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B912 - Mottramite $ 290 (=~ £ 240) 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 (=~ £ 207) 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 (=~ £ 331) 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 (=~ £ 1035) 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 (=~ £ 323) 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 (=~ £ 248) 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.
D118 - Feldspar var. 'Moonstone' on Aegerine $ 150 (=~ £ 124) Patricia Mine, Delicias, Chihuahua, Mexico thumbnail - 3.0 x 1.2 x 1 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Cluster of Feldspar crystals with an irridescent blue on the narrow faces grown around a single black Aegerine crystal. Reminds me of a guitar. Very few localities produce true moonstone crystals.
D126 - Mottramite over/after Quartz $ 180 (=~ £ 149) Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico small cabinet - 5.5 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Unusual specimen of Mottramite that is either covering Quartz crystals or pseudomorphed after Quartz crystals. There is Quartz at the base of the specimen, but when I look closely at the bottoms of the crystals at the edge, I can see no Quartz in the cores, which leads me to believe the Quartz has been pseudomorphed to Mottramite.
D128 - Fluorite $ 400 (=~ £ 331) Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico miniature - 5 x 3 x 2.8 cm ![]() ![]() Transparent purple/blue crystals from recent finds. Glass-like crystals with one tiny crystal of Galena on the bottom.
T103 - Chrome Tourmaline $ 1200 (=~ £ 994) Nadonjukin, Simanjiro, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.7 x 1.3 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 gemmy in the upper emerald green zone. Undamaged. From a spectacular pocket opened in 2016. Weighs 7.7 grams.
T104 - Chrome Tourmaline $ 700 (=~ £ 580) Nadonjukin, Simanjiro, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.5 x 1 x 0.8 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Terminated single gem crystal of Chrome Tourmaline which is a chromium and vanadium rich Dravite. Complete all around with deep emerald green coloration at the termination and a more olive green below. Fantastic color and highly gemmy. Undamaged with a small indentation near the bottom where another crystal grew. From a spectacular pocket opened in 2016. Weighs 3.9 grams.
T105 - Chrome Tourmaline $ 400 (=~ £ 331) Nadonjukin, Simanjiro, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.5 x 0.8 x 0.7 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 two tiny nicks on termination edges. From a spectacular pocket opened in 2016. Weighs 2.8 grams.
T107 - Chrome Tourmaline $ 1100 (=~ £ 911) Nadonjukin, Simanjiro, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.6 x 1.5 x 1.2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Uncommon intergrown cluster of 4 Chrome Tourmaline crystals, 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 the entire crystal is flawless to highly gemmy. Undamaged except for a small chip on a sidecar crystal (there is a bit of natural, irregular growth on one termination edge). From a spectacular pocket opened in 2016. Weighs 7.9 grams.
T108 - Chrome Tourmaline $ 950 (=~ £ 787) Nadonjukin, Simanjiro, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.8 x 1.1 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 and a small amount olive green at the base. Fantastic color and undamaged. From a spectacular pocket opened in 2016. Weighs 7.5 grams.
T110 - Chrome Tourmaline $ 1150 (=~ £ 952) Nadonjukin, Simanjiro, Tanzania miniature - 4.1 x 1.4 x 1.1 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Intergrown pair of Chrome Tourmaline crystals 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 with some shalow indentations where other crystals were attached. From a spectacular pocket opened in 2016. Weighs 10.5 grams.
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