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R675 - Benitoite with Neptunite $ 300 (=~ £ 240) SOLD
 Gem Mine, San Benito Co., California, USA
small cabinet - 7 x 7 x 3.0 cm


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Benitoite with Neptunite from Gem Mine, San Benito Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/r675a.jpg] Benitoite with Neptunite from Gem Mine, San Benito Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/r675b.jpg] Benitoite with Neptunite from Gem Mine, San Benito Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/r675c.jpg] Benitoite with Neptunite from Gem Mine, San Benito Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/r675d.jpg]

Good combination specimen of 3 deep blue Benitoite crystals with several black Neptunite crystals. The Benitoite reach 8mm in size and have good blue color and good luster on side faces. The Neptunite reach 2.5cm and are both sticking up and lying flat on the matrix.

R677 - Benitoite $ 300 (=~ £ 240) SOLD
 Gem Mine, San Benito Co., California, USA
small cabinet - 7.5 x 4 x 4 cm


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Benitoite from Gem Mine, San Benito Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/r677a.jpg] Benitoite from Gem Mine, San Benito Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/r677b.jpg] Benitoite from Gem Mine, San Benito Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/r677c.jpg] Benitoite from Gem Mine, San Benito Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/r677d.jpg]

Etched blue Benitoite crystals on matrix with white Natrolite. This one is loaded with crystals. The Benitoite reach 1.0cm in size and are glassy with etched growth formations.

R678 - Calcite $ 200 (=~ £ 160) SOLD
 Tonglushan Mine, Daye, Hubei Prov., China
small cabinet - 7 x 4 x 3.5 cm


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Calcite from Tonglushan Mine, Daye, Hubei Prov., China [db_pics/pics/r678a.jpg] Calcite from Tonglushan Mine, Daye, Hubei Prov., China [db_pics/pics/r678b.jpg] Calcite from Tonglushan Mine, Daye, Hubei Prov., China [db_pics/pics/r678c.jpg] Calcite from Tonglushan Mine, Daye, Hubei Prov., China [db_pics/pics/r678d.jpg]

Colorful and interesting specimen featuring 2 generations of Calcite. Gemmy golden Calcite crystals have overgrown a large single, white, scalenohedral Calcite crystal. One half of the specimen shows transparent golden Calcite, the other half is red due to Hematite inclusions within the Calcite. Undamaged.

R679 - Smokey Quartz $ 250 (=~ £ 200)
 Anderson's Gully, Moorella, Victoria, Australia
miniature - 4 x 4 x 3.5 cm


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Smokey Quartz from Anderson's Gully, Moorella, Victoria, Australia [db_pics/pics/r679a.jpg] Smokey Quartz from Anderson's Gully, Moorella, Victoria, Australia [db_pics/pics/r679b.jpg] Smokey Quartz from Anderson's Gully, Moorella, Victoria, Australia [db_pics/pics/r679c.jpg] Smokey Quartz from Anderson's Gully, Moorella, Victoria, Australia [db_pics/pics/r679d.jpg] Smokey Quartz from Anderson's Gully, Moorella, Victoria, Australia [db_pics/pics/r679e.jpg]

cluster of glassy, transparent smokey Quartz crystals on matrix from Moorella, Australia. This is a great example from the occurrence and was collected long ago. The crystals stand upright on the matrix and are complete all around and undamaged.

R680 - Smithsonite $ 100 (=~ £ 80) SOLD
 Rush, Marion Co., Arkansas, USA
small cabinet - 5.5 x 4.2 x 3.8 cm


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Smithsonite from Rush, Marion Co., Arkansas, USA [db_pics/pics/r680a.jpg] Smithsonite from Rush, Marion Co., Arkansas, USA [db_pics/pics/r680b.jpg] Smithsonite from Rush, Marion Co., Arkansas, USA [db_pics/pics/r680c.jpg]

Sparkling drusy yellow Smithsonite covering matrix.

R681 - Red Beryl $ 290 (=~ £ 232)
 Violet Claim, Wah Wah Mtns., Beaver Co., Utah, USA
thumbnail - 3 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm


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Red Beryl from Violet Claim, Wah Wah Mtns., Beaver Co., Utah, USA [db_pics/pics/r681a.jpg] Red Beryl from Violet Claim, Wah Wah Mtns., Beaver Co., Utah, USA [db_pics/pics/r681b.jpg] Red Beryl from Violet Claim, Wah Wah Mtns., Beaver Co., Utah, USA [db_pics/pics/r681c.jpg] Red Beryl from Violet Claim, Wah Wah Mtns., Beaver Co., Utah, USA [db_pics/pics/r681d.jpg]

Glassy Red Beryl crystal on a Rhyolite matrix. The crystal forms a sharp hexagonal prism 9mm in length. The crystal is well formed with areas of transparency and doubly-terminated.

