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ST403 - Lepidolite, Albite on Orthoclase $ 150 Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA small cabinet - 7 x 6 x 3 cm Purple Lepidolite and white Albite atop a lighlty etched Orthoclase crystal. These Orthoclase with Lepidolite are instantly recognizable classics from the mine and a nice addition to round out a Himalaya Mine suite.
ST401 - Diopside $ 500 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania miniature - 4.9 x 4 x 2 cm Cluster of large, gemmy Diopsde crystals from the Merelani Tanzanite mines. The main crystal is 4.4cm and double-terminated.
ST406 - Apatite $ 240 Cerro de Mercado, Durango, Mexico miniature - 5 x 4 x 3.5 cm Gem quality yellow Apatite crystal in matrix from the well know Cerro de Mercado locality. Clean specimn that displays well. Uncommon on matrix and of this quality.
ST402 - Dioptase on/in Quartz Reneville, Dem. Rep. of Congo thumbnail - 2.7 x 2.7 x 1.5 cm Cluster of clear Quartz crystals with Dioptase. The main Dioptase is 1.3cm long, double-terminated, with both ends extending out opposite sides of the Quartz cluster. Old, rare specimen. Dioptase, when included in Quartz crystals, make rare and valuable specimens.
ST408 - Wulfenite $ 450 Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico miniature - 3.5 x 3 x 1 cm Large, transparent single Wulfenite crystal with attached white Hydrozincite. It has a cleave along one edge (that is not distracting) otherwise it's pristine. Displays equally well from either side and has a small attached Lucite stand. Choice old classic.
ST410 - Celestite $ 500 Salem, Washington Co., Indiana, USA miniature - 5 x 5 x 3.2 cm Superb example of blue Celestite from the quarrys near Salem, Indiana. Well crystallized all around with areas of transparency and highly glassy. An undamaged beauty.
ST397 - Galena Treece, Kansas, USA small cabinet - 9 x 6 x 5.5 cm Bright metallic Galena cubes to 2.5cm on a silicified limestone matrix with red 'Ruby-Jack' Sphalerite crystals, Dolomite, and Calcite crystals from Treece, Kansas. The Galena are present on one side, but the specimen detached in the pocket and the Sphalerite and Calcite are present on all sides, making this a floater.
ST433 - Emerald $ 650 Salzburg, Austria miniature - 4.2 x 3 x 1.5 cm A 1.4cm Emerald in a dark schist matrix. The Emerald has great medium green color and lots of transparency.
ST438 - Milarite $ 300 Milarite locality, Rössing Mountains, Erongo Region, Namibia thumbnail - 1 x 0.8 x 0.8 cm Single well terminated Milarite crystal from Namibia. Milarite is a rare silicate mineral with good crystals found at only a small number of localities worldwide. Well terminated, translucent single crystal with nicely beveled termination edges. A rare thumbnail.
ST430 - Wurtzite $ 350 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.3 x 1.6 x 1.4 cm Translucent to transparent red/orange single Wurtzite crystal. These were discovered a few years ago at the Merelani Tanzanite mines and are considered the world's best for species.
ST442 - Tetrahedrite $ 450 Casapalca Mine, Huarochirà Province, Lima, Peru miniature - 3.2 x 3 x 1.8 cm Lustrous, sharp, dark metallic-gray tetrahedrite with small amounts of attached Pyrite from Casaplaca, one of the premiere localities for the species. The main crystal is large sized at 3cm and the cluster as a whole is very aesthetic.
ST552 - Tantalite $ 200 Kunar, Afghanistan thumbnail - 3 x 2.5 x 2 cm Complete and undamaged tabular Tantalite crystal with attached Albite. I can see a bit of red coloration on some edges so it's perhaps Manganotantalite.
ST560 - Dioptase $ 500 Mindouli District, Pool Department, Congo thumbnail - 2.7 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm Aesthetic cluster of large, elongated Dioptase crystals. Undamaged. This is from the Lou Schwartz collection and one of the earlier pieces found at the locality.
ST472 - Dioptase $ 300 Mindouli District, Pool Department, Congo thumbnail - 2.2 x 0.8 x 0.8 cm Large, elongated single Dioptase crystal. Undamaged, transparent to translucent with attached white Calcite around the base. Exceptional single thumbnail Dioptase.
ST555 - Tourmaline $ 220 St. Anne's Mine, Miami, Karoi District, Zimbabwe small cabinet - 6.2 x 0.6 x 0.5 cm Long, dark green but transparent single Tourmaline crystal from recent production at the famous St. Anne's mine in Zimbabwe. Tourmaline has been very rare from this mine historically, which has primarily targeted blue Topaz. Though dark, it is transparent facet grade throughout with a more greenish brown at the tip and a bright pure green over the rest of the crystal. Complete and undamaged and weighs 4.86 grams.
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