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M894 - Ilvaite $ 75 Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China thumbnail - 3 x 1.4 x 1.2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Glossy single black Ilvaite crystal with typical chisel-shaped termination. Complete all around.
K878 - Tsavorite $ 275 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 1.7 x 1.7 x 0.9 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Large single crystal, glassy and transparent.
D204 - Tourmaline $ 450 Poa Alta Mine, Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil thumbnail - 2.5 x 1.4 x 0.9 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Colorful and interesting Tourmaline crystal from the lesser known Poa Alta Mine. The lower is red and then the crystal alternates between various shades of greens and reds, then ends with a very thin purple pink termination. Complete all around and undamaged and has a natural indentation from another crystal on the lower backside. Weighs 6.37 grams.
M871 - Ilvaite $ 275 Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China miniature - 4.8 x 4.3 x 3.9 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Glossy single black Ilvaite crystal with typical chisel-shaped termination. Wonderful curving crystal faces give it style and uniqueness. Large impressive crystal that is wider than it is tall. Complete all around.
M852 - Tremolite $ 75 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 1.4 x 1.1 x 0.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Terminated single Tremolite crystal with bright, vivid green coloration. Translucent to transparent, complete all around, with a flat, glassy termination. Most are mere shards or fragments and complete terminated crystals such as this are are much less common. Like a number of other mineral species from Merelani, these Tremolites are considered the world's best of species.
M948 - Tremolite $ 125 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.1 x 0.9 x 0.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Terminated single Tremolite crystal with bright, vivid green coloration. Translucent to transparent, complete all around, with flat, glassy termination faces. Most are mere shards or fragments and complete terminated crystals such as this are are much less common. Like a number of other mineral species from Merelani, these Tremolites are considered the world's best of species.
M949 - Tremolite $ 75 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 1.7 x 0.9 x 0.3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Terminated single Tremolite crystal with bright, vivid green coloration. Translucent to transparent, complete all around, with flat, glassy termination faces. Most are mere shards or fragments and complete terminated crystals such as this are are much less common. Like a number of other mineral species from Merelani, these Tremolites are considered the world's best of species.
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.
D292 - Spessartine with Quartz $ 450 Tongbei, Fujian Prov., China small cabinet - 6.5 x 5 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Cluster of smokey Quartz amost entirely covered by Spessartine garnets. This was from the Jeanne Rosati collection and came with a Trinity Mineral Company label that called a psuedomorph of Spessartine after Quartz. A small amount of smokey Quartz crystal can be seen in the tips of the 3 largest 'fingers' of Spessartine. Well crystallized all around and undamaged. There is no matrix and even part of the bottom is covered by Spessartine crystals.
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.
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