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C191 - Chrome Cerussite $ 350 (=~ € 320) Magnet Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia small cabinet - 6.5 x 5 x 3 cm Bright yellow Cerussite 'snowflakes' on a limonite matrix. Rare old material from the Magnet Mine. Comes with Andy Seibel and Schneiders labels.
C192 - Wulfenite $ 400 (=~ € 365) Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico small cabinet - 7.5 x 6 x 4 cm Aesthetic specimen of Wulfenite crystals on a vuggy Limonite matrix. This piece is special because it has both typical translucent Butterscotch colored crystals, and smaller gem crystals.
C198 - Pyromorphite $ 280 (=~ € 256) Daoping Mine, Guangxi, China miniature - 4.5 x 4 x 2.5 cm Bright lime green crystals of Pyromorphite. The specimen is nearly solid Pyromorphite with just a very small amount of limonite. Showy with top lime green color. Comes with old Steve Perry label.
C201 - Elbaite $ 450 (=~ € 411) Virgem da Lapa, Minas Gerias, Brazil small cabinet - 5.5 x 0.7 x 0.6 cm Purple and pink Tourmaline crystal out of an old collection. This is classic old Virgem da Lapa material, probably from the 1960s. Gemmy from tip to bottom with a purple body color and bright pink termination. Undamaged and weighs 4.4 grams.
C205 - Legrandite $ 2200 (=~ € 2010) Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico miniature - 3.3 x 1 x 0.6 cm Floater, double-terminated Legrandite crystal from the recent (2017) find. Thick and translucent with great color. There were not many single crystals found (I only saw one other). .
C212 - Brazilianite $ 450 (=~ € 411) Corrego Frio, Minas Gerais, Brazil thumbnail - 2.7 x 2 x 1.6 cm Single crystal from the old, best find for the species.
C213 - Sphene $ 450 (=~ € 411) Mondo Mine, Tanzania small cabinet - 6 x 4.5 x 1.7 cm A large, well formed single Sphene crystal from teh relatively new Mondo Mine. The locality is primarily mined for Quartz, but occassionally a good Sphene is found. This is as large and sharp and Sphene as I have seen from this locality so far. Good on front and back with gem zones.
C220 - Pink Tanzanite $ 500 (=~ € 457) Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 1.7 x 1.3 x 0.7 cm Three interconnected pink Tanzanite crystals with attached zeolites. There is a little bit of blue at the base. Undamaged.
C240 - Diamond $ 2500 (=~ € 2284) South Africa thumbnail - 1.3 x 1.2 x 1.1 cm Complete octahedral Diamond crystal. Great luster with surface growth features. Translucent with gem zones. Weighs 8.25 carats.
C243 - Mangano Calcite $ 1200 (=~ € 1096) Dal'negorsk, Russia large cabinet - 20 x 9.5 x 6 cm Disc shaped pink Mangano Calcite crystals on matrix. Strong pink coloration with lustrous crystals. Large and undamaged high quality display specimen.
C244 - Mangano Calcite $ 1500 (=~ € 1370) Dal'negorsk, Russia large cabinet - 23 x 12 x 8 cm Disc-shaped pink Mangano Calcite crystals in two stacks. Each stack of crystals is at a different angle, so on the left you see the crystal tops and to the right you see a stack from the side. Large crystal on the left is 12cm wide. There are oriented inclusions of a dark needle-like mineral. Slight edge chipping but overall very clean and free of damage. This is a large and impressive display specimen.
C246 - Fluorite $ 250 (=~ € 228) Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China small cabinet - 6 x 6 x 5.5 cm Large, clear octahedron of Fluorite with Quartz crystals. Large, smooth flat crystal faces with a small natural step on the back face.
C248 - Azurite $ 150 (=~ € 137) Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico miniature - 3.2 x 2.8 x 1.5 cm Bright 'electric' blue Azurite crystals to 2.7cm in size. The crystals have partially psuedomorphed to Malachite and you can see Malachite in two areas. This veneer of Azurite over an inner core of Malachite gives these specimens the bright 'electric' blue color. These are no longer being found.
C252 - Chrome Dravite $ 350 (=~ € 320) Landani, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.5 x 0.9 x 0.9 cm Deep chrome green Dravite crystal with a curious clear (Achroite) termination. Translucent with excellent color and undamaged.
C258 - Galena with Chalcopyrite, Sphalerite $ 650 (=~ € 594) 9th of September Mine, Madan, Bulgaria small cabinet - 5.5 x 4.5 x 3 cm New find of skeletal Galena from the 9th of September Mine. This is true skeletal Galena (not the manufactured specimens from about 10 years ago), only the second time in 20 years that they have been found. The Chalcopyrite and Sphalerite add color and contrast. Undamaged.
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