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T768 - Malachite after Azurite, Azurite $ 750 Ajo, Arizona, USA miniature - 5 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm ex. Irv Brown ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Two larger velvety crystals of green Malchite after Azurite crystals on matrix with blue Azurite crystals. The Azurite crystals are located both on the matrix and on the pseudomorphs. Fine and undamaged, an excellent Ajo specimen.
T782 - Wulfenite $ 850 Old Yuma Mine, Tucson Mts, Pima Co., Arizona, USA miniature - 4.5 x 2.8 x 2.3 cm ex. Irv Brown ![]() ![]() ![]() A 2.8cm wide red/orange Wulfenite crystal on Calcite matrix. The backside of the crystal has a druse of Calcite but the front is bright and lustrous. Minor chipping along the edges but overall great condition.
T786 - Azurite $ 350 Touissit, Morocco miniature - 3.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm ex. Irv Brown ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Undamaged cluster of bright, translucent blue Azurite. Good quality lustrous crystals.
T793 - Tourmaline $ 300 Afghanistan miniature - 3.5 x 1 x 0.7 cm ex. Irv Brown ![]() ![]() Single Tourmaline crystal that grades up from medium green to clear to dark green at the termination. Unusual color zoning. Undamaged, with gem zones.
T794 - Quartz Namaqualand, Northern Cape Province, South Africa miniature - 4 x 3.8 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Cluster of smokey grey Quartz crystals. The prism faces of the large crystals are covered by smaller Quartz crystals and the termination faces are flat and smooth. There is also color zoning in the terminations with dark zones along the edges. Found in 2017.
T802 - Legrandite $ 450 Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico thumbnail - 2 x 1.2 x 1 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Bright golden crystal cluster of Legrandite with good terminations across the top, and even the tiny tips at the bottom end are terminated. Great color.
T810 - Copper $ 250 Santa Rita Mine, New Mexico, USA cabinet - 11.8 x 6 x 1 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Flattened cluster of elongated Copper crystals with a good red patina. Good on both sides.
T812 - Wulfenite $ 150 Rowley Mine, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA thumbnail - 1.7 x 1.2 x 0.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Sharp, transparent single Wulfenite crystal from the Rowley Mine. A small but stunning undamaged gem of a Wulfenite. Great color and luster.
T815 - Aragonite $ 150 San Luis Obispo, California, USA small cabinet - 8 x 8 x 7 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Coral-like formation of Aragonite crystals. The Aragonite grades up from pink at the base to white.
T824 - Dioptase on Shattuckite $ 1500 Kaokaveld, Namibia miniature - 5 x 3.5 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Colorful specimen of thick Dioptase cluster on blue Shattuckite. The Dioptase cluster is 2.3cm tall and undamaged.
T827 - Shattuckite over Dioptase over Calcite Tantara Mine, Katanga, Dem. Republic of Congo cabinet - 9.5 x 6.5 x 6 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Large open vug of blue Shattuckite over Dioptase. The Dioptase formerly covered larger Calcite crystals, which are now gone, only the tips of one or two crystals can be seen on the backside now, however their form is clearly evident from the inside of the vug. The specimen is almost entirely Dioptase and Shattuckite. An unusual feature of this specimen is the light, pearly luster on the surface of the Shattuckite, which is more typically a darker, matte luster. Rare and unusual.
T828 - Quartz faden $ 300 Grimsel Pass, Switzerland small cabinet - 6.5 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Glassy smokey Quartz crystal in an unusual (for Switzerland) faden growth formation, sort of a faden gwindel. Complete and glassy all around but with a damaged area on the top.
T838 - Halite $ 350 Wieliczka Mine, Wieliczka, Małopolskie, Poland small cabinet - 7 x 5.5 x 4.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Undamaged cluster of clear Halite crystals from the famous and long closed Wieliczka Mine. A floater, complete all around with no points of contact. Individual cubes reach 3cm on edge.
T847 - Dravite $ 750 Commander Mine, Nadonjukin, Simanjiro, Tanzania thumbnail - 2 x 1.8 x 1.6 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() New 2017, limited production from the Commander Mine. These crystals are solid green and not bi-colors like last year. However the green is very rich and bright. A gemmy complete crystal that weighs 9.7 grams.
T850 - Dravite $ 750 Commander Mine, Nadonjukin, Simanjiro, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.3 x 1.2 x 1.1 cm ![]() ![]() New 2017, limited production from the Commander Mine. These crystals are solid green and not bi-colors like last year. However the green is very rich and bright. Slight edge chipping otherwise complete and undamaged. A gemmy complete crystal that weighs 5.7 grams.
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