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B235 - Alabandite $ 150 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania miniature - 4.5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm ![Alabandite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/b235a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/b235a.jpg)
![Alabandite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/b235b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/b235b.jpg)
Single octahedral Alabandite crystal with relatively smooth and sharp faces. Merelani Alabandites are easily the world's largest and best examples of the species.
B240 - Chrome Tourmaline $ 280 Landanai, Tanzania thumbnail - 1.7 x 0.9 x 0.9 cm ![Chrome Tourmaline from Landanai, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/b240a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/b240a.jpg)
![Chrome Tourmaline from Landanai, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/b240b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/b240b.jpg)
Terminated single gem crystal of Chrome Tourmaline which is a chromium and vanadium rich Dravite. Complete all around with deep emerald green coloration at the termination and a more yellow green at the base. Note that some from this find such as this one have an unusual indented crystal form at the very tip. The three outer triangular faces of the termination are flat, while the center triangle goes inward.
B241 - Chrome Tourmaline $ 500 Landanai, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.7 x 1.3 x 0.9 cm ![Chrome Tourmaline from Landanai, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/b241a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/b241a.jpg)
![Chrome Tourmaline from Landanai, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/b241b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/b241b.jpg)
Terminated single gem crystal of Chrome Tourmaline which is a chromium and vanadium rich Dravite. Complete all around with deep emerald green coloration. Complete and undamaged except for a chip on one edge.
B244 - Chrome Tourmaline $ 180 Landanai, Tanzania thumbnail - 1.7 x 0.6 x 0.6 cm ![Chrome Tourmaline from Landanai, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/b244a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/b244a.jpg)
![Chrome Tourmaline from Landanai, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/b244b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/b244b.jpg)
Terminated single gem crystal of Chrome Tourmaline which is a chromium and vanadium rich Dravite. Complete all around with deep emerald green coloration. Fantastic color and undamaged.
B245 - Chrome Tourmaline $ 600 Landanai, Tanzania thumbnail - 2 x 1.3 x 1 cm ![Chrome Tourmaline from Landanai, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/b245a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/b245a.jpg)
![Chrome Tourmaline from Landanai, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/b245b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/b245b.jpg)
![Chrome Tourmaline from Landanai, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/b245c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/b245c.jpg)
Terminated single gem crystal of Chrome Tourmaline which is a chromium and vanadium rich Dravite. Complete all around with deep emerald green coloration.Fantastic color and undamaged.
B247 - Chrome Tourmaline $ 400 Landanai, Tanzania thumbnail - 1.3 x 1 x 1 cm ![Chrome Tourmaline from Landanai, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/b247a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/b247a.jpg)
![Chrome Tourmaline from Landanai, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/b247b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/b247b.jpg)
Terminated single gem crystal of Chrome Tourmaline which is a chromium and vanadium rich Dravite. Complete all around with deep emerald green coloration.Note that some from this find such as this one have an unusual indented crystal form at the very tip. The three outer triangular faces of the termination are flat, while the center triangle goes inward. Complete and undamaged.
B249 - Chrome Tourmaline $ 200 Landanai, Tanzania thumbnail - 1.7 x 0.7 x 0.7 cm ![Chrome Tourmaline from Landanai, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/b249a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/b249a.jpg)
![Chrome Tourmaline from Landanai, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/b249b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/b249b.jpg)
Terminated single gem crystal of Chrome Tourmaline which is a chromium and vanadium rich Dravite. Complete all around with deep emerald green coloration. Undamaged.
B288 - Azurite on Dickite $ 350 Volborthite Pocket, Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico thumbnail - 2.5 x 2.2 x 1.5 cm ![Azurite on Dickite from Volborthite Pocket, Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/b288a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/b288a.jpg)
![Azurite on Dickite from Volborthite Pocket, Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/b288b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/b288b.jpg)
![Azurite on Dickite from Volborthite Pocket, Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/b288c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/b288c.jpg)
A 1.7cm wide Azurite crystal perched atop Dickite coated matrix. The Azurite has a waxy to satiny luster and is brilliantly translucent when backlit. From a single pocket opened in April 2015 that produced a limited number of specimens. Undamaged.
B289 - Azurite, Malachite on Dickite $ 1200 Volborthite Pocket, Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico miniature - 5 x 3 x 2 cm ![Azurite, Malachite on Dickite from Volborthite Pocket, Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/b289a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/b289a.jpg)
![Azurite, Malachite on Dickite from Volborthite Pocket, Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/b289b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/b289b.jpg)
![Azurite, Malachite on Dickite from Volborthite Pocket, Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/b289c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/b289c.jpg)
![Azurite, Malachite on Dickite from Volborthite Pocket, Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/b289d.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/b289d.jpg)
Azurite crystals too 1.6cm with green Malachite on a Dickite coated matrix. The Azurite has a waxy to satiny luster and is brilliantly translucent when backlit. From a single pocket opened in April 2015 that produced a limited number of specimens. A small chip on one crystal otherwise undamaged.
