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AU376 - Ludlamite $ 1500 Blackbird Mine, Lemhi Co., Idaho, USA miniature - 3.5 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm Aesthetic cluster of well crystallized Ludlamite from the historic Blackbird Mine in Idaho. These are the USA's best Ludlamite and hard to find classics. This specimen has translucent to transparent crystals to 1.4cm in size.
AU305 - Galena on Pyrhottite $ 950 Nikolaevskiy Mine, Dalnegorsk, Primorsky Krai, Russia cabinet - 9.5 x 7 x 3.5 cm Silvery metallic spinel-twinned Galena crystal perched aesthetically atop a brassy Pyrhottite crystal.
AU307 - Chrysoberyl $ 1250 Colatina, Espirito Santo, Brazil thumbnail - 3 x 1.4 x 0.7 cm Rare gem Chrysoberyl crystal from Espirito Santo (possibly Santa Teresa though old label says Colatina) that does not have the typical sixling twinning. This crystal has smooth, sharp, well-formed faces all around and a greenish-yellow, golden coloration. Undamaged and gemmy top to bottom.
AU311 - Chlorite in Quartz $ 200 Balochistan, Pakistan small cabinet - 5.5 x 2 x 1 cm Doubly-terminated transparent Quartz crystals with inclusions of green Chlorite. Complete all around floater.
AU312 - Fluorite on Arsenopyrite $ 1500 Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China small cabinet - 6 x 4.5 x 3 cm A mound of Muscovite with a large doubly-terminated Arsenopyrite crystal 3.5cm wide perched on top, all of which are coated by a layer of sparkling purple Fluorite. There are metallic needles of Jamesonite and and small clear Quartz crystals associated. Complete all around and undamaged. Rare Yaogangxian specimen!
AU313 - Adamite $ 1250 Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico miniature - 4.5 x 4 x 2 cm Cluster of solid Adamite crystals with a well saturated yellow color. Undamaged and without matrix.
AU314 - Smokey Quartz $ 500 Mt. Mulanje, Mulanje District, Southern Region, Malawi small cabinet - 5.2 x 2.5 x 2 cm Transparent single Smokey Quartz crystal from Mt. Mulanje. Highly transparent crystal showing Dauphine twinning. This was the best in this size range from one of only a couple small lots of this style I have ever seen. This has mostly glassy faces with some frosted faces and micro seration-like marks along the edges. Complete all around and undamaged.
AU315 - Malachite on Cuprite $ 1600 Emke Mine, Onganja, Namibia thumbnail - 2.7 x 2.2 x 2.2 cm Complete, perfect 2.2cm Cuprite crystal with atop a second complete Cuprite. The crystals have coatings of green Malachite typical for the locality and bevelled edges. Complete all around and undamaged floater.
AU429 - Diamond $ 400 Miba Mine, Mbuji Mayi, DR Congo thumbnail - 0.8 x 0.7 x 0.6 cm Single translucent Diamond crystal from the Congo. The Diamond is a cube that in somewhat flattened in one direction, forming a parallelogram shape. Complete all around and undamaged. Weighs 3.41 carats.
AU431 - Zoisite $ 400 Alchuri, Shigar Valley, Pakistan thumbnail - 2.5 x 0.9 x 0.6 cm Rare green Zoisite crystal which are only sporadically found here at Alchuri. Sometimes called 'green Tanzanite', Alchuri is one of the only places in the world besides Tanzania to produce gemmy crystals of Zoisite. This is a beautiful undamaged cluster of multiple crystals.
AU432 - Ruby $ 1850 Mahenge, Morogoro, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.5 x 2.1 x 1.4 cm Sharply formed crystals of translucent Ruby atop more corroded-looking, opaque light pink Ruby. The Ruby cluster is well crystallized all around and undamaged. A rare Ruby specimen from a locality better known for Spinel.
AU435 - Tsavorite $ 1200 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania miniature - 3.3 x 0.8 x 0.6 cm An extremely elongated Tsavorite crystal cluster with attached Pyrite crystals. Fully crystallized all around and undamaged, with just a tiny point of contact on the bottom. This style of Tsavorite is an unusual, wonderful surprise from the Merelani mines made years ago. This is one of the best of this style I've seen.
AU436 - Brucite $ 750 Killa Saifullah, Balochistan, Pakistan small cabinet - 6 x 6 x 4 cm Cluster of bright lemon yellow Brucite from Pakistan. The Brucite is translucent and this specimen has the best, most deeply saturated yellow color of any Brucite I've owned.
AU437 - Prehnite on Tanzanite $ 750 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 2 x 1.6 x 1.4 cm A single purple/blue Tanzanite crystal with 2-3 well formed crystals cluster of Prehnite attached to one side and extending up to the termination. Complete all around and undamaged. This is a spectacular thumbnail of this combination.
AU438 - Aquamarine $ 150 Jos Plateau, Plateau, Nigeria thumbnail - 1.3 x 0.8 x 0.6 cm A bright, gemmy Aquamarine from old finds in the Jos Plateau in Nigeria. A cluster of 4 parallel grown crystals with superb glassy luster and transparency. Each formed with terminations at a slightly different height than the others. Complete all around and undamaged.
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