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C240 - Diamond $ 1800 South Africa thumbnail - 1.3 x 1.2 x 1.1 cm ![Diamond from South Africa [db_pics/pics/c240a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c240a.jpg)
![Diamond from South Africa [db_pics/pics/c240b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c240b.jpg)
![Diamond from South Africa [db_pics/pics/c240c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c240c.jpg)
Complete octahedral Diamond crystal. Great luster with surface growth features. Translucent with gem zones. Weighs 8.25 carats.
C239 - Diamond $ 2800 South Africa thumbnail - 1.4 x 1.3 x 1.2 cm ![Diamond from South Africa [db_pics/pics/c239a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c239a.jpg)
![Diamond from South Africa [db_pics/pics/c239b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c239b.jpg)
![Diamond from South Africa [db_pics/pics/c239c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c239c.jpg)
![Diamond from South Africa [db_pics/pics/c239d.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c239d.jpg)
Complete octahedral Diamond crystal. Great luster with surface growth features. All tips present, with one tip stunted with multiple tips. Translucent with gem zones. Weighs 8.8 carats.
C237 - Diamond $ 5500 Williamson Mine, Tanzania thumbnail - 1.6 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm ![Diamond from Williamson Mine, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/c237a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c237a.jpg)
![Diamond from Williamson Mine, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/c237b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c237b.jpg)
![Diamond from Williamson Mine, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/c237c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c237c.jpg)
![Diamond from Williamson Mine, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/c237d.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c237d.jpg)
Complete octahedral Diamond crystal with lots of trigonal hillocks on the surface. Translucent with gem zones.There are inclusions that give it a darker and yellowish appearance in ambient light, however when backlit (see photo), it's more transparent, white characteristics are evident. Large diamond crystals such as this are now very hard to come by. Weighs 17.8 carats.
C236 - Diamond $ 1400 Botswana thumbnail - 0.8 x 0.7 x 0.7 cm ![Diamond from Botswana [db_pics/pics/c236a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c236a.jpg)
![Diamond from Botswana [db_pics/pics/c236b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c236b.jpg)
![Diamond from Botswana [db_pics/pics/c236c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c236c.jpg)
Complete octahedral Diamond crystal. Great luster and very gemmy. Weighs 1.75 carats.
C241 - Diamond $ 1700 Premier Mine, South Africa thumbnail - 0.8 x 0.7 x 0.5 cm ![Diamond from Premier Mine, South Africa [db_pics/pics/c241a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c241a.jpg)
![Diamond from Premier Mine, South Africa [db_pics/pics/c241b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c241b.jpg)
![Diamond from Premier Mine, South Africa [db_pics/pics/c241c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c241c.jpg)
Complete, flattened octahedral Diamond crystal. Great luster and highly gemmy with an inclusion. Weighs 2.15 carats.
C243 - Mangano Calcite $ 1200 Dal'negorsk, Russia large cabinet - 20 x 9.5 x 6 cm ![Mangano Calcite from Dal'negorsk, Russia [db_pics/pics/c243a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c243a.jpg)
![Mangano Calcite from Dal'negorsk, Russia [db_pics/pics/c243b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c243b.jpg)
![Mangano Calcite from Dal'negorsk, Russia [db_pics/pics/c243c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c243c.jpg)
![Mangano Calcite from Dal'negorsk, Russia [db_pics/pics/c243d.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c243d.jpg)
Disc shaped pink Mangano Calcite crystals on matrix. Great pink color. Large undamaged display specimen.
C244 - Mangano Calcite $ 1200 Dal'negorsk, Russia large cabinet - 23 x 12 x 8 cm ![Mangano Calcite from Dal'negorsk, Russia [db_pics/pics/c244a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c244a.jpg)
![Mangano Calcite from Dal'negorsk, Russia [db_pics/pics/c244b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c244b.jpg)
![Mangano Calcite from Dal'negorsk, Russia [db_pics/pics/c244c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c244c.jpg)
![Mangano Calcite from Dal'negorsk, Russia [db_pics/pics/c244d.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c244d.jpg)
Disc shaped pink Mangano Calcite crystals in two stacks. Each stack of crystals is at a different angle, so on the left you see the crystal tops and to the right you see a stack from the side. Large crystal on the left is 12cm wide. There are oriented inclusions of a dark needle-like mineral. Slight edge chipping but overall very clean and free of damage.
C245 - Mangano Calcite with Fluorite $ 1500 Dal'negorsk, Russia large cabinet - 17 x 11 x 9 cm ![Mangano Calcite with Fluorite from Dal'negorsk, Russia [db_pics/pics/c245a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c245a.jpg)
![Mangano Calcite with Fluorite from Dal'negorsk, Russia [db_pics/pics/c245b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c245b.jpg)
![Mangano Calcite with Fluorite from Dal'negorsk, Russia [db_pics/pics/c245c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c245c.jpg)
![Mangano Calcite with Fluorite from Dal'negorsk, Russia [db_pics/pics/c245d.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c245d.jpg)
Colorful specimen of disc shaped pink Mangano Calcite crystals with green Fluorite. The larger crystals are 7cm wide and most crystals have oriented inclusions of a dark needle-like mineral. Fine quality, colorful specimen. Undamaged and better than photos.
