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NA215 - Silver $ 1600 (=~ AUS$ 2440) 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 (=~ AUS$ 686) 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 (=~ AUS$ 3660) 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 (=~ AUS$ 1144) Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mtns., Arusha Region, Tanzania thumbnail - 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 (=~ AUS$ 1220) 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 (=~ AUS$ 6862) 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 (=~ AUS$ 381) 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 (=~ AUS$ 610) 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 (=~ AUS$ 442) 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 (=~ AUS$ 305) 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 (=~ AUS$ 915) 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 (=~ AUS$ 724) 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.
A596 - Apatite on Goshenite $ 750 (=~ AUS$ 1144) Dassu Mine, Gilgite, Pakistan miniature - 5 x 4 x 2.5 cm Doubly-terminated yellow and pink bi-color Apatite crystals to 8mm attached to the side of an etched Goshenite crystal. Superb for this find. One side has the majority of the Apatites while the other sides shows good crystal faces of the Goshenite.
A597 - Aquamarine on Muscovite $ 2500 (=~ AUS$ 3812) Nagar, Hunza Valley, Pakistan large cabinet - 18 x 12 x 8 cm Clusters of gem Aquamarine crystals nestled in Muscovite blades. Individual Aquamarine crystals reach 4.5 x 2.2 cm in size. The crystals are glassy and transparent. Nearly pristine with only one tiny chip on one crystal, otherwise undamaged. Large and showy specimen.
E222 - Cuprite with Silver and Copper $ 400 (=~ AUS$ 610) Poteryaevskoe Mine, Rubtsovskoe deposit, Siberia, Russia miniature - 3.2 x 2 x 2.0 cm Floater cluster of Cuprite crystals with Silver. This is a rare association with this mine being the only I'm aware of that produces this association. Additionally, there is a 1.3cm Copper crystal group attached to one end.
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