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TZ482 - Dravite $ 290 Mwajanga, near Komolo, Tanzania thumbnail - 1.7 x 1.1 x 0.8 cm ![]() ![]() Facet grade rootbeer colored Dravite crystal with a complex termination. Complete and undamaged.
CO107 - Malachite after Cuprite $ 350 Nchanga Mine, Chingola, Zambia thumbnail - 1.9 x 1.7 x 1.5 cm ![]() ![]() Intergrown octahedral Malachite after Cuprite crystals from a 1979 find in Zambia, just released for the first time. Complete and undamaged except for one micro chip on one corner.
SA711 - Chrysoberyl $ 750 Santa Teresa, Espirito Santo, Brazil thumbnail - 2.3 x 2.1 x 0.6 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Beautiful and gemmy V-twin Chrysoberyl from Brazil. Good Chrysoberl specimens are always hard to find. This is a well terminated, complete and undamaged crystal. Ex. Tim Sherburn.
SA720 - Brazilianite $ 300 Telerio Mine, Mendes Pimental, Minas Gerais, Brazil miniature - 3.7 x 3.0 x 2.4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Attractive cluster of glassy and gemmy Brazilianite with the main crystal a thick 3.5cm long crystal. Undamaged and sits upright on its own.
TU231 - Dravite $ 480 Mwajanga, near Komolo, Tanzania small cabinet - 5.5 x 1.5 x 1 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Gem quality rootbeer brown Dravite crystal with a complex, stepped termination. An unusual feature of this crystal is a thin horzontal zone of cat's-eye that runs through the middle of the crystal, causing it to slightly offset, how this formed is a mystery to me. Complete and undamaged.
B109 - Anatase Kharan Mountain, Balochistan, Pakistan small cabinet - 7.5 x 7 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Anatase crystals to 1.1cm on an Albite coated matrix with gem transparent Quartz crystals. The Quartz are hard to see in the photos (they are exceptionally clear!), but they are really nice.
TZ507 - Dravite $ 300 Mwajanga, near Komolo, Tanzania miniature - 3.6 x 1.6 x 1.1 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Well terminated gem Dravite. Uncommonly good quality, with most of the crystal facet grade.
B131 - Vesuvianite $ 450 Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Quebec, Canada miniature - 4.5 x 1.6 x 1.6 cm ![]() ![]() Large, greenish yellow single crystal. Bright and gemmy at the termination. This mine is long closed and Vesuvianites of this size are hard to find now.
B134 - Anatase Kharan Mountain, Balochistan, Pakistan cabinet - 11 x 8 x 7 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Mirror-bright Anatase crystals to 9mm on matrix with Quartz and Albite. Five larger crystals with more smaller crystals present. Undamaged.
B138 - Erythrite $ 1500 Bou Azzer, Morocco miniature - 4 x 2.7 x 2.2 cm ![]() ![]() Incredible specimen of two attached ball-shaped formations of Erythrite crystals. A rare floater specimen for this species, crystallized all around. Definitely different than most Erythrites you will encounter.
B169 - Fluorite Dal'Negorsk, Primorsky Kray, Russia cabinet - 10 x 5.5 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() A 4cm Fluorite cube on matrix with Sphalerite. The Fluorite is a sea foam green with inclusions of white Aragonite needles. Fluorites from this find and this particular color are uncommon and hard to find. There is minor chipping present, otherwise the crystal is pristine with glassy luster and razor sharp edges. A hard to find piece for a Fluorite collector.
B240 - Chrome Tourmaline $ 280 Landanai, Tanzania thumbnail - 1.7 x 0.9 x 0.9 cm ![]() ![]() Terminated single gem crystal of Chrome Tourmaline which is a chromium and vanadium rich Dravite. Complete all around with deep emerald green coloration at the termination and a more yellow green at the base. Note that some from this find such as this one have an unusual indented crystal form at the very tip. The three outer triangular faces of the termination are flat, while the center triangle goes inward.
B244 - Chrome Tourmaline $ 180 Landanai, Tanzania thumbnail - 1.7 x 0.6 x 0.6 cm ![]() ![]() Terminated single gem crystal of Chrome Tourmaline which is a chromium and vanadium rich Dravite. Complete all around with deep emerald green coloration. Fantastic color and undamaged.
B247 - Chrome Tourmaline $ 400 Landanai, Tanzania thumbnail - 1.3 x 1 x 1 cm ![]() ![]() Terminated single gem crystal of Chrome Tourmaline which is a chromium and vanadium rich Dravite. Complete all around with deep emerald green coloration.Note that some from this find such as this one have an unusual indented crystal form at the very tip. The three outer triangular faces of the termination are flat, while the center triangle goes inward. Complete and undamaged.
B288 - Azurite on Dickite $ 350 Volborthite Pocket, Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico thumbnail - 2.5 x 2.2 x 1.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() A 1.7cm wide Azurite crystal perched atop Dickite coated matrix. The Azurite has a waxy to satiny luster and is brilliantly translucent when backlit. From a single pocket opened in April 2015 that produced a limited number of specimens. Undamaged.
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