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AF661 - Rhodochrosite $ 600 SOLD N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa thumbnail - 1.7 x 1.4 x 1.2 cm 
Gemmy bright red Rhodochrosite cluster, great color. Size 1.7 x 1.4 x 1.2 cm.
AF662 - Rhodochrosite $ 600 SOLD N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa thumbnail - 1.5 x 1.5 x 1.2 cm 
Gemmy bright red Rhodochrosite cluster, great color. Size 1.5 x 1.5 x 1.2 cm.
AF258 - Spinel SOLD Mahenge, Mogorogoro Region, Tanzania miniature - 5 x 4.5 x 4 cm 
Aesthetic grouping of spinel crystals all stacked together and enveloped in Mica, largest spinel 2.4cm across. Spinels have a nice pink color. Mahenge is a recently developed gem field where last year a 50 kilo Spinel was found, reportedly worth several million dollars in gem rough. There are lots of interesting stories on the internet about this find if you search, 5 x 4.5 x 4 cm.
AF260 - Diopside on Graphite $ 500 Merelani Hills, Tanzania thumbnail - 3 x 3 x 2.5 cm 
This is an unusual and aesthetic Diopside specimen, unlike any I've seen before. A central Diopside, 1.9cm, sharp and gemmy rises straight up out of Graphite, with 7 other smaller Diopsides radiating out laterally from the base of the central crystal, all crystals termianted, 3 x 3 x 2.5 cm.
AF657 - Rhodochrosite SOLD N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa miniature - 4.9 x 3.9 x 2.4 cm 
Red Rhodochrosite crystals, a couple missing tips but most are perfect (and it's not $20K). Translucent, deep red color, rare to find nowdays. Size 4.9 x 3.9 x 2.4 cm.
AF274 - Rhodochrosite SOLD N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa thumbnail - 2.8 x 2.8 x 1.5 cm 
Rounded cluster of interlocking crystals, translucent deep red in color. The light shimmers across the surface as you hold it in your hand, a beautiful rarity, 2.8 x 2.8 x 1.5 cm.
AF221 - Diopside SOLD Merelani Hills, Tanzania miniature - 4.8 x 1.3 x 0.9 cm 
Long Diopside crystal with superb luster and transparency, best of the lot. Crystal is undamaged but has a notch towards teh bottom where it was intergrown with another crystal. Great gem crystal, 4.8 x 1.3 x 0.9 cm.
AF653 - Rhodochrosite $ 900 SOLD N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa thumbnail - 3 x 2 x 1.8 cm 
Solid piece of GEM Rhodochrosite with crystals across the top surface. One photo backlit to show the internal transparency. Size 3 x 2 x 1.8 cm.
AF668 - Rhodochrosite $ 600 N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa thumbnail - 1.7 x 1.5 x 0.9 cm 
Gemmy bright red Rhodochrosite single crystal with good transparency. Tip is good, though under a loupe there is one tiny sub-1mm area that might be a cleave. Size 1.7 x 1.5 x 0.9 cm.
AF106 - Silver on Acanthite $ 750 Imiter Mine, Ouarzazate Prov., Morocco thumbnail - 3 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm 
Thick, curving, ropey Silver wires protruding out from all sides of a group of Acanthite crystals. The silver is a little tarnished and could be brightened up if desired, 3 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm.
AF659 - Rhodochrosite $ 900 N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa thumbnail - 2.7 x 0.9 x 0.9 cm 
Single crystal of GEM Rhodochrosite, tiny cleave at very tip. Size 2.7 x 0.9 x 0.9 cm.
AF230 - Magnesio Axinite $ 1500 SOLD Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 3 x 2.9 x 0.5 cm 
Fine crystal of this rare Axinite variety. The crystal is lustrous and complete on both sides with a fine lavender color. This specimen is pictured in the Sept.-Oct. 2009 issue of the Mineralogical Record (figure 49, page 372).Sharp, beveled edges on both sides with transparency along the top edge, size 3 x 2.9 x 0.5 cm. ©2010 Marin Mineral |