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AB115 - Covellite $ 2200 (=~ € 2010) SOLD Butte, Silverbow Co., Montana, USA small cabinet - 7.7 x 5 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Irridescent purple/blue crystals of Covellite atop a Pyrite rich matrix. Both front and back sides shown.
M310 - Quartz on Amethyst $ 150 (=~ € 137) Mina Cata, Guanajuato, Mexico miniature - 4.5 x 2.2 x 1.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Neat old specimen of an amethyst crystal with a white Quartz scepter head. Complete all around and has a small Quartz side crystal attached.
M316 - Hematite $ 180 (=~ € 164) Bouse, Plomosa Mining District, Plomosa Mts, La Paz Co., Arizona, USA miniature - 3.8 x 2.5 x 1.3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Thick, tabular Hematite crystal group, well crystallized on both sides. An Arizona classic.
M313 - Galena $ 220 (=~ € 201) Freiberg, Saxony, Germany miniature - 5 x 4.5 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Cluster of lustrous cubes of Galena from the historic mines of Freiberg.
M296 - Descloizite $ 280 (=~ € 256) Berg Aukas, Grootfontein, Namibia miniature - 3.8 x 3 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Aesthetic cluster of translucent reddish brown Descloizite. Crystallized all around with no significant damage. From an old collection built in the 1970s and 80s. Was part of the collectors display and comes with a small display label, along with an old Harry Sering label. Both labels retain the pre-1990 country name of Southwest Africa.
M297 - Tourmaline on Lepidolite $ 150 (=~ € 137) SOLD Santa Rosa Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil miniature - 3.9 x 3.5 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Green Elbaite on purple Lepidolite. The Tourmaline are not terminated but nonetheless a colorful and aesthetic piece.
AB116 - Grossular $ 750 (=~ € 685) SOLD Vesper Peak, Snohomish Co., Washington, USA small cabinet - 6 x 5 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Gemmy orange Grossular crystals to 9mm in a shallow vug. Great luster and transparency (sorry, a little dust shows on the surfaces but they are like smooth glass). Ex. Francesco Bedogne collection.
M220 - Hemimorphite $ 225 (=~ € 206) Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico thumbnail - 2.7 x 2.1 x 1.3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Beautiful spray of Hemimorphite crystals, complete all around and undamaged. It's even partially double-terminated. A superb thumbnail sized specimen for the species.Better than photos.
M239 - Wulfenite $ 90 (=~ € 82) SOLD Rowley Mine, Arizona, USA thumbnail - 1.8 x 1.8 x 1.3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Small specimen loaded with transparent orange 'window panes' of Wulfenite. Tons of fine quality crystals here.
M210 - Quartz $ 150 (=~ € 137) SOLD Broken Hill Mine, New South Wales, Australia miniature - 5 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Aesthetic, undamaged cluster of clear Quartz from the Broken Hill Mine. Divergent cluster of crystals, some of which are double-terminated. Clean and undamaged, crystallized all around with one point of contact at the base. Out of an old collection built in the 1970s-80s.
M234 - Amethyst $ 90 (=~ € 82) SOLD Obara cho, Miyagi Prf., Japan thumbnail - 1.7 x 0.8 x 0.8 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Transparent single Amethyst crystal. Out of an old collection built in the 1970s-80s. Comes mounted in a perky box that shows an old price of $100.
K453 - Prehnite on Graphite $ 340 (=~ € 311) SOLD Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania small cabinet - 5.5 x 4 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Sculptural specimen of translucent yellow Prehnite with large toothy crystals sticking out in various directions on a small amount of Graphite matrix. Fine quality, undamaged specimen.
K535 - Gahnite $ 275 (=~ € 251) SOLD Kagoro, Kaduna State, Nigeria thumbnail - 0.6 x 0.6 x 0.6 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Transparent blue Gahnite crystal, the zinc rich end member and one of the rarer species in the Spinel group of minerals. A complete octahedron with one tiny chip on one tip, otherwise perfect and one of the sharper most perfect crystals I've had of this material. It's also transparent and appears all facet grade internally. These were first discovered in 2001 and are found mostly of industrial quality. Though they don't get very large, the color is spectacular. The GIA has written a nice article about these crystals published in Gems & Gemology, Fall 2019, Vol. 55, No. 3.
K879 - Tsavorite $ 275 (=~ € 251) SOLD Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 1.9 x 1.4 x 1.3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Glassy single Tsavorite crystal with good color and and top, glass-like surface luster. Some contacting on bottom edge and left side, but mostly a complete crystal. Good transparency too. ©2010-2018 Marin Mineral |