Martin mine; white crystals of adularia associated with sharp crystals of arsenopyrite.
Price: 50 EUR | | SM-45: Fluorite on sulfide matrix
San Martin mine, Sombrerete, Zacatecas
Specimen size: W: 7.0, D: 4.0, H: 4.0 cm
Description: A single crystal of pale green fluorite is nicely perched on a matrix consisting of sphalerite, galena, pyrite, chlorite, calcite, bournonite, jamesonite and at least one unidentified sulfosalt mineral. The fluorite crystal has a roughly octahedral shape with a strongly step-like surface
and measure along the edges about 3 cm. In reality the specimen is looking much better than on the photo.
Price: 170 EUR | | SM-46: Fluorite
San Martin mine, Sombrerete, Zacatecas
Specimen size: W: 8.5, D: 4.5, H: 4.0 cm
Description: Group of pale-green fluorite crystals with strong step-like growth, the specimen looks like mountain scenery.
Price: 100 EUR | |
SM-47: Fluorite on matrix
San Martin mine, Sombrerete, Zacatecas
Specimen size: W: 3.5, D: 4.0, H: 4.0 cm
Description: Purple octahedral fluorite is sitting on a matrix of green garnet, arsenopyrite and tetrahedrite. The largest fluorite crystal measures about 3 cm across, it is broken off at the backside where it was attached to more wall-rock.
Price: 40 EUR | | SM-49: Calcite on arsenopyrite
San Martin mine, Sombrerete, Zacatecas
Specimen size: W: 4.0, D: 3.0, H: 4.0 cm
Description: On elongated crystals of arsenopyrite to 1 cm in length are sitting several crystals of translucent white calcite.
Price: 50 EUR | | SM-50: Calcite
San Martin mine, Sombrerete, Zacatecas
Specimen size: W: 9.0, D: 5.0, H: 3.5 cm
Description: This specimen consists of numerous
prismatic calcite crystals to 1.5 cm in length.
Price: 20 EUR | | SM-51: Calcite with pyrrhotite
San Martin mine, Sombrerete, Zacatecas
Specimen size: W: 12.0, D: 8.5, H: 4.0 cm
Description: Wonderful specimen of scalenohedral clear calcite covered and included with tiny blades of pyrrhotite.
Price: 100 EUR | | SM-52: Calcite
San Martin mine, Sombrerete, Zacatecas
Specimen size: W: 6.5, D: 3.5, H: 4.0 cm
Description: Group of transparent colorless calcite crystals showing faces of the prism, scalenohedron and pinacoid. As phantom crystals appears an earlier calcite stage of pale yellow color.
Price: 35 EUR | | SM-53: Calcite
San Martin mine, Sombrerete, Zacatecas
Specimen size: W: 6.0, D: 6.0, H: 3.5 cm
Description: Brecciated wall-rock is covered with prismatic calcite crystals (canon spar). Individual crystals exhibit alternating zones of water-clear and milky-white calcite. The calcite is partly covered by chlorite dust.
Price: 100 EUR
| | SM-54: Calcite
San Martin mine, Sombrerete, Zacatecas
Specimen size: W: 9.0, D: 5.0, H: 5.0 cm
Description: Two lustrous calcite crystals are perched on
a matrix consisting of brecciated wall-rock cemented by tiny crystals of fluorite, quartz and calcite. Both calcite crystals are about 4.5 cm long and join in an angle of about 90 degree. However twinning is not involved. Another fine calcite specimen from this location.
Price: 125 EUR | | SM-04 : Calcite
San Martin mine, Sombrerete, Zacatecas
Specimen size: 6x5x4 cm
Description: calcite group with hexagonal shaped tabular crystals to 3.5 cm. The zonal calcite crystals exhibit red fluorescence under UV light.
Price: 45 EUR | | SM-09 : Mangano-Calcite crystal
San Martin mine, Sombrerete, Zacatecas
Specimen size: 11x9x9 cm
Description: single mangano-calcite crystal with very weak pale-pink color, it exhibits red fluorescence under UV light.
Price: 80 EUR | | SM-11 : Fluorite on Calcite
San Martin mine, Sombrerete, Zacatecas
Specimen size: 3.7x3 cm
Description: Two pale-green transparent fluorite crystals, both 8 mm in diameter are sitting on a
calcite plate. The fluorite crystals exhibit cubic (100) and dodecahedral (110) faces. Neat thumbnail specimen.
Price: 35 EUR | 
| SM-18 : Fluorite
San Martin mine, Sombrerete, Zacatecas
Specimen size: W.3.5 D.2.0 H.3.0 cm
Description: A thumbnail specimen with yellow fluorite (1 cm) overgrown partly by small calcite crystals. Noteworthy is the rare crystal habit, this fluorite crystal exhibits a combination of cubic (100) and tetrahexahedral (210) faces. At each corners can be observed six further very tiny faces representing hexaoctahedral faces (421).
