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SV152 - Fluellite with Wavellite $ 200 Willard Mine, Pershing Co., Nevada, USA small cabinet - 7 x 4 x 3.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Open vug in a dark shale matrix lined with yellow Wavellite and numerous crystals of Fluellite. Fluellite is a rare phosphate mineral and the world's best were found at this old Gold mine in Nevada. The Fluellite reach 4mm in size.
SV165 - Copper, Copper in Calcite $ 375 Quincy Mine, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA miniature - 3.5 x 3 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Calcite crystals with inclusions of Copper from the Quincy Mine in Michigan. The Copper upon which the Calcite grew is well crystallized with individual Copper crystals to 8mm in size. The Calcite are glassy and transparent and reach 1.5cm in size.
SV177 - Tourmaline $ 2750 Laghman, Mawi, Afghanistan small cabinet - 6.8 x 2.4 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Pink and green 'watermelon' Tourmaline crystal from Afghanistan. Gemmy and clean and crystalized all around - even the side crystals are complete and the base is recrystalized. Good transparency in the upper half. Complete and undamaged and weighs 44.51 grams.
ST729 - Almandine $ 225 Garnet Ledge, Wrangell Island, Alaska, USA small cabinet - 8 x 6 x 3.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Specimen of Almandine garnet crystals in schist matrix from the well known Wrangell Island locality in Alaska. The crystals reach 1.5cm wide with purple/red coloration and translucency and are well exposed from the schist. This one is loaded with crystals - the collector must have been very happy to find this one with 5 good crystals in one small piece of schist. A USA classic.
ST471 - Dioptase $ 150 Mindouli District, Pool Department, Congo thumbnail - 2.1 x 1.6 x 1.5 cm ![]() ![]() Cluster of bright, translucent, deep emerald green crystals of Dioptase from the Congo. Nothing but solid Dioptase without matrix, with individual crystals to 1.6cm.
ST473 - Dioptase $ 150 Mindouli District, Pool Department, Congo thumbnail - 2 x 1.2 x 1 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Emerald green crystals of Dioptase from the Congo. A fine thumbnail composed of a single large crystal with a smaller doubly-terminated crystal attached to the side.
ST476 - Dioptase $ 150 Mindouli District, Pool Department, Congo miniature - 3.2 x 1.5 x 1.2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Cluster of bright, translucent, deep emerald green crystals of Dioptase from the Congo. Nothing but solid Dioptase without matrix, with individual crystals to 2cm!
SV208 - Whitlockite, Kulanite, Collinsite $ 1600 Big Fish River, Yukon, Canada cabinet - 10.5 x 5 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Good sized crystals of Whitlockite on matrix from the Type locality in Canada. The pearly, tabular crystals of Whitlockite reach 1.5cm in size. Associated minerals include Collinsite, deep green Kulanite, Arrojadite, and transparent Quartz crystals. Comes with an old Al Ordway collection label.
ST739 - Tourmaline $ 300 St. Anne's Mine, Miami, Karoi District, Zimbabwe small cabinet - 5.4 x 0.8 x 0.6 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Gem Tourmaline crystal recently mined from the famous St. Anne's Mine in the Karoi district of Zimbabwe. Fully terminated, complete, and undamaged. It's transparent top to bottom with a good medium green color over most of the crystal with a darker green (though still transparent) termination. The termination is multi-faceted and complex. Excellent quality Tourmaline, internally flawless. Weighs 6.92 grams.
ST629 - Scheelite $ 270 Mt Xuebaoding, Ping Wu, Sichuan Prov., China miniature - 4.5 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Large single octahedral Scheelite crystal from China. There is a small amount of attached Muscovite on one side, otherwise it's all Scheelite. Undamaged with good transparency, especially at the tip.
SV249 - Hemimorphite $ 275 Mineral Range, Beaver Co., Utah, USA miniature - 4.5 x 4 x 3.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Fine quality Hemimorphite specimen from an obscure locality in Utah. This is a floater specimen well crystalized all around with White Calcite crystals are present on one side. Lustrous and translucent, high quality crystals all around. Neat and uncommon locality specimen that comes with an old Don Olson label.
SV212 - Aquamarine on Muscovite $ 2000 Chumar Bakhoor, Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan cabinet - 9.5 x 7 x 7 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Glassy blue Aquamarine crystal with Muscovite from Chumar Bakhoor in Pakistan. The Aquamarine is 4.5cm wide and highly transparent and presents well for a wonderful display specimen. Pristine and undamaged.
SV213 - Roselite $ 1200 Bou Azzer District, Ouarzazate Province, Draa-Tafilalet, Morocco cabinet - 12 x 8 x 5.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Unusual Roselite specimen featuring mound-like, hemispherical clusters of magenta Roselite crystals over Calcite crystals. Large sized Roselite specimens with this amount of crystal coverage are uncommon and makes for a spectacular display piece, despite light damage to the crystals. Sawcut on one side.
SV218 - Celestite $ 600 Maybee Quarry, Monroe Co., Michigan, USA small cabinet - 8 x 5.5 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Outstanding cluster of blue Celestite from the Maybee Quarry in Michigan. The cluster is composed of doubly-terminated crystals and the main crystal a superb one measuring 6.2 x 3.8 cm in size. The crystals have transparency and are in excellent conditiion with only a couple very trival edge nicks to be found. A USA classic.
SV219 - Grossular $ 750 Sierra de Cruces, Sierra Mojada Mun., Coahuila, Mexico small cabinet - 8 x 5.5 x 5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Classic and now hard to find specimen of 'raspberry' Grossular garnets in matrix. The dodecahedral crystals measure up to 1.7cm across. There are also tan Vesuvianite present and partial Grossular crystals that display the color zoning inside. These were first found in 1974 and initially sold as coming from Lake Jaco, but the garnets are actually found in the Sierra de Cruces range located east of Lake Jaco in the State of Coahuila.
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