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AU983 - Vesuvianite $ 250 (=~ £ 200) Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Quebec, Canada thumbnail - 3 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm Cluster of glassy purple and green Vesuvianite crystals. Top crystal is 1.2cm.
AU984 - Apatite on Beryllonite $ 150 (=~ £ 120) Telirio Mine, Linopolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil thumbnail - 2.7 x 2 x 1.5 cm Cluster of translucent to transparent white Beryllonite crystals with attached blue Apatite crystals.
LP287 - Fluellite $ 75 (=~ £ 60) Willard Mine, Lovelock, Pershing Co., Nevada, USA thumbnail - 2.5 x 1.7 x 0.3 cm Fluellite crystals with acicular Wavellite crystals on matrix. Good large, well isolated Fluellite crystals with individual glassy crystals to 5mm in size. Fluellite is a rare phosphate mineral and the world's best were found at this old Gold mine in Nevada.
AU985 - Aragonite $ 25 (=~ £ 20) Minglanilla, Spain thumbnail - 1.5 x 1.2 x 1.0 cm Classic hexagonal, barrel-shaped Aragonite crystal from Spain. Complete all around with areas of transparency. Complete, uniform thumbnail-sized example from this well known occurrence. Ex. Dan Carlson collection.
AU988 - Sanidine $ 150 (=~ £ 120) Itrongay, Betroka, Anosy Region, Madagascar thumbnail - 1.8 x 1.2 x 1.1 cm Blocky single crystal of transparent yellow Sanidine.
FM179 - Andradite var. Demantoid $ 360 (=~ £ 288) Antetezambato, Ambanja, Antsiranana Province, Madagascar small cabinet - 6 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm Rich green, gemmy, dodecahedral Demantoid crystals on matrix. The largest Demantoid crystal measures about 1.2cm across. Bright, gemmy crystals. Displays well from a couple directions.
FM180 - Andradite var. Demantoid $ 160 (=~ £ 128) Antetezambato, Ambanja, Antsiranana Province, Madagascar miniature - 4.8 x 3 x 3 cm Rich green, gemmy, dodecahedral Demantoid crystals on matrix. The largest Demantoid crystal measures about 6mm across. Bright, gemmy crystals.
FM181 - Andradite var. Demantoid $ 160 (=~ £ 128) Antetezambato, Ambanja, Antsiranana Province, Madagascar miniature - 4.0 x 3 x 2.5 cm Rich green, gemmy, dodecahedral Demantoid crystals on matrix. The largest Demantoid crystal measures about 6mm across. Bright, gemmy crystals.
FM182 - Smithsonite after Cerussite $ 1500 (=~ £ 1199) Tsumeb, Namibia cabinet - 10 x 9 x 9 cm Yellow Smithsonite crystals that formed as casts after Cerussite. The Smithsonite is sparkling and undamaged. The Cerussite is mostly all gone but a couple small crystals can be seen from the edges. Comes with an old Roberts Minerals label.
FM185 - Vesuvianite $ 90 (=~ £ 72) Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Quebec, Canada thumbnail - 1.3 x 0.8 x 0.6 cm Small, gemmy doubly-terminated Vesuvianite crystal from the Jeffrey Mine.
FM186 - Vesuvianite $ 90 (=~ £ 72) Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Quebec, Canada thumbnail - 1.1 x 0.5 x 0.4 cm Small, transparent doubly-terminated Vesuvianite crystal from the Jeffrey Mine.
FM188 - Dravite $ 800 (=~ £ 640) Mwajanga, near Komolo, Tanzania miniature - 4.1 x 2 x 1.5 cm Fine, transparent brown single Dravite crystal with an attached white Apatite (?) at the base. Like rootbeer-colored glass. Complete all around and undamaged, exceptional quality for the locality.
FM189 - Prehnite $ 280 (=~ £ 224) Merelani HIlls, Arusha, Tanzania small cabinet - 6 x 4.5 x 3 cm Translucent green and yellow Prehnite from the Merelani Tanzanite mines. The center is composed of a green hemisphere of Prehnite out from which grow toothy yellow crystals. Has a bit of white Calcite attached to one side.
FM190 - Sphalerite $ 800 (=~ £ 640) Empire State Zinc Mine #4, Balmat, New York, USA miniature - 4 x 3.5 x 3 cm Transparent yellow Sphalerite associated with Calcite and Quartz crystals. Good yellow color without too much brown. The doubly-terminated Quartz above the Sphalerite is a nice touch.
FM132 - Cassiterite with Quartz $ 200 (=~ £ 160) Viloco Mine, Bolivia thumbnail - 2.5 x 2.2 x 2 cm Sharply formed, lustrous Cassiterite with attached Quartz crystals. High quality, undamaged Cassiterite with areas of transparency. Comes with an old Alfredo Petrov label that indicates this was from an old collection in Bolivia from the 1950s.
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