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SM840 - Brucite $ 450 Killa Saifullah, Balochistan, Pakistan miniature - 5.0 x 4.8 x 2.5 cm ![Brucite from Killa Saifullah, Balochistan, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/SM840a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/SM840a.jpg)
![Brucite from Killa Saifullah, Balochistan, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/SM840b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/SM840b.jpg)
![Brucite from Killa Saifullah, Balochistan, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/SM840c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/SM840c.jpg)
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.
SM848 - Clinoatacamite with Calcite $ 150 Lily Mine, Ica Department, Peru miniature - 4.5 x 3 x 3 cm ![Clinoatacamite with Calcite from Lily Mine, Ica Department, Peru [db_pics/pics/SM848a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/SM848a.jpg)
![Clinoatacamite with Calcite from Lily Mine, Ica Department, Peru [db_pics/pics/SM848b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/SM848b.jpg)
![Clinoatacamite with Calcite from Lily Mine, Ica Department, Peru [db_pics/pics/SM848c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/SM848c.jpg)
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.
SM849 - Clinoatacamite with Selenite $ 120 Lily Mine, Ica Department, Peru miniature - 4.5 x 4 x 2.5 cm ![Clinoatacamite with Selenite from Lily Mine, Ica Department, Peru [db_pics/pics/SM849a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/SM849a.jpg)
![Clinoatacamite with Selenite from Lily Mine, Ica Department, Peru [db_pics/pics/SM849b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/SM849b.jpg)
![Clinoatacamite with Selenite from Lily Mine, Ica Department, Peru [db_pics/pics/SM849c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/SM849c.jpg)
![Clinoatacamite with Selenite from Lily Mine, Ica Department, Peru [db_pics/pics/SM849d.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/SM849d.jpg)
Selenite and Chrysocolla lined vug with a cluster of dark green Clinoatacamite. The Clinoatacamite forms a rounded cluster 6mm wide. These are regarded as the world's best Clinoatacamite specimens.
SM852 - Prehnite with Pyrite $ 200 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania miniature - 4.8 x 3 x 2 cm ![Prehnite with Pyrite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/SM852a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/SM852a.jpg)
![Prehnite with Pyrite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/SM852b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/SM852b.jpg)
![Prehnite with Pyrite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/SM852c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/SM852c.jpg)
Yellow Prehnite crystals with a much different, somewhat globular style than most from Merelani. It has a flat base where it was attached to Graphite. There are small Pyrite crystals along the base, apparently that grew on the Graphite first before the Prehnite.
SM861 - Anatase $ 240 Kharan, Balochistan, Pakistan miniature - 4 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm ![Anatase from Kharan, Balochistan, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/SM861a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/SM861a.jpg)
![Anatase from Kharan, Balochistan, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/SM861b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/SM861b.jpg)
![Anatase from Kharan, Balochistan, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/SM861d.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/SM861d.jpg)
![Anatase from Kharan, Balochistan, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/SM861e.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/SM861e.jpg)
![Anatase from Kharan, Balochistan, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/SM861f.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/SM861f.jpg)
Six double-termianted crystals of Anatase on matrix. Largest crystal is a fat 8 x8 mm in size.
AR12 - Rhodochrosite on Quartz $ 350 Silverton, Colorado, USA miniature - 4 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm ![Rhodochrosite on Quartz from Silverton, Colorado, USA [db_pics/pics/AR12a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR12a.jpg)
![Rhodochrosite on Quartz from Silverton, Colorado, USA [db_pics/pics/AR12b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR12b.jpg)
![Rhodochrosite on Quartz from Silverton, Colorado, USA [db_pics/pics/AR12c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR12c.jpg)
Clusters of pink Rhodochrosite crystals atop Quartz crystals, undamaged.
AR13 - Millerite $ 350 Hall's Gap, Lincoln Co., Kentucky, USA miniature - 4 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm ![Millerite from Hall's Gap, Lincoln Co., Kentucky, USA [db_pics/pics/AR13a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR13a.jpg)
![Millerite from Hall's Gap, Lincoln Co., Kentucky, USA [db_pics/pics/AR13b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR13b.jpg)
![Millerite from Hall's Gap, Lincoln Co., Kentucky, USA [db_pics/pics/AR13c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR13c.jpg)
Partial geode filled with golden hair-like Millerite, undamaged. Classic USA material from a now closed locality.
