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SM865 - Prehnite with Graphite Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.8 x 2.5 x 1.8 cm ![Prehnite with Graphite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/SM865a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/SM865a.jpg)
![Prehnite with Graphite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/SM865b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/SM865b.jpg)
![Prehnite with Graphite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/SM865c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/SM865c.jpg)
![Prehnite with Graphite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/SM865d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/SM865d.jpg)
Yellow Prehnite crystals on a small amount of Graphite. Large, well formed crystals that are lustrous and translucent.
SM856 - Aquamarine $ 280 Erongo Mountains, Namibia thumbnail - 2.3 x 1.3 x 1 cm ![Aquamarine from Erongo Mountains, Namibia [db_pics/pics/SM856a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/SM856a.jpg)
![Aquamarine from Erongo Mountains, Namibia [db_pics/pics/SM856b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/SM856b.jpg)
![Aquamarine from Erongo Mountains, Namibia [db_pics/pics/SM856c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/SM856c.jpg)
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 Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico thumbnail - 3 x 2 x 2 cm ![Manganoan Adamite from Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/AR2a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/AR2a.jpg)
![Manganoan Adamite from Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/AR2b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/AR2b.jpg)
![Manganoan Adamite from Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/AR2c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/AR2c.jpg)
![Manganoan Adamite from Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/AR2d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/AR2d.jpg)
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.
AR3 - Scheelite Darwin, Inyo Co., California, USA thumbnail - 1.5 x 1.3 x 1 cm ![Scheelite from Darwin, Inyo Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/AR3a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/AR3a.jpg)
![Scheelite from Darwin, Inyo Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/AR3b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/AR3b.jpg)
Single octahedral crystal of Scheelite from the well known Darwin lead-silver-zinc district. Sharply formed and in perfect condition. Fluorescent.
AR7 - Wulfenite Bad Bleiberg, Carinthia, Austria thumbnail - 2.5 x 2 x 2 cm ![Wulfenite from Bad Bleiberg, Carinthia, Austria [db_pics/pics/AR7a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/AR7a.jpg)
![Wulfenite from Bad Bleiberg, Carinthia, Austria [db_pics/pics/AR7b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/AR7b.jpg)
Blocky orange Wulfenite crystals in a mound shaped cluster. These thick crystals were much less common than the more typical thin crystals found here. Old hard to find specimen. Crystals reach 1.1cm on edge, undamaged.
AR11 - Apatite $ 850 Pulsifer Quarry, Maine, USA thumbnail - 2 x 2 x 1.8 cm ![Apatite from Pulsifer Quarry, Maine, USA [db_pics/pics/AR11a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/AR11a.jpg)
![Apatite from Pulsifer Quarry, Maine, USA [db_pics/pics/AR11b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/AR11b.jpg)
Classic and rare purple Apatite crystal on matrix. The crystal is 1 cm in largest dimension, undamaged.
AR12 - Rhodochrosite on Quartz Silverton, Colorado, USA miniature - 4 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm ![Rhodochrosite on Quartz from Silverton, Colorado, USA [db_pics/pics/AR12a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/AR12a.jpg)
![Rhodochrosite on Quartz from Silverton, Colorado, USA [db_pics/pics/AR12b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/AR12b.jpg)
![Rhodochrosite on Quartz from Silverton, Colorado, USA [db_pics/pics/AR12c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/AR12c.jpg)
Clusters of pink Rhodochrosite crystals atop Quartz crystals, undamaged.
AR13 - Millerite Hall's Gap, Lincoln Co., Kentucky, USA miniature - 4 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm ![Millerite from Hall's Gap, Lincoln Co., Kentucky, USA [db_pics/pics/AR13a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/AR13a.jpg)
![Millerite from Hall's Gap, Lincoln Co., Kentucky, USA [db_pics/pics/AR13b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/AR13b.jpg)
![Millerite from Hall's Gap, Lincoln Co., Kentucky, USA [db_pics/pics/AR13c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/AR13c.jpg)
Partial geode filled with golden hair-like Millerite, undamaged. Classic USA material from a now closed locality.
AR17 - Rose Quartz on Quartz Sapucaia Mine, Galileia, Minas Gerais, Brazil small cabinet - 8 x 5 x 4.5 cm ![Rose Quartz on Quartz from Sapucaia Mine, Galileia, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/AR17a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/AR17a.jpg)
![Rose Quartz on Quartz from Sapucaia Mine, Galileia, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/AR17b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/AR17b.jpg)
![Rose Quartz on Quartz from Sapucaia Mine, Galileia, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/AR17c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/AR17c.jpg)
A 6cm covering of Rose Quartz crystals atop white Quartz. Bright and lustrous with individual Rose Quartz crystals to 1.7 cm. Undamaged.
