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K717 - Tsavorite on Diopside $ 75 (=~ € 69) Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 1.2 x 0.8 x 0.7 cm Elongated groups of Tsavorite crystals intergrown with a glassy, terminated Diopside crystal. There are also small Pyrite crystals associated.
K718 - Tsavorite on Graphite $ 275 (=~ € 251) Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 1.5 x 1 x 1 cm High quality, glassy 1cm Tsavorite crystal with good color on a Graphite matrix. Undamaged crystal that is transparent. There are some shallow grooves on the surface caused by former Graphite crystals.
K654 - Siegenite $ 200 (=~ € 183) Level 4, Buick Mine, Iron Co., Missouri, USA thumbnail - 1.5 x 1.1 x 1.1 cm Ten octahedral Siegenite crystals to 4mm on matrix of Marcasite. Siegenite is a rare cobalt nickel sulfide. High quality, aesthetic rare mineral.
K827 - Apatite on Diopside (?) $ 250 (=~ € 228) Chamkoroma, Dodoma Province, Tanzania miniature - 4 x 3 x 2 cm A 2.4 terminated Apatite crystal attached to two terminated green crystals (possibly Diopside or other Pyroxene). This is relatively new material and the only aesthetic specimen that I saw of the material. The Apatite is translucent and gets transparent near the termination. There is also a small amount of transparent, colorless Hyalite Opal attached to the green crystals.
K835 - Tanzanite $ 425 (=~ € 388) Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania miniature - 3.8 x 1.5 x 1 cm Double-terminated bi-colored Tanzanite crystal, blue/purple with yellow tips on each end. Clean and undamaged.
K797 - Spinel $ 225 (=~ € 206) Mahenge, Morogoro, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.5 x 2.3 x 1.8 cm Pink Spinel from Mahenge is world famous for incredible faceted gemstones and much of what is found is used for gems. This is an uncommon, nearly complete octahedral crystal with just a small amount of chipping on one tip, otherwise undamaged and lustrous all around. Weighs 13.37 grams.
K808 - Spinel $ 160 (=~ € 146) Mahenge, Morogoro, Tanzania thumbnail - 2 x 1.9 x 1 cm A 1.2cm pink Spinel on Calcite. The Spinel has great color and is translucent with transparent zones. Undamaged.
K820 - Spinel $ 140 (=~ € 128) Mahenge, Morogoro, Tanzania thumbnail - 1.5 x 1.5 x 1 cm A 1.5cm pink Spinel with attached Calcite. The Spinel has great color and is translucent with transparent zones. Undamaged.
K781 - Pyrite $ 150 (=~ € 137) Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania miniature - 4.5 x 4.5 x 4 cm Large, complex single Pyrite crystal with high luster. The exotic crystal forms and high luster of Merelani Pyrite make it my favorite of any Pyrite found. There are two smaller attached crystals and it's contacted on the base, otherwise complete all around with just a few chips and great overall form and presentation.
K774 - Tsavorite $ 750 (=~ € 685) Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.6 x 2.3 x 1.8 cm Large single green Grossular var. Tsavorite with bevelled edges and high luster. Contacted at the bottom and all top faces undamaged.
K832 - Kulanite $ 280 (=~ € 256) Stoneman Camp, Young Creek, Yukon, Canada thumbnail - 2.9 x 2.2 x 1.8 cm Exceptional specimen of the rare phosphate mineral Kulanite. These are often found as specimens with small drusy crystals. This specimen has a large isolated crystal/compound crystal (?) 1cm wide along with other smaller, isolated crystals. Out of an old collection.
K830 - Chalcocite $ 150 (=~ € 137) Flambeau Mine, Ladysmith, Wisconsin, USA thumbnail - 2.3 x 2.1 x 1.6 cm Cluster of well formed Chalcocite crystals with a dark blue, irridescent color. Main crystal is 2.2cm in size.
K846 - Zircon $ 325 (=~ € 297) Mozambique miniature - 4 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm Large single Zircon crystal, complete all around and undamaged. These are fairly new and I've only seen a few of them so far. Weighs 78 grams.
K837 - Pyrite on Tetrahedrite $ 175 (=~ € 160) Quiruvilca Mine, Quiruvilca District, La Libertad, Peru thumbnail - 3 x 2.5 x 2 cm Cluster of Tetrahedrite crystals with coatings of Pyrite on select faces. Crystals reach 1.8cm on edge.
K956 - Fergusonite $ 250 (=~ € 228) Ishikawa, Japan thumbnail - 2.2 x 1.5 x 0.6 cm Well formed single crystal of Fergusonite, a rare Yttrium nobium oxide species. Single crystal complete all around and sharp for the species - a hard to find species in good crystals. A rare addtion to a thumbnail suite or Japanese collection.
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