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ST753 - Azurite $ 125 (=~ ¥ 16895) Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo thumbnail - 2.8 x 2.8 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Single 1.7cm crystal of Azurite on matrix. The Azurite crystal is euhedral with good luster. Good crystals of Azurite are rare for this locality!
ST726 - Cumengeite $ 2400 (=~ ¥ 324383) Amelia Mine, Santa Rosalia, Baja Sur, Mexico miniature - 4 x 3 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Rare matrix Cumengeite specimen with a fairly large crystal halfway exposed from the matrix. The Cumengeite crystal is 1.2cm tip to tip.
ST749 - Tourmaline $ 300 (=~ ¥ 40548) St. Anne's Mine, Miami, Karoi District, Zimbabwe small cabinet - 6.4 x 0.8 x 0.7 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 with shallow chipping along one edge, otherwise perfect. Excellent quality Tourmaline, internally flawless. Weighs 8.57 grams.
ST751 - Anapaite $ 1500 (=~ ¥ 202739) Kertch, Crimea, Ukraine cabinet - 12 x 10 x 3.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Large, flat specimen of Anapaite, easily the largest I've ever seen. A relatively flat specimen with the majority of the front display face covered in bright green Anapaite crystals. Ex. Fersman Museum specimen, ex. Erich Laskowski collection purchased by Erich in 2003.
ST651 - Aquamarine $ 280 (=~ ¥ 37845) Mt Xuebaoding, Ping Wu, Sichuan Prov., China miniature - 5 x 4 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A beautiful GEM tabular Aquamarine crystal on matrix from the famous Mt. Xuebaoding locality. This one is an old one dating back to the 1990s and is more transparent and glassy than most. The Aqua is 2.7cm wide and perfect with no damage. Ex. Erich Laskowski collection, puchased by Erich in 1997.
ST746 - Orthoclase after Leucite $ 350 (=~ ¥ 47306) Kalehoyuk, Kaman District, Kırşehir Province, Turkey small cabinet - 6.7 x 6.2 x 6 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Highly interesting and uncommon pseudomorph of Orthoclase that has replaced a large, sharp, single Leucite crystal. The crystal is a complete trapezohedron with relatively sharp crystals faces all around. Comes with an old Minerals Unlimited label.
ST666 - Tantalite on Albite $ 350 (=~ ¥ 47306) Mawi, Laghman Prov., Afghanistan miniature - 3.5 x 2.5 x 2.2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Terminated 1.5cm red Tantalite crystal on a matrix of Albite, Quartz, and Muscovite. Ex. Erich Laskowski collection.
ST787 - Rhodonite $ 250 (=~ ¥ 33790) Morro da Mina mine, Conselheiro Lafaiete, Minas Gerais, Brazil thumbnail - 1.3 x 0.8 x 0.8 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Single gem crystal of Rhodonite from recent finds in Brazil. This is a complete well terminated crystal with typical ridged termination and small raised crystal growths on some sides. Complete all around and translucent to transparent internally. Superb color!
ST743 - Platinum $ 600 (=~ ¥ 81096) Konder, Ayan-Maya district, Khabarovsk Region, Russia thumbnail - 0.4 x 0.4 x 0.3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Crystal of Platinum from the famous and now closed Konder platinum deposit. These are no longer being found. Specimen is a partial cube that weighs 0.4 grams.
ST759 - Natrolite $ 250 (=~ ¥ 33790) Mwanjanga, Manyara Region, Tanzania small cabinet - 6.2 x 0.3 x 0.3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Long translucent to transparent single Natrolite crystal. Perfectly terminated and complete and undamaged. From recent, limited production, these new Natrolites are exceptional for the species for their sharpness and transparency.
ST763 - Natrolite $ 250 (=~ ¥ 33790) Mwanjanga, Manyara Region, Tanzania miniature - 5 x 0.4 x 0.4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Long, transparent single Natrolite crystal. Perfectly terminated and complete and undamaged. From recent, limited production, these new Natrolites are exceptional for the species for their sharpness and transparency.
ST797 - Botallackite $ 325 (=~ ¥ 43927) Cligga Head, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England small cabinet - 8 x 4 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Bright blue/green crystals of Botallackite on all sides of specimen. Botallackite is a rare secondary copper mineral and this is a very rich example from recent finds at Cligga Head.
ST772 - Calaverite with Quartz $ 1500 (=~ ¥ 202739) Cripple Creek, Teller Co., Colorado, USA small cabinet - 5.5 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Crystals of Calaverite, a rare Gold Telluride mineral, intergrown with Quartz. There are also areas of exposed Calaverite in the matrix.
ST780 - Euclase $ 750 (=~ ¥ 101370) Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil thumbnail - 2.5 x 1.5 x 1 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Transparent, colorless single Euclase crystal from Brazil. It's a complete and undamaged crystal though there is a bit of Muscovite and Feldspar attached to the back termination. Uncommon gem crystal.
ST809 - Tennantite after Azurite $ 380 (=~ ¥ 51361) Tsumeb, Namibia small cabinet - 6 x 4 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Crystal cluster of Tennanite after Azurite from Tsumeb. Elongated, primatic crystals of former Azurite that have been pseudomorphed to Tennantite. An undamaged floater cluster with individual crystals to 4.5cm in length.
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