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B495 - Brookite $ 300 (=~ ¥ 40548) Kharan Mountain, Balochistan, Pakistan miniature - 4.5 x 4 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A 3cm Brookite crystal on matrix with Quartz crystals.
B321 - Dioptase $ 500 (=~ ¥ 67580) Katanga Prov., Congo miniature - 4.5 x 4 x 3.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Solid cluster of nothing but Dioptase crystals, with the focus on a central, large upright crystal. Main crystal is 1.5cm in diameter, rises up 1.5cm higher than the others, and is undamaged.
SA720 - Brazilianite $ 300 (=~ ¥ 40548) Telerio Mine, Mendes Pimental, Minas Gerais, Brazil miniature - 3.7 x 3.0 x 2.4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Attractive cluster of glassy and gemmy Brazilianite with the main crystal a thick 3.5cm long crystal. Undamaged and sits upright on its own.
TZ252 - Prehnite $ 300 (=~ ¥ 40548) Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania miniature - 4 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Blue Prehnite specimen about as good as these get form wise as most of these are massess of crystals with at least some damage around the edges. This is a clean group front and back, nearly a floater with some traces of Graphite on the bottom where it was attached. These have a nice color change between shades of blue in different lighting.
E597 - Rhodochrosite and Sphalerite on Pyrite psuedo. Pyrrhotite $ 350 (=~ ¥ 47306) Trepca Mine, Stanterg, Kosovo small cabinet - 7.5 x 5 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 4cm wide by 3.5cm tall crystal of Pyrrhotite that has been replaced by Pyrite, coated by pale pink spheres of Rhodochrosite.
C212 - Brazilianite $ 450 (=~ ¥ 60822) Corrego Frio, Minas Gerais, Brazil thumbnail - 2.7 x 2 x 1.6 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Single crystal from the old, best find for the species.
C312 - Kunzite $ 750 (=~ ¥ 101370) SOLD Nuristan, Afghanistan small cabinet - 6.5 x 6.5 x 4.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Terminated pink Kunzite crystal with a smaller, double-terminated crystal attached to one side. The main crystal is also double-terminated, just not as nicely as the top termination. Complete and undamaged. Ex. Marty Zinn collection.
C319 - Tanzanite $ 350 (=~ ¥ 47306) SOLD Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania miniature - 3.2 x 1.2 x 1.1 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Single pink Tanzanite crystal with attached Calcite and/or Zeolites in large, distict crystals, only one like it in the lot. Solid base that tapers out towards the top into multiple, feathery terminations. Pink is one the rarest colors for Tanzanite (or Zoisite if you prefer) and this one has well saturated color. Complete and undamaged. Unusual crystal from a late 2017 find.
K827 - Apatite on Diopside (?) $ 250 (=~ ¥ 33790) Chamkoroma, Dodoma Province, Tanzania miniature - 4 x 3 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A 2.4 terminated Apatite crystal attached to two terminated green crystals (possibly Diopside or other Pyroxene). This is relatively new material and the only aesthetic specimen that I saw of the material. The Apatite is translucent and gets transparent near the termination. There is also a small amount of transparent, colorless Hyalite Opal attached to the green crystals.
K234 - Prehnite $ 750 (=~ ¥ 101370) SOLD Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania small cabinet - 5.5 x 5 x 4.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Spherical, mound-shaped Prehnite with large, chunky crystals. This is a very good one in terms of form, size, color, and quality. Nearly pristine with just a couple minor nicked crystal tips.
K305 - Prehnite with Calcite, Tanzanite $ 1800 (=~ ¥ 243287) Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania small cabinet - 8.5 x 5 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Individual spheres of yellow Prehnite grown in and around flat crystals of white Calcite. This is one of the most beautiful Merelani Prehnites I've ever seen. A fibrous blue Tanzanite and small white crystals (Laumontite?) are attached to the backside. A floater with no points of attachment and little to no damage.
K323 - Chalcopyrite with Quartz $ 280 (=~ ¥ 37845) Madan, Rhodope Mts., Bulgaria cabinet - 9.5 x 7.5 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Stunningly attractive specimen of transparent Quartz with bright, brassy Chalcopyrite crystals. These are fairly common minerals, but in a combination and form to produce this beauty. Both minerals are evenly distributed and in good condition with just a few missing Quartz crystals. The Quartz are uniform in size and transparent. An overall very bright and showy specimen.
K243 - Tsavorite, Pyrite on Graphite $ 350 (=~ ¥ 47306) SOLD Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania small cabinet - 9 x 5 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Bright, complex Pyrite crystals to 2cm with Tsavorite and Diopside crystals on a matrix of solid Graphite. Highly aesthetic, undamaged specimen.
J362 - Copper $ 450 (=~ ¥ 60822) White Pine Mine, White Pine, Ontonagon Co., Michigan, USA miniature - 4.9 x 2.2 x 1 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Fantastic old Copper specimen composed a tall central spinel-twinned crystal with smaller attached crystals. Complete all around and undamaged with good patina.
C688 - Hausmanite $ 900 (=~ ¥ 121644) N'Chwanning II Mine, Kuruman, South Africa small cabinet - 9 x 5.5 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Matrix covered by Andradite crystals in turn coated by numerous well formed Hausmanite crystals. Clean and undamaged. Comes with a Wendel Minerals label that indicates it was formerly part of the Mayer collection.
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