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ST549 - Quartz Scepter $ 200
 Chibuku Mine, Chiredzi mining district, Masvingo, Zimbabwe
miniature - 4.5 x 2.5 x 2.3 cm


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Quartz Scepter from Chibuku Mine, Chiredzi mining district, Masvingo, Zimbabwe [db_pics/pics/ST549a.jpg] Quartz Scepter from Chibuku Mine, Chiredzi mining district, Masvingo, Zimbabwe [db_pics/pics/ST549b.jpg] Quartz Scepter from Chibuku Mine, Chiredzi mining district, Masvingo, Zimbabwe [db_pics/pics/ST549c.jpg] Quartz Scepter from Chibuku Mine, Chiredzi mining district, Masvingo, Zimbabwe [db_pics/pics/ST549d.jpg] Quartz Scepter from Chibuku Mine, Chiredzi mining district, Masvingo, Zimbabwe [db_pics/pics/ST549e.jpg]

Smokey and Amethyst scepter with red Hematite inclusions on a colorless Quartz stem. High quality, complete crystal hand selected from hundreds.

ST558 - Quartz Scepter $ 300
 Chibuku Mine, Chiredzi mining district, Masvingo, Zimbabwe
small cabinet - 6 x 2.5 x 2 cm


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Quartz Scepter from Chibuku Mine, Chiredzi mining district, Masvingo, Zimbabwe [db_pics/pics/ST558a.jpg] Quartz Scepter from Chibuku Mine, Chiredzi mining district, Masvingo, Zimbabwe [db_pics/pics/ST558b.jpg] Quartz Scepter from Chibuku Mine, Chiredzi mining district, Masvingo, Zimbabwe [db_pics/pics/ST558c.jpg] Quartz Scepter from Chibuku Mine, Chiredzi mining district, Masvingo, Zimbabwe [db_pics/pics/ST558d.jpg] Quartz Scepter from Chibuku Mine, Chiredzi mining district, Masvingo, Zimbabwe [db_pics/pics/ST558e.jpg]

Smokey and Amethyst scepter with red Hematite inclusions on a colorless Quartz stem. High quality, complete crystal hand selected from hundreds.

ST593 - Bournonite on Chalcopyrite $ 750
 Cavnic, Romania
small cabinet - 9 x 8 x 3 cm


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Bournonite on Chalcopyrite from Cavnic, Romania [db_pics/pics/ST593a.jpg] Bournonite on Chalcopyrite from Cavnic, Romania [db_pics/pics/ST593b.jpg] Bournonite on Chalcopyrite from Cavnic, Romania [db_pics/pics/ST593d.jpg] Bournonite on Chalcopyrite from Cavnic, Romania [db_pics/pics/ST593e.jpg] Bournonite on Chalcopyrite from Cavnic, Romania [db_pics/pics/ST593f.jpg] Bournonite on Chalcopyrite from Cavnic, Romania [db_pics/pics/ST593g.jpg]

Slightly irridescent blue metallic barrel-shaped crystals of Bournonite scattered across the surface of Chalcopyrite. Good sized showy specimen I've owned for about 25 years.

ST568 - Quartz $ 150
 Mt. Tamalpais, Marin Co., California, USA
small cabinet - 7 x 2.5 x 2.3 cm


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Quartz from Mt. Tamalpais, Marin Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/ST568a.jpg] Quartz from Mt. Tamalpais, Marin Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/ST568b.jpg] Quartz from Mt. Tamalpais, Marin Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/ST568e.jpg] Quartz from Mt. Tamalpais, Marin Co., California, USA [db_pics/pics/ST568f.jpg]

Undamaged single Quartz crystal with a sharp triangular termination and a grey phantom near the tip. An excellent Marin Co. Quartz.

ST571 - Chrome Tourmaline on Calcite $ 200
 Landanai, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
miniature - 4.5 x 3 x 2 cm


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Chrome Tourmaline on Calcite from Landanai, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/ST571a.jpg] Chrome Tourmaline on Calcite from Landanai, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/ST571b.jpg] Chrome Tourmaline on Calcite from Landanai, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/ST571c.jpg] Chrome Tourmaline on Calcite from Landanai, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/ST571f.jpg]

A 1.5cm Chrome Tourmaline crystal on matrix. Chrome Tourmaline is a chromium and vanadium rich Dravite.

