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E597 - Rhodochrosite and Sphalerite on Pyrite psuedo. Pyrrhotite $ 350 Trepca Mine, Stanterg, Kosovo small cabinet - 7.5 x 5 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 4cm wide by 3.5cm tall crystal of Pyrrhotite that has been replaced by Pyrite, coated by pale pink spheres of Rhodochrosite.
E604 - Galena with Sphalerite $ 95 Gidiursko Mine, Madan, Rhodope Mtns., Bulgaria small cabinet - 6 x 4.5 x 3.6 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Mirror lustrous Galena crystals with Sphalerite. Best is a 2.3cm upright spinel twin.
E609 - Sphalerite $ 280 Gidiursko Mine, Madan, Rhodope Mtns., Bulgaria miniature - 5 x 4.5 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Sharply formed, lustrous black tetrahedral crystals of Sphalerite, some with small Sphalerites growing fromt he sides of the alrger crystals. Fine quality crystals.
NA215 - Silver $ 1600 Kearsarge Mine, Houghton Co., Michigan thumbnail - 2.5 x 1.5 x 1.4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Dramatic cluster of angular Silver crystals, capped by a superb 1.2cm crystal. Tiny amounts of Copper are present on some of the crystal faces. Nothing but good, large crystals. Fine!
NA248 - Cuprian Adamite $ 450 Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico thumbnail - 2.9 x 2.2 x 2 cm ex. Brett Keller ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Showy specimen of Cuprian Adamite on Calcite with crystals to 1.3 cm long. Good sized crystals that present dramatically for display.
AF380 - Tanzanite $ 2400 Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mtns., Arusha Region, Tanzania miniature - 3.5 x 2.2 x 1.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Gem Tanzanite crystal with Calcite and another partial crystal in fron that realy sets off the main crystal. Beautiful specimen.
AF388 - Pyrite on Tanzanite $ 750 Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mtns., Arusha Region, Tanzania miniature - 2.5 x 1.5 x 0.8 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Single Tanzanite crystal with a Pyrite crystal attached to one side. Pyrite is not unusual from Merelani, but Tanzanite specimens with attached Pyrite are fairly uncommon, especially those with the pyrite perched so aesthetically on the Tanzanite. The Tanzanite is also a bi-color with a yellow termination over a blue body color. Unusual addition to a Merelani suite.
AF758 - Quartz on Tanzanite with Prehnite $ 800 Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mtns., Arusha Region, Tanzania miniature - 3.5 x 3.5 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Water clear 2.8cm Quartz crystal attached to the front of a partial Tanzanite crystal. Some small, bright yellow Prehnite crystals add some color contrast to this unusual specimen. The left side of the Quartz crystal is coated by a druse of white Prehnite, and there are even some Graphite crystals attached.
AF763 - Tanzanite $ 4500 Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mtns., Arusha Region, Tanzania thumbnail - 3.1 x 1.8 x 0.8 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Glassy bi-color crystal, blue base with a yellow termination. This crystal has superb luster and unusually uniform shape, retaining an even 8mm thickness all the way from the base to the termination. The yellow zone is facet grade and the blue zone, while having some internal fractures, is still mostly transparent - you can read through most of the crystal. Just a few tiny, trivial nicks otherwise totally undamaged. This is one of, if not the best of these yellow/blue bi-color crystals I have ever seen.
AF529 - Carrollite $ 250 Kamoya South Mine, Kambove, Katanga, Congo small cabinet - 6.5 x 5 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() Cluster of 5 mirror lustrous Carrollite crystals, and one Chalcopyrite crystal, in a cluster on white Calcite. Largest crystal is 1.1 cm wide.
AF531 - Carrollite $ 400 Kamoya South Mine, Kambove, Katanga, Congo thumbnail - 2.8 x 1.9 x 1.8 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Superb thumbnail specimen composed of mirror lustrous Carrollite crystals atop a thin rhombic Calcite crystal. Crystals are octahedral in shape with the largest crystal 1.5 cm wide.
AF533 - Carrollite $ 290 Kamoya South Mine, Kambove, Katanga, Congo miniature - 4.8 x 4.3 x 3.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Classic Carrollite with a perfectly placed 1.1 cm crystal in white Calcite.
AF550 - Carrollite $ 200 Kamoya South Mine, Kambove, Katanga, Congo thumbnail - 2.2 x 1.6 x 1.4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Fine thumbnail with a 1.4cm Carrollite crystal perched atop smaller Carrollite and chalcopyrite crystals.
A431 - Aquamarine $ 600 Mt. Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Sichuan Prov., China small cabinet - 7 x 7 x 5 cm ex. Matthew Webb ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Tabular, glassy Aqua crystals on Muscovite matrix. The quality of the Aqua is much better than typical for this locality, and the main crystal is much thicker than normal, being 3.8cm wide and 2.3 cm thick. One or two tiny nicks present, but basically undamaged. Ex. Matthew Webb #353.
SA594 - Bournonite $ 475 Potosi Department, Bolivia miniature - 3.8 x 3 x 2.5 cm ex. Matthew Webb ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Fine specimen of two interconnected Bournonite crystals of high quality.
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