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J421 - Schorl with Feldspar Erongo Mountains, Namibia small cabinet - 6 x 5.5 x 5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 5cm Schorl crystal attached to twinned Feldspar crystals. The schorl has a great 6-faced termination and is undamaged. These are common enough but specimens like this in perfect condition that are complete floaters crystallized all around are much less so.
J393 - Chabazite on Prehnite $ 275 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania miniature - 3.3 x 2.5 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Large translucent yellow Prehnite crystals with attached blue/grey Chabazite crystals.
C691 - Wulfenite $ 1800 Red Cloud Mine, Trigo Mtns., Arizona, USA small cabinet - 8 x 6.5 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Flat matrix with red/orange Wulfenite crystals to 2cm. Undamaged - I can't find a single chip on any of the crystals. Ex. Jelks collection.
C693 - Liddicoatite $ 2300 Betafo District, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar miniature - 4.5 x 2.6 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Thick single Liddicoatite crystal with lots of color variation as you move up the crystal, ending in a transparent, colorless 'Achroite' termination. In excellent condition with perfect, glassy termination faces and just a small bit of edge wear on one edge near the base, otherwise complete all around and undamaged. Weighs 50.76 grams.
C694 - Dolomite with Hematite $ 950 Brumado Mine, Bahia, Brazil miniature - 4 x 3 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Water clear Dolomite crystal with included and attached silvery blades of Hematite. The Brumado mine is best known for Uvite and Magnesite but also produces other really interesting pieces such as pink Topaz, Emeralds, and superb Dolomite. The large Dolomite is twinned and tabular, with the smaller crytals at the base a mixture of both untwinned rhombs and tabular twins. Showy and lustrous, complete all around. The right side is smooth and lustrous but appears to be a cleavage face. Comes mounted on a Lucite stand. Unusual, aesthetic specimen!
C695 - Copper $ 3500 Houghton Co., Keweenaw Penisula, Michigan, USA small cabinet - 8.7 x 6 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Cluster of large, well formed Copper crystals with good patina in colors of reds to browns. Undamaged.
C697 - Fluorite $ 750 Minerva Mine, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA miniature - 4.5 x 4 x 2.7 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Blue and purple Fluorite from the famous Minerva Mine. There is a purple core with outer zones of various shades of blue. This is the color that is hard to find and that everyone wants. Nice and gemmy and nearly pristine with just a cleave at one corner.
C698 - Tourmaline $ 1500 Paprok, Nuristan, Afghanistan small cabinet - 6.3 x 1 x 1 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Classic Paprok Tourmaline in colors of pink and greens. Good transparency and overall brightness. Undamaged with attached lepidolite. Weighs 14.84 grams.
C700 - Hambergite with Tourmaline $ 1200 Stak Nala, Skardu, Pakistan miniature - 3.5 x 2 x 1.7 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Exquisite and uncommon specimen composed of a terminated translucent to transparent Hambergite crystal accented at the base by a cluster of bi-color, double-terminated Tourmaline crystals. There are four pink and green Tourmaline crystals in the cluster.
C702 - Fluorite $ 550 Chebka sidi Said, Midelt, Meknes-Tafilalet Region, Morocco cabinet - 11 x 7.5 x 6 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Cluster of translucent yellow Fluorite cubes to 3.5cm on the diagonal. Clean and undamaged with good color.
C703 - Quartz Gwindel $ 950 Goscheneralp, Uri, St. Gotthard, Switzerland miniature - 4 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Smokey Quartz gwindel with a well pronounced curve and very smooth, lustrous faces. Transparent with little to no internal cracks or veils. Undamaged with much better glassy luster than the photos indicate.
C704 - Clinoatacamite with Calcite $ 1250 Lily Mine, Ica Department, Peru miniature - 5 x 3.5 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Large and especially fine quality Clinoatacamite crystals with white Calcite over a layer of Malachite. These are regarded as the world's best Clinoatacamite specimens, and this is a good one. The crystals are all pristine. They were protected by a layer of Selenite that I dissolved away, leaving these perfect crystals. Individual crystals reach 1.3cm wide. The Lily Mine is now closed.
J572 - Wulfenite $ 280 Red Cloud Mine, La Paz Co., Arizona, USA miniature - 4.5 x 3.5 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Red Wulfenite crystals on matrix. Fine and undamaged crystals. From the Don Boydston collection acquired by John Seibel in 2005.
J571 - Azurite $ 350 Shi Lu Copper Mine, Guangdong Province, China miniature - 4.5 x 4 x 3.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Fine floater cluster of Azurite crystals with a good, bright blue color (not too dark or black). Complete all around and undamaged.
J511 - Tsavorite, Diopside, Pyrite on Graphite $ 225 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania miniature - 5 x 4 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Colorful and interesting Merelani specimen with large Diopside crystals, cubes of Pyrite green Grossular (Tsavorite) all atop good crystals of Graphite. There is one broken Tsavorite otherwise this would be priced much higher. Nevertheless, it's really showy and at a great price.
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