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M894 - Ilvaite $ 75 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.
M927 - Quartz $ 150 Guananjuato, Mexico small cabinet - 5.5 x 5.5 x 3.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Single skeletal Quartz crystal with clay inclusions. Crystallized all around and in excellent condition with very minor chipping. Old specimen and neat locality piece. Out of an old collection built in the 1980s, and comes with an old label that shows a date of 1983.
K878 - Tsavorite $ 275 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 1.7 x 1.7 x 0.9 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Large single crystal, glassy and transparent.
M794 - Tsavorite $ 200 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.2 x 1.9 x 1.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Large single crystal, glassy and transparent.
M487 - Limonite after Pyrite Ross Co. Ohio, USA (?) miniature - 4 x 4 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Flaoter cluster of psudomorps of Limonite after Pyrite cubes. This is out a collection and the label it came with says 'Copperas Mountain, Ross Co., Ohio', but I suspect the label is wrong - Ross Co. produced Pyrite specimens but I have not seen large cubes or Limonite psuedomorphs before. Regardless, it's a beautiful specimen, complete all around and undamaged.
M543 - Smokey Quartz on Feldspar $ 75 Dogtooth Peak, Fresno Co., California, USA small cabinet - 6 x 4.5 x 3.2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Cluster of transparent Smokey Quartz crystals intergrown with Feldspar crystals from the pegmatite wall.
M932 - Tsavorite $ 200 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania miniature - 4.3 x 3.5 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() A very nice 9mm single crystal in Graphite matrix. The color is a deep green and it's undamaged. There are Diopside, Pyrite, and Calcite in association.
D204 - Tourmaline $ 450 Poa Alta Mine, Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil thumbnail - 2.5 x 1.4 x 0.9 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Colorful and interesting Tourmaline crystal from the lesser known Poa Alta Mine. The lower is red and then the crystal alternates between various shades of greens and reds, then ends with a very thin purple pink termination. Complete all around and undamaged and has a natural indentation from another crystal on the lower backside. Weighs 6.37 grams.
D205 - Tourmaline $ 1500 Sapo Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil thumbnail - 2.3 x 1.2 x 1.1 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Blue-cap Tourmaline crystal from the famous Sapo Mine. The lower core is red, followed by a blue/green zone then a deep blue termination. Complete all around and undamaged except for one trivial edge chip. Weighs 7.37 grams.
M871 - Ilvaite $ 275 Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China miniature - 4.8 x 4.3 x 3.9 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Glossy single black Ilvaite crystal with typical chisel-shaped termination. Wonderful curving crystal faces give it style and uniqueness. Large impressive crystal that is wider than it is tall. Complete all around.
M852 - Tremolite $ 75 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 1.4 x 1.1 x 0.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Terminated single Tremolite crystal with bright, vivid green coloration. Translucent to transparent, complete all around, with a flat, glassy termination. Most are mere shards or fragments and complete terminated crystals such as this are are much less common. Like a number of other mineral species from Merelani, these Tremolites are considered the world's best of species.
M853 - Tremolite $ 125 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.1 x 1.7 x 0.4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Terminated single Tremolite crystal with bright, vivid green coloration. Translucent to transparent, complete all around, with a flat, glassy termination. Most are mere shards or fragments and complete terminated crystals such as this are are much less common. Like a number of other mineral species from Merelani, these Tremolites are considered the world's best of species.
M945 - Tremolite $ 75 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 1.5 x 0.8 x 0.4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Terminated single Tremolite crystal with bright, vivid green coloration. Translucent to transparent, complete all around, with flat, glassy termination faces and a bit of attached Graphite. Most are mere shards or fragments and complete terminated crystals such as this are are much less common. Like a number of other mineral species from Merelani, these Tremolites are considered the world's best of species.
M946 - Tremolite $ 75 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.1 x 0.8 x 0.4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Terminated single Tremolite crystal with bright, vivid green coloration. Translucent to transparent, complete all around, with flat, glassy termination faces. Most are mere shards or fragments and complete terminated crystals such as this are are much less common. Like a number of other mineral species from Merelani, these Tremolites are considered the world's best of species.
M947 - Tremolite $ 75 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.6 x 0.7 x 0.4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Terminated single Tremolite crystal with bright, vivid green coloration. Translucent to transparent, complete all around, with flat, glassy termination faces. Most are mere shards or fragments and complete terminated crystals such as this are are much less common. Like a number of other mineral species from Merelani, these Tremolites are considered the world's best of species.
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