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NA204 - Idrialite with Cinnabar $ 100 SOLD Culver-Baer Mine, Sonoma County, California small cabinet - 6.5 x 4 x 2 
A703 - Kesterite on Aquamarine $ 550 Mt. Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Sichuan Prov., China cabinet - 11.2 x 5 x 3 cm 
Numerous (approx. 15) tabular Aquamarine crystals to 3cm on Muscovite with a 1.3cm cluster of Kesterite crystals perched among the Aquas. The Kesterite are sharply crystalized with a green coating of Mushistonite. Beautiful and undamaged.
A704 - Topaz $ 1200 Gong Shan Mine, Yunnan Prov., China small cabinet - 7 x 4.7 x 4.1 cm 
Large single Topaz crystal with excellent glassy luster and transparency. Very slight smoky coloration, stands up on its own.
A705 - Topaz $ 400 Gong Shan Mine, Yunnan Prov., China small cabinet - 5.8 x 3.4 x 2.8 cm 
Single Topaz crystal with excellent glassy luster and transparency. Steep, multi-faceted termination.
A706 - Euclase $ 200 Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan Prov., China miniature - 4 x 3.5 x 2 cm 
Sharp and glassy 1cm Euclase crystal (analyzed) on matrix covered by Dolomite and Quartz crystals. This was selected from a large batch of Yaogangxian minerals and is the only Euclase I have seen from this mine (Euclase is not even listed from this mine in Mindat). It has a different look to it than the other white Euclase from China from the Piaotang Mine.
A707 - Sapphire $ 250 SOLD Balangoda, Sri Lanka thumbnail - 3.1 x 0.8 x 0.6 cm 
Finely crystallized colorless Sapphire with sharp edges - not water worn like many Sri Lankan Sapphires.
A708 - Goshenite with Elabaite, Apatite $ 280 SOLD Chamachu Mine, Shengus, Skardu Dist., Pakistan thumbnail - 3 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm 
Double terminated, transparent Goshenite crystal with two double terminated Elbaites and two Apatites. One of the Elbaite is bent and rehealed, and it appears there is a third small Elbaite inside the Goshenite. All in all a great little combo specimen.
A709 - Goshenite with Elabaite, Muscovite $ 200 Chamachu Mine, Shengus, Skardu Dist., Pakistan thumbnail - 2.5 x 2.0 x 1.8 cm 
Double terminated, transparent Goshenite crystal with an attached terminated green Elbaite.
A710 - Fluororichterite $ 250 SOLD Kokcha Valley, Badakhshan, Afghanistan thumbnail - 2 x 1.6 x 0.6 cm 
Gem single crystal with superb multi-faceted termination. Only limited amounts of these were found. Most were just shards only suitable for gem rough; terminated crystals were few and far between, and the termination on this one is the best I've seen.
AF842 - Azurite with Arsentsumebite $ 200 SOLD Tsumeb, Namibia miniature - 3.5 x 2.8 x 2 cm 
Deep blue, shiny Azurite crystals lining a vug in bright green Arsentsumebite. The color contrast on this piece is fantastic.
AF843 - Emerald $ 1250 SOLD Jos Plateau, Plateau State, Nigeria thumbnail - 3.0 x 0.8 x 0.6 cm 
Gem Emerald crystal with pyramidal termination. These Jos Emeralds are highly gemmy as compared to other Emeralds. This crystal if undamaged on the outside and facet quality on the inside.
AF844 - Chrysoberyl $ 500 SOLD Lac Alaotra, Madagascar miniature - 3.5 x 1.6 x 0.7 cm 
V-twin Chrysoberyl, undamaged with great color. Although one "arm" is stunted, the other makes up for it with the tip being gem quality with saturated color.
E596 - Heliodor $ 280 Mine #2, Volodarsk-Volynskiy, Ukraine miniature - 4.6 x 2 x 1.3 cm 
Etched gem crystal. Undamaged floater with the superb etching patterns typical for this locality.
E597 - Rhodochrosite and Sphalerite on Pyrite psuedo. Pyrrhotite $ 300 Trepca Mine, Stanterg, Kosovo small cabinet - 7.5 x 5 x 4 cm 
4cm wide by 3.5cm tall crystal of Pyrrhotite that has been replaced by Pyrite, coated by pale pink spheres of Rhodochrosite.
E598 - Dolomite, Galena, Sphalerite on Pyrite psuedo. Pyrrhotite $ 150 Trepca Mine, Stanterg, Kosovo small cabinet - 6 x 5.3 x 2.5 cm 
5.5cm wide crystal of Pyrrhotite that has been replaced by Pyrite, coated by sparkly white spheres of Dolomite and Galena at the central base. Overall a fine psuedo which is very bright, shiny, and showy.
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