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P959 - Serandite, Analcime, Natrolite, Rhodochrosite $ 650 Mont St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada small cabinet - 6.3 x 4 x 4 cm
Large pink Serandite crystal with attached Analcime and Natrolite crystals. The Analcime are large, reaching 4.2cm wide. Rhodochrosite is present as well, and there are a number of small red crystals on the backside. A classic combination specimen for Mont St. Hilaire.
P960 - Willemite $ 450 Franklin, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA small cabinet - 5.5 x 5 x 2.5 cm
Specimen of solid green Willemite from Franklin. Importantly, areas get translucent to transparent. Found on the Trotter dumps. Ex. Robert Batic collection.
P961 - Azurite $ 600 SOLD Touissit, Morocco miniature - 5 x 3.5 x 3 cm
Fan-like groups of elongated Azurite crystals on matrix from old finds at Touissit. The crystals show strong translucency when backlit and all have good terminations.
P962 - Dioptase on Calcite $ 750 Altyn-Tyube, Karagandy Province, Kazakhstan small cabinet - 5.2 x 3 x 2 cm
Emerald-green Dioptase crystals attached to a single scalenohedral Calcite crystal. The Dioptase crystals are undamaged and reach 7mm ub suze. The only one like it I've ever seen from this locality.
P963 - Inesite $ 950 N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa small cabinet - 5.5 x 3 x 2 cm
Two spherical clusters of red Inesite with attached white Calcite. Note that the camera picked up the red strongly and the Inesite is a darker slightly more maroon red to my eyes.
P964 - Azurite, Malachite on Selenite $ 300 SOLD Boleo, Santa Rosalia, Baja Sur, Mexico miniature - 4 x 3 x 1.7 cm
Here's a really neat specimen from one of my favorite localities. It's a rarely seen Azurite specimen from the source of Boleite and Cumengeite. A flat layer of colorless Selenite forms the core of the specimen, with massive Malachite and crystal clusters of Azurite attached on both sides. Ex. J & A Bellanger collection.
P965 - Vivianite $ 450 Siglo XX Mine, Llallagua, Potosi, Bolivia miniature - 4.3 x 3.5 x 3 cm
Crystals of transparent green Vivianite with minor attached rock matrix. All the crystals are well terminated and transparent. Ex. Frank Levy collection.
P966 - Ruby $ 350 Morogoro, Tanzania miniature - 3.5 x 3.5 x 0.8 cm
Dark red, single Ruby crystal from Tanzania. The crystal is translucent with hexagonal form and a uniform thickness. Excellent, well saturated color!
P967 - Stilbite $ 250 Cornwall Mines, Cornwall Borough, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, USA miniature - 4.5 x 3 x 2 cm
Golden-colored, translucent Stilbite on matrix. The main cluster is a fantastic 2.5cm wide hemisphere, perfectly centered on the matrix. Ex. William Metropolis collection.
P968 - Vesuvianite $ 350 SOLD Balochistan, Pakistan miniature - 4.1 x 3 x 2.5 cm
Rare old Vesuvianite specimen from Pakistan. These are elongated green crystals more reminscent of those from the Jeffrey Mine than more recent finds of Vesvianite from Pakistan that are tabular and brown. The crystals are glassy, grass-green and transparent at the terminations. Mindat only show one other similar from Balochistan that was in the Bill Pinch collection. This one was in the Fred Pough collection and comes with his old label.
P969 - Vesuvianite $ 200 Drum Valley, Tulare Co., California, USA miniature - 4.7 x 3.2 x 2 cm
Glossy black Vesuvianite crystals on a matrix of massive Vesvianite. Rare locality piece with crystals to 1.5cm.
P970 - Chrysoberyl $ 450 SOLD Espirito Santo, Minas Gerais, Brazil thumbnail - 2.5 x 2.5 x 2.0 cm
Doubly-terminated Chrysoberyl sixling from Brazil. It's well crystallized all around though has some slight damage. Both front and back sides shown - backside is crystallized though partially contacted from another crystal.
P971 - Tremolite $ 350 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania miniature - 4.4 x 2.2 x 2 cm
Fine quality floater cluster of doubly-terminated chrome Tremolite crystals. The Tremolite are superb - translucent to transparent with vivid green color. Nothing but great crystals all around!
P972 - Diaspore SOLD Pinarcik, Mugla Prov., Turkey miniature - 5 x 2 x 1.5 cm
Interconnected, gem quality V-twin Diaspore crystals of a style characteristic of the initial finds at the locality. The previous collector nicknamed this one 'The Checkmark' for obvious reasons. Weighs 12.5 grams.
P973 - Linarite $ 375 Grand Reef Mine, Graham Co., Arizona, USA miniature - 4 x 3.5 x 3 cm
Well formed electric blue Linarite crystals that grew freely in a vug. The largest crystal is 1.1cm and shows transparency. ©2010-2018 Marin Mineral |