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E231 - Cuprite $ 280 (=~ AUS$ 427) Poteryaevskoe Mine, Rubtsovskoe deposit, Siberia, Russia thumbnail - 1.5 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm Razor sharp intergrown pair of Cuprite crystals with good luster. Complete floater though back tip is slightly truncated and does not come to a point, undamaged.
A933 - Titanite with Ferro Actinolite $ 300 (=~ AUS$ 457) Mulla Ghori, Khyber Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan miniature - 4.8 x 2.5 x 1.3 cm Floater cluster of twinned Titanite crystals intergrown with Ferro Actinolite. Olive green to yellowish brown in color with gem areas. Nice form, well crystallized all around.
A941 - Titanite $ 300 (=~ AUS$ 457) Mulla Ghori, Khyber Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan miniature - 4.3 x 2.5 x 0.8 cm Translucent to transparent twinned Titanite crystal from an unusual Paki locality that rarely produces. Olive green to yellowish brown in color with the extremely deep V along the top edge, characteristic for this locality. Well formed complete crystal with one small attached crystal.
NA283 - Boleite $ 1200 (=~ AUS$ 1830) Amelia Mine, Santa Rosalia, Baja Sur, Mexico miniature - 4 x 3 x 3 cm Boleite cubes and Paratacamite on a clay matrix. Two cubes are on the front face, largest is 7mm on the diagonal, with a multitude of smaller crystals present on top, some intergrown with green Paratacamite. High quality, rare specimen.
TS100 - Cerussite on Mottramite $ 4500 (=~ AUS$ 6862) Tsumeb, Namibia miniature - 5 x 5 x 4.5 cm Stunning Cerussite crystal set atop a mound of Mottramite. The Cerussite is 4.3cm wide and complete all around. The Mottramite is sparkly mounds of a particularly deep forrest green color.
A265 - Titanite $ 1200 (=~ AUS$ 1830) Mulla Ghori, Khyber Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan small cabinet - 7 x 7 x 5.5 cm Single 5cm tall Titanite crystal with black Ferro Actinolite crystals on Calcite matrix. Titanite is sharp and gemmy with a green/yellow/brown coloration. This is an uncommon locality that seldomly produces, with matrix specimens uncommon. .
E388 - Stibnite $ 270 (=~ AUS$ 412) Baiut, Romania miniature - 5 x 4.2 x 3.2 cm Thick, flat Stibnite crystals in an attractive spray formation. Individual crystals reach 1.5cm wide. Undamaged.
SA847 - Rose Quartz $ 450 (=~ AUS$ 686) Jequitinhonha River pegmatite, near Taquaral, Minas Gerais, Brazil miniature - 4.5 x 4 x 2.5 cm Superb Rose Quartz crystal formation atop a single white Quartz crystal.
A872 - Mimetite with Duftite $ 600 (=~ AUS$ 915) 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 $ 1500 (=~ AUS$ 2287) Ping Wu, Sichuan, China small cabinet - 7 x 4 x 4 cm Highly lustrous, tabular blue crystals on Muscovite. Thick, high quality Aqua, undamaged.
E495 - Datolite $ 700 (=~ AUS$ 1067) Dal'negorsk, Russia small cabinet - 8.5 x 5.5 x 4.5 cm Large single green Datolite crystal from Dal'Negorsk. An impressive large crystal in great condition with high luster and areas of transparency. Hard to find with this size and quality.
NA119 - Azurite with Quartz, Cerussite, and Chrysocolla $ 475 (=~ AUS$ 724) 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. The Azurite clusters are bright and lustrous and occur on both sides of specimen.
US131 - Smithsonite $ 350 (=~ AUS$ 534) Kelley Mine, Magdelena, New Mexico miniature - 5 x 3.1 x 2.5 cm 3-dimensional piece with thick, rounded masses of Smithsonite on both sides. Smithsonite is a sky-blue color with a highly satiny surface luster.
TU9 - Malachite and Azurite $ 450 (=~ AUS$ 686) Bou Bekker Mine, Morocco small cabinet - 7.5 x 5 x 3 cm Velvety needles of Malachite over Limonite host a 3cm tall Azurite crystal that is partially replaced by Malachite. Although partially pseudomorphed to Malachite, the overall crystal form remains a sharp rosette of the original Azurite.
TU51 - Tremolite $ 120 (=~ AUS$ 183) Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Arusha Region, Tanzania thumbnail - 1.8 x 1.5 x 0.6 cm Vivid green Tremolite with a perfect, glassy termination. Not as transparent as some, but with deep green color.
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