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LP843 - Heliodor $ 3200 Sapucaia do Norte, Minas Gerais, Brazil small cabinet - 7.5 x 1.8 x 1.4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Etched crystal of greenish yellow Beryl var. Heliodor. Fully transparent with surface striations and is doubly-terminated with more pointed terminations at one end and flatter terminations at the other. Complete and undamaged. Weighs 27.35 grams.
LP844 - Anglesite $ 3500 Touissit, Morocco small cabinet - 6 x 6 x 5.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Exquisite yellow Anglesite crystals on Galena from Touissit, the source of the world's finest Anglesite. The best Anglesite were found decades ago from this now closed mine and top quality crystals are hard to find. This specimen has Anglesite crystals to 2cm tall that have excellent transparency, fine lemon yellow color, aesthetic arrangement on the matrix, and are undamaged.
LP846 - Huelandite $ 650 Jalgaon, Maharashtra State, India small cabinet - 8.5 x 8 x 5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Large, fan-shaped crystals of pink Huelandite on a drusy Quartz crystal coated matrix. The main crystal is 6cm tall and all the Huelandite have great luster and are in perfect condition. Big and showy crystals, not your average Indian zeolite!!!
LP847 - Prehnite with Epidote $ 275 Djouga Diggings, Diakon, Kayes Region, Mali cabinet - 9.5 x 6 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Translucent green spherical Prehnite with darker green Epidote crystals. The Prehnite spheres reach 2.5cm in diameter. Ex. Demetrius Pohl.
LP848 - Topaz $ 150 Marambaia, Padre Paraiso, Minas Gerais, Brazil miniature - 3.9 x 2.3 x 2.3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Single colorless gem Topaz crystal from Brazil. In excellent condition, complete all around with only minor edge nicks.
LP850 - Nagyagite $ 200 Sacarimb (Nagyag), Deva, Hunedoara Co., Romania thumbnail - 1.6 x 1.1 x 0.8 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Platy grey and lustrous crystals of Nagyagite, a rare lead gold tellurium antimony sulfide, that contrast well against the light colored rock matrix. Hard to find thumbnail from the Type locality for the species.
LP856 - Calcite, Dioptase, Duftite $ 250 Tsumeb, Namibia small cabinet - 6 x 4.5 x 2.5 ![]() ![]() ![]() Colorful Tsumeb combination piece with Dioptase crystals, pistacio green Duftite, darker green Malachite and two styles of Calcite crystals - tiny pearly white Calcite and larger transparent Calcite crystals.
LP863 - Tourmaline $ 12500 Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil small cabinet - 8 x 2.7 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Large single crystal of color-zoned Tourmaline from recent finds in Brazil. Richly colored crystal that 3 color zones - maroon red at the base, a highly transparent light orangish red center, and a vivid cranberry red at the termination. There is some chipping on the termination and it's priced accordingly. Weighs 112.33 grams.
LP864 - Tourmaline $ 7800 Rubaya, North Kivu, Dem. Rep. of Congo small cabinet - 8.1 x 2.2 x 1.7 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Glassy pink and green Tourmaline crystal from recent finds in the Congo. The Tourmaline is a glassy pink with a bright green termination. Good transparency and in excellent condition, even the base has been rehealed. This is a crystal from early production at the locality that I obtained in a trade. It weighs 52.04 grams. Good, larger sized Congo Tourmaline typically sells for about $300/gram, but because it is an older piece obtained in a trade I'm able to sell it here at about $150/gram.
LP865 - Tourmaline $ 275 Rubaya, North Kivu, Dem. Rep. of Congo miniature - 3.7 x 0.7 x 0.3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Glassy transparent Tourmaline crystal from recent finds in the Congo. Congolese Tourmaline can get very transparent and this is a great example of that quality - transparent and glass-like for it's entire length. The color is light yellow, slightly reddish at the base and slightly green at the termination. Undamaged and weighs 2.19 grams.
LP772 - Galkhaite $ 300 Getchell Mine, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA cabinet - 10.5 x 7 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Bright red Galkhaite crystals on Quartz coated matrix. The crystal reach 1.5mm in size and there are dozens of them dispersed across the surface of the drusy Quartz. Galkhaite is a very rare cesium, thallium, mercury sulfide.
LP700 - Cylindrite $ 220 Santa Cruz Mine,Poopo, Oruro Dept., Bolivia small cabinet - 7 x 6 x 5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Cylindrite specimen composed of silvery metallic Cylindrite crystals in matrix. It's loaded with crystals, with Cylindrite visible on all sides. Cylindrite is the only macro-sized crystals of a cylindrical habit in the mineral world. Cylindrite is a sulfosalt mineral containing tin, lead, antimony and iron.
LP645 - Silver with Sphalerite, Quartz $ 275 Veta Hundmiento, Porco, Agua de Castilla, PotosÃ, Bolivia small cabinet - 6 x 4 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Rich Silver specimen from Bolivia. Porco is the oldest important Silver mine in Bolivia. Dense hackly masses of Silver protrude from all sides of the specimen. Purchased by the previous collector in 2008.
LP638 - Pyrargyrite $ 200 Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Mexico thumbnail - 2.5 x 1.5 x 1.2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Cluster of intergrown Pyrargyrite crystals. These are sometimes refered to as 'ruby silver' due to the silver content of the mineral and the deep red coloration. Some areas show transparency when backlit.
LP634 - Fluorite on Pyrite $ 250 Shangbao Mine, Hunan, China cabinet - 10.5 x 8 x 5.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Areas of purple Fluorite coating large, metallic cubic crystals of Pyrite. Large and showy display specimen with individual crytals to 2.5cm on the diagonal.
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