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AU814 - Veszelyite on Zincolibethenite $ 450 Palabanda quarries, Mfouati, Bouenza Department, Republic of the Congo small cabinet - 8 x 5 x 3.5 cm Sparkling deep blue crystals of Veszelyite to 1.3cm on a vuggy matrix covered by Zincolibethenite. Good large crystals in various areas, including some additional crystals deep in vugs not seen in photos. Mined in 2022. The locality is a former Limestone quarry with Lead, Zinc, and Copper mineralization that closed in 2018.
AU732 - Hemimorphite $ 150 Mfouati, Bouenza Department, Republic of the Congo small cabinet - 7 x 6 x 3 cm Sparkling sky blue Hemimorphite from Mfouati. Beautiful translucent Hemimorphite on matrix. The top surface sparkles and it has a good overall shape.
AU745 - Dioptase on Quartz $ 220 N'tola Mine, Mindouli Dist., Pool Department, Republic of the Congo miniature - 4.7 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm Dioptase crystals to 1.3cm on clear Quartz crystals. The Dioptase crystals are well separated on matrix and in excellent condition.
AU752 - Dioptase on Quartz $ 120 N'tola Mine, Mindouli Dist., Pool Department, Republic of the Congo miniature - 4 x 3 x 2.2 cm Dioptase crystals to 1.3cm on a matrix covered by tiny sparkling Quartz crystals and black Goethite. The Dioptase crystals are lustrous and include a nice double terminated crystal.
AU748 - Dioptase $ 150 Reneville, Pool Department, Republic of the Congo miniature - 4.5 x 4 x 2.5 cm Cluster of solid Dioptase crystals associated with light blue Plancheite and another lighter green mineral, possibly Malachite.
AU747 - Dioptase, Mimetite $ 180 N'tola Mine, Mindouli Dist., Pool Department, Republic of the Congo small cabinet - 6 x 5 x 2 cm Sparkling green Dioptase crystals and yellow Mimetite crystals on matrix. Good bright crystals.
AU756 - Smithsonite $ 250 Yanga Koubenza, Mfouati, Bouenza Department, Republic of the Congo small cabinet - 6 x 5 x 2.5 cm Thick layers of sparkling blue translucent Smithsonite. The top surface sparkles and the color is just gorgeous.
AU735 - Hemimorphite $ 120 Palabanda quarries, Mfouati, Bouenza Department, Republic of the Congo small cabinet - 5.5 x 3.5 x 3 cm Sparkling sky blue Hemimorphite on matrix. The top surface sparkles and the color is just gorgeous. Mound shaped specimen with good Hemimorphite all around.
AU871 - Zincolivenite $ 2500 Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico miniature - 5 x 4 x 3 cm Deep green fan-shaped crystal groups of Zincolivenite from a recent find at the Milpillas Mine. There were a few styles found, one of which were toothy clusters like these, reminiscent of Tsumeb. There is also an unidentified light green mineral present.
AU657 - Prehnite $ 450 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania small cabinet - 5.5 x 4 x 3.5 cm Extraordinary specimen of crystallized Prehnite from the Merelani Tanzanite mines. Two interconnected spherical clusters of larege translucent to transparent yellow crystals. Complete all around floater and one of the better examples I've seen from the locality.
AU659 - Quartz with inclusions $ 180 Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil miniature - 4.5 x 2 x 2 cm Transparent single Quartz crystals with inclusions of what are possibly Laumantite. Ex. Cal Graeber Quartz collection number Q-280.
AU874 - Amethyst 'barbell' Scepter $ 300 Chibuku Mine, Chiredzi mining district, Masvingo, Zimbabwe cabinet - 10 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm Colorless Quartz crystal with Amethyst and Smoky scepters on each end forming what are called 'barbell' scepters. The larger end is complete all around, highly transparent with excellent color. The smaller end has a point of contact on the backside.
AU680 - Tremolite $ 350 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.0 x 1.5 x 0.7 cm Terminated single Tremolite crystal with bright, vivid green coloration. 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.
AU681 - Tremolite $ 350 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.5 x 1.5 x 1 cm Terminated single Tremolite crystal with bright, vivid green coloration. 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.
AU876 - Cuprite Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico miniature - 4.2 x 3.5 x 2 cm Large, bright red crystals of Cuprite on matrix. Whereas most Milpillas Cuprite are more flat lying on matrix, this specimen features robust crystals that rise up off the matrix. Individual crystals reach 1.4cm in size and are highly translucent to transparent when backlit.
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