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#21 / SPHALERITE Var. Cleophane - $25
Ninth of September Mine, Madan Dist., Rhodope Mts., Bulgaria
4.5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm
Ninth of September Mine, Madan Dist., Rhodope Mts., Bulgaria
4.5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm
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Some of the Bulgarian mines have again become active in the past few years and some really outstanding galenas have been found.
I've not heard of any of these olive brown Sphalerites, called Cleophane by the miners, being found again. Most of the
Cleophanes were mined from the Ninth of September mine back in the '90s and they have been conspicuously absent from the
market for a long time except for specimens held back in dealers stock, such as these. The Cleophane variety of Sphalerite had
always been held in very high regard by the miners and local collectors because of the translucent olive green color and rarity. If
you never acquired one when they first came out, here is an opportunity to get one.
I've not heard of any of these olive brown Sphalerites, called Cleophane by the miners, being found again. Most of the
Cleophanes were mined from the Ninth of September mine back in the '90s and they have been conspicuously absent from the
market for a long time except for specimens held back in dealers stock, such as these. The Cleophane variety of Sphalerite had
always been held in very high regard by the miners and local collectors because of the translucent olive green color and rarity. If
you never acquired one when they first came out, here is an opportunity to get one.
#27 / SPHALERITE Var. Cleophane - $35
Ninth of September Mine, Madan Dist., Rhodope Mts., Bulgaria
5 x 4 x 4 cm
Ninth of September Mine, Madan Dist., Rhodope Mts., Bulgaria
5 x 4 x 4 cm
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#29 / SPHALERITE Var. Cleophane - $40
Ninth of September Mine, Madan Dist., Rhodope Mts., Bulgaria
6 x 4 x 3 cm
Ninth of September Mine, Madan Dist., Rhodope Mts., Bulgaria
6 x 4 x 3 cm
#30 / SPHALERITE Var. Cleophane - $50
Ninth of September Mine, Madan Dist., Rhodope Mts., Bulgaria
5 x 3 x 2.5 cm
Ninth of September Mine, Madan Dist., Rhodope Mts., Bulgaria
5 x 3 x 2.5 cm
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#34 / SPHALERITE Var. Cleophane - $55
Ninth of September Mine, Madan Dist., Rhodope Mts., Bulgaria
5.5 x 5 x 3 cm
Ninth of September Mine, Madan Dist., Rhodope Mts., Bulgaria
5.5 x 5 x 3 cm
