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AF499 - Acanthite $ 90 Imiter Mine, Ouarzazate Prov., Morocco thumbnail - 2 x 2 x 1.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Well formed Acanthite crystals with individuals to 1.3cm. Complete all around. Good luster on the crystals too, size 2 x 2 x 1.5 cm.
E604 - Galena with Sphalerite $ 95 Gidiursko Mine, Madan, Rhodope Mtns., Bulgaria small cabinet - 6 x 4.5 x 3.6 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Mirror lustrous Galena crystals with Sphalerite. Best is a 2.3cm upright spinel twin.
B716 - Scapolite $ 100 Morogoro, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.6 x 1.5 x 1.2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Gemmy and lustrous, water-clear, yellow Scapolite crystal with glassy termination faces from Morogoro, Tanzania. The recent finds of Scapolite from Tanzania have been outstanding. A fine Scapolite, complete all-around and undamaged except a slight chipping on the termination edges. Great aesthetics and an impressive gem crystal weighing 6.7 grams. All GEM!
T332 - Spinel $ 90 Mogok, Myanmar thumbnail - 1.5 x 1.5 x 0.9 cm ![]() ![]() Thick spinel-twinned Spinel crystal. Translucent with a purple/red coloration.
T518 - Quartz $ 90 Peterson Mountain, near Hallelujah Junction, Nevada, USA small cabinet - 5.2 x 2.3 x 1.8 cm ![]() ![]() Smokey Quartz scepter with a light smokey head atop a darker (but still translucent) stalk. This is from a batch of crystals mined in 2016 that I got first pick from. Complete all around with an undamaged scepter head, the stalk has a chip on one side.
T530 - Topaz $ 95 Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil thumbnail - 2.4 x 0.7 x 0.6 cm ![]() ![]() Small but very gemmy single topaz. Complete all around and undamaged except for one small indentation or nick on a termination edge.
T880 - Brookite $ 95 Balochistan, Pakistan thumbnail - 2.8 x 2.5 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() 3 intergrown Brookite crystals, partially translucent.
C254 - Malachite after Azurite $ 100 Sacramento Mine, Bisbee, Arizona, USA thumbnail - 2.5 x 2 x 1.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Pair of well fomred, crossing psuedomorphs of Malachite after Azurite.
C450 - Vanadinite $ 80 Puzzler Mine, Yuma Co, Arizona, USA miniature - 4 x 3 x 2 cm ex. Bruce Murphy ![]() ![]() Specimen of curving, olive green Vanadinite crystals over a quartz matrix. Good crystals on all sides.
F280 - Mangano Calcite on Pyrite $ 50 Huanzala Mine, Peru small cabinet - 9 x 6.5 x 6 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Specimen of solid Pyrite crystals with partial coverage of pink Mangano Calcite. Good crystals all around, bright and colorful. Comes with an old Rocksmiths label showing an old price of $30 (I'm guessing from the 1980s).
SM123 - Tremolite $ 80 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.4 x 0.8 x 0.6 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Bright green Tremolite crystal. Great color! A thich single crystal at the base that sprays out into multiple terminations as it rises up. The base is rehealed, making this a floater. Undamaged.
C583 - Azurite $ 80 Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA miniature - 4.5 x 4 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Mound-shaped specimen of sparkling Azurite crystals. The majority of the matrix is gone, leaving a thick, hollow layer of Azurite. Undamaged.
SM249 - Carrollite $ 60 Kamoya South Mine, Katanga, Congo miniature - 4.2 x 4 x 3.2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Mirror-lustrous Carrollite crystals in white Calcite. Main crystal is 1.3cm in size and perfect except for one edge nick. There are also smaller, perfect crystals to 7mm present in various vugs within the Calcite.
SM258 - Apatite $ 90 Cerro Mercado, Durango, Mexico miniature - 4.2 x 3 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Unusual scepter Apatite crystal with attached Chalcedony. The termination faces are prefect and smooth (with a few small areas of light etching) and the majority of the crystal side faces are etched away creating a scepter formation. The crystal is also highly transparent and gem quality. Undamaged.
SM280 - Azurite $ 60 Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico thumbnail - 1.9 x 1.3 x 1.2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Translucent, glassy Azurite crystals from the Volborthite zone. Undamaged crystal cluster. Milpillas is already considered the best Azurite locality in the world. While crystals are currently abundant, now is the time to get a good one before supplies dry up.
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