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K313 - Tsavorite on Graphite $ 350 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania miniature - 4.5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm ![Tsavorite on Graphite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/K313a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K313a.jpg)
![Tsavorite on Graphite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/K313b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K313b.jpg)
![Tsavorite on Graphite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/K313c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K313c.jpg)
Large, gemmy Tsavorite crystals on a matrix of solid Graphite. The Tsavorite have good color and transparency and reach 1cm in size. There is a bit of chipping which keeps the price much lower than it would otherwise be. Regardless, it displays well with good color and crystal size.
K321 - Tsavorite on Graphite $ 275 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania miniature - 4 x 3 x 1.5 cm ![Tsavorite on Graphite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/K321a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K321a.jpg)
![Tsavorite on Graphite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/K321b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K321b.jpg)
![Tsavorite on Graphite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/K321c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K321c.jpg)
Gemmy Tsavorite crystals on a matrix of solid Graphite. The Tsavorite have good color and transparency and reach 5mm in size. I found 1 small nick on one crystal, otherwise it's undamaged.
K300 - Fire Opal gemstone $ 260 Brazil thumbnail - 1.8 x 1.3 x 1 cm ![Fire Opal gemstone from Brazil [db_pics/pics/K300a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K300a.jpg)
![Fire Opal gemstone from Brazil [db_pics/pics/K300b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K300b.jpg)
![Fire Opal gemstone from Brazil [db_pics/pics/K300c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K300c.jpg)
![Fire Opal gemstone from Brazil [db_pics/pics/K300d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K300d.jpg)
Orange fire opal gemstone. Appears very clean with no inclusions or edge chips. This was bought about 25 years ago and shows an old price of $139. Weighs 11.35 carats.
K342 - Mixed Minerals $ 100 various large cabinet - 40 x 26 x 5.5 cm ![Mixed Minerals from various [db_pics/pics/K342a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K342a.jpg)
![Mixed Minerals from various [db_pics/pics/K342b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K342b.jpg)
![Mixed Minerals from various [db_pics/pics/K342c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K342c.jpg)
![Mixed Minerals from various [db_pics/pics/K342d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K342d.jpg)
Lot of 19 mixed minerals shown in an approximately 40 x 26 cm flat. Included are: Pyrite from China; Andradite var. Melanite from San Benito Co., California; pinkSmithsonite from Mexico; Amazonite with Smokey Quartz from Colorado; Azurite from China; Rosalite from Morocco; 2 unidentified green minerals that look like Tsumeb or Mexico; Diotase from Kaokaveld, Namibia. Cinnabar and a Realgar from unidentified localities; Schorl from teh Erongo Mtns., Namibia; and Apophyllite from India.
K343 - Mixed Minerals $ 100 various large cabinet - 40 x 26 x 5.5 cm ![Mixed Minerals from various [db_pics/pics/K343a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K343a.jpg)
![Mixed Minerals from various [db_pics/pics/K343b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K343b.jpg)
![Mixed Minerals from various [db_pics/pics/K343c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K343c.jpg)
![Mixed Minerals from various [db_pics/pics/K343d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K343d.jpg)
Lot of 15 mixed minerals shown in an approximately 40 x 26 cm flat. Included are: Azurite from China; Vanadinite on Barite from Morocco; Desclosite from Namibia; Schorl from Erongo, Namibia; Cinnabar from Nevada, USA; Chrysocolla from Chile; unusual Dolomite of Calcite cast crystallized all around; Barite; leaf fossil (two halves); pink Smithsonite from Mexico; and Apophyllite with Stilbite from India.
K344 - Mixed Minerals $ 100 various large cabinet - 40 x 26 x 7.5 cm ![Mixed Minerals from various [db_pics/pics/K344a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K344a.jpg)
![Mixed Minerals from various [db_pics/pics/K344b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K344b.jpg)
![Mixed Minerals from various [db_pics/pics/K344c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K344c.jpg)
![Mixed Minerals from various [db_pics/pics/K344d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K344d.jpg)
Lot of 15 mixed minerals shown in an approximately 40 x 26 cm flat. Included are: Azurite and Malachite from Morocco; Barite from Morocco; Two good sized Sphalerite specimens, one from Elmwood and one from Peru; Quartz,Pyrite, Sphalerite from Peru; Brochantite from the Douglas Hill Mine in Nevada; Quartz from Perterson mtn. Nevada; Rose Quartz; Prehnite after laumantite from India; Calcite from China; Galena with Pyrite and Calcite; Sulfur from Baja, Mexico; Quartz crystal cluster from Peru; and Apophyllite.
K298 - Spessartine $ 650 Nani, Loliondo, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.8 x 2.6 x 2.6 cm ![Spessartine from Nani, Loliondo, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/K298a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K298a.jpg)
![Spessartine from Nani, Loliondo, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/K298b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K298b.jpg)
![Spessartine from Nani, Loliondo, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/K298c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K298c.jpg)
![Spessartine from Nani, Loliondo, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/K298d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/K298d.jpg)
Bright citrus orange Spessartine crystal, complete all around. Equant form with gem zones. There is one minor edge chip and some natural small surface pits, but no significant damage. This is a good one, with minimal black inclusions that negatively affect most of these. The intensity of color and gem zones are even more apparent with backlighting. These are no longer being found. Weighs 26.8 grams.
MM100 - Malachite after Azurite $ 260 Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico small cabinet - 7 x 6 x 4 cm ![Malachite after Azurite from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/mm100a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/mm100a.jpg)
![Malachite after Azurite from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/mm100b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/mm100b.jpg)
![Malachite after Azurite from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/mm100c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/mm100c.jpg)
![Malachite after Azurite from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/mm100d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/mm100d.jpg)
Well formed crystals of Malachite after Azurite with a velvety surface luster. Individual crystals to 2.5cm. Highly sculptural and undamaged.
