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MK569 - Azurite with Malachite $ 500 (=~ £ 400) Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico small cabinet - 6.5 x 6 x 4 cm Crystals of Azurite partially pseudomorphed to Malachite from the now closed Milpillas Mine in Mexico. The Azurite has high luster and great 'electric blue' color with areas of velvety green Malachite.
MK570 - Azurite with Malachite $ 400 (=~ £ 320) Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico small cabinet - 6.5 x 6 x 4 cm Crystals of Azurite partially pseudomorphed to Malachite from the now closed Milpillas Mine in Mexico. The Azurite has high luster and great 'electric blue' color with areas of velvety green Malachite. Despite the matrix contacting on some of the crystals, the incredible blue color and large, sharp crystals make this a stunning piece.
MK571 - Azurite $ 300 (=~ £ 240) Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico miniature - 5 x 3.3 x 2.3 cm Cluster of Azurite crystals from the now closed Milpillas Mine in Mexico. The Azurite has great 'electric blue' color.
MK583 - Grossular $ 750 (=~ £ 600) Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Quebec, Canada miniature - 4.2 x 3.5 x 0.9 cm Glassy and gemmy crystals of cinnamon colored Grossular from the Jeffrey Mine. The crystals are fully transparent and reach 1.3cm in size. Pristine.
MK586 - Epistilbite $ 350 (=~ £ 280) Khumbhari Village, Nasik, Maharashtra State, India small cabinet - 7.5 x 5 x 5 cm Translucent, globular masses of Epistilbite lining an open vug in basalt. The specimen was carved out of solid basalt leaving the vug intact. Epistilbite is one of the more rare zeolites from India and not often seen for sale. The base is carved flat for perfect display.
K978 - Spessartine $ 400 (=~ £ 320) Nani, Loliondo, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.4 x 1.8 x 1.1 cm Complete 'citrus' orange Spessartine crystal from old finds in Tanzania. These were mostly found as partial or damaged crystals with complete crystals such as this much less common. Excellent form with a few small surface pits but no damage. Translucent with great color, there are some darker black included areas but also areas of superb gem transparenct. Weighs 13.47 grams.
K896 - Spessartine Nani, Loliondo, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.4 x 1.8 x 1.1 cm Complete 'citrus' orange Spessartine crystal from old finds in Tanzania. These were mostly found as partial or damaged crystals with complete crystals such as this much less common. Excellent form with a few small edge chips and surface pits but no significant damage. Translucent with great color, there are some darker black included areas but also areas of superb gem transparenct. Weighs 37.30 grams.
MK590 - Childrenite $ 475 (=~ £ 380) Linopolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil miniature - 4.5 x 2.5 x 0.5 cm A large, gemmy, doubly-terminated Childrenite crystal from Linopolis, Brazil. This is a large crystal for the species and in excellent condition. Translucent with gem zones and nice smooth termination faces on each end, good on both sides.
MK591 - Almandine $ 75 (=~ £ 60) Garnet Ledge, Wrangell Island, Alaska, USA miniature - 5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm Purple/red Almandine garnet crystal exposed in a schist matrix from the well known Wrangell Island locality. The crystal is 1.5cm wide with red flashes. Saw cut on base.
MK592 - Almandine $ 150 (=~ £ 120) Garnet Ledge, Wrangell Island, Alaska, USA small cabinet - 8 x 6.5 x 3 cm Purple/red Almandine garnet crystal exposed in a schist matrix from the well known Wrangell Island locality. The crystal is 2.1cm wide with red flashes. Saw cut on base.
MK593 - Alkali Beryl with Tourmaline Deo Darrah, Badakhshan, Afghanistan small cabinet - 5.5 x 4.5 x 3.3 cm Intergrown cluster of tabular blue Alkali Beryl crystals, Tourmaline, and Mica. The Beryl crystals reach 1.3cm in size with glassy luster on the thin edges. The colorful Tourmaline crystals show light etching. Well crystallized all around. Note that these were once thought to be the Cesium rich species Vorobyevite but analyses did not show Cesium and this name has since been discredited.
MK594 - Apatite Dara-e-Pech, Kunar, Afghanistan small cabinet - 5.5 x 4.5 x 4 cm Three crystals of translucent to transparent Apatite crystals in a vug with Quartz crystals. The crystals have good purple color with the main Apatite crystal 1cm in size. Sawcut on base and one side.
MK610 - Cuprian Smithsonite $ 1600 (=~ £ 1279) Tsumeb, Namibia miniature - 4 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm Vivid lime green Smithsonite crystals on matrix from Tsumeb. The crystals are translucent to transparent and sit on a matrix of cream colored Dolomite. The main crystal group is 9mm wide and sits up off the matrix, well exposed all around. Pristine. Ex. Tim Sherburn collection.
MK619 - Alabandite $ 350 (=~ £ 280) Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 3 x 2.8 x 2.6 cm Complete single Alabandite crystal from the Merelani Tanzanite mines in Tanzania. This is a high quality, complete crystal with smooth faces and all 6 tips present. There is a natural pit on one side where the crystal formed around a knob of Graphite and there is some Graphite remaining, along with small Diopside crystals. Merelani Alabandite are considered the world's best and largest examples of the species. A very nice example from the Tim Sherburn collection.
MK620 - Stellerite $ 300 (=~ £ 240) Jalgaon, Maharshtra State, India small cabinet - 6.3 x 6.2 x 4 cm Amazing, complete 'pinwheel' of peach colored Stellerite and a small amount of matrix. This incredible Stellerite is complete all the way around, 360 degrees, with a smaller cluster in the center. Ex. Tim Sherburn collection.
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