B290 - Azurite, Malachite $ 750 Volborthite Pocket, Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico thumbnail - 3.1 x 2.3 x 1.2 cm ![Azurite, Malachite from Volborthite Pocket, Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/b290a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/b290a.jpg)
![Azurite, Malachite from Volborthite Pocket, Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/b290b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/b290b.jpg)
![Azurite, Malachite from Volborthite Pocket, Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/b290c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/b290c.jpg)
Wide single Azurite crystals with other smaller crystals and a sphere of green Malachite. The Azurite has a waxy to satiny luster and is brilliantly translucent when backlit. From a single pocket opened in April 2015 that produced a limited number of specimens. Undamaged.
B291 - Azurite, Malachite on Dickite $ 750 Volborthite Pocket, Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico miniature - 4 x 3 x 2.5 cm ![Azurite, Malachite on Dickite from Volborthite Pocket, Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/b291a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/b291a.jpg)
![Azurite, Malachite on Dickite from Volborthite Pocket, Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/b291b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/b291b.jpg)
![Azurite, Malachite on Dickite from Volborthite Pocket, Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/b291c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/b291c.jpg)
![Azurite, Malachite on Dickite from Volborthite Pocket, Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/b291d.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/b291d.jpg)
Azurite crystals too 1.5cm with green Malachite on a Dickite coated matrix. The Azurite has a waxy to satiny luster and is brilliantly translucent when backlit. From a single pocket opened in April 2015 that produced a limited number of specimens. Undamaged.
B294 - Azurite, Malachite on Dickite $ 400 Volborthite Pocket, Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico miniature - 4 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm ![Azurite, Malachite on Dickite from Volborthite Pocket, Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/b294a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/b294a.jpg)
![Azurite, Malachite on Dickite from Volborthite Pocket, Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/b294b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/b294b.jpg)
![Azurite, Malachite on Dickite from Volborthite Pocket, Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/b294c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/b294c.jpg)
Azurite crystals too 1.6cm with green Malachite on a Dickite coated matrix. The Azurite has a waxy to satiny luster and is brilliantly translucent when backlit. From a single pocket opened in April 2015 that produced a limited number of specimens. A chip to one crystal otherwise undamaged.
B295 - Azurite, Malachite on Dickite Volborthite Pocket, Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico miniature - 4 x 2.3 x 1.5 cm ![Azurite, Malachite on Dickite from Volborthite Pocket, Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/b295a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/b295a.jpg)
![Azurite, Malachite on Dickite from Volborthite Pocket, Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/b295b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/b295b.jpg)
Azurite crystals too 1.3cm with green Malachite on a Dickite coated matrix. There is also a metallic mineral near the base. The Azurite has a waxy to satiny luster and is brilliantly translucent when backlit. From a single pocket opened in April 2015 that produced a limited number of specimens. Damage to one crystal, otherwise undamaged.
B296 - Azurite, Malachite on Dickite $ 350 Volborthite Pocket, Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico thumbnail - 3 x 2.0 x 1.5 cm ![Azurite, Malachite on Dickite from Volborthite Pocket, Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/b296a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/b296a.jpg)
![Azurite, Malachite on Dickite from Volborthite Pocket, Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/b296b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/b296b.jpg)
![Azurite, Malachite on Dickite from Volborthite Pocket, Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/b296c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/b296c.jpg)
Azurite crystals too 1.7cm with green Malachite on a Dickite coated matrix. The Azurite has a waxy to satiny luster and is brilliantly translucent when backlit. From a single pocket opened in April 2015 that produced a limited number of specimens. Undamaged.
B298 - Volborthite $ 400 Volborthite Pocket, Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico thumbnail - 1.8 x 1.2 x 0.3 cm ![Volborthite from Volborthite Pocket, Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/b298a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/b298a.jpg)
![Volborthite from Volborthite Pocket, Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/b298b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/b298b.jpg)
Volborthite crystals in a 0.7cm group on a Quartz matrix. This specimen is unusual for the pocket (only one of a few I saw) in that it has glassy, lustrous crystals with transparency. This pocket has produced the world's finest Volborthite by a huge margin and while this one is not the largest, it is of excellent quality. From a single pocket opened in April 2015 that produced a limited number of specimens. Undamaged.
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