AR20 - Epidote $ 750 Brumado Mine, Bahia, Brazil miniature - 4 x 2.5 x 0.6 cm ![Epidote from Brumado Mine, Bahia, Brazil [db_pics/pics/AR20a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/AR20a.jpg)
![Epidote from Brumado Mine, Bahia, Brazil [db_pics/pics/AR20b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/AR20b.jpg)
![Epidote from Brumado Mine, Bahia, Brazil [db_pics/pics/AR20c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/AR20c.jpg)
![Epidote from Brumado Mine, Bahia, Brazil [db_pics/pics/AR20d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/AR20d.jpg)
Jewel-like specimen of transparent Epidote crystals. Double-terminated crystals with a central faden line. Lustrous crystals, undamaged and nearly a floater with just a small area of contact at the base. Comes with an old Alvaro Lucio label.
AR22 - Sphene $ 450 Capelinha, Minas Gerais, Brazil miniature - 4.6 x 2 x 1.8 cm ![Sphene from Capelinha, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/AR22a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/AR22a.jpg)
![Sphene from Capelinha, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/AR22b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/AR22b.jpg)
![Sphene from Capelinha, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/AR22c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/AR22c.jpg)
![Sphene from Capelinha, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/AR22d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/AR22d.jpg)
A 2.5cm twinned Sphene (Titanite) crystal on matrix covered with Epidote and other smaller Sphene crystals. Crystals on both sides. Undamaged and mounted on a Lucite stand.
AR24 - Brazilianite $ 350 Mendes Pimentel, Minas Gerais, Brazil thumbnail - 2.7 x 2 x 1.9 cm ![Brazilianite from Mendes Pimentel, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/AR24a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/AR24a.jpg)
![Brazilianite from Mendes Pimentel, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/AR24b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/AR24b.jpg)
![Brazilianite from Mendes Pimentel, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/AR24d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/AR24d.jpg)
![Brazilianite from Mendes Pimentel, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/AR24c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/AR24c.jpg)
Single crystals of classic yellow/green Brazilianite. Great luster and clarity. Contacted on the backside. Comes with an old Al McGuinness label.
SM813 - Diaspore $ 260 Aydun, Mugula, Turkey small cabinet - 6.0 x 6.0 x 3.0 cm ![Diaspore from Aydun, Mugula, Turkey [db_pics/pics/SM813a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/SM813a.jpg)
![Diaspore from Aydun, Mugula, Turkey [db_pics/pics/SM813b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/SM813b.jpg)
![Diaspore from Aydun, Mugula, Turkey [db_pics/pics/SM813c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/SM813c.jpg)
![Diaspore from Aydun, Mugula, Turkey [db_pics/pics/SM813d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/SM813d.jpg)
Large partial V-twin crystal of Diaspore. It is unterminated or etched terminated, as most of these are, and is translucent with transparent zones. This is rare material from old stocks in Turkey, no more is being found as the deposit has been exhausted. Large Diaspore crystals such as this are uncommon.
SM815 - Prehnite $ 200 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania miniature - 3.7 x 3.2 x 2.0 cm ![Prehnite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/SM815a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/SM815a.jpg)
![Prehnite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/SM815b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/SM815b.jpg)
![Prehnite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/SM815c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/SM815c.jpg)
Outstanding, sharp cluster of blue Prehnite, crystallized in the form of a rosette. Rarely do you see blue Prehnites of this quality with such good crystal form. These are also color change, producing different shades of blue in indoor versus outdoor lighting.
SM816 - Prehnite $ 300 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania miniature - 3.6 x 3.0 x 2.1 cm ![Prehnite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/SM816a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/SM816a.jpg)
![Prehnite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/SM816b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/SM816b.jpg)
![Prehnite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/SM816c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/SM816c.jpg)
![Prehnite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/SM816d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/SM816d.jpg)
Outstanding, sharp cluster of blue Prehnite, crystallized in the form of a rosette. Rarely do you see blue Prehnites of this quality with such good crystal form. These are also color change, producing different shades of blue in indoor versus outdoor lighting.
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