AR14 - Wulfenite $ 350 Rowley Mine, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA miniature - 3.5 x 3 x 2 cm ![Wulfenite from Rowley Mine, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/AR14a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR14a.jpg)
![Wulfenite from Rowley Mine, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/AR14b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR14b.jpg)
![Wulfenite from Rowley Mine, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/pics/AR14c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR14c.jpg)
Exquisite, colorful specimen featuring 4 perfect 'windo pane' crystals of Wulfenite on Chrysocolla. Undamaged with other small Wulfenite crystals present.
AR20 - Epidote $ 750 Brumado Mine, Bahia, Brazil miniature - 4 x 2.5 x 0.6 cm ![Epidote from Brumado Mine, Bahia, Brazil [db_pics/pics/AR20a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR20a.jpg)
![Epidote from Brumado Mine, Bahia, Brazil [db_pics/pics/AR20b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR20b.jpg)
![Epidote from Brumado Mine, Bahia, Brazil [db_pics/pics/AR20c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR20c.jpg)
![Epidote from Brumado Mine, Bahia, Brazil [db_pics/pics/AR20d.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR20d.jpg)
Jewel-like specimen of transparent Epidote crystals. Double-terminated crystals with a central faden line. Lustrous crystals, undamaged and nearly a floater with just a small area of contact at the base. Comes with an old Alvaro Lucio label.
AR21 - Rutile in Quartz $ 125 Minas Gerais, Brazil miniature - 5 x 4 x 3.5 cm ![Rutile in Quartz from Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/AR21a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR21a.jpg)
![Rutile in Quartz from Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/AR21b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR21b.jpg)
![Rutile in Quartz from Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/AR21c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR21c.jpg)
![Rutile in Quartz from Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/AR21d.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR21d.jpg)
Cluster of transparent Quartz crystals densely included with silvery crystals of Rutile. Main crystal is undamaged.
AR22 - Sphene $ 450 Capelinha, Minas Gerais, Brazil miniature - 4.6 x 2 x 1.8 cm ![Sphene from Capelinha, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/AR22a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR22a.jpg)
![Sphene from Capelinha, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/AR22b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR22b.jpg)
![Sphene from Capelinha, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/AR22c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR22c.jpg)
![Sphene from Capelinha, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/AR22d.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/AR22d.jpg)
A 2.5cm twinned Sphene (Titanite) crystal on matrix covered with Epidote and other smaller Sphene crystals. Crystals on both sides. Undamaged and mounted on a Lucite stand.
SM810 - Beryl var. Goshenite $ 200 Skardu District, Pakistan miniature - 4.5 x 3.5 x 3.0 cm ![Beryl var. Goshenite from Skardu District, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/SM810a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/SM810a.jpg)
![Beryl var. Goshenite from Skardu District, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/SM810b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/SM810b.jpg)
![Beryl var. Goshenite from Skardu District, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/SM810c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/SM810c.jpg)
![Beryl var. Goshenite from Skardu District, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/SM810d.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/SM810d.jpg)
Well terminated 3.5cm wide crystal of Goshenite (colorless Beryl) on an albite matrix. Glassy luster and transparent at the termination. Double-terminated with Muscovite and tiny garnets attached in areas. Undamaged.
SM815 - Prehnite $ 200 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania miniature - 3.7 x 3.2 x 2.0 cm ![Prehnite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/SM815a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/SM815a.jpg)
![Prehnite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/SM815b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/SM815b.jpg)
![Prehnite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/SM815c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/SM815c.jpg)
Outstanding, sharp cluster of blue Prehnite, crystallized in the form of a rosette. Rarely do you see blue Prehnites of this quality with such good crystal form. These are also color change, producing different shades of blue in indoor versus outdoor lighting.
SM816 - Prehnite $ 300 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania miniature - 3.6 x 3.0 x 2.1 cm ![Prehnite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/SM816a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/SM816a.jpg)
![Prehnite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/SM816b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/SM816b.jpg)
![Prehnite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/SM816c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/SM816c.jpg)
![Prehnite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/SM816d.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/SM816d.jpg)
Outstanding, sharp cluster of blue Prehnite, crystallized in the form of a rosette. Rarely do you see blue Prehnites of this quality with such good crystal form. These are also color change, producing different shades of blue in indoor versus outdoor lighting.
SM817 - Azurite $ 225 Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico miniature - 3.2 x 2.7 x 1.0 cm ![Azurite from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SM817a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/SM817a.jpg)
![Azurite from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SM817b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/SM817b.jpg)
![Azurite from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/SM817c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/SM817c.jpg)
Tabular, deep blue Azurite crystals with attached spheres of green Malachite from the area of the mine where the Volborthite was found. The Azurite has superb luster and areas of bright 'electric' blue color.
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