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1 1/4
3
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5.0
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3 3/4
9.4
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> 9.4
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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Brookite with Quartz
Wanna, Lower South Waziristan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
8.2 x 5.8 x 4.9 cm
Winning Bid:
$148
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Precious Opal (multi-color)
Tsehay Mewcha, Delanta Woreda, North Wollo Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
3.2 x 2.3 x 1.6 cm, 15.94 grams
Winning Bid:
$110
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Spessartine Garnet on Microcline (RARE locality!) (recent find)
Saint Catherine's Monastery, Mount Sinai, Egypt
5.7 x 3.2 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid:
$675
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Zincolibethenite (rare) on Hemimorphite
Palabanda Quarries, Mfouati, Mfouati District, Bouenza Department, Republic of the Congo
10.0 x 6.8 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid:
$270
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Spodumene (etched ''floater'' crystal)
Nuristan, Afghanistan
7.3 x 4.8 x 2.2 cm, 81.51 grams
Winning Bid:
$117
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Olivenite
Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
8.7 x 5.7 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid:
$163
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Creedite (excellent color)
Navidad Mine (Rodeo Mine), Abasolo, Mun. de Rodeo, Durango, Mexico
5.2 x 3.9 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid:
$75
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Galena (''floater'' specimen)
Septemvri Mine (Deveti Septemvri Mine), Madan ore field, Smolyan Province, Bulgaria
Ex. Brian Kosnar
4.8 x 4.3 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid:
$135
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Stilbite Subgroup (uncommon locality)
Lewis River, Skamania Co., Washington, USA
7.2 x 4.6 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid:
$38
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Dioptase with Mimetite
Ntola Mine, Mindouli, Mindouli District, Pool Department, Republic of the Congo
9.6 x 6.2 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid:
$185
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Copper Nugget (RARE locality specimen)
Dan Creek Mine, Nizina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
Ex. Dave Bergman
3.7 x 1.6 x 1.0 cm, 49.36 grams
Winning Bid:
$129
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Tourmaline (multi-color crystal) with Lepidolite (Mined: December 2023)
Tourmaline King Mine, Queen Mountain, Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA
Ex. Bill Larson
3.1 x 2.8 x 2.1 cm, 25.60 grams
Winning Bid:
$275
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Pyrrhotite (unique form - uncommon locality)
Morro Velho Mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Alvaro Lucio
7.1 x 5.2 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid:
$137
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Blue Quartz on Rose Quartz (unique rare color combo!)
Ilha Claim, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Alvaro Lucio
6.3 x 5.3 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid:
$1,600
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Titanite
Fibbia, Fontana, Airolo, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
13.2 x 6.2 x 5.7 cm
Winning Bid:
$75
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Diopside (fine locality specimen)
Yates Mine, Otter Lake, Pontiac RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
6.2 x 4.7 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid:
$80
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Corundum var: Ruby on marble
Jagdalak (Jagdalek) Ruby Mine, Kunar Province, Afghanistan
4.2 x 3.6 x 2.0 cm
Winning Bid:
$105
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Malachite (polished stalactite)
Katanga Copper Crescent, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
7.2 x 6.3 x 0.6 cm, 67.09 grams
Winning Bid:
$27
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Andorite (fine rare doubly-terminated crystal) with Zinkenite
San Jose Mine, Oruro City, Cercado Prov., Oruro, Bolivia
3.1 x 2.6 x 0.3 cm
Winning Bid:
$187
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Azurite (fine rare Arizona locality)
3460' Level, Carlota Mine, Pinto Valley Mine, Pinto Creek, Globe-Miami District, Gila Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. Bob Reynolds
8.0 x 4.3 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid:
$398
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Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series with Chalcopyrite
Rosenhof Mine {Grube Zilla}, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
8.2 x 7.3 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid:
$387
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Smithsonite (Cadmium-bearing)
Wenshan, Yunnan, China
5.2 x 4.7 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid:
$196
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Ludlamite (classic material)
Wheal Jane, Cornwall, England, UK (Type Locality)
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
3.7 x 3.2 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid:
$134
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Pyrochlore Supergroup var: Betafite
Silver Crater Mine, Faraday Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
3.2 x 2.2 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid:
$60
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Montebrasite
Sapucaia Mine, Sapucaia do Norte, Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Dr. Vasco Trancoso
5.1 x 1.3 x 0.3 cm, 5.81 grams
Winning Bid:
$40
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Fluorapatite (classic material)
Nuestra Señora del Carmen Mines, La Celia lamproite outcrops, Jumilla, Murcia, Spain
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
11.7 x 6.2 x 5.8 cm
Winning Bid:
$47
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Descloizite (classic material)
Berg Aukas Mine, Grootfontein Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
Ex. Bob Reynolds
5.2 x 3.3 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid:
$232
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Fluorite (classic material)
Huanzala Mine, Huanzala, Huallanca Dist., Bolognesi Prov., Ancash, Peru
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
11.1 x 10.3 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid:
$185
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Alabandite (large crystal)
Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
Ex. Colin Manlove
3.5 x 3.1 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid:
$121
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Rhodochrosite
Wutong Mine, Liubao, Cangwu Co., Wuzhou, Guangxi, China
Ex. Dr. Vasco Trancoso
4.1 x 2.7 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid:
$114
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