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D239 - Azurite, Cerussite $ 225 Tsumeb, Namibia small cabinet - 5.3 x 3.5 x 2.3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Crystals of Azurite and Cerussite on a matrix of crystalline Cerussite. The Azurite crystals are translucent when backlit. Additional green and yellow mineralization make it a colorful specimen.
M897 - Ilvaite $ 200 Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China miniature - 3.5 x 3 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Glossy black cluster of Ilvaite crystals with typical chisel-shaped termination. Aesthetic specimen, especially as compared to most which are single crystals.
D281 - Covellite $ 350 Leonard Mine, Butte, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA thumbnail - 3 x 2.9 x 2.2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Thick crystal groups of irridecent Covellite. Can be displayed equally well from a number of directions.
K428 - Chrysoberyl 'Cats-eye' $ 120 Brazil thumbnail - 0.4 x 0.4 x 0.3 cm ![]() A round cabochon of golden yellow Chrysoberyl that shows a sharp cat's eye effect. Weighs 0.45 carats.
K531 - Spessartine $ 275 Nani, Loliondo, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.4 x 2.4 x 2.4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Complete single Spessartine crystal with great orange color. These are no longer being found or at least very seldomly found anymore. A great example with good color and transparent gem zones. Very trivial edge wear, essentially undamaged.
K894 - Spessartine $ 275 Nani, Loliondo, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.5 x 2.3 x 2.3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Complete single Spessartine crystal with great orange color. These are no longer being found or at least very seldomly found anymore. A great example with good color. There is an area of black inclusions, but the large amount of transparent gem zones in the rest of the crystal more than makes of for it. Minor edge wear and a contact where it grew against another crystal, but complete and in overall good condition.
K390 - Spessartine $ 150 Nani, Loliondo, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.5 x 2.5 x 2.3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Complete single Spessartine crystal with great orange color. These are no longer being found or at least very seldomly found anymore. A great example with good color. There is an area of black inclusions, but the large amount of transparent gem zones in the rest of the crystal more than makes of for it. Minor edge wear and a bit of dammage to one face, but complete and in overall good condition.
D349 - Liddicoatite $ 650 Betafo District, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar miniature - 4 x 2.3 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Transparent single Liddicoatite crystal with a yellow/brown base grasing up to a more reddish brown at the termination. Complete all around and somewhat rectangular in cross-section. Unusual crystal weighing 31.5 grams.
M791 - Tsavorite $ 125 Merelani Hills, ARusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 1.7 x 1.5 x 1 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Single Tsavorite crystal with good glassy luster a bright green coloration.
D294 - Tarnowitzite $ 125 Tsumeb, Namibia miniature - 4.5 x 4 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Pearlescent white Tarnowitzite crystals covering the top surface of matrix. A Tsumeb classic.
D442 - Liddicoatite $ 450 Anjanabonoina, Madagascar miniature - 5 x 4.2 x 0.4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Cut and polished slice of Liddicoatite (a species of Tourmaline) from old finds in Madagascar. Cut parallel to the C-axis, the slice reveals the colorful interior of what would have appeared to otherwise be a dark crystal. Dark rind that shows areas of blue followed by a hot pink zone, and a orange/yellow transparent central zone. Well polished on both sides, weighs 23.66 grams.
D462 - Quartz with inclusions $ 75 Jinkouhe District, Leshan, Sichuan, China thumbnail - 1.9 x 1.1 x 1 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Black hydrocarbon inclusions inside a transparent, double-terminated Quartz crystal. Fine and undamaged. Prefessionally mounted in a perky box.
D472 - Enargite $ 125 Butte, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA thumbnail - 1.8 x 1.5 x 1.3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Cluster of silvery black Enargite crystals with high metallic luster.
D486 - Galena with Quartz $ 120 Butte Co., California, USA small cabinet - 7 x 5.5 x 5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Bright and shiny Galena crystals (some skeletal!) associated with Quartz crystals. This came out of an old collection without a label, but have "Butte Co." writtn on the back. It's possibly from the Surcease gold mine. Neat and unusual piece for a California collector.
D487 - Galena $ 120 Iowa, USA thumbnail - 3 x 2.5 x 2.2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Bright and shiny Galena crystals from Iowa! A nice stack of cubes. This came out of an old collection with the only 'Iowa' as the locality. Neat and unusual piece for an Iowa mineral collector.
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