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AF224 - Diopside $ 250 SOLD
Merelani Hills, Tanzania
thumbnail - 2.2 x 0.7 x 0.5 cm


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Diopside from Merelani Hills, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/af224a.jpg] Diopside from Merelani Hills, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/af224b.jpg]

Transparent green Diopside crystal with superb luster and transparency, undamaged and complete all around, good gem crystal, 2.2 x 0.7 x 0.5 cm.


AF975 - Dioptase $ 250 SOLD
Kaokaveld, Namibia
miniature - 3.4 x 2 x 2 cm


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Dioptase from Kaokaveld, Namibia [db_pics/pics/af975a.jpg] Dioptase from Kaokaveld, Namibia [db_pics/pics/af975b.jpg] Dioptase from Kaokaveld, Namibia [db_pics/pics/af975c.jpg]

Dioptase crystals on Planchite from a new find in late 2007. The Plancheite is bubbly in appearance and forms a convex shell onto which are attached Dioptase crystals on both sides. This find featured big Dioptase, and the main crystal here reaches 1.8cm long, 3.4 x 2 x 2 cm.


AF658 - Rhodochrosite $ 400 SOLD
N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa
thumbnail - 1.8 x 1.4 x 1.2 cm


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Rhodochrosite from N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa [db_pics/pics/af658a.jpg] Rhodochrosite from N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa [db_pics/pics/af658b.jpg]

Gemmy bright red Rhodochrosite cluster, great color (this came glued into yellow foam, there remains a bit of this at the base). Size 1.8 x 1.4 x 1.2 cm.


AF660 - Rhodochrosite $ 280 SOLD
N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa
thumbnail - 2.5 x 2 x 2 cm


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Rhodochrosite from N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa [db_pics/pics/af660a.jpg] Rhodochrosite from N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa [db_pics/pics/af660b.jpg] Rhodochrosite from N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa [db_pics/pics/af660c.jpg]

Rhodochrosite composed of two large, flat crystals. Size 2.5 x 2 x 2 cm.


T1 - Tremolite $ 400 SOLD
Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania
thumbnail - 2.8 x 1.3 x 0.5 cm


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Tremolite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/t1a.jpg] Tremolite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/t1b.jpg] Tremolite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/t1c.jpg]

Gem green Tremolite crystal from the Tanzanite mines. Terminated gem crystal from a new find with the best chrome green color I've seen so far in these specimens. One side is indented but I think this is natural as some of these (and most of all previous finds) had etched edges, not unlike spodumene. Pictured in the Sept.-Oct. 2009 issue of the Mineralogical Record (figure 79, page 383). Great color on this one, size 2.8 x 1.3 x 0.5 cm.


AF209 - Phenakite $ 350 SOLD
Anjanabonoina, Madagascar
miniature - 4.1 x 0.9 cm


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Phenakite from Anjanabonoina, Madagascar [db_pics/pics/af209b.jpg] Phenakite from Anjanabonoina, Madagascar [db_pics/pics/af209c.jpg] Phenakite from Anjanabonoina, Madagascar [db_pics/pics/af209a.jpg]

Double terminated Phenakite crystal with good luster and transparency. There is an angular indentation into two of the six prism faces towards the middle of the crystal where it was attached/grew on another crystal. Fine specimen. Both ends are shown in close-up photos. Size 4.1 x 0.9 cm.


AF215 - Diopside $ 350 SOLD
Merelani Hills, Tanzania
miniature - 3.5 x 0.8 x 0.7 cm


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Diopside from Merelani Hills, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/af215a.jpg] Diopside from Merelani Hills, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/af215b.jpg]

Gemmy green Diopside crystal with superb luster and transparency, the longest of the transparent crystals int he lot. The crystal is undamaged thought he backside of the termination is irregular where it was intergrown with some graphite crystals. Excellent gem crystal, 3.5 x 0.8 x 0.7 cm.


AF268 - Sapphire $ 260 SOLD
Winza, Dodoma, Tanzania
thumbnail - 0.9 x 0.8 x 0.6 cm


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Sapphire from Winza, Dodoma, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/af268a.jpg] Sapphire from Winza, Dodoma, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/af268b.jpg] Sapphire from Winza, Dodoma, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/af268c.jpg]

Gemmy pink/blue Sapphire crystal with octahedral looking crystal form, somewhat typical for Winza Sapphires but certainly unusual looking for a Sapphire, 0.9 x 0.8 x 0.6 cm.


AF216 - Diopside $ 300 SOLD
Merelani Hills, Tanzania
thumbnail - 2.9 x 1.2 x 0.9 cm


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Diopside from Merelani Hills, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/af216a.jpg] Diopside from Merelani Hills, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/af216b.jpg]

Thick and hefty gem green Diopside crystal, complete and undamaged, 2.9 x 1.2 x 0.9 cm.


AF674 - Rhodochrosite $ 200 SOLD
N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa
thumbnail - 2 x 1.5 x 1.4 cm


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Rhodochrosite from N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa [db_pics/pics/af674a.jpg] Rhodochrosite from N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa [db_pics/pics/af674b.jpg] Rhodochrosite from N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa [db_pics/pics/af674c.jpg]

Red, gemmy Rhodochrosite crystals partially coated by drusy Quartz. Size 2 x 1.5 x 1.4 cm.


AF217 - Diopside SOLD
Merelani Hills, Tanzania
miniature - 3.8 x 3.5 x 2 cm


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Diopside from Merelani Hills, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/af217a.jpg] Diopside from Merelani Hills, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/af217b.jpg]

Cluster of green Diopside crystals. All the big crystals are undamaged, a ding on the termination of the small crystal next to the main crystal, 3.8 x 3.5 x 2 cm.


AF186 - Zircon $ 400 SOLD
Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania
miniature - 3.7 x 1.3 x 1.3 cm


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Zircon from Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/af186a.jpg] Zircon from Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/af186b.jpg] Zircon from Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/af186c.jpg]

Large, dark red, gemmy Zircon. One of the larger, good quality crystals I have seen from this locality. Fine termination, dimpled surface texture on prism faces. Size 3.7 x 1.3 x 1.3 cm.


AF977 - Dioptase $ 350 SOLD
Kaokaveld, Namibia
thumbnail - 2.5 x 1.5 x 1.2 cm


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Dioptase from Kaokaveld, Namibia [db_pics/pics/af977a.jpg] Dioptase from Kaokaveld, Namibia [db_pics/pics/af977b.jpg]

Large single Dioptase crystal from a new find in late 2007. The Diop is not only large, it is highly transparent, 2.5 x 1.5 x 1.2 cm.


R5 - Pezzottaite $ 490 SOLD
Ambatovita, near Mandrosonoro, Madagascar
thumbnail - 1.9 x 1.5 x 0.8


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Pezzottaite from Ambatovita, near Mandrosonoro, Madagascar [db_pics/pics/red5a.jpg] Pezzottaite from Ambatovita, near Mandrosonoro, Madagascar [db_pics/pics/red5b.jpg]

Fine translucent crystal of this rare Cesium-rich Beryl species. Weighs 2.7 grams.


AF226 - Diopside $ 400 SOLD
Merelani Hills, Tanzania
thumbnail - 2.8 x 1.3 x 0.7 cm


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Diopside from Merelani Hills, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/af226a.jpg] Diopside from Merelani Hills, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/af226b.jpg] Diopside from Merelani Hills, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/af226c.jpg]

Gemmy green Diopside crystal with superb luster and transparency, undamaged and complete all around, good gem crystal, 2.8 x 1.3 x 0.7 cm.
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