![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
  | |
![]() |
LP704 - Diopside $ 40 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 1.4 x 0.6 x 0.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Single Diopside crystal from the Merelani Tanzanite mines. A small well terminated crystal with good green color and areas of transparency.
LP688 - Diopside $ 90 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.7 x 1.5 x 1.2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Single Diopside crystal from the Merelani Tanzanite mines. A complete well terminated crystal (that is partially double terminated) with good green color and areas of transparency. Nice steep termination.
ST487 - Dioptase $ 120 Mindouli District, Pool Department, Congo thumbnail - 2.5 x 1 x 1 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Chain of connected deep emerald green Dioptase crystals from the Congo. Sweet little thumbnail composed of about 4 undamaged crystals, good all around.
ST488 - Dioptase $ 120 Mindouli District, Pool Department, Congo thumbnail - 1.7 x 1.5 x 1.3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Cluster of deep emerald green Dioptase crystals from the Congo. A large, complete single crystal with smaller attached crystals. Main crystal is very transparent at the tip.
LP419 - Epidote $ 50 San Quintin, Baja Norte, Mexico thumbnail - 2.5 x 1.8 x 1 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Stout single crystal of deep green Epidote. San Quintin is a beach town not too far south of San Diego and USA border. Having been to San Quintin a number times for surfing and fishing, I've always been fascinated by the Epidote found in the nearby hills, and I was happy to acquire this crystal many years later.
LP426 - Epidote $ 60 San Quintin, Baja Norte, Mexico thumbnail - 2.8 x 2.3 x 1.2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Stout single crystal of deep green Epidote. San Quintin is a beach town not too far south of San Diego and USA border. Having been to San Quintin a number times for surfing and fishing, I've always been fascinated by the Epidote found in the nearby hills, and I was happy to acquire this crystal many years later.
MK967 - Stilbite $ 150 Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India small cabinet - 8.5 x 5 x 5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Large crystals of peach-colored Stilbite crystals. Excellent undamaged cluster good all around. Ex. Len Pisciotta.
LP126 - Amblygonite $ 350 Linopolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil miniature - 4 x 3.7 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Large single crystal of translucent to transparent yellow Amblygonite. Amblygonite is a rare lithium-aluminum phosphate species that is not commonly seen in fine display quality crystals. This crystal is big and chunky with glassy luster and is mostly complete all around.
MK921 - Azurite $ 350 Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico small cabinet - 8 x 7 x 3.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Vivid blue Azurite crystals on matrix from the Milpillas Mine in Mexico. This is an unusual Azurite due both the to the uncommon lighter blue color and the stepped, scale-like surface growth on the crystal faces. Aesthetic and unusual piece.
LP841 - Cerussite $ 160 Tsumeb, Namibia thumbnail - 2.2 x 1.8 x 1.8 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Parallel grown 'snowflake' Cerussite crystals from Tsumeb. Complete all around and undamaged.
LP832 - Topaz $ 60 Klein Spitzkoppe, Erongo Region, Namibia thumbnail - 2.3 x 1.5 x 1.3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Single gem Topaz crystal from Namibia. Well terminated, glassy, transparent, and undamaged.
LP838 - Boltwoodite $ 50 New Method Mine, Amboy area, Bristol Mountains, San Bernardino Co., California, USA thumbnail - 2 x 1.5 x 0.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Golden Boldwoodite crystals on matrix with Quartz crystals from a former uranium mine in California.
LP926 - Fluorite $ 450 Erongo Mtns., Namibia miniature - 3.4 x 1.5 x 1.3 cm ![]() ![]() Flattened, diamond-shaped Fluorite crystals from Erongo, a region known for these unusual Fluorites. The crystals are transparent purple with wisps of green and brown.
LP927 - Fluorite $ 1400 Erongo Mtns., Namibia miniature - 4.2 x 2 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Colorful, unusually-shaped Fluorite crystal from Erongo, a region known for these strange Fluorites. The crystal is transparent purple and green with a diagonal band of reddish brown. Complete all around and undamaged with matte luster on some faces and glassy luster on others. One photo is backlit to show internal colors.
LP930 - Fluorite with Muscovite $ 750 Erongo Mtns., Namibia miniature - 3.4 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Flattened, diamond-shaped Fluorite crystals from Erongo, a region known for these unusual Fluorites. This specimen features a doubly-terminated crystal crossing across the front of other Fluorite crystals, with some yellow Mucsovite attached. The crystals are transparent purple with wisps of brown.
©2010-2018 Marin Mineral |