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V127 - Diaspore $ 380 Milas, Mugla Prov., Turkey thumbnail - 1.5 x 1.5 x 0.8 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() V-twin crystal of color change Diaspore. From new finds in the mountains near Milas, these new Diaspore crystals are spectacular in color and form. Glassy, flat termination faces on both 'arms'. Complete and undamaged except for possible cleaving along one side and with the point of contact at the bottom of the 'V'. Gem quality and transparent inside. Medium purple color in natural sunlight.
V129 - Diaspore $ 380 Milas, Mugla Prov., Turkey thumbnail - 1.3 x 1.1 x 0.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() V-twin crystal of color change Diaspore. From new finds in the mountains near Milas, these new Diaspore crystals are spectacular in color and form. Glassy, flat termination faces on both 'arms'. Complete and undamaged with the point of contact at the bottom of the 'V'. Gem quality and transparent inside. Medium purple color in natural sunlight.
V130 - Diaspore $ 420 Milas, Mugla Prov., Turkey thumbnail - 1.8 x 1.7 x 0.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() V-twin crystal of color change Diaspore. From new finds in the mountains near Milas, these new Diaspore crystals are spectacular in color and form. Glassy, flat termination faces on both 'arms'. Complete and undamaged with the point of contact at the bottom of the 'V'. One termination is a bit ragged and indented, but it's undamaged and there are flat faces in areas of this termination. Gem quality and transparent inside. Medium purple color in natural sunlight.
V131 - Diaspore $ 500 Milas, Mugla Prov., Turkey thumbnail - 1.5 x 1.5 x 0.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() V-twin crystal of color change Diaspore. From new finds in the mountains near Milas, these new Diaspore crystals are spectacular in color and form. Glassy, flat termination faces on both 'arms'. Complete and undamaged with the point of contact at the bottom of the 'V'. Gem quality and transparent inside. Medium purple color in natural sunlight.
D500 - Emerald $ 270 Guantu, Kaduna State, Nigeria thumbnail - 2.5 x 0.4 x 0.3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Glassy, transparent hexagonal Emerald crystal with a good, flat termination. Deeper green color inthe lower half, grading up to a light green termination. Complete and undamaged.
D456 - Proustite $ 450 unknown thumbnail - 2.5 x 2 x 1.6 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A 1.2cm cluster of thick Proustite crystals on matrix. This is out of an old collection but with no locality/no label available. Chunky crystals with good red color. Undamaged.
D504 - Topaz $ 145 Custer Co., Idaho, USA thumbnail - 1.7 x 1.2 x 0.9 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Single colorless Topaz crystal from Idaho. Complete all around and undamaged with a bit of attached Albite. Neat locality piece.
M893 - Ilvaite $ 125 Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China miniature - 4.4 x 1.4 x 1.2 cm ![]() ![]() Glossy black Ilvaite crystal with an undamaged, chisel-tipped termination. Complete all around.
D599 - Rhodonite $ 250 Franklin Mine, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA thumbnail - 2.6 x 1.1 x 0.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Double-terminated single Rhodonite crystal from Franklin. Clean with good uniform pink color. Undamaged.
D598 - Willemite $ 1200 Tsumeb, Namibia miniature - 4.5 x 3.5 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Highly translucent and lustrous Willemite crystals on Calcite from Tsumeb. Individual crystals are about 5mm in size and have an intereting coloration of blue/green on the ends with a yellow zone in the center.
D570 - Tourmaline var. Indicolite $ 1800 Pederniera Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil small cabinet - 6.4 x 5.3 x 2.2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A larger 6.4 x 2.2 cm blue Tourmaline crystal with a smaller crystal stuck out of the side. Both crystals are well terminated. A little different than your typical single crystals.
D597 - Cerussite, Rosasite on Copper $ 950 Tsumeb, Namibia miniature - 4 x 2.2 x 1.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This is one of the special Tsumeb specimens that amaze. Cerussite and Rosasite over a mass of Copper. A floater with good crystals on all sides. Ex. Jim Parrish and Norm Dawson collections with labels.
D602 - Selenite $ 225 Las Salinas, Pisco Prov., Peru small cabinet - 5.5 x 2.5 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Long, transparent Gypsum var. Selenite crystal on smaller Selenite and a small amount of matrix. The main crystal is a twin and is double terminated at the small area that extends out the bottom. Highly trasparent and undamaged, this displays superbly.
D574 - Tsavorite, Diopside on Graphite $ 475 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania miniature - 5 x 4 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Crystals of Tsavorite and Diopside on Graphite. The crystals formed in a vug on massive Graphite with crystals of Graphite present lining the vug. The main Tsavorite is about 7mm and highly gemmy. Tsavorite is a chrome and vanadium rich variety of Grossular from East Africa and is one of the most valuable types of garnet found anywhere. This specimen was found at the Merelani Tanzanite mines and a fine example of some of minerals found at this locality.
D571 - Laumontite on Tanzanite $ 600 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania small cabinet - 6.8 x 3 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Tall crystals of Tanzanite with attached Laumontite on the backside. Good deep blue color.
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