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Miniature/small cabinet-55x30x30mm (2.25"x1.35")
Mass of well formed strontianite crystals to about 7mm on barite with a thin rib of sphalerite. Strontianite fluoresces yellow in long wave UV.

Whitesmith mine, Strontian
£34

Cabinet - 100x60x40 mm (4"x2.4")
Good display piece with gemmy harmotome crystals to about 5mm with a few brown calcite crystals showing through.

Strontian Barite mine, Strontian.
£70

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Large thumbnail - 40x25x15mm (1.5"x1")
Rich specimen - a cavity in the calcite matrix shows spheres of kainosite-(Y) scattered over darker zincian chamosite. First recorded location for the mineral in the British Isles. (See UK Journal of Mines & Minerals, issue No 26).
Whitesmith Mine, Strontian

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Small cabinet - 75x55x35mm (3"x2.2")
Complete coverage of sparkling, pale slate coloured crystals. These extend onto the calcite back suggesting that the matrix fractured before deposition of the brewsterite.

Strontian Barite mine, Strontian

Small cabinet - 95x70x30mm (3.8"x2.8")
Bright, pale grey crystals to about 3mm on brown strontianite. Classic combination.

Whitesmith Mine, Strontian
£32

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Large miniature- 60x45x35mm (2.4"x1.8")
Bed of small harmotome crystals with a number of larger well formed crystals to 8mm.

Strontian Barite mine, Strontian

80x75x50 mm (3.2"x3")
Bright harmotome crystals to 9mm interspersed with tabular calcite crystals.

Strontian Barite mine, Strontian
£38

Miniature/small cabinet- 60x35x20mm (2.5"x1.5")
Radiating groups of gemmy crystals to about 4mm with a bed of smaller crystals on the back.

Whitesmith mine, Strontian
£24

Large thumbnail/miniature - 30 x 30 x 25mm (1.25"x1.25")
White spheres of kainosite-(Y) scattered over dog tooth crystals of calcite with a little chamosite.

Whitesmith Mine, Strontian
£20

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Large thumbnail/miniature - 30x30x40mm (1.25"x1.25")
Unusual specimen with a 25mm 'ball' of strontianite perched on a section of barite veinstone, the strontianite clearly having bridged across a void in the vein.

Whitesmith Mine, Strontian.

Small cabinet - 65x50x25mm (2.6"x2")
Sharp deep brown calcite crystals to 7mm (fluoresces yellow) with later, white platy calcite (red fluorescence).

Strontian Barite mine, Strontian
£26

Miniature - 55x30x30mm (2.25"x1.25")
Rare example of harmotome from Corrantee mine. 2 large crystals with a scattering of smaller harmotome (some crossed twins) on scalenohedral calcite.

Corrantee mine, Strontian
£35

Small cabinet - 80x40x40mm (3.2"x 1.6")

Sculptural form and quality of the crystals make this a good display specimen for what is quite a rare specie.

Whitesmith mine, Strontian
£30

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Large thumbnail/ miniature - 40x25x25mm (1.5"x1")
Rich divergent spray of strontianite with a little barite.

Whitesmith mine, Strontian

Small cabinet - 80x60x25mm (3.4"x2.4")
Fine example of the 'Bishops hat" habit with well defined overgrowths on earlier calcite crystals.

Strontian Barite mine, Strontian.
£40

Thumbnail- 15x15x15mm (0.5"x0.5")
An old Heddle locality 're-discovered' recently. Probably almandine but not yet tested. Single crystal of deep red colour showing a little 'gemmy' transparency.

Ben Resipol, Sunart
£15

Small cabinet - 80x50x45mm (3"x2")
Fine example from the location with mica plates to 15mm within which a number of deep red garnet crystals and cross-sections occur, the largest to about 12mm.

Ben Resipol, Sunart
£26

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Cabinet - 110x90x30mm (4.5"x3.5")
Classic specimen of harmotome which displays well. Calcite/granite matrix richly covered in crystals to 8mm. Sawn base.

Strontian Barite Mine, Strontian

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Small cabinet - 70x40x20mm (2.75"x1.5")
Section of well crystallised sphalerite with a little pyrite from the main vein.

Corrantee mine, Strontian

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Miniature/Small cabinet-50x40x45mm(2"x2")
Cross-section of a strontianite ball with brewsterite and barite. A small number of strontianite specimen had a compacted, homogeneous structure and have taken a surprising degree of polish. Unusual!

Whitesmith mine, Strontian