R682 - Red Beryl $ 350 (=~ £ 280)
 Violet Claim, Wah Wah Mtns., Beaver Co., Utah, USA
thumbnail - 2.5 x 2.5 x 1.8 cm


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Red Beryl from Violet Claim, Wah Wah Mtns., Beaver Co., Utah, USA [db_pics/pics/r682a.jpg] Red Beryl from Violet Claim, Wah Wah Mtns., Beaver Co., Utah, USA [db_pics/pics/r682b.jpg] Red Beryl from Violet Claim, Wah Wah Mtns., Beaver Co., Utah, USA [db_pics/pics/r682c.jpg]

Glassy Red Beryl crystal on a Rhyolite matrix. The crystal forms a thick, sharp hexagonal prism 9mm in length. The crystal is well formed with a natural indent along the side, has areas of transparency and is doubly-terminated.

R683 - Red Beryl $ 380 (=~ £ 304)
 Violet Claim, Wah Wah Mtns., Beaver Co., Utah, USA
thumbnail - 3 x 2.2 x 1.1 cm


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Red Beryl from Violet Claim, Wah Wah Mtns., Beaver Co., Utah, USA [db_pics/pics/r683a.jpg] Red Beryl from Violet Claim, Wah Wah Mtns., Beaver Co., Utah, USA [db_pics/pics/r683b.jpg] Red Beryl from Violet Claim, Wah Wah Mtns., Beaver Co., Utah, USA [db_pics/pics/r683c.jpg]

Glassy Red Beryl crystals on a Rhyolite matrix. The crystals reach 1.2cm in length.

R684 - Azurite on Malachite $ 240 (=~ £ 192)
 Tsumeb, Namibia
miniature - 4.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm


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Azurite on Malachite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/r684a.jpg] Azurite on Malachite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/r684b.jpg] Azurite on Malachite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/r684c.jpg] Azurite on Malachite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/r684d.jpg]

Glassy blue Azurite crystals atop rounded masses of Malachite.

R685 - Mimetite $ 145 (=~ £ 116)
 Tsumeb, Namibia
miniature - 3.8 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm


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Mimetite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/r685a.jpg] Mimetite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/r685b.jpg] Mimetite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/r685c.jpg] Mimetite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/r685d.jpg]

Tall, spikey yellow crystals of Mimetite from Tsumeb. Crystals reach 8mm in size.

R686 - Willemite $ 150 (=~ £ 120) SOLD
 Tsumeb, Namibia
thumbnail - 3.0 x 2 x 2 cm


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Willemite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/r686a.jpg] Willemite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/r686b.jpg]

Translucent blue Willemite on matrix from Tsumeb.

R687 - Cerussite $ 450 (=~ £ 360)
 Tsumeb, Namibia
thumbnail - 3.0 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm


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Cerussite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/r687a.jpg] Cerussite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/r687b.jpg] Cerussite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/r687c.jpg] Cerussite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/r687d.jpg]

Glassy, transparent Cerussite crystal cluster on matrix. Undamaged.

R688 - Hematite $ 300 (=~ £ 240)
 Hormuz Island, Qeshm, Hormozgan, Iran
thumbnail - 1.4 x 1 x 1.0 cm


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Hematite from Hormuz Island, Qeshm, Hormozgan, Iran [db_pics/pics/r688a.jpg] Hematite from Hormuz Island, Qeshm, Hormozgan, Iran [db_pics/pics/r688b.jpg] Hematite from Hormuz Island, Qeshm, Hormozgan, Iran [db_pics/pics/r688c.jpg] Hematite from Hormuz Island, Qeshm, Hormozgan, Iran [db_pics/pics/r688d.jpg]

Single, stout hexagonal prism of Hematite, an uncommon crystal form for Hematite that reminds me of a style rarely seen in Kalahari Hematite crytals. Partially doubly-terminated crystal silvery in color with bright metallic luster. Complete and undamaged with uniform shape and smaller attached crystals. These are found in an iron mine on an island located 8 kilometers off the coast of Iran.

R689 - Spessartine with Smokey Quartz $ 300 (=~ £ 240)
 Tongbei, Fujian Prov., China
small cabinet - 9 x 6 x 2.5 cm


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Spessartine with Smokey Quartz from Tongbei, Fujian Prov., China [db_pics/pics/r689a.jpg] Spessartine with Smokey Quartz from Tongbei, Fujian Prov., China [db_pics/pics/r689b.jpg] Spessartine with Smokey Quartz from Tongbei, Fujian Prov., China [db_pics/pics/r689c.jpg] Spessartine with Smokey Quartz from Tongbei, Fujian Prov., China [db_pics/pics/r689d.jpg]

Red/orange Spessartine crystals and transparent Smokey Quartz crystals atop Microcline crystals.

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