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T240 - Barite $ 400 (=~ AUS$ 610) El'brusskiy Arsenic Mine, Elbrus Mt., Northern Caucasus Region, Russia miniature - 4.3 x 2.5 x 1.3 cm Gem quality golden brown crystal complete all around. In excellent condition for this locality, with only some minor edge chipping. Fully transparent internally, so much so you see right through it and some of what looks like inclusions in the photos are really just shadows from some irregular surface areas on the lower backside of the crystal.
T241 - Tourmaline var. Indicolite $ 2500 (=~ AUS$ 3812) Pederniera Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil small cabinet - 9 x 0.8 x 0.7 cm Long single gem 'pencil' with a good termination at one end. Fully transparent for the entire crystal - gem facet rough quality. Undamaged.
T248 - Tourmaline $ 4000 (=~ AUS$ 6099) Barra de Salinas, Minas Gerais, Brazil small cabinet - 6.8 x 2.3 x 2 cm Exquisite cluster of brightly colored watermelon Tourmaline with flat, glassy terminations. There is one small incomplete crystal at the base, otherwise all the crystals are perfect and undamaged. Weighs 29.8 grams.
T255 - Rhodochrosite $ 300 (=~ AUS$ 457) Mont St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada miniature - 4.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm Cluster of thick rhombs of red Rhodochrosite. This is from a recent find and we are more accustomed to seeing small wafer-like, twin Rhodo crystals from here, rather than these large, thick crystals. Crystals reach 2.5cm wide. Undamaged with some etched areas, mostly on the backside.
T277 - Diopside $ 700 (=~ AUS$ 1067) Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania miniature - 3.4 x 1 x 0.6 cm Rich chrome green Diopside crystal from the famous December 2007 find that produced Diopsides with a vivid, rich green color, far and away better than average Merelani Diopside. This is a fine single crystal complete all around with good luster. Undamaged with slight intergrowths of Graphite on one side.
T298 - Tourmaline $ 1250 (=~ AUS$ 1906) Barra de Salinas, Minas Gerais, Brazil miniature - 4.6 x 1.2 x 1 cm Brightly colored watermelon Tourmaline with a flat, glassy termination. In addition to the strong red and green colors, there is a small yellow zone between the red and green. One very tiny nick on the termination edge, otherwise perfect and undamaged. Weighs 12.6 grams.
T299 - Tourmaline $ 460 (=~ AUS$ 701) Barra de Salinas, Minas Gerais, Brazil thumbnail - 2.5 x 1.0 x 0.8 cm Brightly colored watermelon Tourmaline with a flat, glassy termination. In addition to the strong red and green colors, there is a small yellow zone between the red and green. Perfect and undamaged. Weighs 4.6 grams.
T311 - Aquamarine $ 400 (=~ AUS$ 610) Ambatondrazaka, Madagascar small cabinet - 6.5 x 1.7 x 1.3 cm Single Aquamarine crystal with good medium blue color. Double terminated and lightly etched. No damage.
T315 - Wulfenite $ 290 (=~ AUS$ 442) M'Fouti District, Republic of Congo thumbnail - 2 x 1.8 x 1.0 cm Single translucent yellow crystal on matrix. Undamaged though back edge is contacted where it grew against the pocket wall.
T328 - Chrome Tourmaline $ 650 (=~ AUS$ 991) Landani, Tanzania thumbnail - 2 x 1.4 x 1.4 cm Single chromium and vanadium rich Dravite crystal with exceptional color. Many of these are very dark, this one really explodes with saturated deep green color, way beter than most. Undamaged.
T329 - Chrome Tourmaline $ 350 (=~ AUS$ 534) Landani, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.6 x 1.4 x 1.2 cm Single chromium and vanadium rich Dravite crystal with an unusually elongated form for the locality. The body is dark green with vivid, emerald green color at the terminations. Undamaged.
T346 - Szenicsite $ 750 (=~ AUS$ 1144) Jardinera #1 Mine, Atacama Province, Chile thumbnail - 3.0 x 2.0 x 2 cm Dense grouping of bright green platy crystals of the rare mineral Szenicsite. A good thumbnail of a mineral that is both rare and attractive. Szenicsite is named after American mineral collectors Terry and Marissa Szenics,
T358 - Euchroite $ 500 (=~ AUS$ 762) Lubjetova, Slovakia small cabinet - 7.5 x 5 x 4 cm Deep green Euchroite crystals in various places on a stained Quartz matrix. Main area is 3.5cm wide with some distinct crystals to 5mm in size. From the type locality for this rare copper arsenate.
T362 - Wulfenite $ 450 (=~ AUS$ 686) Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico small cabinet - 6 x 4 x 2 cm Thick chunky crystals on both sides of a calcite matrix. Crystals are undamaged except on one edge where the matrix broke away. I can't decide which side I like better, both are good.
T366 - Apatite on Quartz $ 350 (=~ AUS$ 534) Kunar Prov., Afghanistan cabinet - 10.5 x 7.5 x 2 cm Large, flat tabular Quartz crystal that is well crystallized with smooth and glassy faces on one side, and with purple Apatite crystals coating the other side. Big and showy specimen. Purple Apatite is among my favorite of all minerals.
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