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LP716 - Chrysoberyl $ 350 Lac Alaotra, Ambatondrazaka, Madagascar thumbnail - 1.5 x 1.4 x 1.2 cm Bright greenish yellow Chrysoberyl crystal from Madagascar. Thick and barrel-shaped with sixling twinning visible on the ends.
LP717 - Chrysoberyl $ 220 Lac Alaotra, Ambatondrazaka, Madagascar thumbnail - 0.9 x 0.7 x 0.7 cm Bright greenish yellow Chrysoberyl crystal from Madagascar. Thick and barrel-shaped with sixling twinning visible on the ends. A floater, well crystallized all around.
LP721 - Red Beryl $ 400 Violet Claims, Wah Wah Mtns/. Beaver Co., Utah, USA thumbnail - 1.4 x 0.5 x 0.5 cm Doubly-terminated Red Beryl crystal from Utah. A complete floater crystal with uniform shape all around (with one shallow indent on one face) and showing areas of transparency. Just released from a private collection.
LP727 - Pyrite $ 275 Huanzala Mine, Huallanca, Ancash, Peru thumbnail - 3.1 x 2.5 x 2.5 Mirror-lustrous octahedral Pyrite crystal from the Huanzala Mine. The crystal is 2.5cm wide and complete all around.
LP728 - Azurite $ 400 Tsumeb, Namibia thumbnail - 2.1 x 2 x 1.6 Cluster of thick, deep blue Azurite crystals from Tsumeb. Well crystallized all around.
LP779 - Siderite, Chalcopyrite $ 600 Kaiwu Mine, Guizhou Prov., China small cabinet - 7 x 5.5 x 4 cm Bright metallic Chalcopyrite crystals intergrown with translucent, tan Siderite crystals. This is a well balanced example from this find in excellent condition with plenty of Chalcopyrite crystals well dispersed among the Siderite crystals.
LP780 - Datolite $ 1200 N'Chwanning II Mine, Northern Cape Prov., South Africa small cabinet - 6.5 x 4.5 x 4 cm Rare pink Datolite crystals from old, limited finds at the N'Chwanning Mine. The crystals are a well saturated pink color, lustrous with a soft glow similar to Rose Quartz when held near a light source. There is a wonderful small stalactite growth in the center and the bottom is also covered with crystals. Ex. Marshall Sussman personal collection.
LP789 - Scorodite $ 600 Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico miniature - 4.5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm Large, well formed Scorodite crystals on matrix. The crystals reach 1.1cm wide and are present on both sides of specimen. The crystals have areas of red coloration inside which can be seen when backlit. These were analyzed and trace Copper and Cobalt were detected which may be the cause of the red coloration.
LP791 - Scorodite $ 600 Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico small cabinet - 6.5 x 5 x 3.5 cm Large, well formed Scorodite crystals on matrix. The crystals reach 1.3cm wide. When backlit the crystals show red coloration in areas. These were analyzed and trace Copper and Cobalt were detected which may be the cause of the red coloration.
LP699 - Covellite $ 450 Butte, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA small cabinet - 5.5 x 4 x 3 Large foliated crystals of Covellite from Butte. The crystals show colorful irridescent colors and are associated with Pyrite crystals.
MK970 - Rutile with Quartz $ 200 Novo Horizonte, Bahia, Brazil miniature - 4.5 x 3.5 x 3 A black Hematite crystal with radiating needles of golden Rutile partially included within a transparent smokey Quartz crystal.
LP842 - Galena (skeletal) $ 1200 9th of September Mine, Madan, Bulgaria cabinet - 10 x 6 x 5.5 cm Cluster of hoppered (skeletal) Galena crystals from the 9th of September Mine in Bulgaria. These are true skeletal Galena (not the man-made variety that were circulating years ago!) and occur with Sphalerite and Pyrite crystals. Undamaged and well crystallized all around, essentially a floater.
LP843 - Heliodor $ 3200 Sapucaia do Norte, Minas Gerais, Brazil small cabinet - 7.5 x 1.8 x 1.4 cm Etched crystal of greenish yellow Beryl var. Heliodor. Fully transparent with surface striations and is doubly-terminated with more pointed terminations at one end and flatter terminations at the other. Complete and undamaged. Weighs 27.35 grams.
LP844 - Anglesite $ 3500 Touissit, Morocco small cabinet - 6 x 6 x 5.5 cm Exquisite yellow Anglesite crystals on Galena from Touissit, the source of the world's finest Anglesite. The best Anglesite were found decades ago from this now closed mine and top quality crystals are hard to find. This specimen has Anglesite crystals to 2cm tall that have excellent transparency, fine lemon yellow color, aesthetic arrangement on the matrix, and are undamaged.
LP846 - Heulandite $ 650 Jalgaon, Maharashtra State, India small cabinet - 8.5 x 8 x 5 cm Large, fan-shaped crystals of pink Huelandite on a drusy Quartz crystal coated matrix. The main crystal is 6cm tall and all the Huelandite have great luster and are in perfect condition. Big and showy crystals, not your average Indian zeolite!!!
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