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LL988 - Scheelite with Aquamarine $ 250 (=~ € 235) Mt Xuebaoding, Ping Wu, Sichuan Prov., China small cabinet - 7 x 5 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Vibrant orange Scheelite octahedra to 2cm wide on Muscovite with tabular Aquamarine crystals.
ST126 - Ludlamite $ 750 (=~ € 704) Blackbird Mine, Lemhi Co., Idaho, USA thumbnail - 3 x 3 x 1.2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Well isolated green Ludlamite crystals on matrix. Main crystal is a gemmy 1.1cm crystal with great color and luster. These are old USA classics now hard to find of this quality.
ST128 - Veszelyite $ 350 (=~ € 329) Dongchuan, Kunming, Yunnan, China thumbnail - 2.8 x 2 x 1.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Good sized Veszelyite crystals on matrix. This recently mined specimen features a number of intergrown, long crystals of vivid blue Veszelyite. The crystal group is 1.3cm tall. This is from a new find made in July 2020 at an old Zinc mine located about about 400 kilometers away from previous Veszelyite finds made at the Laochang Mine (also in Yunnan Prov.).
LL989 - Scheelite $ 200 (=~ € 188) Mt Xuebaoding, Ping Wu, Sichuan Prov., China miniature - 4.5 x 4 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Vibrant orange octahedral Scheelite crystal. Good transparency in the tip.
ST116 - Tourmaline $ 60 (=~ € 56) St. Anne's Mine, Miami, Karoi District, Zimbabwe miniature - 4.1 x 0.4 x 0.3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Gem Tourmaline crystal recently mined from the famous St. Anne's Mine in the Karoi district of Zimbabwe. Fully terminated, complete, and undamaged. It's transparent top to bottom with a good medium green color over most of the crystal with a darker green (though still transparent) termination. The termination is multi-faceted and complex. Excellent quality Tourmaline.
LL980 - Bournonite $ 125 (=~ € 117) Machacamara District, Potosi Dept., Bolivia miniature - 3.3 x 2.5 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Intergrown pair of Bournonite crystals from recent finds in Bolivia. The Bournonite crystals has a dark patina and classic 'cogwheel' form. A floater with no points of contact, complete all around and perfect except for a chip on the small crystal.
LL981 - Bournonite $ 225 (=~ € 211) Machacamara District, Potosi Dept., Bolivia miniature - 3.3 x 3.2 x 2.2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() cluster of 3 large, thick Bournonite crystals from recent finds in Bolivia. The Bournonite crystals an irridescent golden patina and classic 'cogwheel' form. Pristine specimen with a small amount of matrix attached to the back.
LL955 - Tourmaline $ 50 (=~ € 47) St. Anne's Mine, Miami, Karoi District, Zimbabwe miniature - 3.6 x 0.5 x 0.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Gem Tourmaline crystal recently mined from the famous St. Anne's Mine in the Karoi district of Zimbabwe. Steeply terminated, complete crystal. It's transparent top to bottom with a good medium green color over most of the crystal with a darker green (though still transparent) termination. The termination is multi-faceted and complex. High quality Tourmaline.
LL964 - Azurite with Malachite $ 150 (=~ € 141) Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico thumbnail - 2.8 x 2.8 x 2.1 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Fine quality Azurite crystals attached to a small amount of matrix. Crytallized all around and undamaged with added color from small crystals of Malachite.
LL973 - Azurite with Malachite $ 150 (=~ € 141) Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico miniature - 4 x 2.5 x 2.3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Fine quality Azurite crystals with Malachite. Crytallized all around and undamaged. Excellent quality, thick blocky crystals.
ST220 - Dravite $ 150 (=~ € 141) Mwajanga, near Komolo, Tanzania thumbnail - 1.8 x 1.4 x 1.2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Glassy gem quality Dravite crystal from Mwajanga. Complete all around and transparent. Superb example from this find.
ST227 - Tanzanite $ 750 (=~ € 704) Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.5 x 1.5 x 0.8 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Multi-colored Tanzanite crystal with a yellow over purple/blue color displayed from the front wide face. A red color is visible up the C-axis, and you can even see flashes of red reflected out the front face when lit from below (last photo). Complete and undamaged and weighs 6.87 grams.
ST221 - Aurichalcite, Rosasite Southwest Mine, Hendricks Gulch, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA small cabinet - 7 x 5 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Spheres of blue Rosasite atop spikey crystals of green Aurichalcite.
ST234 - Bayldonite on/after Mimetite $ 500 (=~ € 470) Tsumeb, Namibia thumbnail - 3 x 2.5 x 1.8 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() An old classic Tsumeb specimen of green Bayldonite on or partially pseudomorphing elongated, hexagonal Mimetite crystals. These were found in the 1st oxidation zone that dates to the late 1800s to early 1900s.
ST232 - Anglesite (R) $ 160 (=~ € 150) Touissit Mine, Oujda-Angad Prov., Morocco thumbnail - 2.5 x 2.5 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Double-terminated Anglesite crystal on matrix. The Anglesite is gemmy and yellow and has been repaired once. A stunning and uncommon thumbnail.
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