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A318 - Lollingite on Scheelite $ 350 Huanggangliang, Inner Mongolia, China small cabinet - 5.8 x 4.7 x 3.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A 4.5 cm Scheelite crystal that is partially coated by Lollingite. The Scheelite crystal is partially etched. The Scheelite has a metallic silver-colored mineral (looks like Molybdenite) that formed as an epimorph of the Scheelite and was later covered by another layer of Scheelite.
A322 - Elbaite with Beryl on Albite $ 1500 Stak Nala, Skardu District, Pakistan small cabinet - 5.2 x 4 x 3.6 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Fine, floater specimen of a spherical cluster of Albite bladed crystals with attached Elbaite and Beryl. The largest Elbaite is a double-terminated 4.3 cm crystal with a translucent sea green color. The Beryl is colorless and 2 cm wide. Fine and undamaged and good from all angles.
A328 - Aquamarine $ 180 Quy Chau District, Nghe An Province,Vietnam miniature - 3.7 x 0.7 x 0.6 cm ![]() ![]() Highly transparent single Aqua crystal with great luster, undamaged.
A334 - Huelandite with Stilbite $ 800 Maharashtra State, India small cabinet - 7.5 x 6 x 5 cm ![]() ![]() Fan-shaped cluster of purple Huelandite and bow-tie Silbite on a Quartz over Basalt matrix. The purple color is uncommon and the overall appearance is very good, and it's undamaged.
NA629 - Wulfenite $ 950 Red Cloud Mine, La Paz Co., Arizona thumbnail - 2.5 x 1.9 x 0.8 cm ![]() Translucent red/orange Wulfenite crystal. Collected in the 1970s.
TS180 - Azurite $ 550 Tsumeb, Namibia miniature - 3.2 x 1.7 x 1.2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Sharp and lustrous Azurite crystal with a rare serrated habit. The crystal is a uniform 5mm thick and a deep translucent blue when backit. I put a light behind the crystal in one photo to show the translucency. Ex. Carl Acosta collection.
TS181 - Cadmium Smithsonite Tsumeb, Namibia small cabinet - 6 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Golden yellow rhombs of Smithsonite to 1.2cm wide.
AF963 - Olmiite $ 900 N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa miniature - 5 x 3 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Superb matrix specimen with two complete clusters of translucent Olmiite. This is a specimen I bought many years ago from Clive Quiet from the original find. Perfect and undamaged, looking like a pair of gumdrops.
TS183 - Smithsonite $ 750 Tsumeb, Namibia miniature - 4.5 x 4.5 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Fine and lustrous crystals of pink Smithsonite. Some of the crystals have a grey/black coloration right along the very edges - people say this style looks as if a blow torch was passed over them.Good color and undamaged.
TZ146 - Prehnite $ 270 Merelani Hills, Arusha Region, Tanzania miniature - 3.2 x 3.0 x 1.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Blue Prehnite in a fantastic, flower-like formation. A complete floater with minor amounts of attached Graphite. Translucent blue with a really nice formation, way better than most from the find which were mostly irregular massess of crystals with damage along the edges.
TZ156 - Tanzanite $ 600 Merelani Hills, Arusha Region, Tanzania miniature - 3.8 x 1.0 x 1.0 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Glassy and gemmy single Tanzanite crystal with and unusual form, somewhat triangular in cross-section. Fine and undamaged.
AF864 - Cobaltian Calcite on Pyrite $ 450 Aghbar Mine, Bou Azzer, Morocco miniature - 4.8 x 3.2 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Super bright pink crystals of Cobaltian Calcite from the big find of perhaps 10 years ago. This one stands out for a variety of reasons including the well separated crystals that revael the pyrite underneath, the 3-dimensional nature of the matrix which is much more interesting than typical flat pieces, great color, and the color contrast between the Calcite and pyrite.
A960 - Lollingite on Scheelite with Quartz on Magnetite Huanggangliang, Inner Mongolia, China cabinet - 10.5 x 10 x 5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Large 5cm Scheelite crystal that is partially coated by Lollingite associated with green Quartz crystals, all of which are attached to a thick chunk of Magnetite crystals. The Scheelite crystal is partially etched at the bottom revealing a metallic silver-colored mineral (looks like Molybdenite) inside the Scheelite.
E530 - Prehnite $ 250 Oficarsa Quarry, Carchelejo, Andalusia, Spain thumbnail - 3 x 2.8 x 2.6 cm ![]() ![]() Complete spherical cluster of translucent green Prehnite. Crystallized all around and undamaged.
TZ181 - Alabandite $ 350 Merelani Hills, Arusha Region, Tanzania miniature - 3.5 x 3 x 2.1 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Single black octahedral crystal.
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