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MK286 - Benitoite, Neptunite $ 400 (=~ £ 320) SOLD
Gem Mine, San Benito Co., California, USA
miniature - 4.7 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm


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Benitoite, Neptunite from Gem Mine, San Benito Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/mk286a.jpg] Benitoite, Neptunite from Gem Mine, San Benito Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/mk286b.jpg] Benitoite, Neptunite from Gem Mine, San Benito Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/mk286c.jpg]

Deep blue Benitoite crystals to 9mm in white Natrolite, along with two Neptunite crystals on a schist matrix.


CT303 - Anglesite $ 275 (=~ £ 220) SOLD
Touissit, Morocco
thumbnail - 2.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm


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Anglesite from Touissit, Morocco [db_pics/pics/CT303a.jpg] Anglesite from Touissit, Morocco [db_pics/pics/CT303b.jpg] Anglesite from Touissit, Morocco [db_pics/pics/CT303d.jpg]

Well terminated, gemmy Anglesite crystal on Galena. Good yellow color.


MK287 - Spinel $ 150 (=~ £ 120) SOLD
Ratnapura, Sri Lanka
thumbnail - 0.7 x 0.7 x 0.7 cm


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Spinel from Ratnapura, Sri Lanka [db_pics/pics/mk287a.jpg] Spinel from Ratnapura, Sri Lanka [db_pics/pics/mk287b.jpg] Spinel from Ratnapura, Sri Lanka [db_pics/pics/mk287c.jpg] Spinel from Ratnapura, Sri Lanka [db_pics/pics/mk287d.jpg]

Gem quality single purple Spinel crystal from Sri Lanka. A complete crystal with all terminations intact. Weighs 1.9 carats.


CT312 - Goosecreekite $ 150 (=~ £ 120)
Nasik, Maharashtras State, India
thumbnail - 3 x 2.2 x 1.7 cm


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Goosecreekite from Nasik, Maharashtras State, India [db_pics/pics/CT312a.jpg] Goosecreekite from Nasik, Maharashtras State, India [db_pics/pics/CT312b.jpg] Goosecreekite from Nasik, Maharashtras State, India [db_pics/pics/CT312c.jpg] Goosecreekite from Nasik, Maharashtras State, India [db_pics/pics/CT312d.jpg]

Undamaged thumbnail sized cluster of the rare Zeolite Goosecreekite. Goosecreekite is far more uncommon than other Indian zeolites, and these from Nasik are the world's best. A nice example with great crystals, in the thumbnail size range.


D238 - Cinnabar $ 240 (=~ £ 192) SOLD
Chatian Mine, Fenghuang, Hunan, China
miniature - 3.8 x 3.3 x 2.5 cm


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Cinnabar from Chatian Mine, Fenghuang, Hunan, China [db_pics/pics/D238a.jpg] Cinnabar from Chatian Mine, Fenghuang, Hunan, China [db_pics/pics/D238b.jpg] Cinnabar from Chatian Mine, Fenghuang, Hunan, China [db_pics/pics/D238c.jpg] Cinnabar from Chatian Mine, Fenghuang, Hunan, China [db_pics/pics/D238d.jpg]

Single 'drill bit' twinned Cinnabar crystal set in Dolomite. The Cinnabar is 1.1cm and undamaged.


D236 - Scorodite $ 350 (=~ £ 280) SOLD
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
small cabinet - 5.5 x 4.5 x 1.8 cm


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Scorodite from Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/D236a.jpg] Scorodite from Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/D236b.jpg] Scorodite from Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/D236c.jpg]

Sharply formed, well isolated octahedral Scorodite crystals to 3mm, along with micro drusy Scorodite, on a Limonite matrix. Distinct isolated crystals are uncommon compared to most from the Ojuela Mine that occur as drusy interconnected crystals.


LV295 - Emerald $ 200 (=~ £ 160) SOLD
Gravelotte Emerald Mine, Murchison Range, Limpopo, South Africa
thumbnail - 2.5 x 2.5 x 2.1 cm


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Emerald from Gravelotte Emerald Mine, Murchison Range, Limpopo, South Africa [db_pics/pics/LV295a.jpg] Emerald from Gravelotte Emerald Mine, Murchison Range, Limpopo, South Africa [db_pics/pics/LV295b.jpg] Emerald from Gravelotte Emerald Mine, Murchison Range, Limpopo, South Africa [db_pics/pics/LV295c.jpg] Emerald from Gravelotte Emerald Mine, Murchison Range, Limpopo, South Africa [db_pics/pics/LV295d.jpg]

Thick single Emerald crystal in a Biotite schist matrix. The Emerald is 3 x 1.7cm in size. An uncommonly seen speciemn from one of the world's oldest emerald deposits.


D234 - Amethyst on Quartz $ 150 (=~ £ 120) SOLD
Swimming Pool Pocket, Jackson's Crossroads, Wilkes Co., Georgia, USA
miniature - 5 x 3 x 2.7 cm


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Amethyst on Quartz from Swimming Pool Pocket, Jackson's Crossroads, Wilkes Co., Georgia, USA [db_pics/pics/D234a.jpg] Amethyst on Quartz from Swimming Pool Pocket, Jackson's Crossroads, Wilkes Co., Georgia, USA [db_pics/pics/D234b.jpg] Amethyst on Quartz from Swimming Pool Pocket, Jackson's Crossroads, Wilkes Co., Georgia, USA [db_pics/pics/D234c.jpg]

My favorite Jackson's Crossroads specimens are those such as this one that feature a tight cluster of Amethyst atop smaller colorless Quartz crystals. A 2.5cm wide cluster of 6 Amethyst crystals, highly showy piece.


T592 - Rhodochrosite after snail $ 250 (=~ £ 200) SOLD
Kertch, Crimea, Ukraine
thumbnail - 2.3 x 2.0 x 1.6 cm


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Rhodochrosite after snail from Kertch, Crimea, Ukraine [db_pics/pics/t592a.jpg] Rhodochrosite after snail from Kertch, Crimea, Ukraine [db_pics/pics/t592b.jpg]

Fossil snail shell that has been replaced by Rhodochrosite. This deposit is long exhausted.


D239 - Azurite, Cerussite $ 225 (=~ £ 180) SOLD
Tsumeb, Namibia
small cabinet - 5.3 x 3.5 x 2.3 cm


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Azurite, Cerussite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/D239b.jpg] Azurite, Cerussite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/D239c.jpg] Azurite, Cerussite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/D239d.jpg] Azurite, Cerussite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/D239e.jpg]

Crystals of Azurite and Cerussite on a matrix of crystalline Cerussite. The Azurite crystals are translucent when backlit. Additional green and yellow mineralization make it a colorful specimen.

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