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T868 - Goshenite Minas Gerais, Brazil small cabinet - 8.5 x 5.5 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Old specimen of colorless Beryl. A tabular crystal that has been heavily etched though it retains some of the original crystal faces. Valued at $350.
T869 - Quartz on Hematite $ 800 Cleator Moor, Cumberland, England small cabinet - 8.5 x 8.5 x 4.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Fine example of double terminated 'Beta Quartz' on Hematite crystals. A UK classic that is undamaged except for a couple places along the edges where it broke away from the host rock. The Quartz crystals are glassy and lustrous and, along with the bright metallic Hematite, give off lots of sparkle. A fine example out of an old collection.
T870 - Azurite $ 3500 Tsumeb, Namibia small cabinet - 9 x 5.5 x 4.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Cluster of large, partially etched Azurite crystals from Tsumeb. Fully crystallized all around, even part of the bottom is recrystallized! There is a small indentation showing Malachite on the lower front face (possibly damage, possibly natural), and the lower backside of the back crystal has some indentations/contact from another former Azurite crystal. Otherwise good all around. These good large Tsumeb Azurites are very hard to come by now.
T874 - Aragonite $ 150 Minglanilla Mine, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain small cabinet - 8 x 7.5 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() A 7cm double-terminated Aragonite crystal on smaller Aragonites. Great color on this old piece.
T880 - Brookite $ 95 Balochistan, Pakistan thumbnail - 2.8 x 2.5 x 2 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() 3 intergrown Brookite crystals, partially translucent.
T883 - Vanadinite San Carlos Mine, Chihuahua, Mexico cabinet - 12 x 11 x 6 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Old specimen of Vanadinite with Calcite. Individual crystals reach over 1cm in length. From an old collection, amazingly only a couple crystals missing.
T884 - Apatite Cerro Mercado, Durango, Mexico small cabinet - 8 x 8 x 4.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Gem yellow Apatite crystals in matrix. The main crystal is 3cm tall.
T890 - Chrome Tourmaline $ 500 Commander Mine, Nadonjukin, Simanjiro, Tanzania thumbnail - 2 x 1 x 0.7 cm ![]() ![]() Terminated single gem crystal of Chrome Tourmaline which is a chromium and vanadium rich Dravite. Complete all around with deep emerald green coloration in the upper half and a more olive green in the lower half. Fantastic color and mostly gem quality with just a few interanl veils. Undamaged. From a spectacular pocket opened in 2016. Weighs 3.1 grams.
T891 - Chrome Tourmaline $ 600 Commander Mine, Nadonjukin, Simanjiro, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.2 x 1 x 0.9 cm ![]() ![]() Terminated single gem crystal of Chrome Tourmaline which is a chromium and vanadium rich Dravite. Complete all around with deep emerald green coloration in the upper half and a more olive green in the lower half. Fantastic color and mostly gem quality with just a few interanl veils. Undamaged. From a spectacular pocket opened in 2016. Weighs 3.7 grams.
T892 - Chrome Tourmaline $ 380 Commander Mine, Nadonjukin, Simanjiro, Tanzania thumbnail - 1.8 x 1.1 x 1.1 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Terminated single gem crystal of Chrome Tourmaline which is a chromium and vanadium rich Dravite. Complete all around with deep emerald green coloration in the upper half and a more olive green in the lower half. Fantastic color and mostly gem quality with just a few interanl veils. Undamaged. From a spectacular pocket opened in 2016. Weighs 4.0 grams.
T893 - Chrome Tourmaline $ 550 Commander Mine, Nadonjukin, Simanjiro, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.4 x 0.8 x 0.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Terminated single gem crystal of Chrome Tourmaline which is a chromium and vanadium rich Dravite. Complete all around with deep emerald green coloration in the upper half and a more olive green in the lower half. Fantastic color and mostly gem quality with just a few interanl veils. Undamaged. From a spectacular pocket opened in 2016. Weighs 2.2 grams.
T894 - Chrome Tourmaline $ 550 Commander Mine, Nadonjukin, Simanjiro, Tanzania thumbnail - 2.4 x 0.8 x 0.6 cm ![]() ![]() Terminated single gem crystal of Chrome Tourmaline which is a chromium and vanadium rich Dravite. Complete all around with deep emerald green coloration in the upper half and a more olive green in the lower half. Fantastic color and mostly gem quality with just a few interanl veils. Undamaged. From a spectacular pocket opened in 2016. Weighs 2.7 grams.
T895 - Chrome Tourmaline $ 450 Commander Mine, Nadonjukin, Simanjiro, Tanzania thumbnail - 1.4 x 1 x 0.9 cm ![]() ![]() Terminated single gem crystal of Chrome Tourmaline which is a chromium and vanadium rich Dravite. Complete all around with deep emerald green coloration in the upper half and a more olive green at the base. Fantastic color and mostly gem quality with just a few interanl veils. Undamaged. From a spectacular pocket opened in 2016. Weighs 2.3 grams.
T897 - Chrome Tourmaline $ 600 Commander Mine, Nadonjukin, Simanjiro, Tanzania thumbnail - 2 x 1 x 0.7 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Terminated single gem crystal of Chrome Tourmaline which is a chromium and vanadium rich Dravite. Complete all around with deep emerald green coloration in the upper half and a more olive green in the lower half. Fantastic color and mostley gem quality with just a few interanl veils. Undamaged. From a spectacular pocket opened in 2016. Weighs 2.7 grams.
T898 - Dravite $ 480 Mwajanga, near Komolo, Tanzania small cabinet - 5.5 x 2.7 x 1.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Parallel, intergrown Dravite crystals. The crystals are dark and grade up to a clear zone followed by bright blue caps. Unlike most, the dark zone on these crystals are mostly transparent (see backlit photos). Hand picked from hundreds for quality.
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