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 Post subject: And another warning bell...
PostPosted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 9:40 am 
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Another flood on ebay seems to nice red "rare" wurtzite...

Is it a new synthetic? Or treated zincite? Or is it something real. :)


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 Post subject: Re: And another warning bell...
PostPosted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 9:44 am 
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Wurtzite are those hard little bumps you get from Toads...oh wait...thats WARTZITE! LOLOL ;)

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A FLOOD of Wurtzite on ebay ??? were ? not on the US one as a matter of fact!
Whatever, Wurtzite is a naturally occuring Zinc Sulfide.


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Hehe... Maybe I ought to mention that I scavenge the sellers specializing on odd stones. ;)


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I was able to locate one listing


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Check the completed auctions (Title, sale price, end date):



Super Rare Brilliant WURTZITE Orange Red 3.16 cts NR
$22.50
Mar-18 19:13


Marcasite/Wurtzite/Galena/Sphalerite polished, Poland
$22.50
Mar-18 17:15

Super Rare Brilliant WURTZITE Orange Red 2.20 cts NR
$33.00
Mar-11 19:07

Amazing SCHALENBLENDE: Sphalerite, Galena, Wurtzite...
Extra LARGE - 2.10 LB ! Museum - high quality specimen
$67.89
Mar-08 20:00

Super Rare Brilliant WURTZITE Orange Red 4.98 cts NR
28.00
Mar-04 18:06


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PostPosted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 8:11 am 
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indeed Barbra, as far as I know this is the only seller offering cut wurtzite (and other prettyunique other stones as well) for sale on ebay. gem-n00b, I think the auction title you have posted are from same seller right ?


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