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FM548 - Peridot $ 120 Sapat Gali, Mansehra District, Pakistan thumbnail - 1.8 x 1.0 x 0.6 cm ![Peridot from Sapat Gali, Mansehra District, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/fm548a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm548a.jpg)
![Peridot from Sapat Gali, Mansehra District, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/fm548b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm548b.jpg)
![Peridot from Sapat Gali, Mansehra District, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/fm548c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm548c.jpg)
![Peridot from Sapat Gali, Mansehra District, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/fm548d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm548d.jpg)
Transparent single Peridot crystal from Pakistan. Undamaged, complete all around, with better than avaerage sharp form and excellent lime green color.
FM550 - Peridot $ 80 Sapat Gali, Mansehra District, Pakistan thumbnail - 1.3 x 0.8 x 0.8 cm ![Peridot from Sapat Gali, Mansehra District, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/fm550a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm550a.jpg)
![Peridot from Sapat Gali, Mansehra District, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/fm550b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm550b.jpg)
![Peridot from Sapat Gali, Mansehra District, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/fm550c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm550c.jpg)
Transparent single Peridot crystal from Pakistan. Undamaged, complete all around, with better than avaerage sharp form and excellent lime green color.
FM551 - Peridot $ 125 Sapat Gali, Mansehra District, Pakistan thumbnail - 1.5 x 0.8 x 0.7 cm ![Peridot from Sapat Gali, Mansehra District, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/fm551a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm551a.jpg)
![Peridot from Sapat Gali, Mansehra District, Pakistan [db_pics/pics/fm551b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm551b.jpg)
Transparent single Peridot crystal from Pakistan. Undamaged, complete all around, with better than avaerage sharp form and excellent lime green color.
FM561 - Topaz on Quartz $ 1500 Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil miniature - 3.3 x 2 x 1.5 cm ![Topaz on Quartz from Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/fm561a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm561a.jpg)
![Topaz on Quartz from Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/fm561b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm561b.jpg)
![Topaz on Quartz from Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/fm561c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm561c.jpg)
![Topaz on Quartz from Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/fm561d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm561d.jpg)
Terminated Imperial Topaz crystal attached to a terminated Quartz crystal. A rare and aesthetic combination. The Topaz has a pinkish orange color and is terminated and undamaged. The Quartz crystal is complete.
FM562 - Euclase $ 750 Boyaca Dept., Colombia thumbnail - 1.6 x 1.2 x 1.1 cm ![Euclase from Boyaca Dept., Colombia [db_pics/pics/fm562a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm562a.jpg)
![Euclase from Boyaca Dept., Colombia [db_pics/pics/fm562b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm562b.jpg)
![Euclase from Boyaca Dept., Colombia [db_pics/pics/fm562c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm562c.jpg)
Complete glassy blue Euclase crystal from Colombia. Well terminated complete crystal with exceptionally high glassy luster.
FM563 - Cubanite with Calcite $ 500 Henderson No. 2 Mine, Chibougamau, Quebec, Canada small cabinet - 6.5 x 4.5 x 4 cm ![Cubanite with Calcite from Henderson No. 2 Mine, Chibougamau, Quebec, Canada [db_pics/pics/fm563a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm563a.jpg)
![Cubanite with Calcite from Henderson No. 2 Mine, Chibougamau, Quebec, Canada [db_pics/pics/fm563b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm563b.jpg)
![Cubanite with Calcite from Henderson No. 2 Mine, Chibougamau, Quebec, Canada [db_pics/pics/fm563c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm563c.jpg)
![Cubanite with Calcite from Henderson No. 2 Mine, Chibougamau, Quebec, Canada [db_pics/pics/fm563d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm563d.jpg)
Rare matrix Cubanite specimen featuring two Cubanite crystals and Calcite crystals on a sulfide matrix. The largest Cubanite is 7mm wide and shows twinning striations.
FM570 - Emerald $ 300 Muzo Mine, Boyaca, Colombia thumbnail - 1.2 x 0.6 x 0.5 cm ![Emerald from Muzo Mine, Boyaca, Colombia [db_pics/pics/fm570a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm570a.jpg)
![Emerald from Muzo Mine, Boyaca, Colombia [db_pics/pics/fm570b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm570b.jpg)
![Emerald from Muzo Mine, Boyaca, Colombia [db_pics/pics/fm570c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm570c.jpg)
Transparent, glassy single Emerald crystal from the Muzo Mine. Great luster and complete all around, with slight chipping on the termination edge.
FM571 - Wardite $ 1500 Rapid Creek, Yukon, Canada cabinet - 13 x 9.5 x 3 cm ![Wardite from Rapid Creek, Yukon, Canada [db_pics/pics/fm571a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm571a.jpg)
![Wardite from Rapid Creek, Yukon, Canada [db_pics/pics/fm571b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm571b.jpg)
![Wardite from Rapid Creek, Yukon, Canada [db_pics/pics/fm571c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm571c.jpg)
![Wardite from Rapid Creek, Yukon, Canada [db_pics/pics/fm571d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm571d.jpg)
Thin matrix plate covered by crystals of the rare phosphate Wardite. One side is completely covered by Wardite crystals which are in turn coated by tiny prismatic crystals of another species, possibly Childrenite. The back side has more isolated Wardite crystals. This is a large and rich example of the species.
