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TZ330 - Alabandite with Pyrite $ 300 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania miniature - 3.4 x 3.2 x 2.5 cm ![Alabandite with Pyrite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/tz330a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/tz330a.jpg)
![Alabandite with Pyrite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/tz330b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/tz330b.jpg)
![Alabandite with Pyrite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/tz330c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/tz330c.jpg)
Single crystal with clean, smooth faces and partial crystals in Pyrite included.
TZ331 - Alabandite $ 250 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 2 x 2 x 1.7 cm ![Alabandite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/tz331a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/tz331a.jpg)
![Alabandite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/tz331b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/tz331b.jpg)
![Alabandite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/tz331c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/tz331c.jpg)
Small but high quality single crystal with clean, smooth faces.
TZ337 - Wurtzite $ 250 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.4 x 1.1 x 1.1 cm ![Wurtzite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/tz337a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/tz337a.jpg)
![Wurtzite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/tz337b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/tz337b.jpg)
Translucent red/orange Wurtzite crystal.
TZ338 - Wurtzite $ 750 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 2 x 1.9 x 1.1 cm ![Wurtzite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/tz338a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/tz338a.jpg)
![Wurtzite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/tz338b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/tz338b.jpg)
Translucent red/orange Wurtzite crystal. One photo is backit to highlight the excellent translucency.
TZ341 - Wurtzite $ 650 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.2 x 1.7 x 1.2 cm ![Wurtzite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/tz341a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/tz341a.jpg)
![Wurtzite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/tz341b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/tz341b.jpg)
![Wurtzite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/tz341c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/tz341c.jpg)
Translucent red/orange Wurtzite crystal.
TZ342 - Wurtzite $ 600 Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.5 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm ![Wurtzite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/tz342a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/tz342a.jpg)
![Wurtzite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/tz342b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/tz342b.jpg)
![Wurtzite from Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/tz342c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/tz342c.jpg)
Translucent red/orange Wurtzite crystal. These were a huge story a few years ago when discovered as the world's best for species. Another world's best for the Merelani Tanzanite mines.
TU150 - Azurite with Malachite $ 750 Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico small cabinet - 6.5 x 4 x 2.5 cm ![Azurite with Malachite from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/tu150a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/tu150a.jpg)
![Azurite with Malachite from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/tu150b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/tu150b.jpg)
![Azurite with Malachite from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/tu150c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/tu150c.jpg)
![Azurite with Malachite from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/tu150d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/tu150d.jpg)
Azurite crystal cluster with some crystals partially altered to Malachite. The Azurite has superb luster and bright 'electric' blue color. One crystal at center has a neat halo of malachite alteration around Azurite. Damage to one lower left edge crystal, otherwise perfect.
TU155 - Azurite $ 200 Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico thumbnail - 2.8 x 2.2 x 2.0 cm ![Azurite from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/tu155a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/tu155a.jpg)
![Azurite from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/tu155b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/tu155b.jpg)
Azurite crystal cluster on a small amount of matrix. Main crystal is 2.5cm long and 1.8cm wide and undamaged. Damage to one of the small side crystals.
TU159 - Azurite $ 180 Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico miniature - 3.8 x 2.3 x 2.0 cm ![Azurite from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/tu159a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/tu159a.jpg)
![Azurite from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/tu159b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/tu159b.jpg)
![Azurite from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/tu159c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/tu159c.jpg)
Azurite crystal cluster on matrix. The Azurite has superb luster and bright 'electric' blue color. Largest crystal is 1.7cm wide. No damage.
NA964 - Rhodochrosite $ 300 Mont. St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada thumbnail - 2.2 x 2.2 x 0.4 cm ![Rhodochrosite from Mont. St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada [db_pics/pics/na964a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/na964a.jpg)
![Rhodochrosite from Mont. St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada [db_pics/pics/na964b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/na964b.jpg)
Sharp, thin twinned Rhodocrosite crystal. A floater specimen well crystallized on all sides.
AF208 - Carrollite $ 300 Kamoya South Mine, Kambove, Congo thumbnail - 2 x 1.9 x 1.5 cm ![Carrollite from Kamoya South Mine, Kambove, Congo [db_pics/pics/af208a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/af208a.jpg)
![Carrollite from Kamoya South Mine, Kambove, Congo [db_pics/pics/af208b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/af208b.jpg)
![Carrollite from Kamoya South Mine, Kambove, Congo [db_pics/pics/af208c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/af208c.jpg)
![Carrollite from Kamoya South Mine, Kambove, Congo [db_pics/pics/af208d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/af208d.jpg)
Well formed single cuboctahedral crystal with a grey surface patina. This is from the Lorraine Sofia collection and likely predates the big Carrollite finds that started in 2001. High quality and undamaged
TU168 - Elbaite $ 470 Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil miniature - 3.4 x 1.1 x 1.0 cm ![Elbaite from Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/tu168a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/tu168a.jpg)
![Elbaite from Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/tu168b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/tu168b.jpg)
Complete and undamaged single crystal with a blue/purple body color and a cranberry termination.
CH103 - Fluorite on Ferberite $ 290 Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China miniature - 4.9 x 3.8 x 2.2 cm ![Fluorite on Ferberite from Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China [db_pics/pics/ch103a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/ch103a.jpg)
![Fluorite on Ferberite from Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China [db_pics/pics/ch103b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/ch103b.jpg)
![Fluorite on Ferberite from Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China [db_pics/pics/ch103c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/ch103c.jpg)
Transparent purple Fluorite cubes atop a Ferberite crystal. The Fluorites are glassy and undamaged.
CH107 - Fluorite on Muscovite $ 1500 Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China small cabinet - 9 x 7 x 5 cm ![Fluorite on Muscovite from Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China [db_pics/pics/ch107a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/ch107a.jpg)
![Fluorite on Muscovite from Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China [db_pics/pics/ch107b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/ch107b.jpg)
![Fluorite on Muscovite from Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China [db_pics/pics/ch107c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/ch107c.jpg)
Transparent purple/blue Fluorite cubes on a matrix of Muscovite. The Fluorites are glassy and undamaged. Chalcopyrite crystals are present along the left side.
TU180 - Azurite with Malachite Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico thumbnail - 2.5 x 2 x 1.5 cm ![Azurite with Malachite from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/tu180a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/tu180a.jpg)
![Azurite with Malachite from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/tu180b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/tu180b.jpg)
![Azurite with Malachite from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/tu180c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/tu180c.jpg)
![Azurite with Malachite from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico [db_pics/pics/tu180d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/tu180d.jpg)
Azurite crystal cluster with little stringers of 'spider-web' Malachite attached. Undamaged floater cluster composed of 4 intergrown crystals. Superb.
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