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E585 - Sphalerite $ 225 Mogila Mine, Madan District, Bulgaria small cabinet - 5.5 x 5.5 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Razor sharp, lustrous, and transparent Spahlerite crystals to 1.8 cm pn Quartz matrix. The crystals are brown and green in color and of top quality, 5.5 x 5.5 x 2.5 cm.
AF131 - Tanzanite $ 800 Merelani Hills, Tanzania thumbnail - 1.8 x 1 x 0.6 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Superb bi-color Tanzanite crystal from a new find at Merelani. Transparent yellow over a blue base. Along with the excellent transparency, the surface luster of the crystals from this find is also excellent. Natural, unheated gem Tanzanite crystal, 1.8 x 1 x 0.6 cm.
AF115 - Tanzanite $ 900 Merelani Hills, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.4 x 1 x 0.8 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Rare bi-color Tanzanite crystal with a yellow cap over a blue core. Another unusual feature of this crystal are aligned hair-like fibers of another mineral (Rutile?) that point inward and down from inside of the wide sides of the crystal (center photo). Natural, unheated gem Tanzanite crystal, 2.4 x 1 x 0.8 cm.
AF136 - Tanzanite $ 1800 Merelani Hills, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.2 x 1.4 x 0.9 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Glassy and lustrous gem Tanzanite crystal, complete high quality crystal. Natural, unheated gem Tanzanite crystal, 2.2 x 1.4 x 0.9 cm.
AF137 - Tanzanite $ 2500 Merelani Hills, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.5 x 2 x 1.1 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Glassy and lustrous gem Tanzanite crystal, complete high quality crystal. Natural, unheated gem Tanzanite crystal, 2.5 x 2 x 1.1 cm.
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.
T29 - Tanzanite $ 4500 Merelani Hills, Arusha Region, Tanzania miniature - 3.3 x 2.5 x 1 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Rare double Tanzanite with two crystals attached to each other at the sides, both very gemmy with excellent color saturation. No damage, uncommon.
AF111 - Tanzanite Merelani Hills, Tanzania miniature - 3.5 x 2.7 x 0.9 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Glassy and lustrous gem Tanzanite crystal with purple blue color. Overall excellent quality and good sized. Natural, unheated gem Tanzanite crystal. 50 carats in weight, 3.5 x 2.7 x 0.9 cm.
T34 - Tanzanite Merelani Hills, Arusha Region, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.2 x 1 x 0.8 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Fine gem Tanzanite crystal with good transparency from top to bottom. Complete all around and undamaged, 2.2 x 1 x 0.8 cm.
T38 - Tanzanite Merelani Hills, Arusha Region, Tanzania miniature - 3.5 x 1.8 x 1.8 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Good sized gem Tanzanite crystal with good transparency. Complete all around, fine gem crystal, 3.5 x 1.8 x 1.8 cm.
NA511 - Acanthite $ 750 Guanajuato, Mexico thumbnail - 2 x 1.8 x 1.3 cm ex. John Barlow ![]() ![]() ![]() Large cubic crystals of metallic grey Acanthite from Guanajuato, Mexico. A superb, complete and pristine thumbnail sized specimen from the John Barlow collection (Barlow specimen #3561).
NA945 - Adamite $ 250 Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico small cabinet - 6.5 x 5 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() Unusual Adamite with long individual crystals to 1.5 cm, 6.5 x 5 x 2 cm. Not your typical Adamite - rather than hemispherical masses, this one has jackstraw arrangement of long crystals. A good one for a Mapimi collector.
NA107 - Epidote with Quartz $ 375 Green Monster Mine, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska miniature - 5 x 4 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Fine specimen of thick Epidote crystals with Quartz from the classic locality. Main crystal is 4 x 2 x 1.3 cm in size. No damage to this specimen, I can't tell which view is best, good all around. Mounted on a lucite stand, 5 x 4 x 2.5 cm.
NA297 - Pyromorphite $ 950 Bunker Hill Mine, Kellogg, Idaho miniature - 3.4 x 3.1 x 2.4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Curved yellow to yellow/green Pyromorphite crystal cluster set on a flat matrix. Complete all around and undamaged. This composition of a stand alone cluster complete all round is unusual when compared to most which are solid masses or drusy matrix coverings of crystals. Excellent piece that comes with an old Kristalle label.
NA127 - Acanthite $ 600 Guanajuato, Mexico thumbnail - 3.1 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Fine thumbnail acanthite with mulitple crystals culminating in a large, sharp 1.5cm cubic crystal at the tip. Better in person, 3.1 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm.
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