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T946 - Selenite $ 400 (=~ ¥ 59350) SOLD Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico large cabinet - 17.5 x 9 x 8 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The world's best, and certainly the largest, Selenite crystals are found at Naica. This double-terminated, transparent Selenite crystal is considered tiny for the mine, where crystal size is measured in feet, but it is perfectly sized for a collector. Complete and undamaged, recently released from an old collection. There is a good yellow phantom in the crystal on the left side.
T948 - Apophyllite on Analcime $ 280 (=~ ¥ 41545) SOLD Seiser Alp, South Tyrol, Italy cabinet - 11.5 x 8 x 6 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Open vug lined with pink Analcime crystals with tabular, transparent Apophyllite crystals on the Analcime.
T949 - Stibnite $ 450 (=~ ¥ 66769) SOLD Baia Sprie mine, MaramureÈ™ Co., Romania large cabinet - 20 x 12 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() Large flat specimen covered by clusters of Stibnite crystals with Calcite on the front side. Backside is also fully crystallized with rounded masses of grey Calcite. Large, showy display specimen out of an old collection.
T950 - Stilbite on Kunzite $ 300 (=~ ¥ 44513) SOLD Kunar Prov., Afghanistan small cabinet - 5.7 x 2.5 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Gem purple Kunzite crystal with the backside coated by tan Stilbite crystals. A beautiful, well terminated Kunzite on it's own, with added color and flair due to the Stilbite. Pegmatitic Stilbite is uncommon.
T953 - Tourmaline $ 400 (=~ ¥ 59350) SOLD Virgem da Lapa, Minas Gerais, Brazil small cabinet - 6.8 x 0.5 x 0.4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Transparent single crystal, green for most of it's length with a purple tip. Well terminated and facet quality for it's entire length.
T954 - Quartz $ 700 (=~ ¥ 103863) SOLD Que Phong, Nghe An Prov., Vietnam large cabinet - 17 x 4.0 x 3.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Large, tapering Quartz crystal with interesting inclusions. The is the best, largest crystal from the one and only parcel I've ever seen of this material. The core is filled with hair-like crystals and green, yellow and red coloration. There is a green phantom at the tip and the outer zone is transparent.
T956 - Fluorite on Quartz $ 425 (=~ ¥ 63059) SOLD Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China small cabinet - 7 x 5 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Three Quartz crystals partially coated by deep blue, translucent Fluorite crystals. A particularly aesthetic one in my opinion.
T958 - Pyromorphite $ 300 (=~ ¥ 44513) SOLD Daoping Mine, Guangxi, China thumbnail - 2.9 x 2.8 x 1.8 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Floater cluster of bright green Pyromorphite, well crystalizzed all around. There is one damaged tip on the backside, otherwise perfect all around. This specimen has the top color for the find.
T959 - Carletonite $ 400 (=~ ¥ 59350) SOLD Mont St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada thumbnail - 1.2 x 0.6 x 0.6 cm ![]() ![]() Well terminated single Carletonite crystal. A rarity that I bought from Frank Melanson approx. 15 years ago.
T960 - Spinel $ 220 (=~ ¥ 32643) SOLD Mogok, Myanmar thumbnail - 1.2 x 1 x 0.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Glassy, spinel-twinned crystal. Unusual in that it is nearly colorless with just a faint pink coloration. ©2010-2018 Marin Mineral |