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C484 - Chrysocolla over Malachite $ 260 (=~ AUS$ 396) SOLD
Katanga, Congo (DRC)
small cabinet - 8 x 2.2 x 2.1 cm


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Chrysocolla over Malachite from Katanga, Congo (DRC) [db_pics/pics/c484a.jpg] Chrysocolla over Malachite from Katanga, Congo (DRC) [db_pics/pics/c484b.jpg] Chrysocolla over Malachite from Katanga, Congo (DRC) [db_pics/pics/c484c.jpg]

Stunning single Malachite stalactite coated by Chrysocolla. Perfect, smooth and undamaged all around. If you look at the base you can see concentric rings of Malachite, following by a thicker layer of dark blue/green Chrysocolla and finally a thinner layer of sky blue Chrysocolla.


C485 - Azurite with Malachite $ 3500 (=~ AUS$ 5337)
Tsumeb, Namibia
cabinet - 10 x 5 x 4.5 cm


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Azurite with Malachite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/c485a.jpg] Azurite with Malachite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/c485b.jpg] Azurite with Malachite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/c485c.jpg] Azurite with Malachite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/c485d.jpg] Azurite with Malachite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/c485e.jpg]

Azurite partially altered to Malchite, with the Malachite forming fine 'bulls-eye' patterns. The Azurite is sharply formed with lustrous faces. The back is a large 10cm partial crystal and there are 2 terminated Azurite crystals attached to the front, the best is 5cm tall and grown out away from the largest crystal.


C488 - Fluorite with Quartz $ 650 (=~ AUS$ 991) SOLD
Riemvasmaak, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
miniature - 4.5 x 4.0 x 3.5 cm


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Fluorite with Quartz from Riemvasmaak, Northern Cape Province, South Africa [db_pics/pics/c488a.jpg] Fluorite with Quartz from Riemvasmaak, Northern Cape Province, South Africa [db_pics/pics/c488b.jpg] Fluorite with Quartz from Riemvasmaak, Northern Cape Province, South Africa [db_pics/pics/c488c.jpg] Fluorite with Quartz from Riemvasmaak, Northern Cape Province, South Africa [db_pics/pics/C488.mp4]

Cluster of gemmy green Fluorite octahedra with a coating of drusy Quartz on the backside. The largest crystal is 3.5 cm and the smaller crystal is especially transparent. Clean and undamaged. Stunning specimen.


C489 - Silver $ 750 (=~ AUS$ 1144) SOLD
Imiter Mine, Tinghir Prov., Morocco
small cabinet - 5.8 x 5.5 x 4 cm


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Silver from Imiter Mine, Tinghir Prov., Morocco [db_pics/pics/c489a.jpg] Silver from Imiter Mine, Tinghir Prov., Morocco [db_pics/pics/c489b.jpg] Silver from Imiter Mine, Tinghir Prov., Morocco [db_pics/pics/c489c.jpg]

Highly aesthetic, showy display Silver specimen with sheets of solid Silver protruding from a Calcite rich rock matrix. The matrix appears to have been stabilized.


C490 - Phenakite $ 1500 (=~ AUS$ 2287) SOLD
Izumrudnye Kopi area, Malyshevo, Ekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk), Middle Urals, Russia
small cabinet - 8.5 x 8 x 5 cm


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Phenakite from Izumrudnye Kopi area, Malyshevo, Ekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk), Middle Urals, Russia [db_pics/pics/c490a.jpg] Phenakite from Izumrudnye Kopi area, Malyshevo, Ekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk), Middle Urals, Russia [db_pics/pics/c490b.jpg] Phenakite from Izumrudnye Kopi area, Malyshevo, Ekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk), Middle Urals, Russia [db_pics/pics/c490c.jpg]

Huge 5.5cm Phenakite crystal in matrix from the classic emerald and alexandrite mining area of Russia. This is a complete crystal in schist and one the nicer display specimens of this material I have seen. Out of an old collection built in the 1960s and 1970s.


