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C647 - Azurite with Malachite $ 650 (=~ € 594) Copper Queen Mine, Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA thumbnail - 2 x 1.9 x 1.9 cm Superb thoumbnail of lustrous intergrown Bisbee Azurite crystals. A complete undamaged floater, well crystallized all around. Historic, fine specimen. Ex. Jon Sigerman collection.
C657 - Tourmaline $ 250 (=~ € 228) Stak Nala, Skardu, Pakistan miniature - 3.6 x 0.7 x 0.6 cm Double-terminated Tourmaline crystal. The flat termination end is a transparent green, and the more pyramidal termination end is yellow, an uncommon color for Tourmaline.
SM751 - Prehnite $ 240 (=~ € 219) Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania miniature - 4.4 x 3.2 x 2.0 cm Thick cluster of curved blue Prehnite crystals in the rough shape of a 'rosette' on a contrasting Quartz covered black Graphite matrix. The color of the blue changes in natural sunlight versus indoor lighting, and gets more deeply colored in the thicker parts.
SM761 - Brucite $ 200 (=~ € 183) Killa Saifullah, Balochistan, Pakistan small cabinet - 9.0 x 7.0 x 3.3 cm Large, solid radial masses of rich lemon-yellow color Brucite on minor matrix. Large, fine specimen. Though not the brightest lemon yellow, it is translucent, thick and sturdy.
SM782 - Natrolite $ 160 (=~ € 146) Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada thumbnail - 2.6 x 0.9 x 0.8 cm A single, sharply terminated Natrolite crystal with internal gemmy areas. This crystal shows no damage other than contact on the bottom where separated from matrix. Exceptional example from the locality. Ex. Charlie Key.
TR1 - Mangano Calcite $ 350 (=~ € 320) Romania small cabinet - 7 x 5 x 5 cm Shimmering pink crystal of ManganoCalcite on a matrix of Quartz crystals and Pyrite. The crystal terminates into multiple spikey points. Undamaged.
TR2 - Calcite $ 280 (=~ € 256) Romania small cabinet - 6 x 3.5 x 3 cm Hollow Calcite cast that is covered by spikey Calcite crystals and has Calcite crystals lining the inside of the hollow area. Undamaged.
TR3 - Calcite $ 480 (=~ € 439) Romania small cabinet - 7 x 5.5 x 3 cm Stunning starburst spray of Calcite crystals atop a matrix of Galena, Sphalerite, and Pyrite. The tan Calcite crystals are sprinkled wtih white, disc-shaped Calcite crystals. A stunner, undamaged.
TR4 - Mangano Calcite with Quartz $ 350 (=~ € 320) Romania small cabinet - 7.5 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm Pink ManganoCalcite with white Quartz crystals and Pyrite. Undamaged.
TR5 - Calcite on Siderite $ 450 (=~ € 411) Romania small cabinet - 6.5 x 4 x 3 cm Elegant, wavy white Calcite crystals on a matrix of Siderite over Sphalerite. Highly aesthetic and undamaged.
TR7 - Quartz with Chalcopyrite $ 350 (=~ € 320) Romania small cabinet - 5.5 x 5 x 3.5 cm Quartz crystals atop Chalcopyrite crystals with the entire backside covered by small white Calcite crystals. Clean and undamaged.
TR8 - Stilbite on Quartz $ 350 (=~ € 320) Jalgaon, Maharashtra State, India small cabinet - 8.5 x 5.5 x 5 cm Double-terminated group of peach-colored Stilbite, 6.5cm wide, on sparkling Quartz. Clean and undamaged.
TR10 - Calcite $ 450 (=~ € 411) Turt Mine, Romania miniature - 5 x 4 x 3 cm Stunning specimen of a 'flower' of white Calcite atop a stalk of tan Calcite. Well crystallized all around and undamaged. Can't say enough about how pretty this one is.
TR12 - Anapaite in Shell $ 200 (=~ € 183) Kertch, Crimea, Ukraine small cabinet - 8 x 5 x 3 cm Translucent green crystals of Anapaite in a fossil bivalve. Excellent color on this one. No longer being found.
SM869 - Cerussite $ 380 (=~ € 347) Daoping Mine, Yangshuo, Guangxi Prov., China miniature - 4.2 x 2.5 x 0.8 cm Unusual candy colored Cerussite of yellow and pink. These Daoping Cerussites are among the most colorful for the species and it appears to have been a one time or limited find from several years ago. The crystal has relatively flat, lustrous front and back faces and more complex growth on the edges. Undamaged.
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