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C378 - Azurite with Malachite $ 650 SOLD Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA large cabinet - 15.5 x 9 x 2.2 cm ![]() ![]() Mixture of deep royal blue Azurite crystals with bright green Malachite. This is out of an old collection built in the 1970s and on the market for the first time since then.
C379 - Dioptase $ 500 SOLD Mindouli, Katanga, Congo cabinet - 12 x 8 x 7 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Large specimen of solid Dioptase with an 8cm wide crystal lined vug filled with large Dioptase crystals.
C380 - Mimetite $ 500 SOLD San Pedro Corralitos, Chihuahua, Mexico cabinet - 10 x 9 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Thin matrix plate covered on both sides by yellow botryoidal Mimetite. One side has dense coverage, the other has more isolated hemispherical crystal groups.This is out of an old collection built in the 1970s and on the market for the first time since then.
C381 - Datolite $ 400 SOLD Wessels Mine, Hotazel, South Africa miniature - 4 x 3 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Rare specimen of pink Datolite from the Wessels Mine. There are 5 main crystals to 1.3cm that run up the center of the specimen. Crystals have glassy luster and are undamaged.
C382 - Topaz $ 650 SOLD Xanda Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil small cabinet - 8 x 7 x 6.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Large, old Topaz crystal from the Xanda Mine. It's a little rough, but also not priced into the thousands of dollars. It has very good, deep blue color and intersting fibrous structures extending into the crystal from the sides. Weighs approximately 510 grams.
C383 - Fluorite $ 350 SOLD Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China small cabinet - 7.5 x 6.5 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Stacks of glassy, transparent octahedral Fluorite crystals to 3.3cm. The Fluorite crystals are undamaged.
C384 - Mimetite on Cerussite with Duftite $ 450 SOLD Tsumeb, Namibia small cabinet - 5.8 x 4 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Translucent to transparent Cerussite crystals, partially coated by yellow Mimetite, on a Duftite covered matrix. Comes with an old Kahn label.
C386 - Apophyllite with Mesolite, Stilbite $ 180 SOLD Poona, India miniature - 3.6 x 3 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Green Apophyllite with attached spherical white crystal groups of Mesolite and blades of Stilbite. Aesthetic and undamaged miniature out of the Trimingham collection. Old label indicates it was purchased for $60 from the Rocksmiths back in 1994.
C387 - Stellerite $ 350 SOLD Aurangabad Quarry, Maharashtra, India cabinet - 11 x 9.5 x 4.0 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Yellow crystal groups of Stellerite with the largest 4.7cm across. Radial groups of crystals that get wider as they extend out. The form reminds me of the fat back tires you sometimes see on motorcycles. Close inspection reveals a highly lustrous surface of interlocking crystals. I got this at the 2018 Tucson show and I only saw five specimens of this style with one dealer.
C388 - Stellerite $ 650 Aurangabad Quarry, Maharashtra, India small cabinet - 6 x 6 x 4.0 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Yellow crystal groups of Stellerite with the largest 4.8cm across. Radial groups of crystals that get wider as they extend out. The form reminds me of the fat back tires you sometimes see on motorcycles. Close inspection reveals a highly lustrous surface of interlocking crystals. I got this at the 2018 Tucson show and I only saw five specimens of this style with one dealer.
C390 - Stellerite $ 300 Aurangabad Quarry, Maharashtra, India small cabinet - 8 x 5.5 x 4.0 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Yellow crystal groups of Stellerite with the largest 4cm across. Radial groups of crystals that get wider as they extend out. The form reminds me of the fat back tires you sometimes see on motorcycles. Close inspection reveals a highly lustrous surface of interlocking crystals. I got this at the 2018 Tucson show and I only saw five specimens of this style with one dealer.
C391 - Stellerite $ 350 Aurangabad Quarry, Maharashtra, India small cabinet - 8.5 x 7 x 4.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Yellow crystal groups of Stellerite with the largest 4.5cm across. Radial groups of crystals that get wider as they extend out. The form reminds me of the fat back tires you sometimes see on motorcycles. Close inspection reveals a highly lustrous surface of interlocking crystals. I got this at the 2018 Tucson show and I only saw five specimens of this style with one dealer.
C392 - Carrollite with Chalcopyrite $ 450 SOLD Kamoya South Mine, Katanga, Congo (DRC) large cabinet - 17 x 11 x 8 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Large specimen of white Calcite with Carrollite and Chalcopyrite. The minerals are both included within the Calcite and form crystals within vugs in the Calcite. The Main Carrollite is 2.1cm wide and sharp and lustrous. The Carrollite occurs as both sharp, lustrous crystals and as corroded crystals, and one that has a 'melted' appearance. As with the Carrolite, the Chalcopyrite also occurs as sharp crystals in areas and corroded crystals in other areas. Multiple vugs on the backside also contain crystals. ©2010-2018 Marin Mineral |