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AU564 - Microlite $ 120 (=~ £ 96) Tete Province, Mozambique thumbnail - 0.7 x 0.7 x 0.6 cm Well formed single octahedral crystal of Microlite. The crystal is complete and a translucent yellowish brown.
AU560 - Chrysoberyl $ 180 (=~ £ 144) Minas Gerais, Brazil thumbnail - 1.3 x 1 x 0.4 cm Tabular single crystal of transparent yellow Chrysoberyl.
AU565 - Diopside $ 350 (=~ £ 280) Jaipur District, Rajasthan, India thumbnail - 1.6 x 0.8 x 0.8 cm Transparent green single Diopside crystal. Complete all around and undamaged. Fine gem crystal from an uncommon locality.
AU566 - Boracite $ 140 (=~ £ 112) Riedel Potash Works, Hänigsen, Uetze, Hanover Region, Lower Saxony, Germany thumbnail - 0.5 x 0.5 x 0.5 cm Fantastic single gem Boracite crystal. Perfect undamaged crystal with tetrahedral form and bevelled edges. Complete all around and transparent. Equant crystal 5mm on edge.
AU644 - Quartz on Calcite $ 1800 (=~ £ 1439) Pena Blanca Mine, San Pablo de Borbur, Boyaca Department, Colombia cabinet - 13.5 x 7 x 7 cm Water-clear, transparent Quartz crystals on Calcite. The transparency is spectacular! The Calcite occur as both larger crystals and small drusy crystals attached to the sides of the Quartz. The Quartz are complete all around and undamaged except for very minor edge chatter. These are most commonly found as single crystals and the Calcite crystal matrix makes this one special. Ex. Irv Brown collection and comes with a custom Sunnywood base.
AU645 - Sphalerite (green!) $ 180 (=~ £ 144) Iron Cap Mine, Graham Co., Arizona, USA miniature - 3.8 x 3 x 2.2 cm Cluster of transparent green Sphalerite crystals from Arizona. The color is a uniform green with a small area of brown in the lower right. This has cutting rough value.
AU646 - Smokey Quartz $ 6000 (=~ £ 4797) Grimsel, Switzerland cabinet - 10 x 9.5 x 7 cm Water-clear, transparent Smokey Quartz crystals on matrix from Switzerland. The transparency is spectacular! The mixture of upright and crossing crystals makes for and aesthetic and sculptural composition. Undamaged with high luster. Ex. Irv Brown collection and comes with a custom Sunnywood base.
AU647 - Tourmaline on Quartz $ 600 (=~ £ 480) Stak Nala, Skardu, Pakistan miniature - 5 x 4 x 3.3 cm Four Tourmaline crystals attached to the sides of a transparent single Quartz crystal (two on each side). The Tourmaline are terminated and undamaged with darker bodies and transparent green terminations. Highly attractive, sculptural specimen!
AU648 - Tourmaline on Quartz $ 500 (=~ £ 400) Stak Nala, Skardu, Pakistan miniature - 5 x 3.5 x 3 cm Four Tourmaline crystals attached to a transparent single Quartz crystal. Three Tourmaline rise up from behind the Quartz crystal and the fourth Tourmaline is inclued within the Quartz crystal. The Tourmaline are terminated and undamaged with darker bodies and transparent green terminations. Highly attractive specimen!
AU650 - Polybasite $ 250 (=~ £ 200) Guanajuato, Mexico miniature - 3.5 x 2.2 x 1.7 cm Classic bladed crystal groups of Polybasite with attached Calcite and Chalcopyrite crystals adding color and interest.
AU652 - Copper $ 600 (=~ £ 480) Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA thumbnail - 2.2 x 1.7 x 0.6 cm High quality group of well developed Copper crystals with 'drill bit' form. An excellent thumbnail that is interesting and good both front and back, top to bottom. Undamaged.
AU653 - Pyrite on Hematite $ 1200 (=~ £ 959) Rio Marina, Elba Island, Italy cabinet - 10 x 7 x 6 cm Large 6.5cm Pyritohedron of Pyrite on irridescent Hematite crystals. A large and highly showy example from the classic European locality. The Pyrite crystal is complete all around though the backside has a bit of damage and attached Hematite crystals.
AU654 - Lazulite with Quartz $ 240 (=~ £ 192) Rapid Creek, Yukon, Canada miniature - 5 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm Deep blue Lazulite crystals with transparent Quartz crystals from this well known and remote phosphate locality in the Yukon. This piece is loaded with crystals with individual Lazulites to 1cm in size.
AU655 - Leitite $ 200 (=~ £ 160) Tsumeb, Namibia miniature - 3.7 x 0.6 x 0.3 cm Specimen of pearly white crystalline Leitite, a Tsumeb rarity.
AU656 - Cuprite with Copper $ 400 (=~ £ 320) Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA thumbnail - 2.2 x 1.2 x 1.2 cm Copper crystals on large, octahedral Cuprite crystals from Bisbee. The dominant top Cuprite crystal is 1.5cm in size.
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