ST556 - Quartz $ 250
 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania
miniature - 4.8 x 2.5 x 2 cm


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Quartz from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/ST556a.jpg] Quartz from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/ST556b.jpg] Quartz from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/ST556f.jpg]

Thick, double-terminated Quartz crystal with a smaller single crystal rising up off one side. This crystal has a lot of character and reminds me a submarine for some reason. Complete all around and undamaged. Found at the Merelani Tanzanite mines.

ST569 - Calcite $ 800
 Daye Copper Mine, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
small cabinet - 6.8 x 3.5 x 3 cm


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Calcite from Daye Copper Mine, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China [db_pics/pics/ST569a.jpg] Calcite from Daye Copper Mine, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China [db_pics/pics/ST569b.jpg] Calcite from Daye Copper Mine, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China [db_pics/pics/ST569d.jpg] Calcite from Daye Copper Mine, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China [db_pics/pics/ST569f.jpg]

Large, double-terminated greenish yellow Calcite crystal. The crystal is internally transparent and nearly pristine. This is a crystal I've owned for about 20 years and was the best of a small lot available with one Chinese dealer at the Tucson mineral show.

ST566 - Quartz with inclusions $ 450
 Jinkouhe District, Leshan, Sichuan, China
small cabinet - 6 x 3 x 2.5 cm


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Quartz with inclusions from Jinkouhe District, Leshan, Sichuan, China [db_pics/pics/ST566a.jpg] Quartz with inclusions from Jinkouhe District, Leshan, Sichuan, China [db_pics/pics/ST566b.jpg] Quartz with inclusions from Jinkouhe District, Leshan, Sichuan, China [db_pics/pics/ST566c.jpg] Quartz with inclusions from Jinkouhe District, Leshan, Sichuan, China [db_pics/pics/ST566g.jpg]

Double-terminated clear Quartz crystal with inclusions of graphite and moving bubbles inside water pockets (enhydros). This is a crystal I've owned for about 20 years and was the very best of a large lot of similar crystals purchased. There are bits of Graphite (some large to about 5mm) and bubbles moving everywhere when you turn it in hand, really loaded with movement, I estimate there are about 10 pockets with either a moving bubble or Graphite.

ST564 - Bournonite $ 1200
 Machacamarca, Potosi, Bolivia
small cabinet - 8 x 6 x 5 cm


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Bournonite from Machacamarca, Potosi, Bolivia [db_pics/pics/ST564a.jpg] Bournonite from Machacamarca, Potosi, Bolivia [db_pics/pics/ST564b.jpg] Bournonite from Machacamarca, Potosi, Bolivia [db_pics/pics/ST564c.jpg] Bournonite from Machacamarca, Potosi, Bolivia [db_pics/pics/ST564d.jpg] Bournonite from Machacamarca, Potosi, Bolivia [db_pics/pics/ST564e.jpg] Bournonite from Machacamarca, Potosi, Bolivia [db_pics/pics/ST564f.jpg]

Large 'cogwheels' or metallic grey Bournonite on matrix. Main crystal is 4cm wide a stands uprite perfectly for display. There are other smaller Bournonite crystals present along with small Tetrahedrite crystals.

ST589 - Arsenopyrite, Quartz, Stannite $ 250
 Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China
miniature - 3.7 x 3 x 2.1 cm


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Arsenopyrite, Quartz, Stannite from Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China [db_pics/pics/ST589a.jpg] Arsenopyrite, Quartz, Stannite from Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China [db_pics/pics/ST589b.jpg] Arsenopyrite, Quartz, Stannite from Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China [db_pics/pics/ST589d.jpg] Arsenopyrite, Quartz, Stannite from Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China [db_pics/pics/ST589e.jpg]

Undamaged specimen of a transparent Quartz crystal and mica atop a bright, metallic cluster of Arsonopyrite crystals over a matrix of Stannite. Attractive, showy miniature.

