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NA628 - Manganoan Adamite $ 900 Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico thumbnail - 3 x 3 x 3 cm ![Manganoan Adamite from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/na628a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/na628a.jpg)
![Manganoan Adamite from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/na628b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/na628b.jpg)
![Manganoan Adamite from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/pics/na628c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/na628c.jpg)
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 ![Azurite from Touissit, Morocco [db_pics/pics/af816a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/af816a.jpg)
![Azurite from Touissit, Morocco [db_pics/pics/af816b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/af816b.jpg)
![Azurite from Touissit, Morocco [db_pics/pics/af816c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/af816c.jpg)
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 ![Zircon from Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/D365a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/D365a.jpg)
![Zircon from Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/D365b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/D365b.jpg)
![Zircon from Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/D365c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/D365c.jpg)
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 ![Lollingite on Scheelite from Huanggangliang, Inner Mongolia, China [db_pics/pics/a318a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/a318a.jpg)
![Lollingite on Scheelite from Huanggangliang, Inner Mongolia, China [db_pics/pics/a318b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/a318b.jpg)
![Lollingite on Scheelite from Huanggangliang, Inner Mongolia, China [db_pics/pics/a318c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/a318c.jpg)
![Lollingite on Scheelite from Huanggangliang, Inner Mongolia, China [db_pics/pics/A318d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/A318d.jpg)
![Lollingite on Scheelite from Huanggangliang, Inner Mongolia, China [db_pics/pics/A318e.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/A318e.jpg)
![Lollingite on Scheelite from Huanggangliang, Inner Mongolia, China [db_pics/pics/A318f.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/A318f.jpg)
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 ![Elbaite with Beryl on Albite from Stak Nala, Skardu District, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/a322a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/a322a.jpg)
![Elbaite with Beryl on Albite from Stak Nala, Skardu District, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/a322b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/a322b.jpg)
![Elbaite with Beryl on Albite from Stak Nala, Skardu District, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/a322c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/a322c.jpg)
![Elbaite with Beryl on Albite from Stak Nala, Skardu District, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/a322d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/a322d.jpg)
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 ![Aquamarine from Quy Chau District, Nghe An Province,Vietnam [db_pics/pics/a328a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/a328a.jpg)
![Aquamarine from Quy Chau District, Nghe An Province,Vietnam [db_pics/pics/a328b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/a328b.jpg)
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 ![Huelandite with Stilbite from Maharashtra State, India [db_pics/pics/a334a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/a334a.jpg)
![Huelandite with Stilbite from Maharashtra State, India [db_pics/pics/a334b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/a334b.jpg)
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 ![Wulfenite from Red Cloud Mine, La Paz Co., Arizona [db_pics/pics/na629a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/na629a.jpg)
Translucent red/orange Wulfenite crystal. Collected in the 1970s.
TS180 - Azurite $ 550 Tsumeb, Namibia miniature - 3.2 x 1.7 x 1.2 cm ![Azurite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/ts180a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/ts180a.jpg)
![Azurite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/ts180b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/ts180b.jpg)
![Azurite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/ts180c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/ts180c.jpg)
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 ![Cadmium Smithsonite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/ts181a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/ts181a.jpg)
![Cadmium Smithsonite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/ts181b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/ts181b.jpg)
![Cadmium Smithsonite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/ts181c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/ts181c.jpg)
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 ![Olmiite from N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa [db_pics/pics/af963a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/af963a.jpg)
![Olmiite from N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa [db_pics/pics/af963b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/af963b.jpg)
![Olmiite from N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa [db_pics/pics/af963c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/af963c.jpg)
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 ![Smithsonite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/ts183a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/ts183a.jpg)
![Smithsonite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/ts183b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/ts183b.jpg)
![Smithsonite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/ts183c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/ts183c.jpg)
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 ![Prehnite from Merelani Hills, Arusha Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/tz146a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/tz146a.jpg)
![Prehnite from Merelani Hills, Arusha Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/tz146b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/tz146b.jpg)
![Prehnite from Merelani Hills, Arusha Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/tz146c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/tz146c.jpg)
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 ![Tanzanite from Merelani Hills, Arusha Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/tz156a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/tz156a.jpg)
![Tanzanite from Merelani Hills, Arusha Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/tz156b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/tz156b.jpg)
![Tanzanite from Merelani Hills, Arusha Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/tz156c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/tz156c.jpg)
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 ![Cobaltian Calcite on Pyrite from Aghbar Mine, Bou Azzer, Morocco [db_pics/pics/af864a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/af864a.jpg)
![Cobaltian Calcite on Pyrite from Aghbar Mine, Bou Azzer, Morocco [db_pics/pics/af864b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/af864b.jpg)
![Cobaltian Calcite on Pyrite from Aghbar Mine, Bou Azzer, Morocco [db_pics/pics/af864c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/af864c.jpg)
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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