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TU179 - Variscite with Crandallite $ 400 SOLD Clay Canyon, Fairfield, Utah small cabinet - 7.5 x 5 x 0.5 cm ![]() ![]() Variscite in hues of dark green surrounded by lighter green all surrounded by yellow Crandallite. Slab is polished on one side.
TU165 - Rosalite $ 1200 SOLD Bou Azzer, Morocco miniature - 5 x 3 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Dolomite matrix with 5 large, distinct Roselite crystals to 1cm. The crystals are fabulous being both lustrous and translucent. Exceptional for the large crystal size and the isolation of the crystals.
TU166 - Dioptase on Duftite $ 500 SOLD Tsumeb, Namibia small cabinet - 6 x 3.5 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Good coverage of sparkling deep green Dioptase crystals over lighter green Duftite. There are some small stalactite growths in the center sprinkled with tiny Diopstase. Undamaged.
TU167 - Cuprite $ 290 SOLD Poteryaevskoe Mine, Rubtsovskoe deposit, Siberia, Russia miniature - 4 x 3.5 x 3.4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Single octahedral crystal with good size. Complete all around, contacted at the base.
TU168 - Elbaite $ 470 Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil miniature - 3.4 x 1.1 x 1.0 cm ![]() ![]() Complete and undamaged single crystal with a blue/purple body color and a cranberry termination.
TU169 - Mimetite on Calcite $ 750 SOLD Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico small cabinet - 6 x 4.5 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() Visually striking specimen with lemon yellow spheres of Mimetite on Calcite. This is an older specimen from the 1980s or so. The yellow color is uncommon as compared to the usual orangey coloration.
TU170 - Kunzite SOLD Kunar Prov., Afghanistan cabinet - 10.5 x 5.1 x 3.7 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Thick, gem quality single crystal with bright yellow color. The crystal is double terminated with etched terminations, undamaged and complete all around, a floater. A stout, thick crystal as compared to the more typical flat, thin Kunzites and it appears to be internally flawless. The backside is relatively flat and at first glance appears to be cleaved, but under a loupe you can see that it is naturally etched. Superb Kunzite!
TU171 - Turquoise $ 130 SOLD Karkaralinsk, Karagandy Prov., Kazakhstan small cabinet - 5.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm ![]() Three colors of Turquoise - a medium blue center with a thin light blue zone around it followed by a dark inky blue, all in a dark brown matrix. This is not something I typically buy but this was so beautiful I could not pass it up.
TU172 - Turquoise $ 95 SOLD Karkaralinsk, Karagandy Prov., Kazakhstan miniature - 4 x 2.5 x 1.3 cm ![]() Three colors of Turquoise - a medium blue center with a thin light blue zone around it followed by a dark inky blue, all in a dark brown matrix. This is not something I typically buy but this was so beautiful I could not pass it up.
TU173 - Turquoise $ 95 SOLD Karkaralinsk, Karagandy Prov., Kazakhstan miniature - 4 x 2 x 1.5 cm ![]() Three colors of Turquoise - a medium blue center with a thin light blue zone around it followed by a dark inky blue, all in a dark brown matrix. This is not something I typically buy but this was so beautiful I could not pass it up.
TU174 - Fluorite $ 80 SOLD Cave-in-Rock, Hardin Co., Illinois miniature - 5 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Translucent yellow Fluorite with purple color zones.
TU177 - Marshallsussmanite $ 12000 SOLD N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa small cabinet - 7 x 5 x 4.5 cm ![]() ![]() Solid mass of crystalline Marshallsussmanite with an open vug of bright salmon colored crystals, including a freestanding 1.6cm crystal, which is uncommon. There are only about 30 specimens of this newly described mineral in existence, and according to John Veevaert, this is the 9th best specimen. ©2010-2018 Marin Mineral |