Selected Specimens

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K717 - Tsavorite on Diopside $ 75
 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania
thumbnail - 1.2 x 0.8 x 0.7 cm


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Tsavorite on Diopside from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/K717a.jpg] Tsavorite on Diopside from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/K717b.jpg] Tsavorite on Diopside from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/K717c.jpg] Tsavorite on Diopside from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/K717d.jpg]

Elongated groups of Tsavorite crystals intergrown with a glassy, terminated Diopside crystal. There are also small Pyrite crystals associated.

K652 - Hessonite on Diopside $ 150
 Ala Valley, Piedmont, Italy
thumbnail - 3 x 1.2 x 0.8 cm


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Hessonite on Diopside from Ala Valley, Piedmont, Italy [db_pics/pics/K652a.jpg] Hessonite on Diopside from Ala Valley, Piedmont, Italy [db_pics/pics/K652b.jpg] Hessonite on Diopside from Ala Valley, Piedmont, Italy [db_pics/pics/K652c.jpg]

Glassy, translucent red crystals of Grossular var. Hessonite attached to a light green Diopside crystal. Out of an old collection.

K653 - Ludlamite $ 180
 Blackbird Mine, Lemhi Co., Idaho, USA
thumbnail - 1.2 x 1 x 0.6 cm


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Ludlamite from Blackbird Mine, Lemhi Co., Idaho, USA [db_pics/pics/K653a.jpg] Ludlamite from Blackbird Mine, Lemhi Co., Idaho, USA [db_pics/pics/K653b.jpg] Ludlamite from Blackbird Mine, Lemhi Co., Idaho, USA [db_pics/pics/K653c.jpg] Ludlamite from Blackbird Mine, Lemhi Co., Idaho, USA [db_pics/pics/K653d.jpg]

Large single crystal on a tiny bit of matrix. Well terminated, translucent, and undamaged.

K718 - Tsavorite on Graphite $ 275
 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania
thumbnail - 1.5 x 1 x 1 cm


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Tsavorite on Graphite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/K718a.jpg] Tsavorite on Graphite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/K718b.jpg] Tsavorite on Graphite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/K718c.jpg]

High quality, glassy 1cm Tsavorite crystal with good color on a Graphite matrix. Undamaged crystal that is transparent. There are some shallow grooves on the surface caused by former Graphite crystals.

K659 - Wulfenite $ 125
 Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico
thumbnail - 1.6 x 1.2 x 0.6 cm


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Wulfenite from Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/K659a.jpg] Wulfenite from Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/K659b.jpg] Wulfenite from Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/K659c.jpg] Wulfenite from Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/K659d.jpg]

Translucent orange single crystal. Tabular habit, complete all round. There is a small nick to the lower left corner, otherwise undamaged.

K660 - Cobaltian Calcite $ 125
 Mashamba West Mine, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo
thumbnail - 1.4 x 1.3 x 1.1 cm


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Cobaltian Calcite from Mashamba West Mine, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo [db_pics/pics/K660a.jpg] Cobaltian Calcite from Mashamba West Mine, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo [db_pics/pics/K660b.jpg] Cobaltian Calcite from Mashamba West Mine, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo [db_pics/pics/K660c.jpg] Cobaltian Calcite from Mashamba West Mine, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo [db_pics/pics/K660d.jpg]

Cluster of pink Mangano Calcite crystals from the famous Mashamba West Mine. Main crystal is thick and 1.1cm tall.

K663 - Axinite $ 40
 Obira, Kyushu, Japan
thumbnail - 0.9 x 0.8 x 0.2 cm


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Axinite from Obira, Kyushu, Japan [db_pics/pics/K663a.jpg] Axinite from Obira, Kyushu, Japan [db_pics/pics/K663b.jpg] Axinite from Obira, Kyushu, Japan [db_pics/pics/K663c.jpg]

Gemmy, terminated single crystal from Japan.

K665 - Galena (spinel twin) $ 150
 Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
thumbnail - 2.8 x 1.7 x 1.5 cm


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Galena (spinel twin) from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/K665a.jpg] Galena (spinel twin) from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/K665b.jpg] Galena (spinel twin) from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/K665c.jpg]

Lustrous spinel-twinned Galena crystal. Galena is not commmon from Mapimi, and spinel-twins less so.

