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This is a convenient way of see all of the minerals I brought back from this year's Tucson show which are still available for purchase.
AF681 - Cerussite with Mottramite $ 450 Tsumeb, Namibia miniature - 3.3 x 2.5 x 2.2 cm 
Stunning, gem-like Cerussite crystal with attached green Mottramite. Thick and highly transparent. From the Carl Acosta collection.
AF684 - Calcite with Copper $ 350 Onganja, Windhoek, Namibia miniature - 4.8 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm 
Well crystallized transparent Calcite on crystallized Copper. The Calcite crystals have grown through the Copper and extend out the backside of the Copper.
AF686 - Willemite with Cerussite $ 350 Tsumeb, Namibia small cabinet - 5.5 x 4 x 3.5 cm 
Transparent green Willemite crystals to 3mm covering matrix with a couple small white Cerussites. From the Carl Acosta collection.
AF691 - Carrollite $ 320 Kamoya Mine, Shaba Prov., Congo miniature - 5 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm 
A pair of highly lustrous Carrollite crystals attached to the face of a Calcite rhomb. Largest crystal is 1.1cm.
E101 - Cuprite $ 200 Rubtsovskiy Mine, Altaiskiy Krai, Siberia, Russia thumbnail - 3 x 2.5 x 2.0 cm 
Cluster of octahedral Cuprite,complete all around, contacted on the bottom. Good large crystals to 2.4cm in longest dimension, with bevelled edges.
E103 - Cuprite with Miersite $ 450 Rubtsovskiy Mine, Altaiskiy Krai, Siberia, Russia thumbnail - 2.4 x 1.7 x 1.7 cm 
Cluster of octahedral Cuprites with associated bright yellow Miersite (member of the chlorargyrite group on minerals). Only a small number of these speciemns had the asociated Miersite. Complete, undamged floater specimen with no points of contact.
E104 - Cuprite with Silver and Copper $ 600 Rubtsovskiy Mine, Altaiskiy Krai, Siberia, Russia thumbnail - 2.6 x 2.5 x 1.9 cm 
Cluster of octahedral Cuprites with associated Silver and Copper. Complete undamaged floater with no points of contact, crystals to 1.7cm.
E108 - Cuprite with Silver $ 275 Rubtsovskiy Mine, Altaiskiy Krai, Siberia, Russia thumbnail - 1.8 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm 
Two intergrown octahedral Cuprite crystals with attached Silver. Complete undamaged floater though smaller crystal has an indented growth on one face.
E109 - Cuprite with Silver and Miersite $ 200 Rubtsovskiy Mine, Altaiskiy Krai, Siberia, Russia thumbnail - 2.6 x 2.3 x 2 cm 
Cluster of octahedral Cuprite, largest 2.2 cm with associated Silver and small amounts of Copper. Complete all around, contacting on the bottom. Bottom has attached areas of yellow Miersite.
E112 - Cuprite with Silver $ 150 Rubtsovskiy Mine, Altaiskiy Krai, Siberia, Russia thumbnail - 2.5 x 2.4 x 1.8 cm 
Cluster of octahedral Cuprites to 1.5cm with associated Silver. Complete all around, minor damage.
AF817 - Zircon $ 170 Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania thumbnail - 2 x 0.7 x 0.7 cm 
Single gemmy Zircon crystal with a nice wine red to red brown coloration and much better transparency than most from this find. Complete and undamaged except the slightest edge wear and interesting multi-faceted termination.
AF818 - Zircon $ 150 Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania thumbnail - 2 x 0.9 x 0.6 cm 
Single gemmy Zircon crystal with a nice wine red to red brown coloration and much better transparency than most from this find. Complete and undamaged, but with some natural indentations in one area, likely caused by the inclusions of unidentified white crystals that are occasionally found in the Zircons from this area (and present in this crystal).
AF822 - Chrysoberyl $ 240 Lost Hope Mine, Karoi, Zimbabwe thumbnail - 1.2 x 1 x 0.9 cm 
No, this is not Brazilian; this little gem dates back to the 1980s and was included in a small lot of blue Euclase I purchased. Though the mine is most famous for Euclase, these sixling Chrysoberyls were also occasionally found, most about this size.
AF823 - Tsavorite $ 400 Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mtns., Arusha Region, Tanzania thumbnail - 1.6 x 1.3 x 1 cm 
Complete, glassy Tsavorite crystal. One tiny ding present on one face, otherwise undamaged - even the bottom faces are crystallized, though show the indentations from the thin blades of Graphite the crystal formed upon.
AF480 - Enstatite $ 90 Kilosa, Tanzania thumbnail - 1.6 x 0.6 x 0.6 cm 
Transparent, brown Enstatite crystal with good luster and nicely terminated. Crystals from this find are usually only suitable for facet rough as most are unterminated and etched, in fact this crystal was pulled from facet rough.
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