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AF558 - Gaudefroyite $ 600 N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa miniature - 4.5 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm ![Gaudefroyite from N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa [db_pics/pics/af558a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/af558a.jpg)
![Gaudefroyite from N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa [db_pics/pics/af558b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/af558b.jpg)
![Gaudefroyite from N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa [db_pics/pics/af558c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/af558c.jpg)
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 ![Sphalerite with Graphite, Calcite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/tz283a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/tz283a.jpg)
![Sphalerite with Graphite, Calcite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/tz283b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/tz283b.jpg)
![Sphalerite with Graphite, Calcite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/tz283c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/tz283c.jpg)
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.
TZ284 - Tanzanite on Calcite $ 650 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania small cabinet - 6.5 x 6 x 4 cm ![Tanzanite on Calcite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/tz284a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/tz284a.jpg)
![Tanzanite on Calcite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/tz284b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/tz284b.jpg)
![Tanzanite on Calcite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/tz284c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/tz284c.jpg)
![Tanzanite on Calcite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/tz284d.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/tz284d.jpg)
Large Calcite crystal with attached Graphite and gem Tanzanite. The Calcite is clear with an outer coating of translucent, satiny Calcite. The Tanzanite is 1.6cm long, gemmy and undamaged.
NA492 - Boleite $ 600 Amelia Mine, Santa Rosalia, Baja, Mexico thumbnail - 0.9 x 0.9 x 0.9 cm ![Boleite from Amelia Mine, Santa Rosalia, Baja, Mexico [db_pics/pics/na492a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/na492a.jpg)
![Boleite from Amelia Mine, Santa Rosalia, Baja, Mexico [db_pics/pics/na492b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/na492b.jpg)
Complete single cube of this rare mineral from a long defunct mine. Good sized. Ex. Harvard University collection with label.
PAK112 - Quartz $ 300 North Waziristan Prov., Pakistan small cabinet - 9.3 x 4 x 1.5 cm ![Quartz from North Waziristan Prov., Pakistan [db_pics/pics/pak112a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/pak112a.jpg)
![Quartz from North Waziristan Prov., Pakistan [db_pics/pics/pak112b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/pak112b.jpg)
Floater specimen of faden Quartz with the majority of the specimen a flat, tabular form. Undamaged.
NA954 - Serandite with Analcime $ 480 Mont St.-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada miniature - 3.5 x 1.1 x 1.1 cm ![Serandite with Analcime from Mont St.-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada [db_pics/pics/na954a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/na954a.jpg)
![Serandite with Analcime from Mont St.-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada [db_pics/pics/na954b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/na954b.jpg)
Single well terminated Serandite crystal, more elongated in form than most, with the classic association of white Analcime crystals.
A304 - Calcite $ 250 Daye Mine, Hubei Prov., China miniature - 5 x 3.5 x 2.2 cm ![Calcite from Daye Mine, Hubei Prov., China [db_pics/pics/a304a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/a304a.jpg)
![Calcite from Daye Mine, Hubei Prov., China [db_pics/pics/a304b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/a304b.jpg)
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 ![Manganite from Ilfeld, Thuringen, Germany [db_pics/pics/e519a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/e519a.jpg)
![Manganite from Ilfeld, Thuringen, Germany [db_pics/pics/e519b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/e519b.jpg)
![Manganite from Ilfeld, Thuringen, Germany [db_pics/pics/e519c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/e519c.jpg)
![Manganite from Ilfeld, Thuringen, Germany [db_pics/pics/e519d.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/e519d.jpg)
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 ![Quartz with Calcite from Huangang, Inner Mongolia, China [db_pics/pics/a306a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/a306a.jpg)
![Quartz with Calcite from Huangang, Inner Mongolia, China [db_pics/pics/a306b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/a306b.jpg)
![Quartz with Calcite from Huangang, Inner Mongolia, China [db_pics/pics/a306c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/a306c.jpg)
![Quartz with Calcite from Huangang, Inner Mongolia, China [db_pics/pics/a306d.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/a306d.jpg)
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 ![Cuprite from Poteryaevskoe Mine, Rubtsovskoe deposit, Siberia, Russia [db_pics/pics/e354a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/e354a.jpg)
![Cuprite from Poteryaevskoe Mine, Rubtsovskoe deposit, Siberia, Russia [db_pics/pics/e354b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/e354b.jpg)
![Cuprite from Poteryaevskoe Mine, Rubtsovskoe deposit, Siberia, Russia [db_pics/pics/e354c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/e354c.jpg)
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 ![Cuprite from Poteryaevskoe Mine, Rubtsovskoe deposit, Siberia, Russia [db_pics/pics/e355a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/e355a.jpg)
![Cuprite from Poteryaevskoe Mine, Rubtsovskoe deposit, Siberia, Russia [db_pics/pics/e355b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/e355b.jpg)
![Cuprite from Poteryaevskoe Mine, Rubtsovskoe deposit, Siberia, Russia [db_pics/pics/e355c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/e355c.jpg)
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.
TZ317 - Tsavorite on Calcite $ 650 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 1.5 x 1.5 x 1.2 cm ![Tsavorite on Calcite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/tz317a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/tz317a.jpg)
![Tsavorite on Calcite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/tz317b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/tz317b.jpg)
Gem quality green grossular crystal on matrix of Calcite crystals. The Tsavorite is 1cm wide and complete all around with one side indented where it intergrew with another crystal. Backside has attached Graphite crystals. It's not common to find a nice matrix specimen and even less common to find one with such a gemm quality Tsavorite.
TZ321 - Alabandite $ 450 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania miniature - 4 x 3 x 3 cm ![Alabandite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/tz321a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/tz321a.jpg)
![Alabandite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/tz321b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/tz321b.jpg)
![Alabandite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/tz321c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/tz321c.jpg)
![Alabandite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/tz321d.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/tz321d.jpg)
Single crystal with clean, smooth faces.
TZ322 - Alabandite $ 550 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania miniature - 4.5 x 3.5 x 2 cm ![Alabandite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/tz322a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/tz322a.jpg)
![Alabandite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/tz322b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/tz322b.jpg)
![Alabandite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/tz322c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/tz322c.jpg)
![Alabandite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/tz322d.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/tz322d.jpg)
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 ![Alabandite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/tz324a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/tz324a.jpg)
![Alabandite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/tz324b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/tz324b.jpg)
![Alabandite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/tz324c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/tz324c.jpg)
![Alabandite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/tz324d.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/tz324d.jpg)
Single crystal with clean, smooth faces.
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