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AU521 - Heliodor $ 350 Magli, Nigeria thumbnail - 2.3 x 0.8 x 0.6 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Single gem Heliodor crystal fron Nigeria. Undamaged crystal with etched prism faces and smooth, flat terminatin faces.
AU523 - Herderite $ 450 Virgem da Lapa, Minas Gerais, Brazil thumbnail - 2.5 x 2 x 1.3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Single purple Herderite crystal that has rich color and is translucent to transparent. Complete all around and undamaged, fine quality single crystal.
AU524 - Stibnite $ 140 Kadamzhaj, Tien-Shan Mtns., Kirgizstan miniature - 3.3 x 0.8 x 0.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Silvery metallic crystals of Stibnite from Kirgizstan. Well terminated, undamaged crystals.
AU528 - Barite $ 90 Meikle Mine, Elko Co., Nevada, USA thumbnail - 1.8 x 1.6 x 0.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Glassy single golden Barite crystal with excellent, glass-like transparency.
AU531 - Bournonite $ 350 Hengyang, Hunan Prov., China thumbnail - 2.2 x 1.3 x 0.8 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Aesthetic, undamaged lcuster of Bournonite crystals.
AU538 - Morganite with Dolomite, Pyrrhotite $ 300 Morro Velho Mine (?), Minas Gerais, Brazil thumbnail - 2.3 x 1.8 x 1.3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Glassy and transparent light pink Morganite crystal with an attached Dolomite crystals. The Dolomite crystals have attached and included sulfide crystals, likely Pyrrhotite. The given locality on the label was only 'Minas Gerais'. Although MINDAT does not show Morganite as occuring at the Morro Velho mine, the Pyrhotite on Dolomite is distinctive and Morro Velho is my best guess as to the precise locality.
AU542 - Eosphorite $ 200 Taquaral, Minas Gerais, Brazil thumbnail - 2 x 2 x 1.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Cluster of translucent, golden brown Eosphorite crystals without matrix.
AU544 - Azurite $ 1000 Touissit Mine, Morocco thumbnail - 2.4 x 1.4 x 0.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Single transparent crystal of deep blue Azurite. Complete all around and undamaged with glossy luster.
AU550 - Lazulite $ 200 Rapid Creek, Yukon, Canada thumbnail - 1.5 x 1.1 x 1 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Large single crystal of deep blue Lazulite.
AU547 - Topaz included by Schorl $ 130 Minas Gerais, Brazil thumbnail - 2 x 1.3 x 1.3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Complete and undamaged single gem Topaz crystal included by a single Schorl crystal.
AU543 - Phosgenite ps. Anglesite $ 200 Benthen, Silesia, Germany thumbnail - 1.4 x 0.5 x 0.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Complete single crystal of Phosgenite that has pseudomorphed a former Anglesite crystal.
AU554 - Andorite $ 180 San Jose Mine, Oruro, Bolivia thumbnail - 1 x 1 x 0.6 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Well crystallized single Andorite. This is a complete crystal that appears to be a floater with sharp crystal faces all around and a deep cavernous area on part of the back side. Many Bolivian Andorites have a fuzzy, fibrous surface luster - this one has smooth, bright silvery metallic surfaces.
AU559 - Arsenopyrite $ 120 near Libby, Lincoln Co., Montana, USA thumbnail - 2 x 2 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Cluster of bright metallic Arsenopyrite crystals from Montana.
AU555 - Milarite with Adularia $ 275 Guanajuato, Mexico thumbnail - 2.2 x 2 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Old Mexican classic of yellow Milarite crystals intermixed with Adularia (var. Valencianite) and Quartz crystals. This is a knob-shaped specimen with crystals sticking out in all directions.
AU556 - Barite $ 120 Pohla Mine, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany thumbnail - 1.8 x 1.2 x 0.8 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Single gem Barite crystal from the Pohla Mine. Complete and highly transparent with a rich Canary yellow coloration.
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