| |||||||
B669 - Inesite $ 220 (=~ CAN$ 302) N'Chwanning Mine, Kuruman, South Africa small cabinet - 5.5 x 3.5 x 2.0 cm Pink Inesite crystals covering matrix, but not your typical druse of evenly sized crystals. This particular find produced specimens with tufts of Inesite rising above the smaller crystals.
B686 - Azurite $ 350 (=~ CAN$ 480) Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico miniature - 4 x 3.8 x 3.5 cm Bright and glassy bladed Azurite crystals on matrix. The crystals are superb and reach 1.6cm wide. Fine and undamaged.
B708 - Scapolite $ 350 (=~ CAN$ 480) Morogoro, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.1 x 1.3 x 0.8 cm Gemmy and lustrous, water-clear, yellow Scapolite crystal with glassy termination faces from Morogoro, Tanzania. The recent finds of Scapolite from Tanzania have been outstanding. A fine Scapolite, complete all-around and undamaged. Great aesthetics and an impressive gem crystal weighing 4.3 grams. All GEM!
B713 - Scapolite $ 300 (=~ CAN$ 412) Morogoro, Tanzania thumbnail - 2 x 2 x 1.5 cm Gemmy and lustrous, water-clear, yellow Scapolite crystal with glassy termination faces from Morogoro, Tanzania. The recent finds of Scapolite from Tanzania have been outstanding. A fine Scapolite, complete all-around and with only minor edge wear and a small unidentified crystal included in the front face. Great aesthetics and an impressive gem crystal. Weighs 9.6 grams.
B716 - Scapolite $ 150 (=~ CAN$ 206) Morogoro, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.6 x 1.5 x 1.2 cm Gemmy and lustrous, water-clear, yellow Scapolite crystal with glassy termination faces from Morogoro, Tanzania. The recent finds of Scapolite from Tanzania have been outstanding. A fine Scapolite, complete all-around and undamaged except a slight chipping on the termination edges. Great aesthetics and an impressive gem crystal weighing 6.7 grams. All GEM!
B751 - Cinnabar $ 450 (=~ CAN$ 618) Tongren, Guizhou Province, China miniature - 4.8 x 4 x 3.5 cm A splendid deep red, double-terminated Cinnabar crystal set in a well proportioned matrix covered by Dolomite crystals. The Cinnabar crystal is 1.8cm long. There are areas of stepped growth on the front faces, but not damage.
B770 - Hutchinsonite with Orpiment Quiruvilca, La Libertad Dept., Peru cabinet - 10 x 9 x 8 cm Large Pyrite rich matrix with botryoidal Orpimnet and red crystals of Hutchinsonite. Hutchinsonite is a rare thallium sulfosalt species and these recently found red crystals are some of the best ever found. Crystals reach 7mm long and contrast nicely against the Orpiment.
TZ517 - Scapolite $ 120 (=~ CAN$ 165) Morogoro, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.6 x 0.7 x 0.7 cm Gemmy single crystal in perfect condition.
B803 - Azurite $ 450 (=~ CAN$ 618) Tsumeb, Namibia small cabinet - 8 x 5 x 4.5 cm A thick 4cm Azurite crystal/crystal group on matrix with smaller more prismatic crystals located below the large main crystal. There are also Cerussite and Mimetite present making this a classic multi-species Tsumeb piece. Great color to the Azurite, not too dark rather a bright blue.
B807 - Malachite $ 180 (=~ CAN$ 247) Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona small cabinet - 7.5 x 5 x 3.5 cm Hard to find old Bisbee specimen composed of a cup-shaped formation of botryoidal Malachite. No matrix, just solid bright, dense Malachite in great condition.
B836 - Volkovskite $ 500 (=~ CAN$ 686) Boulby Mine, Loftus, N. Yorkshire, England small cabinet - 6.4 x 4 x 3 cm Intergrown crystal groups of rare Volkovskite. This recent find of Volkovskite set the world standard for the species. They were found as a biproduct of mining for potash, and because the Volkovskite damages mine machinery, the area where it was found is now avoided and it is unclear if anymore will be recovered.
B837 - Volkovskite $ 350 (=~ CAN$ 480) Boulby Mine, Loftus, N. Yorkshire, England small cabinet - 5.5 x 4.5 x 1.1 cm Large, distinct crystals of rare Volkovskite. This recent find of Volkovskite set the world standard for the species. They were found as a biproduct of mining for potash, and because the Volkovskite damages mine machinery, the area where it was found is now avoided and it is unclear if anymore will be recovered.
B842 - Gersdorffite with Annabergite $ 300 (=~ CAN$ 412) Bou Azzer, Ouarzazate Province, Morocco miniature - 4.5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm Bright metallic grey crystals of Gersdorffite from Morocco. Fine quality crystals of Gersdorffite and a great display specimn for the species with bright green Annabergite adding good color contrast.
B854 - Chrome Tourmaline $ 1200 (=~ CAN$ 1647) Landanai, Tanzania miniature - 3.8 x 2.5 x 2.3 cm Fantastic single Chrome Tourmaline from Tanzania. 'Chrome Tourmaline' is a vanandium and chromium rich variety of the species Dravite. This crystal has 3 distinct color zones - a bright, vivid green at the termination, a darker green at the center, and a yellow green at the base. This is one of about 5 similar crystals I purchased years ago and I've never seen another similar since then. Weighs 35 grams.
B856 - Chrome Tourmaline $ 500 (=~ CAN$ 686) Landanai, Tanzania small cabinet - 6.3 x 4.7 x 3.5 cm Large partial Chrome Tourmaline crystal from a recent find. 'Chrome Tourmaline' is a vanandium and chromium rich varietal of the species Dravite. This crystal is one of a small handfull that have 3 color zones. A bright, vivid green at the termination, a darker green at the center, and grading towards a yellow green at the base. Weighs 110 grams.
©2010-2018 Marin Mineral |