![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
  | |
![]() |
SV545 - Smokey Quartz Quin, Co. Clare, Ireland small cabinet - 6 x 6 x 4.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Cluster of large smokey Quartz crystals collected in 1999. Ex. Tim Sherburn collection.
SV547 - Quartz cast with Calcite, Pyrite Hay's Level, Moll Doyle Mine, Glendasan, Co. Wicklow, Ireland small cabinet - 8.5 x 7 x 4.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Large, hollow Quartz cast pseudomorphed after a now gone Calcite (?) crystal. Small Pyrite crystals add sparkle and platy white Calcite crystals are attached at the base. Ex. Tim Sherburn collection.
SV362 - Zincolivenite (formerly Cuprian Adamite) $ 200 Tsumeb, Namibia thumbnail - 3 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Isolated bright green crystals of Zincolivenite (a mineral formerly known as Cuprian Adamite) with Cerussite. The crystals reach 0.5cm in size and contrast well against the dark matrix.
SV350 - Willemite $ 500 Tsumeb, Namibia miniature - 5 x 3.5 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Deep blue, botryoidal Willemite coating matrix. The Willemite is translucent and here are small blue/green Rosaite spheres in association.
SV485 - Erythrite $ 200 Bou Azzer, Morocco thumbnail - 2.5 x 2.5 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Thumbnail sized specimen of brilliant, metallic purple crystals of Erythrite. The main crystal is 1.5cm tall and well terminated, but there are great crystals all around, in fact it's nothing but solid Erythrite crystals.
SV410 - Plancheite $ 250 Kamoya Central Mine, Katanga, DR Congo small cabinet - 7 x 5 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Fibrous crystal clusters of sky blue Plancheite covering the entire front display face.
SV330 - Creedite $ 280 Mina Navidad, Rodeo, Durango, Mexico small cabinet - 5.5 x 4.5 x 4.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Spherical cluster of orange Creedite crystals from Mexico with crystals sticking out in all directions. The mine is a brecciated Fluorite vein and the Creedite occurs in clay filled voids in the Breccia, allowing for specimens such as this one that are crystallized all around.
ST383 - Chambersite $ 180 Venice Salt Dome, Louisiana, USA thumbnail - 0.6 x 0.6 x 0.6 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Complete and undamaged tetrahedron of Chambersite, a rare mineral found in salt formations in a small number of localities worldwide. Translucent 'Amethyst' purple in color with flat, truncated tips. Collected by Fred Pough in 1970. Ex. Chuck Trantham collection.
ST386 - Chambersite $ 160 Venice Salt Dome, Louisiana, USA thumbnail - 0.5 x 0.5 x 0.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Complete and undamaged tetrahedron of Chambersite, a rare mineral found in salt formations in a small number of localities worldwide. Dark purple in color with sharp, pointed tips. Collected by Fred Pough in 1970. Ex. Chuck Trantham collection.
MK104 - Alexandrite $ 750 Novello Mine, Masvingo, Zimbabwe miniature - 3.7 x 3.2 x 1.2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Rare Alexandrite crystal cluster from Zimbabwe. These are most commonly seen as individual crystals embedded in a hard black schist. This one is nothing but solid crystals!!! The crystals reach 1.3cm in size and have a green and purple color change. Good on both sides.
MK106 - Tanzanite $ 400 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.5 x 1.5 x 1 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Gemmy Tanzanite crystal from Merelani Hills, Tanzania. Complete all around with great color and transparency. This is a natural, unheated crystal with stepped terminations along one edge. Undamaged and weighs 6.34 grams.
MK109 - Krohnkite $ 150 Chuquicamata Mine, Antofagasta Region, Chile miniature - 3.2 x 2.5 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Crystals of vibrant blue Krohnkite from Chile. The crystals are mostly intergrown but there are a number of deep blue, translucent isolated crystals.
MK110 - Wulfenite $ 50 Red Cloud Mine, Arizona, USA thumbnail - 1.1 x 1 x 0.2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Complete single Wulfenite crystal with great color and areas of transparency. A floater, well crystallized all around and undamaged.
MK111 - Papagoite $ 250 New Cornelia Pit, Ajo, Pima Co., Arizona, USA miniature - 4.3 x 2 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Bright 'electric' blue Papagoite in seams and covering areas of a rock matrix. This has good crystals (!) in areas. From the type locality for Papagoite which was discovered in Ajo in 1960. A rare and hard to find specimen.
MK112 - Papagoite $ 200 New Cornelia Pit, Ajo, Pima Co., Arizona, USA thumbnail - 3 x 2.8 x 2.4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Bright 'electric' blue Papagoite in seams and covering areas of a rock matrix. This has good crystals (!) in areas. From the type locality for Papagoite which was discovered in Ajo in 1960.A rare and hard to find specimen.
©2010-2018 Marin Mineral |