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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.
SM788 - Andradite var. Demantoid $ 150 Antetezambato Demantoid-Topazolite Mine, Ambanja District, Diana Region, Antsiranana Province, Madagascar thumbnail - 3.0 x 2.8 x 2.6 cm ![Andradite var. Demantoid from Antetezambato Demantoid-Topazolite Mine, Ambanja District, Diana Region, Antsiranana Province, Madagascar [db_pics/pics/SM788a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/SM788a.jpg)
![Andradite var. Demantoid from Antetezambato Demantoid-Topazolite Mine, Ambanja District, Diana Region, Antsiranana Province, Madagascar [db_pics/pics/SM788b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/SM788b.jpg)
![Andradite var. Demantoid from Antetezambato Demantoid-Topazolite Mine, Ambanja District, Diana Region, Antsiranana Province, Madagascar [db_pics/pics/SM788c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/SM788c.jpg)
Numerous rich green color, gemmy, dodecahedral Demantoid crystals with minor micro Stilbite crystals on matrix. The largest Demantoid crystal measures about 0.6cm across. High luster, gemmy crystals.
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.
SM817 - Azurite $ 225 Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico miniature - 3.2 x 2.7 x 1.0 cm ![Azurite from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SM817a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/SM817a.jpg)
![Azurite from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SM817b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/SM817b.jpg)
![Azurite from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SM817c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/SM817c.jpg)
Tabular, deep blue Azurite crystals with attached spheres of green Malachite from the area of the mine where the Volborthite was found. The Azurite has superb luster and areas of bright 'electric' blue color.
SM818 - Azurite $ 200 Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico thumbnail - 2.7 x 2.0 x 1.0 cm ![Azurite from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SM818a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/SM818a.jpg)
![Azurite from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SM818b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/SM818b.jpg)
![Azurite from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SM818c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/SM818c.jpg)
Tabular, deep blue Azurite crystals with an attached sphere of green Malachite from recent finds at Milpillas, which have produced some spectacular Azurite crystals with vivid 'electric' blue color. This is a fine thumbnail sized specimen with no damage.
SM833 - Cobaltian Calcite with Calcite $ 180 Aghbar Mine, Bou Azzer, Morocco small cabinet - 7.5 x 7.0 x 5.3 cm ![Cobaltian Calcite with Calcite from Aghbar Mine, Bou Azzer, Morocco [db_pics/pics/SM833a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/SM833a.jpg)
![Cobaltian Calcite with Calcite from Aghbar Mine, Bou Azzer, Morocco [db_pics/pics/SM833b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/SM833b.jpg)
![Cobaltian Calcite with Calcite from Aghbar Mine, Bou Azzer, Morocco [db_pics/pics/SM833c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/SM833c.jpg)
An excellent small cabinet size example of translucent Pink Cobaltian Calcite crystals with white Calcite crystals on matrix. The crystals themselves are in excellent condition with slight contact on one side.
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