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TS152 - Azurite $ 125 Tsumeb Mine, Namibia thumbnail - 1.5 x 1.3 x 0.9 cm
Blocky single Azurite crystal, complete all around.
TS153 - Malachite after Azurite $ 125 Tsumeb Mine, Namibia thumbnail - 2.3 x 1.5 x 1.3 cm
Well formed 2.3cm crystal of Malachite after Azurite with velvety surface luster.
TS156 - Cuprian Smithsonite $ 145 Tsumeb Mine, Namibia miniature - 3.2 x 2.7 x 1.2 cm
Green Smithsonite crystals on a minor amount of matrix. Crystals have an unusual pearlescent luster.
TS157 - Azurite with Malachite $ 150 Tsumeb Mine, Namibia thumbnail - 3.0 x 2.5 x 1.3 cm
Azurite crystals on matrix that are partially replaced by Malachite.
TS158 - Smithsonite $ 165 Tsumeb Mine, Namibia miniature - 5 x 3.5 x 2 cm
Pink Smithsonite crystals on matrix with minor amounts of Quartz. This is a complete flaoter, well crystallized on all sides and very little if any damage.
A872 - Mimetite with Duftite $ 400 Mount Bonnie Mine, Northern Territory, Australia miniature - 5 x 3.5 x 3 cm
Cluster of Mimetite crystals 2.2cm wide, with individual crystals to 9mm, some with attached green Duftite crystals. Undamaged. Locality is closed and these are seldom seen for sale anymore.
A873 - Aquamarine on Muscovite $ 475 Ping Wu, Sichuan, China small cabinet - 7 x 4 x 4 cm
Highly lustrous, tabular blue crystals on Muscovite. Thick, high quality Aqua, undamaged.
A874 - Morganite with Quartz and Lepidolite $ 1200 Dara-i-Pech, Kunar Prov., Afghanistan small cabinet - 8 x 5 x 3.5 cm
4.5cm Morganite crystal attached to a clear Quartz crystal, both surrounded by stacks of like purple Lepidolite. Both the Morganite and the Quartz crystal have a natural notch in their terminations. Undamaged except for some tiny nicks on the Quartz.
AF419 - Azurite $ 850 Touissit, Morocco miniature - 4.5 x 2.5 x 1.2 cm
Tall single Azurite crystal on matrix, perfect steep termination.
E495 - Datolite $ 700 Dal'negorsk, Russia small cabinet - 8.5 x 5.5 x 4.5 cm
Large single light green Datolite crystal. Great luster with areas of transparency.
US127 - Neptunite, Benitoite $ 1750 Gem Mine, San Benito Co., California small cabinet - 8 x 6 x 3.5 cm
Rolling matrix with lots of spikey Neptunite crystals. I like the mixture of larger and smaller Neptunites and their generally upright position. This is mainly a Neptunite specimen but there are 4 Benitoite crystals present, plus a Joaquinite.
US128 - Neptunite $ 750 Gem Mine, San Benito Co., California miniature - 3.7 x 2 x 1.5 cm
High quality, steeply terminated cluster of Neptunite crystals on a small amount of crossite schist and Natrolite matrix.
NA119 - Azurite with Quartz, Cerussite, and Chrysocolla $ 475 Sierra Rica, Chihuahua, Mexico miniature - 4 x 4 x 2.5 cm
Azurite clusters to 1.1 cm wide in an unusual association with Quartz, Cerussite, and Chrysocolla from a little known locality in Mexico. Oddly, this specimen comes with a receipt from Shreve & Company (a jewelry store in San Francisco) dated 1970 with a sale price of $25. Azurite clusters are bright and lustrous and occur on both sides of specimen.
US129 - Amethyst $ 200 Kingston Mountain, San Bernardino Co., California small cabinet - 6 x 3.0 x 2.5 cm
Single fat Amethyst crystal, buldging out in the midsection. Complete all around and undamaged.
NA121 - Serandite $ 400 Mt. St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada thumbnail - 2.3 x 2.1 x 1.8 cm
Single undamaged crystal with excellent, deep salmon color. Translucent.
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