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TZ227 - Tsavorite $ 650 SOLD Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.5 x 2 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Large single crystal with areas of transparency and bright, glassy luster. There is damage in a few areas on the edges, but interestingly this one was nearly a floater as both the top and bottom faces are present and smooth and glassy (usually the bottom face is either covered in graphite or shows indentations from graphite crystals). Big and green with big glassy faces. Black Graphite inclusing inside near one face.
TZ228 - Tsavorite $ 1250 SOLD Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.0 x 1.5 x 1.2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Rare cluster of Tsavorite crystals in a floater group (no points of attachment). This is from a couple of great pockets found in mid 2013 that produced a good number of Tsavorite crystals with exception luster, including a small handful of clusters, which are uncommon. Aside from one cluster priced in the five figure range, this is the best cluster I've seen from the find.
TZ229 - Tsavorite $ 2000 SOLD Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 1.4 x 1.1 x 0.9 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Floater single crystal of Tsavorite. This was the best complete single crystal out of hundreds I examined from the recent finds of mid 2013. Great luster and transparency with some Graphite inclusions. Under a loupe I can find two tiny dings on edges, otherwise perfect.
TZ230 - Dravite $ 750 SOLD Landanai, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.9 x 0.8 x 0.6 cm ![]() ![]() Vivid green chrome/vanadium Dravite crystal with a highly unusual colorless (achroite) termination. Complete and undamaged, remarkable specimen.
TZ231 - Magnesio Axinite $ 900 SOLD Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.5 x 2.0 x 0.6 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Superb quality single crystal with purple coloration. Sharp and highly glassy. Very slight chatter along edges, otherwise undamaged. Front and backsides shown.
TZ232 - Magnesio Axinite $ 1500 SOLD Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania miniature - 3.2 x 2.8 x 0.8 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Superb quality single crystal with purple coloration. Sharp and highly glassy. Very slight chatter along edges, otherwise undamaged.
TZ234 - Tourmaline $ 250 SOLD Namalulu, Tanzania thumbnail - 1.5 x 1.4 x 1.3 cm ![]() ![]() Gem quality single crystal with yellow coloration. Complete all around with glassy luster, unusual. More yellow in person, photos are showing some brown overtones.
TZ235 - Tremolite $ 800 SOLD Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.9 x 1.5 x 0.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Fine quality terminated single crystal with rich green coloration, as good as they get color wise. From the December 2007 pocket, undamaged. Pictured in Figure 79 of the Merelani issue of the Mineralogical Record (Sept.- Oct. 2009 issue).
TZ236 - Ruby $ 400 SOLD Morogoro, Tanzania miniature - 4.5 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Long single crystal with relatively distinct crystal form for rubies from this locality. With attached green Pargasite crystals and small dark red unidentified crystals.
M100 - Amethyst $ 450 SOLD Marovoalavo Mine, Adilamena, Toamasina Prov., Madagascar thumbnail - 2.7 x 2.6 x 1.3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Japan-law twin crystal with Amethyst scepters on each end. Fine quality, undamaged specimen. This specimen was part of the special exhibit 'African Thumbnail Treasures' at the 2012 Munich show.
E433 - Wiluite $ 150 SOLD Vilyui River Basin, Eastern Siberian Region, Russia thumbnail - 2.5 x 1.6 x 1.6 cm ![]() ![]() Double terminated green crystal from the type locality, translucent along edges with backlighting. Wiluite is a member of the Vesuvianite group. Good sized for the species. Ex. Ray Hill collection.
NA159 - Benitoite $ 4500 SOLD Gem Mine, San Benito Co., California small cabinet - 9 x 6.5 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Benitoite crystals to 2.5cm on edge on a flat schist matrix. Good arrangement of the crystals and good sized, associated with 2 Neptunite crystals. One termination on the center lower crystal is incomplete, the rest are good.
SA913 - Ceruleite $ 50 SOLD Emma Luisa Mine, Guanaco, Antofagasta Prov., Chile thumbnail - 2.3 x 2.0 x 1.4 cm ![]() ![]() Thumbnail sized nodule of Ceruleite, a rare copper arsenate, from the type locality, undamaged. ©2010-2018 Marin Mineral |