Minerals From Asia And Australia - $200 and under

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A149 - Scapolite $200

Badakshan, Afghanistan

Highly gemmy single terminated purple Scapolite crystal. Fully transparent when viewed from ths side with a slight silkyness. Rich, deep purple color - very strong color when viewed down the C-axis and a lighter, silky purple when viewed from the side, 2 x 1.2 x 1.1 cm.

Badakshan, Afghanistan

Single terminated purple Scapolite crystal. Fully transparent when viewed from ths side with a slight silkyness. Rich, deep purple color - very strong color when viewed down the C-axis and a lighter, silky purple when viewed from the side. Damage down one edge, 2.2 x 1.3 x 1.1 cm.

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A479 - Bastnasite $200

Zagi Mtn., NWFP, Pakistan

Single translucent yellow/brown crystal. This locality produces the world's best Bastnasite, 2 x 1.5 x 1.2 cm.

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A434 - Apophyllite on Scolecite $75

Nasik, India

Large, well terminated Scolecite crystal accented by thin, tabular Apophyllite crystals. Scolecite is most commonly seen as clusters of thin, acicular crystals. These large, thick crystals with large, smooth termination faces are very nice, 5.5 x 1.8 x 1.2 cm.

Large, well terminated Scolecite crystal accented by thin, tabular Apophyllite crystals. Scolecite is most commonly seen as clusters of thin, acicular crystals. These large, thick crystals with large, smooth termination faces are very nice, 6 x 2 x 1.1 cm.

Large, well terminated Scolecite crystal accented by thin, tabular Apophyllite crystals. Scolecite is most commonly seen as clusters of thin, acicular crystals. These large, thick crystals with large, smooth termination faces are very nice, 4.1 x 1.7 x 1.2 cm.

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A895 - Gyrolite on Babingtonite $150

Malad, Bombay, India

Large, terminated Babingtonite crystal on matrix with Gyrolite. The Indian Zeolites issue of the Mineralogical Record indicates that Indian Babingtonites occur from 3 to 15 mm in size; the crystal on this specimen is 12mm tall, so this one is among the largest of the find, 3.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm.

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A896 - Huelandite $65

Jalgaon, India

Fine Huelandite specimen on a small amount of matrix. This one has top luster, light pink coloration, and transparency. Better in person as good as they get in my opinion, 3.2 x 3 x 3.5 cm.

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A546 - Topaz with Quartz $130

Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Pakistan

Single champagne colored Topaz crystal with complex, double terminated Quartz crystals on the sides. The Topaz is internally perfect - gemmy and free of fractures; what you see in the photos is attached Albite on the outside of the crystal, 3 x 3 x 2.5 cm.

A lot of 6 red Spinel crystals. The large flattened twin crystal is 3.5cm wide, the smaller octahedrons reach 1.9 cm in size.

Etched single crystal with excellent blue color and glassy luster over the entire crystal, 22 x 5 x 4 mm.

Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Pakistan

Double terminated clear Topzaz crystal that appears to have been etched then recrystallzied yielding the bizzare crystal shape. Some etch patterns remain but most are smooth crystal faces, 3.8 x 1.8 x 1.5 cm.

Rich blue Cavansite clusters to 1cm wide associated with large, pearly white Stilbite crystals, 7.5 x 6 x 6 cm.

Interpenetrant Peridot crystals with great lime green color, gemmy, with luster, size 1.7 x 1.3 x 0.6 cm.

Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Pakistan

Two Topaz crystals on either end of a Quartz crystal. Each Topaz has one terminated end and one cleaved end. Looks like a dumbell, 3.9 x 2.9 x 2 cm.

Wagholi Quarry, Poona, India

Excellent bladed crystal group, 2 cm, on Okenite, beautiful piece, 4.5 x 4 x 3 cm.

Mt. Bonnie Mine, Northern Territory, Australia

Sharp hexagonal crystals to 1cm on limonite, 3 x 1.8 x 1.8 cm.

Kunar, Afghanistan

Perfectly terminated single Kunzite with good pink color, classic form, 4 x 2.3 x 0.6 cm.

Complete lime green crystal. Good piece with bright green color (a darker olive green is typical) and relatively sharp crystal edges (rounded crystal edges are typical for this find), size 1.6 x 1.6 x 1.3 cm.

Kunar, Afghanistan

Double terminated single Kunzite with purple/pink color. This is from a small lot of etched crystals I found with one dealer. The etching gave the crystals a smooth, wet luster, 7.8 x 1.8 x 0.8 cm.

Complete transparent green crystal included by acicular crystals of Ludwigite. Good piece with relatively sharp crystal edges (rounded crystal edges are typical for this find), size 2.1 x 1.5 x 1.1 cm.

Ghundo Hill, Katlang, Pakistan

Well terminated 2cm pinkish brown Topaz crystal, glassy and gemmy, 4 x 2 x 2 cm.

Gilgit, Pakistan

Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Pakistan

Two interconnected Topaz crystals, each of different colors (one champagne, one clear) and different habit, 4 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm.

Large pink Apatite crystal with glassy luster, complete on backside too, good thick crystal, 2.7 x 1.6 x 1.4 cm.

Neat and unusual Cavansite with crystals that occur as stacks of double terminated crystals in a flat cluster versus the more typical ball shaped formations. Atop a stalk of matrix with stilbite, size 3.5 x 2.3 x 1.5 cm.