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SA705 - Apatite with Pyrite $ 400 Julcani Mine, Peru thumbnail - 2.8 x 0.9 x 0.8 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Hard to find, old time specimen of yellow/green Apatite associated with Pyrite. The apatite has good luster, is double-terminated, perfect and undamaged.
AF558 - Gaudefroyite $ 600 N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa miniature - 4.5 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Thick Gaudefroyite crystals on Manganite matrix. The crystals reach 13 x 7mm in size. Rare piece.
TZ283 - Sphalerite with Graphite, Calcite Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania miniature - 3.6 x 2.0 x 1.7 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Floater group of Sphalerite crystals in excellent condition with attached Graphite and backside and bottom coated by Calcite crystals. Complete and undamaged. A really nice example and not a common Merelani specimen. Original list price was $380.
D364 - Zircon $ 150 Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.1 x 1.1 x 1.1 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Single gemmy Zircon crystal with a nice wine red to red brown coloration. Complete all around and undamaged except for some slight edge chipping. Smooth, flat crystal faces on the termination with surface growth patterns on the prism faces, which is common with these crystals.
A304 - Calcite Daye Mine, Hubei Prov., China miniature - 5 x 3.5 x 2.2 cm ![]() ![]() Translucent yelow/green Calcite crystal from a new find. An unusual neon color similar to Brazilianite color. Only 2 flats of this material were available at the show with one Chinese dealer, and 90% of those were only partial crystals, this one being one of the best complete crystals.
E519 - Manganite $ 2500 Ilfeld, Thuringen, Germany small cabinet - 6.5 x 4.5 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Cluster of large crystals of Manganite, with individual crystals to 2.5cm tall and 1.2cm across on the terminations. Ex. Ralph Merril and W.F. Davidson collections. The Merril label indicates it was purchased in 1954 for $350.
A306 - Quartz with Calcite $ 200 Huangang, Inner Mongolia, China small cabinet - 6.5 x 6.5 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Lustrous and sharp sceptered Quartz crystal associated with peach colored Calcite crystals. Undamaged.
E354 - Cuprite $ 150 Poteryaevskoe Mine, Rubtsovskoe deposit, Siberia, Russia thumbnail - 2.5 x 2.5 x 2.0 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Intergrown pair of sharp Cuprite crystals. Complete all around with some contacting at the base.
E355 - Cuprite $ 200 Poteryaevskoe Mine, Rubtsovskoe deposit, Siberia, Russia thumbnail - 2.2 x 2.2 x 2.2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Intergrown pair of sharp Cuprite crystals. A complete floater but with a couple areas where other crystals were intergrown. Tiny amounts of copper and silver attached.
TZ321 - Alabandite $ 450 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania miniature - 4 x 3 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Single crystal with clean, smooth faces.
TZ322 - Alabandite $ 550 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania miniature - 4.5 x 3.5 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Single crystal with clean, smooth faces and some attached graphite on the backside.
TZ324 - Alabandite $ 270 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania miniature - 3.2 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Single crystal with clean, smooth faces.
TZ325 - Alabandite with Tanzanite $ 450 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania miniature - 4.6 x 4 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Single crystal with clean, smooth faces. Backside has a partial crystal of gemmy Tanzanite attached. Besides the larger partial crystal, there is Graphite and numerous smaller, paler crystals which may be small Tanzanites or other species.
TZ327 - Alabandite $ 400 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.6 x 2.2 x 1.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Single crystal with clean, smooth faces. One of the cleanest looking crystals I've seen.
TZ328 - Alabandite Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania miniature - 3.8 x 3 x 1.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Single crystal with clean, smooth faces.
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