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| SF-1: Fluorite, Jamesonite, Calcite
Sabinas mine, Sombrerete, Zacatecas
Specimen size: W: 6.0, D: 4.0, H: 5.0 cm
Description: pyramid-like grown fluorite crystals to 2 cm in size with cubic and dodecahedral faces. Countless hair-like jamesonite crystals to about 1 cm in length are included in the light-green and colorless fluorite. Due
to the included ore minerals and depending on the light conditions the fluorite shows colors ranging between blue, gray and green. Furthermore there are included tiny octahedrons of galena (<0.5 mm) and rarely bournonite. White scalenohedrons of calcite to 6 mm are sitting on the fluorite. This undamaged specimen has been extracted from the large cavity encountered in level 640 in October 2003. Price: 225 EUR | | SF-3: Fluorite, Jamesonite, Calcite
Sabinas mine, Sombrerete, Zacatecas
Specimen size: W: 4.0, D: 3.0, H: 5.0 cm
Description: pyramid-like grown fluorite with cubic and dodecahedral faces. The largest and well developed crystal on top has a size of 1.7 cm. Countless hair-like jamesonite crystals to about 1 cm in length (see close up of the crystal on top) are included in the light-green and colorless fluorite. Due to the included ore minerals and depending on the light conditions the
fluorite shows colors ranging between blue, gray and green. Furthermore there are included tiny octahedrons of galena (<0.5 mm), minor bournonite and chalcopyrite. White scalenohedrons of calcite to 6 mm are sitting on the fluorite. This undamaged specimen has been extracted from the large cavity encountered in level 640 in October 2003. Price: 135 EUR | | SF-4: Fluorite, Jamesonite, Calcite
Sabinas mine, Sombrerete, Zacatecas
Specimen size: W: 6.0, D: 4.0, H: 6.0 cm
Description: pyramid-like grown fluorite with cubic and dodecahedral faces. The largest “double-crystal” on top has a size of 3 cm. Countless hair-like jamesonite crystals to about 5 mm in length (see close up) are included in the light-green and colorless fluorite. Due to the included ore minerals and depending on the light conditions the fluorite shows colors ranging between blue, gray and green. Furthermore there are
included tiny octahedrons of galena (<0.5 mm). White scalenohedrons of calcite to 13 mm are perched on the fluorite. A few flakes of pyrrhotite are sitting on the calcite. This undamaged specimen has been extracted from the large cavity encountered in level 640 in October 2003. Price 270 EUR | | SM-40: Fluorite
San Martin mine, Sombrerete, Zacatecas
Specimen size: W: 38, D: 26, H: 20 mm
Description: A specimen with fluorite crystals exhibiting a rather strange habit; showing almost only the dodecahedral (110) faces subordinated appear tiny cubic faces. The fluorite is of purple color; largest crystal measures about 14 mm across.
Associated minerals are calcite, tiny arsenopyrite crystals and some quartz.
Price: 45 EUR | | SM-41: Apophyllite
San Martin mine, Sombrerete, Zacatecas
Specimen size: W: 5.0, D: 3.5, H: 2.0 cm
Description: Inclusions of chlorite (?) orientated parallel to the base give this apophyllite specimen a pretty black-white appearance. The intergrown crystals of apophyllite reach a maximum size of 2 cm.
Price: 40 EUR | | SM-42: Bornite-Silver-Quartz
San Martin mine, Sombrerete, Zacatecas
Specimen size: W: 11.0, D: 5.0, H: 4.0 cm
Description: On the matrix rock (massive arsenopyrite-quartz-bornite) are sitting milky white quartz crystals up to 2 cm in length. Pseudo-cubic bornite crystals (max. 7 mm along edges) are perched on the quartz crystals. The bornite crystals are covered with a very thin spongy crust (a mixture of native
silver and covellite); small wires of native silver grow from the bornite crystals. These bornite crystals represent the largest ones I have seen from this deposit.
Price: 185 EUR | |
TP-02: Tennatite with quartz
Terminal de Providencia mine, Concepcion del Oro, Zacatecas
Specimen size: W: 6.0, D: 4.5, H: 3.5 cm
Description: A cavity in massive ore is filled with crystals of milky white quartz and intergrown tennatite tetrahedrons. The tennatite crystal in the center measures along its edges 9 mm.
Price: 65 EUR | | TP-03: Tennatite with quartz
Terminal de Providencia mine, Concepcion del Oro, Zacatecas
Specimen size: W: 8.0, D: 4.5, H: 5.0 cm
Description: A cavity in massive Zn-Pb ore is filled with crystals of milky white quartz and intergrown tennatite tetrahedrons. Doubly terminated calcite
crystals to 2 mm are sitting on the quartz and tennatite. The tennanite crystals are furthermore covered with powdery chalcopyrite. The largest tennatite crystal measures along its edges 16 mm.
Price: 200 EUR | | TP-04: Tennatite
Terminal de Providencia mine, Concepcion del Oro, Zacatecas
Specimen size: W: 43, D: 34, H: 20 mm
Description: On a matrix of massive sphalerite/pyrite are sitting sharp tetrahedrons (up to 12 mm along the edges) of tennantite mostly covered with powdery chalcopyrite. Associated are pyrite crystals to 1 mm and small calcite crystals.
Price: 60 EUR |
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