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C192 - Wulfenite $ 400 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.
C194 - Erythrite on Quartz $ 350 Shaft 1, Bou Azzer, Anti-Atlas Mtns., Morocco small cabinet - 5.5 x 5 x 5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Quartz crystal lined vug loaded with large, bright purple Erythrite crystals to 3cm. A very rich example of this species.
C198 - Pyromorphite $ 280 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 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 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). .
C207 - Fluorite with Galena $ 400 Frazers Hush Mine, Weardale, Durham, England small cabinet - 5.5 x 4 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Translucent lavender colored Fluorite cubes associated with Galena. Ex. Tim Sherburn collection, comes with old David & Matthew Barker label.
C212 - Brazilianite $ 350 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 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 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 $ 1800 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 Dal'negorsk, Russia large cabinet - 20 x 9.5 x 6 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Disc shaped pink Mangano Calcite crystals on matrix. Great pink color. Large undamaged display specimen.
C244 - Mangano Calcite $ 1500 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 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 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 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.
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