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T416 - Sapphire $ 750 SOLD Ratnapura, Sri Lanka thumbnail - 1.5 x 0.7 x 0.6 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Parcel of 15 Sapphire crystals, most showing good form with little edge wear. 13 blue crystals, one pink, and one yellow.
T417 - Sapphire $ 500 SOLD Ratnapura, Sri Lanka thumbnail - 2.7 x 1.1 x 0.9 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Gemmy blue Sapphire crystal wtih good form and edges. Weighs 18.5 carats.
T418 - Cuprite $ 200 SOLD Poteryaevskoe Mine, Rubtsovskoe Deposit, Western Siberia, Russia thumbnail - 0.9 x 0.9 x 0.9 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Perfect undamaged floater octahedron with bevelled edges. 0.9cm on edge, 1.2cm wide tip to tip.
T419 - Tourmaline $ 650 SOLD Stak Nala, Skardu, Pakistan small cabinet - 7.6 x 2.5 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Amazing example of a naturally bent Tourmaline crystal, caused by repeated fracturing and rehealing in the pegmatite pocket during formation. Double terminated (though one termination partially intergrown with Albite). Undamaged.
T421 - Neptunite $ 900 SOLD Gem Mine, San Benito Co., California cabinet - 10 x 6 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Loads of Neptunite crystals covering a thin schist matrix. There are a couple crystals that are incomplete due to growth into the opposing pocket wall, but overall in excellent condition with long undamaged crystals. One Benitoite crystal also present.
T423 - Tourmaline $ 650 Stak Nala, Skardu, Pakistan small cabinet - 5.3 x 3 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Undamaged cluster of double-terminated Tourmaline crystals with attached Albite. The crystals have a rare yellow coloration on one end and are green on the other ends.
T424 - Gratonite $ 240 SOLD Excelsior Mine, Cerro de Pasco, Peru thumbnail - 1.9 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Cluster of Gratonite crystals on matrix. This cluster is composed of particularly stout crystals. Undamaged.
T425 - Inesite, Hubeite on Quartz $ 1650 Daye Mine, Hubei Prov., China small cabinet - 9 x 6 x 4.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Floater specimen of intergrown Quartz crystals covered on one side by Inesite, Hubeite (rare!), and Pyrite. The tip of the large Quartz crystal has damage, but this specimen is really about the great coverage of Inesite and Hubeite. These are now uncommon and no longer being found.
T426 - Benitoite, Neptunite $ 240 SOLD Gem Mine, San Benito Co., California miniature - 5 x 4 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Two Benitoite crystals with numerous Neptunite crystals on matrix. One Joaquinite crystal also present.
T427 - Tourmaline $ 600 SOLD Barra de Salinas, Minas Gerais, Brazil miniature - 4 x 1 x 0.7 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Single Tourmaline with 4 side crystals, all terminated and undamaged. Excellent color!!! Of added interest, there are some Cat's-eye zones towards the bottom of the crystal.
T429 - Orthoclase var. Sanidine $ 400 SOLD Itrongay, Madagascar thumbnail - 2.6 x 1.9 x 1.2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Double-terminated gem crystal of Orthoclase. These are uncommon to find with this color, luster and transparency, despite having a couple chips. A floater specimen with crystal faces on all sides. Weighs 60 carats. ©2010-2018 Marin Mineral |