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A990 - Inesite, Hubeite on Apophyllite $ 1250 Hubei Prov., China cabinet - 9.5 x 8 x 4 cm Large red Inesite crystal spray with other areas of Inesite, good clusters of Hubeite (brown), Quartz crystals, and tiny drusy Apophyllite, size 9.5 x 8 x 4 cm.
AF111 - Tanzanite Merelani Hills, Tanzania miniature - 3.5 x 2.7 x 0.9 cm Glassy and lustrous gem Tanzanite crystal with purple blue color. Overall excellent quality and good sized. Natural, unheated gem Tanzanite crystal. 50 carats in weight, 3.5 x 2.7 x 0.9 cm.
AF137 - Tanzanite $ 2500 Merelani Hills, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.5 x 2 x 1.1 cm Glassy and lustrous gem Tanzanite crystal, complete high quality crystal. Natural, unheated gem Tanzanite crystal, 2.5 x 2 x 1.1 cm.
E524 - Anapaite in fossil bivalve $ 300 Kertch, Crimea, Ukraine small cabinet - 5.5 x 4.5 x 3 cm Two exceptionally fine Anapaite crystals which formed in a 2.3cm wide fossil bivalve. These are now hard to find and the quality of the Anapaite is very high.
NA317 - Amethyst $ 350 Las Vigas, Veracruz, Mexico miniature - 5 x 4 x 4 cm "V" group of Amethyst on matrix, crystal on left a scepter, 5 x 4 x 4 cm.
NA511 - Acanthite $ 750 Guanajuato, Mexico thumbnail - 2 x 1.8 x 1.3 cm ex. John Barlow Large cubic crystals of metallic grey Acanthite from Guanajuato, Mexico. A superb, complete and pristine thumbnail sized specimen from the John Barlow collection (Barlow specimen #3561).
NA945 - Adamite $ 250 Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico small cabinet - 6.5 x 5 x 2 cm Unusual Adamite with long individual crystals to 1.5 cm, 6.5 x 5 x 2 cm. Not your typical Adamite - rather than hemispherical masses, this one has jackstraw arrangement of long crystals. A good one for a Mapimi collector.
SA451 - Tourmaline, Lepidolite, Quartz $ 360 Mina da Ponte, Aracuai, Mnas Gerais, Brazil miniature - 4 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm Clear Quartz crystal partially enclosing what was once a green Tourmaline crystal. The Tourmaline within the Quartz remains complete, however where it exits the Quartz (on top and along the backside), it has altered to a rectangular stack of Lepidolite crystals. Really neat and interesting specimen.
SA916 - Albite on Dolomite $ 750 Morro Velho Gold Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil cabinet - 10 x 7 x 5 cm Near floater specimen of Dolomite crystals covered by small Pyrrhottite crystals serving as the matrix for a superb 4.2 cm Albite crystal. Usually seen as platy groups, I have never seen such a fine single Albite crystal displayed so perfectly. Super for a Feldspar collector, 10 x 7 x 5 cm.
T38 - Tanzanite Merelani Hills, Arusha Region, Tanzania miniature - 3.5 x 1.8 x 1.8 cm Good sized gem Tanzanite crystal with good transparency. Complete all around, fine gem crystal, 3.5 x 1.8 x 1.8 cm.
NA283 - Boleite $ 1200 Amelia Mine, Santa Rosalia, Baja Sur, Mexico miniature - 4 x 3 x 3 cm Boleite cubes and Paratacamite on a clay matrix. Two cubes are on the front face, largest is 7mm on the diagonal, with a multitude of smaller crystals present on top, some intergrown with green Paratacamite. High quality, rare specimen.
A872 - Mimetite with Duftite $ 600 Mount Bonnie Mine, Northern Territory, Australia miniature - 5 x 3.5 x 3 cm Cluster of Mimetite crystals 2.2cm wide, with individual crystals to 9mm, some with attached green Duftite crystals. Undamaged. Locality is closed and these are seldom seen for sale anymore.
A873 - Aquamarine on Muscovite $ 1500 Ping Wu, Sichuan, China small cabinet - 7 x 4 x 4 cm Highly lustrous, tabular blue crystals on Muscovite. Thick, high quality Aqua, undamaged.
E495 - Datolite $ 700 Dal'negorsk, Russia small cabinet - 8.5 x 5.5 x 4.5 cm Large single green Datolite crystal from Dal'Negorsk. An impressive large crystal in great condition with high luster and areas of transparency. Hard to find with this size and quality.
NA119 - Azurite with Quartz, Cerussite, and Chrysocolla $ 475 Sierra Rica, Chihuahua, Mexico miniature - 4 x 4 x 2.5 cm Azurite clusters to 1.1 cm wide in an unusual association with Quartz, Cerussite, and Chrysocolla from a little known locality in Mexico. Oddly, this specimen comes with a receipt from Shreve & Company (a jewelry store in San Francisco) dated 1970. The Azurite clusters are bright and lustrous and occur on both sides of specimen.
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