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T457 - Quartz $ 450 Goboboseb Mountains, Brandberg Region, Namibia small cabinet - 5.6 x 2.4 x 1.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Top quality undamaged smokey and amethyst crystal. Great luster and undamaged. Perfect in every way as a crystal, but putting it over the top is a massive, 1.2cm blob of a moving bubble right in the mid to top center of the crystal.
T462 - Cinnabar $ 280 Fenghuang, Hunan, China small cabinet - 5.5 x 4 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Quartz crystals and Dolomite lined vug with a perfect 1.3 cm 'drill-bit' twinned Cinnabar crystal.
T469 - Pyrite stalactite $ 280 Buick Mine, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA small cabinet - 8.2 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Single stalactite formation of Pyrite. The stalactite broke off after formation and was later partially coated by drusy Quartz. Pristine and undamaged.
T471 - Parisite $ 650 Mt. Malosa, Zomba, Malawi small cabinet - 5.5 x 4 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() Exceptionally large 5.5cm Parisite crystal with attached Quartz crystals. Complete all around and undamaged. As big a Parisite as I've ever seen.
T475 - Eosphorite on Rose Quartz $ 400 Sapucaia Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil small cabinet - 8.5 x 5 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Crystallized Rose Quartz with Eosphorite crystals to 1.2cm sprinkled across the top. The Eosphorite occurs with small white crytals of an unidentified species. Ex. Fred Pough collection with label.
T477 - Apatite on Quartz $ 380 Panasquiera, Portugal miniature - 3.5 x 3.2 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Quartz crystal with attached Apatite crystals. Main Apatite is 1.9cm and transparent, sticky straight out off the side of the Quartz.
T479 - Siegenite $ 180 Buick Mine, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA miniature - 4 x 2 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Approximately 20 crystals of the hard to find mineral Siegenite on matrix. Siegenite is a rare cobalt, nickel sulfide. The Siegenite crystals on this specimen are partially coated by a fine layer of Pyrite crystals. Wonderful specimen of this rare species.
T481 - Apatite Karo Pit, Block D, Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 1.2 x 0.5 x 0.4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Terminated single gem crystal of blue Apatite. Superb luster and facet grade for it's entire length.
T483 - Apatite $ 250 Karo Pit, Block D, Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 1.3 x 0.7 x 0.5 cm ![]() ![]() Terminated single gem crystal of blue Apatite. Superb luster and facet grade for it's entire length. Undamaged though backside is indented where another crystal grew.
T503 - Elbaite on Quartz $ 180 Himalaya Mine, San Diego Co., California, USA thumbnail - 2.8 x 2 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Two Tourmaline crystals on a Quartz crystal. This is one I've had for about 40 years, purchased from Frasiers rock shop in Berkeley back in the 70s.
T506 - Azurite $ 4500 Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico small cabinet - 6.5 x 4.5 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Cluster of spikey, upright Azurite crystals on a contrasting white matrix. The Azurite crystals are partially pseudomorphed to Malachite and reach 3.5cm in length. Displays well from many angles.
T514 - Apatite $ 280 Panasquiera Mine, Barroca Grande, Beira Baxia, Portugal small cabinet - 5.5 x 4 x 1.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Group of glassy Apatite crystals on a mica covered matrix. The apatite crystals have a nice pink color with a darker central band. Undamaged.
T533 - Zircon on Quartz $ 350 Mt. Malosa, Malawi cabinet - 10.5 x 3 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() Transparent Smokey Quartz crystal with attached Zircons. The Zircon crystals are good sized for the locality, reaching 2.1cm. Undamaged.
T545 - Rosasite, Smithsonite on Tennantite $ 340 Tsumeb, Namibia small cabinet - 7.5 x 4.5 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A matrix covered by Dolomite and Quartz crystals with areas of blue Rosasite and Tennatite crystals coated by green Smithsonite.
T550 - Cuprian Adamite $ 450 Tsumeb, Namibia thumbnail - 2.2 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm ![]() ![]() Undamaged clusters of deep forest green, slightly curving crystals of Cuprian Adamite on matrix.
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