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ST736 - Vanadinite $ 500 Apex mine, San Carlos, Manuel Benavides Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico miniature - 4 x 2.2 x 1.7 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Large single, hoppered Vanadinite crystal from the Apex Mine in Mexico. A good sized, impressive crystal that is complete all around and undamaged.
ST752 - Spinel $ 250 Ruaha, near Mahenge, Morogoro, Tanzania thumbnail - 3.1 x 2 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Octahedral purple Spinel crystals from recent finds in Tanzania. The cluster is complete all around has damage only on one edge, otherwise undamaged. Good color, luster and translucency.
ST731 - Mohawkite $ 600 Mohawk Mine, Mohawk, Keweenaw Co., Michigan, USA small cabinet - 7 x 4.5 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Large nugget of Mohawkite, a mixture of Algodonite, Domeykite and arsenic-rich Copper that was first described from this locality. It has been polished on one side to show it's color. This is a solid Mohawkite nugget without matrix, the largest one I have personally seen. Weighs 15.6 ounces!
ST753 - Azurite $ 125 Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo thumbnail - 2.8 x 2.8 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Single 1.7cm crystal of Azurite on matrix. The Azurite crystal is euhedral with good luster. Good crystals of Azurite are rare for this locality!
ST726 - Cumengeite $ 2400 Amelia Mine, Santa Rosalia, Baja Sur, Mexico miniature - 4 x 3 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Rare matrix Cumengeite specimen with a fairly large crystal halfway exposed from the matrix. The Cumengeite crystal is 1.2cm tip to tip.
ST749 - Tourmaline $ 300 St. Anne's Mine, Miami, Karoi District, Zimbabwe small cabinet - 6.4 x 0.8 x 0.7 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 with shallow chipping along one edge, otherwise perfect. Excellent quality Tourmaline, internally flawless. Weighs 8.57 grams.
ST751 - Anapaite $ 1500 Kertch, Crimea, Ukraine cabinet - 12 x 10 x 3.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Large, flat specimen of Anapaite, easily the largest I've ever seen. A relatively flat specimen with the majority of the front display face covered in bright green Anapaite crystals. Ex. Fersman Museum specimen, ex. Erich Laskowski collection purchased by Erich in 2003.
ST750 - Tourmaline $ 150 Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San diego Co., California, USA miniature - 3.6 x 3 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Etched pink and green Tourmaline crystals on matrix from the Himalaya Mine. The largest crystal is 1.7cm and transparent. There are at least 10 crystals present, all with satiny etched surfaces all over. Colorful specimen with crystals that stand out against the white matrix.
ST693 - Tourmaline $ 120 Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San diego Co., California, USA thumbnail - 1.5 x 0.9 x 0.8 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Terminated pink and light green Tourmaline crystal from the Himalaya Mine. It's transparent with bright color, complete all around, and well terminated. Weighs 2.27 grams.
ST695 - Tourmaline $ 120 Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San diego Co., California, USA thumbnail - 1.1 x 1 x 0.9 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Terminated pink and bright green Tourmaline crystal from the Himalaya Mine. It's transparent with bright color, complete all around, and well terminated. Weighs 2.26 grams.
ST741 - Almandine $ 200 Garnet Ledge, Wrangell Island, Alaska, USA small cabinet - 5.5 x 5 x 4.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Two 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. Sawcut on base. A USA classic.
ST651 - Aquamarine $ 280 Mt Xuebaoding, Ping Wu, Sichuan Prov., China miniature - 5 x 4 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A beautiful GEM tabular Aquamarine crystal on matrix from the famous Mt. Xuebaoding locality. This one is an old one dating back to the 1990s and is more transparent and glassy than most. The Aqua is 2.7cm wide and perfect with no damage. Ex. Erich Laskowski collection, puchased by Erich in 1997.
ST725 - Cuprite after Antlerite $ 275 Chuquicamata Mine, Antofagasta Region, Chile small cabinet - 8 x 4.5 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Uncommon pseudomorph of red Cuprite that have replaced seams of fibrous (formerly green) Antlerite. The seams of Cuprite are evident along all sides of the specimen. Comes with an old Minerals Unlimited label.
ST746 - Orthoclase after Leucite $ 350 Kalehoyuk, Kaman District, Kırşehir Province, Turkey small cabinet - 6.7 x 6.2 x 6 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Highly interesting and uncommon pseudomorph of Orthoclase that has replaced a large, sharp, single Leucite crystal. The crystal is a complete trapezohedron with relatively sharp crystals faces all around. Comes with an old Minerals Unlimited label.
ST666 - Tantalite on Albite $ 350 Mawi, Laghman Prov., Afghanistan miniature - 3.5 x 2.5 x 2.2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Terminated 1.5cm red Tantalite crystal on a matrix of Albite, Quartz, and Muscovite. Ex. Erich Laskowski collection.
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