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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.
B842 - Gersdorffite with Annabergite $ 300 Bou Azzer, Ouarzazate Province, Morocco miniature - 4.5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Bright metallic grey crystals of Gersdorffite from Morocco. Fine quality crystals of Gersdorffite and a great display specimn for the species with bright green Annabergite adding good color contrast.
B854 - Chrome Tourmaline $ 1200 Landanai, Tanzania miniature - 3.8 x 2.5 x 2.3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Fantastic single Chrome Tourmaline from Tanzania. 'Chrome Tourmaline' is a vanandium and chromium rich variety of the species Dravite. This crystal has 3 distinct color zones - a bright, vivid green at the termination, a darker green at the center, and a yellow green at the base. This is one of about 5 similar crystals I purchased years ago and I've never seen another similar since then. Weighs 35 grams.
B856 - Chrome Tourmaline $ 500 Landanai, Tanzania small cabinet - 6.3 x 4.7 x 3.5 cm ![]() ![]() Large partial Chrome Tourmaline crystal from a recent find. 'Chrome Tourmaline' is a vanandium and chromium rich varietal of the species Dravite. This crystal is one of a small handfull that have 3 color zones. A bright, vivid green at the termination, a darker green at the center, and grading towards a yellow green at the base. Weighs 110 grams.
B866 - Bastnasite-(Ce) $ 350 Zagi Mountain, Peshawar, Pakistan thumbnail - 2.2 x 2 x 1 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Well formed floater cluster of Bastnasite crystals. The main crystal is good sized with uniform thickness and sharp, crisp edges. The color is a translucent rootbeer brown with an outer zone of yellow.
B867 - Bastnasite-(Ce) $ 180 Zagi Mountain, Peshawar, Pakistan thumbnail - 1.8 x 1.7 x 1.1 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Well formed single Bastnasite crystal from the now famous Zagi Mountain locality in Pakistan. The crystal is translucent rootbeer brown in color, complete all around and undamaged.
B878 - Rhodochrosite $ 350 Madem-Lakko Mine, Chalkidiki Prefecture, Macedonia Department, Greece small cabinet - 7.5 x 6 x 2.8 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Colorful old specimen of pink Rhodochrosite on Quartz. The old label dates this specimen back to at least 1982.
B907 - Cerussite with Mottramite $ 450 Tsumeb, Namibia miniature - 3.3 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Classic and now hard to find 'snowflake' Cerussite crystal with Mottramite. Complete and undamaged. Ex Willy Isreal collection.
B912 - Mottramite $ 290 Tsumeb, Namibia thumbnail - 2.6 x 2 x 1.8 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Unusual, organic-looking globules of Mottramite with deep green color and a more yellow green on the top surfaces. Ex Willy Isreal collection.
B919 - Elbaite $ 250 Cruziero Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil thumbnail - 2.1 x 1.2 x 0.9 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Single gemmy Tourmaline crystal, complete and undamaged, with a bright pink termination and a purple body color. Weighs 5.3 grams.
B924 - Mimetite $ 400 Pingtouling Mine, Liannan Co., Qingyuan Prefecture, Guangdong Province, China small cabinet - 7.5 x 6 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() High quality, glassy crystals with a rich golden color.
B940 - Chrome Tourmaline $ 1250 Commander Mine, Nadonjukin, Simanjiro, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.3 x 1.5 x 1.1 cm ![]() ![]() Terminated single gem crystal of Chrome Tourmaline which is a chromium and vanadium rich Dravite. Complete all around with deep emerald green coloration in the upper half and a more olive green in the lower half. Fantastic color and highly gemmy. Undamaged except for a tiny nick on the upper right side. One narrow face on the left side has etched, stepped growth patterns. From a spectacular pocket opened in 2016.
D100 - Cuprian Austinite $ 390 Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico small cabinet - 7.5 x 6 x 3.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Bright green, translucent masses of Cuprian Austinite on Limonite matrix. Largest group is 3.5 cm across! Excellent color.
D111 - Azurite $ 300 Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico miniature - 4.8 x 4 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Large single crystal likely from the Milpillas Mine. This was shipped to me directly from Mexico from a miner who claimed it was from Sierra Rica, however it looks more like a Milpillas Mine crystal. At any rate, it's a big, showy single crystal crystallized on all sides, front and back, with some bits of matrix intergrown in areas.
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