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TZ478 - Dravite Mwajanga, near Komolo, Tanzania small cabinet - 7.7 x 2.8 x 2.3 cm ![]() ![]() Large gemmy brown Dravite with a complex termination. Only the bottom portion is backlit inthe second photo but you can see that it is very gemmy. Big crystal that weighs 90.6 grams.
TS216 - Calcite with Malachite after Azurite Tsumeb, Namibia miniature - 5 x 4 x 3 cm ex. Carl Acosta ![]() ![]() ![]() Coral-like formation of light green Calcite with four crystals of Malachite after Azurite.
TU180 - Azurite with Malachite Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico thumbnail - 2.5 x 2 x 1.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Azurite crystal cluster with little stringers of 'spider-web' Malachite attached. Undamaged floater cluster composed of 4 intergrown crystals. Superb.
TS181 - Cadmium Smithsonite Tsumeb, Namibia small cabinet - 6 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Golden yellow rhombs of Smithsonite to 1.2cm wide.
A855 - Anatase on Albite with Quartz Kharan Mountain, Balochistan, Pakistan miniature - 5 x 5 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Anatase crystals to 14mm set in snow-white, sparkling Albite crystals with transparent Quartz crystals.
AF537 - Acanthite Imiter Mine, Atlas Mtns., Morocco miniature - 3.2 x 2.5 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() Sharp octahedral crystals to 12mm on edge. The crystals are very sharp in form but have slightly curved edges giving them a unique appearance, 3.2 x 2.5 x 2 cm.
A398 - Azurite with Malachite Liufengshan Copper Mine, Anhui Prov., China small cabinet - 7.8 x 6.5 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() Lustrous blue Azurite crystals with velvety Malachite, size 7.8 x 6.5 x 3 cm.
T38 - Tanzanite Merelani Hills, Arusha Region, Tanzania miniature - 3.5 x 1.8 x 1.8 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Good sized gem Tanzanite crystal with good transparency. Complete all around, fine gem crystal, 3.5 x 1.8 x 1.8 cm.
SM273 - Azurite Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico thumbnail - 2 x 2 x 1.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Translucent, tabular Azurite crystals from the Volborthite zone. The crystals are complete and undamaged. Milpillas is already considered the best Azurite locality in the world. While crystals are currently abundant, now is the time to get a good one before supplies dry up.
J639 - Tsavorite with Diopside Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 1.8 x 1.3 x 0.9 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Double-terminated glassy and gemmy Diopside crystal with attached Pyrite and Tsavorite crystals. There are aslo a few Graphite crystals present, with some perfect crystals included within the Diopside.
J391 - Brookite in Quartz Kharan, Balochistan, Pakistan small cabinet - 5.5 x 3 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Sharp, water clear Quartz crystals included by Brookite crystals. The main Quartz crystal is double-terminated. The Brookite crystals have fine hair-like needles of Rutile extending off the crystal surfaces. Fine and undamaged, one of the better examples from this occurrence that I've seen.
J252 - Galena after Bournonite $ 750 Pribram, Bohemia, Czech Republic cabinet - 12 x 7 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Large, relatively flat specimen with the front face covered by crystals of Galena that have replaced Bournonite. Individual crystal reach 1.2cm in size and are undamaged.
J255 - Talc after Enstatite Bamle, Norway small cabinet - 7.5 x 6.5 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Large intergrown Enstatite crystals that have been replaced by green Talc. Complete all around and terminated. These were found in approximately 1900-1910 and this is considered a large specimen. Comes with an old German label.
J102 - Amethyst Jackson's Crossroads, Wilkes Co., Georgia, USA small cabinet - 6.5 x 5.8 x 4.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Large glassy single Amethyst crystal from 2018 finds. Good purple color some smaller attached white Quartz crystals. Undamaged.
J50 - Silver with Acanthite Uchucchacua Mine, Peru miniature - 3.7 x 3.2 x 3.0 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Silver wires and patches of native Silver with areas of Acanthite rising from a black sulfide rich matrix. Estimated length of the longest Silver wire is about 2cm. There are a number of good wires present. These are no longer being found.
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