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AU539 - Danburite $ 200 (=~ £ 160) SOLD
Maharitra, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
thumbnail - 2.5 x 0.7 x 0.6 cm

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Danburite from Maharitra, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar [db_pics/pics/au539a.jpg]

Danburite from Maharitra, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar [db_pics/pics/au539b.jpg]

Danburite from Maharitra, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar [db_pics/pics/au539c.jpg]

Danburite from Maharitra, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar [db_pics/pics/au539d.jpg]

Single golden Danburite crystal from Madagascar. Complete all around and undamaged with glassy luster and areas of complete transparency. Uncommon crystal!

AU776 - Davidite $ 280 (=~ £ 224)
Australia
thumbnail - 1.2 x 1 x 1 cm

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Davidite from Australia [db_pics/pics/au776a.jpg]

Davidite from Australia [db_pics/pics/au776b.jpg]

Davidite from Australia [db_pics/pics/au776c.jpg]

Davidite from Australia [db_pics/pics/au776d.jpg]

Well formed single octahedral Davidite crystal from Australia. Chocolate brown in color and in excellent condition all around.

AU777 - Strontianite $ 275 (=~ £ 220) SOLD
Oberdorf, Styria, Austria
thumbnail - 2 x 1.7 x 1.5 cm

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Strontianite from Oberdorf, Styria, Austria [db_pics/pics/au777a.jpg]

Strontianite from Oberdorf, Styria, Austria [db_pics/pics/au777b.jpg]

Strontianite from Oberdorf, Styria, Austria [db_pics/pics/au777c.jpg]

Strontianite from Oberdorf, Styria, Austria [db_pics/pics/au777d.jpg]

Superb thumbnail Strontianite from Austria. The specimen has crystals to 1.2cm rising off matrix. Sharp and undamaged crystals, colorless with yellow tips.

AU778 - Anglesite $ 450 (=~ £ 360)
Tsumeb, Namibia
thumbnail - 3 x 2 x 1.5 cm

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Anglesite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/au778a.jpg]

Anglesite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/au778b.jpg]

Anglesite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/au778c.jpg]

Sharply formed single white Anglesite from Tsumeb. The crystal is translucent to transparent with a slightly dimpled surface. Complete and undamaged on both sides.

AU779 - Smithsonite $ 750 (=~ £ 600)
Tsumeb, Namibia
thumbnail - 2.6 x 0.9 x 0.8 cm

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Smithsonite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/au779a.jpg]

Smithsonite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/au779b.jpg]

Smithsonite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/au779c.jpg]

Elongated single Smithsonite crystal. Complete all around and undamaged with areas of transparency.

AU780 - Brazilianite $ 450 (=~ £ 360) SOLD
Corrego Frio, Linopolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil
thumbnail - 1.5 x 1.4 x 1.1 cm

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Brazilianite from Corrego Frio, Linopolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/au780a.jpg]

Brazilianite from Corrego Frio, Linopolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/au780b.jpg]

Brazilianite from Corrego Frio, Linopolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/au780c.jpg]

Brazilianite from Corrego Frio, Linopolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/au780d.jpg]

Fine quality single Brazilianite crystal. well crystallized all around and undamaged with areas of transparency. A really beautiful crystal that Ewell's old label incorrectly attributes to Virgem da Lapa.

AU781 - Smithsonite $ 200 (=~ £ 160) SOLD
Masua Mine, Masua, Iglesias, Sardinia, Italy
thumbnail - 2.2 x 2.0 x 1.4 cm

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Smithsonite from Masua Mine, Masua, Iglesias, Sardinia, Italy [db_pics/pics/au781a.jpg]

Smithsonite from Masua Mine, Masua, Iglesias, Sardinia, Italy [db_pics/pics/au781b.jpg]

Smithsonite from Masua Mine, Masua, Iglesias, Sardinia, Italy [db_pics/pics/au781c.jpg]

Globular yellow Smithsonite on matrix. The top spherical cluster is 1.1cm wide. Translucent, undamaged Smithsonite. The Masua mine was and old zinc and lead mine that closed in the 1990s and is noted for it's yellow Smithsonite.

AU782 - Hematite $ 290 (=~ £ 232) SOLD
El Laco Fe deposit, San Pedro de Atacama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile
thumbnail - 2.1 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm

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Hematite from El Laco Fe deposit, San Pedro de Atacama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile [db_pics/pics/au782a.jpg]

Hematite from El Laco Fe deposit, San Pedro de Atacama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile [db_pics/pics/au782b.jpg]

Hematite from El Laco Fe deposit, San Pedro de Atacama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile [db_pics/pics/au782c.jpg]

Two intergrown crystals of Hematite from Chile. Ewell's label indicates "Martite" (a name given to pseudomorphs of Hematite after Magnetite) and a locality of Atacama Desert, Chile. However I don't believe these to be pseudomorphs after Magnetite and flat, hexagonal Hematite crystals are known from this deposit. A beautiful and unusual specimen.

