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J715 - Diopside with Tsavorite $ 150 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania miniature - 3.2 x 2 x 1.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Cluster of Diopside crystals with attached Tsavorite. A couple small points of contact present but it's basically a floater with Diopside crystals sticking out in all directions. The Tsavorite are bright and gemmy!
J714 - Tsavorite $ 150 SOLD Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 2 x 1.4 x 1 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Cluster of bright green Tsavorite crystals. The specimen is composed of Tsavorites of the elongated/faden habit with a number groups all intergrown together. Crystallized all around.
J718 - Diopside with Tsavorite $ 150 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 2 x 1 x 0.7 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Diopside crystals intergrown with elongated Tsavorite crystals. Crystallized all around. The Tsavorite are bright and gemmy and up to 7mm long.
J719 - Graphite in Tsavorite $ 120 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 1.3 x 1.3 x 1.3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Sharp single Tsavorite crystal with two very good inclusions of singel Graphite crystals.
J720 - Tsavorite $ 120 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 1.2 x 1.2 x 1.1 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Sharp single Tsavorite crystal with good color and attached Pyrite.
J721 - Tsavorite $ 120 SOLD Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 1.4 x 1.2 x 0.7 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Gemmy Tsavorite crystals with good color.
J556 - Fluorite $ 200 SOLD Okaruso, Namibia cabinet - 9.7 x 7.2 x 3.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Gemmy green and purple Fluorite cubes with good surface luster. Beautiful transition of color with transparent green crystals showing light purple edges. Very good condition all around other than a couple of minor chips here and there.
J517 - Clinoatacamite on Calcite (R) $ 90 Lily Mine, Ica Dept., Peru miniature - 4.3 x 3.0 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Calcite lined vug with clusters of dark green Clinoatacamite. The Clinoatacamite crystals on this specimen are lustrous and well formed. These are regarded as some of the world's best Clinoatacamite examples. Inspection revealed that this specimen had broken and been repaired repaired prior to my purchase.
J611 - Pyrargyrite with Pyrite $ 200 Uchuchacua Mine, Peru small cabinet - 5.5 x 5.2 x 5.0 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Rich Pyrargyrite specimen with numerous clusters of well-defined crystals scattered throughout the sulfide matrix. Other species in association include Pyrite, Quartz, and Calcite.
J551 - Franckeite $ 150 SOLD San Jose Mine, Cercado Province, Oruro City, Oruro Dept., Bolivia miniature - 4.6 x 4.3 x 2.3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Radiating needles of Franckeite crystals intergrown into a large, massive specimen. Franckeite is a rare sulfosalt consisting of lead, tin, iron, and antimony. An excellent example with fine radiating crystals.
J546 - Franckeite (Var: Potosíite) with Franckeite $ 140 SOLD San Jose Mine, Cercado Province, Oruro City, Oruro Dept., Bolivia miniature - 3.8 x 3.1 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() A fine example of the rare sulfosalt species, Franckeite, with radiating spear-shaped crystals and what was formerly known as Potosiite (now discredited). Potosiite is the variety of Franckeite that is tin-poor in its chemistry with crystals more tabular in shape. A rare specimen.
J589 - Vesuvianite $ 225 Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Quebec, Canada miniature - 4.0 x 2.8 x 2.6 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A good sized matrix Vesuvianite specimen, one of the best color combination examples for this type. The matrix is purple mangan Vesuvianite covered by an outer layer of yellow/green Vesuvianite crystals. Largest single crystal in the group is just over 2cm in length. The mine is now closed.
J624 - Anatase on Albite with Quartz $ 150 SOLD Kharan, Balochistan, Pakistan small cabinet - 7.0 x 5.8 x 3.8 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Three Anatase crystals seen on white Albite and Quartz covered matrix. The largest single Anatase crystal is 9mm across. All three crystals are undamaged and translucent at the tips.
J484 - Prehnite $ 300 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania miniature - 4.7 x 3.1 x 2.6 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Well crystallized Prehnite from recent finds at the Merelani Tanzanite mines. Highly translucent with a greenish yellow color with large, chunky crystals. These recent Prehnites are the best ever found at the locality.
J481 - Prehnite $ 500 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania small cabinet - 5.4 x 5.0 x 3.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Gemmy bright yellow-green Prehnite in a spherical grouping with sharp ridges of crystals. A small amount of silver-gray Graphite can be seen on one side. There is also an inclusion of blue, incomplete Tanzanite crystals. The quality of the Prehnite is superb with big crystals extending out of the main group with good luster and very translucent. Only minor contact and cleaving in a few areas.
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