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SV124 - Cerussite $ 2000 Tsumeb, Namibia cabinet - 11 x 10 x 9 cm Large single Cerussite crystal on a Mottramite covered matrix from the Tsumeb Mine. The Cerussite is 9.5cm wide and well crystallized all around with just minor edge chipping. Large and impressive Tsumeb Cerussite specimen. Ex. Bob Reynolds collection.
AF264 - Tanzanite $ 1200 Merelani Hills, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.3 x 1.2 x 0.9 cm Glassy and lustrous gem blue/yellow Tanzanite crystal, even more glassy and transparent in person. Complete high quality crystal. Natural, unheated gem Tanzanite crystal with unusual coloration.
ST798 - Botallackite $ 250 Cligga Head, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England small cabinet - 8 x 5 x 5 cm Bright blue/green crystals of Botallackite on all sides of specimen. Botallackite is a rare secondary copper mineral and this is a very rich example from recent finds at Cligga Head.
SV131 - Tourmaline $ 2800 SOLD Golconda Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil miniature - 4.3 x 1.8 x 1 cm Classic old Golconda Tourmaline with the distinctive pink body and green termination that these are known for. According to Peter Bancroft, these were found in 1964 in one of the last great vugs found at the mine. These are instantly recognizable and now hard to find classics. The crystal is complete all around, transparent, and pristine. Weighs 14.48 grams.
SV168 - Stilbite $ 275 Nizhnyaya, Tunguska River Basin, Eastern Siberia, Russia small cabinet - 7 x 3 x 3 cm Satiny, doubly-terminated Stilbite crystal from Russia. A small point of attachment is one one side of the specimen, leaving both ends of the 'bow-tie' perfect and complete. Comes with a few old labels, one showing it was formerly in the Ernie Schlichter collection and an old price of $400.
J16 - Jeremejevite $ 1600 Ameib Ranch, Arandis, Erongo Region, Namibia miniature - 3.2 x 0.8 x 0.6 cm Etched floater Jeremejevite crystal with good blue color and plenty of gem zones. A thick crystal that has most of the original, flat prism faces still intact with more etching present at the ends. Good sized, high quality crystal that weighs 14 carats. No damage.
SV169 - Plumbogummite after Pyromorphite $ 125 SOLD Yangshuo Mine, Guangxi, China miniature - 5 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm Large single crystal of green Pyromorphite partially pseudomorphed to blue Plumbogummite.
NA409 - Smithsonite $ 200 Kelly Mine, MAgdalena, Socorro Co., New Mexico miniature - 3.2 x 2.7 x 1.8 cm Fine quality, sky blue botryoidal Smithsonite from the Kelly Mine in New Mexico. This specimen has a more pure blue color than is typical (rather than blue/green) and a bright, shimmering surface luster.
SV127 - Chalcedony on Apatite $ 80 SOLD Cerro de Mercado, Durango, Mexico miniature - 3.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm Cute miniature of white Chalcedony atop a 2.5cm yellow Apatite crystal.
SV144 - Almandine $ 300 Garnet Ledge, Wrangell Island, Alaska, USA small cabinet - 8 x 7 x 3.5 cm Two Almandine garnet crystals in schist matrix from the well known Wrangell Island locality in Alaska. The crystals reach 2cm wide with purple/red coloration and translucency and are well exposed from the schist. A USA classic.
E602 - Semseyite $ 300 SOLD Herja, Romania small cabinet - 7 x 5 x 3.5 cm Bright crystal groups of the uncommon lead and antimony sulfosalt Semseyite from the Herja Mine in Romania. The Semseyite crystals are well distibuted across the entire surface and associated with Sphalerite and Quartz.
NA283 - Boleite $ 1200 Amelia Mine, Santa Rosalia, Baja Sur, Mexico miniature - 4 x 3 x 3 cm Boleite cubes and Paratacamite on a clay matrix. Two cubes are on the front face, largest is 7mm on the diagonal, with a multitude of smaller crystals present on top, some intergrown with green Paratacamite. High quality, rare specimen.
SV137 - Tourmaline $ 1500 SOLD Veadinho Claims, Marilac, Minas Gerais, Brazil miniature - 3.8 x 1.8 x 1.4 cm Old pink and green bi-color Tourmaline from Marilac, Brazil. This gemmy crystal has lots of character with a steep pyramidal termination, grooves and ridges, and side crystals. The crystal is complete all around, translucent to transparent, and pristine. An old label shows a date of August 1981 and indicates it was once in the Gene LaBerge collection. Weighs 13.37 grams.
SV173 - Arsenopyrite, Ferberite in Quartz $ 900 Panasquiera, Portugal cabinet - 12 x 3.7 x 3.3 cm Tall, complete single Quartz crystal from Panasquiera loaded with includions. An undamaged, highly transparent crystal with lots of inclusion of both Arseopyrite crystals and Ferberite, possibly others. There is some attached Arsenopyrite around the base.
A150 - Lazurite $ 1500 SOLD Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e Sang, Badakhshan, Afghanistan cabinet - 9.5 x 7.5 x 5 cm Sharply formed blue Lazurite crystals to 3cm in a white marble matrix from Afghanistan. This locality produces the worlds best and this one had sharply formed crystals as compared to most that have more rounded crystals. this is a good large sized display specimen.
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