K667 - Cuprian Adamite $ 150
 Laurium, Greece
thumbnail - 1.3 x 1 x 1 cm


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Cuprian Adamite from Laurium, Greece [db_pics/pics/K667a.jpg] Cuprian Adamite from Laurium, Greece [db_pics/pics/K667b.jpg] Cuprian Adamite from Laurium, Greece [db_pics/pics/K667c.jpg]

An 8mm hemispherical cluster of blue/green Smithsonite set in matrix.

F440 - Diaspore $ 275
 Aydun, Mugula, Turkey
thumbnail - 1.4 x 1.3 x 0.5 cm


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Diaspore from Aydun, Mugula, Turkey [db_pics/pics/f440a.jpg] Diaspore from Aydun, Mugula, Turkey [db_pics/pics/f440b.jpg] Diaspore from Aydun, Mugula, Turkey [db_pics/pics/f440c.jpg]

Transparent, terminated Diaspore crystal from recent finds. Well terminated and complete on both sides. One termination better than the other, but rare quality compared to previous finds.

K654 - Siegenite $ 200
 Level 4, Buick Mine, Iron Co., Missouri, USA
thumbnail - 1.5 x 1.1 x 1.1 cm


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Siegenite from Level 4, Buick Mine, Iron Co., Missouri, USA [db_pics/pics/K654a.jpg] Siegenite from Level 4, Buick Mine, Iron Co., Missouri, USA [db_pics/pics/K654b.jpg] Siegenite from Level 4, Buick Mine, Iron Co., Missouri, USA [db_pics/pics/K654c.jpg] Siegenite from Level 4, Buick Mine, Iron Co., Missouri, USA [db_pics/pics/K654d.jpg]

Ten octahedral Siegenite crystals to 4mm on matrix of Marcasite. Siegenite is a rare cobalt nickel sulfide. High quality, aesthetic rare mineral.

K733 - Tsavorite with Diopside $ 120
 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania
thumbnail - 1.4 x 1.3 x 1.1 cm


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Tsavorite with Diopside from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/K733a.jpg] Tsavorite with Diopside from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/K733b.jpg] Tsavorite with Diopside from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/K733c.jpg]

Cluster of translucent to transparent green Tsavorite crystals with Diopside. Slight chipping otherwise well crystallized all around with good luster and associated small Diopside crystals.

K632 - Karpatite $ 80
 Los Picachos, near Picacho Peak, San Benito Co., California, USA
thumbnail - 5 x 4.5 x 2.5cm


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Karpatite from Los Picachos, near Picacho Peak, San Benito Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/K632a.jpg] Karpatite from Los Picachos, near Picacho Peak, San Benito Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/K632b.jpg] Karpatite from Los Picachos, near Picacho Peak, San Benito Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/K632c.jpg]

Silica rich matrix hosting drusy Quartz and numerous areas of bright yellow Karpatite. Karpatite is an uncommon organic mineral, which is also fluorescent. Small red flecks of Cinnabar are also present. The Karpatite is exposed on many areas of the specimen.

K681 - Pyromorphite $ 180
 Bunker Hill Mine, Idaho, USA
thumbnail - 1.5 x 1.1 x 1 cm


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Pyromorphite from Bunker Hill Mine, Idaho, USA [db_pics/pics/K681a.jpg] Pyromorphite from Bunker Hill Mine, Idaho, USA [db_pics/pics/K681b.jpg] Pyromorphite from Bunker Hill Mine, Idaho, USA [db_pics/pics/K681c.jpg] Pyromorphite from Bunker Hill Mine, Idaho, USA [db_pics/pics/K681d.jpg]

Nearly complete 1.1cm sphere of arsenian Pyromorphite atop a smaller partial sphere.

K674 - Pyromorphite $ 140
 Bunker Hill Mine, Idaho, USA
thumbnail - 1.3 x 0.9 x 0.9 cm


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Pyromorphite from Bunker Hill Mine, Idaho, USA [db_pics/pics/K674a.jpg] Pyromorphite from Bunker Hill Mine, Idaho, USA [db_pics/pics/K674b.jpg] Pyromorphite from Bunker Hill Mine, Idaho, USA [db_pics/pics/K674c.jpg]

Two nearly complete interconnected spheres of arsenian Pyromorphite.
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