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M406 - Cerussite on Copper $ 650 Tsumeb, Namibia small cabinet - 8 x 6 x 4.5 cm
Large mass of Copper crystals with attached Cerussite crystals. The Cerussite crystals show etching. Good dark patina.
M403 - Copper $ 300 Cole Shaft, Copper Queen Mine, Bisbee, Arizona, USA miniature - 4.9 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm
Thick and sturdy Copper with stout crystals sticking out on all sides. Good crystals everywhere.
M454 - Wulfenite $ 300 Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico miniature - 3.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm
Pair of large, translucent Wulfenite crystals on a matrix covered by small glassy Calcite crystals. Wulfenite crystals reach 2.5cm wide. There is a cleave on the left edge of the main crystal, otherwise specimen is undamaged. Highly aesthetic miniature with a better orange color than most which typically tend towards a more butterscotch color.
M602 - Quartz scepter (with bubble) $ 275 Southern Zambia Province, Zambia small cabinet - 6 x 2.8 x 2 cm
Quartz scepter from recent finds in Zambia. The scepter head has both Amethyst and smokey coloration and also contains a 3-4mm bubble that travels over 1.2cm inside. Undamaged with a rehealed base.
M605 - Tremolite in Quartz $ 225 Japan miniature - 4.5 x 2.3 x 2.3 cm
Polished Quartz included by green hair-like Tremolite along the backside. Ex. Kerith Graeber.
P244 - Titanite $ 1500 Ankarafa Village, Vohemar-Ambilobe, Madagascar small cabinet - 5.4 x 2.2 x 0.9 cm
Twinned, lime-green single Titanite (Sphene) crystal from Madagascar. Translucent to transparent and in excellent condition. Pictured in the Mineralogical Record Volume 30, #1, page 39. Ex. Carl Acosta collection.
M608 - Platinum $ 1200 Konder, Khabarovsk Region, Russia thumbnail - 0.7 x 0.7 x 0.5 cm
Partial cube of Platinum with a smaller attached crystal. Platinum crystals are much more rare than the nuggets and most are much more rounded than this one, in fact it was the sharpest, most well formed by far of a small lot of crystals I examined. It has stepped faces all around, well crystallized and undamaged. I understand these are no longer being found. Weighs 1.57 grams.
M626 - Tanzanite with Diopside $ 1500 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 3 x 2.7 x 2.1 cm
Uncommon, aesthetic Merelani specimen consisting of two terminated Tanzanite crystals associated with Diopside. Stands upright on it's own and is complete all around. There is a small chip on the backside of the larger 3cm crystal, otherwise perfect and undamaged all around. Unheated and natural. Really stands out from the more commonly seen single crystals.
M636 - Tourmaline on Beryllonite $ 290 Linopolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil thumbnail - 1.8 x 1.5 x 0.8 cm
Well formed, transparent Beryllonite crystal with attached green Tourmaline. Undamaged with glassy luster and well crystallized front and back.
M639 - Tourmaline $ 950 Aricanga Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil miniature - 3.2 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm
Terminated single Tourmaline crystal from recent finds at the Aricanga Mine. Hot pink body color with a green cap. Complete all around and weighs 15.35 grams.
M603 - Quartz scepter $ 150 Southern Zambia Province, Zambia small cabinet - 7 x 1.8 x 1.5 cm
Quartz scepter from recent finds in Zambia. The scepter head has both Amethyst and smokey coloration. Undamaged and double-terminated.
M681 - Apatite on Quartz $ 900 Panasquiera, Portugal small cabinet - 9 x 5 x 3.5 cm
Cluster of 3 glassy blue Apatite crystals on a partial Quartz crystal.
M458 - Copper $ 150 Copper Falls Mine, Keweenaw Co., Michigan, USA miniature - 4 x 2.2 x 1 cm
Well formed, quality Copper crystals with a rich patina.
M457 - Galena with Calcite $ 150 Mid-Continent Mine, Treece, Picher Field, Cherokee Co., Kansas, USA miniature - 5 x 5 x 3.5 cm
Bright and shiny Galena crystals with an attached honey-colored Calcite crystal. Old specimen from a classic USA locality.
M731 - Prehnite, Stilbite on Laumontite after Anhydrite $ 150 Prospect Park, New Jersey, USA miniature - 4.8 x 4 x 3.5 cm
Green Prehnite and tan Stilbite crystals on a cluster of Laumontite after Anhydrite crystals. Small Calcite crystals are also present. Well crystallized all around.
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