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AF816 - Azurite $ 350 Touissit, Morocco thumbnail - 2.6 x 1.2 x 0.6 cm ![Azurite from Touissit, Morocco [db_pics/pics/af816a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/af816a.jpg)
![Azurite from Touissit, Morocco [db_pics/pics/af816b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/af816b.jpg)
![Azurite from Touissit, Morocco [db_pics/pics/af816c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/af816c.jpg)
Single Azurite crystal with lots of small side crystals. Good luster and undamaged.
A318 - Lollingite on Scheelite $ 350 Huanggangliang, Inner Mongolia, China small cabinet - 5.8 x 4.7 x 3.5 cm ![Lollingite on Scheelite from Huanggangliang, Inner Mongolia, China [db_pics/pics/a318a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/a318a.jpg)
![Lollingite on Scheelite from Huanggangliang, Inner Mongolia, China [db_pics/pics/a318b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/a318b.jpg)
![Lollingite on Scheelite from Huanggangliang, Inner Mongolia, China [db_pics/pics/a318c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/a318c.jpg)
A 4.5 cm Scheelite crystal that is partially coated by Lollingite. The Scheelite crystal is partially etched. The Scheelite has a metallic silver-colored mineral (looks like Molybdenite) that formed as an epimorph of the Scheelite and was later covered by another layer of Scheelite.
A322 - Elbaite with Beryl on Albite $ 1500 Stak Nala, Skardu District, Pakistan small cabinet - 5.2 x 4 x 3.6 cm ![Elbaite with Beryl on Albite from Stak Nala, Skardu District, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/a322a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/a322a.jpg)
![Elbaite with Beryl on Albite from Stak Nala, Skardu District, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/a322b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/a322b.jpg)
![Elbaite with Beryl on Albite from Stak Nala, Skardu District, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/a322c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/a322c.jpg)
![Elbaite with Beryl on Albite from Stak Nala, Skardu District, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/a322d.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/a322d.jpg)
Fine, floater specimen of a spherical cluster of Albite bladed crystals with attached Elbaite and Beryl. The largest Elbaite is a double-terminated 4.3 cm crystal with a translucent sea green color. The Beryl is colorless and 2 cm wide. Fine and undamaged and good from all angles.
A327 - Anatase on Quartz $ 200 Kharan, Balochistan, Pakistan small cabinet - 5.5 x 5 x 5 cm ![Anatase on Quartz from Kharan, Balochistan, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/a327a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/a327a.jpg)
![Anatase on Quartz from Kharan, Balochistan, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/a327b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/a327b.jpg)
![Anatase on Quartz from Kharan, Balochistan, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/a327c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/a327c.jpg)
![Anatase on Quartz from Kharan, Balochistan, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/a327d.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/a327d.jpg)
Sharply formed Anatase crystals on Albite associated with Quartz crystals. Nine Anatase crystals to about 7mm in size. Some of the Quartz crystal has green Chlorite inclusions.
A334 - Huelandite with Stilbite $ 800 Maharashtra State, India small cabinet - 7.5 x 6 x 5 cm ![Huelandite with Stilbite from Maharashtra State, India [db_pics/pics/a334a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/a334a.jpg)
![Huelandite with Stilbite from Maharashtra State, India [db_pics/pics/a334b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/a334b.jpg)
Fan-shaped cluster of purple Huelandite and bow-tie Silbite on a Quartz over Basalt matrix. The purple color is uncommon and the overall appearance is very good, and it's undamaged.
A341 - Elbaite Stak Nala, Skardu District, Pakistan small cabinet - 7.5 x 4.5 x 4 cm ![Elbaite from Stak Nala, Skardu District, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/a341a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/a341a.jpg)
![Elbaite from Stak Nala, Skardu District, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/a341b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/a341b.jpg)
![Elbaite from Stak Nala, Skardu District, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/a341c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/a341c.jpg)
![Elbaite from Stak Nala, Skardu District, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/a341d.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/a341d.jpg)
6.5cm Elbaite crystal enveloped in crystals of Albite. The upper portion of the crystal is a transparent neon yellow/green color. Crystal is 1.5cm thick and undamaged though it is naturally etched and fractured in areas.
NA629 - Wulfenite $ 350 Red Cloud Mine, La Paz Co., Arizona thumbnail - 2.5 x 1.9 x 0.8 cm ![Wulfenite from Red Cloud Mine, La Paz Co., Arizona [db_pics/pics/na629a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/na629a.jpg)
Translucent red/orange Wulfenite crystal. Collected in the 1970s.
