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SV123 - Barite on Quartz $ 160 SOLD Jalna, Aurangabad, Maharshtra, India small cabinet - 6.5 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Tabular blades of Barite on a thin layer of Quartz crystals. The Quartz layer is nothing but interconnected crystals that really sparkle. The Barite crystals reach 2.3cm in size. Much brighter and more sparkly than photos!
LV193 - Calcite $ 200 Boron Open Pit, Kern Co., California, USA small cabinet - 8.5 x 5 x 5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Bizarre Calcite specimen composed of worm-like spiraling growths of golden Calcite. Ex. Jim and Dawn Minette collection.
LV231 - Axinite $ 220 Bor Mine, Dal'Negorsk, Russia small cabinet - 5.3 x 4 x 3.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Aesthetic group of upright purple Axinite crystals from the Bor Mine. The clusteris complete all around and have the slightly elongated, slightly curved form typical of Dal'Negorsk Axinite.
LV259 - Ruby $ 140 SOLD Morogoro, Tanzania miniature - 4 x 3 x 0.8 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Hexagonal Ruby crystal from Morogoro, Tanzania. A flat, tabular crystal with large front and back faces and sharp, flat side faces. At 4cm it's good sized and also has great color.
LV293 - Sapphirine $ 280 Anosy Region, Tulear Prov., Madagascar miniature - 3.5 x 3.5 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Well fomred crystals of Sapphirine exposed in a matrix of reddish Phlogopite, Quartz, and Calcite. There are two major crystals to 1.4cm in size and a number of smaller crystals. The Sapphirine are translucent when backlit along the edges. A rich and fine display specimen of this rare magnesium aluminum silicate mineral.
LV261 - Sapphire $ 280 SOLD Winza, Dodoma, Tanzania miniature - 4.5 x 4 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Pink Sapphire crystals on matrix from Winza. The best is a glassy 1cm crystal with raised surface trigons and areas of transparency.
LV230 - ManganoCalcite with Pyrite $ 180 Chenzhou, Hunan Prov., China cabinet - 12.5 x 7.5 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Large, translucent pink ManganoCalcite crystals on a Pyrite rich matrix. The Calcite form a dense grouping of upright scalenohedral crystals.
LV273 - Bismuth $ 120 SOLD St. Ives Consols, Hayle, Cornwall, England miniature - 3.5 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Cluster of shiny metallic Bismuth crystals in Quartz.
LV270 - Tremolite $ 350 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania miniature - 4.7 x 1.4 x 0.7 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Elongated, gemmy single Tremolite crystal from the Merelani Tanzanite mines. This is larger than average with a vibrant green color and a perfect flat termination. Complete all around and undamaged, even the bottom is rehealed.
LV266 - Mottramite stalactite $ 125 Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico thumbnail - 2.8 x 1.2 x 1.2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Stalactitic formation of solid Mottramite. Complete all around and undamaged, a really neat thumbnail-sized specimen.
LV274 - Brucite $ 180 SOLD Killa Saifullah, Balochistan, Pakistan small cabinet - 8 x 7 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Three rounded, isolated groups of translucent, lemon yellow Brucite on matrix.
LV272 - Copper $ 180 Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, USA thumbnail - 2.7 x 2.2 x 1.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Large Copper crystals atop a small amount of hackly Copper and Calcite. The Copper has a deep patina and can be displayed from either side.
LV145 - Hyalite Opal $ 300 Valec Hyalite occurrences, Valec, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic small cabinet - 7 x 5 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Transparent botryoidal Hyalite and white Staffelite (carbonate rich fluorapatite) on matrix. These are old classics from themost famous locality in the world for Hyalite. This specimen has thick layers of bubbly transparent Hyalite with areas of white Staffelite. ©2010-2018 Marin Mineral |