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A872 - Mimetite with Duftite $ 600 Mount Bonnie Mine, Northern Territory, Australia miniature - 5 x 3.5 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Cluster of Mimetite crystals 2.2cm wide, with individual crystals to 9mm, some with attached green Duftite crystals. Undamaged. Locality is closed and these are seldom seen for sale anymore.
A873 - Aquamarine on Muscovite $ 1500 Ping Wu, Sichuan, China small cabinet - 7 x 4 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Highly lustrous, tabular blue crystals on Muscovite. Thick, high quality Aqua, undamaged.
E495 - Datolite $ 700 Dal'negorsk, Russia small cabinet - 8.5 x 5.5 x 4.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Large single green Datolite crystal from Dal'Negorsk. An impressive large crystal in great condition with high luster and areas of transparency. Hard to find with this size and quality.
NA119 - Azurite with Quartz, Cerussite, and Chrysocolla $ 475 Sierra Rica, Chihuahua, Mexico miniature - 4 x 4 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Azurite clusters to 1.1 cm wide in an unusual association with Quartz, Cerussite, and Chrysocolla from a little known locality in Mexico. Oddly, this specimen comes with a receipt from Shreve & Company (a jewelry store in San Francisco) dated 1970. The Azurite clusters are bright and lustrous and occur on both sides of specimen.
US131 - Smithsonite $ 350 Kelley Mine, Magdelena, New Mexico miniature - 5 x 3.1 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() 3-dimensional piece with thick, rounded masses of Smithsonite on both sides. Smithsonite is a sky-blue color with a highly satiny surface luster.
TU9 - Malachite and Azurite $ 450 Bou Bekker Mine, Morocco small cabinet - 7.5 x 5 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Velvety needles of Malachite over Limonite host a 3cm tall Azurite crystal that is partially replaced by Malachite. Although partially pseudomorphed to Malachite, the overall crystal form remains a sharp rosette of the original Azurite.
TU39 - Fluorite $ 1200 Huanggangliang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China small cabinet - 8.9 x 8 x 4.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Transparent octahedral Fluorite crystals to 3cm from recent finds in Inner Mongolia, China. High quality, icey colorless Fluorite crystals.
TU51 - Tremolite $ 120 Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Arusha Region, Tanzania thumbnail - 1.8 x 1.5 x 0.6 cm ![]() ![]() Vivid green Tremolite with a perfect, glassy termination. Not as transparent as some, but with deep green color.
TU61 - Quartz with Helvite $ 750 Jinlong Hill, Longchuan, Guangdong Prov., China large cabinet - 18 x 6 x 5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Large, transparent Quartz crystal with attached and partially included black Helvite crystals. The Quartz has chlorite inclusions and has a well defined green phantom right near the termination. It also has a slight reddish cast in areas. As a bonus, the base of the crystal is completely rehealed.
TU74 - Cuprite with Silver $ 250 Poteryaevskoe Mine, Rubtsovskoe Deposit, Western Siberia, Russia thumbnail - 2.5 x 1.8 x 1.8 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Floater cluster of Cuprite crystals with attached Silver. The Silver occurs primarily as 3 fin-like structures. Main Cuprite crystal is 1.3cm wide. Undamaged.
TU80 - Cuprite on Copper $ 950 Poteryaevskoe Mine, Rubtsovskoe Deposit, Western Siberia, Russia miniature - 3.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Cuprite crystals with two areas psuedomorphed to Copper. Sharp crystals with good luster.
TU81 - Cuprite on Copper $ 350 Poteryaevskoe Mine, Rubtsovskoe Deposit, Western Siberia, Russia miniature - 4 x 3 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Cuprite crystals to 1.8cm on Copper with minor amounts of Silver. Cuprite from this occurrence were once plentiful but are no longer commonly seen available. Specimens with both Copper and Silver were never as common as those with Cuprite alone.
TU100 - Azurite $ 350 Milpillas Mine, Sonora, Mexico miniature - 3.7 x 3.1 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Azurite crystals on matrix, largest 2.3cm tall. Great luster and color. Bottom of the main crystal is psuedomorphed to Malachite. Just one small nick on the main crystal, otherwise perfect.
TU103 - Fluorite $ 250 2nd Sovietskiy Mine, Dal'Negorsk, Russia miniature - 4 x 4 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Cluster of transparent cubic Fluorite with purple phantoms. Excellent luster.
TU106 - Sphalerite on Quartz $ 450 Dal'Negorsk, Russia small cabinet - 7.5 x 6 x 5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Large 4cm wide cluster of Sphalerite intergrown with Quartz crystals with a Calcite attached to one side. Undamaged with great luster and quite showy.
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