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BEN1 - Benitoite $ 8000 (=~ AUS$ 12199) SOLD Gem Mine, San Benito Co., California, USA cabinet - 11 x 10 x 4 cm Old Benitoite specimen with exceptionally good coverage of crystals. There is a 1.2cm triple term at the lower right, and in the center is a 2cm triple terminated crystal, though one termination could be better exposed by removing some more Natrolite. This is out a collection built in the 1970s and it has not been cleaned at all since then, so likey could be improved with modern cleaning/preparation methods. There is also no damage except along the very edges and part of a ridge of matrix that rises up at the upper right. I've only ever seen a small number os specimens of this size with such dense coverage of Benitoite.
SM868 - Cerussite $ 240 (=~ AUS$ 366) SOLD Daoping Mine, Yangshuo, Guangxi Prov., China small cabinet - 5.5 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm Unusual candy colored Cerussite of yellow and pink. These Daoping Cerussites are among the most colorful for the species and it appears to have been a one time or limited find from several years ago. The crystal has relatively flat, lustrous front and back faces and more complex growth on the edges. The main faces and most edges are undamaged, but with some edge chipping.
SM869 - Cerussite $ 380 (=~ AUS$ 579) Daoping Mine, Yangshuo, Guangxi Prov., China miniature - 4.2 x 2.5 x 0.8 cm Unusual candy colored Cerussite of yellow and pink. These Daoping Cerussites are among the most colorful for the species and it appears to have been a one time or limited find from several years ago. The crystal has relatively flat, lustrous front and back faces and more complex growth on the edges. Undamaged.
SM870 - Cerussite $ 160 (=~ AUS$ 244) Daoping Mine, Yangshuo, Guangxi Prov., China miniature - 3.5 x 2.5 x 1 cm Unusual candy colored Cerussite of yellow and pink. These Daoping Cerussites are among the most colorful for the species and it appears to have been a one time or limited find from several years ago. The crystal has relatively flat, lustrous front and back faces and more complex growth on the edges. The main faces and most edges are undamaged, but with some edge chipping.
SM855 - CuproAdamite $ 350 (=~ AUS$ 534) SOLD Tsumeb, Namibia miniature - 3.4 x 2.5 x 1.0 cm Deep green crystals of Cuprian Adamite on matrix. Usually found as radial aggregates of crystals, this specimen is unusual in that there is an isolated upright 6mm crystal in the center. Two different crystal habits present - the large crystal is rectangular in cross-section and the the rest have a sharp, bladed form. .
SM837 - Brucite $ 300 (=~ AUS$ 457) Killa Saifullah, Balochistan, Pakistan small cabinet - 7.0 x 5.0 x 3.5 cm Large, solid radial mass of yellow Brucite. The specimen is solid Brucite without any matrix and well crystallized all around and undamaged. Though only medium yellow, it is translucent, thick and sturdy.
SM838 - Brucite $ 300 (=~ AUS$ 457) Killa Saifullah, Balochistan, Pakistan small cabinet - 9.0 x 6.0 x 2.5 cm Large, solid mass of yellow Brucite on a thin layer of lighter colored Brucite. The specimen is solid Brucite without any matrix with the backside flat where it was attached to the host rock. Though only medium yellow, it is translucent, thick and sturdy.
SM839 - Brucite $ 450 (=~ AUS$ 686) Killa Saifullah, Balochistan, Pakistan small cabinet - 6.0 x 5.3 x 3.3 cm Large, solid radial mass of yellow Brucite. The specimen is solid Brucite without any matrix and well crystallized all around and undamaged. It's a 360 degree 'pinwheel' formation with a small projection of lighter colored Brucite on the backside. Though only medium yellow, it is translucent, thick and sturdy.
SM840 - Brucite $ 450 (=~ AUS$ 686) Killa Saifullah, Balochistan, Pakistan miniature - 5.0 x 4.8 x 2.5 cm Large, solid radial mass of yellow Brucite on matrix. The specimen is solid Brucite well crystallized all around and undamaged. It's a 360 degree 'pinwheel' formation on a small amount of matrix. It is technically a floater because the matrix is covered by a thin layer of lighter colored Brucite. Though only medium yellow, it is translucent, thick and sturdy.
SM842 - Roweite $ 280 (=~ AUS$ 427) SOLD Shijiangshan Mine, Inner Mongolia, China small cabinet - 7 x 4 x 2.5 cm Large Roweite crystals in a dramatic arrangement rising up off matrix. These are very large crystals for the species, reaching 1.9cm.
SM841 - Tanzanite $ 180 (=~ AUS$ 274) SOLD Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 1.2 x 0.8 x 0.7 cm Complete, gemmy single Tanzanite crystal with an interesting vertical growth tube inside that appears to have started at a small included Graphite crystal. Unheated natural Tanzanite.
SM843 - Clinoatacamite with Selenite $ 300 (=~ AUS$ 457) SOLD Lily Mine, Ica Department, Peru miniature - 4.5 x 3.5 x 3 cm Selenite and Chrysocolla lined vug with clusters of dark green Clinoatacamite. The Clinoatacamite on this specimen are exceptionally large and well formed. These are regarded as the world's best Clinoatacamite specimens.
SM848 - Clinoatacamite with Calcite $ 150 (=~ AUS$ 229) Lily Mine, Ica Department, Peru miniature - 4.5 x 3 x 3 cm Calcite lined vug with clusters of dark green Clinoatacamite. The Clinoatacamite on this specimen are lustrous and well formed. These are regarded as the world's best Clinoatacamite specimens.
SM844 - Clinozoisite $ 850 (=~ AUS$ 1296) Tormiq, Skardu, Pakistan small cabinet - 7.5 x 1.5 x 0.8 cm Fine and unusual Clinozoiste specimen with elongated, off-set crystals. All the offset crystals are douoble-terminated. Gemmy with an internal faden line visible when backlit. Undamaged.
SM845 - Apatite $ 280 (=~ AUS$ 427) Imilchil, Er Rachidia Province, Morocco thumbnail - 2.3 x 2 x 1.7 cm Single yellow/green Apatite crystal from the original find years ago. Complete all around and undamaged, the best one I could find when they first came out, undamaged.
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