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M648 - Diaspore $ 350 SOLD Milas, Mugla Prov., Turkey thumbnail - 2.5 x 2 x 1.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Uncommon cluster of V-twin color change Diaspore. From new finds new finds in the mountains near Milas, these new Diaspore crystals are spectacular in color and form. Most are single V-twin crystals and this was the only cluster I saw, though there are broken crystals present.
M609 - Diaspore $ 2000 SOLD Milas, Mugla Prov., Turkey thumbnail - 2.5 x 2.3 x 2.3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() V-twin crystal of color change Diaspore. From new finds in the mountains near Milas, these new Diaspore crystals are spectacular in color and form. Glassy, flat termination faces and gem quality and transparent inside. Strong purple color in natural sunlight. Weighs 15.43 grams.
M640 - Diaspore $ 500 SOLD Milas, Mugla Prov., Turkey thumbnail - 1.3 x 1.3 x 0.6 cm ![]() ![]() V-twin crystal of color change Diaspore. From new finds in the mountains near Milas, these new Diaspore crystals are spectacular in color and form. Complete all around with perfect undamaged terminations. Medium purple color in natural sunlight.
M642 - Diaspore $ 250 Milas, Mugla Prov., Turkey thumbnail - 1.4 x 1 x 0.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() V-twin crystal of color change Diaspore. From new finds in the mountains near Milas, these new Diaspore crystals are spectacular in color and form. Glassy, flat termination faces one one 'arm' (other termination incomplete) and gem quality and transparent inside. Medium purple color in natural sunlight.
M644 - Diaspore $ 400 Milas, Mugla Prov., Turkey thumbnail - 2.2 x 1.5 x 0.5 cm ![]() ![]() V-twin crystal of color change Diaspore. From new finds in the mountains near Milas, these new Diaspore crystals are spectacular in color and form. Glassy, flat termination faces one one 'arm' (other termination incomplete) and gem quality and transparent inside. Medium purple color in natural sunlight.
M601 - Shattuckite in Quartz $ 240 Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico small cabinet - 6.8 x 5 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Bright blue Shattuckite under drusy Quartz from recent finds at Milpillas. There are a few small hemispheres of Shattuckite on top of the Quartz too.
M602 - Quartz scepter (with bubble) $ 275 Southern Zambia Province, Zambia small cabinet - 6 x 2.8 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Quartz scepter from recent finds in Zambia. The scepter head has both Amethyst and smokey coloration and also contains a 3-4mm bubble that travels over 1.2cm inside. Undamaged with a rehealed base.
M612 - Morganite $ 450 SOLD Kunar, Afghanistan thumbnail - 3 x 3 x 2.3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Two pink Morganite crystals set in white Albite crystals. The Morganite crystals sit one in front of the other and are transparent, about 2cm in diameter each. Fine quality, undamaged crystals
M585 - Wulfenite on Arsenian Vanadinite var. Endlichite $ 250 Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico miniature - 3.2 x 3 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Floater cluster of Arsenian Vanadinite var. Endlichite with attached orange crystals of Wulfenite. This is the only Enlichite I've ever owned, or can recall seeing, that had the associated Wulfenite crystals. Good curving, lustrous Endlichite crystals on all sides, even the bottom.
M605 - Tremolite in Quartz $ 225 Japan miniature - 4.5 x 2.3 x 2.3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Polished Quartz included by green hair-like Tremolite along the backside.
M509 - Hematite $ 150 Rio Marina, Elba Island, Italy small cabinet - 8 x 6 x 5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Specimen of vuggy Hematite with good lustrous crystals all over, primarily along the top surface and lining the vugs.
M613 - Kolwezite with Cobaltian Calcite $ 150 SOLD Mashamba West Mine, Katanga, Congo (DRC) miniature - 4.5 x 3 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Kolwezite is a rare mineral most commonly seen as small green hemispheres on Cobaltian Calcite specimens from the Congo. Here we have an entire vug filled with spherical masses of Kolwezite to 8mm in diameter. Comes with an old Gilbert Gautheir label.
M421 - Copper with ? $ 240 Tsumeb, Namibia miniature - 4 x 3 x 1.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Branching, arborescent cluster of Copper crystals from Tsumeb. One side of the cluster is coated by tiny acicular 'fuzzy' brown/black crystals of an unknown species.
M610 - Paracelsian $ 275 SOLD Benallt Mine, Llyn Peninsula, Wales, United Kingdom thumbnail - 1.5 x 0.7 x 0.6 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Pair of intergrown, gemmy chisel-terminated Paracelsian crystals. Complete all around. Excellent example of the species, recently traded out of the British museum.
M608 - Platinum $ 850 SOLD Konder, Khabarovsk Region, Russia thumbnail - 0.7 x 0.7 x 0.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Partial cube of Platinum with a smaller attached crystal. Platinum crystals are much more rare than the nuggets and most are much more rounded than this one, in fact it was the sharpest, most well formed by far of a small lot of crystals I examined. I understand these are no longer being found.
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