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B668 - Inesite $ 250 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 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.
B674 - Malachite after Azurite Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico cabinet - 10 x 7.5 x 6 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Bright velvety Malachite that have replaced large Azurite crystals. Crystals reach 3.5cm wide. There is Azurite throughout the matrix providing color contrast, and the whole specimen has a little more flair and pizzaz than the typical Mal/Az psuedos from here.
B686 - Azurite $ 350 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 $ 240 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 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 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 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.
B769 - Ludlamite $ 400 Blackbird Mine, Lemhi Co., Idaho, USA small cabinet - 5.3 x 4 x 2.6 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Hard to find old Ludlamite specimen from the classic USA locality of the Blackbird Mine. Crystals are translucent green, reach 1cm in size, and present in a Quartz lined vug. Old material no longer being found.
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 Morogoro, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.6 x 0.7 x 0.7 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Gemmy single crystal in perfect condition.
B803 - Azurite $ 450 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 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.
B836 - Volkovskite $ 500 Boulby Mine, Loftus, N. Yorkshire, England small cabinet - 6.4 x 4 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Intergrown crystal groups of rare Volkovskite. This recent find of Volkovskite set the world standard for the species. They were found as a biproduct of mining for potash, and because the Volkovskite damages mine machinery, the area where it was found is now avoided and it is unclear if anymore will be recovered.
B837 - Volkovskite $ 350 Boulby Mine, Loftus, N. Yorkshire, England small cabinet - 5.5 x 4.5 x 1.1 cm ![]() ![]() Large, distinct crystals of rare Volkovskite. This recent find of Volkovskite set the world standard for the species. They were found as a biproduct of mining for potash, and because the Volkovskite damages mine machinery, the area where it was found is now avoided and it is unclear if anymore will be recovered.
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