FM572 - Creedite $ 500 El Potosi Mine, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico miniature - 4.3 x 3.5 x 3 cm ![Creedite from El Potosi Mine, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/fm572a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm572a.jpg)
![Creedite from El Potosi Mine, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/fm572b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm572b.jpg)
![Creedite from El Potosi Mine, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/fm572c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm572c.jpg)
Transparent purple Creedite crystals on matrix. The crystals form fan-shaped clusters with individual crystals to 1.5cm.
FM574 - Cobaltian Calcite $ 275 Katanga, Rep. of Congo miniature - 5 x 4 x 3 cm ![Cobaltian Calcite from Katanga, Rep. of Congo [db_pics/pics/fm574a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm574a.jpg)
![Cobaltian Calcite from Katanga, Rep. of Congo [db_pics/pics/fm574b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm574b.jpg)
![Cobaltian Calcite from Katanga, Rep. of Congo [db_pics/pics/fm574c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm574c.jpg)
![Cobaltian Calcite from Katanga, Rep. of Congo [db_pics/pics/fm574d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm574d.jpg)
![Cobaltian Calcite from Katanga, Rep. of Congo [db_pics/pics/fm574e.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm574e.jpg)
Rich pink Cobaltian Calcite crystals from Katanga. The color is so deep it's almost purple. Ex. Luis Menezes collection.
FM625 - Tourmaline $ 2000 Pederniera Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil small cabinet - 5.2 x 1.3 x 1.2 cm ![Tourmaline from Pederniera Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/fm625a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm625a.jpg)
![Tourmaline from Pederniera Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/fm625b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm625b.jpg)
![Tourmaline from Pederniera Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/fm625c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm625c.jpg)
![Tourmaline from Pederniera Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/fm625d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm625d.jpg)
Single blue and purple Tourmaline crystal from the Pederniera Mine. This crystal is from what I am told was called the 'blurple' pocket for the distincetive blue and purple coloration of the crystals. The crystal is zoned in approximate thirds, with a lower purple zone, a central blue zone, and back to a purple coloration at the termination. The crystal is gemmy, complete, and undamaged and weighs 16.79 grams.
FM626 - Spessartine on Quartz $ 950 Minas Gerais, Brazil miniature - 5 x 2.5 x 1.7 cm ![Spessartine on Quartz from Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/fm626a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm626a.jpg)
![Spessartine on Quartz from Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/fm626b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm626b.jpg)
![Spessartine on Quartz from Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/fm626c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm626c.jpg)
![Spessartine on Quartz from Minas Gerais, Brazil [db_pics/pics/fm626d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm626d.jpg)
Two vivid orange Spessartine crystals attached to a partial Smokey Quartz crystal. This is a beautiful old specimen form the Luis Menezes collection. The color of the Spessartine is just fantastic, rivaling Nigerian Spessartine. The largest crystal is 1.3cm wide.
FM627 - Kovdorskite $ 350 Zheleznyi Mine, Kovdor Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia thumbnail - 2.2 x 1.3 x 1.0 cm ![Kovdorskite from Zheleznyi Mine, Kovdor Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia [db_pics/pics/fm627a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm627a.jpg)
![Kovdorskite from Zheleznyi Mine, Kovdor Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia [db_pics/pics/fm627b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm627b.jpg)
![Kovdorskite from Zheleznyi Mine, Kovdor Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia [db_pics/pics/fm627c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm627c.jpg)
Complete cluster of glassy white and blue Kovdorskite crystals. Well terminated rare crystals. Ex. Dennis Ewell collection.
FM629 - Malachite on Azurite $ 120 Nevada Lode, San Juan Co., Utah, USA thumbnail - 2.5 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm ![Malachite on Azurite from Nevada Lode, San Juan Co., Utah, USA [db_pics/pics/fm629a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm629a.jpg)
![Malachite on Azurite from Nevada Lode, San Juan Co., Utah, USA [db_pics/pics/fm629b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm629b.jpg)
![Malachite on Azurite from Nevada Lode, San Juan Co., Utah, USA [db_pics/pics/fm629c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm629c.jpg)
![Malachite on Azurite from Nevada Lode, San Juan Co., Utah, USA [db_pics/pics/fm629d.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm629d.jpg)
Well crystallized Azurite with attached green Malachite. A floater cluster well crystallied all around. Ex. Dennis Ewell collection.
FM630 - Mimetite $ 120 Chihuahua, Mexico thumbnail - 2.7 x 2.5 x 1.8 cm ![Mimetite from Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/fm630a.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm630a.jpg)
![Mimetite from Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/fm630b.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm630b.jpg)
![Mimetite from Chihuahua, Mexico [db_pics/pics/fm630c.jpg]](db_pics/pics/m/fm630c.jpg)
Botryoidal yellow Mimetite in a mound shaped formation. Ex. Dennis Ewell collection.
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