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J695 - Quartz on Fluorite $ 150 Chebka sidi Said, Midelt, Meknes-Tafilalet Region, Morocco small cabinet - 6.0 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Yellow Fluorite cubes to 2.4cm on edge with attached drusy Quartz crystals to selected surfaces of the Fluorite. Translucent to transparent with good color saturation.
J699 - Brookite in Quartz $ 200 Kharan, Balochistan, Pakistan miniature - 4.5 x 3.2 x 2.7 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Bright and transparent Quartz crystal with inclusions of Brookite crystals. This is an excellent example with long Brookite crystals, some of which are fully included in the Quartz and others that partially extend out of the Quartz. The central Brookite extends from the base of the Quartz right up the middle to the very tip of the Quartz! The Quartz is also mostly recrystallized on the base. Great crystal!!
J225 - Spessartine $ 65 Nigeria thumbnail - 0.5 x 0.5 x 0.4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Faceted Spessartine gemstone. A 5mm round weighing 0.75 carats. Good orange color.
J273 - Spessartine $ 120 Nigeria thumbnail - 0.6 x 0.6 x 0.4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Faceted Spessartine gemstone. A 6mm round weighing 1.25 carats. Good orange color.
J677 - Sanadine $ 150 Roc de Courlande, Puy de Dome, Auvergne, France miniature - 5 x 4.3 x 2.8 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Large Carlsbad-twinned Sanidine crystal from France. A species of Feldspar, this crystal out of an old collection and is complete all around and undamaged.
J676 - Sanadine $ 75 Roc de Courlande, Puy de Dome, Auvergne, France miniature - 4 x 2.8 x 1.8 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() White Carlsbad-twinned Sanidine crystal from France. A species of Feldspar, this crystal out of an old collection and is complete all around and undamaged.
J666 - Orpiment Twin Creeks Mine, Winnemucca, Nevada, USA small cabinet - 8 x 3.5 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Good coverage of golden Orpiment crystals. The Twin Creeks Mine is a large open pit Gold mine in central Nevada. The Orpiment was found during Gold mining operations in the 1990s. In excellent condition.
J667 - Orpiment $ 275 Twin Creeks Mine, Winnemucca, Nevada, USA small cabinet - 8 x 7 x 3.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Good coverage of golden Orpiment crystals. The Twin Creeks Mine is a large open pit Gold mine in central Nevada. The Orpiment was found during Gold mining operations in the 1990s. In excellent condition.
J755 - Pyrargyrite $ 450 Peru thumbnail - 2 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Cluster of dark red Pyrargyrite crystals. Main crystal is complete and 1.8cm wide.
J715 - Diopside with Tsavorite Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania miniature - 3.2 x 2 x 1.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Cluster of Diopside crystals with attached Tsavorite. A couple small points of contact present but it's basically a floater with Diopside crystals sticking out in all directions. The Tsavorite are bright and gemmy!
J718 - Diopside with Tsavorite $ 150 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 2 x 1 x 0.7 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Diopside crystals intergrown with elongated Tsavorite crystals. Crystallized all around. The Tsavorite are bright and gemmy and up to 7mm long.
J719 - Graphite in Tsavorite $ 120 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 1.3 x 1.3 x 1.3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Sharp single Tsavorite crystal with two very good inclusions of singel Graphite crystals.
J720 - Tsavorite $ 120 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 1.2 x 1.2 x 1.1 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Sharp single Tsavorite crystal with good color and attached Pyrite.
J722 - Tsavorite, Sphene, Diopside Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.1 x 1.7 x 0.9 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Fine quality and unusual floater cluster of elongated Tsavorite crystals, brown Sphene crystals, and glassy Diopside crystals. Well crystallized on all sides.
J611 - Pyrargyrite with Pyrite $ 200 Uchuchacua Mine, Peru small cabinet - 5.5 x 5.2 x 5.0 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Rich Pyrargyrite specimen with numerous clusters of well-defined crystals scattered throughout the sulfide matrix. Other species in association include Pyrite, Quartz, and Calcite.
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