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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.
M794 - Tsavorite $ 200 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.2 x 1.9 x 1.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Large single crystal, glassy and transparent.
M543 - Smokey Quartz on Feldspar $ 75 Dogtooth Peak, Fresno Co., California, USA small cabinet - 6 x 4.5 x 3.2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Cluster of transparent Smokey Quartz crystals intergrown with Feldspar crystals from the pegmatite wall.
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.
D205 - Tourmaline $ 1500 Sapo Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil thumbnail - 2.3 x 1.2 x 1.1 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Blue-cap Tourmaline crystal from the famous Sapo Mine. The lower core is red, followed by a blue/green zone then a deep blue termination. Complete all around and undamaged except for one trivial edge chip. Weighs 7.37 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.
M853 - Tremolite $ 125 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.1 x 1.7 x 0.4 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.
M946 - Tremolite $ 75 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.1 x 0.8 x 0.4 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.
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.
D238 - Cinnabar $ 240 Chatian Mine, Fenghuang, Hunan, China miniature - 3.8 x 3.3 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Single 'drill bit' twinned Cinnabar crystal set in Dolomite. The Cinnabar is 1.1cm and undamaged.
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.
D237 - Cubanite $ 425 Henderson #2 Mine, Chibougamau, Quebec, Canada thumbnail - 3 x 1.8 x 1.2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Large single crystal of rare Cubanite from the world's best locality for the species. Bright, lustrous golden color wtih twinning striations evident on the front face. These are typically more coin-like in form, and at 1.2cm thick, it is much chunkier than most. Rare material from a closed locality dating back 25 years or more.
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