ST585 - Fluorite with Galena $ 750
 Blackdene Mine, Weardale, Durham, England
small cabinet - 8.5 x 5 x 4.5 cm


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Fluorite with Galena from Blackdene Mine, Weardale, Durham, England [db_pics/pics/ST585a.jpg] Fluorite with Galena from Blackdene Mine, Weardale, Durham, England [db_pics/pics/ST585b.jpg] Fluorite with Galena from Blackdene Mine, Weardale, Durham, England [db_pics/pics/ST585c.jpg] Fluorite with Galena from Blackdene Mine, Weardale, Durham, England [db_pics/pics/ST585e.jpg] Fluorite with Galena from Blackdene Mine, Weardale, Durham, England [db_pics/pics/ST585f.jpg]

Translucent to transparent purple Fluorite cubes intergrown with Galena cubes. The Fluorite has great glassy luster and really lights up in natural sunlight. Ex. A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum.

ST553 - Tourmaline $ 150
 St. Anne's Mine, Miami, Karoi District, Zimbabwe
miniature - 3.5 x 0.6 x 0.6 cm


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Tourmaline from St. Anne's Mine, Miami, Karoi District, Zimbabwe [db_pics/pics/ST553a.jpg] Tourmaline from St. Anne's Mine, Miami, Karoi District, Zimbabwe [db_pics/pics/ST553b.jpg] Tourmaline from St. Anne's Mine, Miami, Karoi District, Zimbabwe [db_pics/pics/ST553d.jpg]

Single deep green transparent Tourmaline crystal from recent production at the famous St. Anne's mine in Zimbabwe. Tourmaline has been very rare from this mine historically, which has primarily targeted blue Topaz. Though dark, it is transparent facet grade green throughout with a more greenish brown color at the termination. Complete all around and perfect.

ST554 - Tourmaline $ 400
 St. Anne's Mine, Miami, Karoi District, Zimbabwe
small cabinet - 7.2 x 0.7 x 0.6 cm


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Tourmaline from St. Anne's Mine, Miami, Karoi District, Zimbabwe [db_pics/pics/ST554a.jpg] Tourmaline from St. Anne's Mine, Miami, Karoi District, Zimbabwe [db_pics/pics/ST554b.jpg] Tourmaline from St. Anne's Mine, Miami, Karoi District, Zimbabwe [db_pics/pics/ST554d.jpg]

Long, dark green but transparent single Tourmaline crystal from recent production at the famous St. Anne's mine in Zimbabwe. Tourmaline has been very rare from this mine historically, which has primarily targeted blue Topaz. Though dark, it is transparent facet grade throughout with a more greenish brown at the tip and a bright pure green over the rest of the crystal. The crystal has a natural 'bend' near the base caused by natural fracturing and rehealing processes during the crytal's growth. Complete and undamaged and weighs 8.52 grams.

ST721 - Senegalite on Turquoise $ 200
 Mount Kouroudiako, Faleme River Basin, Senegal
miniature - 4.5 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm


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Senegalite on Turquoise from Mount Kouroudiako, Faleme River Basin, Senegal [db_pics/pics/ST721a.jpg] Senegalite on Turquoise from Mount Kouroudiako, Faleme River Basin, Senegal [db_pics/pics/ST721b.jpg] Senegalite on Turquoise from Mount Kouroudiako, Faleme River Basin, Senegal [db_pics/pics/ST721c.jpg] Senegalite on Turquoise from Mount Kouroudiako, Faleme River Basin, Senegal [db_pics/pics/ST721d.jpg] Senegalite on Turquoise from Mount Kouroudiako, Faleme River Basin, Senegal [db_pics/pics/ST721e.jpg] Senegalite on Turquoise from Mount Kouroudiako, Faleme River Basin, Senegal [db_pics/pics/ST721f.jpg]

Bright yellow crystals of Senegalite on layers of vivid blue Turquoise. Senegalite is a rare phosphate mineral and this is the Type locality for the species. Ex. Erich Laskowski collection.

ST673 - Purpurite $ 80
 Crystal Mountain, Larime Co., Colorado, USA
miniature - 4 x 3 x 3 cm


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Purpurite from Crystal Mountain, Larime Co., Colorado, USA [db_pics/pics/ST673a.jpg] Purpurite from Crystal Mountain, Larime Co., Colorado, USA [db_pics/pics/ST673b.jpg] Purpurite from Crystal Mountain, Larime Co., Colorado, USA [db_pics/pics/ST673c.jpg]

Colorful specimen of the uncommon phosphate mineral Purpurite showing on multiple sides of a rock matrix. Ex. Erich Laskowski collection.
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