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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.
TU114 - Topaz $ 2400 Yuno Mine, Shigar Valley, Pakistan small cabinet - 5.8 x 5.1 x 4.2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Large glassy Topaz crystal with typical wedge shaped termination and large termination faces. A complete crystal but with damage to left back face, otherwise complete and undamaged. Beautiful crystal.
TU122 - Stilbite $ 300 Nasik, India small cabinet - 8 x 5 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Bow-tie red Stilbite cluster on matrix from Nasik, India. Normally found in pink crystals, this red Stilbite is unusual in color and forms a 3.9cm cluster with another 1.9 cm individual crystal to the right side. An uncommon looking, quality specimen that stands out from the thousands of Indian Stilbites.
NA628 - Manganoan Adamite $ 900 Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico thumbnail - 3 x 3 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Large, lustrous white and purple Adamite crystals. Purple Adamite crystals make some of the most rare and desirable specimens from Mapimi, and really from anywhere in the world. The crystals are undamaged and reach 3cm in length.
AF816 - Azurite $ 350 Touissit, Morocco thumbnail - 2.6 x 1.2 x 0.6 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Single Azurite crystal with lots of small side crystals. Good luster and undamaged.
D365 - Zircon $ 120 Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania thumbnail - 1.9 x 1 x 0.8 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Single gemmy Zircon crystal with a nice wine red to red brown coloration. Complete all around and undamaged except for some slight edge chipping. Lustrous crystal faces with surface growth patterns, which is common with these crystals.
A318 - Lollingite on Scheelite $ 350 Huanggangliang, Inner Mongolia, China small cabinet - 5.8 x 4.7 x 3.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A 4.5 cm white Scheelite crystal that is partially coated by Lollingite and also partially etched. A metallic silver-colored mineral (looks like Molybdenite) can be seen in the tip that formed as an epimorph of the Scheelite and was later covered by another layer of Scheelite. Unusual and interesting piece from recent finds in Inner Mongolia.
A322 - Elbaite with Beryl on Albite $ 1500 Stak Nala, Skardu District, Pakistan small cabinet - 5.2 x 4 x 3.6 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Fine, floater specimen of a spherical cluster of Albite bladed crystals with attached Elbaite and Beryl. The largest Elbaite is a double-terminated 4.3 cm crystal with a translucent sea green color. The Beryl is colorless and 2 cm wide. Fine and undamaged and good from all angles.
A328 - Aquamarine $ 180 Quy Chau District, Nghe An Province,Vietnam miniature - 3.7 x 0.7 x 0.6 cm ![]() ![]() Highly transparent single Aqua crystal with great luster, undamaged.
A334 - Huelandite with Stilbite $ 800 Maharashtra State, India small cabinet - 7.5 x 6 x 5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Fan-shaped cluster of purple Huelandite and bow-tie Silbite on a Quartz over Basalt matrix. The purple color is uncommon and the overall appearance is very good, and it's undamaged.
TS180 - Azurite $ 550 Tsumeb, Namibia miniature - 3.2 x 1.7 x 1.2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Sharp and lustrous Azurite crystal with a rare serrated habit. Tsumeb produced Azurite crystals in a wide range of habits, and this style is interesting and uncommon. The crystal is a uniform 5mm thick and a deep translucent blue when backit (see last photo). Ex. Carl Acosta collection.
TS181 - Cadmium Smithsonite Tsumeb, Namibia small cabinet - 6 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Golden yellow rhombs of Smithsonite to 1.2cm wide.
AF963 - Olmiite $ 1500 N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa miniature - 5 x 3 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Superb matrix specimen with two complete clusters of translucent Olmiite. This is a specimen I bought many years ago from Clive Quiet from the original find. Perfect and undamaged Olmiite clusters that look like a pair of gumdrops.
TS183 - Smithsonite $ 750 Tsumeb, Namibia miniature - 4.5 x 4.5 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Fine and lustrous crystals of pink Smithsonite. Some of the crystals have a grey/black coloration right along the very edges - people say this style looks as if a blow torch was passed over them.Good color and undamaged.
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