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SM870 - Cerussite $ 160 (=~ € 146) Daoping Mine, Yangshuo, Guangxi Prov., China miniature - 3.5 x 2.5 x 1 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. The main faces and most edges are undamaged, but with some edge chipping.
SM837 - Brucite $ 300 (=~ € 274) Killa Saifullah, Balochistan, Pakistan small cabinet - 7.0 x 5.0 x 3.5 cm Large, solid radial mass of yellow Brucite. The specimen is solid Brucite without any matrix and well crystallized all around and undamaged. Though only medium yellow, it is translucent, thick and sturdy.
SM838 - Brucite $ 300 (=~ € 274) Killa Saifullah, Balochistan, Pakistan small cabinet - 9.0 x 6.0 x 2.5 cm Large, solid mass of yellow Brucite on a thin layer of lighter colored Brucite. The specimen is solid Brucite without any matrix with the backside flat where it was attached to the host rock. Though only medium yellow, it is translucent, thick and sturdy.
SM839 - Brucite $ 450 (=~ € 411) Killa Saifullah, Balochistan, Pakistan small cabinet - 6.0 x 5.3 x 3.3 cm Large, solid radial mass of yellow Brucite. The specimen is solid Brucite without any matrix and well crystallized all around and undamaged. It's a 360 degree 'pinwheel' formation with a small projection of lighter colored Brucite on the backside. Though only medium yellow, it is translucent, thick and sturdy.
SM840 - Brucite $ 450 (=~ € 411) Killa Saifullah, Balochistan, Pakistan miniature - 5.0 x 4.8 x 2.5 cm Large, solid radial mass of yellow Brucite on matrix. The specimen is solid Brucite well crystallized all around and undamaged. It's a 360 degree 'pinwheel' formation on a small amount of matrix. It is technically a floater because the matrix is covered by a thin layer of lighter colored Brucite. Though only medium yellow, it is translucent, thick and sturdy.
SM848 - Clinoatacamite with Calcite $ 150 (=~ € 137) Lily Mine, Ica Department, Peru miniature - 4.5 x 3 x 3 cm Calcite lined vug with clusters of dark green Clinoatacamite. The Clinoatacamite on this specimen are lustrous and well formed. These are regarded as the world's best Clinoatacamite specimens.
SM844 - Clinozoisite $ 850 (=~ € 777) Tormiq, Skardu, Pakistan small cabinet - 7.5 x 1.5 x 0.8 cm Fine and unusual Clinozoiste specimen with elongated, off-set crystals. All the offset crystals are douoble-terminated. Gemmy with an internal faden line visible when backlit. Undamaged.
SM845 - Apatite $ 280 (=~ € 256) Imilchil, Er Rachidia Province, Morocco thumbnail - 2.3 x 2 x 1.7 cm Single yellow/green Apatite crystal from the original find years ago. Complete all around and undamaged, the best one I could find when they first came out, undamaged.
SM846 - Apatite $ 250 (=~ € 228) Imilchil, Er Rachidia Province, Morocco thumbnail - 1.5 x 1.5 x 1 cm Single yellow/green Apatite crystal from the original find years ago. Complete all around and undamaged, the best and gemmiest one I could find when they first came out, a couple tiny edge chips otherwise undamaged.
SM847 - Stibnite $ 350 (=~ € 320) Wuning Mine, Qingjiang, Wuning Co., Jiangxi, China cabinet - 13 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm Large single Stibnite crystal. Terminated and complete all around.
SM850 - Azurite $ 200 (=~ € 183) Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico thumbnail - 2.5 x 1.8 x 1.5 cm Undamaged floater specimen of a dozen or so interconnected Azurite crystals. Great color and quality.
SM852 - Prehnite with Pyrite Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania miniature - 4.8 x 3 x 2 cm Yellow Prehnite crystals with a much different, somewhat globular style than most from Merelani. It has a flat base where it was attached to Graphite. There are small Pyrite crystals along the base, apparently that grew on the Graphite first before the Prehnite.
SM856 - Aquamarine $ 280 (=~ € 256) Erongo Mountains, Namibia thumbnail - 2.3 x 1.3 x 1 cm Single blue Aquamarine crystal with very glassy faces and a nice bevelled termination. This is tops for Erongo in terms of glassy luster and way more transparent than most.
AR2 - Manganoan Adamite $ 750 (=~ € 685) Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico thumbnail - 3 x 2 x 2 cm Large, chisel-shaped Adamite crystals on a black matrix. These are the rare and hard to find purple tipped Adamites with a white body color grading up to purple terminations. Individual crystals are up to 2cm tall. Undamaged and glassy with areas of transparency.
AR13 - Millerite Hall's Gap, Lincoln Co., Kentucky, USA miniature - 4 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm Half geode filled with golden metallic, hair-like Millerite crystals. Undamaged, classic USA material from a now closed locality. Ex. Art Reno collection.
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