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C426 - Aquamarine with Quartz $ 400 (=~ AUS$ 610) Ping Wu, Sichuan Prov., China small cabinet - 5.5 x 4.5 x 4 cm Tabular Aquamarine crystals adjacent to a clear Quartz crystal, on Muscovite. These Aquas are typically found on flat plates of Muscovite and the structure and display of this one is unique and striking. There are 3 main Aqua crystals, one of which has some interference growth on one side which is not damage. Professionally cleaned and exceptionally clean and bright.
C436 - Rosasite, Hemimorphite, Chrysocolla $ 350 (=~ AUS$ 534) 79 Mine, Gila Co., Arizona, USA small cabinet - 9 x 7.5 x 3.5 cm Hemimorphite lined vugs with darker blue/green Rosasite on one side and light blue/green Chrysocolla on the other. This specimen is out of an old collection built in the 1960s and 70s.
C441 - Azurite on Malachite $ 425 (=~ AUS$ 648) Katanga, Congo (DRC) small cabinet - 6 x 5 x 2 cm Blue Azurite crystals atop a thin plate of Malachite. Despite the tons of Malachite that pour out of Katanga every year, Azurite from the Congo remains rare. Good blocky crystals to 1.5cm that contrast well against the Malachite.
C442 - Azurite on Malachite $ 150 (=~ AUS$ 229) Katanga, Congo (DRC) miniature - 4.5 x 4 x 2 cm Blue Azurite crystals atop Malachite. Despite the tons of Malachite that pour out of Katanga every year, Azurite from the Congo remains rare. Good blocky crystals that contrast well against the Malachite.
C443 - Azurite on Malachite $ 250 (=~ AUS$ 381) Katanga, Congo (DRC) small cabinet - 6.5 x 5 x 2 cm Blue Azurite crystals atop a thin plate of Malachite. Despite the tons of Malachite that pour out of Katanga every year, Azurite from the Congo remains rare. Good blocky crystals that contrast well against the Malachite.
C445 - Galena with Sphalerite $ 750 (=~ AUS$ 1144) 9th of September Mine, Madan, Bulgaria small cabinet - 7 x 5.5 x 2.5 cm New find of skeletal Galena from the 9th of September Mine. This is true skeletal Galena (not the manufactured specimens from about 10 years ago), only the second time in 20 years that they have been found. Black Sphalerite crystals are intergrown with the Galena. Undamaged floater specimen crystallized all around.
C448 - Hausmanite with Calcite, Ettringite $ 200 (=~ AUS$ 305) N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa small cabinet - 5.5 x 4 x 4 cm Brilliantly lustrous black Hausmanite crystals grown around a cluster of transparent Calcite crystals and yellow Ettringite.
C449 - Galena (spinel twin) $ 280 (=~ AUS$ 427) Nikolaevskiy Mine, Dal'negorsk, Russia miniature - 5 x 3.5 x 1.0 cm Flat tabular spinel-twinned Galena crystal. Undamaged with bright silvery luster. The front is nothing but brigth Galena, the backside is partially covered by small Quartz crystals and Calcite.
C455 - Apophyllite with Stilbite $ 350 (=~ AUS$ 534) Maharashtra State, India small cabinet - 9 x 6 x 5 cm Aesthetic formation of yellow Apophyllite and pink Stilbite crystals. The crystals grew around a Quartz stalactite so it's perfectly crystallized all around, and the only 'contact' is the tiny 3mm end of the stalactite that can be seen at the very bottom. The largest Apop is 4.3cm across. A gorgeous, undamaged specimen.
C456 - Quartz $ 1250 (=~ AUS$ 1906) Goboboseb Mtns., Brandberg Region, Namibia cabinet - 11 x 8.5 x 8 cm Matrix Quartz specimen featuring a stunning 6cm transparent crystal rising out of a Quartz and Calcite crystal lined vug. The crystal has a sharp smokey phantom and red Hematite inclusions. Perfect and undamaged. Flat, sawcut base.
C462 - Aquamarine $ 150 (=~ AUS$ 229) Erongo Mountains, Namibia thumbnail - 2.5 x 0.8 x 0.7 cm Transparent blue Beryl from the Erongo finds. This one is unusual for the locality in that it is totally transparent and it's lightly etched. Complete and undamaged. Good luster too, better than photos.
C468 - Cerussite $ 240 (=~ AUS$ 366) Tsumeb, Namibia small cabinet - 5.8 x 5 x 2.5 cm Floater specimen of Cerussite crystals on matrix with green Duftite. Crystallized all around with a perfectly centered 'snowflake' Cerussite crystal of 1.3cm. Insignificant damage to some crystals.
C475 - Prehnite $ 550 (=~ AUS$ 839) Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania miniature - 3.5 x 3 x 3 cm Cluster of translucent yellow Prehnite crystals on Graphite. Such Prehnites have come out sporadically from Merelani over the years, but never before in the quality that has been found in the last year. This specimen has big crystals with individuals to 1.6cm wide. The lower back edge is contacted, otherwise nothing but great crystals sticking out in various directions. A good one for the find.
C485 - Azurite with Malachite $ 3500 (=~ AUS$ 5337) Tsumeb, Namibia cabinet - 10 x 5 x 4.5 cm Azurite partially altered to Malchite, with the Malachite forming fine 'bulls-eye' patterns. The Azurite is sharply formed with lustrous faces. The back is a large 10cm partial crystal and there are 2 terminated Azurite crystals attached to the front, the best is 5cm tall and grown out away from the largest crystal.
C492 - Quartz scepter $ 250 (=~ AUS$ 381) Minas Gerais, Brazil small cabinet - 7 x 5.5 x 5 cm Transparent, light smokey Quartz scepter atop a Quartz crystal that is partially intergrown with black Tourmaline. The scepter is glassy with a stepped termination. Slight edge wear in places but relatively undamaged. This is an old crystal from the 1960s/70s.
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