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M608 - Platinum $ 1200 (=~ € 1096) 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 (=~ € 1370) 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.
M352 - Tsavorite $ 300 (=~ € 274) Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 3 x 2 x 1.9 cm Large single Tsavorite crystal with attached Graphite. Though not highly gemmy, it's undamaged (some areas etched and rehealed) with impressive size and great color.
M353 - Tanzanite on Tsavorite $ 450 (=~ € 411) Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 3 x 2 x 1.6 cm Large single Tsavorite crystal with attached Graphite and a 1.2cm intergrown, terminated Tanzanite crystal on the left side. It's glassy and gemmy with great color. It's undamaged with a valley in the fron face where Graphite interferred with the growth. There are also included crystals of graphite inside the Tsavorite. Unusual combination and impressive for the Tsavorite alone.
M636 - Tourmaline on Beryllonite $ 290 (=~ € 265) Linópolis, 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.
M637 - Tourmaline $ 220 (=~ € 201) Aricanga Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil thumbnail - 1.7 x 1.1 x 0.9 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 3.81 grams.
M702 - Tsavorite $ 350 (=~ € 320) Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 1.9 x 1.7 x 1.6 cm Large single Tsavorite crystal with good color. Nearly a floater with a couple indentations, contacts with lustrous glassy faces. It's not perfect, but for the size and color it's a good value.
M703 - Tsavorite with Diopside $ 300 (=~ € 274) Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 2 x 2 x 1.4 cm Large single Tsavorite crystal with good color. The main crystal is 2.5cm wide and displays great from the front with small Diopside crystals below. The backside (3rd photo) shows a dimpled surface from growth against Graphite crystals.
K927 - Azurite $ 125 (=~ € 114) Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico thumbnail - 2.3 x 1.5 x 0.9 cm Undamaged single crystal of Azurite that exhibits areas of bright 'electric' blue color. A floater, complete all around crystal from the watercourse pocket.
M559 - Galena Sweetwater Mine, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA thumbnail - 2.5 x 2.5 x 2 cm Though 'just' a Galena, it's a very good thumbnail specimen featuring a mirror lustrous 1.5cm Galena cube set in Galena and Pyrite. Undamaged and displays well.
K913 - Azurite $ 120 (=~ € 110) Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico thumbnail - 1.8 x 1.8 x 1.1 cm Undamaged single crystal of Azurite that exhibits areas of bright 'electric' blue color. A floater, complete all around crystal from the watercourse pocket. Undamaged and perfect.
M906 - Chrysoberyl $ 225 (=~ € 206) Minas Gerais, Brazil thumbnail - 1.5 x 1.1 x 1 cm Small sixling twin of Chrysoberyl. Although the top two are larger, all six 'legs' are present. Transluscent and undamaged.
M921 - Spessartine, Apatite $ 625 (=~ € 571) Shigar Valley, Skardu, Pakistan thumbnail - 3 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm Red Spessartine either grown over or replacing a pink Apatite crystal. The garnets come together around the Apatite and retain the general form of the Apatite, with natural gaps between the garnets evidenced by etched faces in the walls of the gaps. These are certainly unusual and uncommon specimens, and I've only had 2 before. A flaoter fully crystallized all around, with attached mica.
K926 - Azurite $ 175 (=~ € 160) Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico thumbnail - 2.8 x 2.3 x 1.5 cm Superb electric blue Azurite crystals forming a stacked grouping. This is from the watercourse pocket (also called the elegant pocket or spiderweb pocket) that was opened in 2013. Crystals with superb color and top, wet luster. Main crystal is 1.5cm and sits on top for maximum display.
M894 - Ilvaite $ 75 (=~ € 69) Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China thumbnail - 3 x 1.4 x 1.2 cm Glossy single black Ilvaite crystal with typical chisel-shaped termination. Complete all around.
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