C253 - Dioptase on Calcite $ 2000 Tsumeb, Namibia miniature - 3.2 x 2.5 x 1.2 cm ![Dioptase on Calcite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/c253a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c253a.jpg)
![Dioptase on Calcite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/c253b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c253b.jpg)
![Dioptase on Calcite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/c253c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c253c.jpg)
Outstanding thumbnail sized specimen of Dioptase crystals on white Calcite crystals. Main Dioptase is an undamaged 1.6cm crystal. There is one small cleaved crystal on the lower right (that could be trimmed away), all other crystals undamaged.
C297 - Fluorite on Galena $ 2500 Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico small cabinet - 7 x 5.5 x 5 cm ![Fluorite on Galena from Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/c297a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c297a.jpg)
![Fluorite on Galena from Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/c297b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c297b.jpg)
![Fluorite on Galena from Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/c297c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c297c.jpg)
![Fluorite on Galena from Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/c297d.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c297d.jpg)
Cubic light green Fluorite on and in a hollow, spherical group of Galena crystals. This unique specimen is known as the 'Miner's Headlamp' for it's resemblance to a miners helmet and headlamp. The form of the Galena is very much like a helmet, hollow with a medium green Fluorite inside. The Fluorite on the front of the "helmet' is stepped and highly lustrous and undamaged. The Fluorite is light green in color - the camaera did not pick up the color.
C298 - Fluorite with Chalcopyrite $ 1500 Annabel Lee Miine, Cave-in-Rock, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA small cabinet - 8.9 x 7.5 x 7 cm ![Fluorite with Chalcopyrite from Annabel Lee Miine, Cave-in-Rock, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA [db_pics/pics/c298a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c298a.jpg)
![Fluorite with Chalcopyrite from Annabel Lee Miine, Cave-in-Rock, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA [db_pics/pics/c298b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c298b.jpg)
![Fluorite with Chalcopyrite from Annabel Lee Miine, Cave-in-Rock, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA [db_pics/pics/c298c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c298c.jpg)
![Fluorite with Chalcopyrite from Annabel Lee Miine, Cave-in-Rock, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA [db_pics/pics/c298d.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c298d.jpg)
Translucent blue cubic Fluorite with color zoning. The back and sides have attached small crystals of Chalcopyrite.
C309 - Kunzite $ 1000 Namascotcha Mine, Mutala, Alto Ligonha, Mozambique small cabinet - 9 x 3.2 x 2.8 cm ![Kunzite from Namascotcha Mine, Mutala, Alto Ligonha, Mozambique [db_pics/pics/c309a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c309a.jpg)
![Kunzite from Namascotcha Mine, Mutala, Alto Ligonha, Mozambique [db_pics/pics/c309b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c309b.jpg)
![Kunzite from Namascotcha Mine, Mutala, Alto Ligonha, Mozambique [db_pics/pics/c309c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c309c.jpg)
Exquisite etched gem crystal of light yellow/pink Kunzite. Glassy luster with nice form and entirely gem facet grade inside. Come with old labels showing a price of $1350. Undamaged and very good crystal. This is one of the best Kunzites I have seen from this locality.
C313 - Aquamarine $ 2000 Padre Paraiso, Minas Gerais, Brazil small cabinet - 7.3 x 3.5 x 2.7 cm ![Aquamarine from Padre Paraiso, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/c313a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c313a.jpg)
![Aquamarine from Padre Paraiso, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/c313b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c313b.jpg)
![Aquamarine from Padre Paraiso, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/c313c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c313c.jpg)
![Aquamarine from Padre Paraiso, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/c313d.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c313d.jpg)
Gorgeous and gemmy blue, blue/green aquamarine crystal with Muscovite attached to two sides. Undamaged with great glassy luster and highly transparent in the upper half. The prism faces have geometric growth features on the sides where the muscovite is present. The previous label shows a price of $3,800 - I got this in a 'fire sale' from a collector and am passing the savings on. Aside from some veils, the upper half is like transparent blue glass. Unfortunately the camera focuses right through the crystal to the back faces where the muscovite is present, making it look much worse in the photos as compared to when you hold it in your hand. Nicely beveled termination edges with a random, etched depression in one of the bevel faces.
C371 - Smithsonite $ 1800 Kelly Mine, Magdelena, New Mexico, USA cabinet - 13 x 6.5 x 4 cm ![Smithsonite from Kelly Mine, Magdelena, New Mexico, USA [db_pics/pics/c371a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c371a.jpg)
![Smithsonite from Kelly Mine, Magdelena, New Mexico, USA [db_pics/pics/c371b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c371b.jpg)
![Smithsonite from Kelly Mine, Magdelena, New Mexico, USA [db_pics/pics/c371c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c371c.jpg)
![Smithsonite from Kelly Mine, Magdelena, New Mexico, USA [db_pics/pics/c371d.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c371d.jpg)
Thick layer of botryoidal blue/green Smithsonite. Large undamaged specimen out of an old collection.
C369 - Kunzite on Quartz $ 1250 Mawi Pegmatite, Nuristan, Afghanistan small cabinet - 7 x 6 x 5 cm ![Kunzite on Quartz from Mawi Pegmatite, Nuristan, Afghanistan [db_pics/pics/c369a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c369a.jpg)
![Kunzite on Quartz from Mawi Pegmatite, Nuristan, Afghanistan [db_pics/pics/c369b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c369b.jpg)
![Kunzite on Quartz from Mawi Pegmatite, Nuristan, Afghanistan [db_pics/pics/c369c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/c369c.jpg)
Three terminated Kunzite crystals rising out of a Quartz matrix. The Kunzite crystals are transparent with great color, especially given their size. The Kunzites extend up approximately 2.5 cm and the alrger are 1cm thick. Highly aesthetic and unusual matrix Kunzite.
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