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The Back of the specimen where one would think it came off the matrix has a lovely sparkly Quartz drusy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SA Mineral Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44416130678998,"sku":"SAMS-21","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/3719\/2918\/files\/IMG_1043.jpg?v=1699088338"},{"product_id":"shattuckite-cluster-tantara-mine-shinkolobwe-dr-congo","title":"Shattuckite Cluster","description":"\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003e\u003c!--\ntd {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}\n--\u003e\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"In 2014 i bought i parcel of outstanding Shattuckite specimen, this is one of those specimen which is made up of acicular Shattuckite which is dotted with a second generation of a much deep blue Shattuckite here and there. Along the edges one can see very nice fine radial divergent acicular form. There is an overall botryoidal form with botryoids up to 3mm and 4mm. Overall a very nice specimen.\"}' data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":513,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"12\":0}'\u003eIn 2014 I bought i parcel of outstanding Shattuckite specimens, this is one of those specimens that is made up of acicular Shattuckite which is dotted with a second generation of a much deeper blue Shattuckite here and there. Along the edges one can see very nice fine radial divergent acicular form. There is an overall botryoidal form with botryoids up to 3mm and 4mm. 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The terminations are cleaved but still a very nice presentable specimen.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SA Mineral Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48377214435542,"sku":"SAMS-407","price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/3719\/2918\/files\/IMG_0452.jpg?v=1781877955"},{"product_id":"baryte-malachite-1","title":"Baryte \u0026 Malachite","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe specimen has baryte, in prismatic euhedral tombstone tablets on a simple sandstone matrix. The specimen is impressive in its simplicity. The exposed sandstone section amplifies the metropolis of towering baryte. The baryte have a green subtle tint possibly from malachite. The baryte crystals with typical crystal habit, tabular, angled terminations and bevelled edges. 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