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B622 - Calcite with Boulangerite $ 450 (=~ £ 360) Herja Mine, Baia Mare, Maramures Co., Romania small cabinet - 8 x 7.5 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Translucent, layered rosettes (intergrown flattened rhombohedra) of Calcite which are included by silvery needles of Boulangerite. A complete floater specimen comprised of a 5.5cm central cluster with a few side clusters. Can be oriented to resemble Mickey Mouse!
B624 - Manganite Ilfeld, Harz Mts., Thuringia, Germany small cabinet - 5.5 x 4.5 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Not your typical druse of Manganite crystals! This specimen features a lustrous, metallic, jet-black, striated, manganite crystal of 1.8 cm rising out of an open vug. The vug is set in massive crystalline manganite lined with a bit of barite for contrast. These old Ilfeld Manganites are regarded as the world's best for species and came out in late 1800s.
B626 - Siderite $ 600 (=~ £ 480) Neudorf, Harz Mts, Saxony, Germany small cabinet - 6.5 x 5 x 5 cm ![]() ![]() Fine quality Siderite crystals over Quartz. The Siderite rhombs have excellent saturated color and reach 2cm in size. An old-time, desirable European classic of rich color and quality.
B648 - Copper $ 350 (=~ £ 280) Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia miniature - 4.3 x 1 x 1 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Cluser of Copper crystals with a large spinel twin of 3cm forming the base for additional smaller crystals. Good patina and in excellent condition.
B668 - Inesite $ 250 (=~ £ 200) N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa miniature - 5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Pink Inesite crystals covering matrix, but not your typical druse of evenly sized crystals. This particular find produced specimens with tufts of Inesite rising above the smaller crystals.
B669 - Inesite $ 220 (=~ £ 176) N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa small cabinet - 5.5 x 3.5 x 2.0 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Pink Inesite crystals covering matrix, but not your typical druse of evenly sized crystals. This particular find produced specimens with tufts of Inesite rising above the smaller crystals.
B686 - Azurite $ 350 (=~ £ 280) Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico miniature - 4 x 3.8 x 3.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Bright and glassy bladed Azurite crystals on matrix. The crystals are superb and reach 1.6cm wide. Fine and undamaged.
B708 - Scapolite $ 350 (=~ £ 280) Morogoro, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.1 x 1.3 x 0.8 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Gemmy and lustrous, water-clear, yellow Scapolite crystal with glassy termination faces from Morogoro, Tanzania. The recent finds of Scapolite from Tanzania have been outstanding. A fine Scapolite, complete all-around and undamaged. Great aesthetics and an impressive gem crystal weighing 4.3 grams. All GEM!
B713 - Scapolite $ 300 (=~ £ 240) Morogoro, Tanzania thumbnail - 2 x 2 x 1.5 cm ![]() ![]() Gemmy and lustrous, water-clear, yellow Scapolite crystal with glassy termination faces from Morogoro, Tanzania. The recent finds of Scapolite from Tanzania have been outstanding. A fine Scapolite, complete all-around and with only minor edge wear and a small unidentified crystal included in the front face. Great aesthetics and an impressive gem crystal. Weighs 9.6 grams.
B716 - Scapolite $ 150 (=~ £ 120) Morogoro, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.6 x 1.5 x 1.2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Gemmy and lustrous, water-clear, yellow Scapolite crystal with glassy termination faces from Morogoro, Tanzania. The recent finds of Scapolite from Tanzania have been outstanding. A fine Scapolite, complete all-around and undamaged except a slight chipping on the termination edges. Great aesthetics and an impressive gem crystal weighing 6.7 grams. All GEM!
B751 - Cinnabar $ 450 (=~ £ 360) Tongren, Guizhou Province, China miniature - 4.8 x 4 x 3.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() A splendid deep red, double-terminated Cinnabar crystal set in a well proportioned matrix covered by Dolomite crystals. The Cinnabar crystal is 1.8cm long. There are areas of stepped growth on the front faces, but not damage.
B770 - Hutchinsonite with Orpiment Quiruvilca, La Libertad Dept., Peru cabinet - 10 x 9 x 8 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Large Pyrite rich matrix with botryoidal Orpimnet and red crystals of Hutchinsonite. Hutchinsonite is a rare thallium sulfosalt species and these recently found red crystals are some of the best ever found. Crystals reach 7mm long and contrast nicely against the Orpiment.
TZ517 - Scapolite $ 120 (=~ £ 96) Morogoro, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.6 x 0.7 x 0.7 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Gemmy single crystal in perfect condition.
B803 - Azurite $ 450 (=~ £ 360) Tsumeb, Namibia small cabinet - 8 x 5 x 4.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A thick 4cm Azurite crystal/crystal group on matrix with smaller more prismatic crystals located below the large main crystal. There are also Cerussite and Mimetite present making this a classic multi-species Tsumeb piece. Great color to the Azurite, not too dark rather a bright blue.
B807 - Malachite $ 180 (=~ £ 144) Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona small cabinet - 7.5 x 5 x 3.5 cm ![]() ![]() Hard to find old Bisbee specimen composed of a cup-shaped formation of botryoidal Malachite. No matrix, just solid bright, dense Malachite in great condition.
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