AU783 - Kulanite $ 240 (=~ £ 192)
Rapid Creek, Yukon, Canada
miniature - 3.5 x 2.2 x 1.2 cm

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Kulanite from Rapid Creek, Yukon, Canada [db_pics/pics/au783a.jpg]

Kulanite from Rapid Creek, Yukon, Canada [db_pics/pics/au783b.jpg]

Kulanite from Rapid Creek, Yukon, Canada [db_pics/pics/au783c.jpg]

Relatively large, blue/green crystals of Kulanite, a rare phosphate mineral, on matrix from the Type locality for the species. Crystals reach 6mm in size. A somewhat hard to find rarity from this locality better known for it's Lazulite.

AU784 - Prehnite with Calcite $ 350 (=~ £ 280)
Prospect Park Quarry (Sowerbutt Quarry),Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
thumbnail - 2.8 x 2.5 x 1.2 cm

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Prehnite with Calcite from Prospect Park Quarry (Sowerbutt Quarry),Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA [db_pics/pics/au784a.jpg]

Prehnite with Calcite from Prospect Park Quarry (Sowerbutt Quarry),Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA [db_pics/pics/au784a.jpg]

Prehnite with Calcite from Prospect Park Quarry (Sowerbutt Quarry),Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA [db_pics/pics/au784b.jpg]

Prehnite with Calcite from Prospect Park Quarry (Sowerbutt Quarry),Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA [db_pics/pics/au784c.jpg]

Three glistening spherical masses of green Prehnite crystals on transparent white Calcite crystals. Outstanding, elegant Prehnite thumbnail!!

AU786 - Topaz $ 450 (=~ £ 360) SOLD
Katlang, Mardan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
thumbnail - 2.2 x 0.6 x 0.4 cm

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Topaz from Katlang, Mardan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/au786a.jpg]

Topaz from Katlang, Mardan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/au786b.jpg]

Topaz from Katlang, Mardan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/au786c.jpg]

Transparent, flawless light pink Topaz crystal. Ewell's old label indicates this is from Afghanistan, however I'm only aware of small blue Topaz crystals associated with Lepidolite from Paprok, Afghanistan, and this looks much more like a Katlang Topaz to me. Undamaged.

AU787 - Harmotome $ 220 (=~ £ 176) SOLD
Bellsgrove Mine, Strontian, Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom
thumbnail - 2 x 1.7 x 1.6 cm

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Harmotome from Bellsgrove Mine, Strontian, Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom [db_pics/pics/au787a.jpg]

Harmotome from Bellsgrove Mine, Strontian, Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom [db_pics/pics/au787b.jpg]

Harmotome from Bellsgrove Mine, Strontian, Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom [db_pics/pics/au787c.jpg]

Stout single Harmotome crystal from Scotland. Well terminated, complete and undamaged crystal. Quality old classic.

AU788 - Grossular $ 150 (=~ £ 120) SOLD
Baja California, Mexico
thumbnail - 1.1 x 0.9 x 0.7 cm

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Grossular from Baja California, Mexico [db_pics/pics/au788a.jpg]

Grossular from Baja California, Mexico [db_pics/pics/au788b.jpg]

Grossular from Baja California, Mexico [db_pics/pics/au788c.jpg]

Gemmy single orange Grossular crystal from Baja. Unfortunately no further locality information was available, but it's likely from one of the many pegmatites in far northern Baja. Good transparency.

AU789 - Whewellite $ 90 (=~ £ 72) SOLD
Saxony, Germany
thumbnail - 2.3 x 2 x 0.3 cm

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Whewellite from Saxony, Germany [db_pics/pics/au789a.jpg]

Whewellite from Saxony, Germany [db_pics/pics/au789b.jpg]

Whewellite from Saxony, Germany [db_pics/pics/au789c.jpg]

Specimen of satiny white Whewellite from Germany.

AU790 - Apatite $ 250 (=~ £ 200) SOLD
Megiliggar Rocks (Tremearne pegmatite), Breage, Cornwall, England, UK
thumbnail - 1.1 x 0.8 x 0.8 cm

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Apatite from Megiliggar Rocks (Tremearne pegmatite), Breage, Cornwall, England, UK [db_pics/pics/au790a.jpg]

Apatite from Megiliggar Rocks (Tremearne pegmatite), Breage, Cornwall, England, UK [db_pics/pics/au790b.jpg]

Apatite from Megiliggar Rocks (Tremearne pegmatite), Breage, Cornwall, England, UK [db_pics/pics/au790c.jpg]

Complete single light blue Apatite crystal from an obscure locality in Cornwall located near the town of Porthleven. Good glassy luster.

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