C491 - Rutile on Hematite on Quartz $ 1000 (=~ AUS$ 1525) SOLD
Cavradi Gorge, Curnera Valley, Grischun, Switzerland
small cabinet - 6 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm


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Rutile on Hematite on Quartz from Cavradi Gorge, Curnera Valley, Grischun, Switzerland [db_pics/pics/c491a.jpg] Rutile on Hematite on Quartz from Cavradi Gorge, Curnera Valley, Grischun, Switzerland [db_pics/pics/c491b.jpg] Rutile on Hematite on Quartz from Cavradi Gorge, Curnera Valley, Grischun, Switzerland [db_pics/pics/c491c.jpg] Rutile on Hematite on Quartz from Cavradi Gorge, Curnera Valley, Grischun, Switzerland [db_pics/pics/c491d.jpg]

Epitaxial red Rutile on Hematite crystals on a water clear, glassy crystal of light smokey Quartz. The Quartz crystal is 6cm tall and undamaged. The Hematite crystals reach 1.7cm in size.


C492 - Quartz scepter $ 250 (=~ AUS$ 381)
Minas Gerais, Brazil
small cabinet - 7 x 5.5 x 5 cm


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Quartz scepter from Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/c492a.jpg] Quartz scepter from Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/c492b.jpg] Quartz scepter from Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/c492c.jpg] Quartz scepter from Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/c492d.jpg] Quartz scepter from Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/c492e.jpg]

Transparent, light smokey Quartz scepter atop a Quartz crystal that is partially intergrown with black Tourmaline. The scepter is glassy with a stepped termination. Slight edge wear in places but relatively undamaged. This is an old crystal from the 1960s/70s.


C493 - Kammererite $ 320 (=~ AUS$ 488) SOLD
Kop Dalgari, East Anatolia, Turkey
miniature - 3.6 x 2 x 1.2 cm


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Kammererite from Kop Dalgari, East Anatolia, Turkey [db_pics/pics/c493a.jpg] Kammererite from Kop Dalgari, East Anatolia, Turkey [db_pics/pics/c493b.jpg] Kammererite from Kop Dalgari, East Anatolia, Turkey [db_pics/pics/c493c.jpg]

Rare specimen of the chromium rich Clinochore varietal known as Kammererite. These are rare to find now, especially those with gemmy crystals such as the 9mm crystal on this specimen.


C494 - Bournonite on Sphalerite $ 200 (=~ AUS$ 305)
Machacamarca Mine, Potosí Department, Bolivia
small cabinet - 8.2 x 6 x 3 cm


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Bournonite on Sphalerite from Machacamarca Mine, Potosí Department, Bolivia [db_pics/pics/c494a.jpg] Bournonite on Sphalerite from Machacamarca Mine, Potosí Department, Bolivia [db_pics/pics/c494b.jpg] Bournonite on Sphalerite from Machacamarca Mine, Potosí Department, Bolivia [db_pics/pics/c494c.jpg]

Elongated, silvery Bournonite crystals to 1.4 cm on a Sphalerite matrix.


C495 - Prehnite $ 200 (=~ AUS$ 305)
Djouga, Bendougou, Kayes Region, Mali
miniature - 3.5 x 3.5 x 2 cm


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Prehnite from Djouga, Bendougou, Kayes Region, Mali [db_pics/pics/c495a.jpg] Prehnite from Djouga, Bendougou, Kayes Region, Mali [db_pics/pics/c495b.jpg] Prehnite from Djouga, Bendougou, Kayes Region, Mali [db_pics/pics/c495c.jpg]

Translucent green Prehnite with 4 stalactitic formations growing out of a Prehnite base. Sort of reminds me of a snails head.


C497 - Apatite on Ferberite $ 350 (=~ AUS$ 534) SOLD
Panasquiera, Portugal
miniature - 5 x 5 x 3 cm


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Apatite on Ferberite from Panasquiera, Portugal [db_pics/pics/c497a.jpg] Apatite on Ferberite from Panasquiera, Portugal [db_pics/pics/c497b.jpg] Apatite on Ferberite from Panasquiera, Portugal [db_pics/pics/c497c.jpg] Apatite on Ferberite from Panasquiera, Portugal [db_pics/pics/c497d.jpg]

A 2.3 cm green Apatite crystal attached to a Ferberite crystal, with mica. Classic and aesthetic Panasquiera combo. The Apatite crystal is gemmy and 1.2cm thick. The Ferberite has some contacting on the rear left side where another Ferberite intergrew, otherwise undamaged.

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