MM102 - Calcite $ 1600 Hercules Mine (Negra Mine), La Negra, Mun. Sierra Mojada, Coahuila, Mexico small cabinet - 9 x 8 x 5 cm ![Calcite from Hercules Mine (Negra Mine), La Negra, Mun. Sierra Mojada, Coahuila, Mexico [db_pics/pics/mm102a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/mm102a.jpg)
![Calcite from Hercules Mine (Negra Mine), La Negra, Mun. Sierra Mojada, Coahuila, Mexico [db_pics/pics/mm102b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/mm102b.jpg)
![Calcite from Hercules Mine (Negra Mine), La Negra, Mun. Sierra Mojada, Coahuila, Mexico [db_pics/pics/mm102c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/mm102c.jpg)
Spectacular, bright and gemmy Calcite crystals on matrix. Incredibly beautiful Calcite from a little know Mexican locality. Main crystal is 6.5cm tall and accented by numerous smaller crystals. Undamaged. Much better and brighter in person.
MM103 - Dioptase $ 1500 Mindouli District, Brazzaville, Congo small cabinet - 8.5 x 5.5 x 3 cm ![Dioptase from Mindouli District, Brazzaville, Congo [db_pics/pics/mm103a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/mm103a.jpg)
![Dioptase from Mindouli District, Brazzaville, Congo [db_pics/pics/mm103b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/mm103b.jpg)
Interesting new Dioptase specimen from recent finds from early 2019. I posted a small number of these back in May of 2019 and recently acquired this single specimen. It is composed of a series of cup-like formations of bright, drusy Dioptase crystals.
MM104 - Japan twin Quartz with Augelite $ 450 Mundo Nuevo Mine, La Libertad, Peru thumbnail - 2.5 x 2.2 x 1.5 cm ![Japan twin Quartz with Augelite from Mundo Nuevo Mine, La Libertad, Peru [db_pics/pics/mm104a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/mm104a.jpg)
![Japan twin Quartz with Augelite from Mundo Nuevo Mine, La Libertad, Peru [db_pics/pics/mm104b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/mm104b.jpg)
![Japan twin Quartz with Augelite from Mundo Nuevo Mine, La Libertad, Peru [db_pics/pics/mm104c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/mm104c.jpg)
Aesthetic thumbnail composed of transparent, Japan twin Quartz crystals all stacked together in an artistic arrangement. A perfect, terminated green Augelite sticks out from the base.
MM105 - Stibnite $ 300 Manhattan District, Nye Co., Nevada, USA small cabinet - 5.5 x 5.5 x 2.5 cm ![Stibnite from Manhattan District, Nye Co., Nevada, USA [db_pics/pics/mm105a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/mm105a.jpg)
![Stibnite from Manhattan District, Nye Co., Nevada, USA [db_pics/pics/mm105b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/mm105b.jpg)
![Stibnite from Manhattan District, Nye Co., Nevada, USA [db_pics/pics/mm105c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/mm105c.jpg)
Cluster of Stibnite crystals from a well known and long closed locality. Scuptural grouping of crystals with individual crystals to 4.5cm long. Historic specimen from the source of the best Stibnite specimens in the USA. .
MM106 - Silver $ 750 Kongsberg, Norway thumbnail - 2.7 x 2.5 x 1.3 cm ![Silver from Kongsberg, Norway [db_pics/pics/mm106a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/mm106a.jpg)
![Silver from Kongsberg, Norway [db_pics/pics/mm106b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/mm106b.jpg)
![Silver from Kongsberg, Norway [db_pics/pics/mm106c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/mm106c.jpg)
![Silver from Kongsberg, Norway [db_pics/pics/mm106d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/mm106d.jpg)
Thumbnail-sized mass of solid Silver crystals, different than the more typical wires seen from Kongsberg. A floater well crystallized all around with great structures on both sides. Weighs 14.24 grams and comes with an old Pala International label.
MM107 - Quartz over Malachite after ? $ 600 Luambo Mine, Katanga, Congo miniature - 4.5 x 4 x 2.5 cm ![Quartz over Malachite after ? from Luambo Mine, Katanga, Congo [db_pics/pics/mm107a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/mm107a.jpg)
![Quartz over Malachite after ? from Luambo Mine, Katanga, Congo [db_pics/pics/mm107b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/mm107b.jpg)
![Quartz over Malachite after ? from Luambo Mine, Katanga, Congo [db_pics/pics/mm107c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/mm107c.jpg)
This is a one of kind specimen of Malachite psuedomorphed after another unidentified species, all covered by drusy Quartz. This came in a parcel of pink Calcite and Malachite (see specimen C361) and was the only one like it. An upright cluster of tabular crystals complete all around.
MM108 - Amethyst scepter $ 200 Las Vigas, Veracruz, Mexico miniature - 3.5 x 1.8 x 1.4 cm ![Amethyst scepter from Las Vigas, Veracruz, Mexico [db_pics/pics/mm108a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/mm108a.jpg)
![Amethyst scepter from Las Vigas, Veracruz, Mexico [db_pics/pics/mm108b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/mm108b.jpg)
![Amethyst scepter from Las Vigas, Veracruz, Mexico [db_pics/pics/mm108c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/mm108c.jpg)
Deep purple scepter overgrowth of Amethyst over a lighter colored Quartz crystal. Complete all around and undamaged with great color.
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