TS180 - Azurite $ 550 Tsumeb, Namibia miniature - 3.2 x 1.7 x 1.2 cm ![Azurite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/ts180a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/ts180a.jpg)
![Azurite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/ts180b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/ts180b.jpg)
![Azurite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/ts180c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/ts180c.jpg)
Sharp and lustrous Azurite crystal with a rare serrated habit. The crystal is a uniform 5mm thick and a deep translucent blue when backit. I put a light behind the crystal in one photo to show the translucency. Ex. Carl Acosta collection.
TS181 - Cadmium Smithsonite $ 750 Tsumeb, Namibia small cabinet - 6 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm ![Cadmium Smithsonite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/ts181a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/ts181a.jpg)
![Cadmium Smithsonite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/ts181b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/ts181b.jpg)
![Cadmium Smithsonite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/ts181c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/ts181c.jpg)
Golden yellow rhombs of Smithsonite to 1.2cm wide.
AF963 - Olmiite $ 900 N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa miniature - 5 x 3 x 2 cm ![Olmiite from N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa [db_pics/pics/af963a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/af963a.jpg)
![Olmiite from N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa [db_pics/pics/af963b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/af963b.jpg)
![Olmiite from N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa [db_pics/pics/af963c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/af963c.jpg)
Superb matrix specimen with two complete clusters of translucent Olmiite. This is a specimen I bought many years ago from Clive Quiet from the original find. Perfect and undamaged, looking like a pair of gumdrops.
TS183 - Smithsonite $ 750 Tsumeb, Namibia miniature - 4.5 x 4.5 x 3 cm ![Smithsonite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/ts183a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/ts183a.jpg)
![Smithsonite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/ts183b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/ts183b.jpg)
![Smithsonite from Tsumeb, Namibia [db_pics/pics/ts183c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/ts183c.jpg)
Fine and lustrous crystals of pink Smithsonite. Some of the crystals have a grey/black coloration right along the very edges - people say this style looks as if a blow torch was passed over them.Good color and undamaged.
TZ146 - Prehnite $ 270 Merelani Hills, Arusha Region, Tanzania miniature - 3.2 x 3.0 x 1.5 cm ![Prehnite from Merelani Hills, Arusha Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/tz146a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/tz146a.jpg)
![Prehnite from Merelani Hills, Arusha Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/tz146b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/tz146b.jpg)
![Prehnite from Merelani Hills, Arusha Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/tz146c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/tz146c.jpg)
Blue Prehnite in a fantastic, flower-like formation. A complete floater with minor amounts of attached Graphite. Translucent blue with a really nice formation, way better than most from the find which were mostly irregular massess of crystals with damage along the edges.
TZ156 - Tanzanite $ 600 Merelani Hills, Arusha Region, Tanzania miniature - 3.8 x 1.0 x 1.0 cm ![Tanzanite from Merelani Hills, Arusha Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/tz156a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/tz156a.jpg)
![Tanzanite from Merelani Hills, Arusha Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/tz156b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/tz156b.jpg)
![Tanzanite from Merelani Hills, Arusha Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/tz156c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/tz156c.jpg)
Glassy and gemmy single Tanzanite crystal with and unusual form, somewhat triangular in cross-section. Fine and undamaged.
AF864 - Cobaltian Calcite on Pyrite $ 450 Aghbar Mine, Bou Azzer, Morocco miniature - 4.8 x 3.2 x 2.5 cm ![Cobaltian Calcite on Pyrite from Aghbar Mine, Bou Azzer, Morocco [db_pics/pics/af864a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/af864a.jpg)
![Cobaltian Calcite on Pyrite from Aghbar Mine, Bou Azzer, Morocco [db_pics/pics/af864b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/af864b.jpg)
![Cobaltian Calcite on Pyrite from Aghbar Mine, Bou Azzer, Morocco [db_pics/pics/af864c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/af864c.jpg)
Super bright pink crystals of Cobaltian Calcite from the big find of perhaps 10 years ago. This one stands out for a variety of reasons including the well separated crystals that revael the pyrite underneath, the 3-dimensional nature of the matrix which is much more interesting than typical flat pieces, great color, and the color contrast between the Calcite and pyrite.
AF734 - Brucite $ 450 N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa thumbnail - 2 x 2.0 x 1.5 cm ![Brucite from N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa [db_pics/pics/af734a.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/af734a.jpg)
![Brucite from N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa [db_pics/pics/af734b.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/af734b.jpg)
![Brucite from N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa [db_pics/pics/af734c.jpg]](/db_pics/pics/af734c.jpg)
A perfect hemisphere of crystallized Brucite grown around a small amount of Manganite. Perfect all around without damaged, even crystallized on the bottom.
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