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NA409 - Smithsonite $ 200 (=~ £ 160) Kelly Mine, MAgdalena, Socorro Co., New Mexico miniature - 3.2 x 2.7 x 1.8 cm Fine quality, sky blue botryoidal Smithsonite from the Kelly Mine in New Mexico. This specimen has a more pure blue color than is typical (rather than blue/green) and a bright, shimmering surface luster.
A640 - Beryllonite with Quartz $ 300 (=~ £ 240) Shengus Mine, Skardu Dist., Pakistan miniature - 3.2 x 2.0 x 2 cm Doubly terminated Beryllonite with an attached doubly terminated Quartz crystal. A highly aesthetic 'toenail' sized specimen of this rare species witht he Quartz providing a nice accent.
AF647 - Tanzanite $ 2000 (=~ £ 1599) Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mtns., Arusha Region, Tanzania miniature - 3.6 x 1.7 x 0.9 cm Fine quality Tanzanite, undamaged with good luster. Trichroic with nice red color when viewed from the top.
AF691 - Carrollite $ 550 (=~ £ 440) Kamoya Mine, Shaba Prov., Congo miniature - 5 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm A pair of highly lustrous Carrollite crystals attached to the face of a Calcite rhomb. Largest crystal is 1.1cm.
E609 - Sphalerite $ 280 (=~ £ 224) Gidiursko Mine, Madan, Rhodope Mtns., Bulgaria miniature - 5 x 4.5 x 4 cm Sharply formed, lustrous black tetrahedral crystals of Sphalerite, some with small Sphalerites growing fromt he sides of the alrger crystals. Fine quality crystals.
AF380 - Tanzanite $ 2400 (=~ £ 1919) Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mtns., Arusha Region, Tanzania miniature - 3.5 x 2.2 x 1.5 cm Gem Tanzanite crystal with Calcite and another partial crystal in fron that realy sets off the main crystal. Beautiful specimen.
AF758 - Quartz on Tanzanite with Prehnite $ 800 (=~ £ 640) Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mtns., Arusha Region, Tanzania miniature - 3.5 x 3.5 x 2 cm Water clear 2.8cm Quartz crystal attached to the front of a partial Tanzanite crystal. Some small, bright yellow Prehnite crystals add some color contrast to this unusual specimen. The left side of the Quartz crystal is coated by a druse of white Prehnite, and there are even some Graphite crystals attached.
AF533 - Carrollite $ 290 (=~ £ 232) Kamoya South Mine, Kambove, Katanga, Congo miniature - 4.8 x 4.3 x 3.5 cm Classic Carrollite with a perfectly placed 1.1 cm crystal in white Calcite.
SA594 - Bournonite $ 475 (=~ £ 380) Potosi Department, Bolivia miniature - 3.8 x 3 x 2.5 cm ex. Matthew Webb Fine specimen of two interconnected Bournonite crystals of high quality.
A596 - Apatite on Goshenite $ 750 (=~ £ 600) Dassu Mine, Gilgite, Pakistan miniature - 5 x 4 x 2.5 cm Doubly-terminated yellow and pink bi-color Apatite crystals to 8mm attached to the side of an etched Goshenite crystal. Superb for this find. One side has the majority of the Apatites while the other sides shows good crystal faces of the Goshenite.
E222 - Cuprite with Silver and Copper $ 400 (=~ £ 320) Poteryaevskoe Mine, Rubtsovskoe deposit, Siberia, Russia miniature - 3.2 x 2 x 2.0 cm Floater cluster of Cuprite crystals with Silver. This is a rare association with this mine being the only I'm aware of that produces this association. Additionally, there is a 1.3cm Copper crystal group attached to one end.
A933 - Titanite with Ferro Actinolite $ 300 (=~ £ 240) Mulla Ghori, Khyber Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan miniature - 4.8 x 2.5 x 1.3 cm Floater cluster of twinned Titanite crystals intergrown with Ferro Actinolite. Olive green to yellowish brown in color with gem areas. Nice form, well crystallized all around.
A941 - Titanite $ 300 (=~ £ 240) Mulla Ghori, Khyber Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan miniature - 4.3 x 2.5 x 0.8 cm Translucent to transparent twinned Titanite crystal from an unusual Paki locality that rarely produces. Olive green to yellowish brown in color with the extremely deep V along the top edge, characteristic for this locality. Well formed complete crystal with one small attached crystal.
NA283 - Boleite $ 1200 (=~ £ 959) Amelia Mine, Santa Rosalia, Baja Sur, Mexico miniature - 4 x 3 x 3 cm Boleite cubes and Paratacamite on a clay matrix. Two cubes are on the front face, largest is 7mm on the diagonal, with a multitude of smaller crystals present on top, some intergrown with green Paratacamite. High quality, rare specimen.
TS100 - Cerussite on Mottramite $ 4500 (=~ £ 3598) Tsumeb, Namibia miniature - 5 x 5 x 4.5 cm Stunning Cerussite crystal set atop a mound of Mottramite. The Cerussite is 4.3cm wide and complete all around. The Mottramite is sparkly mounds of a particularly deep forrest green color.
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