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NA628 - Manganoan Adamite $ 900 Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico thumbnail - 3 x 3 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Large, lustrous white and purple Adamite crystals. Crystals are undamaged and reach 3cm in length.
AF816 - Azurite $ 350 Touissit, Morocco thumbnail - 2.6 x 1.2 x 0.6 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Single Azurite crystal with lots of small side crystals. Good luster and undamaged.
D365 - Zircon $ 120 Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania thumbnail - 1.9 x 1 x 0.8 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Single gemmy Zircon crystal with a nice wine red to red brown coloration. Complete all around and undamaged except for some slight edge chipping. Lustrous crystal faces with surface growth patterns, which is common with these crystals.
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 $ 750 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.
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