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C693 - Liddicoatite $ 2300 Betafo District, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar miniature - 4.5 x 2.6 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Thick single Liddicoatite crystal with lots of color variation as you move up the crystal, ending in a transparent, colorless 'Achroite' termination. In excellent condition with perfect, glassy termination faces and just a small bit of edge wear on one edge near the base, otherwise complete all around and undamaged. Weighs 50.76 grams.
C694 - Dolomite with Hematite $ 950 Brumado Mine, Bahia, Brazil miniature - 4 x 3 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Water clear Dolomite crystal with included and attached silvery blades of Hematite. The Brumado mine is best known for Uvite and Magnesite but also produces other really interesting pieces such as pink Topaz, Emeralds, and superb Dolomite. The large Dolomite is twinned and tabular, with the smaller crytals at the base a mixture of both untwinned rhombs and tabular twins. Showy and lustrous, complete all around. The right side is smooth and lustrous but appears to be a cleavage face. Comes mounted on a Lucite stand. Unusual, aesthetic specimen!
C695 - Copper $ 3500 Houghton Co., Keweenaw Penisula, Michigan, USA small cabinet - 8.7 x 6 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Cluster of large, well formed Copper crystals with good patina in colors of reds to browns. Undamaged.
C698 - Tourmaline $ 1500 Paprok, Nuristan, Afghanistan small cabinet - 6.3 x 1 x 1 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Classic Paprok Tourmaline in colors of pink and greens. Good transparency and overall brightness. Undamaged with attached lepidolite. Weighs 14.84 grams.
C702 - Fluorite $ 550 Chebka sidi Said, Midelt, Meknes-Tafilalet Region, Morocco cabinet - 11 x 7.5 x 6 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Cluster of translucent yellow Fluorite cubes to 3.5cm on the diagonal. Clean and undamaged with good color.
C704 - Clinoatacamite with Calcite $ 1250 Lily Mine, Ica Department, Peru miniature - 5 x 3.5 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Large and especially fine quality Clinoatacamite crystals with white Calcite over a layer of Malachite. These are regarded as the world's best Clinoatacamite specimens, and this is a good one. The crystals are all pristine. They were protected by a layer of Selenite that I dissolved away, leaving these perfect crystals. Individual crystals reach 1.3cm wide. The Lily Mine is now closed.
J571 - Azurite $ 350 Shi Lu Copper Mine, Guangdong Province, China miniature - 4.5 x 4 x 3.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Fine floater cluster of Azurite crystals with a good, bright blue color (not too dark or black). Complete all around and undamaged.
J497 - Tsavorite on Graphite $ 150 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.2 x 1.7 x 0.9 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Glassy green Tsavorite crystals on Graphite. The largest Tsavorite is 9mm wide and undamaged.
J512 - Fluorite with Barite $ 400 Boulder Hill Mine, Wellington, Nevada, USA cabinet - 10.5 x 7.5 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Translucent to transparent Fluorite crystals with distinct grey phantoms. This is an undamaged floater with cream colored Barite crystals attached to the backside. This is a self collected specimen and the single best piece from a large pocket I found there approximately 15 years ago.
J561 - Fluorite on Quartz with Scheelite $ 350 Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China small cabinet - 6.5 x 5 x 5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Attractive and classic Yaogangxian specimen consisting of a large doubly-terminated Quarz crystal, cubic purple Fluorite, yellow/green Muscovite, and tan Scheelite crystals. It's nearly a floater with a small point of contact at the base, otherwise complete all around and undamaged.
J564 - Enargite $ 265 Butte, Silverbow Co., Montana, USA small cabinet - 6 x 5.5 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Lustrous Enargite crystals cover the top surface of a Pyrite and Enargite matrix. Comes with two old labels that indicate it was formerly in the James Manchester collection (1871-1948).
J621 - Brucite $ 225 Killa Saifullah, Balochistan, Pakistan small cabinet - 7.5 x 3.2 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Large, solid radial mass of Brucite on matrix. This is an uncommon example well crystallized all around, characteristic of open pocket growth and not growth in tight, contacted seams as are most. Translucent, thick and sturdy. Undamaged.
J526 - Wulfenite $ 300 Mezica Mines, Carinthia Region, Slovenia cabinet - 9.5 x 9 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Good coverage of yellow/orange dipyramidal Wulfenite crystals on a light colored matrix.
J527 - Vivianite $ 450 Blackbird Mine, Lemhi Co., Idaho, USA cabinet - 10 x 5 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Translucent purple Vivianite crystals to 3cm on a white Quartz matrix. These are old USA classics found in the 1960s and only turn up as old collections get dispersed. To my knowledge they are the only purple Vivianites found anywhere.
J272 - Spessartine gemstone $ 190 Namibia (?) thumbnail - 0.6 x 0.6 x 0.4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 6mm round Spessartine gemstone weighing 1.65 carats. The old label from 2003 calls it 'Mandarin Garnet' and shows of price of $100. Great color!
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