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SA916 - Albite on Dolomite $ 650 (=~ € 594) Morro Velho Gold Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil cabinet - 10 x 7 x 5 cm
Near floater specimen of Dolomite crystals covered by small Pyrrhottite crystals serving as the matrix for a superb 4.2 cm Albite crystal. It's not often you see an Albite crystal so fine and featured as the main focal crystal of a specimen. Super for a Feldspar collector.
E585 - Sphalerite $ 225 (=~ € 206) Mogila Mine, Madan District, Bulgaria small cabinet - 5.5 x 5.5 x 2.5 cm
Razor sharp, lustrous, and transparent Spahlerite crystals to 1.8 cm pn Quartz matrix. The crystals are brown and green in color and of top quality, 5.5 x 5.5 x 2.5 cm.
AF131 - Tanzanite $ 800 (=~ € 731) Merelani Hills, Tanzania thumbnail - 1.8 x 1 x 0.6 cm
Superb bi-color Tanzanite crystal from a new find at Merelani. Transparent yellow over a blue base. Along with the excellent transparency, the surface luster of the crystals from this find is also excellent. Natural, unheated gem Tanzanite crystal, 1.8 x 1 x 0.6 cm.
AF115 - Tanzanite $ 900 (=~ € 822) Merelani Hills, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.4 x 1 x 0.8 cm
Rare bi-color Tanzanite crystal with a yellow cap over a blue core. Another unusual feature of this crystal are aligned hair-like fibers of another mineral (Rutile?) that point inward and down from inside of the wide sides of the crystal (center photo). Natural, unheated gem Tanzanite crystal, 2.4 x 1 x 0.8 cm.
AF136 - Tanzanite $ 1800 (=~ € 1645) Merelani Hills, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.2 x 1.4 x 0.9 cm
Glassy and lustrous gem Tanzanite crystal, complete high quality crystal. Natural, unheated gem Tanzanite crystal, 2.2 x 1.4 x 0.9 cm.
AF137 - Tanzanite $ 2500 (=~ € 2284) Merelani Hills, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.5 x 2 x 1.1 cm
Glassy and lustrous gem Tanzanite crystal, complete high quality crystal. Natural, unheated gem Tanzanite crystal, 2.5 x 2 x 1.1 cm.
AF264 - Tanzanite $ 1200 (=~ € 1096) Merelani Hills, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.3 x 1.2 x 0.9 cm
Glassy and lustrous gem blue/yellow Tanzanite crystal, even more glassy and transparent in person. Complete high quality crystal. Natural, unheated gem Tanzanite crystal with unusual coloration.
AF111 - Tanzanite $ 2500 (=~ € 2284) Merelani Hills, Tanzania miniature - 3.5 x 2.7 x 0.9 cm
Glassy and lustrous gem Tanzanite crystal of excellent quality. This is a trichroic crystal of purple and blue with a good red up the C-axis (see last photo). Complete all around and undamaged with good luster. Natural, unheated gem Tanzanite crystal weighing 50 carats.
T34 - Tanzanite Merelani Hills, Arusha Region, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.2 x 1 x 0.8 cm
Fine gem Tanzanite crystal with good transparency from top to bottom. Complete all around and undamaged, 2.2 x 1 x 0.8 cm.
NA511 - Acanthite $ 750 (=~ € 685) Guanajuato, Mexico thumbnail - 2 x 1.8 x 1.3 cm ex. John Barlow
Large cubic crystals of metallic grey Acanthite from Guanajuato, Mexico. A superb, complete and pristine thumbnail sized specimen from the John Barlow collection (Barlow specimen #3561).
NA127 - Acanthite $ 800 (=~ € 731) Guanajuato, Mexico thumbnail - 3.1 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm
Fine thumbnail acanthite with mulitple crystals culminating in a large, sharp 1.5cm cubic crystal at the tip. Better in person, 3.1 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm.
SA451 - Tourmaline, Lepidolite, Quartz $ 360 (=~ € 329) Mina da Ponte, Aracuai, Mnas Gerais, Brazil miniature - 4 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm
Clear Quartz crystal partially enclosing what was once a complete green Tourmaline crystal. The Tourmaline within the Quartz remains complete, however where it exits the Quartz (on top and along the backside), it has altered to a rectangular stack of Lepidolite crystals. Really neat and interesting specimen. As a collector you are always looking for unique pieces, and this one sure is!
E524 - Anapaite in fossil bivalve $ 350 (=~ € 320) Kertch, Crimea, Ukraine small cabinet - 5.5 x 4.5 x 3 cm
Two exceptionally fine Anapaite crystals which formed in a 2.3cm wide fossil bivalve. The crystals are translucent to transparent with rich meium green color. These are now hard to find and the quality of the Anapaite is very high.
A609 - Fluorite, Arsenopyrite, Dolomite $ 280 (=~ € 256) Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China small cabinet - 5.2 x 4.5 x 4 cm
Fine, near floater specimen consisting of light purple Fluorite cubes, Arsenopyrite (in an interlocking 4cm cluster), pearlescent pink Dolomite that wraps all around the backside, and Muscovite. Highly aesthetic classic Yaogangxian combo.
A174 - Ferberite $ 250 (=~ € 228) Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Hunan, China small cabinet - 5.5 x 4.5 x 2 cm
Large, fine single Ferberite crystal. A very good example of a mineral that is somewhat common now, however will soon will be a classic, ranking as the worlds best, size 5.5 x 4.5 x 2 cm.
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