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K252 - Prehnite $ 280 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania miniature - 4.5 x 3.5 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Large, blocky crystals of bright lemon yellow Prehnite. Clean and undamaged and highly translucent. Recent finds at Merelani have produced the best Prehnites found to date at the mines. With a small amount of attached Graphite on the back.
K258 - Lot of 7 Thumbnails various thumbnail - 2.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Lot of 7 thumbnail-sized mineral specimens: 1) Smithsonite - Choix, Sinaloa, Mexico; 2) Gaspeite - Coolgardie, Australia; 3) Quartz on Fluorite - Utah, USA; 4) Galena - Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Mexico; 5) Quartz - Dugway, Utah; 6) Bismuthinite - Potosi, Bolivia; and 7) Neptunite with Benitoite - San Benito Co., California.
J923 - Spinel $ 120 Mahenge, Morogoro, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.5 x 2.5 x 2.4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Single well crystallized Spinel. There are natural indented growth structures but no damage. Found in 2018.
K268 - Epidote $ 90 Rehoboth, Namibia thumbnail - 2.5 x 2.5 x 1.8 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Bright, glassy Epidote crystals from a less commonly seen locality. Translucent to transparent crystals.
K269 - Sulfohalite $ 140 Searles Lake, California thumbnail - 2.5 x 2.5 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() This is as fine a Sulfohalite crystals as I've ever seen. Sharply formed with good yellow color and translucency. The bottom (sixth) point is incomplete but not damaged.
K270 - Andradite $ 60 Aguablanca, Novelty, Spain thumbnail - 2.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Sharp, slightly translucent red Andradite crystal, 1.5cm wide, in matrix.
K283 - Epidote $ 90 Rehoboth, Namibia thumbnail - 2.5 x 2.3 x 1.8 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Bright, glassy Epidote crystals from a less commonly seen locality. Translucent to transparent crystals.
K285 - Calcite $ 650 Switzerland cabinet - 14 x 11 x 7.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Unusual and strangely attractive Calcite specimen out of an old collection. The old label was from Kristalle and only said 'Cave Calcite' with no further locality given other than Switzerland. Lustrous, botryoidal stalactitic formations with good luster and complete all around. Translucent with a burnt orange coloration. Has an old specimen number affixed to the bottom.
K291 - Malachite after Azurite $ 260 Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico miniature - 4.7 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Well formed crystals of Malachite after Azurite with a velvety surface luster. Individual crystals to 3.7cm. Mounted on a labelled Lucite stand. Undamaged.
K286 - Cuprite $ 220 Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico small cabinet - 7.5 x 4 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Sharp, well formed Cuprite crystals to 1.2cm wide.
K289 - Smithsonite, Hemimorphite, Aurichalcite $ 650 79 Mine, Gila Co., Arizona, USA cabinet - 13 x 9.0 x 6 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Blue/green radial starburst formations of Aurichalcite, silvery blue Hemimorphite, green Smithsonite and more combine in a great combination specimen from the famous 79 Mine. It's both an interesting study piece and a colorful large display specimen.
K293 - Quartz $ 300 Orange River, Karas Region, Namibia miniature - 3.8 x 1.7 x 1.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Double terminated Quartz scepter from a 2017 find. The scepter head has both smokey and amethyst coloration and the stalk is pink due to Hematite inclusions. Complete with and relatively undamaged with just a couple tiny nicks. The combination of the colors and form make for a great specimen. One of the top 3 picks from a large lot.
K294 - Quartz $ 300 Orange River, Karas Region, Namibia miniature - 4 x 1.4 x 1.3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Double terminated Quartz scepter from a 2017 find. The scepter head has both smokey and amethyst coloration and the stalk is pink due to Hematite inclusions. Complete with and relatively undamaged with just a couple tiny nicks. The combination of the colors and form make for a great specimen. One of the top 3 picks from a large lot.
K288 - Quartz $ 300 Orange River, Karas Region, Namibia small cabinet - 6 x 2 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Double terminated Quartz scepter from a 2017 find. The scepter head has smokey acoloration and the stalk is pink due to Hematite inclusions. Complete and undamaged. The combination of the colors and form make for a great specimen. One of the top 3 picks from a large lot.
D355 - Zircon $ 120 Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania thumbnail - 1.7 x 0.8 x 0.8 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Single gemmy Zircon crystal with a nice wine red to red brown coloration. Complete all around and undamaged.
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