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M765 - Pyrite, quartz on Sphalerite $ 450 (=~ CAN$ 618) Huaron, Peru cabinet - 10 x 10 x 6 cm Clusters of Pyrite cubes and Quartz crystals atop a matrix of solid crystalline Sphalerite. Aesthetic large specimen from the Tom Ellis collection.
M767 - Halloysite in Quartz $ 650 (=~ CAN$ 892) Cabiche, Boyacá Department, Colombia cabinet - 11.5 x 10 x 6.5 cm Cluster of diverging Quartz crystals. The yellow tips are caused by inclusions of Halloysite.
M768 - Brazilianite with Quartz $ 600 (=~ CAN$ 823) Corrego Frio, Minas Gerais, Brazil small cabinet - 7 x 6 x 4 cm Large single crystal from the original finds in Brazil with attached Quartz crystals. Large, glassy faces on the front with mostly cleavages and contacts on the backside.
M759 - Graphite, Apatite in Calcite with Tanzanite $ 300 (=~ CAN$ 412) SOLD Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania small cabinet - 6 x 4.5 x 4 cm Water-clear Calcite crystal with included Graphite and blue Apatite crystals. Two sides of the Calcite crystal are covered by Graphite, with wafer-like Graphite crystals perfectly preserved inside the Calcite all along those sides. I had one face polished to better show the included crystals. There is an attached 1cm partial Tanzanite crystal on the outside.
M784 - Acanthite $ 200 (=~ CAN$ 274) Imiter Mine, Ouarzazate Prov., Morocco miniature - 3.8 x 3 x 1.5 cm Serpent-like cluster of interconnected octahedral Acanthite crystals. Complete all around and undamaged.
T300 - Sugilite $ 350 (=~ CAN$ 480) SOLD N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa miniature - 4.3 x 2.2 x 1.0 cm Bright, chatoyant fibrous Sugilite occurring as tightly packed crystals on matrix. Good on both sides. From a rare and limited find in 2014.
A275 - Herderite on Topaz $ 700 (=~ CAN$ 961) SOLD Dassu, Skardu Dist., Pakistan thumbnail - 2 x 1.9 x 1.9 cm Green Herderite crystals to 1.6cm on a gem Topaz crystal, 2 x 1.9 x 1.9 cm.
AF546 - Acanthite $ 250 (=~ CAN$ 343) Imiter Mine, Atlas Mtns., Morocco miniature - 3.2 x 2.3 x 2.2 cm Sharp octahedral crystals to 13mm on edge, 3.2 x 2.3 x 2.2 cm.
K100 - Hematite $ 450 (=~ CAN$ 618) SOLD N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa miniature - 3.8 x 2.6 x 2.5 cm Cluster of prismatic Hematite crystals with red Andradite. These are a rare form, hexagonal in cross-section with a flat termination from a single pocket found approximately 10 years ago.
TU115 - Yugawaralite on Quartz $ 800 (=~ CAN$ 1098) SOLD Nasik, India small cabinet - 6.5 x 6 x 3.5 cm 4.5cm wide cluster of the rare mineral Yugawaralite on a well trimmed matrix covered by drusy Quartz. Undamaged.
A949 - Calcite on Stibnite $ 300 (=~ CAN$ 412) SOLD Henan Prov., China cabinet - 10.5 x 3.5 x 3 cm Terminated Stibnite crystal with two attached white Calcite crystals to 3.5cm wide. I've had this piece for over 10 years and still have not seen one with larger and better Calcites, despite the quantities that have come out.
E585 - Sphalerite $ 225 (=~ CAN$ 309) Mogila Mine, Madan District, Bulgaria small cabinet - 5.5 x 5.5 x 2.5 cm Razor sharp, lustrous, and transparent Spahlerite crystals to 1.8 cm pn Quartz matrix. The crystals are brown and green in color and of top quality, 5.5 x 5.5 x 2.5 cm.
A944 - Arsenopyrite $ 290 (=~ CAN$ 398) SOLD Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China small cabinet - 6 x 7 x 6 cm Large, well displayed single crystal 3.2 cm wide on muscovite and Quartz. About as good as it gets for a single crystal, size 6 x 7 x 6 cm. ©2010-2018 Marin Mineral |