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M534 - Kammererite $ 900 Kop Krom Mine, Kop Daglari, East Anatolia, Turkey cabinet - 10.5 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Richly crystallized Kammererite specimen loaded with large crystals to 7mm. Translucent crystals with deep purple color. Undamaged with crystals on both sides. The bottom is relatively flat and it stands up on it's own for display. This mine is long closed and pieces of this quality are hard to come by now.
M535 - Azurite $ 650 SOLD Concepcion del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico miniature - 4 x 3 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Gem Azurite crystals to 1.5cm on a Malachite covered gossan matrix. Found in the 1950s, these old Azurites are some of the most transparent ever found. Some are partially altered to Malachite on their lower halves. This specimen has larger than average sized crystals as most (when you can find them) have sub-1cm sized crystals. There are some broken crystals but most are good. Great old piece and rare to find now.
M538 - Tsavorite, Diopside, on Graphite $ 750 SOLD Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania cabinet - 11 x 8 x 5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Large display matrix Tsavorite specimen, which are hard to come by. This specimen has better than average, large Graphite crystals, white Diopside crystals, and Tsavorites crystals to 9mm. The Tsavorite have great green color (not pale!), and are gemmy.
M473 - Barite on Calcite $ 150 SOLD Elk Creek, Meade Co., South Dakota. USA miniature - 5 x 5 x 5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Gem quality 1.8cm Barite crystal on yellow Calcite crystals. Chipping along the back edge, otherwise undamaged with a perfect termination.
M532 - Axinite $ 450 SOLD Polar Urals, Russia miniature - 4 x 2.8 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() High quality miniature with razor sharp, transparent Axinite crystals along a thin shard of matrix. Double-terminated crystals to 2.5cm in size. Contact to the back side of the back crystal, otherwise all are perfect. Highly showy piece.
M533 - Spinel $ 1000 SOLD Mogok, Myanmar thumbnail - 1.5 x 1.3 x 1.3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Glassy red Spinel, a single crystal with a couple step overgrowth crystals on one corner. Undamaged and transparent, with internal imperfections that saved it from being cut. Color is everything with gems, and this has a superb blood red color. Weighs 9.2 carats.
M451 - Copper with Prehnite $ 220 SOLD Osceola Mine, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA miniature - 4.5 x 4 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Massive Copper and Copper wires with botryoidal light green Prehnite. The vug on the lower left has perfect hemispheres of Prehnite with Copper wires protruding out.
M551 - Quartz on Pyrite $ 275 SOLD Spruce Claim, King Co., Washington, USA small cabinet - 6 x 5.2 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A 5cm Quartz scepter partially surrounded by a Pyrite crystal.
M553 - Tourmaline in Quartz $ 180 SOLD Taquarel, Minas Gerais, Brazil cabinet - 13.5 x 11 x 6 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Large specimen of double-terminated Quartz crystals included by needles of black Tourmaline. There are a few dings present, but there are so many perfect tips all around and it's priced at nearly the same cost as shown on it's 1970s era label. A complete floater crystallized all around. The crystals look great when backlit to show the needles of Tourmaline inside.
M552 - Smithsonite $ 350 SOLD Tsumeb, Namibia small cabinet - 5.5 x 4 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Pink cobaltian Smithsonite crystals. Very clean with minimal damage and great color.
M590 - Cobaltite $ 150 SOLD Espanola, Ontario, Canada miniature - 3.5 x 2.5 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Cobaltite crystals in matrix. One side has a single 6mm crystal, the other sides has multiple crystals to 6mm. Mounted in a plastic box.
M565 - Tsavorite $ 350 SOLD Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 1.8 x 1.7 x 1 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Intergrown pair of glassy and gemmy Tsavorite crystals. Largest crystal is 1.7cm. Very high luster!
M424 - Prehnite $ 120 SOLD Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 1.7 x 1.4 x 1.2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Exquisite, high quality cluster of Prehnite. If you appreciate high quality and don't mind the smaller size, this is a good one. Undamaged.
M375 - Tsavorite, Diopside, on Graphite $ 550 SOLD Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania small cabinet - 6 x 4.5 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Row of deep green Tsavorite crystals, a lone white Diopside crystal, on Graphite. The Tsavorite have great green color (not pale!), are gemmy and undamaged, and reach 1cm in size.
M399 - Aurichalcite, Hemimorphite $ 350 SOLD Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico cabinet - 11 x 6.5 x 6 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Large, vuggy specimen covered by blue/green acicular crystals of Aurichalcite and transparent Hemimorphite. Old specimen with crystals all over.
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