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$200 to $500
SA408 - Xenotime $ 220 Ibitiara, Bahia, Brazil thumbnail - 2.7 x 0.7 x 0.7 cm 
Fine single Xenotime crystal, translucent brown, undamaged, 2.7 x 0.7 x 0.7 cm.
SA420 - Topaz $ 400 SOLD Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil miniature - 4.7 x 2.4 x 1.5 cm 
Large single Imperial Topaz crystal with good luster. Lower portion of one side is incomplete, the only thing keeping this one from being an expensive crystal, size 4.7 x 2.4 x 1.5 cm.
SA538 - Rhodonite SOLD San Martin Mine, Chiurucu, Huanuco, Peru miniature - 4.6 x 4 x 2 cm 
Large, rose colored bladed crystals interspersed with Quartz and Caclcite crystals, 4.6 x 4 x 2 cm.
SA539 - Rhodonite SOLD San Martin Mine, Chiurucu, Huanuco, Peru miniature - 5 x 4 x 3 cm 
Rose colored bladed crystals with clear Quartz crystals spread across the surface of the Rhodonite, 5 x 4 x 3 cm.
SA565 - ArsenPolybasite, Acanthite, and unknown $ 200 Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Prov., Peru small cabinet - 5.5 x 3.8 x 2.5 cm ex. Mike Keim 
Sulfide matrix covered by tan Dolomite and Quartz crystals with "melted" globules of Acanthite and platy groups of arsenPolybasite. Located in the center is a pyrite coated unidentified crystal, somewhat barrel shaped and hexagonal. Good unusual combo specimen with lots going on, 5.5 x 3.8 x 2.5 cm.
SA409 - Sphene $ 300 Capalinha, Minas Gerais, Brazil miniature - 4.8 x 1.9 x 1 cm 
Fine single twinned crystal. Good green color. Though not as large as they come, this is bigger than normal, 4.8 x 1.9 x 1 cm.
SA451 - Tourmaline, Lepidolite, Quartz $ 360 Mina da Ponte, Aracuai, Mnas Gerais, Brazil miniature - 4 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm ex. Mike Keim 
Clear Quartz crystal partially enclosing what was once a green Tourmaline crystal. The Tourmaline within the Quartz remains complete, however where it exits the Quartz (on top and along the backside), it has altered to a rectangular stack of Lepidolite crystals. Two small dings on the Quartz. Really neat and interesting specimen, 4 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm.
SA352 - Herderite on Muscovite after Feldspar $ 350 SOLD Virgem da Lapa, Minas Gerais, Brazil small cabinet - 8 x 5.5 x 4.5 cm 
Numerous purple Herderite crystals to over 1cm on Muscovite that has partially replaced a large Feldspar crystal. The larger crystals are obvious but there are also many (50?) smaller crystals all among the mica. The Feldspar is still present at the core and visible on the bottom with the outer layer replaced to mica. From a friend's personal collection who purchased it in Brazil in the 1970s, size 8 x 5.5 x 4.5 cm.
SA320 - Quartz on Uvite $ 350 Brumado Mine, Bahia, Brazil small cabinet - 4.2 x 5.5 x 2 cm ex. Mike Keim 
Dramatic specimen with a mound of red Uvite crystals (red is the most desired color of this tourmaline species) with a 5.5cm double terminated Quartz set centrally in the front. There is a natural fracture in the Quartz crystal- this is not a repair. Uvite crystals cover both front and back of mound, 4.2 x 5.5 x 2 cm.
SA140 - Dolomite $ 750 Brumado Mine, Bahia, Brazil small cabinet - 7 x 7 x 5 cm ex. Mike Keim 
Vary large single yellow Dolomite crystal, the largest I have seen from this locality by far, grown atop a rhomb of Magnesite. The crystal is a beautiful translucent color-zoned golden yellow and complete all around, 7 x 7 x 5 cm.
SA443 - Brazilianite $ 220 Telirio Mine, Mendes Pimental, Minas Gerais, Brazil miniature - 4 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm 
Lustrous terminated and undamaged crystal, 3.9cm, attached to feldspar with other smaller Brazilianites. A cute 1cm double term crystal is attached to feldpsar with both ends floating off the feldspar. Great luster, translucent with gemmy areas. Mined June 2001, 4 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm.
SA447 - Brazilianite on Albite $ 330 Telerio Mine, Mendes Pimental, Minas Gerais, Brazil miniature - 5 x 3.5 x 2 cm ex. Mike Keim 
At least 10 Brazilianite crystals of fine quality perched along the edges of bladed Albite crystals. This was my favorite matrix piece out of a large lot mined in June 2001 and brought back from Brazil by Steve Perry, a beauty, 5 x 3.5 x 2 cm.
SA536 - Rhodonite $ 280 SOLD San Martin Mine, Chiurucu, Huanuco, Peru small cabinet - 5.5 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm 
Deep colored rose colored bladed crystals in rounded clusters, 5.5 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm. ©2010 Marin Mineral |